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NJ Woman Who Outsmarted Serial Killer, Escaped In Handcuffs Dies At 44
Tiffany Taylor, a New Jersey woman whose testimony helped convict a serial killer she narrowly escaped while handcuffed, has died at age 44.
Taylor died in her sleep, according to her mother, Lola Acevedo, who shared the news in a GoFundMe campaign.
Raised in Jersey City's housing projects, Taylor eventually turned to sex work and robbing men. In 2016, she met Khalil Wheeler-Weaver through a friend and reportedly robbed him after spending several hours together, NJ Advance Media reports. She later agreed to meet him again at a hotel in Elizabeth, where the encounter took a terrifying t…
Man Shatters Glass Doors At 2 Businesses In Hudson Valley Plaza, Burglarizes 1: Police
A 62-year-old man has been arrested after police said he smashed the glass entrances of two businesses at an Orange County shopping plaza and burglarized one of them.
Newburgh resident Duane H. Williams, 62, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 15, following an investigation into overnight break-ins at South Plank Plaza, located at 181 South Plank Rd. in Newburgh, according to the Town of Newburgh Police Department.
The events leading to his arrest began on Wednesday, Oct. 7, around 8:30 a.m., when officers responded to the shopping plaza after receiving a report of a…
Man Shot By Cops After Pointing Fake Gun At Officers In Hudson Valley Pleads Guilty
A man who was shot by police after deliberately making a false 911 report and pointing a realistic-looking BB gun at responding officers in Dutchess County in 2024 has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges.
Poughkeepsie resident Kevin Fitzpatrick, 43, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to three counts of menacing a police officer, one count of reckless endangerment, and one count of falsely reporting an incident, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Friday, Oct. 16.
The plea stems from a confrontation on Dec. 22, 2024, at the Fallkill Commons apartment …
