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Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison. Heather Pressdee, 41, was given three consecutive life sentences and another consecutive term of 380-760 years behind bars during a hearing in Butler, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. She played a role in the deaths of at least 17 patients who lived in five health facilities in four counties between 2020 and 2023, prosecutors said. The 22 overall victims ranged in age from 43 to 104....
Teen girl, 15, charged in fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Emery Mizell in the Bronx
A 15-year-old girl was arrested for fatally stabbing Emery Mizell, 17, in the courtyard of a Bronx building, police announced Friday. The teen suspect, whose name is being withheld by police due to her age, was charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon for the killing of Mizell Thursday afternoon, cops said. With her arraignment pending, the arrested teen was taken ...
Paterson man charged, allegedly had guns at JFK Airport and threatened mass shooting
A 39-year-old Paterson man who authorities say was carrying two loaded guns allegedly sent his estranged wife videos of himself on Tuesday threatening a mass shooting at a New York City airport. “I am going to wait for the plane to leave, and that is when I am going to start shooting the airport up,” Darnell King allegedly said in one video. “This is a day in history that you and everybody will always remember.” ...
Bergen County man charged with DWI in North Bergen crash that seriously injured man, 90, and woman, 73
A 73-year-old woman and a 90-year-old man were struck by a drunken driver in a three-vehicle crash on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen and suffered serious injuries Thursday afternoon, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Steve Reyes, 45, of Fairview, was charged with DWI after the 3:30 p.m. crash in...
School Bus Crashes Near Westlake HS In Thornwood
The crash, which happened on Friday afternoon, May 3 in Mount Pleasant, occurred shortly after Bus 4 left the Westlake High School campus in Thornwood. The incident was a minor crash and caused no injuries, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo said. Members of the Mount Pleasant Police...
Westchester County PD Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. Dies
The death of Westchester County Police Officer Alfred R. Mosiello, Jr. was announced by the department on Friday, May 3. According to the department, Mosiello, whose age was not detailed, succumbed to injuries sustained in a tractor accident at his home on Thursday, May 2. Beginning his career with the...
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