Man Who Ditched Loaded Gun During Wild Albany Police Pursuit Learns His Fate
A New York man who chucked an illegal gun while fleeing from the cops was sentenced to several years in prison, authorities announced Thursday, May 14.
Jamarl Townsend, 32, was handed 10 years behind bars and five years parole at his hearing Thursday, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Townsend, of Albany, was seen violating traffic laws in a Nissan Rogue on Dec. 5, 2024, near Lexington Avenue and Sherman Street, and cops tried to pull him over, according to prosecutors.
However, Townsend fled the scene at high speeds and threw a black bag out the window, cops said. Investi…
Parolee Convicted In Deadly Troy 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…
Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly
The Pace University community and a Westchester family are mourning the sudden loss of a young student-athlete remembered for her kindness, energy, and bright spirit.
Stevie Marie DeLuca, a Yonkers native and junior at Pace University, died on Thursday, April 30, at the age of 20, according to her obituary.
DeLuca was a member of Pace’s cheerleading team, where she served as a flyer. A graduate of Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy, she was majoring in criminal justice in the university’s Dyson School of Arts and Sciences.
Friends and loved ones described her as someone who left a l…
MS-13 Machete Attacks Land Teen LI Gangsters Lengthy Prison Terms: Authorities
Two teenage Long Island MS-13 gangsters have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for a pair of machete attacks, authorities announced Thursday, April 30.
Pedro Martinez Velasquez and Kelvin Martinez, both 19, were sentenced to 12 years behind bars and five years of probation, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The duo pleaded guilty on Feb. 24 to attempted murder, conspiracy, and assault for two group attacks in 2024, one at a Hempstead soccer field and the other at a Uniondale laundromat, prosecutors said.
In the first assault, Velasquez and Martinez were part o…
Teacher At School In White Plains Accused Of Grooming, Touching Student, Providing Alcohol: DA
A teacher at a private school in Westchester County is facing charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior with a teenage student over an extended period, prosecutors said.
Nils Koehler, 27, of White Plains, was arrested on Tuesday, April 28, and arraigned in White Plains City Court on one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 29.
Koehler, who works at the German International School New York in White Plains, pleaded not guilty. A judge issued a full stay-away orde…
