New Cassel NewsLocal news for New Cassel, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Court document: LI mother will use insanity defense- April 29, 2008 A court filing shows that a Long Island woman accused of drowning her three children in a bathtub is expected to use an insanity defense at her trial.The legal document was filed in Nassau County Court by the woman's attorney, Michelle Armstrong.Police say Leatrice Brewer drowned her children then laid them in a row on her bed in their pajamas before calling 911 and confessing to the killings. The children were 5, 6 and 18 months old.The 27-year-old New Cassel woman is charged with one count...http://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/court-document-li-mother-will-use-insanity... Woman charged in kids' deaths plans insanity defense- April 29, 2008 "She said some woman on BET was talking about her and the kids" The New Cassel woman charged with drowning her three children in a bathtub will defend herself by saying she was insane at the time of the killings, according to a legal document her attorney filed in Nassau ... via Newsday.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/woman-charged-in-kids-deaths-plans-insanit... Nassau police arrest suspected gang member- April 24, 2008 First the Nassau police arrested an Amityville man on an assault charge early Thursday morning. via Newsday.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/nassau-police-arrest-suspected-gang-member... Cops: Four teens rob man, caught nearby- April 17, 2008 The four attackers, one of them a juvenile, surrounded a 25-year-old man on a street in New Cassel, displayed a gun, displayed a knife, punched him in the head -- and stole his gold chain and money, police ... via Newsday.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/cops-four-teens-rob-man-caught-nearby?from... Father of Murdered Siblings Moves Forward With Lawsuit- April 13, 2008 "Parents should never have to bury their children." By Victoria A. Caruso The father of the two siblings killed in February, allegedly by their New Cassel mother, moved forward with a lawsuit against Nassau County, its executive and several agencies. via Westbury Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/father-of-murdered-siblings-moves-forward-... Brownfield cleanup studies on state's chopping block- April 11, 2008 "They were looking for every nickel that wasn't nailed down and that money was too tempting for them to resist" State lawmakers are poised to cut most of the funding for a popular program that has helped struggling communities like Wyandanch, New Cassel and Huntington Station assess environmentally damaged areas and ... via Newsday.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/brownfield-cleanup-studies-on-states-chopp... Man charged with assault in New Cassel stabbing- April 9, 2008 A New Cassel man was arrested and charged with stabbing another man after a verbal altercation, police said yesterday. via Newsday.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/man-charged-with-assault-in-new-cassel-sta... Westbury men arrested after melee- April 6, 2008 Four Westbury men were arrested after what police described as a melee in broad daylight in New Cassel on Friday that resulted in a man being hospitalized, Nassau County police said yesterday. via Newsday.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/westbury-men-arrested-after-melee?fromrss=... New Cassel Mom Charged With Endangering Welfare of Twin Daughters- April 4, 2008 Third Squad detectives report the details of an arrest for endangering the welfare of a child that occurred in New Cassel on Monday, March 24 at 10:32 a.m. Ana Medoza According to detectives, 1st Precinct ... via Westbury Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/new-cassel-mom-charged-with-endangering-we... Father of 2 Drowned in Tub Files Claim Against Nassau Agencies, Asserting Neglect- April 2, 2008 "I think of everything I wanted to do with them, and I didn't have enough time." The father of two of the three children who the police say were killed by their mother in February said on Tuesday that he has filed a claim against several Nassau County agencies, contending they failed to ... via New York Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/new-cassel-ny/2008/04/father-of-2-drowned-in-tub-files-claim-aga... |