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Police 'Roll Out' New Vehicles In Poughkeepsie DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- City of Poughkeepsie police have four new vehicles, the first the department has received since 2015. City of Poughkeepsie Police Chief Tom Pape, Mayor Rob Rolison, and New York State Sen. Sue Serino announced the “roll-out” of the Ford Explorer SUV's Tuesday. The vehicles were purchased in part by a grant obtained through the Department of Criminal Justice Services and secured by Serino. “We are very grateful for the assistance Senator Serino has provided to us in purchasing and outfitting these 4 brand new vehicles,” said Rolison. The vehicles are an officer's…

09/20/2017

Neighbors

Daughter Searches For Answers 10 Years After Father's Murder In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's hard to move on after your father was murdered when you were just 12 years old and the killer has not been caught. Questions linger in your head. Is it someone I know? That's one of the hardest things to deal with for 22-year-old Skyler Radcliffe Spina, whose father, Stephen Spina, was stabbed to death in his Mamaroneck apartment 10 years ago this week. "It's a scary thought," she said. "It's something I think about daily since there was no forced entry. It's the hardest thing I have to deal with and come to terms with." A popular ma…

09/20/2017

News

Poughkeepsie Attorney, Ex-Lieutenant Admits He Sexually Touched Client DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A retired Town of Poughkeepsie police lieutenant and attorney admitted to forcibly touching a former client, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. Wayne Thatcher, 63, who was charged earlier this year with four counts of forcible touching, pleaded guilty Sept. 8 to a misdemeanor charge of forcible touching in connection with an incident on May 16, said Kristine Whelan, Bureau Chief for the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office. Thatcher was arrested on May 18 and charged with two counts of forcible touching with a client. "Thatche…

09/20/2017

News

New City Man Charged With Sex Abuse Is Local Business Owner, Noted Swimmer A New City man arrested for the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13, is also a local business owner and well-known swimmer. David "Skip" Storch, 60, who was arrested Friday by South Nyack-Grand View Police following an investigation, is the owner of Shu-Fly Tackle and Fly Shop in Nanuet. Storch, who has his own Wikipedia page, also garnered attention as an endurance swimmer in 2007 when, at 50, he swam around the island of Manhattan three times in 32 hours, 52 minutes, 30 seconds. He was also known for his environmental efforts, working to help create awareness of polluti…

09/20/2017

Police & Fire

Fishkill Woman Charged After Leaving 3-Year-Old Unattended In Parking Lot DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - An East Fishkill woman was charged with child endangerment after her 3-year-old son was found in a hotel parking lot, according to the NYSP. On Sunday, Troopers from the Wappinger barracks arrested Kelley M. McCann, age 26, after responding to a report of a three-year-old child found unattended in the Ramada Inn parking lot in the Village of Fishkill, said Trooper A.J. Hicks, public information officer for the department. "Another guest found the child standing in the parking lot and took them to the front desk who contacted us," Hicks said. It took troop…

09/19/2017

News

Transformer Fire Causes Pole To Fall On Vehicle In New City ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Clarkstown police and fire department personnel are on the scene of an accident in which a transformer caught fire, causing the utility pole to fall on a vehicle, according to Clarkstown Police. The incident, which occurred around 1:34 p.m. Tuesday at 31 Zukor Road, is currently unfolding and no further information is available, police said. Police and fire department officials are on scene investigating the situation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

09/19/2017

News

Westchester College Student Says She's OK After Acid Attack In France A Westchester County resident who was one of four Boston College students attacked with acid by a mentally ill woman on Sunday in France tells friends via Facebook that she is fine. Michelle Krug, a junior from White Plains, was among the victims of the attack by the woman in her late 40s at a Marseilles train station. The attack was not terror-related. "To fill in those who have not heard, three of my friends and I were attacked this morning at a Marseille train station by a woman suffering from a mental illness," she wrote. Krug went on to say that the woman "threw a weak …

09/19/2017

Police & Fire

New City Man Sexually Abused Minor Under 13 For Three Years, Police Say Click here for an updated story: New City Man Charged With Sex Abuse Is Local Business Owner, Noted Swimmer ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A New City man is in jail without bail after being arrested for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 over a three-year period, said the South Nyack-Grand View Police Department. David A. Storch, 60, who was arrested on Friday, is alleged to have committed the crimes in South Nyack between Jun. 2008 and Dec. 2011, Chief Brent Newbury said. Storch was charged with felony predatory sexual assault against a child, and felony course of sexual conduct…

09/19/2017

Police & Fire

Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Lexus In Ramapo ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Nyack resident is in critical condition after being struck by an 81-year-old Wesley Hills resident Monday on New Hempstead Road in New Hempstead, according to Ramapo Police. The crash, which occurred around 12:55 p.m., near the intersection of Route 45 in the Village of New Hempstead, when the Wesley Hills man, driving a 2007 Lexus, struck the 57-year-old Nyack resident who was walking along the roadway, said Lt. Robert Lancia. The driver remained on scene, and the pedestrian was transported to Nyack Hospital via Hatzolah Ambulance where he remains in critical con…

09/19/2017

News

Westchester Man Killed, Teen Pedestrian Hurt When Motorcycle Hits Barrier A Westchester man was killed and a teenage girl injured when he lost control of his motorcycle Monday in Queens, according to the New York City Police. The crash occurred at 5:20 p.m., when 42-year-old motorcyclist Matthew Rosenzweig from the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon smashed into a concrete barrier on westbound Grand Central Parkway, the NYPD said. During the crash, police said a 14-year-old girl standing along the roadway was hit by the cycle and suffered injuries to her left foot and back. When police arrived on scene, they found Rosenzweig with severe head trauma, lying on the …

09/19/2017

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