Case Adjourned In Fatal Staten Island Hit-And-Run
Brian McGurk is charged with hitting and killing 57-year-old Clara Almazo while she was walking home from Mount Carmel Church with her 8-year-old grandson.
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Brian McGurk is charged with hitting and killing 57-year-old Clara Almazo while she was walking home from Mount Carmel Church with her 8-year-old grandson.
"By pretending to have a terminal illness, Vega inexcusably took advantage of the community's hearts and minds, and profited off of their generosity," said Attorney General Schneiderman.
The woman, 63-year-old Karyn Kay, was discovered beaten to death at her Midtown high-rise apartment and her teenage son was charged with the horrific crime late Tuesday night, CBS 2 has learned.
"The situation is contained for the time being," Cuomo said, adding he was "cautiously optimistic." The governor also stated that the response was an example of a case where "government acted better than you could have expected."
Authorities say a small brush fire that broke out in Barnegat late Tuesday morning has been fully contained, while crews hope to have a large wildfire in Burlington County fully contained by Tuesday night.
A grand jury has apparently decided Redinel Dervishaj, 35, was acting in self defense when he allegedly stabbed groom-to-be Anthony Lacertosa with a butcher knife.
A video posted on YouTube shows a seemingly disinterested man, who was snacking on a bag of chips, move between a man and woman involved a fight, all while continuing to munch on his snack.
It was the eighth such attack at a station along the New Haven line this year. In most of the incidents the victims were taken completely by surprise, approached from behind by a man who then sticks a gun in their face.
Shay Adams got emotional and upset Tuesday about the death of her father, 45-year-old Rodney Jackson. He died Sunday night after getting beat up with a baseball bat and stabbed in the buttock, police said.
Prosecutors said on April 20, 2010, Kayla Gerdes was speeding and high on drugs when she lost control of the van she was driving and drove onto a Hempstead lawn, killing 69-year-old Dr. Rebecca Twine.
Passengers will visit a cemetery in Nova Scotia where 150 victims of the Titanic are buried. The ship will also feature lectures about life on board the doomed ocean liner and hold a memorial service at sea.
Ian Himmelstein said he donated money and dog treats to the SPCA because of his love for animals.
There's a fine line between collecting and hoarding and some Upper East Side residents say one of their neighbors has crossed it.
Parking agents will be required to invalidate tickets on the spot if the driver can produce a muni-meter receipt purchased within five minutes of when a ticket was issued.
Surrounded by dozens of cheering officers, Det. Michael Keenan was released from Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
