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Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say
Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Two people affiliated with Rutgers University were hospitalized following separate assaults near the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick early Sunday, Nov. 1, including one involving an edged weapon, authorities said. The attacks happened between midnight and 1:30 a.m., according to Rutgers University Police Chief Kenneth Cop. In the first incident, a victim was walking along Stone Street when he got into a verbal exchange with a group of unidentified men, police said. The argument turned physical, and the victim was punched and struck with an edged object before the attackers fled …
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say Six people were shot at a Halloween party near the University of Delaware campus in Newark late Halloween night, according to police and the NY Post. BREAKING: Chaos erupted near the University of Delaware campus after shots were fired into a Halloween crowd on East Main Street.Six people shot and rushed to hospitals. The shooter is still on the loose.This lawlessness in our college towns has to end. Pray for the victims.… — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 1, 2026 The shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly acros…
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA A 52-year-old man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over more than a decade, beginning when she was just 5 years old, prosecutors said.  Liberty resident Joseph Wallace, 52, was found guilty of three counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and one count of third-degree rape following a five-day jury trial, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced on Friday, Oct. 30.   According to prosecutors, the abuse began on July 1, 2010, when Wallace sexually assaulted his 5-year-old stepdaughter while they were alone at the …
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later More than 12 years after a Sullivan County mother was murdered and her dismembered remains were discovered in the woods, her killer has been sentenced to years behind bars.  Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, received the sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, April Parker, 31, of Monticello, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced.  Guiden was sentenced by Sullivan County Supreme Court Judge Stephan Schick after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder on June 23, following a 12-day trial.  The case dat…
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…
NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say
NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say A 50-year-old man previously convicted of robbery will spend more time in prison for a violent, unprovoked attack that left a New York City mail carrier with several deep cuts to his head, federal prosecutors said.  Bronx resident John Garcia, 50, was sentenced to 82 months in federal prison for attacking a US Postal Service employee who was delivering mail in the Bronx, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.  The attack happened on July 16, 2025, when Garcia approached the on-duty mail carrier from behind and assaulted him w…
Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure
Sullivan County, County Manager Held In Criminal Contempt Over Nursing Home Closure A judge has found Sullivan County and its county manager in criminal contempt of court after officials continued moving residents out of a nursing home despite an order prohibiting the transfers. State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant issued the ruling on Thursday, Oct. 29, finding that the county and its manager, Joshua Potosek, knowingly violated an injunction meant to prevent residents from being removed from the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty.  The ruling followed testimony from eight witnesses, including seven called by attorney Michael H. Sussman of Goshen, who represent…
Viral Video Shows Woman Abusing Dog In Hudson Valley — Police Now Looking For Her Viral Video Shows Woman Abusing Dog In Hudson Valley — Police Now Looking For Her Viral Video Shows Woman Abusing Dog In Hudson Valley — Police Now Looking For Her
Viral Video Shows Woman Abusing Dog In Hudson Valley — Police Now Looking For Her Police in Orange County are asking for help identifying a woman seen allegedly abusing her dog in a video circulating on social media.  The incident happened on East Avenue in Middletown, the City of Middletown Police Department said on Friday, Oct. 30.  The department said they are aware of a video circulating on Facebook and other social media platforms that appears to show a woman abusing her dog while walking along the street. Authorities confirmed that the incident was already under investigation before their public announcement.  Police also released an image of t…
Accused Dealer Sells Cocaine To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA Accused Dealer Sells Cocaine To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA Accused Dealer Sells Cocaine To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA
Accused Dealer Sells Cocaine To Undercover Agents In Hudson Valley: DA A 45-year-old man accused of selling drugs in Dutchess County was arrested after investigators spent months buying narcotics from him, prosecutors said.  Christopher Brown, 45, was taken into custody on Thursday, Oct. 29, on Barclay Street in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force.  The arrest followed a months-long investigation by the Task Force into suspected drug dealing on the city's South Side. According to prosecutors, investigators identified Brown as a suspected drug dealer operating at several locations …
Fire Danger Warning Issued For Hudson Valley: Gusty Winds Raise Risk Of Rapid Spread Fire Danger Warning Issued For Hudson Valley: Gusty Winds Raise Risk Of Rapid Spread Fire Danger Warning Issued For Hudson Valley: Gusty Winds Raise Risk Of Rapid Spread
Fire Danger Warning Issued For Hudson Valley: Gusty Winds Raise Risk Of Rapid Spread Dry conditions and gusty winds on Friday, Oct. 30, could cause fires to spread quickly across the Hudson Valley, prompting a warning from weather forecasters.  The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, warning of an elevated risk of fire spread across four counties through the late morning and afternoon.   The alert covers Rockland, Putnam, Orange, and Westchester counties, with both northern and southern Westchester included in the affected area.  According to forecasters, the increased fire danger is being driven by a comb…
Car Falsely Reported Stolen In NY — And Owner Collected Insurance Payout, Cops Say Car Falsely Reported Stolen In NY — And Owner Collected Insurance Payout, Cops Say Car Falsely Reported Stolen In NY — And Owner Collected Insurance Payout, Cops Say
Car Falsely Reported Stolen In NY — And Owner Collected Insurance Payout, Cops Say An Ulster County man is accused of falsely reporting his Dodge Charger stolen and collecting an insurance payout while still having the vehicle, police said.   Napanoch resident Yaakov A. Handler, 22, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, following an investigation into a stolen vehicle report in Orange County dating back nearly two years, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 30.  The case began on Dec. 27, 2024, when Handler reported a 2015 Dodge Charger stolen on Route 17 in Monroe, according to State Police.   The agency said Handler later received an i…
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30. Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said. The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release. Pieper was transported to the Lancas…