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Robbers Who Beat Elderly Man, Stole Jewelry On Albany Street Learn Fate
Two New York men busted in a violent Capital Region mugging have been sentenced to several years in prison, authorities announced Tuesday, May 12. Nahshon Joseph, 32, got 10 years behind bars while Amazjee Glass, 20, was sentenced to five years, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Joseph and Glass approached a 68-year-old victim on an Albany street around 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 12, 2025, investigators said. The suspects threw the man to the ground, punched him, and stole a gold necklace from his neck and two gold rings from his hand, authorities said. Surveillance captured Joseph…
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Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA
A western Massachusetts man who admitted to police that he beat and stabbed his father to death lived beside the body for a week, prosecutors said. David Louis Boucher, 48, walked into the North Adams Police Department on Monday morning, May 11, and confessed to killing his father, David Allen Boucher, 67, according to the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office. David Louis Boucher and his dad lived in separate units of a Walnut Street multi-family home. During a search of the house on Monday afternoon, police found evidence that David Boucher had beaten and stabbed his father repeate…
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Text Threats, Repeat Calls Lead To Stalking, Harassment Charges Against NY Man: Police
A Capital Region man was arrested on stalking and harassment charges after multiple domestic disputes, state police said Tuesday, May 12. Jeremy Prock, 44, of Waterford, was detained Saturday, May 9 amidst an investigation by New York State Police, according to authorities. Troopers responded to State Route 28 North in Minerva just before 3 p.m. Friday, May 8 for reports of a domestic dispute, cops said. During the ensuing investigation, police learned Prock and the victim had engaged in multiple verbal arguments over the past week and that earlier Friday, Prock had sent threatening texts …
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Cops ID Colgate Student, 21, Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In Upstate NY River (
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A 21-year-old Colgate University student from Westchester County who was found dead after his kayak overturned in an Upstate New York river has been identified by authorities. Sohail A. Nabi, of Yonkers, was found dead Monday, May 11, in the Schroon River in Warrensburg, New York State Police confirmed. The incident began just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, when troopers responded to the area of Library Avenue following reports of an overturned kayak in the river. Investigators later determined Nabi had been kayaking with a small group of people when they lost sight of him. Wh…
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AR-15, Shotgun Found In Convicted Felon’s NY Home After Domestic Dispute: State Police
A 74-year-old New York man was busted with multiple illegal weapons in his home after cops responded to a domestic dispute involving a younger woman, state police said Tuesday, May 12. Fred D. Earl, of Wallkill in Ulster County, had an assault rifle, a shotgun, and additional weapons despite a prior felony conviction, New York State Police said. Troopers began investigating around 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7 after receiving a call about a domestic dispute between Earl and a 29-year-old woman, authorities said. They issued a “be on the lookout” alert for Earl’s 2024 Ford F-150. State police loca…
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Box Truck Smashes Teen Driver On NY Thruway, Three Injured: State Police (
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Three people were injured when a box truck driver smashed into a teen behind the wheel of a Honda on the New York State Thruway in Albany, New York State Police said Tuesday, May 12. Roz Muhammad Said, 33, was hit with multiple traffic tickets for the wreck, which closed lanes in both directions of the Thruway on Monday night, May 11, according to state police. Said, of Watervliet, was driving his box truck eastbound on I-90 near mile marker 149.6 around 6 p.m. when he struck a 2022 Honda sedan driven by an 18-year-old man from Latham, investigators said. The Honda became wedged under the …
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Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say
A Hudson Valley man who Connecticut prosecutors say used Snapchat and TikTok to manipulate teenage girls into sexual abuse schemes has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. James Pagliaro, 27, of Middletown, New York, was sentenced Thursday, May 8, in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Federal investigators said Pagliaro spent months targeting minors through social media apps. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to thousands of underage girls between April 2024 and Mar…
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NY Man Put Victim In Chokehold Before Cops Found Gun, Crack: Police
Police investigating an assault at a Bergen County home found a loaded handgun, suspected crack cocaine, and additional drugs inside a New York suspect's vehicle, authorities said. On Thursday, May 7, Mahwah police responded to a report of a disturbance at a township residence, Capt. Michael Blondin said. The suspect had already fled the scene when officers arrived. The victim told officers she had been assaulted by the suspect, later identified as 26-year-old Jason Butler, of Wurtsboro, NY, on two separate occasions, according to Blondin. The victim told officers she had been placed i…
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Church Statue Falls On Man, 27, Leaves Him Hospitalized In NY
A man was hospitalized after a statue fell on him at a church in Northern Westchester, police confirmed. Troopers responded just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, to Saint Joseph Church on Plum Brook Road in Somers for a report of a statue falling onto a person, New York State Police told Daily Voice. Police said a 27-year-old man was injured in the incident and was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital before troopers arrived at the scene. Authorities described the injuries as non-life-threatening. State Police said the incident was determined to be non-criminal in nat…
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Intense Blaze Causes Home To Collapse, Injures 4 Firefighters In Hudson Valley
A dramatic house fire in Orange County caused a partial building collapse and injured several firefighters — luckily, though, everyone was able to get out in time. The fire broke out around 10:49 a.m. on Friday, May 8, at a home on Riverview Street in Walden, according to the Walden Fire Department. While firefighters were responding, 911 dispatchers relayed reports of people possibly trapped inside the residence. When crews arrived just minutes later, command officers immediately requested a second alarm. After speaking with a resident, firefighters made sure everyone ha…
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Crypto-Fueled Rage Leaves Two Teslas Smashed At New York Showroom: Police
A New York man is accused of damaging two Tesla vehicles after storming into a dealership demanding the return of a hard drive supposedly filled with cryptocurrency, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, May 10. Travis Dubshinski, 39, of Jefferson, New York, entered the Tesla Motors showroom at 1350 Corporate Drive in Westbury around 10:15 a.m. and demanded staff return the hard drive to him, according to detectives. Employees told Dubshinski they had never seen him before and could not help him, police said. Dubshinski allegedly became irate, left the showroom, and retrieved an ice…
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Hammer Attack Inside NY Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest
A fight inside an Albany home ended with one man struck in the head with a hammer and another stabbed in the chest, police said. George Delaughter, 61, of Albany, was arrested following the violent altercation at a residence on the 300 block of Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard around 9:10 p.m. on Friday, May 8, Albany police announced the following day. Officers responding to reports of two injured people found Delaughter suffering from stab wounds to the chest, according to police. Minutes later, a 31-year-old man connected to the incident was found nearby at Second Street and L…
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