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16,500 Fentanyl Packages Found On NYC Man Traveling To Capital Region: DA
A man hauling 16,500 packages of fentanyl and heroin from New York City to the Capital Region was busted in a traffic stop, authorities said Monday, April 27.
Ramon Riveras, a 35-year-old Bronx man, was traveling through Albany around 7:45 p.m. on March 1 when he was stopped by New York State Police, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
During the traffic stop off the Washington Avenue Extension, officers found 16,500 glassine envelopes containing fentanyl and heroin, authorities said.
Riveras was arraigned Monday on first-degree and third-degree possession of a controlled su…
Killer Who Shot Victim, Torched Car With Body Burning Inside On NY Roadway Gets Prison Time
A man who admitted to killing another man and setting a car on fire with the body inside in Rockland County will spend over a decade in state prison, prosecutors announced.
Robert Rodriguez, 38, of Stony Point, was sentenced to 17 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Monday, April 27.
The case stems from a killing that happened on Feb. 15, 2021, at a property on Call Hollow Road in Stony Point, where Rodrig…
Murder: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say
A 49-year-old accupuncturist found bleeding in Vermont led police to a horrific discovery in Massachusetts, authorities said.
Janette R. MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is charged as a fugitive from justice tied to a murder investigation after two children were found dead inside her home, according to police in Vermont.
According to The Independent, MacAusland's husband of nine years, Samuel MacAusland, had filed for divorce last October. The two were allegedly involved in a bitter custody battle over the 6- and 7-year-old children.
The Bennington Police Department was contact…
Westchester YMCA Worker Lifted Toddler, Slammed Them To Floor 'With Full Force:' DA
A child care worker at a Westchester YMCA has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly handling a toddler roughly on multiple occasions, officials said.
Molly Swain, 34, of Rye, was arraigned Friday, April 24 in Rye City Court, where she was released on her own recognizance, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace.
The charge stems from a Wednesday, April 1 incident in Rye, where Swain allegedly lifted a 19-month-old toddler by the arms and dropped the child to the floor with force, authorities said.
On two other occasions, Swain is accused …
Coke, Fentanyl, Cash: Albany Man Sentenced In Major Drug Bust
A New York man who had 391 grams of cocaine and 125 grams of fentanyl in his possession has been sentenced to several years in prison, authorities announced Friday, April 24.
Quentin Rowlett, 37, was sentenced to eight years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to felony drug possession charges, the Albany County District Attorney’s office announced.
The guilty plea for Rowlett, of Albany, marked his second felony drug conviction, prosecutors said.
Albany County Sheriff’s deputies and the FBI searched Rowlett’s home on Marshall Street on Aug. 21, 2025, as p…
