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Suffolk NY
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Home Burglar Admits Sexually Assaulting Women In Separate Mastic Beach Break-Ins Home Burglar Admits Sexually Assaulting Women In Separate Mastic Beach Break-Ins
Home Burglar Admits Sexually Assaulting Women In Separate Mastic Beach Break-Ins An admitted burglar is facing decades behind bars for sexually assaulting two elderly women during separate home break-ins on Long Island. Derrick Clancy, age 43, pleaded guilty to burglary, sexual abuse, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 30, stemming from two Mastic Beach break-ins that occurred in October 2023. Prosecutors said Clancy got into the first home early on Tuesday, Oct. 10, by cutting a hole in a window screen. Once inside, he physically and sexually abused a woman who is over 70 years old while repeatedly claiming to have a knife. Earlier Report:…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capital District
Obituaries
Albany Police Detective Who Died At Age 37 Remembered For 'Unwavering Commitment' Albany Police Detective Who Died At Age 37 Remembered For 'Unwavering Commitment'
Albany Police Detective Who Died At Age 37 Remembered For 'Unwavering Commitment' Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the sudden loss of a police officer from the region being remembered for his commitment to the community. Albany Police Detective Conor O’Shea died Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the age of 37, according to his obituary. A cause of death was not given. Born in Albany, O’Shea grew up in the hamlet of Slingerlands and attended Bethlehem Central Schools, where he fell in love with hockey, his obituary said. “He forged many lasting relationships with teammates and coaches in local youth hockey organizations,” reads his memorial. “As a goalie, Con stopped many…

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by Michael Mashburn
Suffolk NY
News
New Details: Burglar Sexually Assaults Women During Break-Ins At Mastic Beach Homes, DA Says New Details: Burglar Sexually Assaults Women During Break-Ins At Mastic Beach Homes, DA Says
New Details: Burglar Sexually Assaults Women During Break-Ins At Mastic Beach Homes, DA Says Prosecutors have released new details in a pair of violent home break-ins targeting elderly women on Long Island. Derrick Clancy, age 42, was formally charged in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 1, in connection with the alleged burglaries and assaults at two homes in Mastic Beach. According to investigators, Clancy got into the first home early on Tuesday, Oct. 10, by cutting a hole in a window screen and crawling through. He then physically and sexually assaulted a woman who is over 70 years old while repeatedly claiming to have a knife, prosecutors said. Earlier Report: S…

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by Michael Mashburn
North Orange
News
Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area
Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area An area man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a two-year-old child on multiple occasions, causing serious injuries. Ulster County resident Stephen Drake, 30, of Ellenville, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 30, after police responded to a home in Napanoch, on a report of the assault, said investigators from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center An investigation revealed that Drake, on multiple occasions, assaulted the child, causing multiple bruising to the child’s face, back, buttocks, and both extremities, the department said. Drake was charged with assault …

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
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Lindenhurst Teen Driving High Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash Lindenhurst Teen Driving High Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash
Lindenhurst Teen Driving High Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash A Long Island teenager will spend time behind bars after admitting to driving recklessly while high on Xanax and marijuana prior to the crash that killed two of his friends. David O’Brien, now 19, has been sentenced to a term of between four and 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in Riverhead to all charges in a 17-count indictment on Friday, May 24, including aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in the 2017 crash that killed Joseph Galdorisi, 16 and Maggie Miller, 24. According to reports, in court, O’Brien addressed Galdorisi’s family, saying that "I know I will never know the…

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by Zak Failla
South Orange
Police & Fire
Monroe Police Department Welcomes New Officer Monroe Police Department Welcomes New Officer
Monroe Police Department Welcomes New Officer The Monroe Police Department has officially welcomed a new officer. Melissa Berke was appointed to the title of probationary police officer as of Tuesday, November 20. Berke’s law enforcement career began in 2016, when she was employed with the New York State Department of Corrections. She then started working with the New York State Park Police as an officer. Berke is required to complete a Field Training Program before being assigned to patrol. “We welcome her and wish her well,” said the Monroe Police Department on Friday, Nov, 23.

