TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports
TV News Star Accused Of Sexual Harassment In Lawsuit Against ABC News: Reports Former ABC News Chief Correspondent and New Jersey native Matthew Gutman is named in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former ABC News colleague who alleges he made sexual remarks that contributed to a hostile work environment. Former ABC News producer Samira Said filed the lawsuit Friday, Aug. 14, in Los Angeles Superior Court against 48-year-old Gutman, ABC News, and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co., according to the New York Post and Los Angeles Times. In one incident, Gutman allegedly initiated a conversation rating a female correspondent's appearance, the outlets report,…
8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (PHOTOS) 8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (PHOTOS)
8 Rescued From 62-Foot Vessel Taking On Water Off Long Island (Photos) Eight people were rescued from a 62-foot vessel that began taking on water off Long Island, police announced on Friday, Aug. 14. The Nassau County Marine Bureau responded to the vessel near Success Rock in Sands Point at 7 p.m., according to Nassau County Police. Eight passengers were aboard the boat as it took on water. The Town of North Hempstead Bay Constables, US Coast Guard, Rye Police Department Marine Bureau, and FDNY Marine Bureau also responded to assist, police said. All eight passengers were safely brought back to shore by Nassau County Marine 3. No injuries were reported. TowB…
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera In New York: Police Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera In New York: Police
Man Spray-Paints Flock Camera In New York: Police A Long Island man is accused of spray-painting a police camera and damaging it, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Russell Clough, 48, of Huntington Station, was arrested at his Old Country Road home at 5:12 p.m. on Friday following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Property Auto Crime Section detectives, according to police. The investigation began after Fourth Precinct officers responded to a 911 call in Hauppauge on July 23 reporting that a Flock camera appeared to have been spray-painted, police said. Clough was charged with Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and issu…
8-Person Altercation Breaks Out On Main Street In Hudson Valley 8-Person Altercation Breaks Out On Main Street In Hudson Valley
8-Person Altercation Breaks Out On Main Street In Hudson Valley Police are investigating after an altercation involving eight people broke out on a busy street in an Orange County village.  The incident happened on Main Street in the Village of Highland Falls during the evening hours of Thursday, Aug. 13, according to Highland Falls Police Chief Jason Torpey.  Officers were called to the area after the altercation was reported, police said. Police said they were able to bring the situation under control at the time. However, investigators are still working to determine what led up to the confrontation and exactly what happened during it, acco…
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech
Trump Says He’d ‘Give Up’ Blakeman’s Success For A Key Political Win In Long Island Speech President Trump threw his support behind Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the governor's race, though he did suggest one world in which he'd be okay with him losing during a speech on Long Island on Friday, Aug. 14. Trump’s visit to Nassau County’s police academy in Garden City was billed as an event touting a decrease in nationwide crime, according to FBI statistics. But Trump also used it as an opportunity to boost his own credentials and back Blakeman, who trails the incumbent Hochul in the polls. “He's going to win. I feel it,” Trump said. “Under Bruce, Nassau County has been …
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The MRI The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside Rockland Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside Rockland Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops
Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside Rockland Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops A 19-year-old has been arrested after police said he randomly set fire to garbage outside a Rockland County home, sparking a blaze that spread to a vehicle and forced a family to evacuate.  The Suffern resident, whose name was not released, was charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief following the Monday, Aug. 10 fire on Woodland Drive, Suffern Police Chief Andrew Loughlin announced on Friday, Aug. 14.  The arrest comes after surveillance footage of the incident showed a person allegedly setting fire to garbage outside the home before walking away, as D…
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Rockland County Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Rockland County
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Rockland County A car crashed through a guardrail and plunged into a river after being rear-ended on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, authorities said.   The crash happened in the Village of Hillburn at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined that a 29-year-old Brooklyn resident was driving a 2022 Ford van northbound on the Thruway when he rear-ended a 2020 Volkswagen sedan, police said.  The impact sent the Volkswagen through the guardrail and into the Ramapo River, according to State Police.  The Volkswagen…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14. Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said. Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Monsey: Report Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Monsey: Report
Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Monsey: Report A taxi driver was arrested after allegedly backing into a code enforcement officer and fleeing the scene while being ticketed in Rockland County, according to a report.  The incident happened on Decatur Avenue near West Central Avenue in Monsey on Thursday, Aug. 13, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the outlet, the code enforcement officer was issuing a ticket to the driver of a white Toyota Prius taxi when the driver allegedly backed up, struck the officer, and fled.  Spring Hill EMS and Ramapo Police responded to the scene following the reported hit-and-run, accordi…