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New York Post
3 days ago
- New York Post
Father of Melina Frattolin, the 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in NY, arrested after allegedly filing false abduction report
The father of a 9-year-old Canadian tourist found dead in upstate New York was arrested early Monday after allegedly filing a bogus abduction report. Luciano Frattolin was booked into Essex County Jail at 2:04 a.m. after his daughter, Melina, was found dead in Ticonderoga near Lake George on Sunday afternoon, the Times Union reported. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 10:30 a.m. in Ticonderoga Town Court, the outlet said, with the charges not yet listed. 3 Police have arrested Luciano Frattolin after he claimed his daughter had been abducted. Instagram/Luciano Frattolin 3 Luciano Frattolin is being held at the Essex County Jail. Essex County Sheriff's Office An update is expected from New York State Police later Monday morning, the outlet reported. Melina was first reported missing on Saturday while her family was in the Lake George area. It was earlier reported that she was in 'imminent danger' of death after NYSP said she was last seen in a white van at around 7:40 p.m. on Saturday on I-87 near exit 22. However, after her body was found late Sunday evening, investigators said there were no indications she had been abducted and that her father's story contained inconsistencies, WRGB reported. 3 Police issued an Amber Alert for Melina around four hours after she was reported missing. New York State Police Frattolin, who was born in Ethiopia, is the founder of a Montreal-based company called Gambella Coffee, according to the company's website. He described his 'beautiful' daughter as 'the light of his life' and his 'inspiration' in the bio on his company's site.
The Hill
15-07-2025
- Health
- The Hill
New York rejects Texas' second attempt to punish doctor for prescribing abortion pills
A New York county clerk rejected the state of Texas' second attempt to punish a doctor for prescribing and sending abortion medication to a Texas woman. The Lonestar State last week tried to force New York, again, to recognize its ruling against Doctor Margaret Carpenter for allegedly prescribing and mailing abortion pills to a woman in Texas, the Times Union first reported. Texas officials sent a letter to the clerk's office last week trying to compel Bruck to reconsider his decision and gave him a deadline of July 16 to do so, according to the Ulster County Clerk's office. 'The rejection stands. Resubmitting the same materials does not alter the outcome,' said Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck in a statement. 'While I'm not entirely sure how things work in Texas, here in New York, a rejection means the matter is closed.' Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Carpenter in December, alleging that she violated the state's abortion ban after she prescribed and mailed abortion medication to a 20-year-old Texan woman. Neither Carpenter nor her lawyer showed up to a court hearing regarding the charge or responded to the lawsuit, according to The New York Times. A Texas judge ordered Carpenter to pay more than $100,000 in penalties for prescribing the medication. Paxton's office followed up with the Ulster County clerk's office and requested that it enforce the default civil judgment back in March, which the clerk refused to do, citing the state's shield law. 'In accordance with the New York State Shield Law, I have refused this filing and will refuse any similar filings that may come to our office,' said acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck in a statement in March. A spokesperson for Attorney General Paxton did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill. New York is one of eight states that have a telemedicine abortion-related shield law in place to protect healthcare providers from fines, criminal charges, and extradition requests from other states where abortion care is restricted. New York officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul, have pledged to protect Carpenter and other abortion providers and their patients.
Black America Web
20-06-2025
- Black America Web
Black Man Found Hanging From A Tree In New York, Police Call It Suicide
Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV On June 11, a Black man was found hanging dead from a tree in Albany, New York. While police have labeled it a suicide, locals and people identifying themselves as family members of the man are skeptical. According to the Times Union, a call was made at around 8 a.m. last Wednesday, and officers found a body hanging from a tree on Westerlo Street. Videos circulated on social media showing the body, but were quickly taken down. When a Black man is hanging from a tree, the first thought is lynching, given America's sordid history with the practice, but local police were quick to push back against that narrative 'At this time, based upon preliminary investigation, the circumstances appear to be consistent with suicide and no evidence to suggest that the incident is criminal in nature,' a statement from Albany police reads. Locals have taken to social media and TikTok to express their disbelief at how little coverage the hanging has received in the local media. There's been skepticism over it being a cut-and-dry suicide given how little information has been released about the incident. In fact, most reporting on the case has come from locals doing their own digging into what happened. While police have not released the name of the man, social media posts and a GoFundMe page seem to point to the deceased being one Earl Smith. There are few confirmed, concrete details about the case, and we don't want to get into baseless speculation, but the lack of coverage and the alleged refusal to review camera footage is a bit suspect. Committing a crime in 2025 is somewhat foolish because there are cameras all over every city. I learned this during the Jonathan Majors trial when footage was released showing the assault and chase from several different camera angles throughout the city. It shouldn't be hard to see exactly what led to this man's death. Looking at comments on TikTok's show that several Albany residents have expressed disbelief that the story hasn't received more coverage. 'I work in Albany and live in the area and haven't heard a single thing about this until now. How is nobody saying anything about it?,' wrote one commenter. America loves to espouse how racism doesn't exist anymore and that lynchings are a thing of the past, yet Sundown Towns still exist. Whether it's literally hanging or alleged extrajudicial killings by the police, lynching hasn't gone away. The attitudes that encourage this violence against Black people have only become more and more normalized. In fact, they run rampant within the current presidential administration. From the ongoing attacks on DEI, Stephen Miller's entire existence, to the Pentagon's Chief Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson making several social media posts parroting the 'Great Replacement theory,' the most dangerous and insidious ideas of white supremacy are currently influencing the laws and policy that govern the country. Hate groups have gone down in America because the ideas they espouse have gone mainstream. In recent years, there have been several suspicious hangings of Black people that police label suicide, but have left family members questioning whether or not they were lynchings. Last year, Javion Magee was found hanging from a tree in North Carolina, and his deathwas labeled a suicide by police after video footage showed him buying a utility rope in a local Walmart. His family hired a private investigator and an independent medical examiner to see if their findings match the official police report. In 2020, a video went viral showing four white men attempting to lynch Vauhxx Booker during a July 4 celebration in Lake Monroe. Charges would be filed against the men, as well as Booker himself. The charges against all involved were dropped in 2022 after Booker and the two white men also charged in the case went through a restorative justice process. While we still don't know for certain what exactly led to this man's hanging in Albany, recent events have shown it's more than understandable why residents and the alleged family members are questioning whether or not it was a lynching. SEE ALSO: What Happened To Javion Magee? Dennoriss Richardson's Wife Says 'He Didn't Kill Himself' SEE ALSO Black Man Found Hanging From A Tree In New York, Police Call It Suicide was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Will The Belmont Stakes Return To Saratoga In 2026?
