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Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley
Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley A 65-year-old school bus monitor from Westchester County has been arrested after authorities said she physically assaulted a 12-year-old student aboard a moving school bus in Putnam County.  Yorktown resident Magalie Speranza was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8, following an investigation into an incident aboard a Mahopac Central School District bus, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.  The alleged assault happened on Friday, Oct. 2, while the bus was transporting students. According to the Sheriff's Office, Speranza physically assaulted the 12-yea…
8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds 8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds 8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds
8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds Eight Hudson Valley men have been charged in a federal drug trafficking conspiracy centered on a residential street in Orange County where dealers conducted thousands of transactions, prosecutors said.  The eight defendants, who were charged on Wednesday, Oct. 14, are accused of distributing large quantities of crack cocaine along West Parmenter Street in Newburgh from 2025 through October 2026, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Federal prosecutors revealed the unsealing of an indictment charging all eight men with conspiracy to distribute …
NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison
NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison A 26-year-old Rockland County man who pretended to be a teenager to sexually exploit three underage girls, including a 14-year-old whose bedroom he entered through a window, will spend over a decade in federal prison.  Haverstraw resident Oscar Mata Lemus, 26, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, by US District Judge Cathy Seibel following his guilty plea to three counts of enticement, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.   In addition to his prison sentence, Mata Lemus will serve 15 years of supervised release.  Federal prosecuto…
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…
Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA
Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA The former treasurer of two Putnam County-based nonprofit organizations has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in a scheme that prosecutors said involved using the funds to pay for everything from cigars and liquor to dental bills and pet supplies.  Mark A. Kenny, a former Garrison resident who later moved to Orange County, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to stealing a combined $212,000 from the Garrison Fish and Game Club and the Catfish Pond Association, the Putnam County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Kenny, who served as treasurer for bot…
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…
Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds
Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde traded bank robberies for stolen necklaces, using hugs and sleight of hand to make off with thousands of dollars in jewelry from unsuspecting victims in Maryland and beyond, according to DHS. The Romanian couple, Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu, have been linked to at least 14 reported jewelry thefts across Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, prompting federal authorities to compare them to one of America's most notorious criminal duos. "This 'Bonnie and Clyde' illegal alien couple from Romania has been charged with grand larceny after allegedl…
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair signed up to talk all things ’90s at a Hartford convention this weekend, but many people may be more interested in what she has to say about the past week. The "Cruel Intentions" star will appear at 90s Con Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, but her appearance seemed up in the air following a public outburst on a cross-country flight.  The 54-year-old star was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police arrested her afte…
NY Church Sexton Who Raped, Sexually Abused Child For Years Is Convicted: DA NY Church Sexton Who Raped, Sexually Abused Child For Years Is Convicted: DA NY Church Sexton Who Raped, Sexually Abused Child For Years Is Convicted: DA
NY Church Sexton Who Raped, Sexually Abused Child For Years Is Convicted: DA A 40-year-old Westchester County man who worked as a church sexton has been convicted of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a girl younger than 13 over more than four years, prosecutors said.   Yonkers resident Rolando Ruiz was found guilty by a Westchester County jury on Friday, Oct. 9, following a trial before Judge Robert Prisco, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Ruiz, who was previously identified as a sexton at Community Baptist Church in Yonkers, was convicted of predatory sexual assault against a child, two counts of use …
NY Customers Targeted In NJ Bank Fraudster’s $1.8M Scheme, Prison Follows: Feds NY Customers Targeted In NJ Bank Fraudster’s $1.8M Scheme, Prison Follows: Feds NY Customers Targeted In NJ Bank Fraudster’s $1.8M Scheme, Prison Follows: Feds
NY Customers Targeted In NJ Bank Fraudster’s $1.8M Scheme, Prison Follows: Feds A notorious bank fraudster from New Jersey is headed to federal prison after ripping off customers, businesses, and banks across the tristate area, federal investigators said. Laquan Williams, 42, of Florham Park, was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 13 to 16 years and eight months in prison, the Justice Department said. Williams stole at least $1.8 million from various financial institutions through three overlapping schemes that ran from October 2021 to May 2024, the feds said. The most lucrative operation involved stolen U.S. Treasury checks, in which Williams and co-conspirators impersonated le…
6 Companies Face $648K In Fines Over Dangerous Conditions At Hudson Valley Development: Feds 6 Companies Face $648K In Fines Over Dangerous Conditions At Hudson Valley Development: Feds 6 Companies Face $648K In Fines Over Dangerous Conditions At Hudson Valley Development: Feds
6 Companies Face $648K In Fines Over Dangerous Conditions At Hudson Valley Development: Feds Six construction companies working on a massive mixed-use development in Orange County are facing more than $648,000 in proposed federal penalties after investigators found workers were exposed to potentially deadly excavation hazards, federal officials said.   The US Department of Labor announced the findings on Tuesday, Oct. 13, following an investigation by its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the Monroe Commons project, also known as the Magna Square development, on Nininger Road in Monroe.  The planned four-story, approximately 408,000-square-foot …
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Machete, Axe, Knife Killing Of Mother, 71, In Hudson Valley: DA Man Pleads Not Guilty In Machete, Axe, Knife Killing Of Mother, 71, In Hudson Valley: DA Man Pleads Not Guilty In Machete, Axe, Knife Killing Of Mother, 71, In Hudson Valley: DA
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Machete, Axe, Knife Killing Of Mother, 71, In Hudson Valley: DA A 27-year-old man accused of brutally killing his mother inside their Westchester County home in July 2026 has been indicted on murder and weapons charges, prosecutors said.  Scarsdale resident Chester Green, 27, was arraigned on Wednesday, Oct. 14, before Westchester County Court Judge Melissa Loehr on charges of second-degree murder and three counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced. The charges stem from the death of his mother, Marian Green, 71, who prosecutors said was repeatedly beaten and stabbed inside…