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New Mugshot Shows Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Teen Suspect Fleeing Cops On Long Island: Report
A 15-year-old boy riding an e-bike was killed in a crash on Long Island on Saturday night, July 12, as police reportedly chased after him in connection with an armed robbery in Queens, Daily Voice has learned. According to the NY Post, police responded to 265-17 Hillside Avenue just after 8 p.m. for reports of an armed robbery. That's when the teen took off on the e-bike, prompting a pursuit. The boy was ultimately struck at the intersection of Lakeville Road and Bryant Avenue in North New Hyde Park at 8:12 p.m. and found the teen dead at the scene, Nassau County police said. Detectiv…
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4 CT Men Cling To Sinking Boat For Hour Before Dramatic NY Police Rescue In Long Island Sound
Four Connecticut men spent nearly an hour holding onto the hull of their overturned boat in the Long Island Sound before being rescued by Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers, authorities said. The 20-foot center console power boat capsized near Stratford Shoal—the middle ground of the Sound— on Sunday, July 13, according to Suffolk County Police. The men, who were not wearing life jackets, had launched from Stratford, CT, and were found clinging to the partially submerged vessel around 12:07 a.m., police said. Marine Delta, operated by Officers Jack Hardy and John Falcone, responded to t…
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Mugshot Shows Driver, 62, Charged After Mowing Down Anti
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Protestors In NJ
A North Bergen woman was arrested after police say she hit several protesters with her vehicle during a public demonstration in Fairview on Saturday, July 12 (scroll for video). The incident happened around midday around 2:!5 p.m., at the intersection of Fairview and Anderson avenues, according to Fairview Police Chief Vincent Bellucci. Demonstrators were crossing the intersection, temporarily holding up traffic, when a confrontation began between one of the participants and a motorist, later identified as Linda Roglen, Bellucci said. One of the demonstrators spat on Roglen — which i…
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Home Invasion: $75K In Jewelry Stolen, Resident Pistol-Whipped In New Rochelle, Cops Say
A man was pistol-whipped and robbed of $75,000 in jewelry during a home invasion in New Rochelle early Saturday morning, July 12, authorities said. The 25-year-old victim had just returned to his home on Kewanee Road around 1:25 a.m. when he was “accosted” by two masked men, both armed with semi-automatic handguns, according to a press release from the New Rochelle Police Department. The suspects “assaulted the victim by pistol-whipping him and stole approximately $75,000 worth of jewelry from his person,” police said. The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Both suspects…
Police & Fire
Fatal Stabbing: Teen Kills Man In Mineola Home, Police Say
A man was stabbed to death inside a Mineola home, and a 15-year-old boy has been arrested for the murder, Nassau County police announced early Friday, July 11. Officers rushed to a Roosevelt Place house after a 911 call about a stabbing at 12:29 a.m., according to the Homicide Squad. Inside, they found a 32-year-old man bleeding from a stab wound to the abdomen. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where a doctor pronounced him dead, police said. A teenage boy was taken into custody at the scene without incident. He is now charged with Murder 2nd Degree. The teen will be arraigned on Satur…
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Drunk Driver With 3 Kids In Car Gives Fake Name To Cops In NY, Police Say
A 40-year-old man is facing multiple charges — including a felony DWI under Leandra’s Law — after being pulled over while allegedly driving drunk with three young children in the vehicle and giving officers a fake name, authorities said. The incident happened around 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, when patrol officers stopped a vehicle in the area of Route 311 and Interstate 84 in Kent for traffic violations, the Town of Kent Police Department said in an announcement on Friday, July 11. During the stop, police said they determined the driver was intoxicated following field sobriety tests.…
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Man Fatally Shot In Head In Westchester; Suspect in Custody After Early Morning Dispute
A man is dead after being shot in the head following an argument in Westchester early Friday morning, July 11, police said. Police learned of the incident at around 2:30 a.m., when officers responded to reports of a man shot in the area of Ludlow Street and Riverdale Avenue in Yonkers, Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink said on Friday afternoon. When they arrived, they found a 35-year-old Yonkers resident with a single gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Preliminary findings indicate that the victim and the suspect knew each other a…
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: Early Morning Car Blaze Erupts On Taconic Parkway In Westchester
Firefighters raced to the Taconic State Parkway on Friday morning, July 11, after a vehicle went up in flames in Northern Westchester. The blaze happened on the southbound lanes of the Taconic Parkway in Yorktown at around 5:10 a.m., the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department said. The department shared a dramatic body camera video from the scene, showing members dousing the burning vehicle with a fire extinguisher. More information about the cause and any injuries was not immediately available. **Auto Fire** Car 2531, Car 2533, Engine 272 & Engine 27…
