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NY Archdiocese Reaches Nation’s Second-Largest Clergy Abuse Settlement NY Archdiocese Reaches Nation’s Second-Largest Clergy Abuse Settlement NY Archdiocese Reaches Nation’s Second-Largest Clergy Abuse Settlement
NY Archdiocese Reaches Nation’s Second-Largest Clergy Abuse Settlement The Archdiocese of New York has reached a massive $800 million settlement with about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy members. Attorneys for the survivors first announced the deal Saturday, Oct. 24, followed by confirmation from Archbishop Ronald Hicks. “The $800 million payout by the Archdiocese of New York is far from a full measure of justice,” said Jeff Anderson, an attorney for more than 1,000 of the victims. “For the horrors inflicted, for decades, it does mark a momentous moment of real reckoning.” Hundreds of civil lawsuits were filed against the Arch…
LI Driver Nearly Plows Into Cars During Drug-Impaired Getaway Attempt: Cops LI Driver Nearly Plows Into Cars During Drug-Impaired Getaway Attempt: Cops LI Driver Nearly Plows Into Cars During Drug-Impaired Getaway Attempt: Cops
LI Driver Nearly Plows Into Cars During Drug-Impaired Getaway Attempt: Cops A drug-impaired Long Island driver sped away from police and nearly crashed into several other vehicles during a chase Sunday night, Oct. 25, cops said. Raymond Santiago Cruz, 35, of Bellport, was eventually tracked down and arrested, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Officers first spotted Santiago Cruz’s vehicle speeding eastbound on Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays and committing traffic violations just after 7:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. When a Southampton Town police unit tried to pull him over, Santiago Cruz accelerated and began driving recklessly, nearly hitting other dr…
Top NY State Police Official Suspended Without Pay As FBI Takes Over Investigation Top NY State Police Official Suspended Without Pay As FBI Takes Over Investigation Top NY State Police Official Suspended Without Pay As FBI Takes Over Investigation
Top NY State Police Official Suspended Without Pay As FBI Takes Over Investigation A top New York State Police leader is now under FBI investigation following concerning posts from his social media account. Lt. Col. Jared Duffy was suspended from duty Sunday, Oct. 25, and the FBI was asked to take over the case, according to New York State Police. Duffy’s brother, Buffalo-based attorney Trevor Duffy, told the Albany Times-Union that Jared Duffy’s X account had gone unused for years before it was hacked and used to promote illicit content related to sexual images of children. Investigators were first spotted at Jared Duffy’s home in Colonie on Tuesday, Oct. 20, according …
Drunk LI Driver Slams Audi Into Tree In Afternoon Crash: Cops Drunk LI Driver Slams Audi Into Tree In Afternoon Crash: Cops Drunk LI Driver Slams Audi Into Tree In Afternoon Crash: Cops
Drunk LI Driver Slams Audi Into Tree In Afternoon Crash: Cops A drunk Long Island driver was arrested after crashing into a tree, police said. Dylan Matthew Jagdeo, 29, was traveling on Boatheaders Lane near Bow Oarsman Road in East Hampton around 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. Jagdeo crashed his black 2012 Audi into a tree on the side of the road, police said. When cops arrived, they detected alcohol on his breath, noticed his eyes were glassy, and observed him unsteady on his feet, according to authorities. Responding officers put Jagdeo through a series of field sobriety tests, which he performed poorly on…
LI Theft Suspect Tries To Outrun Cops After Being Caught In Parked Car: Police LI Theft Suspect Tries To Outrun Cops After Being Caught In Parked Car: Police LI Theft Suspect Tries To Outrun Cops After Being Caught In Parked Car: Police
LI Theft Suspect Tries To Outrun Cops After Being Caught In Parked Car: Police A Long Island man was caught red-handed looking through a parked car, then tied to four other recent thefts, police said Monday, Oct. 26. Chase T. Wintjen, 33, of East Hampton, was busted just before midnight Sunday night, Oct. 25 on Floyd Street, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. Police got a call about a man trying to enter a parked car on Springs Fireplace Road, then canvassed the area and located Wintjen rummaging through a vehicle on Floyd Street, police said. Wintjen ran from the scene, but cops caught him after a brief foot chase, authorities said. The investigators also…
Three-Car Crash In Nassau County Pinned On Drunk Driver With 5-Year-Old On Board: Police Three-Car Crash In Nassau County Pinned On Drunk Driver With 5-Year-Old On Board: Police Three-Car Crash In Nassau County Pinned On Drunk Driver With 5-Year-Old On Board: Police
