Guilderland-Altamont, NY
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Woman, Child's Screams Spark Drunk Police Chase In Guilderland, Cops Say Woman, Child's Screams Spark Drunk Police Chase In Guilderland, Cops Say Woman, Child's Screams Spark Drunk Police Chase In Guilderland, Cops Say
Woman, Child's Screams Spark Drunk Police Chase In Guilderland, Cops Say An Albany County man is accused of trying to force a woman into a vehicle while covering the mouth of a screaming child before fleeing police while intoxicated, police said. The incident unfolded around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in Guilderland when multiple 911 callers reported hearing a woman screaming for help at the Heritage Village Apartments on Patroon Drive, Guilderland Police said. Callers told police that a man was attempting to drag the woman into a vehicle while also restraining a child. When officers arrived, they learned the suspect had already fled in a vehicle. Police att…

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by Michael Mashburn
New London, CT
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Sprague Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Guest: Police Sprague Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Guest: Police Sprague Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Guest: Police
Sprague Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Guest: Police A Connecticut man is facing charges after police say he assaulted a house guest while they slept. Adam Allen, 24, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree sexual assault, Connecticut State Police said. The arrest followed an investigation into an incident at his home in the Baltic section of Sprague. According to State Police, a male victim told police he woke up around 8 a.m. to find Allen lifting his waistband and touching him inappropriately. The victim and a witness said the three had been drinking the night before.  Police wrote that the female witness later gave them text mes…

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by Josh Lanier
Saugerties, NY
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Man Gave 17-Year-Old Alcohol, Subjected Them To Sexual Conduct In Saugerties: Police Man Gave 17-Year-Old Alcohol, Subjected Them To Sexual Conduct In Saugerties: Police Man Gave 17-Year-Old Alcohol, Subjected Them To Sexual Conduct In Saugerties: Police
Man Gave 17-Year-Old Alcohol, Subjected Them To Sexual Conduct In Saugerties: Police An Ulster County man faces multiple charges after an investigation into sexual misconduct with a minor led to a police raid, authorities said. The arrest happened on Wednesday, July 30, when New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation at Kingston took 42-year-old James M. Benson of Saugerties into custody, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.  According to investigators, the case began on Monday, July 28, after police received information that Benson had alleged sexual contact with a 17-year-old victim by forcible compulsion and gave the minor alcohol. …

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by Ben Crnic
Hartford, CT
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Modelo Loses Best-Selling Beer In US Title: Here's Who Took Over Modelo Loses Best-Selling Beer In US Title: Here's Who Took Over Modelo Loses Best-Selling Beer In US Title: Here's Who Took Over
Modelo Loses Best-Selling Beer In US Title: Here's Who Took Over Michelob Ultra is now the best-selling beer in the US, overtaking Modelo Especial as its importer faces growing challenges. Anheuser-Busch announced on Monday, Sept. 22, that Michelob Ultra is the No. 1 beer in the country. The alcoholic beverage company cited Circana and Nielsen IQ data showing Michelob Ultra led retail and restaurant sales over the past 52 weeks. Chief commercial officer Kyle Norrington said Anheuser-Busch's partnerships with sports leagues and fitness-focused marketing strategy have boosted Michelob Ultra, which launched in 2002. "For more than twenty years, M…

