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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
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…
Hidden Phone Found Recording Inside Bathroom At Westchester Bar — Man, 27, Charged, Cops Say Hidden Phone Found Recording Inside Bathroom At Westchester Bar — Man, 27, Charged, Cops Say Hidden Phone Found Recording Inside Bathroom At Westchester Bar — Man, 27, Charged, Cops Say
Hidden Phone Found Recording Inside Bathroom At Westchester Bar — Man, 27, Charged, Cops Say A 27-year-old Rockland County man is facing a felony charge after a patron at a popular Westchester County bar discovered a hidden cellphone recording people inside a bathroom, police said.   The events leading to the arrest began at the Brazen Fox in White Plains at around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, the White Plains Department of Public Safety announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.   Officers assigned to the city's bar detail responded after a patron discovered a concealed mobile phone recording people inside a unisex bathroom at the establishment, police said. Following…
NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison
NY 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 Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
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…
15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Hudson Valley: Police 15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Hudson Valley: Police 15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Hudson Valley: Police
15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Hudson Valley: 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…
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…
Dirt Bike Rider, 19, Flees Deputies On Hudson Valley Trail, Tries Running Away: Sheriff Dirt Bike Rider, 19, Flees Deputies On Hudson Valley Trail, Tries Running Away: Sheriff Dirt Bike Rider, 19, Flees Deputies On Hudson Valley Trail, Tries Running Away: Sheriff
Dirt Bike Rider, 19, Flees Deputies On Hudson Valley Trail, Tries Running Away: Sheriff A 19-year-old man is facing several charges after authorities said he rode a dirt bike with a passenger on a popular recreational trail, fled deputies, and eventually tried to escape on foot.  The incident happened on the Heritage Trail in Goshen on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. Deputies had received a complaint around 3 p.m. the previous day about someone riding a dirt bike on the trail but could not find the rider. When a deputy returned to the same area around the same time on Tuesday, they found a 2026 Zhejiang S3-125 minibi…
Tractor-Trailer Hauling 17K Pounds of Toilet Paper Hits Bridge On Hutch Parkway At Rye-CT Line Tractor-Trailer Hauling 17K Pounds of Toilet Paper Hits Bridge On Hutch Parkway At Rye-CT Line Tractor-Trailer Hauling 17K Pounds of Toilet Paper Hits Bridge On Hutch Parkway At Rye-CT Line
Tractor-Trailer Hauling 17K Pounds of Toilet Paper Hits Bridge On Hutch Parkway At Rye-CT Line Drivers heading toward Connecticut on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County faced a lane closure after a truck struck a bridge on Thursday, Nov. 5, police said.  The incident happened at around 12:10 p.m. when a tractor-trailer struck the King Street bridge on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye at the New York-Connecticut state line, according to Westchester County Police. The right lane of the two-lane roadway was blocked near mile marker 18.9 on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 5, but has since reopened, according to 511NY traffic reports.   The trailer wa…
Man Stabbed 71-Year-Old 28 Times In Brutal Hudson Valley Murder, Prosecutors Say Man Stabbed 71-Year-Old 28 Times In Brutal Hudson Valley Murder, Prosecutors Say Man Stabbed 71-Year-Old 28 Times In Brutal Hudson Valley Murder, Prosecutors Say
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…
Westchester's Only Republican County Legislator Trails Democrat — But Vote Count Continues Westchester's Only Republican County Legislator Trails Democrat — But Vote Count Continues Westchester's Only Republican County Legislator Trails Democrat — But Vote Count Continues
Westchester's Only Republican County Legislator Trails Democrat — But Vote Count Continues The only Republican on the Westchester County Board of Legislators could be on his way out, with his Democratic challenger holding a lead of nearly 1,000 votes as election officials continue counting thousands of ballots following widespread Election Day voting machine failures.  James Nolan, the Republican incumbent representing District 15, was trailing Democrat Kisha D. Skipper by 999 votes in unofficial results posted as of 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4.  According to the Westchester County Board of Elections, Skipper had received 4,952 votes, or 55.57 percent, compared to 3,95…
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
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…
Masked Suspects Spark Police Chase, Drop Knife In Hudson Valley: Report Masked Suspects Spark Police Chase, Drop Knife In Hudson Valley: Report Masked Suspects Spark Police Chase, Drop Knife In Hudson Valley: Report
Masked Suspects Spark Police Chase, Drop Knife In Hudson Valley: Report Reports of several masked individuals acting suspiciously in a Rockland County village led to a police chase that ended with one person in custody.  The incident happened near Franklin Street in Nyack on Wednesday, Nov. 4, when Orangetown Police responded to reports of suspicious activity involving several masked individuals, The Monsey Scoop reported. When officers arrived, a chase followed, during which one of the suspects reportedly dropped a knife, according to the outlet. Orangetown Police requested backup, bringing additional officers from the Clarkstown and Piermont police depa…