Three-Car Crash In Nassau County Pinned On Drunk Driver With 5-Year-Old On Board: Police A drunk driver caused a three-car crash on Long Island with a 5-year-old boy riding in his vehicle, police said. Christon Beharry, 30, of Franklin Square, was arrested following the crash near Dutch Broadway and Downing Road in North Valley Stream on Sunday, Oct. 25, around 7:20 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Beharry was driving a 2024 BMW eastbound on Dutch Broadway when he struck a 2020 Chevrolet, which then hit a 2017 Ford, police said. All three vehicles were traveling eastbound. Officers responding to the crash determined Beharry was intoxicated and arrested him witho…
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny An online connection between an American girl and a German teenager is now at the center of an international murder investigation. An 18-year-old German man was arrested in Hamburg on Thursday, Oct. 22, on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault. Authorities allege he manipulated a 14-year-old girl into harming herself through Discord, according to a joint statement from Hamburg prosecutors and police. The girl, who lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, died by suicide on Friday, Oct. 2. Prosecutors say the suspect was 17 during the alleged offenses, which occurred between September and October.…
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit A mom charged with collecting donations for her living son’s funeral faked her own death to get the case closed — but cellphone records, a Snapchat post, and a dumpster order helped expose the scheme, detectives wrote in court documents. Jennifer Marie Lamer, 39, of Carrolltown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, faces 29 charges stemming from fabricated medical documents and an obituary submitted to Blair County officials, according to court records. Lamer waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 20, sending all 29 charges to county court, as shown in court documents Daily Voice obtained…
CT Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat CT Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat CT Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat
CT Chef Killed In NY Crash Remembered For Talents In Kitchen, On Wrestling Mat Michael Frick brought people together through food and helped young wrestlers grow in the community where he once competed. The New Fairfield chef and former state wrestling champion, 35, died after a vehicle struck him in Patterson, New York, on Oct. 20.  The crash happened around 8:09 p.m. at Route 22 and Route 164, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Frick was walking when the Toyota sedan struck him. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, authorities said. Known as Chef Mike, Frick owned Salt x Thyme, a catering and private chef service …
Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep On Long Island: Police Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep On Long Island: Police Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep On Long Island: Police
Woman Seriously Injured By Turning Jeep On Long Island: Police A woman was seriously injured when a turning Jeep struck her on Long Island on Sunday morning, Suffolk County police said. The 79-year-old Central Islip woman was struck at Hawthorne Avenue and East Suffolk Avenue in Central Islip at approximately 7:35 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, according to police. Carlos Vicente, 53, of Central Islip, was driving a 2021 Jeep Wrangler south on Hawthorne Avenue when he turned left onto Suffolk Avenue and struck the pedestrian, police said. The woman was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore with serious injuries. Vicente was not injured, acc…
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times in an attack that killed his partner was released from the hospital Saturday, Oct. 24, receiving a standing ovation from more than 100 fellow officers, medical personnel, and loved ones. Officer Hector Rodriguez III, 33, was wheeled out of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center two weeks after he and Officer Shane Seiber, 40, were shot while responding to a call in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Daily Voice previously reported. Rodriguez placed his hand over his heart as officers, hospital staff, and loved ones applauded his release.…
Syosset Woman Among 2 Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash Syosset Woman Among 2 Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash Syosset Woman Among 2 Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash
Syosset Woman Among 2 Dead In Garden State Parkway Crash Two women were killed and two others injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and two vehicles on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County Saturday night, Oct. 24, New Jersey State Police confirmed. At 9:42 p.m., Caryn J. Coon, a 22-year-old Forked River resident, and Lauren Maturo, a 32-year-old Syosset, NY, were pronounced dead following the crash in Toms River,  Christopher Postorino said, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. An investigation found that a Genesis was disabled in the center northbound lane, with a Freightliner tractor-trailer stopped behind it, Pos…