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Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors.
Smith was arrested by L…
Suspect In Stabbing Death Of Elderly Man In Capital Region Admits To Crime: Authorities
A Capital Region woman has admitted to stabbing an elderly man to death two days before Christmas in 2023, authorities said.
Vanesia Brundage, 42, of Albany, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 7 to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Charles Gaddy Jr., the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. She faces 20 years in prison and five years on probation, prosecutors said.
Gaddy, 74, was stabbed to death on North Lake Avenue on Dec. 23, 2023, around 12:30 p.m., police said. When first responders arrived, Gaddy was treated on scene but pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Cops quic…
75-Year-Old Man Arrested For Stabbing In Capital Region On July 4, Police Say
A 75-year-old Albany man has been arrested for stabbing another man on the Fourth of July, police said.
Antoine Henderson was arraigned Friday, Aug. 7 for second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and third-degree weapons possession, the Albany County District Attorney's office said.
Henderson was held without bail and is due back in court Thursday, Aug. 27, according to online court records.
Police did not share additional details, but a 71-year-old man was stabbed in the chest inside an Albany apartment complex around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, July 4, according to authorities. The …
Severe Storm Watch In Effect: 65 MPH Winds, Flooding, Hail Possible
A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect across a large swath of the Northeast as potentially damaging storms move into the region.
The National Weather Service issued the watch at 1:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. It remains in effect until 9 p.m. Friday across a heavily populated corridor stretching from the Washington, DC area through Philadelphia and the New York City region.
The watch includes parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, as well as surrounding areas.
A severe thunderstorm watch issued Friday, Aug. 7, covers a broad Northeast corridor thro…
DWI, Hundreds Of Tickets Come From State Park Crackdown At Popular Columbia County Destination
As families enjoyed their summers at popular Hudson Valley state parks, authorities were busy conducting an enforcement sweep — leading to hundreds of tickets and even a drunk driving arrest.
The enforcement actions were part of the statewide Buckle Up New York "Parks Occupant Safety Initiative," which ran from Monday, July 6 through Thursday, Aug. 6, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 7.
In the Hudson Valley, the initiative targeted Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown, Westchester County, and Lake Taghkanic State Park in Columbia County. The detail f…
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said.
Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Rest Stop Rampage: Three Teens, Two Men Beat, Slashed Worker On NY Thruway, Police Say
A group of teenagers and young adults from the Capital Region beat and slashed a young man outside a New York State Thruway rest stop, police said.
The five suspects, all from Schenectady, traveled to Pattersonville Service Area east of Amsterdam on I-90 on Wednesday, Aug. 5 and found two employees outside on break, one of whom they knew, New York State Police said.
Sincere T. Germain, 21, and Jermaine B. Alterma, Jr., 19, a 17-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old boy approached the two people and started striking them, investigators said. The 16-year-old suspect cut one victi…
Illegal Loaded Gun Found On CT Man Driving Through Columbia County: Police
A Connecticut man driving through New York was arrested with an illegal gun, police said.
Chris Dumas, 37, of Waterbury, was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 through Canaan, NY, when he was pulled over for a traffic stop around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
Troopers found a loaded Glock 40 handgun in Dumas’s possession, authorities said. He was charged with second-degree weapons possession and criminal firearm possession, state police said.
Dumas was held in Columbia County, NY, jail on $75,000 cash bail, $100,000 bond, or $150,000 partially secured bond after h…
Marvel Artist Andy Fish Faces Double Cancer Battle As Friends, Family, Comic Fans Step Up
Some people spend a lifetime lifting others up. Now, a Maryland family is hoping the favor comes back around.
The call for help starts in Hagerstown, where Gina Gabianelli has launched a GoFundMe campaign for her cousin, nationally recognized comic book artist Andy Fish, who was diagnosed with two rare blood cancers and is preparing for a life-saving stem-cell transplant.
Fish, a father of three and longtime Massachusetts resident, has spent nearly three decades building a career as a professional artist, writer and educator.
His work has appeared in Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, War…
