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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…
22 License Suspensions Turn Speeding Ticket Into Felony Charge For NY Man: Police
A New York man with 22 driver’s license suspensions was arrested behind the wheel in the Capital Region, police said.
David W. Swartz, 41, of Broadalbin, was charged with felony unlicensed operation of a vehicle, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Swartz was pulled over for speeding on Main Street in Clifton Park around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, authorities said. Officers then learned of his 22 active license suspensions, stemming from 18 suspensions on 10 different days, according to the sheriff’s office.
In addition to the felony count, Swartz was also cited for speeding, then rel…
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed
John Gotti’s grandson has once again failed to donate a kidney to his mother, despite promising the transplant to delay his prison sentence.
Attorneys for Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, said he’s ready for the transplant, but his mother, Victoria Gotti, has a serious infection requiring another delay, the New York Daily News reported.
Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled Thursday, Aug. 6 that if Agnello donates the kidney before Monday, Aug. 10, he can still have his sentencing delay, Newsday reported. In that case, he would report to prison on Sept. 18.
But if the transplant doesn’t ha…
Vacation Horror: American Boy, 9, Bitten 100 Times By Pack Of Dogs In Bahamas
A family vacation turned into a fight for survival after a young boy encountered a terrifying danger along a popular island beach.
Beau Brattain, 9, was collecting sand near Bimini Cove in the Bahamas on Tuesday, July 28, when six dogs escaped and attacked him, according to police.
The animals, all Staffordshire Bull Terriers, bit Beau, a Florida resident, 100 times across his head, face, arms, and legs, according to The Nassau Guardian. He also suffered a severe scalp injury that left tissue and nerves exposed, NBC6 South Florida reported.
A bystander chased the dogs away before Beau made…
