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NY Amber Alert For 16-Month-Old Girl Canceled NY Amber Alert For 16-Month-Old Girl Canceled
NY Amber Alert For 16-Month-Old Girl Canceled Update: Rochester Police located both the toddler and her father, Terrence Williams, who were the subjects of an Amber Alert. The 16-month old girl is safe and is at home, The 27-year-old man, who turned himself in overnight, is at Rochester General Hospital under a mental hygiene arrest. Original report: A New York Amber Alert has been issued for a toddler who has been kidnapped by her father, a registered sex offender. The 16-month-old girl was abducted by a 27-year-old in Rochester and officials say the girl is in imminent danger. The child, Ta-Niyah Williams, has short black hair a…

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Man Kidnaps, Assaults Westchester Woman Before Dumping Her On Side Of Road, Feds Say Man Kidnaps, Assaults Westchester Woman Before Dumping Her On Side Of Road, Feds Say
Man Kidnaps, Assaults Westchester Woman Before Dumping Her On Side Of Road, Feds Say A 24-year-old ride-share driver is facing charges after allegedly picking up a Westchester woman, kidnapping her and sexually assaulting her in his car before ditching her on the side of I-95 in Connecticut.  Harbir Parmar of Howard Beach in Queens has been charged with kidnapping and wire-fraud charges dating back to an incident in February, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced. According to the indictment, on Feb. 21, a woman ordered a vehicle through Parmar’s ride-sharing company to pick her up in Manhattan and take her to her home in White Plains. She was picked up by Parmar at appro…

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping, Killing Hudson Valley Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping, Killing Hudson Valley Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness
Pair Convicted Of Kidnapping, Killing Hudson Valley Man Who Was Federal Cooperating Witness Two men will spend the rest of their lives in prison after being convicted of kidnapping and murdering a federal cooperating witness from Rockland in a violent armed robbery more than two years ago. Bronx residents Robert Pizarro and Juan Rivera were convicted of murdering a witness to prevent him from reporting to law enforcement, kidnapping conspiracy, kidnapping resulting in death, robbery conspiracy, robbery, and weapons offenses, arising out of the murder of federal cooperating witness and Garnerville resident Robert Bishun on Sept. 20, 2016. On the day of Bishun’s murder, Pizarro and …

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by Zak Failla
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Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case
Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case Two men who beat an elderly man outside a senior housing center, stuffed him in a trunk and attempted to flee police in Orange County have been indicted on a series of charges. Port Jervis residents Justin White and Trenelle Drake, both 28, were indicted on Tuesday, where they were charged with felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of robbery, coercion, unlawful fleeing of a police officer and reckless endangerment, dating back to an armed robbery outside a senior housing complex last month. Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, t…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspects Caught After Forcing Victim Into Car Trunk During Armed Robbery, Police Say Suspects Caught After Forcing Victim Into Car Trunk During Armed Robbery, Police Say
Suspects Caught After Forcing Victim Into Car Trunk During Armed Robbery, Police Say Two men are being held without bond after allegedly forcing a man into the trunk of his vehicle during an armed robbery and then taking police on a chase.  The incident unfolded around 12:30 a.m. Friday when Port Jervis Police responded to a 911 call reporting a 67-year-old man had been assaulted in the parking lot of a senior housing complex, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. Officers arrived at the scene and learned that the victim had parked his motor vehicle outside the apartment complex where he was confronted by two men, one armed with a silver handgun. The victim was robb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Toddler, Father Thought To Be Found Dead Missing Toddler, Father Thought To Be Found Dead
Missing Toddler, Father Thought To Be Found Dead Update: A 2-year-old boy and his father who went missing from Long Island on Tuesday are thought to have been found dead in Virginia, police said. A black Jeep Grand Cherokee with the matching license plate of John Ligurgo III, 43, of Coram in Suffolk County on Long Island was found in western Virginia with two bodies inside.  No further information has been released. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. Original report: A Long Island man believed to have kidnapped his own son is on the run and authorities are asking the public's help in finding them. John Ligurgo III, 43, could be a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups
Rockland Gangsters' Associate Gets 65 Months In 'Cabjacking,' Bar Holdups A fellow member of a gang from Rockland was sentenced Wednesday to 65 months in federal prison for his role in carjacking, kidnapping and leaving a local cab driver for dead in Orange County after he and four others robbed a North Jersey bar. Wilbur J. Barahona, 22, of Ridgewood was the last of six defendants to accept a plea deal from federal prosecutors in Newark in connection with the separate crimes, which occurred within hours of one another. The others: Guillermo Carillo-Iraheta, Balmore Carrillo-Iraheta and Juan Chiliseo-Vega, all of Suffern,and the getaway driver in the Hawthorne, …

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by Jerry DeMarco