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by Chris Spiker
Lower Paxton, PA
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Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton
Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton A mugshot has been released of the drunk driver fleeing police, who caused a late-night crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 83 in Dauphin County. The driver was identified as Nyceire Coiley, 18, of Harrisburg. Police said he was drunk when he crashed head-on into a box truck after ignoring multiple traffic stop attempts on Monday, Sept. 15 around 11:30 p.m. Officers first spotted Coiley’s dark blue Honda CRV speeding westbound on Union Deposit Road near Rutherford Road, with rear lights that weren’t working, according to police. He ignored flashing lights and sirens, fleeing at a h…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Boxing Hall-Of-Famer Ricky Hatton Found Dead At Age 46 Boxing Hall-Of-Famer Ricky Hatton Found Dead At Age 46 Boxing Hall-Of-Famer Ricky Hatton Found Dead At Age 46
Boxing Hall-Of-Famer Ricky Hatton Found Dead At Age 46 Ricky Hatton, the fan-favorite boxing champion and International Boxing Hall of Famer, has died at 46. Authorities in Greater Manchester, England said that Hatton’s body was found at his home on Sunday, Sept. 14, and that they are not treating the death as suspicious. One of Britain’s most popular fighters, Hatton held multiple world titles at light-welterweight and one at welterweight, and was named 2005 Fighter of the Year by The Ring, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN. He reached the sport’s summit that year by defeating Kostya Tszyu for the IBF, Ring and lineal t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Garden City, NY
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Driver Gets Up To 22 Years For Drunken Crash That Killed Passenger In Garden City Driver Gets Up To 22 Years For Drunken Crash That Killed Passenger In Garden City Driver Gets Up To 22 Years For Drunken Crash That Killed Passenger In Garden City
Driver Gets Up To 22 Years For Drunken Crash That Killed Passenger In Garden City A Long Beach man will spend up to 22 years in prison after driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in Garden City. Christhian Velasquez Galeano, 28, was sentenced to 9 to 22 years in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 10, after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and related charges. Velasquez Galeano was behind the wheel of a Nissan Maxima in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 9, when he drove into oncoming traffic along Stewart Avenue in Garden City, prosecutors said. The car struck a tree, killing his passenger, 27-year-old Marco Zuniga. Velasquez Galeano and another pa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Scotia-Glenville, NY
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Glenville Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say Glenville Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say Glenville Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say
Glenville Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say A Glenville woman is accused of drunkenly striking and pinning a pedestrian under her vehicle in Malta, New York, State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The incident happened in a parking lot on Hemphill Place at about 10:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, according to police. Troopers said a pedestrian was trapped beneath the vehicle until crews from the Malta Stillwater Fire Department removed them. The victim was first taken to Saratoga Hospital with serious injuries and later transferred to Albany Medical Center, where they remain in critical condition. The driver was identified as 33-…

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by Jillian Pikora
Stony Point, NY
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Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say
Drunk Man Caught Sleeping In Running Car On Tomkins Cove Road, Police Say A man was arrested after police say he was found sleeping in a running vehicle while drunk on the side of the road in Rockland County. The incident happened on Saturday night, Aug. 30, in Tomkins Cove, the Stony Point Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 6. Around 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of two men asleep inside a vehicle that was stopped on the roadside.   When officers arrived, they found the car running with the keys in the ignition. Both men were woken up and asked out of the vehicle, police said.  The driver, identified as Cristian Guaman-A…

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by Ben Crnic
Fredericksburg, VA
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Driver Crashes Into Yard, Then Tries To Bite Deputy In Spotsylvania: Sheriff Driver Crashes Into Yard, Then Tries To Bite Deputy In Spotsylvania: Sheriff Driver Crashes Into Yard, Then Tries To Bite Deputy In Spotsylvania: Sheriff
Driver Crashes Into Yard, Then Tries To Bite Deputy In Spotsylvania: Sheriff What started as a midday DUI stop in Virginia ended with a 33-year-old man behind bars after attempting to bite a Spotsylvania County Sheriff's deputy.  John Morrow is facing charges after allegedly attempting to take a bite out of crime after putting deputies through their paces on Saturday afternoon.  According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called at around 3:15 p.m. on Sept. 6 to the 8300–8500 block of Courthouse Road, where there were reports of a driver who had driven through a yard before coming to rest in the grass outside a nearby home. Upon arrival, they fo…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired
Brentwood Man Admits To Crashing Into Suffolk Officer’s Vehicle While Impaired A Brentwood man admitted to driving drunk and high when he slammed into a Suffolk County police officer’s vehicle on the Long Island Expressway, leaving the officer seriously injured. Cody Fisher, 29, pleaded guilty Thursday, Sept. 4, to assaulting a police officer and multiple related charges in the January 2025 crash that nearly killed Suffolk County Police Officer Brendon Gallagher. The crash happened around 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, as Officer Gallagher was conducting a traffic stop on the LIE between Exits 58 and 57, as Daily Voice reported. Fisher sped by in a 2021 Ford Mustang, revving …

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by Michael Mashburn
Dillsburg, PA
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Toddler Left Alone Near Creek While Drunk Dillsburg Dad Passed Out: Police Toddler Left Alone Near Creek While Drunk Dillsburg Dad Passed Out: Police Toddler Left Alone Near Creek While Drunk Dillsburg Dad Passed Out: Police
Toddler Left Alone Near Creek While Drunk Dillsburg Dad Passed Out: Police A Dillsburg father is accused of passing out drunk on a creek log while his toddler played nearby before crashing his car and resisting arrest, Upper Allen police announced on Monday, Aug. 25,. Alexander Edward Gifford, 33, was arrested after officers responded to Simpson Park on South Market Street for reports of an intoxicated man with a child, according to the release. Gifford passed out on a log in the Yellow Breeches Creek while his 3-year-old played along the water, police explained. He later drove away from the park with the child, but crashed a short distance away, disabling his veh…

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by Jillian Pikora