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3 Hospitalized After Head-On Crash On Route 35 In Westchester
A head-on crash on Route 35 in Northern Westchester sent three people to the hospital on Friday morning, July 11. The collision happened around 7:40 a.m. in the area of 2658 Amawalk Rd. (Route 35) in Katonah, according to New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli. The crash involved two vehicles. The driver of the first vehicle was transported to Westchester Medical Center with injuries reported as non-life-threatening. The second vehicle's driver and passenger were also taken to the hospital for medical evaluation, and their injuries also appear to be non-life-threatenin…
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'Wanted Parole Absconder' Caught With Narcotics In Drug Dealing Probe In NY: Police
A convicted felon and wanted parole absconder was arrested in Dutchess County after being spotted during an overnight patrol aimed at curbing drug activity, police announced. Officers patrolling near Main and Rose Streets in Poughkeepsie at around 12:06 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, recognized 31-year-old Harold Bruno, who they knew to be a wanted parole absconder, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Thursday, July 10. When officers took Bruno into custody, they found him in possession of a quantity of narcotics, police said. Bruno, a two-time convicted felon,…
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SWAT Teams Bust Major Crack, Fentanyl Network In NY: 4 Arrested, DA Says
A months-long investigation into drug trafficking at a Dutchess County public housing complex has led to the arrest of four men and the seizure of crack cocaine, fentanyl, firearms, and other evidence, prosecutors announced. The takedown targeted a narcotics network operating out of the Hudson Garden Apartments in Poughkeepsie, where Drug Task Force agents had been conducting undercover buys of large quantities of drugs, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, July 10. The investigation identified Hudhayfah Abdullahi, 24, and Adrain …
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2 Officers Injured In Violent Traffic Stop Arrest In NY, Police Say
Two police officers in Rockland County were injured during a traffic stop after a driver with multiple outstanding warrants violently resisted arrest, authorities said. The incident happened on the evening of Thursday, July 10, in the Town of Ramapo, according to Ramapo Police. Officers had pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation when they discovered the 27-year-old driver from Nanuet had a suspended license, along with an active bench warrant from New Hempstead and an arrest warrant from Clarkstown, the department said. When officers attempted to take the man into custody, police sa…
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Shocking Video Shows NY Cop Hit Man With Car, Killing Him
A security camera captured the moment an off-duty police officer hit and killed a man walking in the street in Upstate New York. The disturbing incident happened in Albany County, on Old Loudon Road in Colonie, shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, as Daily Voice previously reported. Security footage released by the New York Attorney General’s Office Wednesday, July 9, shows off-duty Colonie Police officer Jason Tusch striking 65-year-old John Bonds as the man pushed a cart near Purtell Avenue. Bonds, wearing a light-colored shirt and shorts, was launched into the air and out of frame in …
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NY Man Let 15-Year-Old Drive Brand-New SUV In Deadly Crash At NJ State Line: Prosecutor
A New York man is behind bars in connection with a February crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway for letting an underage driver operate the vehicle that caused left one person dead and left multiple others injured, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. Ryan D. Chambers, 21, of Elmira, NY, let a 15-year-old drive the 2025 Nissan Rogue on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, before dawn Friday, Feb. 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The unlicensed teen was speeding and driving recklessly when he lost control just before 6 a.m. and collided…
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Over 1K Grams Of Fentanyl Seized In Taconic Traffic Stop In NY: Police
A Bronx man was arrested in Dutchess County after troopers allegedly found more than a kilogram of fentanyl during a routine traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway, authorities said. The stop happened around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the town of East Fishkill, New York State Police said on Thursday, July 10. There, troopers pulled over a Toyota Camry traveling northbound for multiple traffic violations. The driver, identified as Carmelo Arroyo Miranda, age 36, of the Bronx, was the only person in the vehicle, according to authorities. A narcotics detection K-9 …
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'Ghost Gun' Assembly Hub Busted In Westchester, Loaded Weapons Seized, Police Say
