Standoff Triggered In Dutchess Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff Standoff Triggered In Dutchess Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff
Standoff Triggered In Dutchess Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff A tense police operation that shut down a stretch of Route 199 in Dutchess County ended with the arrest of an armed man who allegedly fired a warning shot, authorities said.  The events leading up to the incident began on Monday, June 9, at around 12:40 p.m., when Dutchess County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in Amenia to conduct a welfare check, the Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, June 10.  When deputies arrived, the man was not at the residence. Authorities soon learned he was in a wooded area near the intersection of Route 199 and Route 44 in the Town of North East, w…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports "Maryland Man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia is coming home — only to face criminal charges, according to multiple reports. Abrego Garcia, who has become a national flashpoint following his mistaken deportation to an El Salvador super-prison, is heading back to the US, reports state. However, he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants in the US upon his return.  "Now, after months of delay and secrecy, they're bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along," Abrego Garcia's…
Gun-Toting Man Defies Cops For 7 Hours In Area Standoff, Police Say Gun-Toting Man Defies Cops For 7 Hours In Area Standoff, Police Say
Gun-Toting Man Defies Cops For 7 Hours In Area Standoff, Police Say An hours-long standoff ended peacefully after an armed man barricaded himself inside a Capital Region home, police said. Officers responded to a Colonie residence on Van Heusen Street for a domestic incident at around 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, Colonie Police said. The caller told dispatchers the incident involved Dennis Farrell, 46, who was subject to a full stay-away order. Instead of surrendering, Farrell told police over the phone that he was armed with a gun and refused to come out, prompting the department’s Special Services Team to respond, according to police The standoff lasted more …
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules A heartbreaking case in Queens has taken a stunning turn after the city’s medical examiner determined that a 1-month-old baby girl was not killed by her family’s dog, as initially believed. Little Kiyanna Winfield was found unresponsive just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, inside her family’s Long Island City apartment on 12th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her parents told officers they had fallen asleep with Kiyanna between them. The child’s mother said she awoke to find the family’s 6-month-old German Shepherd–pit bull mix gna…
Child Rapist Drugged, Choked Victim In Region, Police Say Child Rapist Drugged, Choked Victim In Region, Police Say
Child Rapist Drugged, Choked Victim In Region, Police Say A 21-year-old Capital Region man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a minor, police said. Albany County resident Robert Halikias, of Cohoes, was arrested on multiple counts of child rape and related charges on Monday, May 19, according to New York State Police. The arrest was publicized on Thursday, May 29. Troopers were first contacted in April about an alleged inappropriate sexual relationship between an adult man and a child. An investigation found that Halikias gave alcohol and marijuana to a child under the age of 17 and then had sexual intercourse with the victim on num…
EXCLUSIVE: Woman Accused Of Scamming SZA Now Charged In $560K Hospital Fraud Case EXCLUSIVE: Woman Accused Of Scamming SZA Now Charged In $560K Hospital Fraud Case
Exclusive: Woman Accused Of Scamming SZA Now Charged In $560K Hospital Fraud Case A New Jersey woman who allegedly scammed Grammy-winning singer SZA and launched a suicide fundraiser is now criminally charged with stealing over $560,000 in hospital services by faking sickle cell anemia, authorities announced on Wednesday, May 28. Taleah Javon McKnight, 30, is facing one felony count each of Theft by Deception and Theft of Services, according to East Hempfield Township police and the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. McKnight has previously lived at addresses in Roselle Park and Rahway, Union County, as well as Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey, accor…
16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In HV: Cops 16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In HV: Cops
16 Injured In Chain Reaction Crash After Teen Leads Police On I-95 Chase In HV: Cops A 15-year-old boy is facing more than a dozen charges after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car and causing a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Westchester County that sent 16 people to the hospital, authorities said.  The incident began around 2:16 a.m. on Monday, May 26, when troopers learned of an erratic car that had reportedly fled from the NYPD and was heading north on Interstate 95 in Westchester, New York State Police announced.  State police waited near Exit 17 in Larchmont and soon saw two vehicles speeding. They began a pursuit and continued after one of the vehicles,…
Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Dutchess, DA Says Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Dutchess, DA Says
Fentanyl, Firepower, Pills: Dealer Taken Down In SWAT Raid In Dutchess, DA Says A 29-year-old man is behind bars without bail after operating a dangerous drug ring across multiple Dutchess County communities, dealing fentanyl, cocaine, and prescription pills from his home, officials said.   Former Bronx resident Alfonso Perez, 29, was arrested on Monday, May 19, following a coordinated raid at his residence on Dugan Lane in Wappinger, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force announced on Thursday, May 22.  The arrest followed a multi-week investigation into narcotics trafficking in Wappinger, East Fishkill,  Beacon, and surroun…
Man Found With Blue Fentanyl Pills, Ecstasy On Taconic In Dutchess: NYSP Man Found With Blue Fentanyl Pills, Ecstasy On Taconic In Dutchess: NYSP
Man Found With Blue Fentanyl Pills, Ecstasy On Taconic In Dutchess: Nysp A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County turned into a major drug bust after a man was found with more than 100 grams of MDMA and blue fentanyl, police said. The stop happened on Monday, May 12, when troopers stopped a 2000 Honda traveling northbound in East Fishkill for traffic violations, New York State Police announced.  The driver, identified as Anyelo L. Santiago, age 37, of Manhattan, was the only one in the vehicle, according to authorities.  During a consent search and vehicle inventory, troopers said they found around 111 grams of MDMA, commonly kno…
15-Year-Old Leads Cops On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashing In NY: Police 15-Year-Old Leads Cops On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashing In NY: Police
15-Year-Old Leads Cops On Multi-State Chase In Stolen Car, Crashing In NY: Police A 15-year-old from Pennsylvania led police on a high-speed multi-state chase from New Jersey into Rockland County in a stolen car before crashing into a tree on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police said.  The pursuit began just after noon on Sunday, May 11, when troopers responded to a report of a vehicle being chased northbound on the parkway in the town of Clarkstown, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 12.  Investigators say the car, a 2024 Subaru, had been reported stolen out of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was originally being pursued by the New Jersey Palisades…
Rap Videos Bragged Of Teen Shootings, Robberies: 22 Mak Balla Gang Members Indicted Rap Videos Bragged Of Teen Shootings, Robberies: 22 Mak Balla Gang Members Indicted
Rap Videos Bragged Of Teen Shootings, Robberies: 22 Mak Balla Gang Members Indicted Gang members filmed rap videos bragging about real violence—including 17 shootings, 22 illegal firearms, and over 40 narcotics deals—leading to a 168-count indictment of 22 alleged Mak Balla Family members, Suffolk County prosecutors announced Thursday, May 1. 'MBF 'Til The Death' The MBF is a subset of the New York Blood Brim Army and operates primarily in the Long Island communities of Mastic, Mastic Beach, Shirley, and Coram. Prosecutors say its members took oaths, followed written gang “paperwork,” and pledged loyalty “MBF ‘til the death,” all while waging violent campaigns to gain terri…
Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Two Massachusetts men are facing major drug charges after authorities say they were caught transporting cocaine and oxycodone through Putnam County, authorities announced. The arrests were made on Wednesday, April 9 around 6:40 p.m., when deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit pulled over a vehicle in the Town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, April 25.  During the stop, deputies discovered that the vehicle’s occupants, identified as Joshua Rosario-Pabon, 22, of Holyoke, and Christopher Colon-Diaz, 25, of Springfield, ha…