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Hammer Attack, Slashing Leave Victims Hospitalized In 2 Separate Hudson Valley Incidents
Authorities are investigating two violent assaults that occurred in Dutchess County on the same day, leaving two men injured, police said.
The first attack happened on Wednesday, March 5, around 8 a.m., when officers responded to a report of an assault involving a hammer on Rinaldi Boulevard in the City of Poughkeepsie, the city's police department announced on Friday, March 7.
Upon arrival, they found a 45-year-old man suffering from head injuries caused by blunt force trauma. The victim was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
Hours later, at 7:41 p.m., a slashing …
Alert Issued For Missing Girl, 14, In Westchester
Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Westchester several days ago.
Jocelyn Otero, age 14, was last seen in Yonkers in the area of Mt. Carmel Place on Friday, Feb. 28, the Yonkers Police Department announced on Thursday, March 6.
Otero is described as a Black girl who is 5-foot-4 and 209 pounds. She was last seen wearing an army fatigue hoodie, a gray coat, and black jeans.
She may be in need of medical attention, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 914-377-7900.
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'Media Maven' Gives Voice To NY's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart'
Tiana Heath is turning heartbreak into hope.
Armed with a degree in television and radio from Brooklyn College, the Long Island native, 30, has devoted herself to giving voice to Nassau and Suffolk counties’ voiceless through her budding YouTube series, “Missing on Long Island.”
“I was inspired by a show called ‘Disappeared’ on Investigation Discovery. And six years ago, I was like, I want to have a show just dedicated to missing people on Long Island, because nobody is doing that,” Heath told Daily Voice. “I was like, you know what? Let me create that show.”
So, in 2019 she and partner An…
Westchester K9 Hangs Up Her Leash After Sniffing Out Justice For Decade
After more than a decade of dedicated service, a Westchester County Police K9 has officially retired.
K9 Madison, known for her exceptional tracking abilities, was honored on Wednesday, Jan. 8, her final day with the department.
Madison and her handler, Sgt. Hicks, have been instrumental in countless cases over the years, tracking fleeing suspects and locating lost or missing persons, the department announced on Wednesday.
Originally from Blount County, Tennessee, Madison joined the department as an 8-month-old pup. She quickly excelled in her initial 10 weeks of training…
Westchester Teen Raped In Pennsylvania: State Police Investigating
A 16-year-old girl from New Rochelle, New York, was raped in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release on Monday, Jan. 6.
The assault took place between Jan. 1 and Nov. 4, 2024, along Academy Drive in Mercersburg Borough, state police said.
The Chambersburg Crime Unit launched an investigation after receiving a CY-104 referral involving the teen victim and an unnamed suspect, police said.
No further details, including the identity of the suspect or the circumstances of the assault, have been released as the investigation is ongoing, police…
Burglary Ring Members Caught In Act At Westchester Home: Police
Two suspected members of a South American burglary ring targeting Indian and Chinese American households were apprehended while breaking into a Northern Westchester residence, police announced.
Both Johan Matallana-Gomez, age 29, and Jhonn Pulido Betancur, age 46, were arrested on Friday, Nov. 1 while burglarizing a residence in Mount Pleasant on Swanson Drive, Mount Pleasant Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
According to the department, just after 8 p.m. on Friday, a resident alerted the department that she had heard the sound of breaking glass at her neighbor's ho…
Rooftop Burglar From Westchester Charged In Overnight NJ Spree: Police
A 40-year-old Westchester County, NY man was arrested in Bergen County, NJ after police linked him to a string of commercial burglaries, they said.
Marlon A. Stewart, of Mount Vernon, burglarized three commercial properties from the roof in Closter overnight on Aug. 29, Closter Police Capt. Vincent Aiello said.
In one incident, Stewart removed a large safe and threw it out of a second-floor window and into the borough parking lot, Aiello said.
Following a lengthy investigation, Stewart was identified as a suspect in these burglaries, and others in CT and NY, the captain said. It was not im…
Update: 17-Year-Old Nabbed In Attempted Armed Robbery Of Screaming Victim In New Rochelle
An investigation into an attempted armed robbery in Westchester has resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old boy, police announced.
The teenager, whose name was not released because of his age, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 17 in connection with the incident, which happened in New Rochelle on Wednesday, Oct. 9, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne announced on Thursday, Oct. 24.
According to Coyne, on the day of the incident at around 7 p.m., the teen approached a 66-year-old woman on foot in the 100 block of Franklin Avenue and showed a silver handgun while de…
