$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned Business In Region $3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned Business In Region
$3.4M Scheme: Ex-Controller Admits To Embezzling Family-Owned Business In Region A senior member of a family-owned company has admitted to embezzling more than $3.4 million from the business over five years. According to court filings released on Thursday, Oct. 10, John Hickey, age 34, created false invoices that appeared to be from entities with which the Northern Westchester-based corporations did business from February 2018 to November 2023. The company, located in Armonk, manufactured flame retardant fabrics. Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Hickey then forged signatures that supposedly approved payment of those invo…
Northern Lights Dazzle NY Residents Northern Lights Dazzle NY Residents
Northern Lights Dazzle NY Residents Residents across the Northeast were dazzled by the Northern Lights, visible Thursday evening, Oct. 10. The purple and pink lights were visible due to a Solar Storm, or a Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun on Tuesday, Oct. 8 which arrived in the area Thursday. "I got a text from a friend about 30 minutes ago," said Joe Jenkins, of Poughkeepsie, NY, "so I ran out and looked due north. You couldn’t miss it." The lights were clearly visible from 7:24 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. People from all over the world shared photos to X. Here are some photos from the Daily Voice coverage area: Northern Light…
Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Capital Region Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing.  Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10.  According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
Five Infant Deaths Lead To Fisher-Price Recall Of 2M Snuga Instant Swings Five Infant Deaths Lead To Fisher-Price Recall Of 2M Snuga Instant Swings
Five Infant Deaths Lead To Fisher-Price Recall Of 2M Snuga Instant Swings More than two million Fisher-Price products are subject to a national recall after there were five deaths reported involving infants. All models of Fisher-Price Snuga Swings - 2.1 million in total - are subject to the recall, and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising parents that "the swing should never be used for sleep and bedding materials should never be added to it." Officials said that if the swings are used for sleep or bedding material is added, the headrest and body support insert on the seat pad can increase the risk of suffocation. There have bee…
Two Columbia County Men Nabbed For Child Porn: Police Two Columbia County Men Nabbed For Child Porn: Police
Two Columbia County Men Nabbed For Child Porn: Police Two Capital District men were nabbed for possession of child pornography after police received a tip from the State Police Computer Crimes Unit.  The incident occurred in Columbia County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Taghkanic. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the State Police, following a law enforcement tip, investigators determined both John R. Vogt, age 74, and Mark T. Vogt, age 45, both of Taghkanic, were in possession of child pornography. Both men were arrested for three counts of possessing obscene sexual performance by a child under 16 years of age. The Vogts were each issued an …
Assailant Flees Scene After Woman Stabbed In Region Assailant Flees Scene After Woman Stabbed In Region
Assailant Flees Scene After Woman Stabbed In Region A Hudson Valley woman was stabbed during a fight between two groups of people on a city street.  The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, on Montgomery Street in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Sean McCarthy of the city of Poughkeepsie Police, Donyae Paris Andrews, age 24, of Poughkeepsie, received non-life-threatening injuries to her arm during the attack. The assailant fled in a car that was later found abandoned a few blocks away.  McCarthy said an investigation is underway. Anyone with information is asked to call the city …
Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch Of Nation's Most Famous Political Family, Dies At 96 Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch Of Nation's Most Famous Political Family, Dies At 96
Ethel Kennedy, Matriarch Of Nation's Most Famous Political Family, Dies At 96 Ethel Kennedy, the matriarch of America's most famous political family, died Thursday, Oct. 10. She was 96.  Ethel Kennedy was wife to Robert "Bobby" Kennedy Sr., sister-in-law to President John F. Kennedy, and mother to 11 children, including former presidential nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  She suffered a stroke at her home last week, her grandson, former Rep. Joe Kennedy said on X, formerly Twitter.  It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother, Ethel Kennedy. She died this morning from complications related to a stroke su…
State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions
State AG Sues Mobile Home Park Owners In Region For Horrific Living Conditions The New York Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a mobile home park in the region and its owners for years of failing to maintain humane living conditions. The suit, filed Thursday, Oct. 10, in Sullivan County, targets River Valley Estates (River Valley), a mobile home park in Loch Sheldrake (Hurleyville), and its operators, George Levin and Gayla Sue Levin, for years of failing to maintain essential infrastructure in the park that left hundreds of residents without clean water and for charging illegal fees and rent hikes that cost residents hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Capital Region Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Capital Region
Man Attacked, Killed By Dogs In Capital Region Police in the Capital District are investigating after a man was mauled and killed by a pack of dogs. The incident occurred in Albany around 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the 500 block of Central Avenue. According to Albany Police, officers responded to reports of a man being attacked by several dogs. Upon arrival, they found the dogs fatally attacking the man, and in an attempt to stop the attack, one of the responding officers discharged his duty weapon, striking at least one dog. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The department said the victim's name would not be r…
'Once In Lifetime' Comet Will Be Visible To Naked Eye In Night Sky: Here's When To Watch 'Once In Lifetime' Comet Will Be Visible To Naked Eye In Night Sky: Here's When To Watch
'Once In Lifetime' Comet Will Be Visible To Naked Eye In Night Sky: Here's When To Watch You'll want to keep an eye on the sky in the coming days and weeks. A newly discovered comet is about to make its closest pass by Earth later in the week and is expected to be visible through the end of October. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, which was first identified last year, is expected to be especially vivid, and its brightness could even compare to Jupiter, according to The New York Times. The comet will be closest to earth -- about 44 million miles, mind you -- on Saturday, Oct. 12, according to NASA. “This one is, I would say, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said astro…
Mother From Region Nabbed For Beating Kids With Foam Baseball Bat, Police Say Mother From Region Nabbed For Beating Kids With Foam Baseball Bat, Police Say
Mother From Region Nabbed For Beating Kids With Foam Baseball Bat, Police Say A Hudson Valley mother has been charged with allegedly beating her two children with a foam baseball bat, causing injuries. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:20 a.m., Monday, Oct. 7, in Stony Point. According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stony Point Police, officers responded to Nyack Hospital to investigate a domestic incident. The investigation revealed that two juveniles revealed that their mother, Kimberly Rivas, age 33, of Stony, had used a foam baseball bat to strike both juveniles several times, causing injuries, Schoales said.  Rivas was arrest…
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Oct. 9 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $336M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Oct. 9 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $336M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Oct. 9 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $336M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Oct. 9 Powerball drawing. The winning numbers were 25-32-43-53-66 with a Powerball of 10 and the Power Play was 3X. The estimated jackpot is $336 million with a $165.3 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 million to $4, which can be multiplied by …