Armonk, NY
News
House Painter Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Girl In Northern Westchester Home House Painter Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Girl In Northern Westchester Home
House Painter Sentenced For Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Girl In Northern Westchester Home A house painter working in a Westchester home has been sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars and will register as a sexual offender after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl. Port Chester resident Fabio Coutinho, 42, has been sentenced to eight years in state prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to one count of criminal sexual act, a felony, earlier this year. When he is released from prison, Coutinho will also have to register as a sexual offender. There will be a Sex Offender Registration Act at a later date to determine what …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Seen Him? State Police Search For Convict With Fairfield County Ties Seen Him? State Police Search For Convict With Fairfield County Ties
Seen Him? State Police Search For Convict With Fairfield County Ties State police are asking the public for help locating a former Bridgeport man who is wanted for violating the terms of his release. Jason Voss, 44, who was convicted on three drug charges, failed to submit a DNA sample, that was required as a condition of his release, state police said. He was arrested three times for possession of marijuana, with the last in 2015. He was given a seven-year suspended sentence, with a conditional discharge that included the DNA testing, state police said. State police have made numerous unsuccessful efforts to find Voss.  Voss is known to fre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
News
Breakthrough DNA Testing IDs 9/11 Victim As New Jersey Man Breakthrough DNA Testing IDs 9/11 Victim As New Jersey Man
Breakthrough DNA Testing IDs 9/11 Victim As New Jersey Man After more than half a dozen futile attempts over the course of 17 years to identify a single bone found in the rubble of the World Trade Center, medical examiners finally had a breakthrough this week. Thanks to advances in DNA testing, the bone was linked to a 26-year-old financial worker from New Jersey who died in the 9/11 attacks, the New York Times reports. Scott Michael Johnson of Montclair -- born in Glen Ridge -- worked on the 89th floor of the south tower and is the  1,642 person to be identified of the 2,753 killed in the attack, according to the story. Johnson worked as a securi…

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by Cecilia Levine