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CRIME & SAFETY
Lewis County woman faces numerous charges
CROGHAN, New York (WWNY) - The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that it has arrested a 43 year old Croghan woman on several charges. In a press release, deputies said Nicole Lyndaker violated a Lewis County family court ‘stay away’ order of protection in three separate incidents in the towns of Croghan, New Bremen and Martinsburg.
31-year-old Central NY motorcyclist dies after motorcycle crash in North Country
Rutland, N.Y. — A 31-year-old man, who crashed and hit a metal culvert, died Friday in Jefferson County, troopers said. Adam L. Lyon, of Bridgeport in Madison County, was riding his green 2024 Kawasaki ZX14R southwest on County Route 49 in Rutland around 1:05 p.m. when he crashed on a curve, according to news release from state police.
Jefferson Co. man charged for alleged damage to holding cell window
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – A Jefferson County man who was an inmate at the Jefferson County Jail is facing charges after allegedly Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies allege that 26-year-old Dylan Howard is suspected of causing over $1,500 in damages after a July 15 incident. Howard was charged with criminal mischief in the second degree. He […]
Philadelphia Police Hunt for Suspected Triple Homicide Perpetrator Amir Jones in 19th District
Philadelphia police are intensively searching for a suspect, Amir Jones, in connection to a triple homicide and several non-fatal shootings in the city's 19th District. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the incident happened in the early hours of July 21, at an address on the 1200 block of N Alden St, at approximately 2:00 AM.
Painting each life lost: Portraits turn gun death statistics into stories
PHILADELPHIA — Zarinah Lomax is an uncommon documentarian of our times. She has designed dresses from yellow crime-scene tape and styled jackets with hand-painted demands like “Don’t Shoot” in purple, black, and gold script. Every few months, she hauls dozens of portraits of Philadelphians — vibrant, bold, bigger-than-life faces — to pop-up galleries to raise an alarm about gun violence in her hometown and America.
Niagara County resident arrested for alleged intoxicated driving in Lowville, Troopers say
LOWVILLE- A resident from Western New York is accused of intoxicated driving in Lewis County, authorities say. Courtney R. Vanvalkenburg, 43, of Ransomville, NY was arrested late Thursday by the New York State Police (Lowville). Vanvalkenburg is formally charged with one count each of DWI (first-offense) and operating a motor vehicle (w/a .08 of 1% BAC or greater).
Cybersecurity incidents disrupt services in Kentucky, Ohio
All eight branches of the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office in Louisville, Kentucky, remain closed after a ransomware attack on Monday. The clerk’s office, responsible for issuing vehicle and voter registrations, professional licenses and housing deeds, told Spectrum News 1, which first reported the cyberattack, its data appears not to have been compromised. Its website was inaccessible on Wednesday.
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