Suffolk cops keep pensions; NYC arrest & more today
Suffolk County residents are paying six-figure salaries to police officers who admitted to misconduct but were kept on the force to secure their pensions. In New York City, a driver has been arrested for a fatal February hit-and-run, and a Texas executive has avoided jail in a Florida child neglect case.
Suffolk County taxpayers are funding the salaries and future retirement benefits of seven police officers who admitted to misconduct. A new report reveals the officers were permitted to remain employed until they hit retirement milestones, allowing them to collect six-figure paychecks and secure lifetime benefits before resigning.
A driver has been charged months after a fatal hit-and-run killed a 31-year-old gospel drummer in New York City. Gregory Ventura, 35, surrendered to police on Monday to face charges of criminally negligent homicide for the February death of Joshua Germain, a father of a 4-year-old boy.
A Texas healthcare executive and her husband will not serve jail time after leaving their 6-month-old infant alone on a Florida beach. The couple reached a plea deal with prosecutors to settle child neglect charges stemming from the incident.
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