Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT Woman Charged After Person She Lived With Who Drank Mixture Of Juice, Methadone Dies CT Woman Charged After Person She Lived With Who Drank Mixture Of Juice, Methadone Dies
CT Woman Charged After Person She Lived With Who Drank Mixture Of Juice, Methadone Dies A Connecticut woman has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after her roommate died when he allegedly drank methadone hidden in orange juice. New Haven County resident Olivia Battistini, age 31, of Meriden, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 27, in association with the incident that took place on Tuesday, Jan. 7. According to the Meriden Police, officers responded to 525 Crown Village for an apparent overdose. When officers arrived they transported the man to an area hospital where he died. An investigation found that he had consumed a glass of orange that Battistini had mixed with…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lewisboro, NY
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Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son A Hudson Valley mother has been sentenced to nine months in county jail in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the sentencing of Marie Dorleus, of Spring Valley, on Wednesday, Dec. 15 The child was killed on Saturday, June 19, when Dorleus left her three small children unsupervised in their Spring Valley home for several hours, said Chief Peter Walker, spokesman for the DA's Office.  During her absence, a box spring that had been leaned against a wall in the family apartment fell on her 1-year-old son, c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley Police have nabbed the man who allegedly hit and killed another man who was crossing a street and then fled the scene. The crash took place around 4:45 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23, in Rockland County on Route 9W in the Town of Haverstraw, police said. On Wednesday, Nov. 24, Haverstraw Police arrested Sugundo Landi-Lucer, 43, of Queens and charged him with the death of Juan Germosen, a 75-year-old Haverstraw resident. Related Story: Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Haverstraw He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday on charges of criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Mother Pleads Guilty In Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley Mother Pleads Guilty In Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley
Mother Pleads Guilty In Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley woman admitted to her role in the death of her 1-year-old son. Rockland County resident Marie Dorleus, age 36, of Spring Valley, pleaded guilty to one count of criminally negligent homicide following the investigation stemming from the June 2021 investigation into the death of her son. Original story - Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley Dorleus admitted that on Saturday, June 19, she left her three children unsupervised for several hours in their Rockland County home, and while they were alone, Dorleus’ 1-year-old child got stuck …

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by Zak Failla
Gettysburg, PA
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Pennsylvania Hunters Shot Texas Man Dead In National Forest, Authorities Say Pennsylvania Hunters Shot Texas Man Dead In National Forest, Authorities Say
Pennsylvania Hunters Shot Texas Man Dead In National Forest, Authorities Say Two Pennsylvania hunters are accused of fatally shooting a Texas man dead in a national Colorado forest, authorities said. The hunters were trying to lure an elk in southwestern Colorado at the San Juan National Forest north of Rico when they shot Greg Gabrisch, 31, of Houston, on Sept. 17, police reports say. The shooter was identified as Ronald J. Morosko from Elizabeth, PA. He was charged with criminally negligent homicide and taken to Montezuma County jail, Dolores County Sheriff Sheriff Don Wilson said. If Morosko is found guilty he faces up to three years in prison and a fine of up …

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by Jillian Pikora
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a crash near John F. Kennedy International Airport. The victims, 31-year-old Diana Granobles and her 10-year-old daughter Isabella Granobles of Copiague, were killed when an alleged drunk driver was driving at a high rate of speed and slammed into their vehicle on Saturday, July 24. According to the New York City Police, Tyrone Absolam, age 42, was driving with two kids when he t-boned the Granobles's car. When police arrived on the scene, they found the mother and daughter unconscious an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley
Mother Indicted In Connection To Death Of 1-Year-Old Son In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley mother has been indicted for manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide following the death of her 1-year-old son died after becoming stuck between a bed and a wall. Rockland County resident Marie Dorleus, age 36, of Spring Valley, was indicted on Monday, June 28 for the death which took place on Saturday, June 19, while the toddler was left home alone with two other children ranging in age from one to 6-years-old for several hours, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Earlier Story: Mother Charged With Manslaughter After 1-Year-Old Dies In Hudson Va…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
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Westchester Parents Plead Guilty To Roles In Infant's Death Westchester Parents Plead Guilty To Roles In Infant's Death
Westchester Parents Plead Guilty To Roles In Infant's Death A Westchester couple has admitted to their roles in the death of a six-week-old baby, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon residents Henry Lantigua, age 41, and Shannelle Straker, age 39, pleaded guilty this week to criminally negligent homicide following the death of their child in 2018. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said that on May 31, 2018, first responders received multiple calls from a South 5th Avenue apartment, where Straker lived with her mother and two children, including Jessamine Lantigua, who was born on April 16 last year. Rocah said that…

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by Zak Failla
Eastchester, NY
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Police Officer Charged In High-Speed Hutchinson River Parkway Crash That Killed Motorcyclist Police Officer Charged In High-Speed Hutchinson River Parkway Crash That Killed Motorcyclist
Police Officer Charged In High-Speed Hutchinson River Parkway Crash That Killed Motorcyclist A veteran police officer in Westchester is facing charges after allegedly driving 129 mph on the Hutchinson River Parkway before crashing into a motorcyclist who was killed, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Antoine Henrys, age 38, a Mount Vernon resident and eight-year member of the city’s police department was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and reckless driving for his role in a crash last September that killed a White Plains man. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Henrys was driving north on the parkway at 129 mph in a 50 mph zone…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
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Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 91-Year-Old Lifelong Westchester Resident Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 91-Year-Old Lifelong Westchester Resident
Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 91-Year-Old Lifelong Westchester Resident The daughter of a 91-year-old man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Westchester got emotional at the sentencing for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed her father. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Johnny David Machado, age 28, was sentenced to one year in jail for his role in the 2019 crash that left the lifelong Westchester resident dead. Machado pleaded guilty last November to felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting and criminally negligent homicide for the fatal crash that took the life of Rocco DePaolo in Dobbs Ferry in September 2019. …

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Woman Who Ran Over, Killed Long Island Activist Whose Daughter Was Murdered By MS-13 Sentenced Woman Who Ran Over, Killed Long Island Activist Whose Daughter Was Murdered By MS-13 Sentenced
Woman Who Ran Over, Killed Long Island Activist Whose Daughter Was Murdered By MS-13 Sentenced A Long Island woman who drove over and killed an anti-gang activist whose daughter was murdered by an MS-13 member will spend time behind bars after she was found guilty of homicide. Patchogue resident Anne Marie Drago was convicted in Central Islip court last year to criminally negligent homicide, petit larceny, and criminal mischief for her role in the death of Evelyn Rodriguez in September 2018. This week, a judge in Suffolk County sentenced Drago to nine months in jail after prosecutors requested a sentence of between one and three years in prison. At the time she was struck and killed…

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by Zak Failla
Bronxville, NY
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Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident
Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident A 28-year-old man has admitted to his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a lifelong 91-year-old Westchester resident. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Johnny David Machado pleaded guilty this week to felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting and criminally negligent homicide for the fatal crash that took the life of Rocco DePaolo in Dobbs Ferry last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Sept. 20 last year, Machado drove near Dobbs Ferry High School on Broadway, Route 9, in Dobbs Ferry when his car struck DePaolo in the …

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by Zak Failla