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Car Falsely Reported Stolen In NY — And Owner Collected Insurance Payout, Cops Say
An Ulster County man is accused of falsely reporting his Dodge Charger stolen and collecting an insurance payout while still having the vehicle, police said.
Napanoch resident Yaakov A. Handler, 22, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 28, following an investigation into a stolen vehicle report in Orange County dating back nearly two years, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 30.
The case began on Dec. 27, 2024, when Handler reported a 2015 Dodge Charger stolen on Route 17 in Monroe, according to State Police.
The agency said Handler later received an i…
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash
A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30.
Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said.
The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release.
Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Driver Flees Cops With 11-Month-Old, Leaves Them In Car In Hudson Valley: Police
A 28-year-old man faces charges after police said he fled detectives with an infant in his vehicle during a citywide crackdown on license plate violations and unregistered drivers in Westchester County.
The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 28, during a Yonkers Police initiative targeting obscured and altered license plates, fraudulent temporary registrations, unregistered and uninsured vehicles, and other violations, the department said on Friday, Oct. 30.
During the crackdown, detectives tried to pull over Yonkers resident Emil Sanchez Mercado, 28. However, the department sa…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case.
Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police
Autopsy results in two suspicious deaths in New York separated by 200 miles were released Thursday, Oct. 29.
Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, 50, of Brushton, was killed Tuesday, Oct. 27 by a gunshot to the head, New York State Police said. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Norman E. Lohr Jr., 50, of Michigan, died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to state police. Lohr was Pelc-Lohr’s ex-husband, state troopers confirmed to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
“Just days ago, I was celebrating my 30th birthday in Las Vegas with my mom, her boyfriend, and my brother. I never imag…
2 Women Collected Over $14K In SNAP Benefits They Weren't Entitled To In Hudson Valley: Cops
Two Sullivan County women have been arrested after improperly collecting a combined amount of over $14,000 in food assistance benefits, officials said.
Woodbourne resident Ashton L. Clark, 32, and South Fallsburg resident Tahyia S. Chavez, 27, were arrested following investigations by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force, Sullivan County officials announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Authorities allege that Clark received $12,548 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that she was not entitled to between April 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2024.
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Victim Robbed Of $100, Stabbed On Bridge In Over I-95 In NY — Assailant Found Guilty, DA Says
A 41-year-old man has been convicted of attempted murder after robbing a pedestrian of $100 and repeatedly stabbing him in the face, neck, and body as he tried to make his way home in Westchester County.
New Rochelle resident Kevin Lopez, 41, was found guilty by a Westchester County jury on Thursday, Oct. 29, in connection with the violent robbery on the Centre Avenue Bridge in New Rochelle, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
The attack happened at around 10 p.m. on July 30, 2025, as the victim was walking across the Centre Avenue Bridge over Interstate…