Will The Belmont Stakes Return To Saratoga In 2026? originally appeared on Paulick Report. The 2026 Belmont Stakes could be run at Saratoga Race Course for a third and final year before relocating back to Belmont Park in Elmont N.Y., according to the Times Union. The new Belmont Park is scheduled for completion in September 2026–three months after the Belmont Stakes—making it possible that the race will remain at Saratoga for one more year. 'NYRA remains focused on conducting a successful and memorable 2025 Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course beginning Wednesday, June 4,' said Patrick McKenna, Vice President of Communications at New York Racing Association (NYRA). 'However, we certainly appreciate the interest around the 2026 edition and will be finalizing and announcing its location in the coming weeks.' Advertisement If Saratoga is confirmed as the 2026 host, it will offer the historic venue one last opportunity to witness a potential Triple Crown winner. That dream was dashed last year when Seize The Grey beat Mystic Dan in the Preakness Stakes. This year, Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty skipped the Preakness, with his connections opting to target the Belmont, and possibly the Travers. 'It's not the fact that you run in the Derby and then you run back in two weeks,' trainer Bill Mott told Blood-Horse following Sovereignty's Derby win, when asked about skipping the Preakness. 'It's not that horses can't do that. We opted to look at the long term and his whole career. As a trainer, one thing on my bucket list is winning the Travers. I'd love to win it and that's one of the races under consideration.' There remains a possibility that the 2026 Belmont Stakes could be held at a partially complete Belmont Park, which NYRA has made a plan for. However, running the race at an unfinished venue might take away from the excitement of unveiling a fully redeveloped Belmont Park in 2027—when the track is also set to host the Breeders' Cup World Championships. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Which prisons are on strike in NY? See the list
As correctional officers at New York prisons continue to strike, these are the prisons where workers were confirmed as striking as of Thursday morning. This is a developing story and this list will likely change Visitation was also suspended at a number of facilities on Wednesday, according to DOCCS — including Elmira, Attica, Auburn, Five Points, Upstate, Clinton, Wende, Green Haven, Coxsackie and Eastern New York Correctional Facilities. Adirondack Correctional Facility Collins Correctional Facility Elmira Correctional Facility Attica Correctional Facility Groveland Correctional Facility Auburn Correctional Facility Cayuga Correctional Facility Five Points Correctional Facility Sing Sing Correctional Facility Marcy Correctional Facility Franklin Correctional Facility Bare Hill Correctional Facility Upstate Correctional Facility Coxsackie Correctional Facility Greene Correctional Facility Clinton Correctional Facility Otisville Correctional Facility Woodbourne Correctional Facility Ulster State Correctional Facility Wallkill Correctional Facility Fishkill Correctional Facility Riverview Correctional Facility Eastern Correctional Facility Workers on strike held signs referring to and condemning the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement Act, or HALT Act, a law that in 2022 restricted the use of segregated confinement in favor of therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options. Meanwhile, the union also raised concerns about overworked officers and understaffed prisons in recent months. The union president, Chris Summers, brought up a litany of concerns at a legislative hearing earlier in February regarding the governor's proposed budget, including increased violence at prisons, unsafe working conditions and the erosion of benefits. 'These issues need serious consideration and financial investment and have been continuously ignored,' Summers said. 'Being able to report to a safe workplace and return home safely to their families after their expected shift is something that should be required and expected — not something my members should hope for.' The strikes also come in the wake of a lockdown at Collins Correctional facility - a medium-security prison for men in Erie County - where inmates 'took over' a section of the prison for several hours, according to the Times Union. The strikes also follow a December beating at Marcy Correctional Facility in Central New York that led to the death of inmate Robert Brooks, which was recorded by body cameras worn by correctional officers. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed an executive order activating New York National Guard members to prisons across the state where corrections officers have walked off the job. Workers at more than two dozen state prisons are on strike this week, protesting working conditions and increased violence within the facilities and employees' benefits. 'These disruptive and unsanctioned work stoppages by some correction officers must end as they are jeopardizing the safety of their colleagues, the prison population, and causing undue fear for the residents in the surrounding communities,' Hochul said Wednesday in a news release. Hochul on Wednesday said she understood the "incredibly difficult work our corrections officers do under challenging circumstances." She also noted that her main job as governor is to protect all New Yorkers, which includes maintaining order in state prisons, and, in a video, Hochul directed all involved in the strike to "stop these actions immediately." "Do what's right," she said. "Do your jobs." This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Which prisons are on strike in NY? See the list
