Cellphone-Smashing Domestic Incident In Wilton Leads To Repeat Offender’s Arrest: Cops
A Capital Region man violated an order of protection, stomped on the victim’s cellphone, and subjected them to unlawful physical contact, authorities said.
Raphael A. Germain, 36, of Wilton, was arrested after deputies responded to an active domestic incident on state Route 50 in Wilton around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
Germain broke the victim’s cellphone, which was valued at more than $250, by stomping on it, deputies said. He also committed unlawful physical contact with the victim, according to the sheriff’s office.
Germain was charged with a…
Brentwood Sex Trafficker Arrested To End Teen Victim’s Two-Year Nightmare: Police
A Long Island man raped and sex trafficked a teenage girl for two years, beginning when she was 15 years old, police said.
Luis Parada, 57, of Brentwood, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 27 following an extended investigation, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The probe began about two weeks earlier, when Suffolk County detectives alerted the department’s human tracking unit that they believed a teenager was being exploited at 4 MacArthur Avenue in Brentwood, police said.
Parada raped the teen and arranged for other local men to pay him to have sex with her, investigators said. His oper…
17-Year-Old Killed In Dirt Bike Crash At Hurley Intersection, Police Say
A 17-year-old was killed in a dirt bike crash in the Hudson Valley, and an 18-year-old was seriously injured, state police said.
The 18-year-old was driving the bike through Hurley with the 17-year-old on the back on Friday evening, Oct. 23, New York State Police announced Tuesday, Oct. 27.
While the duo was traveling west on Main Street around 6:30 p.m., the driver tried to pass a 2015 Hyundai, investigators said. However, the Hyundai was making a left turn onto Schoolhouse Road at the same time, and the vehicles collided, police said.
Both teens were thrown from the dirt bike, and life-s…
Deadly Abuse, Neglect, And Distrust Of Bayport Girl, 7, Detailed In Lawsuit: ‘Mom Will Get Mad’
A 7-year-old girl warned school and county administrators that her legal guardian was abusing her months before her death, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Despite the warning signs around Jor’Dynn Duncan’s case, the alleged abuse was never mentioned at a custody hearing, allowing her accused killer to gain full custody, the lawsuit said.
Jor’Dynn died Dec. 29, 2025, after horrific abuse at the hands of Emily Kelly and Kelly’s family, according to Suffolk County prosecutors and the lawsuit.
Jor’Dynn’s birth mom, Portia Duncan, filed the civil suit Tuesday in New York’…
Teens Missing From Bayville Scream Park Trip Located Back In Brooklyn: Police
Two teenage boys who disappeared during a group trip to a Long Island park have since been located, police said.
The two 16-year-old boys lived in a youth group home in Brooklyn, which took a trip to Bayville Scream Park on Friday night, Oct. 23, the Nassau County Police Department said.
During the trip, the two boys abandoned the rest of the group, cops said. Their disappearance set off a search across the area, and at least one police helicopter joined the search, according to News 12 Long Island.
The search continued into Sunday night, Oct. 25, News 12 reported. Rumors spread online tha…
