Pet-Hating Woman Left Shattered Glass Around Central Islip Apartment Complex, Authorities Say
A Long Island woman is facing an animal cruelty charge for taking creative measures to keep pets away from her apartment, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Joyce Hamlett, 61, of Central Islip, scattered pieces of shattered glass and mothballs in common areas of her apartment complex in August, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
In addition to pets, multiple children under age 17 live in the complex, investigators said. However, Hamlett was focused on deterring animals from entering the areas, according to the SPCA.
Hamlett was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, child endangerme…
Prominent Mount Vernon Youth Basketball Coach Admits To Sexually Abusing Girl: DA
A prominent Westchester County youth basketball coach has pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually abusing a girl younger than 13 over five months and is expected to spend over a decade in state prison, prosecutors said.
Mount Vernon resident Dwayne Murray, 63, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 18, to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, a violent felony, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 18.
According to prosecutors, between Oct. 1, 2023, and March 1, 2024, Murray repeatedly subjected the girl to two or more acts of …
