CRIME & SAFETY
JUSTICE STORY: Skeleton found on upstate NY mountain leads to arrest of serial killer-rapist
The bones were picked clean, weather-beaten, and so small that the boy who found them on April 14, 1922, thought they were the remains of a large dog. Later, the boy’s father climbed up to the spot near the top of Cheesecote Mountain, near Haverstraw, N.Y., and discovered a human skull. The coroner determined that the victim was female, about 20, and less than 5 feet tall. A jagged rock that ...
2 firefighters injured, family pet killed in N.J. house fire
Two firefighters were hurt and a family’s pet was killed when a house caught fire Saturday night in Passaic County, authorities said. Flames were reported coming from a home on Lenox Road in Wayne about 10 p.m. and firefighters entered with a hose through the front door. The first-responders...
Off-duty policeman killed in Putnam County accident
PUTNAM VALLEY – An off-duty Westchester County police officer residing in Putnam Valley was killed Thursday evening when his Kubota compact tractor overturned ejecting him. The Putnam Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Alfred Mosiello, 42, of Seifert Lane. Undersheriff Thomas Lindert said 911 calls sent members of...
Hudson Valley, New York Cop Killed In Freak Tractor Accident
Three police officers from the Hudson Valley have sadly died in the past few days. With "deep sadness" the Westchester County Police Department announced the passing of an officer who died at home. Westchester County Police Killed In Tractor Accident. Westchester County Police Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. was involved...
14-Year-Old Struck By Vehicle At Yonkers Intersection
The incident happened on Friday, May 3 just after 2:30 p.m., when a child was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Alder Street and Spruce Street in Yonkers, Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio said. According to DiDomizio, an investigation determined that the boy ran out into traffic before being...
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