Retired Cop From Poughkeepsie Stayed On Phone With Daughter 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…
Monroe Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into Man In Norwalk, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police
A 21-year-old Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police say she crashed into a pedestrian and left him critically injured on the side of the road before she drove away.
Carly Snyder, 21, of Monroe, is accused of the crash near the intersection of Main Street and Plymouth Avenue in Norwalk at 10:09 p.m. on June 2, Norwalk police said.
The victim, an adult man, suffered serious, life-threatening injuries. Instead, the driver fled, leaving him on the side of the road.
A damaged SUV helped investigators crack the case.
Norwalk Police Department's Accident Reconstruc…
DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds
Police thought the argument was over. Shortly after they left, a DC father grabbed a revolver, followed his daughter's boyfriend outside as he headed to work, and shot him dead.
Nearly a decade later, Wilbert Whitaker, 77, of Washington, DC, has been convicted of murdering Leo Hackett, 30, following a deadly confrontation in Northeast DC on April 30, 2016, according to federal prosecutors.
A jury found Whitaker guilty of second-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announce…
2 Charged In Fairfield Twp Double Shooting That Left One Dead: Prosecutor
Two men were arrested and charged after a man was shot and killed in Fairfield Township, authorities said.
On Friday, Oct. 9, Shykeem Boyd, a 41-year-old Bridgeton man was shot and transported to Inspira where he was pronounced dead, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. A 34-year-old Bridgeton woman was struck, treated and released, Webb-McRae said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Leonard Fortune, a 40-year-old Vineland resident and Paul Willoughy Jr., a 33-year-old Vineland resident were charged with murder, conspiracy, attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, Webb-McRae said…
Ballot Fraud: Stony Point GOP Official, 25, Arrested After Investigation Into Primary Election
A Republican Party official in Rockland County has been arrested on multiple felony charges after authorities said they received a complaint that a voter's ballot may have been cast without their knowledge.
Aidan Rowan, 25, of Stony Point, a member of the Stony Point Republican County Committee, surrendered to the Rockland County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to Sheriff Louis Falco III.
The arrest stems from allegations of ballot fraud during the June 23, 2026, Republican County Committee primary election in Stony Point, in which Rowan was a candidate.
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Innocent Lancaster Father Of 3 Killed For 'Street Justice'; PA Gang Members Get Life
Two Pennsylvania gang members who orchestrated what prosecutors called a "cold-blooded" execution of a father of three inside a Lancaster bar will spend the rest of their lives behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Jerbrell Westmoreland, 34, and Ziair Khyshawn Collymore, 26, both of Lancaster, were each sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 40 to 80 years, for the Nov. 28, 2022, killing of 29-year-old Luis Sanchez inside the Prince of Subs bar on South Prince Street, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Off…
Barber's Killing: 13 Shell Casings, Distinctive Sneakers Among New Details In Allentown Attack
A distinctive pair of sneakers, surveillance footage, and a handgun linked to 13 shell casings helped investigators identify the man accused of killing a Pennsylvania barber outside his home, prosecutors revealed.
Abdidahir Nieves, 39, of Allentown, will stand trial for criminal homicide following a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced in a release issued Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Nieves is accused of fatally shooting Mark J. Little, 59, originally of Pottstown, outside his Allentown home on Sept. 29.
Little worked at Jimmy's Barbersho…
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome.
Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results.
Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43
A Connecticut driver whose death was initially reported as a crash was killed by an object thrown from an overpass, his family says.
Todd Atkins, 43, died after the incident at the Racebrook Road overpass on Wilbur Cross Parkway in Woodbridge around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said.
In a statement shared on social media, the family said an object appears to have been thrown from Racebrook Road, also known as Route 114, and "went through Todd’s windshield.”
“He died from blunt force trauma to his torso,” the family said. “Todd did nothing wrong ex…
Final Farewell Set For Port Of Baltimore Executive, Wife Killed In Halloween Crash
Funeral arrangements have been announced for a longtime Port of Baltimore executive and his wife, who were both killed in a Maryland crash on Halloween.
Brian Walter Miller, 61, the deputy executive director for operations and logistics at the Maryland Port Administration, and his wife, Kimberly Anne Miller, both of Fallston, died in a two-vehicle crash in Harford County on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Maryland State Police.
Investigators say Kimberly Miller was driving a Volvo XC60 east on Hess Road shortly after 7:15 p.m. when it collided with a Volkswagen Passat traveling south on Jar…
Old Brookville Homeowner, 71, Attacked With Crowbar In Burglary, Two Men Arrested: Police
Two Brooklyn men who broke into a Long Island house and attacked the homeowner have been arrested, police said Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Richard Lewis, 54, and Norbet Roseway, 45, were captured in Brooklyn in connection with a burglary on July 18 in Old Brookville, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Lewis and Roseway entered a home around 1 p.m. that day, and one of them struck the 57-year-old male homeowner in the shoulder with a crowbar, authorities said.
The elderly man encountered his attacker after hearing a loud noise in his sunroom, cops said. After the crowbar strike, the suspects …
