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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.
Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.
Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle
"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Orange County Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison
A 63-year-old Orange County man has admitted to sexually abusing a child younger than 13 over a period of more than two years that began more than two decades ago, prosecutors said.
Monroe resident Bayani Ibanez, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child in Orange County Court on Monday, Nov. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
During his guilty plea, Ibanez admitted to committing multiple acts of sexual abuse involving a child younger than 13 between July 2006 and January 2009, prosecutors said. As par…
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
A 10-year-old Philadelphia girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference.
The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
Fatal Hit-Run Arrest: Driver Charged Nearly Year After Orange County Crash, Cops Say
A 57-year-old man has been arrested nearly a year after a pedestrian was found dying along an Orange County street by utility workers, police said.
Newburgh resident Alcio R. Poma-Romero, 57, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened in December 2025, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
The investigation began at around 3:15 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2025, when a utility crew discovered an unresponsive man lying just off the roadway near 366 South St. in Newburgh. Police officers and Empress EMS per…
15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Newburgh Man After Intense 911 Call: Police
Following an intense 911 call in Dutchess County, authorities arrested a man who they said was found with more than a dozen knives, a crossbow, methamphetamine, and more.
The incident happened on Pleasant View Avenue in Beacon on Monday, Nov. 2, when officers responded to an emergency call with screaming in the background, Beacon Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
When officers arrived, they encountered Harold Gaines, 41, of Newburgh, and began questioning him, the department said.
During the encounter, officers discovered that Gaines was carrying several knives and had an a…
Man Stabbed 71-Year-Old 28 Times In Brutal Hudson Valley Murder, Prosecutors Say
A 71-year-old man found dead inside his Dutchess County home last month was stabbed around 28 times in the head, neck, and abdomen, prosecutors have revealed — and his accused killer faces a murder indictment.
Nicholus Peterson, 31, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with second-degree murder in the death of William Martin Wein, 71, in Hyde Park, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
According to prosecutors, Peterson allegedly stabbed Wein approximately 27 times in the head and neck and once in the abdomen with a sharp instrume…
Drug Activity, Gambling Crackdown Leads To 19-Year-Old Caught With Cocaine In NY: Cops
Four people were arrested during a crackdown on drug activity, illegal gambling, and other complaints along a busy area in Dutchess County — including a 19-year-old man caught with crack cocaine after a brief chase, police said.
The operation was conducted along the 300 block of Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, Nov. 4, by both the city's police department and New York State Police Troop K.
According to Poughkeepsie Police, the crackdown followed numerous complaints from residents about drug activity, excessive noise, gambling, loitering, and other problems i…
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.
Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.
Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
