Woman pictured minutes after she ‘stabbed lover with a kitchen knife in fight’
A woman was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend during a heated argument in the early hours of Friday morning. Yekaterina Pusepa was led handcuffed from the grisly scene in tears, her white T-shirt, jeans and arms covered with the blood of her injured boyfriend, Alec Katsnelson. She was pictured on the [...]
Drunk driver who killed boy, 14, in hit-and-run crash faces justice after witness tracks him to his home and makes him return to scene
A drunk driver who tried to get away when he struck and killed a teenage boy was arrested after a witness forced him to return to the scene. Michael Ettipio, 23, had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times over the legal limit when he crashed an SUV on Thursday night into 14-year-old Bryce Buchholz, who [...]
Trio arrested in Rotterdam house bombings
ROTTERDAM – Rotterdam Police have arrested three people in connection with five separate incidents of arson bombing of a home on Claremont Avenue in the towns High Bridge area. According to police Larry J. Ahrens, 33, paid Michael D. Chambers, 33, and Amy L. Brzoza, 31, to throw explosive devices at a house where his [...]
Poster boy for missing children, now 23, is jailed for raping and choking 10-year-old girl
A man who had such a horrible childhood that he was invited to the White House as a symbol of young victims will now go to prison for trying to kill a 10-year-old girl. Adam Croote, 23, of Albany, New York, was sentenced on Friday to at least 25 years behind bars for raping and [...]
White woman wants her kidney back after giving it to her white female boss
The generous mother who claims she was fired after donating her kidney to her ailing boss is now demanding the organ back. ‘You hate me so much, and I’m so despicable – give me my kidney back!’ Debbie Stevens, 47, said, the New York Post reported. The mother of two from Long Island, New York, had offered [...]
Man who ‘dressed up like his dead mother for six years to steal $115,000 in benefits’ faces 25 years in prison
A New Yorker accused of a bizarre scam in which he dressed up like his dead mother for six years to steal $115,000 in benefits is appearing in court this week. On Tuesday jurors will be shown a screening of Thomas Prusik-Parkin, 53, allegedly carrying off his extraordinary act. To pull off his pretense [...]
Bobbie Kugler Charged In Fire Deaths Of 4 Children In New York
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A mother who was rescued from a house fire that killed four of her children was charged Friday with setting the fire, but authorities would say little about how or why. Bobbie Kugler, 31, was scheduled to be arraigned in Rochester City Court Saturday on four counts of manslaughter and arson, Fire [...]
Author ‘brutally beaten to death in her New York apartment by her 19-year-old son’ as she tried to help him deal with a seizure
The teenage son of an author was charged with murder on Tuesday night for savagely beating her to death with his fists, according to police. Karyn Kay, 63, died hours after calling police to tell them her 19-year-old son, Henry Wachtel, was hitting her. After responding to an emergency call, police found Kay lying in a pool [...]
Gold Digger who claimed boxer ‘imprisoned’ her during sex session
A Playboy model and alleged prostitute who sued Oscar De La Hoya after claiming he had imprisoned her in his hotel suite has failed in her fight for $5million compensation from the boxer. Angelica Marie Cecora, 25, said that Mr De La Hoya had repeatedly demanded sex when she was trying to sleep after a [...]
Handyman guilty of killing cleaner and stuffing body in skyscraper air duct after stalking her as they worked night shift
A handyman was convicted yesterday of suffocating a cleaning lady and stuffing her body in an air-conditioning duct in a deserted office tower where they worked at night. Joseph Pabon, 27, was found guilty of the kidnap and murder of Eridania Rodriguez in July 2009. Mrs Rodriguez, 46, disappeared while working a night shift cleaning at [...]
Schodack man arrested on rape charges
NASSAU, NY – Nassau police arrested a Schodack man on rape charges stemming from an incident with a female juvenile. Police arrested 18-year-old Michael Gaioni on Friday in the Village of Nassau. Police say the arrest follows a sexual incident involving a female minor. Gaioni is charged with Rape, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, [...]
Homeless man arrested after ‘fatally pushing student onto subway tracks in Brooklyn after getting into a fight on the train’
Police have arrested the drunk man suspected of fighting and fatally pushing a 20-year-old college student under a New York City subway but continue to search for him. Ryan Beauchamp, 33, was found by police on Tuesday, four days after pushing Joshua Basin to his death when the two men got in an altercation at [...]