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LI NYPD Hero’s Killer Beats Murder Charge — Convicted Of Manslaughter LI NYPD Hero’s Killer Beats Murder Charge — Convicted Of Manslaughter
LI Nypd Hero’s Killer Beats Murder Charge — Convicted Of Manslaughter The man who shot and killed an NYPD officer from Long Island was cleared on a top charge of murder on Wednesday, April 1, but could still spend decades in prison. Guy Rivera, 36, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the killing of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller, the Queens District Attorney’s office announced. He was found not guilty of first-degree murder. Diller, a 31-year-old Massapequa Park resident, was shot dead on duty on March 25, 2024, while investigating reported robberies and violence at the Mott Avenue subway station in Far Rockaway. Body-camera video captured the heart-wrenc…
Man Shoots Victim, Climbs On His Car, Fires Again In NY: Here's His Sentence Man Shoots Victim, Climbs On His Car, Fires Again In NY: Here's His Sentence
Man Shoots Victim, Climbs On His Car, Fires Again In NY: Here's His Sentence A 56-year-old man who admitted shooting another man twice during a violent confrontation in Orange County nearly half a decade ago will serve a lengthy state prison term, prosecutors announced.  Pine Bush resident Wilfredo Crespo, 56, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9, to 15 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said on Monday, Jan. 12. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the charges stem from a Christmas Eve shooting on Dec. 24, 20…
Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In NY: Police Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In NY: Police
Corrections Employee Caught With 2 Loaded Guns On I-87 In NY: Police A Virginia Department of Corrections employee is facing charges after police said they found two loaded firearms in his vehicle during a welfare check on Interstate 87 in Rockland County, NY. The incident happened just after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 6, when troopers spotted a 1996 GMC pickup truck parked on the shoulder of I-87 southbound near Exit 13N in Clarkstown, New York State Police said on Monday, Sept. 8. Troopers approached the driver, identified as Montana Madison, 34, of Virginia, to conduct a welfare check. While speaking with him, they noticed a loaded Kel-Tec .22-caliber se…
Fourth Detainee Who Escaped New Jersey ICE Facility Captured 2,700 Miles Away Fourth Detainee Who Escaped New Jersey ICE Facility Captured 2,700 Miles Away
Fourth Detainee Who Escaped New Jersey ICE Facility Captured 2,700 Miles Away The fourth and final detainee who escaped from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New Jersey last month was captured Thursday, July 17, in Los Angeles, more than 2,700 miles away, the FBI said. Andres Felipe Pineda-Mogollon, 25, a Colombian national, escaped from Delaney Hall in Newark following a riot on June 12, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The FBI did not release further details about Pineda-Mogollon's escape. The three other detainees were identified as: Franklin Norberto Bautista-Reyes, a Honduran national who entered the U.S. illegally in 2021, was arreste…
Feds ID Four Migrants Who Escaped NJ ICE Facility, $10K Reward Offered Feds ID Four Migrants Who Escaped NJ ICE Facility, $10K Reward Offered
Feds ID Four Migrants Who Escaped NJ ICE Facility, $10K Reward Offered Federal officials are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of four criminal illegal aliens who escaped from Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark on Thursday, June 12, the Department of Homeland Security said. The agency maintained that no widespread unrest occurred at the facility, contradicting various media reports including some saying 50 inmates pushed down a wall after meals were served late.  Officials said Delaney Hall remains “dedicated to providing high-quality services” and maintains 24/7 medical care, visitation, legal access, meals, reli…
Neighbor Guilty Of Brutal Execution-Style Shooting Of Long Island Dad Neighbor Guilty Of Brutal Execution-Style Shooting Of Long Island Dad
Neighbor Guilty Of Brutal Execution-Style Shooting Of Long Island Dad A Long Island man has been convicted of gunning down his former neighbor in a ruthless, broad daylight attack that left a father dead outside a North Bellport home, authorities announced on Monday, May 5, 2025. Shati Smith, 31, of Bellport, was found guilty of Felony Murder in the Second Degree for killing 28-year-old Lee Houpe, a father who is survived by his children, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. According to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, Houpe was standing in a friend’s driveway at 615 Post Avenue around 1:45 p.m. when Smith pulled up in a car, got out, and opened …
Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate, DA Says Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate, DA Says
Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Hudson Valley Learns His Fate, DA Says An Orange County man who executed a family inside their home, including a nine-year-old child, has earned quite a lengthy sentence, authorities announced.  On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Kaliek Goode-Ford, 35, was sentenced to life without parole in Orange County Court by Judge Craig Stephen Brown, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Goode-Ford was convicted in January of all charges against him, including three counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and weapons possession, for the 2020 massacre in Newburgh. During the trial, prosecutors detaile…
Teen Leads Cops On Scooter Chase In Hudson Valley, Charged in Shots Fired Incidents: Police Teen Leads Cops On Scooter Chase In Hudson Valley, Charged in Shots Fired Incidents: Police
Teen Leads Cops On Scooter Chase In Hudson Valley, Charged in Shots Fired Incidents: Police A 17-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police and being connected to two separate shots-fired incidents in Orange County, authorities announced. The events leading up to the boy's arrest began on Sunday, Jan. 19, just before 9:45 a.m., when City of Newburgh Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of 191 Washington St., the department said on Tuesday, Jan. 28.  Upon arriving at the scene, an officer saw a male suspect leaving the area who matched the description from a previous shots fired incident on William Street on Monday, Jan…
Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Hudson Valley Robbery (UPDATE) Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Hudson Valley Robbery (UPDATE)
Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Hudson Valley Robbery (Update) Following the discovery of new evidence and constitutional violations, a judge has vacated the conviction of the father of an NFL lineman who served years in prison for a Westchester robbery decades ago.  In an announcement on Friday, Dec. 27, the Westchester County DA's Office said a judge overturned the conviction of 67-year-old Jeffrey Koonce, who was found guilty of robbery and weapons possession in 1983 in connection with a 1981 armed robbery at a Mount Vernon social club.  District Attorney Miriam Rocah said her office’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) uncovered evide…
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun Following Chase, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun Following Chase, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun Following Chase, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was nabbed with a loaded semi-automatic ghost gun after a chase with police. The incident occurred in Orange County on Wednesday, July 24, around 11 p.m. in the area of Third Street and City Terrace in the city of Newburgh. According to Newburgh Chief of Staff Mike Neppl, detectives from the department's Non-Fatal Shooting Task Force were patrolling the area, which has experienced a rash of narcotics complaints and shooting incidents. Detectives spotted Ziquan Jenkins, age unknown, of Newburgh, Neppl said. Jenkins had an active warrant related to a previous felony firea…