Lake Mahopac Hero Teen To Receive Liberty Medal, State's Highest Honor
MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- The heroic teen from Lake Mahopac who jumped into cold waters to save two girls from drowning following a car accident, will be honored by State Sen. Terrence Murphy with the New York State Liberty Medal.
Cullen Malzo, 19, will receive the award during the Wednesday, Dec. 7, meeting of the Carmel Town Board at 60 McAlpin Ave., in Mahopac at 7 p.m.
The New York State Senate Liberty Medal is one of the highest civilian honors that a New Yorker can receive. The award is given to individuals who have performed exceptional, heroic, or humanitarian acts and achievements on beha…
Two Face Drug Charges After Separate Traffic Stops In Kent
KENT, N.Y. -- Kent Police nabbed two local residents on drug possession charges during separate traffic stops, according to the Kent Police Department.
On Saturday, Nov. 26, Kent officers stopped Anthony Garvey, 23, of Kent, for acting suspiciously on Bowen Road. During the stop, officers found Garvey in possession of Dilaudid pills and a hypodermic needle, police said.
He was released without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 14.
The second arrest took place on Monday when officers stopped Austin Garafola, 19, of North Salem, for speeding on Hill and Dale Road. During the …
Spring Valley Teen Tampered With Evidence In Murder Case, Police Say
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley man has been charged with tampering with evidence related to the January stabbing murder of Justin Speights, a volunteer Silver Lake firefighter and former Pine Bush High School football player, according to the New York State Police.
Rasso Chambers, 19, was charged Wednesday with one count of tampering with physical evidence, a felony, state police said.
Speights, 20, was killed trying to break up a fight at a New Year's Eve party in Pine Bush.
Through the investigation into the murder, police found that Chambers deleted electronic evidence from h…
Orangetown Draws Praise From U.S. Attorney After Pharmacist's Sentencing
ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- The Orangetown Police Department, along with several other law enforcement agencies, drew praise Wednesday from U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara, for their help in bringing down a pharmacist who was dealing oxycodone.
Lilian Jakacki, aka “Lilian Wieckowski,” was sentenced to four years in prison for illegally distributing 100,000 tablets of oxycodone, Medicare fraud, and money laundering, Bharara said.
“Through her pharmacies in Queens and Brooklyn, Lilian Jakacki dumped 100,000 illegally diverted oxycodone pills into the city’s streets," he sai…
