Guardian To Blame For Teen Having 2 Handguns, Watervliet Police Say
A 16-year-old boy and his guardian are facing charges following the recovery of two handguns in upstate New York.
Kierra Allen, 37, of Watervliet, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 10, after police said she failed to adequately supervise the teen, who was allegedly found in possession of two handguns.
The boy was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony. Allen is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
According to investigators, the teen has a criminal history including a 2023 charge for possession and unlawful discharge of a flare gun.
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Toddler Left Alone After Dad Hospitalized, Charged As Mom Gave Birth: New Holland Police
A Lancaster County toddler was left alone after his father was hospitalized from an assault while the child’s mother was giving birth, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 11.
Andrew Newsome, 32, was found unconscious outside Shooter’s Crossing on Diller Avenue in New Holland Borough at 11:36 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, according to police. He was transported to a hospital for treatment.
Roughly an hour later, at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, officers were dispatched for a welfare check after learning a 2-year-old might be left unattended in an apartment. The child’s mother…
5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials
Five children were trapped in a locked room described as a “dungeon,” where authorities say they lived among filth, boarded-up windows, and no beds.
A Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl and Carly Kahl, is accused of holding their children, ages five to 14, in “deplorable conditions” at a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The investigation began in early August after Children and Youth Services received a complaint about the family, authorities said. When troopers responded to the home with CYS, they discovered no beds, boarded-up windows…
Glen Cove Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing Boy For Years; More Victims Sought: Police
A man is accused of sexually abusing a child for years while employed at a Westbury daycare center, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Glen Cove, was charged after a victim reported that Rodriguez inappropriately touched him starting in 2016 when he was 10 years old, the Special Victims Squad said in a release.
The abuse allegedly continued until the boy was 13. On Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, Rodriguez walked into a Dunkin Donuts where the victim now works. After Rodriguez left the store, the victim contacted police, detectives said.
Rodriguez was arreste…
