Officials are investigating after finding “several” people dead following an early morning house fire in a Rochester, New York, suburb early Saturday. Irondequoit Police said a 911 call came in just before 5:30 a.m. Police and fire personnel from several jurisdictions responded to the call and “quickly” brought the blaze under control. But once the …
A 50-year-old Long Island man left his 15-year-old daughter waiting in the car while he went in her mother’s home — his ex-wife — and killed her and her boyfriend. Kelly Coppola, 50, and Kenneth Pohlman Jr., 53, were found shot to death at Pohlman’s St. James home after the teenager alerted police, family, and …
Five people were killed on Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide at a home Long Island. Nassau County police have not released the names of the victims, Newsday reported, but said that a man found dead “on the front lawn did shoot and kill himself.” Records show that 95-year-old Theresa Martha DeLucia most recently lived in …
A New York anesthesiologist pleaded guilty to drugging his family’s nanny while she slept and raping her. Paul Giacopelli, 60, will only spend four years in prison when he’s sentenced on November 20, thanks to a plea deal agreed to by Putnam County Judge Anthony Mole, LoHud.com reports. He will have to register as a …
A 45-year-old New York man found running naked in the city of Rome Tuesday night has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, a beloved Oneida County elementary school principal and mother of a son. Police did not say who called them to the home of Elizabeth Gerling, the 50-year-old principal of Utica’s Columbus …
A convicted drug smuggler and loan shark pardoned by then-President Donald Trump in 2021 was arrested earlier this month for assaulting his wife and her 75-year-old father. Nassau County, New York, court records say that Jonathan Braun, 41, has been charged with assault with injury on a person 65 or older, two counts of assault …
A New York state grandmother and her boyfriend have been indicted in the death of a toddler who ingested fentanyl more than a year ago in Syracuse. Onandaga County Assistant District Attorney Jarrett Wooffork told WSTM that Natasha Gregory, who also goes by Natasha Newton, and Curtis Rouse had been indicted on charges of criminal …
A defense attorney for the man accused of being the Long Island serial killer says he wants the cases against his client tried separately. Rex Heuermann — charged with six murders, including the so-called “Gilgo 4” — appeared for a status hearing this week before State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei, Newsday reported. Michael J. …
New York State Police are asking for help finding a 33-year-old Hudson woman reported missing by her family. Hope Marie Duntz is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall with blonde hair with green tips and blue eyes, Mid Hudson News reported. Duntz may be wearing a yellow knit sweater. https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/07/22/state-police-search-for-missing-woman/Police provided no information about …
A 22-year-old New York man was charged Sunday with murder after he allegedly shoved his 44-year-old mother down an embankment in a Washington Heights park. Police were called to the scene shortly after 4 p.m. and found Vianel Garcia, 44, with serious physical injuries after striking her head as she rolled down the grassy embankment, …
A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to raping and killing a 3-year-old girl last July. Josefina Cunningham died after she was found unconscious and foaming from the mouth at her Rensselaer County home on July 7, 2023. Robert Fisher, 34, who was arrested after he tried to return to the crime scene, was watching …
