NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14. Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The MRI The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said. Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said. Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside NY Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside NY Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops
Teen Gets Arson Charge In Garbage Can Blaze Outside NY Home That Led To Evacuations: Cops A 19-year-old has been arrested after police said he randomly set fire to garbage outside a Rockland County home, sparking a blaze that spread to a vehicle and forced a family to evacuate.  The Suffern resident, whose name was not released, was charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief following the Monday, Aug. 10 fire on Woodland Drive, Suffern Police Chief Andrew Loughlin announced on Friday, Aug. 14.  The arrest comes after surveillance footage of the incident showed a person allegedly setting fire to garbage outside the home before walking away, as D…
Dog Food Sold In NY Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses Dog Food Sold In NY Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses
Dog Food Sold In NY Recalled After Salmonella Causes Illnesses A Connecticut company is recalling pet food sold in several Northeast states after it tested positive for Salmonella. Oma's Pride issued a recall for 639 six-pound bags of its Woof Complete Canine Chicken Recipe, according to a Food and Drug Administration notice published on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Avon-based company is investigating the source of the contamination. The FDA received a consumer complaint and later collected and analyzed a sample of the food, which tested positive for Salmonella. Three illnesses were reported in connection with the complaint, though the notice…
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hudson Valley Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hudson Valley
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hudson Valley A car crashed through a guardrail and plunged into a river after being rear-ended on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, authorities said.   The crash happened in the Village of Hillburn at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined that a 29-year-old Brooklyn resident was driving a 2022 Ford van northbound on the Thruway when he rear-ended a 2020 Volkswagen sedan, police said.  The impact sent the Volkswagen through the guardrail and into the Ramapo River, according to State Police.  The Volkswagen…
New Best Buy Opens In Westchester — Here's Where New Best Buy Opens In Westchester — Here's Where
New Best Buy Opens In Westchester — Here's Where A familiar electronics retailer is returning to a busy Westchester County shopping corridor with a new location now open.  Best Buy opened its location at 393 North Central Ave. in Hartsdale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced.  The Greenburgh Building Department inspected the new store and gave it approval to open, according to Feiner. The opening marks a return to the area for Best Buy. The retailer previously operated another Hartsdale location just down Central Avenue at 299 North Central Ave. The new Best Buy will also soon have a…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE) Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (UPDATE)
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update) A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14. Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14. Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said. Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court
Luigi Mangione Makes Stunning Admissions As Slain CEO’s Family Reacts In Court A startling confession inside a packed Manhattan courtroom has dramatically shifted one of the nation’s most closely watched criminal cases. Luigi Mangione, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 14, to two federal stalking counts stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing has been scheduled for Friday, Dec. 18. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died,” Mangione told the judge. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Members of Thompson’s family, including hi…
Get Free Potato Chips At Stop & Shop: Here's How Get Free Potato Chips At Stop & Shop: Here's How
Get Free Potato Chips At Stop & Shop: Here's How Stop & Shop is giving away a free snack in the middle of August. Customers can get a free bag of Stop & Shop-brand potato chips starting on Friday, Aug. 14. The promotion runs through Thursday, Aug. 20. The offer celebrates National Potato Day, which falls on Wednesday, Aug. 19. In 2006, the holiday was first held on August 19 after various potato celebrations across the country were held on different days, according to National Day Calendar. To get the freebie, shoppers must visit a Savings Station kiosk inside any Stop & Shop location during the promotion windo…
Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Hudson Valley: Report Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Hudson Valley: Report
Taxi Driver Hits Code Officer During Ticketing, Flees In Hudson Valley: Report A taxi driver was arrested after allegedly backing into a code enforcement officer and fleeing the scene while being ticketed in Rockland County, according to a report.  The incident happened on Decatur Avenue near West Central Avenue in Monsey on Thursday, Aug. 13, The Monsey Scoop reported.  According to the outlet, the code enforcement officer was issuing a ticket to the driver of a white Toyota Prius taxi when the driver allegedly backed up, struck the officer, and fled.  Spring Hill EMS and Ramapo Police responded to the scene following the reported hit-and-run, accordi…
Overnight I-684 Lane Closures To Last Through November In Westchester Overnight I-684 Lane Closures To Last Through November In Westchester
Overnight I-684 Lane Closures To Last Through November In Westchester Drivers traveling on I-684 in Northern Westchester can expect overnight lane reductions for the next several months as construction work continues, officials announced.  Interstate 684 will be reduced to two lanes between Exit 6 for Route 35 in Bedford and Exit 7 for Route 116 in North Salem on weeknights through the end of November, according to an advisory issued by the New York State Department of Transportation on Wednesday, Aug. 12.  The lane reductions are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday nights, NYSDOT said. The restrictions are needed to accommodate c…