On Wednesday, a New York man admitted in court to killing his lover, who was found fatally stabbed in a duffel bag in April. David Bonola, 44, agreed to a 25-year sentence for first-degree manslaughter in the slaying of Orsolya Gaal, 51. WABC reported that Bonola, a handyman, started doing work at Gaal’s Queens home …
A New York man who shot and killed his estranged wife in front of her children just a day after he was released from jail on assault charges was indicted last month for her murder. Adam Bennefield, 45, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges at his arraignment on October 21 and was ordered held without …
An upstate New York college’s “Family Weekend” was marred by deadly gunfire Sunday morning at a hotel “packed” with family members visiting the campus with students. Investigators have not released the identities of the victim or two suspects, all males, in the shooting, but an emailed statement from Marist College confirmed that the victim was …
A 61-year-old emergency technician was stabbed to death on a Queens street Thursday afternoon as she walked from her station to a nearby deli for food. Police said Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, a World Trade Center responder on September 11, 2001, was stabbed multiple times at 20th Avenue and 41st Street just before 2:30 p.m., the …
A toddler waiting in the car Wednesday night was caught in the crossfire of a shooting that erupted when an adult left him there to step into a grocery store. Nearby Rochester Police officers heard the gunshots just before 6 p.m. and rushed to the scene, WHAM reported. The boy was hit at least once …
A 22-year-old man The New York Post calls the “darling” and “poster boy” of advocates for bail reform is wanted for a shooting outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The Post quoted unnamed law enforcement sources saying Pedro Hernandez allegedly fired into an occupied vehicle after losing cash and a gold chain in a game of three-card …
A 21-year-old tourist from St. Louis was raped on a subway platform last week by a man who first offered to show her around the New York subway system. Police said the man approached the victim at the station at 42nd St. and Eighth Ave. around 3 a.m. on September 1, the New York Daily …
New York police are questioning a 20-year-old ice cream truck driver after he allegedly arranged a meeting with a 10-year-old girl on social media. Investigators said the pair met up in person Sunday afternoon in Mariner’s Harbor on Staten Island, WABC reported, and the girl went home afterward. When she arrived home, her mom called …
A New York man accused of stabbing another man to death last week was released on $100,000 bail, prompting anti-bail reform activists to cry foul. Jesus Ramirez, 28, is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Guarionex Torres, 49, in Hell’s Kitchen, according to the New York Post. Ramirez, …
New York police are looking for a man seen on video robbing a 64-year-old man in a wheelchair. The robbery took place on a Staten Island MTA bus, and the suspect took $250 cash from the man’s pocket, WCBS reports. The incident took place on August 13 at Clinton Avenue and Richmond Terrace. Anyone with …
A New York man was sentenced to one year in jail on Wednesday for last year’s hit-and-run that killed Nicki Minaj’s father. According to TMZ, Charles Polevich, 70, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting and tampering with physical evidence. Polevich fatally struck Robert Maraj, 64, in February 2021 as he …
New York police are looking for a robbery crew using Facebook to lure men to hotels, where they’re robbed at gunpoint. Investigators say one member of the crew — a 20-something year old woman — has lured at least five men into the trap this month, the New York Post reported. “Once both [the woman …
