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Drunk Driver Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84 In Dutchess: Nysp
A Long Island man accused of running from the scene after causing a head-on crash on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County was later found intoxicated, police said.
The crash happened on westbound I-84 near mile marker 42.4 in Beacon on Sunday, Sept. 27, shortly before 5 p.m., New York State Police said.
According to State Police, Nassau County resident Oscar E. Barahona, 31, of Lynbrook, was driving a 2007 Honda eastbound on I-84 when he tried to turn through the center median. Barahona entered the westbound lanes and swerved across all lanes of traffic before hitting a 2025 To…
Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Ivy League School Amid New Lawsuit
Prosecutors are reopening a criminal investigation into members of a Cornell University fraternity accused of a gang rape, according to reports.
The Tompkins County District Attorney's Office told ABC News on Monday, Sept. 28, that it plans to present the case to a grand jury. In a civil lawsuit, a former Cornell student claimed seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged, sexually assaulted, and gang-raped her in October 2024.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, filed the complaint on Monday, Sept. 14. She's suing the university, several Chi P…
Ex-Police Sgt. Charged In Paintball Attacks Across 5 Bergen County Towns: Sources
A former police sergeant already facing a witness tampering charge has now been charged in a series of paintball shootings across five Bergen County towns, including one that struck an elementary school teacher in the head, authorities said.
Anthony M. Pizzi, 30, of Pompton Lakes, who previously worked as a Garfield police sergeant, was charged following incidents in Fair Lawn, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Lodi, and Wallington between Friday, Sept. 18, and Thursday, Sept. 24, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Paintballs were fired at parked or moving vehicles in each incident, pro…
Westchester USPS Workers Stole 200-Plus Gift Cards From Mail, Feds Say
Two former postal workers in Westchester County are facing federal charges for stealing more than 200 gift cards from the mail and using them for their own benefit, prosecutors said.
Pian Pian Wong-Tam, 59, and William Wong, 57, both of New York City, were presented on Friday, Sept. 25, before Chief US Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on charges stemming from the alleged scheme, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
Wong-Tam formerly worked as a mail processing clerk at the US Postal Service's White Plains Processing & Distribution Cent…
Destination Popular With US Tourists Rocked By Mass Shooting Killing 4, Injuring 4
A Caribbean destination known for private islands, white-sand beaches, and elite yachting is confronting a violent shock after a mass shooting left four people dead.
The attack happened late Friday, Sept. 25, in the Green Hill community outside Kingstown, the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The small, English-speaking island nation sits in the eastern Caribbean, south of St. Lucia and north of Grenada. It has a population of about 110,000 people and includes 32 islands and cays, including the luxury destination Mustique.
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Forc…
