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‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing ‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing ‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing
‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing A New York woman and her daughter suffered years of abuse from her ex-husband before her murder in late October, her family said. Norman Lohr was “obsessed” with his stepdaughter, Allison Pelc, and raped her three years ago, Pelc said Monday, Nov. 2 in a Facebook video. “He was just so obsessed after doing what he did to me. He would not stop,” Allison Pelc said in the video. Pelc’s mother, Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, was shot and killed in Moira, NY, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Norman Lohr, Mellissa’s ex-husband and the chief suspect in her murder, died by suicide following a police chase hours later…
NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says
NY Officer Run Over, 80 MPH Chase: Driver Indicted For Attempted Murder, DA Says A 24-year-old man accused of running over a police officer and leading authorities on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash with a patrol car in Rockland County has been indicted on multiple charges, including attempted aggravated murder.   Haverstraw resident Isaac E. Catedral was arraigned on the indictment in Rockland County Court on Friday, Nov. 6, before Judge David M. Ascher, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced.  The indictment follows a violent series of events on Oct. 23 that began with an alleged break-in at a Haverstraw home and left th…
NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later
NY Woman Killed In Salon Double Rape; Suspect Who Bought Soda After Attack Arrested Days Later A man wanted for killing a New York woman and sexually assaulting others inside a Philadelphia hair salon — before stopping to buy a soda — has been captured, police announced Friday, Nov. 6. Jamal Pistoria, 33, was arrested by two 22nd District officers on the 500 block of South Broad Street at approximately 1 a.m. Friday, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. He was wanted in connection with the killing of Ofelia Bellaniri Hernandez Camill, 34, and the assaults of two other women inside a salon on the 6300 block of Stenton Avenue in East Mount Airy, police said. Hernandez Cami…
$60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG $60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG $60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG
$60K In Cocaine Found In Hidden Compartment Of Hudson Valley Dealer's Subaru Outback: AG A Hudson Valley drug dealer was arrested after prosecutors said more than two kilograms of cocaine worth $60,000 were found hidden inside a secret compartment in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Rockland County.  Newburgh resident David A. Herring III, 49, was arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation spanning Westchester, Rockland, and Orange counties, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.  According to James, Herring transported cocaine from Westchester County through Rockland County to Orange County, where investigato…
$10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Hudson Valley Shooting $10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Hudson Valley Shooting $10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Hudson Valley Shooting
$10K Reward Offered In Unsolved Murder More Than 5 Years After Hudson Valley Shooting More than five years after a man was shot and killed on a Westchester County street, police are offering a $10,000 reward in hopes of finally identifying his killer.  The Yonkers Police Department announced the reward on Friday, Nov. 6, for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the murder of Guy Van Lew. He was fatally shot on Saturday, July 17, 2021.  The shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Spruce Street and Cliff Street in Yonkers, according to police, who posted surveillance video of the incident on their social m…
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.  Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.  Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle "He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison
NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison A 63-year-old Orange County man has admitted to sexually abusing a child younger than 13 over a period of more than two years that began more than two decades ago, prosecutors said.  Monroe resident Bayani Ibanez, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child in Orange County Court on Monday, Nov. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. During his guilty plea, Ibanez admitted to committing multiple acts of sexual abuse involving a child younger than 13 between July 2006 and January 2009, prosecutors said. As par…
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder
Mugshot Shows Philly Foster Mom Charged With Girl's Heinous Murder A 10-year-old Philadelphia girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5. Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference. The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
Fatal Hit-Run Arrest: Driver Charged Nearly Year After Hudson Valley Crash, Cops Say Fatal Hit-Run Arrest: Driver Charged Nearly Year After Hudson Valley Crash, Cops Say Fatal Hit-Run Arrest: Driver Charged Nearly Year After Hudson Valley Crash, Cops Say
Fatal Hit-Run Arrest: Driver Charged Nearly Year After Hudson Valley Crash, Cops Say A 57-year-old man has been arrested nearly a year after a pedestrian was found dying along an Orange County street by utility workers, police said.  Newburgh resident Alcio R. Poma-Romero, 57, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened in December 2025, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.  The investigation began at around 3:15 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2025, when a utility crew discovered an unresponsive man lying just off the roadway near 366 South St. in Newburgh. Police officers and Empress EMS per…
Special Delivery! Flaming Trash Pile Draws Firefighters To NY Post Office Special Delivery! Flaming Trash Pile Draws Firefighters To NY Post Office Special Delivery! Flaming Trash Pile Draws Firefighters To NY Post Office
Special Delivery! Flaming Trash Pile Draws Firefighters To NY Post Office It looks like the New York Mets out there! A pile of garbage caught on fire in a New York parking lot on Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, prompting an emergency response, officials said. The fire began in the back of a garbage truck at the Valatie post office in Columbia County, the local fire department said. When the truck’s load caught fire, the driver dumped the trash in the parking lot to save the truck, firefighters said. Multiple departments responded to extinguish the blaze, which was “pretty well involved” by the time first responders arrived. The Columbia County waste department respo…
15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Dutchess County: Police 15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Dutchess County: Police 15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Dutchess County: Police
15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Dutchess County: Police Following an intense 911 call in Dutchess County, authorities arrested a man who they said was found with more than a dozen knives, a crossbow, methamphetamine, and more.  The incident happened on Pleasant View Avenue in Beacon on Monday, Nov. 2, when officers responded to an emergency call with screaming in the background, Beacon Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. When officers arrived, they encountered Harold Gaines, 41, of Newburgh, and began questioning him, the department said.  During the encounter, officers discovered that Gaines was carrying several knives and had an a…
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…