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Major Retailers Now Using License Plate Readers In Parking Lots: What To Know
A quick shopping trip may now leave behind more than a receipt.
Automated license plate readers are being used in parking lots at some major retailers, including Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart, Target, and Costco, according to multiple reports.
The systems, known as ALPRs, use cameras and software to capture license plate numbers from vehicles as they enter, leave, or pass through parking areas.
Retailers say the technology is being used for security, theft prevention, and public safety. Privacy advocates say shoppers may not know when their plate is being scanned, how long the data is kept, …
Hunt Still On For Man Accused Of Killing Daughter-In-Law In Hudson Valley, Then Vanishing
More than 13 years after a Rockland County woman was ambushed and killed in her driveway, local police and federal authorities are renewing their appeal for information on the fugitive accused of her murder.
The Town of Haverstraw Police Department announced Monday, June 8, that investigators continue to search for Eugene Palmer, who is wanted in connection with the Sept. 24, 2012, killing of Tammy Palmer in Stony Point.
According to police, Eugene Palmer is accused of ambushing Tammy Palmer, the mother of his grandchildren, and shooting her to death as she walked up her driveway.
As…
Serial Kidnapper, Convicted Rapist Gets Prison For Attacking Woman With Screwdriver In NY
A repeat violent offender who previously served 19 years in prison for raping and kidnapping women has been sentenced to more hard time for attacking another woman in Rockland County, prosecutors announced.
Eduardo Hernandez, 49, of Garnerville, was sentenced to 14 years in state prison for second-degree kidnapping in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevin Russo, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Wednesday, June 3.
The sentence stems from an attack in the Village of Haverstraw on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at around 5:25 p.m.
Prosecutors sai…
11 Busted In Massive NY Fake Plate Scheme Linked To $15M In Unpaid Tolls, Tickets: Feds
Eleven people from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Florida have been charged in what federal prosecutors described as a years-long multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulent temporary license plates used to evade tolls, parking tickets, and vehicle registration fees.
The defendants linked to the scheme were arrested between Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors allege the group operated sham auto dealerships in New Jersey and Georgia to gener…
Mother’s Day Mayhem: LI Man Stabbed Mom 40 Times Before Cops Shot Him Dead, Authorities Say
A Long Island man stabbed his mother more than 40 times on Mother’s Day before police shot and killed him while responding to the scene, authorities said.
Steven Eastwood, 28, was identified Monday, May 11, as the suspect in the attack at a home in Northampton, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Eastwood’s mother first called 911 just before 2:45 p.m. Sunday, May 10 to report her son was being drunk and violent in their home on Topping Drive, police said.
She then called again, while cops were on their way, to report her son was threatening her with a knife, authorities said. The…
Trio, Including Man Hiding ID In Buttocks, Caught In Car Full Of 89 Guns In NY: Feds
A traffic stop in Sullivan County led to the seizure of 89 firearms — including over a dozen reported stolen weapons — and the arrest of three men accused of trying to smuggle the arsenal into Canada, federal prosecutors announced.
Malik Bromfield, 22, a Canadian citizen; Faizan Ali, 25, a citizen of Pakistan; and Kamal Salman, 22, a citizen of Canada, the United States, and Jordan, were arrested following the stop on Thursday, May 7, near Liberty, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Federal officials said New York State Police stop…
Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At NY Shopping Mall, DA Says (Update)
New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
Police Officer In NY Steals $800K In Check-Fraud Scheme, DA Says: Now He's Suspended (Update)
This story has been updated.
Prosecutors have released more details about the arrest of a Mount Vernon police officer accused of stealing more than $800,000 in a check-fraud scheme, the latest case involving alleged misconduct of officers hired by the department.
Brandon Hunter-Carney, age 26, of Mount Vernon, was arrested Wednesday, April 8, by investigators with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and charged with second-degree grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, both felonies.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, Hunter-Carney has b…
Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Reveals Chilling Details In Guilty Plea
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven murders on Wednesday, April 8, more than three decades after the first victim’s body was found.
Heuermann, a 62-year-old Massapequa Park native, also revealed to investigators how he killed eight women: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, and Karen Vergata.
All the way back in November 1993, Heuermann arranged a meeting with a 28-year-old Costilla, picked her up, and strangled her, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said…
Dad Admits Causing His Daughter's Fentanyl Death In NY, Faces Prison
A man has admitted to causing the death of his 16-month-old daughter after she was exposed to fentanyl inside their Dutchess County home.
Poughkeepsie resident Haitham Dasan, 49, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in Dutchess County Court on Tuesday, March 17, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, March 18.
The charge stems from the death of Dasan’s daughter, Soraiya Dasan, on April 12, 2021, at a residence on Oakdale Avenue in Poughkeepsie, as Daily Voice previously reported.
According to prosecutors, Dasan admitted that he handled a pla…
Torture Of Longtime Friend, Beating With Bat, Stabbing 10+ Times Lands NY Man Life In Prison
A longtime friendship ended in a six-hour nightmare that concluded with a life sentence.
Jeremy Allen, 44, of East Quogue, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of Murder in the First Degree and Tampering with Physical Evidence, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Allen was convicted on Jan. 21 following a jury trial before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei.
According to trial evidence, Allen and Christopher Hahn, 43, had been friends since high school and spent the evening of Sept.…
Convicted Sex Offender Sent Sexual Messages To Teenage Girl, Traveled To Her NY Home
A convicted sex offender who traveled to Dutchess County to meet a 15-year-old girl he had been messaging will spend years in federal prison, prosecutors announced.
Derek Hasselbrink, 49, of Quincy, Illinois, also known as “Derek Spear," was sentenced to 15 years in prison by US District Judge Nelson S. Román after previously being convicted of enticing a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Feb. 20.
Federal prosecutors said that between April 2023 and July 2, 2023, Hasselbrink engaged in sexua…
