'Brazen' Execution Kills 1, Paralyzes Another In Newburgh: Second Man Learns His Fate
The second of two men involved in a daylight double shooting that left one man dead and another paralyzed in Orange County has learned how long he will spend behind bars.
On Thursday, April 17, Dwayne Hines, 40, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the double shooting, which happened in Newburgh in April 2023, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, April 23.
His co-defendant, Romaine McRae, also of Br…
Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police
A Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged in the death of Isabela Jane Osler, a Branford High School senior who died in a drunk-driving crash on Interstate 91 last year, authorities said.
The teen, whose name has not been released due to his age, is facing charges of manslaughter, driving without a license, operating under the influence, reckless driving, and multiple traffic violations, according to Connecticut State Police.
The fatal crash happened on April 10, 2024, when a 1993 Jeep Cherokee Sport began swerving into the right-center lane near Exit 7 Southbound on I-91, where …
Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd After Drunk Teen Bentley Driver Causes Massapequa Wreck, Cops Say
Authorities identified a man killed in a suspected drunk driving crash on Sunrise Highway that left a second victim seriously injured.
Willie Singleton, 48, of Bay Shore, died after being struck by an impaired 19-year-old Bentley driver in Massapequa on Saturday night, April 19, Nassau County Police said.
Brian August, 19, of Medford, was driving a 2023 white Bentley SUV with a 30-year-old passenger when he tried to turn right from the left turning lane at Unqua Road and crossed all lanes of Sunrise Highway traffic just after 9 p.m., police said.
As he cut across the road, his Bentley slam…
Albany Mom Who Smothered Newborn 'Baby Moses,' Dumped Him In Flower Bed Sentenced
Nearly 30 years after a newborn’s lifeless body was found in a flower bed of an Albany park, his killer is facing justice.
Keri Mazzuca, 52, of Altamont, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Albany County Court on Friday, April 18, after pleading guilty to manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the 1997 death of her newborn son, known as "Baby Moses."
Mazzuca intentionally smothered the baby shortly after giving birth, then wrapped his body in a towel, placed him in a bag, and attempted to burn the evidence before abandoning him in Albany's Washington Park park, NewsChannel 13 quoted…
Driver High On Weed, Cocaine Was Speeding Before Rockville Centre Crash Killing Passenger: DA
A Long Island man was high on drugs and alcohol, and speeding, moments before causing a car crash that killed his 23-year-old passenger, prosecutors said.
Samuel Gutierrez-Orozco, 25, of Far Rockway, was indicted for manslaughter and related charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, April 16, in the death of Larry Orozco-Torrez.
The deadly crash happened just after 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2023, in Rockville Centre. Gutierrez-Orozco was driving southbound on Peninsula Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he veered across the grassy median, entered the northbound lanes, and slammed into …
Former Tenafly Cop Convicted Of Killing Husband In 'Freak Accident' Sentenced: Prosecutor
Joseph Grieco, a former Tenafly police officer convicted of fatally shooting his husband in what he called a freak accident was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday, April 10, authorities said.
Grieco was previously convicted of aggravated manslaughter and faced up to 30 years in prison.
On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Grieco and his husband John Kelly, a former New York City police officer, were at their Vernon Township home after a night out with friends, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Sahil Kabse said. Grieco, who had been drinking, retrieved his handgun, a Gen4 Glock…
