Police are seeking a man who called 911 from a Tribeca pay phone last night and confessed to killing his girlfriend. A police source tells the Daily News that the call came in around 6:42 p.m. from a phone at Church and Warren Streets and that initially it was deemed to be from a "suicidal male." "He said he wanted to hurt himself," the source says. "Then he confessed to having killed his girlfriend. Then he ran off and left the line open." Thirty minutes later, a 48-year-old woman was found dead of apparent head trauma inside an apartment on East 174th Street in the Bronx. more ›

On Staten Island, serial domestic abusers are going to have start wearing GPS tracking units that will text their victims when they get too close. "To many domestic abusers, an order of protection is just a piece of paper," Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan said yesterday, announcing the plan. "It does not deter these relentless scofflaws from constantly terrorizing and attacking their victims. I refuse to stand by and continue to watch this happen time and again without trying to do something about it." more ›

A Bronx man with a history of violence was arrested yesterday morning after he fatally stabbed his girlfriend on an apartment building terrace in front of neighbors and the police. Frederick Mendes, 53, who was taken into custody after a tense standoff in which he tried to throw his ex, Terenace Williams, 57, from a third floor terrace, was shot by the police and stabbed Williams repeatedly in public before trying to commit suicide by cop inside her apartment. more ›

Up until November 2010, if there was no obvious visible physical evidence of strangulation, prosecutors were forced to lower charges against the perpetrator to a non-criminal count of harassment. But NY State has improved its choking laws since then, adding a criminal count of obstruction of breathing or blood circulation to the law, which can be proven with other courtroom tools, including witness testimony. And since the new law has been implemented, over 2,000 people have been arrested under it. more ›

According to the Times, it is often hard for lawyers to prosecute domestic violence cases, because 75 percent of the time, the women who were victimized stop helping prosecutors, often after speaking to the men accused of abusing them. Thankfully, prosecutors have one thing going for them: wifebeaters like to brag, and they are really, really dumb about it. more ›

Even though the NYPD is quick to point out that felony offenses have been on the decline for the past few years, the victims of such violence have been getting younger. The Post reports that the number of child murder victims (children under 10) jumped from just seven in 2009 to 24 in 2010. 21 of those murders were a result of domestic abuse, which NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says is "not unusual. Children are put at risk by relatives and caretakers." more ›

Thanks to some quick thinking from a kidnapped woman, Port Authority police were able to rescue her from a jealous boyfriend who locked her in a car and attempted to take her to New Jersey. NJ.com reports that Queens native Freddy Pulla was arrested yesterday and charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, criminal restraint, and domestic violence. more ›

David “DJ” Johnson the former Paterson aide and close buddy at the center of a domestic abuse scandal, says he’s not about to end his career in politics. "I continue to work hard for my area," he told NBC news. "And I want to continue to do that. So that is what I hope after the vindication that I can just go back to work as a public servant for the people of New York City and New York State." (Video after the break.) Still, before he gets back into City Hall, he has a few hurdles to clear. more ›

Gov. Paterson's administration has already lost a communications director, two state police chiefs and a criminal justice commissioner, but today another official resigned. NY1 says Press Secretary Marissa Shorenstein, whom the governor allegedly asked to contact Sherr-Una Booker, the then-girlfriend of a top aide, has released her final statement. “Due to the circumstances that have led to my unwitting involvement in recent news stories, I can no longer do my job effectively," Shorenstein wrote, adding that, "Throughout my career I have performed my duties professionally and with integrity, basing my actions on what I believed to be true at the time." more ›

With a special election for his old Queens seat scheduled for tomorrow, expelled former senator Hiram Monserrate is down 42 points in the polls with Democrat Jose Peralta favored to win. Monserrate was convicted of slashing his girlfriend Karla Giraldo in 2008, briefly abandoned the Democratic Party and voted for legislation to ban gay marriage, but some critics say Peralta is hardly an improvement. According to the Daily News, he's accused of directing $500,000 to a long-defunct nonprofit (he claims he realized his mistake and got most of it back), but that's not all. more ›

