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500-Pound Weed Bust Follows Wrong-Way Chase On NY Highway: Police
A wild police chase that ended in the Capital District uncovered more than 500 pounds of marijuana and led to two arrests, state police said.
Torrey Jackson, 39, and Tori Rushlow, 29, were captured at the end of the chase in Wilton on Thursday, July 16, New York State Police said. They were hit with numerous charges, including attempted aggravated assault on a police officer and first-degree weed possession, and held without bail.
Jackson and Rushlow, both of Massena, were in a vehicle traveling southbound on the Northway through Queensbury when state troopers attempted to pull them over fo…
Family Sues Con Edison After NY Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report
The family of a Westchester County grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Con Edison, according to reports.
The lawsuit, which stems from the death of Briarcliff Manor resident Donike Gocaj, 56, who was killed after plunging into an uncovered manhole near East 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 18, was filed Thursday, July 16, in New York Supreme Court, the New York Post reported.
Gocaj had just parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV and stepped out to meet her longtime boyfriend, Jashar "Jack" Kameraj, be…
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Taconic Parkway Overpass (Update)
Authorities have identified a 33-year-old man who died after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Westchester County while working on a construction project.
Staten Island resident Matthew Beatty, 33, was killed on Tuesday, July 14, after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass onto the southbound lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne, Westchester County Police told Daily Voice on Friday, July 17.
The incident happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. County police officers and EMS crews both responded to the scene, wh…
Man Caught With Narcotics In Plain View Of Officers In Dutchess County: Police
A routine patrol in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a man on felony drug charges after officers allegedly saw him with narcotics in plain sight, police said.
Frank Vannicolo, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, July 14, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Thursday, July 16.
The arrest followed an incident at around 11:12 a.m., when officers were patrolling Academy Street. According to police, officers noticed a man tucked into the doorway of a vacant storefront.
As they approached, they saw what appeared to be narcotics in plain view, the depart…
