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Stamford Teen Rejects Insanity Defense In Fatal Stabbing At McDonald's STAMFORD, Conn. -- The attorney representing a Stamford teen charged with stabbing a man to death outside a downtown McDonald's last year said he will present a different side of the story rather than pursue an insanity defense, according to the Stamford Advocate.Defense Attorney Ryan O'Neill said Marquest Hall, 16, had been offered a plea deal in the March 11, 2015, stabbing death of Antonio Muralles, 52. Hall, who was 15 at the time, is charged as an adult with murder and was held on $2 million bond. Hall and his attorneys have until a June 29 court appearance to decide whether to take the…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/09/2016

Police & Fire

DiPippo Free On Bail Awaiting Third Trial In 1994 Putnam Murder PUTNAM COUNTY, N. Y. -- For the first time in nearly two decades, Anthony DiPippo is free as he awaits for his third trial in the 1994 rape and murder of Josette Wright in Putnam County, lohud.com reports.DiPippo, convicted twice before, was released on $1 million bail, but he has to wear a monitor and stay at his parents' Pawling house. He was granted a new trial earlier this year after the state Court of Appeals found that he should have been able to present evidence pointing to another man, lohud.com says. DiPippo and his friend Andrew Krivak were charged in the case in July 1996, and Kri…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/08/2016

Police & Fire

Mahopac Skateboarder Suffers Severe Head Injury In Crash With Car CARMEL, N. Y. -- A 14-year-old Mahopac teen is fighting for his life after suffering a severe head injury in a crash with a car while he was riding a skateboard Monday evening, lohud.com reports.Carmel police said Michael Bongiovanni was hit at around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Kia Ora Boulevard and Brookside Road by a car driven by a Mahopac woman. He was flown in critical condition to Westchester Medical Center, lohud.com says. No tickets have been issued. The teen was not wearing a helmet, lohud.com reports. Click here to read The Journal News/lohud.com article.

by Amy Maciaszek

06/08/2016

Sports

Larchmont Gains $1.6M For New 'Field Of Dreams' LARCHMONT, N. Y. -- Now that the $1.6 million construction money is in hand, the plan to build what organizers call a "Field of Dreams" at Lorenzen Park in Larchmont is poised to become reality.On Memorial Day, Jim Hanley, president of Fields for Kids, Bill Nachtigal, president of Larchmont Mamaroneck Little League, and state Assemblyman Steve Otis, a Port Chester Democrat, presented a check for $1.6 million to Larchmont Mayor Lorraine Walsh for the construction project. Construction is set to start later this month on the two new grass fields, officials say. Included in the projec…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/07/2016

Police & Fire

West Haven Man Faces Drug Charge After Westport Traffic Stop WESTPORT, Conn. -- A 27-year-old West Haven man is facing a drug possession charge after Westport police stopped his car and found him with cocaine, police said.Brian Melendez is due back in court June 13 on the possession of narcotics charge, police said. Westport police stopped the car he was driving June 1 on the Sherwood Island Connector because one of the headlights was out, police said. Officers smelled marijuana then searched the car and found a baggie with the white powdery substance under the driver's seat, police said. It tested positive for cocaine, police said. He was released a…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/07/2016

Neighbors

Navy Pilot From Westchester Makes Appearance On 'Jeopardy!' RYE, N. Y. -- Stew Latwin, a Navy pilot from Rye, gets a chance to test his knowledge Monday when he appears as a contestant on the ABC game show "Jeopardy!"Local viewers can catch the show on WABC-TV. Check local listings or visit Jeopardy.com for details. The show, with its host Alex Trebek, has been in syndication for 32 years and attracts about 25 million viewers each week. "Jeopardy!" holds the Guinness World Records title for the most Emmy Awards won by a TV game show (32), including the 2015 Emmy® for Outstanding Game Show. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, t…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/06/2016

Police & Fire

Nyack Man Involved In Fight Starts Swinging At Officers, Police Say NYACK, N. Y. -- A 34-year-old Nyack man is facing criminal charges after Orangetown police say he punched another man during a dispute Saturday then struggled with police during the arrest, police said. Jason J. Britt was also charged with marijuana possession, a violation, after police later found the drug during a search, police said. He's charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault and resisting arrest, police said. He's being held on $1,000 cash bail at Rockland County Jail and is due back in court at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Nyack Justice Court, police said. Police said Britt was invol…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/06/2016

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Man Faces Charges After Raid Turns Up Drugs, Guns POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- A 41-year-old town of Poughkeepsie man is being held on a felony drug charge following a raid by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force recovered drugs and guns, and more charges may be coming, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Ahmed M. Elkhatib is being held in the Dutchess County Jail on a charge of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said they found 2.5 grams of crack cocaine, 150 envelopes of heroin, a 9mm handgun and an assault rifle during a raid Wednesday of a home on Johns Boulevard, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Police said …

by Amy Maciaszek

06/06/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Police Investigate Unusual Stabbing Report BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport police are investigating a report of a mysterious stabbing that left a man with a wound in his chest, and police say that includes the possibility that it was self-inflicted, according to the CT Post. The man told police he felt something in his chest while taking out the trash late Saturday at a Shell station near North Avenue and Main Street. Police said the man noticed bleeding but says he doesn't know how it happened, the CT Post reports. He was treated at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Police said he had a small knife in his pants pocket, the CT Post says…

by Amy Maciaszek

06/06/2016

Police & Fire

Yonkers Police Investigate Robbery That Left Man With Stab Wound YONKERS, N.Y. -- A late-night walk on the Westchester County Trailway in Yonkers turned dangerous Saturday when a man was robbed, stabbed and left with a wound in his leg, according to News 12.Yonkers police are investigating the incident, looking for one suspect. The victim told police he was walking near the underpass for Tuckahoe Road about 11:30 p.m. when he was approached, News 12 reports. Click here to see the News 12 Westchester report.

by Amy Maciaszek

06/06/2016

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