Man Sentenced For Killing Wife During Dispute At Home In Westchester Man Sentenced For Killing Wife During Dispute At Home In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Killing Wife During Dispute At Home In Westchester A man has been sentenced for stabbing his wife to death during a dispute at her Westchester home. Kirk Fisher, age 60, of the Bronx, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 29, to 20 years in state prison for killing his wife Kaya Green, at her Mount Vernon home, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. “This is a devastating case of domestic violence and we hope the family of Kaya Green has some sense of closure,” Rocah said. On the night of Thursday, April 8, 2021, Fisher repeatedly stabbed the 47-year-old victim, who suffered numerous stab wounds to various parts of he…
18-Year-Old From Capital District Stabbed Relative Several Times During Fight, Police Say 18-Year-Old From Capital District Stabbed Relative Several Times During Fight, Police Say
18-Year-Old From Capital District Stabbed Relative Several Times During Fight, Police Say A teenager from the region is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a relative multiple times during an altercation, authorities said. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called just before 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, with reports of a domestic incident in Clifton Park, at the Fox Run Apartments on Huntridge Drive. Deputies determined that 18-year-old Joseph Colaccino, of Clifton Park, had stabbed a family member numerous times with a knife during a fight inside the home, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. The victim was taken to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries, poli…
Woman Hit In Head With  Hammer Near Westchester ShopRite Woman Hit In Head With  Hammer Near Westchester ShopRite
Woman Hit In Head With Hammer Near Westchester ShopRite A woman is recovering after being hit in the head with a hammer by another woman in Westchester. The incident took place in Yonkers around 4:20 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, near the ShopRite at 25 Prospect Street. According to Yonkers PD Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos, a woman approached another woman from behind and struck her in the head with a ball-peen hammer. The suspect was taken into custody and the victim was transported to a local area hospital with a head laceration and is expected to recover, Politopoulos said. The suspect has not yet been named. Both parties were known to each other …
Man Accused Of Pointing Loaded Gun At Police Officer In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Pointing Loaded Gun At Police Officer In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Pointing Loaded Gun At Police Officer In Hudson Valley A domestic violence call in the Hudson Valley turned into a standoff between a man with a loaded gun and a police officer. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17 in Beacon. Beacon Police received a 911 call for a domestic disturbance between a man and woman on Fishkill Avenue, said Lt. Thomas Figlia.  A close-by officer responded and when he arrived, he found the man, later identified as Aaron Thompson age 26, of Ellenville, irate, walking and yelling in the roadway, Figlia said. When the officer approached and tried t…
Family Of Gabby Petito Files Notice Of $50M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police Family Of Gabby Petito Files Notice Of $50M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police
Family Of Gabby Petito Files Notice Of $50M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police The family of Gabby Petito has filed a notice of a $50 million lawsuit against a police department in Utah, accusing it of negligence in the 22-year-old Long Island native's death.  Petito, age 22, of Blue Point in Suffolk County, was strangled and beaten to death last year in Wyoming by her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, also from Blue Point, but who relocated to North Port, Florida.  Laundrie, labeled a person of interest in the case by the FBI, later took his own life.  When his remains were found in a remote Florida nature reserve, a notebook was also discovered in which he confessed to t…
Officers Slashed With Box Cutter During Westchester County Domestic Violence Arrest Officers Slashed With Box Cutter During Westchester County Domestic Violence Arrest
Officers Slashed With Box Cutter During Westchester County Domestic Violence Arrest A Westchester man was arrested after allegedly slashing two police officers with a box cutter during a domestic violence arrest. The incident took place in Westchester County in Yonkers around 12:45 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 7 on Saratoga Avenue. Officers first responded to a report of domestic violence and met with a 35-year-old woman who told officers her ex-boyfriend had made entry into the apartment and refused to leave. After she called the police he fled the area before officers arrived, said Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos. Officers then canvassed the area of the suspect without any luck and la…
