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Conviction Upheld For Restaurateur Who Had NY Eatery Burned Down For Insurance Money Conviction Upheld For Restaurateur Who Had NY Eatery Burned Down For Insurance Money
Conviction Upheld For Restaurateur Who Had NY Eatery Burned Down For Insurance Money A former Orange County restaurateur convicted of orchestrating a devastating arson-for-profit scheme that destroyed his own business and endangered firefighters will remain behind bars after an appeals court upheld both his conviction and lengthy prison sentence. The Appellate Division, Second Department, on Wednesday, May 27, affirmed the conviction and sentence of 64-year-old former Newburgh resident Zef Gjurashaj, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, May 28.  Gjurashaj was convicted by a jury in 2022 of first-degree arson, second-degree conspiracy, two…
Man Who Started Fire In Barricaded NY Hotel Room, Fought Firefighters Is Convicted Man Who Started Fire In Barricaded NY Hotel Room, Fought Firefighters Is Convicted
Man Who Started Fire In Barricaded NY Hotel Room, Fought Firefighters Is Convicted A 49-year-old man faces up to 25 years in prison after being convicted for intentionally setting a hotel fire in Orange County while other people were inside — and fighting firefighters who tried to put it out, prosecutors said.  Newburgh resident Jason Conn was found guilty on Wednesday, May 27, following a jury trial in Orange County Court before Judge Craig Stephen Brown, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Prosecutors said the incident happened on July 24, 2025, when Town of Newburgh Police responded to a 911 hang-up call from a hotel room at the Ramada…
Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Two Charged In Albany: Cops Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Two Charged In Albany: Cops
Teen Accidentally Shoots Himself, Two Charged In Albany: Cops A 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the leg inside an Albany home early Monday, March 30, police said. Cops rushed to Lark Street near Orange Street around 2 a.m. for reports of a shooting, the Albany Police Department said. Officers found the 15-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower leg. But further investigation determined the boy had shot himself accidentally inside a residence on the 100 block of Lark Street, according to authorities. He was taken to Albany Medical Center in stable condition, police said. The teen was charged with second-degree weapons pos…
Man Found Indecently Exposed With Girl In NY Traffic Stop, Gets Rape Charge: NYSP Man Found Indecently Exposed With Girl In NY Traffic Stop, Gets Rape Charge: NYSP
Man Found Indecently Exposed With Girl In NY Traffic Stop, Gets Rape Charge: Nysp A traffic stop in Ulster County led to the arrest of a Capital Region man found indecently exposed in front of a young girl, police said. Albany resident Roy Cineus, 30, was arrested after troopers stopped a 2011 Hyundai on North Street in Kingston, New York State Police announced on Monday, March 23.  During the stop, troopers saw Cineus was indecently exposed while in the presence of a minor, authorities said.  Police also said they determined that Cineus allegedly engaged in unlawful sexual conduct with a 15-year-old girl following an investigation.  He has bee…
Drunk Driver Slams Into Occupied Home In NY, Charged: Sheriff Drunk Driver Slams Into Occupied Home In NY, Charged: Sheriff
Drunk Driver Slams Into Occupied Home In NY, Charged: Sheriff A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly crashing his vehicle into a Putnam County home while intoxicated, authorities said.  The crash happened just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, when deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office responded to Route 9D in Philipstown for a report of a vehicle that had struck a residence, the Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, March 17. Investigators determined that the driver, identified as Zachary Freeman, 39, of Philipstown, had driven off the roadway and crashed into the home. Authorities said he was the only one inside the veh…
Five Arrested After Violent Robbery, Assault In NY: Police Five Arrested After Violent Robbery, Assault In NY: Police
Five Arrested After Violent Robbery, Assault In NY: Police A violent dispute at a New York home spiraled into a robbery and assault, resulting in five arrests, police announced on Monday, Feb. 2. Officers were called to a residence on Barnyard Lane in Levittown around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, where a verbal argument between two men escalated into a physical confrontation, according to Nassau County detectives. Michael Nero, 54, of Levittown, and Matias Marquez, 39, of Elmont, were initially involved before three others — Pablo Munoz Rivera, 49, and Jennifer Marrero, 51, both of Bridgeton, New Jersey, and John Stansbury, 38, of Morristown, New Jers…
NYS Correction Officer Arrested After Firing Rifle Round In Domestic Dispute: Police NYS Correction Officer Arrested After Firing Rifle Round In Domestic Dispute: Police
NYS Correction Officer Arrested After Firing Rifle Round In Domestic Dispute: Police A New York State correction officer was arrested after police say a rifle was fired during a domestic dispute inside an Orange County residence.  Officers were sent to a home at 46 Imperial Park Dr. at around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, following a report of a domestic dispute, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced. During the incident, investigators determined that one round was allegedly discharged from a rifle inside the home.  No injuries were reported as a result of the gunfire, police said. A search of the home led to the recovery of several firearms along wit…
