NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say
NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say A New York woman and Chinese national has been federally indicted after prosecutors accused her of running an alleged sex trafficking operation out of residential brothels in the Boston area. Zengzeng Liu, 40, of Flushing, New York, also known as "Bella," is accused of managing an international operation beginning no later than August 2025. Investigators say women, many of them foreign nationals from Japan, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, were recruited to travel to the Greater Boston area to engage in commercial sex acts, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. She is…
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Girl, 13, In Bronx Park: NYPD Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Girl, 13, In Bronx Park: NYPD
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Girl, 13, In Bronx Park: Nypd A 36-year-old Westchester County man has been arrested for rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in a Bronx park, police said. Yonkers resident Abundio Hernandez Cantu, 36, was arrested on Monday, June 29, in connection with the incident, which happened in the Bronx on Tuesday, June 23, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  According to police, at around 10 p.m. on the day of the incident, a 13-year-old girl had been on board a BX9 MTA bus going northbound when she was approached by a man. When she and the man left the bus near Broadway and West 261 Street, h…
Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute
Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute A 62-year-old retired Army staff sergeant from New Jersey was shot and killed in Florida following a dispute over a parking space on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to a Walmart in North Lauderdale and found Bart Diguglielmo, a Hammonton native, suffering from a gunshot wound, Broward Sheriff's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Prior to the shooting, Diguglielmo was involved in an argument over a parking space with a woman, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The woman, who was…
Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Hudson Valley Wetlands Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Hudson Valley Wetlands
Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Hudson Valley Wetlands A kayaker stranded near a Sullivan County marsh was safely rescued after emergency crews used drone technology and GPS coordinates to quickly pinpoint his location.  The rescue began at 9:11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when Sullivan County 911 received a call from a kayaker in distress on the Basha Kill Marsh in Wurtsboro, according to the Westbrookville Volunteer Fire Company. The kayaker had managed to reach shore somewhere between Haven Road and the Bashakill Vineyards & Winery on South Road, but was unable to make it back to the roadway through the dense wetlands, the depar…
Maine Woman Accused In Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Mahopac, Westchester Banks: Police Maine Woman Accused In Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Mahopac, Westchester Banks: Police
Maine Woman Accused In Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Mahopac, Westchester Banks: Police A Maine woman is facing felony charges after police said she stole thousands of dollars from a victim's bank account and targeted multiple bank branches across the Hudson Valley.  Alisha Maxcy, 36, of Augusta, Maine, was arrested following an identity theft investigation led by the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department, the department announced on Wednesday, July 1.  The investigation began on Thursday, June 18, when a Croton-on-Hudson resident reported that an unknown woman had withdrawn a large amount of money from her bank account during three separate transactions at a bank branc…
Excavator Operator Rescued After Rollover Into Embankment In Hudson Valley Excavator Operator Rescued After Rollover Into Embankment In Hudson Valley
Excavator Operator Rescued After Rollover Into Embankment In Hudson Valley A construction equipment operator was rescued after becoming trapped inside an excavator that rolled down an embankment in Dutchess County.  The incident occurred at around 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when the Millbrook Fire Department and Union Vale Fire Department were dispatched to an overturned excavator with a reported injury.    According to the Millbrook Fire Department, when crews arrived, they found the excavator on its side down an embankment with the operator trapped inside.  At first, firefighters requested a medical helicopter to stand by beca…
Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In Hudson Valley, Injuring Firefighters (UPDATE) Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In Hudson Valley, Injuring Firefighters (UPDATE)
Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In Hudson Valley, Injuring Firefighters (Update) This story has been updated.  A fire department rescue truck responding to an emergency on the Hudson River crashed into an occupied home in Rockland County after being struck by another vehicle, injuring firefighters and civilians.  The crash happened at around 12:06 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, as the Thiells Fire Department's Underwater Search and Rescue truck was responding to a reported boating accident near the West Haverstraw Marina on the Hudson River, Thiells Fire Chief Jeffrey Kahn said in an update on Thursday morning. While on the way to the scene, the rescue truck was s…
Missing Woman, 92, Found Dead Inside Overturned Car Off I-684 Missing Woman, 92, Found Dead Inside Overturned Car Off I-684
Missing Woman, 92, Found Dead Inside Overturned Car Off I-684 A missing 92-year-old woman was found dead inside her overturned vehicle after it crashed off Interstate 684 in Westchester County.  New Rochelle resident Joan A. Mosca, 92, was found dead in a gray Toyota Camry about 30 feet off the shoulder of I-684 near mile marker 0.9 at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, New York State Police said on Wednesday afternoon, July 1.  According to police, at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, authorities began investigating the report of a missing person who was last seen leaving the park and ride off Exit 4 in Mount Kisco at around 4 p.m. The …
'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': NYPD Detective From Putnam Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens 'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': NYPD Detective From Putnam Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens
'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': Nypd Detective From Putnam Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens An off-duty NYPD detective from Putnam County has been found guilty of threatening three teenagers while pointing his loaded service weapon at them during a road rage incident in Northern Westchester, prosecutors said. John O'Connell, 37, of Patterson, was convicted Wednesday, July 1, following a non-jury trial in Somers Town Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  O'Connell was found guilty of 12 charges, including three counts of second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of third-degree menacing, and&nbs…
Jet Ski, Trailer Stolen From Hudson Valley Home — Police Seek Information Jet Ski, Trailer Stolen From Hudson Valley Home — Police Seek Information
Jet Ski, Trailer Stolen From Hudson Valley Home — Police Seek Information Police are asking for information regarding a jet ski and trailer stolen from an Orange County home last month.  Both a Sea-Doo Model 10MC jet ski and the 2025 Triton trailer it was attached to, Model LTWCI-X, were stolen from a City of Newburgh home sometime on June 7, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 1.  The department is now asking anyone with information about the theft or current location of the jet ski and trailer to call Detective Layne at 845-569-7511. More information about the theft was not released.  Thi…
Carjacking Suspect Driving Wrong Way Slams Head-On Into Cop Cruiser In NY — Still At Large Carjacking Suspect Driving Wrong Way Slams Head-On Into Cop Cruiser In NY — Still At Large
Carjacking Suspect Driving Wrong Way Slams Head-On Into Cop Cruiser In NY — Still At Large Police in Westchester County are searching for a carjacking suspect who they say collided head-on with a cop vehicle while driving the wrong way in the Bronx, then tried hitting another officer before fleeing the scene.  The incident began at around 10:17 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when Yonkers officers began pursuing a suspect vehicle connected to an earlier carjacking, according to Yonkers Police. The vehicle continued into the Bronx, where the suspect collided head-on with a marked Yonkers Police car while driving the wrong way on a Mosholu Parkway exit ramp, the department sai…
Gas Tank Ruptures On Burning Pickup Truck In Putnam County Gas Tank Ruptures On Burning Pickup Truck In Putnam County
Gas Tank Ruptures On Burning Pickup Truck In Putnam County An intense truck fire closed part of a Putnam County road for around an hour as firefighters put out the flames.  The blaze happened on Monday evening, June 29, on Milltown Road in Brewster near Scenic Ridge Road, according to the Brewster Fire Department.  Arriving crews found a pickup truck fully engulfed in flames.  While fighting the fire, the truck's gas tank ruptured, forcing firefighters to switch to using foam to put out the blaze.  Luckily, no injuries were reported. The fire closed Milltown Road for close to an hour.