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Emaciated, Infected Dog Rescued From New York Home, Officials Say Emaciated, Infected Dog Rescued From New York Home, Officials Say Emaciated, Infected Dog Rescued From New York Home, Officials Say
Emaciated, Infected Dog Rescued From New York Home, Officials Say An emaciated and infected dog has been rescued from a Long Island home, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 6. The suffering dog was discovered at residence in Islip on Sunday, Oct. 25, the Suffolk County SPCA said. It was “suffering from severe emaciation, a severe chronic skin infection, and serious infections in both ears,” the SPCA said. Rescuers immediately transported the dog to a veterinarian for emergency care, according to the group. The SPCA will provide additional details about the rescue operation and the dog’s condition at a press conference Monday, Nov. 9, the organization sai…
'Ratchet,' 'Stacks' Caught With Crack In Sudden Raid At Hudson Valley Apartments: Sheriff 'Ratchet,' 'Stacks' Caught With Crack In Sudden Raid At Hudson Valley Apartments: Sheriff 'Ratchet,' 'Stacks' Caught With Crack In Sudden Raid At Hudson Valley Apartments: Sheriff
'Ratchet,' 'Stacks' Caught With Crack In Sudden Raid At Hudson Valley Apartments: Sheriff Two men were arrested after authorities raided separate apartments at a Sullivan County housing complex at the same time — and one suspect tried to throw drugs out a window as officers broke through his door, police said.  The raids happened at the Sleepy Hollow Housing Development on Forestburgh Road in Monticello shortly after 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Nov. 6. Authorities said the operation followed a two-month investigation into suspected drug activity at the complex, which has also been the scene of several shootings over the pa…
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift A Philadelphia cable television pioneer who helped build Comcast and recently joined his wife in giving $20 million to the city’s art museum has died, the company announced Friday, Nov. 6. Julian A. Brodsky died Thursday, Nov. 5, at 93, according to Comcast’s announcement. “Julian was an extraordinary leader, a brilliant financial mind, and one of the architects of cable television,” Comcast Chairman Brian L. Roberts said. Brodsky and Daniel Aaron helped Ralph Roberts build the company following the 1963 purchase of American Cable Systems, a cable operation serving 1,200 subscribers in Tup…
NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds NYSP Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds
Nysp Sgt. Filmed Children Undressing In His Bathroom, Edited Sexual Clips: Feds A New York State Police sergeant from the Hudson Valley who was previously arrested for allegedly assaulting his former partner is now facing federal charges after prosecutors said he filmed young children undressing in a bathroom in his home.  Steven Calderon, 43, of Crawford (Orange County), NY, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.  The charges stem from an investigation that began after C…
‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing ‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing ‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing
‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing A New York woman and her daughter suffered years of abuse from her ex-husband before her murder in late October, her family said. Norman Lohr was “obsessed” with his stepdaughter, Allison Pelc, and raped her three years ago, Pelc said Monday, Nov. 2 in a Facebook video. “He was just so obsessed after doing what he did to me. He would not stop,” Allison Pelc said in the video. Pelc’s mother, Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, was shot and killed in Moira, NY, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Norman Lohr, Mellissa’s ex-husband and the chief suspect in her murder, died by suicide following a police chase hours later…
NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says
NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says A 24-year-old man accused of running over a police officer and leading authorities on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash with a patrol car in Rockland County has been indicted on multiple charges, including attempted aggravated murder.   Haverstraw resident Isaac E. Catedral was arraigned on the indictment in Rockland County Court on Friday, Nov. 6, before Judge David M. Ascher, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced.  The indictment follows a violent series of events on Oct. 23 that began with an alleged break-in at a Haverstraw home and left th…
NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later
NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later A man wanted for killing a New York woman and sexually assaulting others inside a Philadelphia hair salon — before stopping to buy a soda — has been captured, police announced Friday, Nov. 6. Jamal Pistoria, 33, was arrested by two 22nd District officers on the 500 block of South Broad Street at approximately 1 a.m. Friday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was wanted in connection with the killing of Ofelia Bellaniri Hernandez Camill, 34, and the assaults of two other women inside a salon on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue in East Mount Airy, police said. Hernandez Cami…
Special Prosecutors Appointed In 2 NY Political Cases Involving Ballot Fraud, Stolen Sign Special Prosecutors Appointed In 2 NY Political Cases Involving Ballot Fraud, Stolen Sign Special Prosecutors Appointed In 2 NY Political Cases Involving Ballot Fraud, Stolen Sign
Special Prosecutors Appointed In 2 NY Political Cases Involving Ballot Fraud, Stolen Sign Special prosecutors have been appointed to handle two separate criminal cases involving political figures from opposing parties in Rockland County, including a Republican accused of ballot fraud and a Democrat accused of stealing a campaign sign.  The appointments were announced by the Rockland County District Attorney's Office on Friday, Nov. 6, following requests from District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II.  According to the office, Judge James A. McCarty, supervising judge of the Superior Criminal Courts for the Ninth Judicial District, appointed Julia D. Cornachio as special dis…
Tesla Driver Loses Control, Causing Chain Reaction Crash On I-95 In Westchester Tesla Driver Loses Control, Causing Chain Reaction Crash On I-95 In Westchester Tesla Driver Loses Control, Causing Chain Reaction Crash On I-95 In Westchester
Tesla Driver Loses Control, Causing Chain Reaction Crash On I-95 In Westchester A Tesla driver lost control and struck another vehicle on I-95 in Westchester County, setting off a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash that sent a woman to the hospital and blocked lanes during the morning commute, police said.  The crash happened onI-95 South between Exits 19 and 18B in Harrison on Friday, Nov. 6, according to New York State Police. The incident was first reported around 7:45 a.m., according to 511NY.  State Police said a 48-year-old Valley Stream man was driving a 2022 Tesla in the center lane when he lost control and struck a vehicle traveling in the left lane.…
$60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG $60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG $60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG
$60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG A Hudson Valley drug dealer was arrested after prosecutors said more than two kilograms of cocaine worth $60,000 were found hidden inside a secret compartment in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Rockland County.  Newburgh resident David A. Herring III, 49, was arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation spanning Westchester, Rockland, and Orange counties, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.  According to James, Herring transported cocaine from Westchester County through Rockland County to Orange County, where investigato…
$10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Westchester Shooting $10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Westchester Shooting $10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Westchester Shooting
$10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Westchester Shooting More than five years after a man was shot and killed on a Westchester County street, police are offering a $10,000 reward in hopes of finally identifying his killer.  The Yonkers Police Department announced the reward on Friday, Nov. 6, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of Guy Van Lew. He was fatally shot on Saturday, July 17, 2021.  The shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Spruce Street and Cliff Street in Yonkers, according to police, who posted surveillance video of the incident on their social m…
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…