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Suspect Nabbed Stealing Items From Car In Handicapped Space At Hudson Valley Supermarket Suspect Nabbed Stealing Items From Car In Handicapped Space At Hudson Valley Supermarket
Suspect Nabbed Stealing Items From Car In Handicapped Space At Hudson Valley Supermarket A Hudson Valley man was charged with alleged robbery and menacing after stealing items from a car parked in a handicapped space and then attacking a person who attempted to intervene. The incident occurred in Orange County around noon on Thursday, Aug. 29, in the parking lot of Market 32 at 39 N. Plank Road in Newburgh. According to Lt. Matthew Nadolny of the Town of Newburgh Police, officers responded to the grocery store for a reported fight in progress.  An investigation determined that Nicholaus Mikus, age 40, of Newburgh, was stealing items from a parked vehic…
Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of Stabbing Roommate To Death With Knife To Skull Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of Stabbing Roommate To Death With Knife To Skull
Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of Stabbing Roommate To Death With Knife To Skull A man from the region faces years in prison after being found guilty by a jury for stabbing his roommate to death. Related: Arrest Made In Gruesome Murder Of Poughkeepsie Man Stabbed In Head Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced Tuesday, Aug. 6, that Poughkeepsie resident Andrew Fraser, age unknown, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing Dontay Brown.  “Today’s sentencing serves as a critical reminder that our office is dedicated to seeking justice for victims of violent crimes," Parisi said. "The defendant’s actions were&nbs…
'I Hope He Haunts You': Slain Capital Region Father's Family Confronts Killer Before Sentencing 'I Hope He Haunts You': Slain Capital Region Father's Family Confronts Killer Before Sentencing
'I Hope He Haunts You': Slain Capital Region Father's Family Confronts Killer Before Sentencing Nearly three years after a father was gunned down in a residential neighborhood in the region, his relatives confronted his killer face to face. Nicholas Anderson, age 30, of Albany, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Friday, June 7, in the death of Rashad Nicholson. It followed his guilty plea to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Nicholson in the city’s West Hill neighborhood, near Third and Oaks streets, on July 24, 2021. Earlier Report: Suspected Gunman Charged In Killing Of Rashad Nicholson In Albany Medics found Nic…
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison. 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime. Troconis faced 50 years in pr…
Child Rape: Hudson Valley 'Predator' Who Abused Minor For Years Gets Decades In Prison Child Rape: Hudson Valley 'Predator' Who Abused Minor For Years Gets Decades In Prison
Child Rape: Hudson Valley 'Predator' Who Abused Minor For Years Gets Decades In Prison A man from the region who subjected a young child to years of repeated sexual abuse will spend decades in prison. Orange County resident Cecilio Navarro, age 35, of Middletown, was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison in Orange County Court on Tuesday, July 18. It came after a jury convicted him of multiple sex crimes in March 2023. Earlier Report: Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child According to prosecutors, Navarro began sexually abusing the victim in December 2016, when the victim was under the age of 13. The abuse continued on and off through 2021. Navarro w…
Pastor From Westchester Admits To Killing Estranged Wife With Machete Pastor From Westchester Admits To Killing Estranged Wife With Machete
Pastor From Westchester Admits To Killing Estranged Wife With Machete A pastor from the Hudson Valley admitted to the violent machete assault of his estranged wife in front of their grandchildren and will now face more than two decades in prison. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced that Yonkers resident Victor Mateo, age 65, a former pastor at the Christian Congregation The Redeemer Church in the Bronx, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Clark said that on the morning of Oct. 3, 2019, Mateo parked his vehicle near the home of his estranged wife, Noelia Mateo, age 58, on Ellsworth Avenue in Throgs Neck. As she left h…
Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester
Thousands Demand Justice 10 Years After College Athlete Shot, Killed By Cop In Westchester The cacophony of thousands of voices demanding justice for Danroy “DJ” Henry has grown to include some celebrities 10 years after he was killed at the hands of police in Westchester. Nearly 80,000 people have signed a change.org petition urging prosecutors to re-open Henry’s case after he was shot and killed by former Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess in October 2010. Henry, a football player and junior at Pace University's Pleasantville campus, was at a sports bar with teammates when a fight broke out after their homecoming game in Pleasantville. Hess remained at the scene, and w…
Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband
Missing Mom Case: 'It Was A Mistake To Trust Him,' Says Girlfriend Of Late, Estranged Husband A woman charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence in the case of a missing Fairfield County mother of five has spoken for the first time just days before the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. Michelle Troconis, the former girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, who killed himself earlier this year after being charged with the murder of his wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos, of New Canaan, issued a statement in Spanish about the disappearance. Jennifer Farber DulosNew Canaan Police Department While first saying she doesn't know what happened to the missing mom, she also …
Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter
Westchester Man Sentenced For Murder Of 7-Year-Old Daughter The Westchester father found guilty of murdering his 7-year-old daughter may spend the rest of his life in prison. Neil White, 50, was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison following his sentencing in Westchester County Court on Thursday, Oct. 3. White, who was convicted of second-degree murder for the 2017 murder, reportedly sought to adjourn his trial, but was denied by the judge. Holding her daughter’s favorite rag doll, Michelle Hord, Gabrielle's mother, described the two years since her child’s murder as “a razor-blade cut of trauma, memory, pain, confusion, betrayal and …
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Tow-Truck Driver In Westchester The box truck driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run crash on I-95 that took the life of tow-truck driver Salvatore Brescia has been sentenced in Westchester County Court. Ozone Park resident Anthony Mangano, 53, has been sentenced to the 12 months he has already spent in the Westchester County Jail after pleading guilty to a felony count of leaving the scene of a personal injury incident resulting in a death, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday. Brescia, a New Rochelle native, had lived in Yonkers before moving to Stamford, just befo…
Former Officer Convicted In Killing Outside Westchester Deli Gets Parole Former Officer Convicted In Killing Outside Westchester Deli Gets Parole
Former Officer Convicted In Killing Outside Westchester Deli Gets Parole A 53-year-old former officer who was convicted of killing a man over a parking spot more than two decades ago in Westchester has been granted parole. Off-duty NYPD transit officer Richard DiGuglielmo was involved in an altercation with his victim, Charlie Campbell, in Dobbs Ferry in October 1996 when Campbell parked in the “patrons only” section of DiGuglielmo’s father’s deli before heading across the street to a different eatery. DiGuglielmo was convicted of gunning down Campbell, though he maintained his innocence, claiming that he fired his gun to protect his family. DiGuglielmo had his …
Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Multiple Sex Crimes In Northern Westchester Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Multiple Sex Crimes In Northern Westchester
Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Multiple Sex Crimes In Northern Westchester A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman and a teenager in Northern Westchester. Ronal Danilo Sandoval-Campos of Purdys has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison after being found guilty on eight counts related to sex crimes dating back to 2016, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced on Tuesday. He must also register as a sex offender upon his release. At approximately midnight on June 3, 2016, Sandoval-Campos broke into a Mount Kisco home and climbed on top of a 42-year-old sleeping woman, sexua…
Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester
Man Sentenced For Committing Sex Acts With Disabled Child In Westchester A Westchester County man who had sexual contact with a minor in his care who has Cerebral Palsy has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Tuesday that White Plains resident Jard Hobbs has been sentenced to 32 years in state prison after being found guilty of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree rape, both violent felonies. Hobbs, 32, was found guilty of engaging in sexual intercourse and other sexual acts with the disabled child while he was entrusted as her caregiver in…