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Fires Cause $80K In Damage, Sparking Massive Recall Of Popular Minifridges
A popular line of minifridges is being recalled after several overheated and caught fire, officials said.
Cooluli is recalling about 250,000 of its 10-liter and 15-liter minifridges, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. An electrical switch in the minifridges can short-circuit, posing fire and burn hazards.
There have been at least 19 reports of the minifridges "smoking, sparking, burning, melting, overheating or catching fire." One person reported a smoke inhalation injury, while the incidents caused more than $80,000 in property damage, according to …
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14.
Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The MRI
The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said.
Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said.
Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update)
A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14.
Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14.
Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said.
Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice.
But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Videos, Images Depicting Toddlers In Hudson Valley: Nysp
An Ulster County man is facing felony charges after police said they discovered child sexual abuse material at his home.
Richard D. Wade Jr., 46, of Port Ewen, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, following an investigation by New York State Police, the agency announced on Friday, Aug. 14.
The investigation began earlier in August after State Police received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, authorities said.
As part of the investigation, State Police executed a search warrant at Wade's residence in Esopus on Wednesday. Investigators …
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said.
Wagner was la…
State Troopers Chase Down Stolen Car In Capital Region, Driver Arrested: Police
A New York man in a stolen vehicle fled police in a highway chase in the Capital Region, authorities said.
Daniel N. Reed, 54, of Delmar, was spotted driving the stolen car around 1 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 in the southbound lanes of I-87 through Clifton Park, New York State Police said. The car had been reported stolen from Bolton hours earlier, according to state troopers.
State police tried to pull Reed over, but he sped away southbound and the troopers followed, according to authorities. Reed took Exit 8 into Clifton Park, then traveled on Crescent Road and eventually stopped on Riverview …
Woman, 27, Charged In Capital Region Stabbing — But Locals Say There’s More To The Story
A New York woman stabbed someone multiple times in the presence of a child in the Capital Region on Sunday, Aug. 9, police said.
Raven Ward, 27, of Watervliet, stabbed the victim in the shoulder during a domestic dispute near 2nd Avenue and 13th Street, the Watervliet Police Department said.
The victim was hospitalized for their injuries and is expected to make a full recovery, cops said.
Ward was charged with second-degree assault, fourth-degree weapons possession, and child endangerment, according to online court records. She was released on her own recognizance and is due back in court …
Loaded And Loaded: Drunk Driver Found In Field Off NY Thruway With Two Guns, Police Say
A California man was driving drunk through the Capital Region when he was busted with two illegal guns, police said.
Lorne Christopher Thayer, 59, of LaHonda, CA, was arrested on the New York State Thruway in East Chatham around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, New York State Police said.
Troopers spotted Thayer’s 2017 Ram truck parked in a grass field on the westbound side of the highway, authorities said. Investigators noticed Thayer appeared drunk and put him through field tests, which he failed, according to state police. He was arrested for DWI.
As troopers continued investigating, they fo…
Babies Suffer Injuries From Recalled Swings, Jumpers: See Which Ones
More than 41,000 baby jumpers and swings have been recalled after dozens of reported injuries.
Taleco Gear issued the recall for about 41,100 G Taleco Gear Baby Jumpers, Baby Swings, and 2-in-1 Baby Jumper & Swings, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. About 150 were also sold in Canada.
The jumpers and swings can become unstable, creating fall and impact dangers. Hanging restraint straps and seat openings can also pose a risk of strangulation.
Taleco has received at least 52 reports of fall, impact, and strangulation hazards, according to the CPS…