A months-long investigation into illegal firearms trafficking in Westchester has led to the arrest of a 56-year-old man and the seizure of multiple untraceable “ghost guns,” police said. Rhandy Thor, age 56, was arrested on Tuesday, July 8, following a raid on a Cooper Drive residence in New Rochelle on the same day, the New Rochelle Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 10. Police said the address had been identified as a hub for assembling and distributing non-serialized firearms. During the search, conducted by NRPD’s Special Investigations Unit and the Westchester …
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Strangulation, Child Endangerment: NY Cop, Prosecutor Once In Relationship Arrested, Police Say
A Dutchess County cop and an Ulster County prosecutor who are in a relationship are facing charges following a lengthy investigation into an ongoing domestic dispute, police announced. The arrests followed what troopers described as a "detailed and lengthy" investigation by New York State Police, the agency announced on Wednesday, July 9. Authorities determined that both Ulster County Assistant District Attorney Anna M. Thompson of Poughkeepsie and City of Poughkeepsie Police Officer Michael McDonough-Ewald of Red Hook engaged in criminal conduct over the course of their re…
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Driver Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Into Hudson River In Westchester
Emergency crews rushed to the scene late Wednesday night, July 9, after a vehicle drove into the water where the Croton and Hudson Rivers meet in Westchester, according to fire officials. The incident happened around 11 p.m. on Wednesday at the Echo Canoe Launch in Croton-on-Hudson, the village’s fire department said on Thursday morning, July 10. First responders arrived to find a vehicle submerged in the river. The driver, described as emotionally distraught, told officers he was alone in the car. Croton police helped him to shore, and he was later taken to a local hospital for…
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Video Shows Troopers Carry Woman Out Of Burning NY Apartment Amid Shooting Chaos
As fireworks lit up the sky above Albany’s Empire State Plaza, chaos erupted blocks away — and newly released bodycam footage reveals the harrowing moments when troopers sprinted toward the danger. The dramatic video, released Wednesday, July 9, by New York State Police, captures troopers charging into smoke-filled buildings and navigating flaming debris after a teenager was shot and a fire broke out during post-fireworks pandemonium near Madison Avenue and Swan Street. It all unfolded around 10 p.m. Friday July 4, when gunshots rang out near 337 Madison Avenue, just as crowds were dispersi…
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Repeat Offender Almost Hits Patrol Car, Gets DWI Charge In Westchester: Police
A man with prior DWI convictions is facing felony charges after allegedly pulling out in front of a marked police vehicle while intoxicated in Westchester, authorities said. The incident happened around 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, when a City of Rye Police Department sergeant was driving east on Locust Avenue near Theodore Fremd Avenue, according to the department. According to police, a 2014 Nissan Sentra suddenly pulled out from a parked position directly in front of the sergeant’s patrol car, prompting a traffic stop. The driver, identified as Mario R. Monroy, age 45, o…
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Gunfire Strikes Home, Cars In NY Neighborhood: Suspect Vehicle Found
Police are investigating a shooting that damaged multiple vehicles and a home in a Dutchess County neighborhood, authorities said. The incident happened Tuesday night, July 8, around 8:44 p.m. in the area of Boulevard Knolls in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the city's police department. Officers and detectives responded after 911 received a report of shots fired. No injuries were reported, but investigators found that an occupied home and several vehicles had been hit by gunfire. A search of the area turned up numerous shell casings and additional evidence. Crime Scene…
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Lightning Strike Kills Osprey In Westchester, Injures Another
A pair of ospreys nesting in a Westchester neighborhood were struck by lightning, leaving one dead and the other injured, police said. The incident was reported to officers at around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9 on Kirby Lane in Rye, according to the City of Rye Police Department. Officers responded after receiving a call about the birds being hit during a storm. One of the ospreys was killed by the strike, police said. The surviving bird was rescued with the help of wildlife specialist Jim Horton of Quality Pro Pest and Wildlife Services. It was safely transported to Green Chimney…
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Person In Crisis Near School Prompts Police Response In Mahopac
Police responded to a mental health incident near a Putnam County school but confirmed there was no danger to students or the community. The incident happened on Wednesday morning, July 9, at Fulmar Road Elementary School in Mahopac, according to the Carmel Police Department. Officers and Putnam County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a person in crisis. Police said the person had no contact with students or campers and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. As a precaution, officers and deputies checked the school and confirmed it was secure. Normal operations at…
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ID Released Of Teen, 19, Ejected In Fatal NY Crash Over July 4th Weekend
