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Video shows home health care aide beating 95-year-old NYC woman
NEW YORK – A home health care aide was caught on video beating a 95-year-old Harlem woman she was supposed to be caring for.Disturbing home video from Nest and Ring cameras were rolling as the home health care aide tasked with taking care of beloved grandmother Dorothy Foye hit her multiple times, at one point even with a pot. She eventually fell to the ground, clutching her walker. "I heard this woman screaming at her, cursing, saying the most obscene things. She was cursing her out," granddaughter Tiffany Mitchell said. "She was taking water bottles and juice bottles and...
Parents Who Provided Car Guilty of Teen Car Accident Death
Sean Smith (40) and Deo Ramnarine (43) received a sentence in what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in New York. The charges were for providing the car that their at-the-time-16-year-old son crashed in Queens last May. The driver, who had only a “junior driver’s license,” had not yet earned the privilege of driving without supervision or within the boundaries of New York City. The boy was driving a bright red 2005 BMW E46, which he slammed into a UPS truck while allegedly doing 101 miles per hour in a 35 zone. Tragically, the boy’s passenger, 14-year-old Fortune Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene.
NJ man gets life in prison after being found guilty for second time in murder of Realtor
HACKENSACK − A Bergen County Superior Court judge emphasized a Wood-Ridge man's complete lack of remorse for the brutal murder of an East Rutherford real estate agent in 2012 during his sentencing on Friday. Daniel Rochat was found guilty a second time in April for the death of 70-year-old Barbara Vernieri, who was found beaten and set on fire while she was still alive in her home. Rochat's previous conviction was overturned in an appellate court in...
'STAY INSIDE': Police in NJ warn of 'large swarm' after bees attack 3 workers, severely sting 1
Three workers were stung by bees while trimming trees in New Jersey on Thursday morning, leaving one of them with severe injuries, police said as they urged residents to take shelter in their homes.
85-year-old man punched in the head while walking in Hell's Kitchen
An 85-year-old man was hospitalized after being punched in the head in an unprovoked attack while walking in Hell's Kitchen.It happened just after 5 p.m. Friday on 400 W. 43rd Street near Ninth Avenue."Actually seeing him on the floor with all the blood around him - it was heartbreaking. You know, I have a granddad," said Juan Rivera.Police huddled at the corner - just steps away from David Kholikov's fruit stand after the shockingly nonchalant attack. He says not much surprises him anymore."You know what else is shocking to me? Like a couple of weeks ago, someone was throwing rocks...
NYC man punched by police officer in viral video speaks out
NEW YORK -- A Brooklyn man seen in a viral video getting punched by an NYPD officer as other officers restrained him is sharing new details about the encounter. Mark Wyche, a father of three from Coney Island, said he relives the trauma every time he sees the cellphone video. "They took away everything," Wyche said in an exclusive interview with CBS News New York. "I'm embarrassed, you know? Hurt." Viral video taken after July 4th barbecueThe video was taken in the early morning hours on July 5, after a Fourth of July barbecue outside Wyche's home. Dozens of his neighbors were there. Before...
New video shows jaw-dropping blast as authorities identify victim in New Jersey truck explosion
Authorities have identified the driver killed in a dramatic tractor-trailer explosion that took down a highway wall in New Jersey earlier this week — and they’re sharing more details on the circumstances of the crash. According to investigators, Luis Santiago, of Linden, was the man behind the wheel...
NJ homeowner catches thieves in the act on surveillance video while away from home
Two men were arrested after a homeowner who was away caught them breaking into his home on his security camera.The burglary happened Monday just after 9:30 p.m. at a home on River Vale Avenue.The homeowner wasn't home, but saw two people inside and called police.Police responded and found two suspects trying to hide in the back yard with a pillowcase full of stolen items.The two men were arrested and a neighbor reported seeing a third suspect, believed to be a lookout, run away.The two suspects are charged with burglary and theft."The identification on the suspects showed that one of them...
Tarnished reputation of Palisades Park Police Department takes another hit
PALISADES PARK — The reputation of the borough's police department has taken one hit after another in the last decade as it dealt with personnel suspensions, lawsuits, and the arrest of police officers all while undergoing a heavy turnover in leadership with six police chiefs during that time. Some of the department's troubles...
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