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Environment group reminds NYers not to paint the squirrels
They shouldn’t have to tell you. And yet the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation feels compelled to anyway. “Don’t paint the squirrels.” The agency’s Monday quip came after a 62-year-old New York man was charged for doing just that last month. Putnam County’s probation department alerted animal welfare authorities to the bizarre crime after Mark Kuhn, a...
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NY man arrested for allegedly spray-painting squirrels red after trapping them
A 62-year-old New York man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly spray-painted some squirrels at his Putnam County home, the SPCA announced Monday. The county’s probation department alerted animal welfare authorities to the bizarre crime after Mark Kuhn, a Patterson resident, allegedly admitted to trapping squirrels in metal cages and then coloring them “Apple Red” using a Rust-Oleum...
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NY vet tech found guilty of stealing life-saving cancer drugs from pets
A veterinary technician in upstate New York was convicted of stealing life-saving oncology medications used to treat animals with cancer from the facility she used to work for, the local district attorney’s office said. Elisa Sanchez, a resident of Dutchess County, was convicted Friday of grand larceny in the third degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the...
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Husband and wife allegedly ran prostitution ring at NY massage parlors: Prosecutors
A husband and wife are accused of running a prostitution ring that stretched from suburban New York, through Westchester County and down into parts of New York City from inside massage parlors they owned.
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Golfer beats goose to death on New York course after bird struck with ball: SPCA
A New York golfer was charged after allegedly beating a goose to death with his club, according to law enforcement.
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Wrongful conviction lawsuit makes stunning allegations
There are stunning allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct in a scathing new civil lawsuit just filed in federal court by a Putnam County man acquitted of a decades old rape and murder. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Free After 25 Years: Defendant Retried for 1994 Killing of NY Girl Found Not Guilty
A jury in Putnam County found Andrew Krivak not guilty for the rape and murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright, who was found in 1995, 13 months after she was reported missing.
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Not Guilty Verdict in Putnam County Murder and Rape Re-Trial
After less than a day of deliberations, the jury found that a man accused of raping and murdering a child in Putnam County nearly three decades ago not guilty. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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New Testimony in Retrial of Notorious NY Rape and Murder of Young Girl
Andrew Krivak is facing retrial after his conviction in the rape and murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright in 1996. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Controversial Retrial in Rape and Murder of 12-Year-Old NY Girl Continues
A controversial retrial on a decades old case about the rape and murder of a 12-year-old. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Retrial Underway in Notorious Putnam County Case
26 years after Andrew Krivak was convicted of the rape and murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright—he is facing a different jury—but for the same heinous crime. Sarah Wallace reports.
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Defendant in 1994 Killing of NY Girl Gave Written Confession — But Was it Coerced?
A written confession is at the center of a 25-year-old murder case, as the latest twist in a horrific crime that has polarized a New York county brings the question: Did the defendant really write it, or was he coerced?
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Controversial Confession Clouds Murder Retrial
A confession is on trial in a 25-year-old murder case, with the question at stake: Did the defendant really write it, or was he coerced? NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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Man Again Fights to Prove Innocence In Murder of NY Girl
A high-stakes murder retrial is set to kick off in Putnam County, involving the most notorious crime in that county’s history: The rape and murder of a 12-year-old little girl who disappeared in 1994. The man facing trial is once again battling to prove his innocence. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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‘I'm Ready:' Man Faces High-Stakes Retrial in Murder of 12-Year-Old NY Girl
A high-stakes murder retrial is about to begin in Putnam County, 25 years after two men were convicted of raping 12-year-old Josette Wright. Now Andrew Krivak is fighting for his life — for a second time
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Man Accused of Attacking Girlfriend With Hammer
A police pursuit of the man ended in a crash in Putnam County.
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NY Man Arrested in Hotel Hammer Attack on Showering Girlfriend, Highway Chase: Cops
A man was arrested after he attacked his girlfriend with a hammer while she was showering inside a New York hotel room, then crashed his car as officers chased after him, according to police.