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Westchester Pastor Charged In Brutal Killing Of Estranged Wife, DA Says
A 63-year-old pastor from Westchester has been charged with murder, manslaughter and other charges for allegedly running over his estranged wife and then hacking her with a machete.
Victor Mateo, of Yonkers, a pastor at the Christian Congregation The Redeemer Church in the Bronx, was arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 22, for the murder which took place on Thursday, Oct. 3, said Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark.
According to an investigation, at about 6:45 a.m. on Oct. 3, Mateo parked his vehicle near the home of Noelia Mateo, 58, on Ellsworth Avenue in Throgs Neck.
When h…
Suffolk Woman Arrested After Child Left Home Alone Allegedly Starts Two Fires
A woman was arrested after a 7-year-old left home alone on Long Island allegedly started two fires.
Nora Soto-Cordova, 32, of Northampton in Suffolk County, was arrested at 10:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, after Southampton Police responded to a residence in Northampton for a house fire, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph.
Officers spoke to a resident who found a fire had been started in his bedroom and another in the kitchen area, Ralph said.
Riverhead Fire Department responded, however, the fire had been extinguished.
Southampton detectives and the Southampton Town F…
Man, Woman Assault Landlord, Woman, Toddler In Bayville, Police Say
A Long Island couple have been arrested after allegedly breaking into their landlord's home and attacking the people inside.
The incident took place around 10 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, in Bayville, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, Johnathan Sunderland, 31, and Jennifer Garcia, 25, both of Bayville, attempted to confront their landlord at his residence. As they were knocking on his door, a woman, carrying her 1-year-old child started opening the door, police said.
That's when the duo allegedly pushed open the door, knocking the woman and her child to the ground. Sunderla…
