State Police Cruiser Goes Up In Flames In Three-Car Wreck In New York: Troopers State Police Cruiser Goes Up In Flames In Three-Car Wreck In New York: Troopers
State Police Cruiser Goes Up In Flames In Three-Car Wreck In New York: Troopers A New York State Police vehicle caught fire in a three-car wreck on Tuesday morning, July 14, and two troopers were hospitalized, authorities said. Two state police cruisers were traveling westbound on New York State Route 374 near Plattsburgh around 7 a.m., police said. They were driven by troopers Jakai Townsend and Jacob Casey. A car in front of them slowed down to make a left turn onto Rand Hill Road, and the troopers slowed down behind it, authorities said. However, an orange Jeep Grand Cherokee behind them did not slow down, slamming into Townsend’s vehicle and sending it into Casey’s…
Speeding Big Rigs Flips On NY Thruway, Spills Gravel Across Road: Police Speeding Big Rigs Flips On NY Thruway, Spills Gravel Across Road: Police
Speeding Big Rigs Flips On NY Thruway, Spills Gravel Across Road: Police A tractor-trailer flipped and spilled gravel across Interstate 87 on- and off-ramps on Tuesday morning, July 14, creating a traffic nightmare. Evenor Melgar, 56, of Bay Shore, was driving the 2006 Peterbilt vehicle through the Hudson Valley and attempted to enter the New York State Thruway at Exit 20 in Saugerties, New York State Police said. But instead, Melgar’s vehicle overturned and spilled gravel across the southbound exit and entry ramps, police said. Investigators determined, “speed appeared to be a contributing factor in the crash,” according to state police. Melgar was hospitalize…
Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit
Brother Kills Brother In PA Home Invasion, Arrested Fleeing To NY: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man is accused of forcing his way into an apartment, killing his brother and wounding another man before stealing a vehicle and fleeing to New York, authorities announced on Monday, July 13.  Reading Police responded to the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue just after 2 a.m. Friday, July 10, for a reported shooting, where officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim, Alex B. Rosado-Laboy, 45, of Reading, had been shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Berks County Coroner's Office. Police said Alex Rosado-Laboy…
8-Year-Old Drives NY Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police 8-Year-Old Drives NY Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police
8-Year-Old Drives NY Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police A grandmother was seriously injured after her 8-year-old grandson got into her SUV and drove it down a driveway in New York on Monday morning, police said. The crash happened on Gulf Street in Lindenhurst at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, July 13, Suffolk County Police said. The child got into his grandmother's parked 2016 Honda in the driveway of a Wellwood Avenue home and pushed the start button, police said. As the SUV rolled down the driveway, the grandmother tried to get inside to stop it, police said. The driver's side door struck the woman, causing her to fall and hit her head on t…
LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked
LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked A freshman on a Long Island university’s baseball team was forced to strip naked by his teammates in a hazing ritual, according to a new lawsuit. The teen was in his first year at St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, Newsday reported. He was forced to endure the hazing on a team trip to South Carolina in early March, according to the lawsuit, filed Monday, July 13 in Suffolk Supreme Court. The 18-year-old's teammates demanded he and several others strip naked and cover themselves only with a plastic cup, according to Newsday. The lawsuit also claims the victim was physically assaulted on t…
Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows
Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows The legacy of a college student from Westchester County who was fatally shot near her Chicago campus earlier this year will soon have a permanent home in the community she loved. The family of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago freshman who was killed on March 19, announced Sunday, July 12, that the Town of Yorktown Recreation Commission has approved a permanent Green Light Memorial and Buddy Bench at Downing Park in her honor.  Sheridan was shot and killed on Wednesday, March 19, while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago's Rogers Park neighbor…
Teens Hurl Fireworks At Cops, Busted With Ghost Guns After Albany Chase: Police Teens Hurl Fireworks At Cops, Busted With Ghost Guns After Albany Chase: Police
