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DOUBLE MURDER: Elderly Couple Burned, Stabbed After Letting Stranger Into NYC Home, Cops Say DOUBLE MURDER: Elderly Couple Burned, Stabbed After Letting Stranger Into NYC Home, Cops Say
Double Murder: Elderly Couple Burned, Stabbed After Letting Stranger Into NYC Home, Cops Say A manhunt is underway for a parolee with a violent criminal history wanted in the deaths of a couple in their Queens, NY home, authorities said. Jamel McGriff, 42, is wanted in the killings of Frank Olton, 76, and Maureen Olton, 77, which happened Monday, Sept. 8, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Tisch said McGriff went to the Oltons’ home that morning, claiming his cell phone battery was dead and he needed to charge it. Video shows McGriff speaking with Frank Olton before being allowed into the couple’s backyard, Tisch said. The two then walked inside through the back door of the…
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway In Inwood: Police Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway In Inwood: Police
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway In Inwood: Police A head-on crash sparked a car fire and sent three people to the hospital early Sunday morning in Inwood, according to Nassau County Police. The collision happened between a 2012 Sprinter van and a 2016 Honda sedan at Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue at 4:18 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, police said in a release from the Fourth Squad. The Sprinter van was heading north on the expressway with one person inside, detectives explained. That occupant was transported by the Inwood Fire Department to a nearby hospital with non-serious injuries. The Honda, which was traveling southbound, had three …
Decorated NYC Firefighter Killed In Hit-Run Motorcycle Crash Decorated NYC Firefighter Killed In Hit-Run Motorcycle Crash
Decorated NYC Firefighter Killed In Hit-Run Motorcycle Crash A decorated FDNY firefighter was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Manhattan. Matthew Goicochea, 31, was riding his motorcycle on the FDR Drive around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, July 25 when he collided with another vehicle and fell onto the roadway, according to police. A second vehicle then struck him before fleeing the scene. Goicochea was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No arrests had been made as of Thursday evening. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or online. Goicochea joined the department in September 2022 …
Grand Central Fire: 3 Firefighters, Civilian Injured In Incident Causing LIRR Delays (UPDATE) Grand Central Fire: 3 Firefighters, Civilian Injured In Incident Causing LIRR Delays (UPDATE)
Grand Central Fire: 3 Firefighters, Civilian Injured In Incident Causing Lirr Delays (Update) Several people were injured after a fire broke out at Grand Central Station, triggering a wave of delays for Long Island Rail Road riders Tuesday, June 10. The New York City Fire Department responded to reports of smoke in the basement of Grand Central Terminal at around 8:30 a.m. and the call was quickly upgraded to a second alarm, the agency stated on X. In an update hours later, FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said the fire broke out in an electrical panel located deep in the basement, at the 300 level tracks of the LIRR. Around 8:15 Tuesday morning, FDNY units responded to a 2nd a…
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials A 33-year-old Bronx, NY man has been charged with DWI in a boat explosion that forced 22 people into the water and 23 to the hospital on Saturday, June 7, officials said. Just before 9 p.m., police got a call reporting a boat fire in the Long Island Sound near Hart Island, a DCPI spokesperson said. The NYPD harbor and aviation units responded, as did the FDNY to assist in the rescue. Three people were pulled from the water by FDNY crews, and brought to a dock where EMS crews were waiting to begin CPR.  The scene of the boat fire in New York. FDNY via Facebook The othe…
Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified
Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified Two Mexican Navy cadets were killed and 19 others injured when a large sailboat with a tall mast crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge during a mechanical failure on Saturday night, May 17, officials said. Crash After Mechanical Failure The "Cuauhtémoc", a Mexican Navy training ship, had just departed from Pier 17 when it lost steering control around 8:26 p.m., according to the NYPD and preliminary findings from the U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY, and NYC Department of Transportation. The ship drifted into the Brooklyn Bridge, where its masts struck the structure and snapped apart. The vessel was carryi…
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC
Search Continues For Missing Boater, 3 Dead After Vessel Capsizes Off NYC The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for one missing person after a boat sank five miles southeast of Breezy Point on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, leaving three people dead, according to NBC4 and the US Coast Guard. The incident began at 12:04 p.m. when Coast Guard Sector New York received an emergency notification from New York City 911 operators about a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point (located at the tip of the Rockaway Peninsula and directly across from New Jersey's Gateway National Recreation Area and the Sandy Hook Bay), authorities said. Rescue crews, along with the Sandy Hoo…
Farmingdale Widow Of FDNY Lt. Who Died In Apartment Fire Located Hours After Going Missing Farmingdale Widow Of FDNY Lt. Who Died In Apartment Fire Located Hours After Going Missing
Farmingdale Widow Of Fdny Lt. Who Died In Apartment Fire Located Hours After Going Missing The Long Island widow of a late FDNY lieutenant who died in a double fatal fire decades ago was located hours after relatives reported her missing. Susan Blackmore, age 68, of South Farmingdale, had last been seen leaving her Plitt Avenue residence at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, Nassau County Police said. At around 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, her sister Jeanne Santora informed her Facebook followers that Blackmore had been found and was safe. “Thank you everyone,” she wrote. No other details were given. News of Blackmore’s disappearance quickly gained traction on social media, where…