Crimes of the week: Drug possession, doctor sentenced, caught with a gun
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Raid nets arrest of man, 63, for alleged possession of crack cocaine, heroin and meth
Police raided an apartment on Park Avenue in Port Richmond.
Police raided an apartment in Port Richmond where they allegedly confiscated illegal drugs including crack cocaine, heroin and meth.
William Dale, 63, was arrested when officers armed with a search warrant raided his apartment on Park Avenue at 6 a.m. on April 22, according to the criminal complaint based on an investigation by Narcotics Borough Staten Island.
On a table, officers allegedly found several loose rocks of crack cocaine and a plastic zipper bag containing that stimulant, four glass pipes with crack-cocaine residue, three glassine envelopes of heroin and a straw with residue of that opioid, plus empty plastic zipper bags of the type typically used to package drugs, according to the criminal complaint and police.
COVID update: 4 more deaths on S.I.; 60+ new cases; hospitalizations down again
Updated May 06, 2021;
Posted May 06, 2021
Staten Island s suspected COVID-19 death count is approaching 1,800; but hospitalizations are still dropping. Composite of Staten Island images from the coronavirus pandemic. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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At the same time, Staten Island’s coronavirus hospitalization total continued to dip even lower.
As of 1 p.m. Thursday, 1,789 Staten Islanders are believed to have died from complications related to the coronavirus, according to the most recent data available.
In addition, 208 fatalities were in the “probable” category, which has not changed since April 29.
A death is classified as “probable” if the decedent was a city resident who had no known positive laboratory test for the coronavirus, but the death certificate lists “COVID-19” or an equivalent as a cause of death.
RUMC and SIUH kickoff National Nurses Week
Updated May 07, 1:21 PM;
Posted May 07, 1:01 PM
Richmond University Medical Center hosts a lunch as a way to honor their nurses on May 6, 2021. (Courtesy of RUMC)
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The hospitals on Staten Island spent the day recognizing their nurses’ commitment and dedication to their jobs and patients.
Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) set up a lunch to thank the nurses for their continued hard work.
“It recognizes that we know that the nurses are important to us and the community and we just want to take that special time to say thank you,” said Rosemarie Stazzone, chief nurse officer and chief operating officer at RUMC.
5 more COVID deaths on S.I., but hospitalizations stable
Updated May 07, 2:50 PM;
Posted May 07, 2:50 PM
COVID hospitalizations on S.I. briefly leveled off on Friday after sharply declining to the mid-double digits. Composite of Staten Island images from the coronavirus pandemic. (Staten Island Advance/Tom Wrobleski)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Five more borough residents have succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19), while just over 75 new confirmed cases of the disease were recorded here, city Health Department data show.
At the same time, Staten Island’s coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitalization total which had been plunging, stayed the same over the past 24 hours.
Cops: Man, 65, allegedly stabbed and tried to rob 85-year-old in care facility
Updated May 07, 9:13 AM;
Posted May 07, 9:13 AM
Harbor Terrace Adult Care and Assisted Living facility is located at 110 Henderson Avenue in New Brighton. (Staten Island Advance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Authorities allege that a 65-year-old man stabbed and tried to rob an 85-year-old inside an adult care facility in New Brighton.
Michael Scott stands accused in the incident, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. April 24 inside Harbor Terrace Adult Care and Assisted Living facility at 110 Henderson Ave., according to the criminal complaint and public records.
“Give me all your money,” the criminal complaint alleges Scott told the victim.