Second Teen Charged After Car Stolen With 3-Year-Old Inside In NY: Police Second Teen Charged After Car Stolen With 3-Year-Old Inside In NY: Police
Second Teen Charged After Car Stolen With 3-Year-Old Inside In NY: Police A second teenager has been charged in connection with a vehicle theft that left a 3-year-old child inside the car in Brentwood, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, Dec. 15. Third Squad detectives arrested a 17-year-old Central Islip male on Sunday, Dec. 14, charging him with Felony Grand Larceny, Misdemeanor Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Misdemeanor Reckless Endangerment. His name is being withheld because he is a juvenile. The charges stem from a Dec. 11 incident on Whipple Street, where a 2014 Honda Civic was stolen from a driveway while it was running with the child insi…
Arsonist Sets Motel Room Fire In Rensselaer County, Police Say Arsonist Sets Motel Room Fire In Rensselaer County, Police Say
Arsonist Sets Motel Room Fire In Rensselaer County, Police Say A 30-year-old man has been charged after a room fire at a Rensselaer County motel was ruled an act of arson. Officers responded to the Victorian Motel on Columbia Turnpike in Schodack around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, after receiving a report of a structure fire, according to Schodack Police. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke pouring from the second floor. Investigators determined the fire began inside Room 6, where the occupant — identified as Jacob Ruth, of Rensselaer — was already outside when officers arrived, police said. With assistance from Rensselaer County fire inves…
Schenectady Man Tried To Kill Woman In Street Shooting, Police Say Schenectady Man Tried To Kill Woman In Street Shooting, Police Say
Schenectady Man Tried To Kill Woman In Street Shooting, Police Say A Schenectady man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a shooting earlier this month that left a woman wounded. Ryan Perry, 29, was taken into custody Friday, Aug. 22, by Schenectady Police and the US Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. An investigation concluded that Perry opened fire near Watt Street and Tremont Avenue at around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, striking a woman in her 30s in the leg, police said. The victim was hospitalized with what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. It was not immediately clear whether the two know ot…
Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals Washington Co. Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals Washington Co. Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death
Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals Washington Co. Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death An upstate New York homeowner sentenced to decades in prison for fatally shooting a young woman in his driveway is formally appealing his murder conviction. In a Washington County Court filing Tuesday, Aug. 12, attorneys for Kevin Monahan, 66, argued his trial was riddled with legal errors and that prosecutors failed to prove he acted with the extreme disregard for human life required for a murder conviction. Monahan is currently serving 25 years to life for fatally shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis outside his Hebron home in April 2023, as Daily Voice reported. What They're Claiming In c…
WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest WATCH: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest
Watch: Dad Holds 9-Year-Old Son Hostage at Knifepoint Before Tasered Arrest Disaster was largely avoided during a standoff in Maryland between police and a man holding his young son hostage at knifepoint. The Germantown father is behind bars after police said he held a knife to his 9-year-old son’s throat during a domestic disturbance that ended with him in handcuffs. Video has been released by the Montgomery County Department of Police following a brief barricade involving Dugan Gokhan, 47. Officers were first called at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, to the 19900 block of Stoney Point Way, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a chi…
Driver Tries Mowing Down Road Crew, Assaults Worker In Warren County, Police Say Driver Tries Mowing Down Road Crew, Assaults Worker In Warren County, Police Say
Driver Tries Mowing Down Road Crew, Assaults Worker In Warren County, Police Say A 26-year-old New York man is accused of punching a public works employee after allegedly trying to run him down in an active construction zone. Michael Sutliff, of Hadley, was arrested Tuesday, July 29, following a violent confrontation in a Lake Luzerne work zone, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. Sutlif drove his 2017 Ram pickup recklessly through a road crew site near East River Drive and Rose Avenue, ignoring posted traffic controls, police said. He then swerved toward a DPW worker, appearing to deliberately try to hit him, according to police. After being stopped and c…
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police A man in upstate New York turned a routine construction detail into a standoff after firing a pellet rifle at a marked police car from his apartment window, police said. Troy Police officers were using sirens and loudspeakers to clear 5th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to notify residents to move their vehicles so roadwork could continue without towing, the agency said. That’s when 26-year-old Zachary Charney-Schatz leaned out of a second-story window and fired an air-powered pellet rifle at a marked Troy police vehicle, striking and damaging its door panel, police said. Offi…
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit
Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit A baby girl secretly born to a 14-year-old in a Milton bedroom was dead within hours. By the next morning, her decomposing body was in a shallow backyard grave—dug by the teen’s stepfather with garden shears, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. Donan Antonio Maradiaga-Orellana, 29, was arrested Wednesday, July 2, after Milton Borough Police say he buried the full-term newborn behind his Center Street home in the middle of the night and attempted to cover up the death without alerting authorities. He’s being held at Northumberland County Jail on $75,000 b…
Rollover Crash Injures 6 In NY: Teen Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say Rollover Crash Injures 6 In NY: Teen Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say
Rollover Crash Injures 6 In NY: Teen Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say A 19-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after flipping an SUV carrying six people in Westchester on Independence Day, police said. The crash happened around the early morning hours of Friday, July 4, at the intersection of Boston Post Road (Route 1) and Bradford Avenue in Rye, the City of Rye Police Department said on Saturday, July 5.  Officers responded to the scene and found a 2010 Acura MDX flipped onto its roof in the southbound lane. All six occupants, ages 18 and 19, had gotten out of the vehicle and reported only minor injuries. They were transported to Westchester Me…
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police
Mom Left Infant, 8-Year-Old Sweating In Locked Car Outside CT Walmart: Police A routine shopping trip turned into a desperate rescue outside a Connecticut Walmart when shoppers spotted a 1-month-old and an 8-year-old locked in a hot car, police said. Talita Sonia De Carvalho Silva, 30, of Naugatuck, is facing multiple felony charges after the harrowing incident on Wednesday, June 25, police said. Temperatures that day hit a high of 91 degrees, according to Accuweather.  Shoppers at the Naugatuck Walmart noticed the children inside the vehicle after the car alarm started blaring. The 8-year-old was screaming and desperately trying to escape, police said. Both ch…
Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops
Jilted Wife Arrested In Brass Knuckle Beating Of Cheating Husband's New GF: Cops A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after police say she broke into a woman's apartment, beat her with brass knuckles because she believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, authorities said.  Giana Garcia, 27, of Plainfield, faces multiple charges following the alleged break-in at a Killingly home on Sunday, June 15, Connecticut State Police said.  Police were called to the Church Street apartment around 4 a.m. to reports of a break-in. The victim told troopers that Garcia had rammed into her vehicle before forcing her way inside the home, a report said.,&…
Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Capital Region Police Dept., Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Capital Region Police Dept., Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase
Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Capital Region Police Dept., Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase A Vietnam War veteran formally confessed to opening fire on a police station in upstate New York before leading officers on a slow-speed chase. Paul Trinci, 77, pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment and criminal mischief in Saratoga County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a shooting outside the Saratoga Springs Police Department in February. Trinci admitted that he fired two rounds of birdshot from his vehicle at the Lake Avenue police station on the evening of Friday, Feb. 7. The shots struck both a marked patrol car and the front of the department building. Nobody w…
Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest On Instagram: See Videos That Got Him Cuffed Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest On Instagram: See Videos That Got Him Cuffed
Fresh Out Of Jail, Influencer Flexes Arrest On Instagram: See Videos That Got Him Cuffed “Tonight I got arrested. For exactly what you’d think I did.” That’s what Giovanni Petruzziello wrote on Instagram just hours after police say he was caught on video speeding in Ferraris, Porsches, and McLarens at speeds up to 137 mph, once in a 25 mph zone. The 27-year-old Durham, CT luxury car shop owner and influencer was charged with seven counts of reckless driving and three counts of second-degree reckless endangerment, Connecticut State Police said. Fresh out on $150,000 bond, Petruzziello hit Instagram to recap his Monday, May 19 traffic stop — and flex through the fallout for his …
Mugshot Released For Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD Mugshot Released For Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD
Mugshot Released For Driver Who Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing NY Traffic Stop: PD A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2. Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad. Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive In Connecticut Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted' Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive In Connecticut Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted'
Half-Sister Of Man Held Captive In Connecticut Home Speaks Out: 'I'm Disgusted' The half-sister of a 32-year-old man who was imprisoned in a Connecticut home for two decades is speaking out against the stepmother who allegedly held him captive. "I have no kind words. I’m disgusted, I’m disappointed. How could you be such a monster?" she said on the "Chaz and AJ in the Morning" show. "How could you do that to a child?” Heather Tessman told WPLR's radio hosts that she had spent her adult life looking for her half-brother but couldn't find him. She was horrified when she saw reports last week of the hell he had endured while hidden away inside a home on Blake Street in Wa…
