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Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds
Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds A registered sex offender from Northern Westchester is facing new federal charges after prosecutors said he posed as a woman on social media to persuade children to send him sexually explicit images.  Dustin Tompkins, 38, of Mount Kisco, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and distribution of child pornography, and committing offenses against children while being a registered sex offender, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  Tompkins, who prosecutors said was already detained for violatin…
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Hudson Valley, Prompts Safety Inspection Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Hudson Valley, Prompts Safety Inspection
Truck Hits Overpass On Route 59 In Hudson Valley, Prompts Safety Inspection A truck struck a bridge on a busy Rockland County roadway on Friday, Sept. 11, leaving a driver hospitalized and prompting a safety inspection.  The incident was reported at 11:50 a.m. on Friday on Route 59 westbound at the Route 304 overpass in Nanuet, where a truck hit the bridge, according to 511NY traffic reports and Clarkstown Police. The driver was taken to a nearby hospital by Nanuet EMS, according to police. The extent of his injuries was not immediately available.  The New York State Department of Transportation is now conducting an inspection of the bridge, police said …
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor
ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor Federal immigration agents took a man into custody in Northern Westchester early Friday morning, prompting concerns from local officials because the operation happened near a school bus stop.  The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity happened on Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson at around 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Mayor Brian Pugh announced.  According to Pugh, one man who lives on Brook Street was taken into federal custody.  Croton Police had no advance knowledge of the operation and did not participate in it, Pugh said. The village did not have more veri…
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police
Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police A suspected mail thief led officers on a brief chase after fleeing from a Westchester County post office, police said.  The incident happened outside the US Post Office at 41 Purdy Ave. in Rye at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 11.  An officer on patrol saw what the department described as a suspected mail theft from a mailbox in front of the post office. The officer then saw a person run from the mailbox, cross the street, and get into a BMW X7, police said.  When the officer tried to stop the vehicle, t…
Middletown Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA Middletown Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA
Middletown Man Who Shot Victim Twice In Head Convicted, Faces Prison Time: DA A man has been convicted of attempted murder after shooting a man twice in the head inside an Orange County home, prosecutors said.  Anthony Parrish, 56, was found guilty of all charges against him following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Thursday, Sept. 10, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  The shooting happened at around 8 a.m. on June 6, 2024, when Parrish went to the victim's home in the Town of Crawford and shot him twice in the head before fleeing, prosecutors said. Despite his severe injuries, the victim managed to crawl out of the ho…
Unwanted Visitor Asks About Buying Victim's Home In Suspicious Hudson Valley Incident: Police Unwanted Visitor Asks About Buying Victim's Home In Suspicious Hudson Valley Incident: Police
Unwanted Visitor Asks About Buying Victim's Home In Suspicious Hudson Valley Incident: Police An unwanted visitor repeatedly contacted a Rockland County homeowner about potentially buying their house and showed up at the residence, prompting a police response.  Ramapo Police said they responded to an Airmont home on Thursday evening, Sept. 10, after receiving a report of an unwanted person who had repeatedly contacted the homeowner about a possible purchase of the residence.  Officers spoke with both the homeowner and the person involved, police said. At the homeowner's request, officers told the person that any further contact was unwanted and that he was not to retu…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury,  62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
Man, 58, Killed In ATV Rollover In Hudson Valley Man, 58, Killed In ATV Rollover In Hudson Valley
Man, 58, Killed In ATV Rollover In Hudson Valley A 58-year-old man was killed after his ATV rolled over and partially pinned him underneath in Westchester County, police said.  The crash happened near 3868 Old Crompond Rd. in Cortlandt at around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, New York State Police confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 10. Police said they found that Robert Kristoferson, 58, of Cortlandt, was driving a Yamaha Grizzly Ultramatic 600 when the ATV rolled over for an unknown reason.  Kristoferson became partially pinned beneath the ATV and was pronounced dead at the scene.  More details about what may have caused the…
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
New York Man Charged In Scam That Bilked $100K From CT Senior: Police New York Man Charged In Scam That Bilked $100K From CT Senior: Police
New York Man Charged In Scam That Bilked $100K From CT Senior: Police An 82-year-old Connecticut senior citizen lost more than $100,000 in a courier scam, police said. Qianlin Zheng, 28, of New York, faces a second-degree larceny charge after police accused him of traveling to Stamford to collect a package he believed held about $15,000 in cash, authorities said.  Court records list Zheng’s bond at $55,000. He is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court on Oct. 22. Stamford police said courier scams often begin with callers overseas posing as government officials. They tell victims that their personal information is at risk. The scammers then demand…
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…