Authorities have released the identity of the 19-year-old driver who was killed in a single-car crash in Rockland County over the holiday weekend. Brady Orlando Roldan-Lluguilema, of Spring Valley, was pronounced dead after his vehicle veered off Kings Gate Road in Montebello and struck a tree on Saturday afternoon, July 5, the Ramapo Police Department told Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 9. The crash happened around 1 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. Officers arrived to find Roldan-Lluguilema ejected from the vehicle after hitting a tree. Police began CPR before EMS personnel…
Police & Fire
Man Attacks Girlfriend, Flees To Train Station In Westchester: Police
A man was arrested after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and fleeing to a nearby train station in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, July 3, around 1:20 p.m. at a home on Chestnut Street in the City of Rye, according to the Rye Police Department. There, officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute. At the scene, the victim told police her boyfriend had attacked her and then fled toward the Rye Train Station. Officers located the suspect at the train station minutes later and took him into custody without incident. The suspect, identi…
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: Jeep Hybrid Destroyed In Blaze Outside Westchester Home
Firefighters in Westchester stopped a vehicle fire from turning into a house fire after a Jeep hybrid ignited near a residence. The incident happened Monday afternoon, July 7, in the Town of Mamaroneck, according to the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department. Crews responded to the scene and found the hybrid vehicle on fire next to a home. Thanks to their quick action, firefighters were able to contain and extinguish the flames before they could spread to the structure. No injuries or property damage beyond the vehicle were reported.
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Man, 29, Caught With Pics Of Child Sexual Abuse In NY, Police Say
A Dutchess County man is facing over a dozen felony charges after police say he was found with child sexual exploitation material. Hamza Maanane, age 29, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Monday, July 7, following a months-long investigation that began in March 2025, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, July 8. The investigation was launched after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a cyber tip to authorities. The State Police Wappinger Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Troop K Computer Crimes Unit, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task F…
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Drunk Driver Had 3 Kids In Car With Him On I-87 In NY:
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A 36-year-old man was arrested for driving drunk with three young children in his car on the New York Thruway in Rockland County, police said. The arrest happened in Clarkstown just after midnight on Saturday, July 5, on I-87 South, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 7. At that time, troopers pulled over a 2025 Acura around 12:12 a.m. for speeding. During the stop, the driver, identified as Robens Altidor, age 36, of Monsey, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, police said. Further investigation revealed that three children were in th…
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Man Found With Severe Slash Wound Near Park In NY: Suspect At Large
A man was rushed to the hospital after being slashed in the back during an early-morning attack in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie near Pershing Park around 3 a.m. on Monday, July 7, according to city police. Officers responded after a 911 caller reported a slashing in the area. When they arrived, they found a 33-year-old man with a serious slash wound to his left shoulder blade. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Crime Scene Technicians and Detectives processed the scene and launched an …
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Unlicensed Smoke Shop Selling Candy-Like Items Shut Down In Westchester, Police Say
A Westchester smoke shop accused of selling cannabis products disguised as candy has been shut down after a police investigation, authorities said. The illegal business, F&A Convenience Store, was located at 445 Mamaroneck Ave. in the village of Mamaroneck, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department announced on Monday, July 7. Police and building inspectors said the shop was operating without a state license and sold illegal cannabis in packaging aimed at children. One person has since been arrested and charged with second-degree criminal nuisance and unlawful sale of can…
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Man Gets Out Of Car, Fires At Moving Driver In Westchester: Suspect Caught, Police Say
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that injured a driver in Westchester last week, police said. The shooting happened in Mount Vernon at around 10:02 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, near 65 East Prospect Ave. There, responding officers found a man who had been shot in the right forearm while driving. The injury was non-life-threatening, and the victim was treated at a local hospital and later released, city officials said on Tuesday, July 8. Investigators said the suspect, identified as 39-year-old Sean Emery Stewart, was driving a white Mercedes-Ben…
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