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Albany Pediatric Facility Neglected Disabled Children, Will Pay $1.3M: AG Albany Pediatric Facility Neglected Disabled Children, Will Pay $1.3M: AG
Albany Pediatric Facility Neglected Disabled Children, Will Pay $1.3M: AG A pediatric nursing home in Albany will pay $1.3 million and submit to five years of federal oversight after state and federal investigators found years of resident neglect involving chronically ill and disabled children. St. Margaret’s Center, operated by the Center for Disability Services Holding Corporation, agreed to the settlement following an investigation by the New York Attorney General’s Office and the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. Investigators found that between Jan. 1, 2018, and Dec. 31, 2023, the facility falsely certified that it was meeting state…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
Woman Starved Dog, Threw Dead Body In Trash Can In Rensselaer, Police Say Woman Starved Dog, Threw Dead Body In Trash Can In Rensselaer, Police Say
Woman Starved Dog, Threw Dead Body In Trash Can In Rensselaer, Police Say After starving her dog to death and tossing its body in the trash, a Capital Region woman is facing criminal charges, police said. Elisabeth Kelsey, 31, of Rensselaer, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 29, on suspicion of animal abuse and related charges in connection with the death of her 4-year-old male Newfoundland labrador retriever, Rensselaer Police said. Officers were initially called at around 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2024, after a City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works employee found the deceased animal in a garbage bag that had been left in a trash can in front of a residence on Fi…