It’s come out that another top aide to Gov. Paterson was involved in a domestic dispute, serious enough that officials were alerted. The Times Union reports that in 1995 Clemmie Harris, who at the time was a state trooper, got in a heated argument with his then-girlfriend Lori Ann Guzman. No punches were thrown allegedly, but she was “nervous” enough that she called the cops. Guzman never pressed charges, but seven months later her boyfriend quit his job with the state police, because of what police sources call "a mental disability." Harris is currently special gubernatorial assistant, and like former-aide David Johnson, he works very closely with Paterson. According to the Post, he frequently sleeps over at the governor’s mansion. more ›

Just a week after State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt resigned amid charges Gov. Paterson used state troopers to intimidate a woman involved in a domestic violence case with a top aide, the man appointed to the position has stepped down. In a letter to the governor First Deputy Supt. Pedro Perez said “that continuing in my position as acting superintendent may be an obstacle to progress of the New York State Police, an agency I love.’’ It's still unclear whether Perez, who the Post says is currently under investigation by Attorney General Cuomo, resigned fearing the consequences of his own role in the scandal, or if working for Gov. Paterson is just that bad. more ›

Even with a conviction for domestic assault hanging over his head, expelled Sen. Hiram Monserrate is making a go at regaining his seat in Queens. In a March 16th election he'll run as an Independent, facing off against two candidates who are looking increasingly beatable. Republican Robert Beltrani is thought to have little chance in the mainly Democratic district, and Democrat Jose Peralta has a clean record, but some voters feel like they don't know him. They certainly know Monserrate, even if it is from the front page of the tabloids. “Notoriety can result in name recognition. And name recognition can lead to surprising results,” said one Jackson Heights resident who hasn't yet decided between Peralta and Monserrate. more ›

Following allegations that a top aide to Governor Paterson bullied an ex-girlfriend into dropping domestic abuse charges with the help of state troopers, two politicians want to keep law enforcement officials from straying again. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Eric Adams have proposed the creation of an investigative commission for "systemic misconduct, abuse of power and inappropriate political intervention" with state police. According to Adams, the problem isn't the officers but politicians who abuse their influence. "Many of our state police officers are merely trying to do their jobs. And we want to create an atmosphere where they can do their job free from intimidation, free from any political maneuvering," he said. more ›

More details have been released about the domestic violence case that prompted Governor Paterson to suspend his aide (the alleged attacker) and announce he wouldn't seek another term as governor on Friday. The Post has published dialgoue from three 911 calls made by the ex-girlfriend of David Johnson, a close aide to the governor. "I am the victim of domestic violence," Sherr-Una Booker told the operator. more ›

Now that Gov. Paterson is out of the race, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will have to drop his “coy” act and start answering questions, experts say. Yesterday Cuomo announced he’d wait for the “appropriate time” (March, reports the Daily News) to confirm his run for the governorship, but according to an anonymous adviser, “You sort of see some running room now. There’ll be a not-so-subtle change in the discussion, from this whole ‘Stay cool’ approach to ‘O.K., guys and gals, let’s get ready for a campaign and hopefully we’ll have a candidate in the next month or so.’” But once he stops playing hard to get, will voters still want him? more ›

A judge turned down a request by former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens) to halt his expulsion from the legislative body, but the disgraced politician isn't giving up his fight. Though the federal judge declined Monserrate's bid for an immediate stay on his senate expulsion and on Gov. David Paterson's call for a special election, Monserrate will continue the legal battle in which he has cast himself as a victim whose civil rights have been trampled. more ›

Last night, the State Senate voted 53-8 to expel Senator Hiram Monserrate. The Queens Democrat's status was in question after being convicted of misdemeanor assault of his girlfriend, whom he slashed in the face with a broken glass. However, he will appeal to the decision, questioning the legality of the move, "This is a much bigger issue than Hiram Monserrate. It's about due process and the law. And ultimately, the power of the voters to decide." more ›

