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Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn
Coyote Bites Westchester Resident Near Trail, Police Warn Police are warning residents to use caution after a person was bitten by a coyote near a walking trail in Westchester County.  The encounter happened Wednesday evening, Sept. 23, near Elm Place and the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Hastings-on-Hudson, the village's police chief, David Dosin, said in a message to the community on Thursday, Sept. 24. Police did not give more details about the circumstances surrounding the encounter or the resident's condition following the bite. Following the incident, authorities urged residents to remain vigilant in the area, particularly during th…
Barber Who Slashed Patron With Razor At Westchester Business Gets Prison Time Barber Who Slashed Patron With Razor At Westchester Business Gets Prison Time Barber Who Slashed Patron With Razor At Westchester Business Gets Prison Time
Barber Who Slashed Patron With Razor At Westchester Business Gets Prison Time A Westchester County barber convicted of slashing a patron with a straight razor during a violent attack has been sentenced to state prison — but for less time than prosecutors sought. Yonkers resident Jeury Fernandez Navarro, 38, was sentenced to 2½ years in state prison on Thursday, Sept. 24, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, Fernandez Navarro was convicted by a jury on Tuesday, Aug. 18, of second-degree assault, a violent felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.  The charges ste…
NJ Home Invasion Suspect Captured In Westchester: Prosecutor NJ Home Invasion Suspect Captured In Westchester: Prosecutor NJ Home Invasion Suspect Captured In Westchester: Prosecutor
NJ Home Invasion Suspect Captured In Westchester: Prosecutor Seven people from four states have been charged in an armed Bergen County home invasion after investigators say members of the group stalked the victims before the robbery. The Lyndhurst victims arrived at their Milton Avenue home around 9:30 p.m. June 6 and pulled into their garage when multiple people dressed in dark clothing approached them with guns, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The suspects pointed firearms at the victims and stole valuables and other personal property. At the same time, another suspect grabbed an unrelated juvenile who happened to be nearby from behind …
Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: NYSP Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: NYSP Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: NYSP
Naked, Drugged-Up Man Caught At I-684 Rest Area In Westchester With Meth, Other Drugs: Nysp A naked Connecticut man who police said showed signs of drug impairment at an I-684 rest area in Northern Westchester was caught with methamphetamine and other drugs in his vehicle, authorities announced. Virgil J. Naveda, 56, of Darien, Connecticut, was arrested during an incident at the Bedford Service Area on southbound I-684 at around 3:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, New York State Police said on Thursday, Sept. 24.  Troopers had been called to the rest area for a report of public lewdness and found Naveda naked and exhibiting signs of impairment, according to the agency. After con…
Career Burglar Who Broke Door, Stole Laptop, Watch From NY Home Is Convicted: DA Career Burglar Who Broke Door, Stole Laptop, Watch From NY Home Is Convicted: DA Career Burglar Who Broke Door, Stole Laptop, Watch From NY Home Is Convicted: DA
Career Burglar Who Broke Door, Stole Laptop, Watch From NY Home Is Convicted: DA A man with a lengthy felony record has been convicted of breaking into a family's Orange County home in broad daylight and stealing a laptop, watch, and money, prosecutors said. Newburgh resident Jorge Martinez, 65, was found guilty by an Orange County jury on Thursday, Sept. 24, of second-degree burglary, second-degree criminal mischief, and petit larceny in connection with the December 2019 break-in in the Town of Newburgh, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.   The conviction stems from a daytime burglary on Dec. 16, 2019. As previously reported by Da…
Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say
Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say A man was lured into a car outside a Midtown Manhattan club, beaten and robbed as he was driven through the Lincoln Tunnel, then abandoned bloodied in New Jersey, federal prosecutors said. Dani Amanuel, 28, of New York City, Kenny Fetiere, 26, of West Orange, and Kibret Meles, 28, of Livingston, were charged in connection with the June 11-12 kidnapping, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday, Sept. 24. The victim was outside a club in Midtown Manhattan when the defendants and others allegedly lured him into a vehicle under the false pretense that…
Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter
Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter A man in Boston set off an explosive device he was wearing around his neck while speaking with police about conspiracy theories.  Boston police confronted the emotionally distressed man around 1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, near Mishawum and Main streets. The unnamed man told officers he did not feel well.  Officers noticed a wired device wrapped around his neck. He told them it was a bomb, according to a police report obtained by WCVB. Police attempted to calm him down, but he continued "rambling about the illegal and wrongful persecution of witches, many conspiracy the…
NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police
NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police A New York woman has been charged with murder for killing her husband, police said. Christine S. Clark, 43, of Hartford, attacked her spouse, James M. Clark, on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, New York State Police said. Investigators said Christine Clark attacked James Clark, also 43, with a box cutter to slice his body and slammed his head with a coffee mug, according to ABC affiliate WTEN. State troopers responded to the Clarks’ home around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday and found James Clark unconscious and suffering from life-threatening injuries, authorities said. He was rushed to Glens Falls Hos…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's heavily escorted motorcade was spotted traveling through the Hudson Valley on Thursday morning, Sept. 24, after he landed at New York Stewart International Airport ahead of an address to the United Nations, according to reports.  Netanyahu's motorcade was seen traveling on the New York State Thruway near Monsey in Rockland County on Thursday, Sept. 24, accompanied by multiple New York State Police vehicles, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The trip followed Netanyahu's arrival at New York Stewart International Airport in Orange County earlier…
I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH
I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH Nearly 150 tickets were issued during an eight-hour traffic crackdown along I-684 in Putnam County this week, including to a driver police said was caught traveling 90 mph through an active work zone.  The Operation Hard Hat detail was held on Interstate 684 in Southeast on Tuesday, Sept. 22, while New York State Department of Transportation crews were repairing guide rails, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the operation, troopers issued 148 traffic citations, including 98 for speeding, the agency reported. Another eight drivers were cited for alleged viol…
Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: NYSP Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: NYSP Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Nysp An out-of-state man faces felony charges after police said he was caught with a loaded gun and a magazine on the Thruway in Rockland County — without a New York State permit.  Ramiro Loachamin Jr., 24, of Shelburne, Vermont, was arrested on felony weapon charges following the stop on Sunday, Sept. 20, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. On the day of his arrest at around 12:05 p.m., troopers saw a 2015 Infiniti traveling north on I-87 in Nyack and stopped it for alleged traffic violations, the agency said. According to police, during the traffic stop, troopers found…
Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured
Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured Two fires broke out hours apart at both a home and an auto body shop in Westchester County, leaving a person injured and a home damaged.   The first blaze broke out on Mountain Road in Irvington at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Irvington and Dobbs Ferry fire departments. Irvington firefighters arrived to find that all residents had made it out of the building, the department said. Several neighboring departments were called in to help battle the blaze, including Dobbs Ferry and Tarrytown.  Crews were at the scene for about five hours. One p…