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After Remains Of NY Woman Found In Woods, Police Push For Answers In Chilling Cold Case After Remains Of NY Woman Found In Woods, Police Push For Answers In Chilling Cold Case
After Remains Of NY Woman Found In Woods, Police Push For Answers In Chilling Cold Case Police are renewing calls for information after human remains discovered in a wooded preserve in upstate New York were identified as a woman who disappeared a decade earlier. The remains of Amanda King, 27, were found in the Burden Pond Preserve in Troy, near Campbell Avenue, on Oct. 20, 2024, according to Troy Police Assistant Chief Steven Barker. A local resident stumbled upon the remains, leading police to the scene. Now, investigators are asking for the public’s help in piecing together how King’s remains ended up in Troy and what led to her death. “We urge anyone who may have informat…

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Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time
Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time A New York man will spend over a year behind bars for violently attacking a 15-year-old boy in retaliation for the boy’s mother testifying in a federal drug case. Patrick Civitello, 19, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Albany federal court on Tuesday, March 4, after admitting he punched and kicked the teen in a restaurant parking lot in Glenville in May 2024. The boy’s mother had testified against Civitello’s father, Jeffrey Civitello Sr., and brother, Jeffrey Civitello Jr., in a federal drug case. The father and son were convicted of drug trafficking charges in April…

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'No More Bruises': NY Woman Took Part In Foster Boy’s Abuse Before His Murder, DA Says 'No More Bruises': NY Woman Took Part In Foster Boy’s Abuse Before His Murder, DA Says
'No More Bruises': NY Woman Took Part In Foster Boy’s Abuse Before His Murder, DA Says The wife of a New York foster dad convicted of murdering their 4-year-old foster son not only knew the boy was being abused in the months before his death, but actively took part in it, prosecutors said. Schenectady County resident Latrisha Greene, age 27, of Rotterdam, was arraigned on multiple charges of perjury and endangering the welfare of a child in Schenectady County Court on Monday, Dec. 19. Earlier Report: 'Absolute Sociopath': Rotterdam Foster Dad Sentenced In Beating Death Of 4-Year-Old It came weeks after her husband, 29-year-old Dequan Greene, was sentenced to the maximum…

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Doggie Paddle: NY Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs Doggie Paddle: NY Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs
Doggie Paddle: NY Army Veteran Kayaking, Biking 4K Miles Fundraising For Service Dogs An Army veteran from New York is going the distance - 4,000 miles to be exact - to help his fellow veterans in need of service dogs. Saratoga County native Jimmy Thomas, age 61, of Ballston Spa, is currently kayaking from the town of Glenville all the way to Key West, Florida. He then plans to bicycle back to upstate New York. The arduous journey is all part of a fundraiser called Doggie Paddle for Veterans, a partnership with the Glenville Rotary that seeks “to get our country's attention to help our American veterans find a better tomorrow with a service dog,” reads the fundraiser’s webs…

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by Michael Mashburn