Teens Hurl Fireworks At Cops, Busted With Ghost Guns After Albany Chase: Police Two Albany teenagers were arrested for launching fireworks at police and running away, authorities said. The teen boys, ages 17 and 16, were also accused of possessing illegal ghost guns and held without bail in juvenile detention following initial court appearances, the Albany Police Department said. Officers were attempting to disperse a large crowd at Hudson Avenue and Quail Street just before 2 a.m. Saturday, July 11, police said. They were also trying to arrest a suspect for disorderly conduct. But at the scene, the two teen suspects threw lit fireworks at the officers attempting to m…
Firefighters Unable To Reach Hudson Valley Woman, 74, Trapped Inside Burning Home: Police Firefighters Unable To Reach Hudson Valley Woman, 74, Trapped Inside Burning Home: Police
Firefighters Unable To Reach Hudson Valley Woman, 74, Trapped Inside Burning Home: Police An elderly New York woman was killed in a house fire alongside her dog on Sunday night, July 12, police said. Joanne Carelli, 74, of Ellenville, was found dead inside her home after firefighters doused the flames, New York State Police said. State troopers responded to reports of a house fire on Baker Road in Kerhonkson around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, and the Accord Fire Department beat them there, authorities said. Firefighters were told Carelli and her dog were inside the house, but they were unable to safely enter, according to officials. After the fire was suppressed, emergency responders en…
Ghost Gun Bust: Five Nabbed — Including Teens — In Albany Weapons Sweep, Police Say Ghost Gun Bust: Five Nabbed — Including Teens — In Albany Weapons Sweep, Police Say
Ghost Gun Bust: Five Nabbed — Including Teens — In Albany Weapons Sweep, Police Say Five people were arrested across Albany in an ongoing investigation on Friday, July 10, according to police. Cops searched two residences and found an illegal ghost gun and two high-capacity magazines, the Albany Police Department said. Two of the suspects were teenagers — one 15-year-old boy and one 14-year-old boy — who were both released after their initial arrests and set to appear in family court at a later date, authorities said. Two more people were also released shortly afterward, cops said. Dumyarre Yarbrough, 20, was hit with two weapons charges, while Lakeeshia Leno, 44, was cha…
Bullet-Riddled Rider: Albany Shooting Victim Boarded Bus Instead Of Calling Cops, Police Say Bullet-Riddled Rider: Albany Shooting Victim Boarded Bus Instead Of Calling Cops, Police Say
Bullet-Riddled Rider: Albany Shooting Victim Boarded Bus Instead Of Calling Cops, Police Say A Capital Region shooting left a man wounded Saturday night, July 11 in Albany, but the man did not initially call police and instead boarded a bus, authorities said. Cops responded around 8:50 p.m. after a CDTA bus driver notified police that a man with bullet wounds to his chest and arm got on the bus near Central Avenue and Quail Street, the Albany Police Department said. Officers located the man and transported him to Albany Medical Center in stable condition, authorities said. He was publicly identified only as a 33-year-old male. No suspects have been arrested. Investigators determin…
NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff
NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff A man is accused of shooting his own dog with a shotgun, killing the animal in upstate New York, authorities announced. Daniel J. Van Aken, 28, of Providence, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, following an investigation into an animal cruelty complaint received by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, July 1, according to a media release issued Sunday, July 12. Investigators said Van Aken shot his dog with a shotgun "with no justifiable purpose," causing the animal's death. The shooting allegedly happened on Fish House Road in the Town of Providence on Sunday, June 29, sheriff…
Driver Killed, 3 Passengers—Including Child—Seriously Hurt After Car Slams Utility Pole In NY Driver Killed, 3 Passengers—Including Child—Seriously Hurt After Car Slams Utility Pole In NY
Driver Killed, 3 Passengers—Including Child—Seriously Hurt After Car Slams Utility Pole In NY A 37-year-old driver was killed and three passengers, including a 9-year-old girl, were seriously injured when a car crashed into a utility pole on Saturday evening, police announced. The crash happened at approximately 7:44 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at the intersection of Brookside Avenue and West Centennial Avenue in Roosevelt, according to the Nassau County Police Department.  The man was driving a 2021 Chrysler sedan southbound on Brookside Avenue when the vehicle struck a utility pole, police explained. The car also was occupied by a 36-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 9-…