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom
Trapped For 20 Years: Police Detail Life Of Man Held Captive By Stepmom The numbers are chilling.  A 32-year-old man, standing five feet nine inches tall and weighing just 68 pounds, was forced to live in an 8-by-9-foot room for 20 years.  All because his 56-year-old stepmother said so, Waterbury police said. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested this week and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said. She was released from jail on Thursday after posting a $300,000 bond. Original Report: Waterbury Woman Held Stepson Captive For 20 Y…
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…
16-Year-Old Murdered 'Amazing' HS Athlete At Capital Region Party, DA Says 16-Year-Old Murdered 'Amazing' HS Athlete At Capital Region Party, DA Says
16-Year-Old Murdered 'Amazing' HS Athlete At Capital Region Party, DA Says Months after a high school athlete was shot to death at a Capital Region home, a teenager has been charged with his murder. The 16-year-old defendant, who prosecutors did not name due to his age, was arraigned on a seven-count indictment charging him with murder and related charges in Schenectady County Family Court on Monday, Jan. 27, in the killing of Dubar Knowles. Knowles, 15 at the time, was attending a large party at a Schenectady residence, located on Congress Street near 8th Avenue, when the defendant shot him once through the chest at around 11:20 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2024, according t…
Road Rage Shooting Leads To Arrest Of Sullivan County Man, Police Say Road Rage Shooting Leads To Arrest Of Sullivan County Man, Police Say
Road Rage Shooting Leads To Arrest Of Sullivan County Man, Police Say A road rage incident in Sullivan County led to the arrest of a 51-year-old Callicoon man after he allegedly fired multiple gunshots at another vehicle, resulting in a collision. According to Trooper Jennifer Alvarez of the New York State Police, the incident began on Saturday, Jan. 11, with a verbal and physical altercation near the residence of John Paterno, 51, on Warner Road in Callicoon. The dispute involved a 23-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man, who left the scene following the initial confrontation in Callicoon, Alvarez said. Alvarez said the situation escalated when Paterno foll…
Shots Fired During Fight At Hudson Valley School, Former Student Charged: Police Shots Fired During Fight At Hudson Valley School, Former Student Charged: Police
Shots Fired During Fight At Hudson Valley School, Former Student Charged: Police Police responded to an Orange County school after receiving multiple reports of shots fired during a large fight near the entrance of the building. The incident occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Newburgh Free Academy Main Campus during school dismissal. According to Mike Neppl, spokesman for the Newburgh Police, the shooting began as a fight involving several students and a former student, later identified as Kevin Gaspar, age 18, of the town of Newburgh.  The altercation spilled into the Fullerton Avenue road, where the students left the fight. Gaspar then allegedly pulled out a g…
Armed Man Leads High-Speed Pursuit Across State Lines, Crashes In NY Armed Man Leads High-Speed Pursuit Across State Lines, Crashes In NY
Armed Man Leads High-Speed Pursuit Across State Lines, Crashes In NY A Troy man faces a long list of charges after a multi-state police chase that started in Vermont ended in a crash and his arrest in Queensbury, NY, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 9, at approximately 12:54 p.m., New York State Police joined the pursuit of a vehicle that had fled a traffic stop in Vermont and evaded multiple law enforcement agencies in both Vermont and New York. The vehicle was first reported traveling on State Route 4 toward Whitehall, NY. Troopers located the vehicle in Fort Ann, NY, and attempted to stop it. However, the driver refused to comply, initiating a high-spe…
Suspect Nabbed In Shots Fired Incident In Dutchess County Neighborhood: Police Suspect Nabbed In Shots Fired Incident In Dutchess County Neighborhood: Police
Suspect Nabbed In Shots Fired Incident In Dutchess County Neighborhood: Police A 39-year-old Poughkeepsie man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder following a shooting incident on Flannery Avenue and the Westbound Arterial. The incident occurred on Friday, Jan. 3, around 7:50 p.m., said the city of Poughkeepsie Police. Responding officers found no victims but discovered spent shell casings and gunfire damage to an occupied residence during a canvass of the area, the department said. Detectives and crime scene technicians processed the scene, determining that the shooting was linked to an earlier disturbance.  The suspect, identified as David Smit…
Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dutchess County Man Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dutchess County Man
Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dutchess County Man A five-hour standoff in Dutchess County ended with the arrest of a 36-year-old man wanted on a warrant for reckless endangerment, police said. Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Richard P. Danko, age 36, of Dover Plains, was charged following a complaint and an hours-long standoff at his residence on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 in Dover Plains. According to Watterson, deputies responded to 16 Old State Route 22 at around 6:10 a.m. after receiving a report of a person being threatened with a shotgun. When they arrived, Danko was identified as a suspect but refused t…