Nightmare Ex-Boyfriend Terrorized Hudson Woman For Four Days, Jury Finds
A Capital Region man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend over four days has been convicted on several charges, authorities said.
Nikolas DeJesus, 33, was found guilty Friday, Oct. 16 of burglary, unlawful imprisonment, obstruction of breathing, and other charges, the Columbia County District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 19. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
DeJesus was staying at his former girlfriend’s home in Hudson when he forced his fingers into her mouth, blocking her ability to breathe, on Aug. 11, 2025, investigators said.
After being kicked out, he broke into the home through …
BDSM Modeling Pics Of LI Congress Candidate Boosted Fundraising: Report
Salacious pictures of a New York congressional hopeful didn’t slow down his campaign — in fact, they boosted his fundraising efforts.
Chris Gallant, the Democratic candidate for New York’s 1st Congressional District, saw his fundraising numbers soar after photos of him modeling BDSM gear were published, Newsday reported Saturday, Oct. 17.
The photos were initially published Sunday, Sept. 13 in the New York Post, and Gallant raised more than $350,000 — nearly 40% of his total from July through September — in the first two weeks after the publication, his campaign told Newsday.
Overall, Gall…
Ambulance Mid-Rescue When Drunk Driver Plowed Into Islip Emergency Scene, Police Say
An ambulance was in the middle of saving a man on Long Island when a drunk driver slammed into the emergency vehicle early Sunday, Oct. 18, police said.
Edith Cairo, 32, of Islip, was arrested following the crash around 2:15 a.m. Sunday on Main Street in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
First responders were loading an injured 26-year-old Islip man into an Islip Fire Department ambulance at the scene just east of 3rd Avenue when Cairo, behind the wheel of a 2017 Honda Accord, crashed into the emergency vehicle, police said.
The wreck required a second ambulance, which…
Albany Man Pistol-Whipped Ex-Girlfriend And Threatened Her 11-Year-Old Daughter, Jury Finds
An Albany man beat up his ex-girlfriend with a handgun, then pointed it at her 11-year-old daughter, and attacked her friend, authorities said.
Quavon Grimes, 36, was convicted Friday, Oct. 16 following a four-day trial, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 19.
Grimes and his ex-girlfriend got into an argument outside an apartment on Westerlo Street in Albany on Aug. 30, 2025, around 11 p.m., investigators said.
The victim and her daughter tried to walk away from the argument, but Grimes chased them down, pulled the gun, and hit the woman in the face with it multi…
Debit Card Theft And Series Of Lies Land Wilton Woman In Handcuffs: Police
A Capital Region woman stole a debit card, then destroyed it when she learned police were going to investigate the theft, authorities said.
Brandi M. Curtin, 46, of Wilton, was arrested Monday, Oct. 12, following a fraud investigation, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office announced Sunday, Oct. 18.
Deputies received the initial complaint on Cabin Drive in Wilton on Monday, Oct. 5 around 5:30 p.m., authorities said.
Curtin is accused of stealing the card and later destroying it after learning the theft was being reported, police said.
She also gave investigators a false written statement a…
Christmas Eve Break-In At Corinth Water Plant Finally Solved: Police
A Capital Region man broke into a public water treatment plant and damaged an official vehicle on Christmas Eve, authorities said.
Derek J. Nowicki, 22, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a long investigation into the Dec. 24, 2025, break-in at Corinth’s water treatment plant, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
The initial complaint came in around 6:30 a.m. Christmas Eve about a burglar at the facility on Pine Street, the sheriff’s office said. While on-site, Nowicki also got behind the wheel of a Village of Corinth Department of Public Works vehicle and damaged it, investiga…
