In a shocking incident in suburban New York, a man is accused of killing his father using a meat cleaver. The suspect, 47-year-old August Velasco, reportedly attacked his 76-year-old father multiple times with the weapon in their Yonkers home, as per the local police. The motive behind the fatal assault remains unclear. The victim, identified as Jose Raul Velasco, sustained severe injuries to his head, face, back, and hands. He was declared dead at the …
A 50 year old woman was critically injured following a shark attack at Rockaway Beach in New York, as confirmed by the New York City Fire Department. The incident, which officials described as unprecedented, led to the closure of a popular New York beach on Tuesday. The woman was hospitalized and reported to have lost a substantial amount of flesh due to the severe bite. The New York Post disclosed that the woman had a …
Six individuals from the Bronx, notorious for their high-speed getaways, have been linked to over 200 burglaries and 50 vehicle thefts. Their downfall came when they began to show off their stolen goods and large sums of cash on social media platforms, leading to their arrest, as announced by authorities on Friday. The group is believed to have stolen items and cash worth around $3 million, including at least 54 vehicles, from June 2020 to …
A New York man has been charged with second-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and first-degree criminal contempt for violating an order of protection after allegedly killing his 3-week-old daughter during an argument with his wife. According to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office, Patrick Proefriedt, 26, fired a broadhead crossbow bolt at his wife during the argument, but instead hit the infant, Eleanor Carey, in the upper torso before hitting the woman in her chest. Proefriedt …
A man was fatally wounded during a fierce altercation in broad daylight at a busy Chelsea intersection. The incident unfolded while unfazed New Yorkers walked by, barely reacting to the unfolding chaos, as shown in a video capturing the event. The confrontation erupted shortly before 8:15 a.m. at the bustling junction of West 30th Street and Seventh Avenue. Two men faced each other, exchanging heavy blows while bystanders, including a woman seemingly unconcerned by the …
Bodycam footage providing insights into a fatal police shooting in Dutchess County, New York, has been released by the state Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation. The video is part of an ongoing inquiry into the April 29, 2022, incident that resulted in the death of Jamie Feith. The footage sheds light on a tense encounter between Feith and the responding officers from the Hyde Park Police Department and the New York State Police. Officers …
Tragedy struck on a New York mother’s 34th birthday when she was killed during a shootout between her alleged abductor and the police. Tatiana David, from Ithaca, NY, was reportedly abducted from her home on Wednesday morning and forced into a white SUV. New York State Police identified the alleged abductor as Michael Davis, David’s ex-boyfriend, with whom she shared a 4-year-old child. On Wednesday evening, as the suspect vehicle crossed into Virginia via I-95, …
John Mann IV, a 20-year-old from Centereach, recently pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the premeditated fatal beating of Henry Hernandez, a 16-year-old from Hempstead. Hernandez’s skeletal remains were discovered in Centereach in March 2020. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney remarked on the brutal nature of the crime and the tragic fact that the victim was only 16 years old. In March 2020, skeletal remains were found in a plastic tub that was …
On Sunday morning, a tragic accident occurred in Scarsdale, New York, resulting in the death of five children. The children, ranging in age from 8 to 17 years old, were riding in a Nissan Rogue when it veered off the Hutchinson River Parkway and crashed into a tree, bursting into flames. The only survivor of the crash was a 9-year-old boy, who was taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. He had apparently been …
The discovery of a body in a New York river has led to the investigation of the death of 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey. Humphrey was last seen on November 25, 2022, in Riverside Park, Schenectady, when she didn’t return home after meeting up with her boyfriend. Her mother, Jaclyn Humphrey, launched a GoFundMe page after the incident that depicted details of the case. According to the GoFundMe page, her coat was discovered in the river with …