Shooter Still Loose After Two Wounded In Capital Region Gunfire: Police Shooter Still Loose After Two Wounded In Capital Region Gunfire: Police
Shooter Still Loose After Two Wounded In Capital Region Gunfire: Police Two people were shot and wounded in Albany early Monday morning, July 6, police said. Cops responded to Hudson Avenue and Quail Street around 2:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting and found a 19-year-old woman suffering from a bullet wound to the foot, the Albany Police Department said. A few minutes later, the department received a call from Albany Medical Center that a 20-year-old man was being treated for a gunshot wound to the calf, cops said. Investigators learned the wounded man was also at Hudson Avenue and Quail Street with the wounded woman. The victims have not been identified furt…
Drunk Driver With 3 Children In SUV Charged Under Leandra's Law In New York Drunk Driver With 3 Children In SUV Charged Under Leandra's Law In New York
Drunk Driver With 3 Children In SUV Charged Under Leandra's Law In New York A man was caught driving drunk with three children in his SUV during a police stop on Long Island on Saturday, July 4, authorities allege. Rafael Melgar, 50, of Hempstead, was arrested around 6:50 p.m. after officers spotted the driver of a gray 2009 Honda SUV commit a traffic violation near Ocean Parkway and Wantagh Parkway, Nassau County Police said. Officers conducted a traffic stop and observed that Melgar had glassy eyes and an odor of alcohol on his breath. He failed a Standardized Field Sobriety Test and was taken into custody without incident, according to police. Three children …
Convicted Sex Offender Gropes Woman Sitting In Car With Child In NY: Police Convicted Sex Offender Gropes Woman Sitting In Car With Child In NY: Police
Convicted Sex Offender Gropes Woman Sitting In Car With Child In NY: Police A previously convicted sex offender is accused of opening a woman's car door and forcibly touching her while she was sitting inside with her young daughter, Nassau County Police announced on Sunday, July 5. The incident happened near the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and South Grand Street at 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, police said. A 22-year-old woman was sitting in her parked vehicle with her daughter when a man allegedly opened the vehicle's door, forcibly touched her, and then ran from the scene on foot. Following an investigation, detectives arrested Mohammed Karimzada, 53, of West…
8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island: NYPD 8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island: NYPD
8 Shot, Including 4 Children, During July 4 BBQ In Coney Island: Nypd Eight people — including four children — were shot during a Fourth of July family barbecue in Coney Island when a gunman opened fire from outside a courtyard, New York City police said. The mass shooting happened Saturday, July 4, at a residential courtyard in Coney Island, where family members had gathered to celebrate the holiday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during a press conference. According to the preliminary investigation, an unknown man dressed entirely in black walked up to the fence line surrounding the courtyard and fired multiple rounds before fleeing the area on foot. …
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard
Armed & Dangerous Man Wanted In Multiple States Sentenced, But Victims Still Seek To Be Heard A heavily tattooed fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt, who then went back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania in May, has been recaptured and sentenced, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead,  fugitive warrants were iss…
NY Man Seriously Injured When Firework Explodes During July 4 Celebration: Police NY Man Seriously Injured When Firework Explodes During July 4 Celebration: Police
NY Man Seriously Injured When Firework Explodes During July 4 Celebration: Police A Long Island man suffered serious injuries when a firework exploded and struck him in the face during a Fourth of July celebration, police said. The incident happened at Callahans Beach in Fort Salonga on Saturday, July 4, at approximately 8:50 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police. The 45-year-old Fort Salonga man was lighting a firework during the celebration when it exploded and struck him in the face, police said. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectiv…
Chemicals Sprayed At Family's July 4 BBQ Injures 7, Including Children, In NY: Police Chemicals Sprayed At Family's July 4 BBQ Injures 7, Including Children, In NY: Police
Chemicals Sprayed At Family's July 4 BBQ Injures 7, Including Children, In NY: Police Seven people, including children, were hospitalized after someone allegedly sprayed a chemical substance at a family's Fourth of July barbecue in Valley Stream, Nassau County Police said. The incident happened during a neighbor dispute at a Cochran Place home around 8:14 p.m. on Friday, July 3, police said. Officers responding to the scene determined that Nicholas Stolz, 46, of Valley Stream, sprayed a chemical substance at the neighboring home while the family was holding a July 4 BBQ, according to detectives.  The seven victims were taken to local hospitals for evaluation and treatme…
71-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Chest At Albany Apartment Complex 71-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Chest At Albany Apartment Complex
71-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Chest At Albany Apartment Complex A 71-year-old man was stabbed in the chest at an Albany apartment complex early Saturday, July 4, police said. Officers responded to Capital Green apartments at 400 Central Ave. around 1:45 a.m. for a report of a stabbing, according to the Albany Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the 71-year-old victim suffering from stab wounds to his chest, police said. The victim was treated at the scene by the Albany Fire Department and emergency medical personnel before being taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital. He was listed in stable condition, according to police. Investigat…
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…
130 MPH Chase, Two Kilos Of Cocaine Lead To Plea Deal For NY Man: Authorities 130 MPH Chase, Two Kilos Of Cocaine Lead To Plea Deal For NY Man: Authorities
130 MPH Chase, Two Kilos Of Cocaine Lead To Plea Deal For NY Man: Authorities A New York man who tried to make a 130 mph getaway from state police and ditch two kilos of cocaine has taken a plea deal, authorities said. Nashaan Howard, 41, of Schenectady, got eight years in state prison in exchange for pleading guilty to second-degree drug possession, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, July 2. State troopers attempted to pull Howard over on Oct. 28, 2024, after they spotted him committing multiple traffic violations in a brown Infiniti on I-87 northbound through Albany, authorities said. But Howard sped off at 130 mph and tossed several items…
Kilo Of Coke, Packaged Fentanyl Land Capital Region Man Years In Prison: Authorities Kilo Of Coke, Packaged Fentanyl Land Capital Region Man Years In Prison: Authorities
Kilo Of Coke, Packaged Fentanyl Land Capital Region Man Years In Prison: Authorities A Capital Region man busted with more than a kilo of cocaine has learned his fate, authorities announced Thursday, July 2. Marc Inman, 56, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree drug possession, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Inman, of Albany, was pulled over for a traffic stop on June 9, 2025, in the state capital, authorities said. Investigators then searched the car and found 1.1 kilograms of cocaine and 51 grams of fentanyl, according to prosecutors. The drugs in Imman’s black Chevrolet Suburban were in packaging “consistent …
Albany 18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Daylight Shooting: Police Albany 18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Daylight Shooting: Police
Albany 18-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Daylight Shooting: Police An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Albany in mid-June, authorities said. Xavier Irvin, of Albany, was nabbed Thursday, June 25 for the gunfire that sent a 26-year-old man to the hospital exactly two weeks earlier, the Albany Police Department said. Around 2:40 p.m. on June 11, cops responded to Stanwix Street near Second Avenue for a shooting report and found the victim suffering from a bullet to the arm, authorities said. The man was transported to Albany Medical Center in stable condition, police said at the time. Two weeks later, cops executed a searc…