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Upstate NY mom kept toddler locked in homemade cage as photos reveal the stomach-turning conditions: cops
An upstate New York mom kept her 2-year-old son trapped inside a filthy homemade cage – and didn’t bother taking him to a doctor after he allegedly tumbled down the stairs, state police said Thursday. Naesha Lumpkin, 24, is facing child endangerment charges after troopers made the shocking discovery inside her Buffalo home in February – but dodged more serious charges after the toddler was found with injured ribs and bruising on his face and body, police said in a press release. “This child was inside a makeshift cage – a playpen that was covered by a piece of a crib...
Niagara County man sentenced to 70 years in prison following violent felonies conviction
Submitted by the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office. Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced Curtis Griggs, age 38, of Niagara Falls, was sentenced this morning to spend the next 70 years in prison. Griggs was convicted by a jury in February of this year of a series...
7-year-old taken to hospital with multiple dog bites
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 7-year-old girl was taken to a hospital after a dog bit her multiple times on Thursday. The girl was taken to Oishei Children's Hospital to be treated, a spokesperson for Buffalo Police told 2 On Your Side. There was no immediate word on the severity of her injuries following the incident near Genesee Street and Bailey Avenue.
Drones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York, using a newly purchased $630,000 house along the river as a drop point, according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week. One person has pleaded guilty and...
Family members of Lewiston shooter call for more action on mental health, traumatic brain injuries
James and Nicole Herling, Robert Card II's brother-in-law and sister, testify at a Lewiston shooting commission hearing in Augusta on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Relatives of the man responsible for the mass shootings in last October blame themselves for not doing more to stop him. And in emotional testimony before the commission investigating the tragedy, they also called on law enforcement, the media, the Army and others to do better in the future.
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