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NY Mayor Raped Teen Girl For Three Years, Kept Job After First Arrest: State Police
A small town New York mayor repeatedly raped a teenage girl in the Capital Region for three years, state police said Wednesday, March 25.
Frank Kovacs, elected mayor of Laurens in 2025, began assaulting the girl when she was 13, New York State Police said. The attacks occurred between 2008 and 2011, according to authorities.
Kovacs, 61, was first arrested and accused of raping a teen girl in June 2025. At the time, state police said they began investigating him in December 2024 “when a victim reported that over a decade ago, they had been sexually assaulted by Kovacs for several years, in m…
‘Call Me Daddy' Creepy Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5.
The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child.
A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Community Rallies For Family Of Missing Woman Found Dead In NY Woods Amid Homicide Probe
The community is rallying to support the family of Kathleen Harrison Trent, the missing Riverhead woman identified as the victim found dead in a wooded area in Manorville, as a homicide investigation continues.
Trent, 63, of Forge Road in Riverhead, was reported missing on Jan. 29 after she had not been seen or heard from since Jan. 27, according to authorities.
Her body was discovered in a wooded area on Connecticut Avenue, south of River Road, at 3:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Suffolk County Police said.
Detectives believe her death to be criminal in nature following a preliminary inve…
New Evidence Found Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Bloody Glove, Stone With Blood Droplet
A bloody glove and a stone with a blood droplet have been discovered near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1.
According to a report by Tucson NBC-TV affiliate KVOA, a local couple found the items in the desert less than a mile from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson.
The couple, who requested anonymity, said they spotted the glove under their car’s headlights on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 11. A second glove, appearing to match the first, was found 10 feet away.
T…
Blakeman Launches Bid For NY Governor, Setting Up GOP Clash With Stefanik
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has officially launched his campaign for New York governor, setting up a high-profile Republican primary fight with Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Blakeman announced his run Tuesday, Dec. 9, releasing a campaign video and posting on X that he plans to “Put New York First” by focusing on public safety, taxes, and utility costs.
“Our state is struggling with high taxes, rising utility bills, and rising crime,” Blakeman wrote. “New Yorkers deserve a proven leader who will put New York first”
Blakeman pointed to his record as Nassau County executive, including keep…
Suspect In 1997 Murders Of NY Army Vet, Toddler Daughter Arrested In Florida: Report
Nearly 30 years after an Army veteran single mother and her toddler daughter were found murdered on Long Island, a suspect is in custody, ABC News reports.
Andrew Dykes, 66, was arraigned in a Florida courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 3, on two counts of murder in the deaths of Tanya Denise Jackson and her daughter, Tatiana Marie Dykes, according to the outlet. Dykes is the child’s father.
The charges stem from a warrant issued out of Nassau County, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Cold Case Background
Jackson, 26, was found dismembered in June 1997 at Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview…
New Mugshot Shows Son Accused Of Killing Parents At Their Long Island Deli
A beloved couple brutally killed inside their longtime deli on Long Island are being remembered as their son faces charges in their deaths.
Vito Dambrosio of Seaford, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbings of his parents, Antonio "Tony" Dambrosio and Angela Pulisciano, both from Seaford, inside A & A Italian Deli in Bethpage on Thursday, Dec. 4, Nassau County Police announced on Friday, Dec. 5.
According to a report by Fox 5, Dambrosio allegedly attacked a coffee shop clerk less than 20 minutes before the killings, slap…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local TV news anchor is accused of stabbing her mother to death and has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities said.
Police were dispatched at about 7:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 to a “reported cutting” at a home in Wichita, Kansas.
Responding officers found a woman outside who was later identified as Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 47. Inside, they found her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds,” according to a department statement.
Avers was transported to a local hospital, where she died later Friday morning, police said. The …
Cop 'Significantly' Injured After Banker Thwarts Duo's $30K Scam In Albany County: Police
An alert bank employee in Albany County helped stop an elderly man from losing $30,000 in a scam, leading to two arrests and an injured police investigator, officials said.
The incident happened at around 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Colonie, at Community Resource Federal Credit Union on Wade Road, according to Colonie Police.
An elderly customer appeared confused while trying to withdraw $30,000 in cash for what he described as a “construction project,” police said. A bank employee suspected the man was being manipulated over the phone and contacted police.
Officers responded, posed …
Murder Of Woman Found On Hudson River Shore Still Unsolved 25 Years On
A quarter century after Jacqueline “Jackie” McCalop was found dead along the Hudson River shore in Columbia County, her killer has yet to face justice.
McCalop, 43, was last seen alive on Sept. 14, 2000, in the City of Hudson, according to New York State Police. Her body was recovered more than two weeks later, on Sept. 30, along the river’s shoreline.
The case remains unsolved, and investigators have not revealed her cause of death. The City of Hudson Police Department is assisting in the effort.
Friends have continued to keep McCalop’s memory alive in the years since her death. In 2018, …
