Parolee Convicted In Deadly NY Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says Parolee Convicted In Deadly NY Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says
Parolee Convicted In Deadly NY Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says A New York man has been convicted in connection with a deadly stabbing in the Capital Region but cleared on the top murder charge, authorities said Tuesday, May 12. Juan Rivera, a 27-year-old Troy man, was instead convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the death of Kevin Hall Jr., the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said. Rivera and Hall, 47, were involved in a fight over property on April 21, 2025, in Troy when Rivera stabbed Hall in the chest with a knife, prosecutors said. At the time, Rivera had just been released from state prison after serving a four-year sentence for…
Child Porn Busts On Same Day Nab Grahamsville, Halfmoon Creeps: State Police Child Porn Busts On Same Day Nab Grahamsville, Halfmoon Creeps: State Police
Child Porn Busts On Same Day Nab Grahamsville, Halfmoon Creeps: State Police Two New York men have been arrested on child porn charges, including one man accused of falsely reporting a crime, police said Tuesday, May 12. Shawn Edwards, 32, was arrested Friday, May 8 at his home in Grahamsville, New York State Police said. Cops began investigating Edwards in October 2025 following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said. That led to the search warrant, in which investigators found he’d promoted a sexual performance by a child and disseminated sexually explicit materials to a minor, according to state police. Additionally, …
Robbers Who Beat Elderly Man, Stole Jewelry On Albany Street Learn Fate Robbers Who Beat Elderly Man, Stole Jewelry On Albany Street Learn Fate
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…
Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA
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…
Text Threats, Repeat Calls Lead To Stalking, Harassment Charges Against Waterford Man: Police Text Threats, Repeat Calls Lead To Stalking, Harassment Charges Against Waterford Man: Police
Text Threats, Repeat Calls Lead To Stalking, Harassment Charges Against Waterford 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 …
Cops ID Colgate Student, 21, Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In Upstate NY River (UPDATE) Cops ID Colgate Student, 21, Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In Upstate NY River (UPDATE)
Cops ID Colgate Student, 21, Found Dead After Kayak Overturns In Upstate NY River (Update) 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…
AR-15, Shotgun Found In Convicted Felon’s NY Home After Domestic Dispute: State Police AR-15, Shotgun Found In Convicted Felon’s NY Home After Domestic Dispute: State Police
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…
Box Truck Smashes Teen Driver On NY Thruway, Three Injured: State Police (UPDATED) Box Truck Smashes Teen Driver On NY Thruway, Three Injured: State Police (UPDATED)
Box Truck Smashes Teen Driver On NY Thruway, Three Injured: State Police (Updated) 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 …
Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say
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…
Crypto-Fueled Rage Leaves Two Teslas Smashed At New York Showroom: Police Crypto-Fueled Rage Leaves Two Teslas Smashed At New York Showroom: Police
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…
Hammer Attack Inside NY Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest Hammer Attack Inside NY Home, Police Find Man Stabbed In Chest
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…
TikTok Trend Inspired Killing Of Innocent Man Sleeping In Times Square: Report TikTok Trend Inspired Killing Of Innocent Man Sleeping In Times Square: Report
TikTok Trend Inspired Killing Of Innocent Man Sleeping In Times Square: Report A 17-year-old boy was charged in the fatal stabbing of a 39-year-old Massachusetts man in Times Square that was allegedly inspired by a TikTok trend, the New York Times reports. The teen was participating in a trend in which people record themselves "messing with crackheads," when he woke 39-year-old Leonides Baez, of Worcester MA, from his sleep on a ledge, the outlet says, citing police. It happened on West 43rd Street at 11:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, just steps from the entrance to the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The teen motioned for an unsuspecting Baez to come closer before he threw a cup o…