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Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island
A 46-year-old Manhattan man has been charged after a boat overturned near Liberty Island, killing a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby, authorities said.
Manuel Hernandez was arrested at 2:27 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, within the NYPD's 72nd Precinct, and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, an NYPD spokesperson said.
The incident began around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, when police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel near Liberty Island within the 1st Precinct, authorities said.
The NYPD Harbor Unit, SCUBA Team and Aviation Unit responded to the scene…
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7.
Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit.
The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said.
Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said.
Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors.
Smith was arrested by L…
Suspect In Stabbing Death Of Elderly Man In Albany Admits To Crime: Authorities
A Capital Region woman has admitted to stabbing an elderly man to death two days before Christmas in 2023, authorities said.
Vanesia Brundage, 42, of Albany, pleaded guilty Friday, Aug. 7 to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Charles Gaddy Jr., the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. She faces 20 years in prison and five years on probation, prosecutors said.
Gaddy, 74, was stabbed to death on North Lake Avenue on Dec. 23, 2023, around 12:30 p.m., police said. When first responders arrived, Gaddy was treated on scene but pronounced dead, according to authorities.
Cops quic…
75-Year-Old Man Arrested For Stabbing In Albany County On July 4, Police Say
A 75-year-old Albany man has been arrested for stabbing another man on the Fourth of July, police said.
Antoine Henderson was arraigned Friday, Aug. 7 for second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and third-degree weapons possession, the Albany County District Attorney's office said.
Henderson was held without bail and is due back in court Thursday, Aug. 27, according to online court records.
Police did not share additional details, but a 71-year-old man was stabbed in the chest inside an Albany apartment complex around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, July 4, according to authorities. The …
Off-Duty Nypd Cop Drunkenly Crashes Car With Three Kids Inside: State Police
An off-duty NYPD officer was driving drunk and crashed his car with three young children inside, state police said.
Anthony N. Guglielmo, 38, of Staten Island, crashed on Route 23 in Greenport in Columbia County, with 7-, 6-, and 5-year-old children in the car on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
Troopers responded around 10:30 p.m. to reports of a property damage crash and a Volkswagen that left the scene, authorities said. Investigators located the car at 120 County Route 31 in Greenport, the address for A. Colarusso & Son Inc., a crushed stone supplier, according to stat…
Rest Stop Rampage: Three Teens, Two Men Beat, Slashed Worker On NY Thruway, Police Say
A group of teenagers and young adults from the Capital Region beat and slashed a young man outside a New York State Thruway rest stop, police said.
The five suspects, all from Schenectady, traveled to Pattersonville Service Area east of Amsterdam on I-90 on Wednesday, Aug. 5 and found two employees outside on break, one of whom they knew, New York State Police said.
Sincere T. Germain, 21, and Jermaine B. Alterma, Jr., 19, a 17-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy, and a 15-year-old boy approached the two people and started striking them, investigators said. The 16-year-old suspect cut one victi…
Illegal Loaded Gun Found On CT Man Driving Through New York: Police
A Connecticut man driving through New York was arrested with an illegal gun, police said.
Chris Dumas, 37, of Waterbury, was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 through Canaan, NY, when he was pulled over for a traffic stop around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
Troopers found a loaded Glock 40 handgun in Dumas’s possession, authorities said. He was charged with second-degree weapons possession and criminal firearm possession, state police said.
Dumas was held in Columbia County, NY, jail on $75,000 cash bail, $100,000 bond, or $150,000 partially secured bond after h…
22 License Suspensions Turn Speeding Ticket Into Felony Charge For NY Man: Police
A New York man with 22 driver’s license suspensions was arrested behind the wheel in the Capital Region, police said.
David W. Swartz, 41, of Broadalbin, was charged with felony unlicensed operation of a vehicle, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Swartz was pulled over for speeding on Main Street in Clifton Park around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, authorities said. Officers then learned of his 22 active license suspensions, stemming from 18 suspensions on 10 different days, according to the sheriff’s office.
In addition to the felony count, Swartz was also cited for speeding, then rel…
Still Free: John Gotti’s Grandson Misses Promised Kidney Donation Date Again, Not Jailed
John Gotti’s grandson has once again failed to donate a kidney to his mother, despite promising the transplant to delay his prison sentence.
Attorneys for Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, said he’s ready for the transplant, but his mother, Victoria Gotti, has a serious infection requiring another delay, the New York Daily News reported.
Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury ruled Thursday, Aug. 6 that if Agnello donates the kidney before Monday, Aug. 10, he can still have his sentencing delay, Newsday reported. In that case, he would report to prison on Sept. 18.
But if the transplant doesn’t ha…
NYC TikToker Once Accused Of Faking Cancer Dead At 26
Sydney Towle, a New England-born TikToker who has been documenting her battle with a rare cancer for three years, has died. She was 26 years old.
Towle, who was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from Dartmouth, was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, in 2023. The New York Times featured her story last year after she became the target of online critics who accused her of faking her diagnosis or using her illness for financial gain.
Her death was announced Thursday morning, Aug. 6, two days after her brother, Austin, announced she'd entered hospice c…
Gas Pump Explosion Sends Albany Firefighter To ICU, Cops And Family Say
A gas pump exploded at a public office in Albany on Tuesday, Aug. 4, sending two employees to the hospital, authorities said.
Wayne Brennan, a 62-year-old Albany firefighter, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center for treatment of severe burn injuries, according to the Albany Police Department and his family.
He was treated at the hospital’s intensive care unit for second- and third-degree burns, according to his mother, Sharon Brennan.
The blast occurred around 3:15 p.m. at the Department of General Services headquarters at 1 Connors Boulevard, Albany police said. A 48-year-old DGS …
Victim Choked, Window Smashed In Escape From NY Man’s Attack: Police
A New York man strangled and beat a victim, then smashed out their car window in a fit of rage Tuesday, Aug. 4, police said.
Robert M. Gadway, 41, of Hudson, was arrested following an investigation by New York State Police.
Troopers first responded to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson on Tuesday for an assault report. They determined Gadway had attacked the victim inside a home in Stockport, authorities said.
Gadway struck the person multiple times, then placed them in a rear chokehold, state police said. The person fled to a vehicle, where Gadway broke the driver’s window before the vi…
Horror NY Highway Crash: Driver Killed After Veering Into Embankment, Police Say
A New York man was killed in a one-vehicle crash on a Capital Region highway on Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, police said.
Miguel Alejandro Mendoza Canarte, 29, of Shandaken, was traveling westbound on Interstate 890 through Schenectady around 6:20 a.m., New York State Police said.
Mendoza Canarte was behind the wheel of a 2022 Nissan Altima when he lost control, left the road, and hit an earth embankment and a support pole for an overhead sign near the Exit 6 off-ramp, investigators said.
First responders rushed Mendoza Canarte to Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, where he was pronounced dead, au…
