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Joliet man sentenced to 27 years for murdering neighbor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

JOLIET, Ill. -- A Joliet man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for murdering his neighbor after an argument turned deadly in 2016.According to the Will County State's Attorney's Office, sheriff deputies responded to a 911 call of a deceased man later identified as Robert Bielec in the driveway of his residence on the 1700 block of Houston Ave in Joliet on Jan. 7, 2016. Park Ridge warning community of man impersonating police officer, assaulting teen girls Officers spoke with 26-year-old Blaique Morgan who stated that he and his brother, Amari Morgan, went to Bielec’s residence to confront him about an ongoing dispute in which the Morgan brothers’ residence was damaged by gunfire and the brothers suspected Bielec’s involvement.An argument ensued in which Morgan grabbed Bielec and his brother, Amari, struck Bielec with a baseball bat.Will County Sheriff investigators found Nike shoes with blood stains that were later determined to contain Blaique Morgan’s DNA, as well as Adidas sh...

National Grid working to restore gas in South Glens Falls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- National Grid crews are in South Glens Falls after a natural gas outage Friday. Roughly 330 customers are affected.As crews work to restore the gas, customers can expect to be without their gas stove and hot water during the outage. Officials said some may be without gas into the weekend. Crews from Central New York are also being brought to the area to help with repairs and restoring gas service. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Once repairs have been made to the gas supply, National Grid technicians will need to enter homes to restart service and appliances. All National Grid employees and contractors will carry photo identification cards with them. If a customer is not home at that time, technicians will leave details on how customers can schedule an appointment to restore service.National Grid said it's priority is restoring gas to all customers. The cause of the outage was undetermin...

Rochester firefighter arrested, accused of convincing minors to send him child pornography

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester firefighter is facing child pornography charges, according to the United States Attorney's Office. Rochester firefighter Brett Marrapese, 31, is facing federal charges linked to accusations that he communicated with more than 100 minors and convinced a number of them to send him images and videos of child pornography.Marrapese, who lives in Irondequoit, has been arrested and slapped with federal charges that include production, distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography— allegedly including child pornography depicting prepubescent minors younger than 12 years old and as young as toddlers. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the US Attorney Trini Ross's office, in March, the Irondequoit Police Department received a tip from the father of a 13-year-old girl who claimed she had been communicating with someone on Snapchat who she believed was a minor like herself.Pro...

Democrats urge extension of federal funding amid worries millions could lose child care

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Millions of children could lose child care soon, according to a new report. That has Democrats calling on Congress to extend federal funding to prevent what they call a "child care cliff." Two years ago, the American Rescue Plan allocated around $39 billion to child care centers across the country. But the federal subsidies will stop at the end of September. Shineal Hunter owns Family Circle Academy in Philadelphia, and says the child care center will be hurt by the loss of federal funding.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! "We may have to reduce our hours. I may have to eliminate some staff," Hunter said. Without that money, she predicts her center won't be able to care for as many kids. A new report from The Century Foundation says across the country 3.2 million children could lose access to child care when the federal funding ends. It predicts that will take parents out of the workfor...

Statue knocked down for second time in three months

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A statue outside a restaurant on Lark Street in Albany was knocked down for the second time in three months. The statue in front of the Villa di Como restaurant was on its side and missing its head. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! It's unclear what caused it to come down. The same statue was knocked over in April.Jordan Michael, 37, was arrested and charged with second degree Criminal Mischief. A team of artisans helped the owner restore the statue, which is estimated to be worth more than $6,000.

Troy police detective promoted to sergeant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department promoted Det. Joe Fazioli to the role of sergeant during a ceremony on Friday. Fazioli is a graduate of Troy High School and Hudson Valley Community College where he received his associates degree in Criminal Justice. He is a lifelong resident of the city of Troy where he still resides locally with his wife and daughter. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Sgt. Fazioli has been a police officer for eight years and served in many positions within the Troy Police Department. Most recently, he worked in the Special Operations section."Being able to interact with people again. It's one of the bigger things I've always harped on, being out of the car, talking to people, interacting with the community, especially growing up here in the city of Troy," he said. "It's something I've always enjoyed, and I look forward to being able to be back to doing that type of work."He's been recogniz...

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered Russia city

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

Associated PressThe owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin and opening a criminal investigation.In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow and in Rostov-on-Don, which is home to the Russian military headquarters for the southern region and also oversees the fighting in Ukraine. While the outcome of the confrontation was still unclear, it appeared likely to further hinder Moscow’s war effort as Kyiv’s forces were probing Russian defenses in the initial stages of a counteroffensive. Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his forces “...

More than 20 years later, authorities identify human remains found in Redondo Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

Police have identified a woman whose remains were discovered in Redondo Beach in 2001.On Aug. 29, 2001, the human remains were discovered during a construction project at 1624 Wollacot Street.After a lengthy investigation spanning decades, Redondo Beach Police on Friday identified the woman as Catherine Parker-Johnson. The case was determined to be a homicide.With no way to identify the remains or locate relatives in 2001, the case remained stalled until it was reopened in January 2019. The department’s Cold Case Investigations Unit partnered with the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that works with law enforcement to identify missing people. DNA collected from the scene was used to develop a genealogical profile of Parker-Johnson.Catherine Parker-Johnson in an undated photo from the Redondo Beach Police Department.In March 2023, a preliminary DNA comparison with two living women, determined to be the victim’s daughter and sister, provided a “provisional identification of the ...

Ventura County jails not doing enough to prevent inmate deaths, grand jury says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

A grand jury report analyzing in-custody deaths at two Ventura County jails is shedding new light on the alleged failures to prevent inmate deaths and the lack of transparency regarding the status of ongoing investigations.The 27-page document released this week highlights several failures at the two jails, including jail staff not using recommended best practice for preventing suicide in the facilities.The grand jury, which is comprised of a panel of 19 local citizens, found that employees at the Todd Road Jail in Santa Paula and the Pre-Trial Detention Center in Ventura each followed the minimum suicide prevention and response protocols required by state law, but did not follow the "recommended best practice," which includes joint training of deputies and medical personnel assigned to jail.They cited increased communication with families and a better orientation process as keys to prevent suicide in jails. In total, from 2016 to 2022, four in-custody deaths were the result of suic...

Woman abandons newborn after giving birth in Ventura alley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:02:46 GMT

Authorities are looking for a woman who gave birth in a Ventura alley early Friday morning and immediately ran away leaving the child behind, officials said.Shortly before 1 a.m., employees at a business in the 4200 block of Transport Steet heard a woman screaming in a rear alley.“They approached the female and saw her remove her pants and immediately give birth to an infant,” said Ventura Police Commander Sarah Heard. “She placed the infant on the ground, severed the umbilical cord, and quickly ran away from the area.”Ventura Police say the woman gave birth in an alley and ran away without the child. June 23, 2023. (Key News)The employees called 9-1-1 and cared for the newborn until paramedics arrived. The child appeared healthy and was transported to a local hospital where they were listed in stable condition.Officers searched the area but could not find the mother, Heard said.She was described as a white female with short dark hair who appeared homeless.Anyone with information ab...