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk
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Convict Busted For Child Porn Offenses Reports Move Into Westchester Convict Busted For Child Porn Offenses Reports Move Into Westchester
Convict Busted For Child Porn Offenses Reports Move Into Westchester A 47-year-old Westchester man has been released from prison and reported a move back into the county after being found guilty of possessing dozens of digital files depicting child pornography. The New York State Department of Corrections issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of Johnny Manjarrez, who reported a move from the Riverview Correctional Facility in Ogdensburg to a shelter on East Post Road in White Plains. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Manjarrez as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
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Man Sentenced For BMW Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend Man Sentenced For BMW Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend
Man Sentenced For BMW Crash That Killed Westchester Teen, Hurt Boyfriend The driver of a BMW that crashed on Central Avenue last year and killed 19-year-old Nina Cordero in Yonkers and injured her boyfriend has been sentenced to a term of between three and nine years in state prison. Yonkers resident Renzo Yance, 22, who pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter earlier this year, was sentenced on Tuesday, where he faced a maximum term of up to 15 years in state prison for his role in the Aug. 26 fatal crash last year. Yance was originally scheduled to be sentenced last month to a term of between two and six years in prison, but the case was adjourned. Me…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
News
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl Faces Deportation Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl Faces Deportation
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl Faces Deportation A Hudson Valley man will spend a decade behind bars and is facing deportation after pleading guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl. Highland Mills resident Juan Linares, 20, who had pleaded guilty earlier this year to one felony count of first-degree rape, was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision for his role in sexually assaulting a minor who was known to him. Linares admitted to subjecting his 10-year-old victim to sexual acts in April after his victim came forward and told a school official about the abuse. He is also being held by Immigration …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Sentenced For Armed Robbery Of Two Men In Westchester 25-Year-Old Sentenced For Armed Robbery Of Two Men In Westchester
25-Year-Old Sentenced For Armed Robbery Of Two Men In Westchester A 24-year-old man from Westchester is heading to prison after being found guilty for his role in an armed robbery with his teenage cohort. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday that Yonkers resident Lamont McLean has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the armed robbery of two men. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on July 26, 2016, McLean and Floyd Bruce, 19, were on Palisade Avenue in Yonkers after they approached two men in a parked car while armed with handguns. They went on to rob both men at gunpoint before fleeing the scene. Police investigato…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
News
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Westchester Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Westchester
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Westchester A 29-year-old man is heading to prison for a quarter of a century after pleading guilty to killing his mother. Westchester County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that Andre Coverdale, 29, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree manslaughter in March in the stabbing death of his mother, Dawne McCray in Yonkers. Scarpino noted that Coverdale has no known address. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, Coverdale walked up to the security booth of a Schroeder Street in Yonkers, telling an officer that “he had just killed his m…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
News
Two Dealers Charged In Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Teacher Two Dealers Charged In Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Teacher
Two Dealers Charged In Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Teacher Two men are facing multiple charges for allegedly selling fentanyl to a Hudson Valley special education teacher who was found dead inside a bathroom stall at the New York City school that employed him late last year. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrests of Bronx residents Kashawn Lyons and Terrick Whitaker, both 31, who allegedly distributed heroin and fentanyl near the grounds of a public school in the Bronx, where Carmel native Matthew Azimi, 36, was found dead of an alleged overdose. According to the criminal complaint f…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Westchester Man, 27, Gets 90-Year Sentence For Violent Robbery Spree Westchester Man, 27, Gets 90-Year Sentence For Violent Robbery Spree
Westchester Man, 27, Gets 90-Year Sentence For Violent Robbery Spree A repeat violent felon from Westchester County man has been sentenced to several decades in prison for his role in a violent robbery spree that led to the death of a Port Chester man in 2015. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday that Daniel Thomas Jones, 27, has been sentenced as a second violent felony offender following a guilty plea in regards to the death of Arturo Arias Garcia in November 2015. Jones was sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus five years of post-release supervision on a felony manslaughter charge, 20 years for first-degree rob…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Crash That Killed Friend Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Crash That Killed Friend
Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Crash That Killed Friend WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - An off-duty New Rochelle police officer who was drinking before he crashed his vehicle last year, killing his best friend, has been sentenced for his role in the fatal incident. Harry Kyreakedes, 28, has been sentenced to a term between two and a half and seven and a half years in state prison after pleading guilty in October to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that at approximately midnight on Jan. 2, Kyreakedes was out drinking with fri…

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by Zak Failla