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Kidnapping Woman, Child, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Kidnapping Woman, Child, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Kidnapping Woman, Child, Police Say Police have nabbed a Hudson Valley man for allegedly kidnapping a woman and her child after finding them being held at an area home. The incident began Tuesday, Aug. 2, in Rockland County when the Town of Ramapo Police received a report of a woman and child being held against their will at a location unknown to the caller, said Det. Lt. Christopher Franklin. It was also reported that the unidentified woman had sustained physical injuries during her confinement, Franklin said. Through an investigation, patrol officers located the woman and child at a home in the Village of Airmont, he added…
Capital District Man Stabbed By Ex-Girlfriend's 10-Year-Son On Her Orders, Police Say Capital District Man Stabbed By Ex-Girlfriend's 10-Year-Son On Her Orders, Police Say
Capital District Man Stabbed By Ex-Girlfriend's 10-Year-Son On Her Orders, Police Say A Capital District man is recovering after he was allegedly stabbed by his ex-girlfriend’s 10-year-old son on her orders, authorities said. Albany police were called to a home on North Manning Boulevard near Third Street at around 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, with reports that a man had been stabbed during a domestic altercation. Arriving officers found a 40-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to the arm. They also recovered a loaded 9mm handgun that was lying on the ground, police said. The victim told investigators he had been in an argument with his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Karissa …
Westchester Man Accused Of Pushing Woman From Car, Throwing Dog Westchester Man Accused Of Pushing Woman From Car, Throwing Dog
Westchester Man Accused Of Pushing Woman From Car, Throwing Dog A domestic argument led a Westchester man to throw a woman and a dog from a vehicle while two children were in the car in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Cummings Beach in Stamford around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday, July 9. Stamford Police received a call from an open 911 line, as they heard a male and female fighting, and screaming for help, said Capt. Diedrich Hohn, of the Stamford Police. Officers rushed to the scene and discovered a woman walking with an injured animal. She told officers that her ex-boyfriend pushed her out of a car, and then threw the dog out the window. Thi…
Former NY Public Defender Sentenced For Brutally Beating Ex-Girlfriend Former NY Public Defender Sentenced For Brutally Beating Ex-Girlfriend
Former NY Public Defender Sentenced For Brutally Beating Ex-Girlfriend A man who once defended New York residents against criminal charges is heading to prison for brutally beating his ex-girlfriend. Former Greene County assistant public defender Anthony Pastel was sentenced Friday, July 8, to seven years behind bars, the maximum sentence possible. It followed his guilty plea to felony assault charges stemming from an attack in the village of Athens in August 2020 that left his victim with multiple injuries, including a fractured skull and bleeding in her brain, according to the Greene County DA's office.  The victim spent eight days recovering at Albany…
Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Stabbing Capital District Cop Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Stabbing Capital District Cop
Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Stabbing Capital District Cop A man with more than 15 felony arrests who allegedly stabbed a Capital District police officer is now charged with attempted murder. Albany resident Eric Frazier, age 54, was arraigned Thursday, June 23, at Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he was being treated after police shot him during the incident three days prior. Earlier report: 'Put The Knife Down': Body Cam Shows Attack On Albany Officer, Shooting Albany Police were responding to a home near Franklin and Bassett streets at around 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 20, for a reported domestic dispute, according to police. When officers …
Convicted Murderer Found Guilty Of Threatening Cops With Knife In Capital District Convicted Murderer Found Guilty Of Threatening Cops With Knife In Capital District
Convicted Murderer Found Guilty Of Threatening Cops With Knife In Capital District A convicted murderer serving a life sentence has been found guilty of threatening police with a knife during an attempted arrest in the region. Najahliek Edmunds, age 26, of Albany, was arrested in October 2018 in Columbia County by Hudson Police. Officers had been called to the Hudson Terrace Apartments on Front Street for a domestic violence incident and encountered Edmunds holding a large kitchen knife, according to the Columbia County District Attorney’s Office. He was standing in a dark room and threatened officers with the knife, police said. Edmunds was eventually arrested without …