Former NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter was released from jail 11 days early on good behavior. New York Magazine reports that the newsman was let out this week after serving 19 days of his 30-day sentence for attempted assault against his wife. Following a judge's orders, Carter—who hopes to appeal the verdict—must now attend domestic violence classes, receive "psychiatric treatment," and stay away from his wife for two years, a stipulation his attorney called "draconian." Because he isn't allowed home, Carter is reportedly staying with relatives in the city. "This is all behind me now," he said. "I'm writing a new chapter in my life." more ›

After being convicted of attempted assault against his wife, political reporter Dominic Carter has been sentenced to one month in jail and barred from seeing his spouse for two years. Ramapo Town Justice Arnold Etelson called the former NY1 anchor "the classic case of a domestic abuser" after citing a record of domestic violence police calls going back 13 years. more ›

NY1 has fired embattled newsman Dominic Carter following his conviction for attempted assault against his wife — and his job anchoring "Inside City Hall" is already up for grabs for those with "strong news judgment" and "strong knowledge of NYC, politics, events and history." more ›

The Post managed to unearth some more details on the latest Dominic Carter wife-beating allegation. Apparently, they stemmed from a report his son gave to a guidance counselor at school: "Dominic Jr., 17, told the counselor on Friday he saw blood and a broken hanger on the floor of his older sister Courtney's room -- and the school worker immediately called the cops." more ›

Looks like Dominic Carter's career-reboot has hit another snag: the Ramapo Town Police are once again investigating the embattled newsman for wife-beating. The cops visited the Carter home yesterday, and a sealed police report has been filed concerning a Thursday night incident, but Marilyn Carter is denying anything happened: "It's not true whatsoever.. I just had lunch with Dominic . . . I have not filed any police report. Nothing happened last night." The former anchor also denied the charge, saying "There was no incident at my house." more ›

In his first interview since being convicted of attempted assault for beating, choking, and kicking his wife, former NY1 political anchor Dom Carter told the Post about how depressed he has been. "I don't set the alarm anymore," he told the tabloid over a breakfast of bacon, Egg Beaters, and wheat toast at a diner near his Rockland County residence. "I wake up. I sit around the house. I read the papers, watch a movie. Sometimes I cry a lot, but I try not to do it around my kids ... I've had time to reflect on my life — and on how I dropped the ball as a man." more ›

Embattled political journalist Dominic Carter told the press yesterday that he was innocent, but that the allegations of domestic abuse and his conviction of attempted assault mean that his family has "lost everything." more ›

Former NY1 senior political reporter Dominic Carter was found guilty of misdemeanor assault after several accusations of "punching, choking, and kicking" his wife Marilyn Carter in their Rockland County home. (His wife claims a day laborer assaulted her.) Carter, 45, could face three months in jail in addition to crippling his chances of returning to his position at NY1. more ›

State Senator Hiram Monserrate was arraigned on felony assault charges related to a December incident where he allegedly used a broken glass to hit his girlfriend. Karla Giraldo, who needed 20 stitches and was left with a black eye, initially told hospital staff and police that Monserrate hit her, but later recanted. Outside the courthouse, Monserrate repeated his position, "From the very beginning, I've said this is an accident. Karla has said this is an accident. Ladies and gentlemen, what occurred on December 19 was an accident. This district attorney's office had discussions with me about a plea, a non-felony plea that had attached to it no jail time. I said unequivocally, 'no,' because I am innocent." more ›

State Senator Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens) will be arraigned today on felony assault charges. He is accused of assaulting his girlfriend Karla Giraldo with a broken glass, leaving with her a black eye and a gash that required 20 stitches. And it seems that his colleagues are allowed to chip in for his legal expenses. more ›

Prosecutors in a Queens court yesterday began making the case against newly sworn in State Senator Hiram Monserrate on charges of second-degree assault for last month's slashing of his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo. A judge refused to lift the order of protection separating the two and did not allow Giraldo to speak before the court. Monserrate withdrew his previous waiver of his right to a speedy trial, so the case can now be brought before a grand jury. more ›

Today, the NY Times and Daily News report that the police have video footage of State Senator Hiram Monserrate and his girlfriend Karla Giraldo during their apparent dispute last month. Giraldo ended up in the hospital, with a black eye and requiring 20 stitches for a gash near the eye, and the authorities arrested Monserrate, charging him with assault. more ›