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Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered Inside Luxury NYC Condo Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered Inside Luxury NYC Condo
Tech Entrepreneur From Hudson Valley Found Dismembered Inside Luxury NYC Condo A well-known tech start-up executive from the Hudson Valley was found dismembered, his body parts stuffed in garbage bags, inside his luxury Manhattan apartment. Longtime Dutchess County resident Fahim Saleh, 33, a 2005 graduate of John Jay High School in East Fishkill, was found by police around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, inside his residence at 265 East Houston St., according to the NYPD. Saleh, who was born in Saudi Arabia, moved with his parents to the Poughkeepsie area in his early teens. Police said his death has been ruled a homicide but released little other information. Of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect At Large After 29-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside Area Park In Front Of Crowd Suspect At Large After 29-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside Area Park In Front Of Crowd
Suspect At Large After 29-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed Outside Area Park In Front Of Crowd A suspect is at large after a man was fatally stabbed in front of a crowd in broad daylight at an area park. The incident happened on Tuesday, July 7 at 1015 a.m. near Pershing Avenue Park in the City of Poughkeepsie.  Units responding to the scene found a 29-year-old man with a serious stab wound, according to City of Poughkeepsie Police said.  He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital. The victim later died while undergoing surgery. There were numerous people present during the incident, police said.  Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to call …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Shoots, Kills Sister Outside Home In Westchester, Police Say Man Shoots, Kills Sister Outside Home In Westchester, Police Say
Man Shoots, Kills Sister Outside Home In Westchester, Police Say A man shot and killed his sister on the front lawn of a house in Westchester after the two were engaged in a dispute, authorities said. It happened at about 6:20 p.m. on Friday, July 3 in Yonkers at the single-family residence at 31 Oakland Ave.  Upon arrival, Yonkers Police officers and Emergency Service Unit officers located an unresponsive woman down on the ground on the front lawn of the home, said Yonkers PD Detective/Lt. Dean Politopoulos. She was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.  At the same time, a male suspect present at the scene, identified as 61-ye…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Accused Of Killing Victim Near Pool In Area Man Accused Of Killing Victim Near Pool In Area
Man Accused Of Killing Victim Near Pool In Area A 38-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of another man at an area pool. The man's body was found in Orange county around 1:50 p.m., Saturday, June 27, in the City of Newburgh, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. According to Burns, City of Newburgh police received a call of a stabbing victim on the sidewalk near the pool at 401 Washington St. When officers arrived on the scene they were met by medical staff from Mobile Life, who were providing assistance to the victim identified as Felipe Hernandez, 29, of Newburgh, Burns said. Hernandez was transported to an are…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting
ID Released For 16-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Poughkeepsie Shooting A teen who died after being shot while walking along a Dutchess County street with a friend has been identified. Frederick Wells, 16, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was shot around 10: 33 p.m., Saturday, June 20, in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Officers responding to a 911 call to the area of North Bridge Street and Charles Street found Wells shot, and another 16-year-old teen stabbed, Clark said. Wells was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The stabbing victim was transported to another hospital with a serious but …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State
Search For College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Stretches To New State Click here for an updated story: College Student Wanted For String Of Killings Apprehended The search for the college student wanted for a string of killings, a home invasion and a kidnapping has now stretched to a new state. Since the first of the two homicides in Connecticut happened on Friday, May 22, nvestigators have followed the trail of 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia through northern New Jersey and the Poconos in Pennsylvania. Police said on Wednesday, May 27 that a man matching his description took a ride-hailing service to the Hagerstown, Maryland, area. Manfredonia, a 20…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault
Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault The father of the University of Connecticut student and former high school football player in Fairfield County who is the subject of a massive manhunt for two slayings was arrested last month for sexual assault. Robert Manfredonia, 54, of Waterbury, turned himself in at Newtown Police headquarters on Tuesday, April 28, after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, said Lt. Aaron  Bahamonde. He was arrested for an alleged sexual assault that occurred on Friday, April 10. Related Story: 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings He was ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Infant Girl Found In Residence Where Mother, Daughter Were Shot, Killed Infant Girl Found In Residence Where Mother, Daughter Were Shot, Killed
Infant Girl Found In Residence Where Mother, Daughter Were Shot, Killed Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Mother, Daughter Shot, Killed In Area Residence An infant girl was found inside a cottage where her mother and grandmother were found shot to death.  The incident took place in Rockland County in a cottage in the rear of 104 Lake Road in Valley Collage, said the Clarkstown Police. Related story: New Details Released After Two Women Found Dead In Valley Cottage Residence When Clarkstown Police arrived on the scene, they found the two women, ages 63 and 27, from what appeared to be gunshot wounds, said Police Chief&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings
'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings The family of a college senior who played varsity football in Fairfield County and who is the subject of a massive search by law enforcement for a string of slayings is asking him to surrender. Police began searching for the University of Connecticut student Peter Manfredonia, 23, after State Police say that he was seen leaving the scene of the brutal murder of Thomas DeMers in Willington, on Friday, May 22. Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is also wanted in connection with another homicide, a kidnapping and home invasion, and a violent assault.  He was last seen Sunday, May …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others
Details Emerge After Son Fatally Stabs Father While On Zoom Chat With 20 Others New details are emerging after the son of a Long Island man was apprehended after allegedly fatally stabbing his father as he was in a Zoom video-chat meeting. The homicide took place at a Dixon Avenue home in Amityville around noon Thursday, May 21, when Dwight Powers, 72, was fatally stabbed by his 32-year-old son, Thomas Scully-Powers, said Suffolk County Police. About 20 people were gathered in the Zoom Room for a support group meeting, reportedly for Alcoholics Anonymous, when the stabbing took place, police said. Earlier Story: Son Kills Father During Zoom Meeting On Long Islan…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Dead In Poughkeepsie Shooting, Police Say One Dead In Poughkeepsie Shooting, Police Say
One Dead In Poughkeepsie Shooting, Police Say At the same time the City of Poughkeepsie Police were dealing with a large street party in violation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a man was shot and killed a short distance away. Related story - COVID-19: Large Poughkeepsie Street Gathering Ends With One Dead Police received a report of shots fired around 11:44 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, believed to be in the area of Mansion and Garden streets, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Steven Minard.  A short time later, police received calls for shots fired in the area of Martin Luther King Apartments o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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UPDATE: Woman Slain In Jersey City Murder-Suicide Was Five Months Pregnant, Authorities Say UPDATE: Woman Slain In Jersey City Murder-Suicide Was Five Months Pregnant, Authorities Say
Update: Woman Slain In Jersey City Murder-Suicide Was Five Months Pregnant, Authorities Say A Jersey City restaurateur was five months pregnant when she was killed Sunday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said Monday. Garima Kothari, 35, was found dead in her Christopher Columbus Drive apartment around 7:15 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Around half-hour later, police found her 37-year-old husband dead in the Hudson River near Montgomery Street and Exchange Place, Suarez said. The incident was being investigated as a murder-suicide, and Kothari's death was ruled a homicide, Suarez said Monday.  "While it remains at this time that the…

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by Cecilia Levine