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Man Caught Attempting To Join ISIS Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison Man Caught Attempting To Join ISIS Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison Man Caught Attempting To Join ISIS Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison
Man Caught Attempting To Join ISIS Sentenced To Years In Federal Prison A Connecticut man who paid $500 in hopes of reaching ISIS in Syria has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison, authorities said.  Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 29, of West Haven, was sentenced to 92 months in prison on Monday, Sept. 28, in New Haven. U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden also ordered lifetime supervised release. Court records show Elshazly had talked about traveling to Syria to fight for ISIS since 2018. He pledged allegiance to the group and ran a Discord server where he posted hundreds of extremist memes and videos. On Dec. 14, 2019, he paid som…
E-Scooter-Riding Teen Slams Into Garbage Truck In Nassau County Crash: Police E-Scooter-Riding Teen Slams Into Garbage Truck In Nassau County Crash: Police E-Scooter-Riding Teen Slams Into Garbage Truck In Nassau County Crash: Police
E-Scooter-Riding Teen Slams Into Garbage Truck In Nassau County Crash: Police A teenage e-scooter rider was seriously injured in a collision with a garbage truck on Long Island on Monday, Sept. 28, police said. The 17-year-old boy was traveling eastbound on Genesee Street in Hicksville around 10 a.m. when he ignored a stop sign at Cortland Avenue, the Nassau County Police Department said. The teen crashed into a Town of Oyster Bay garbage truck that had been traveling northbound on Cortland Avenue, police said. He was rushed to a local hospital in stable condition with serious physical injuries, cops said. No other injuries were reported in the collision, and an inv…
Man Charged With Stealing Social Security Checks Worth Hundreds Of Thousands From NY, CT: Feds Man Charged With Stealing Social Security Checks Worth Hundreds Of Thousands From NY, CT: Feds Man Charged With Stealing Social Security Checks Worth Hundreds Of Thousands From NY, CT: Feds
Man Charged With Stealing Social Security Checks Worth Hundreds Of Thousands From NY, CT: Feds A Connecticut man faces federal charges in a scheme involving government checks stolen from the mail and altered to cash them, prosecutors said. Bradleigh Rival, 23, of Stamford, was arrested on Sept. 16 after Social Security checks meant for people in Connecticut and New York went missing from the mail, the US Attorney's Office said.  Investigators found that more than 100 stolen US Treasury checks, worth several hundred thousand dollars in all, had been deposited into one person’s bank account. Prosecutors allege Rival took part in a scheme to change the names on stolen checks and de…
LI Dad Killed By Bicyclist In Central Park While Walking To Work: Cops, Campaign LI Dad Killed By Bicyclist In Central Park While Walking To Work: Cops, Campaign LI Dad Killed By Bicyclist In Central Park While Walking To Work: Cops, Campaign
LI Dad Killed By Bicyclist In Central Park While Walking To Work: Cops, Campaign A New York father of two has died following a devastating crash while walking through Central Park on his way to work, according to police and the man's loved ones. Richard "Richie" O’Brien, of Port Jefferson Station, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the collision Wednesday, Sept. 23 and died Sunday, Sept. 27, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for his family. Police were alerted to a collision at approximately 6:35 a.m. Wednesday, involving a bicycle and a pedestrian on West Drive near West 84th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. There, police found that O'Brien was…
Massive Fire Burns 100 Cars At LI Scrap Yard, Smoke Visible For Miles: Officials Massive Fire Burns 100 Cars At LI Scrap Yard, Smoke Visible For Miles: Officials Massive Fire Burns 100 Cars At LI Scrap Yard, Smoke Visible For Miles: Officials
Massive Fire Burns 100 Cars At LI Scrap Yard, Smoke Visible For Miles: Officials A massive scrap yard fire on Long Island burned more than 100 vehicles before firefighters finally doused the flames, officials said. The fire erupted around 12:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at the yard on Moffitt Boulevard in Bay Shore, the Bay Shore Fire Department said. Bay Shore firefighters forced entry onto the property after arriving and began fighting the flames, the department said. “Crews began an aggressive attack with hand lines while crews set up master stream operations,” the Bay Shore FD wrote, noting that West Islip firefighters helped set up the master stream operation. Wind f…
Uber Driver High On Coke, Xanax Admits Killing Woman In Off-The-Clock Nassau Crash: Police Uber Driver High On Coke, Xanax Admits Killing Woman In Off-The-Clock Nassau Crash: Police Uber Driver High On Coke, Xanax Admits Killing Woman In Off-The-Clock Nassau Crash: Police
Uber Driver High On Coke, Xanax Admits Killing Woman In Off-The-Clock Nassau Crash: Police A Long Island driver who killed a woman while high on cocaine and Xanax pleaded guilty Monday, Sept. 28, authorities said. Nina Varrino, 52, of Glen Cove, admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide for the crash that killed Lisa Pelaez on July 12, 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Varrino spent the prior night working as an Uber driver, then stayed up all night partying, drinking, and taking drugs, investigators said. Around 12:50 p.m., Varrino was traveling eastbound on the Long Island Expressway’s South Service Road between New Hyde Park Road and Shelter Rock Road i…
Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale
Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale Billy Joel has released the details of his long-awaited motorcycle auction. The 77-year-old Piano Man will auction off his collection Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Javits Center in Manhattan, auctioneer Gooding Christie’s announced Monday, Sept. 28. More than 70 of Joel’s bikes from his extensive collection will be available to the highest bidders, Gooding Christie’s said. All lots will be sold without reserve. “I've always been drawn to bikes built by people who cared about getting every detail right,” Joel said in a press release. “I've loved building this collection. Now …
Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs
Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs A Pennsylvania man admitted strangling his wife’s fiancée in his van and burying her body along a creek nearly seven years ago, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 28. David Allen Snyder, 39, of Hanover, is charged with first-degree murder and strangulation in the death of 38-year-old Kimberley Gsell, court records show. Gsell was last seen around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2019, at the Rodeway Inn at 1239 Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, according to the affidavit. At the time of her disappearance, Gsell was engaged to Amanda Snyder, who remained marrie…
NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports
NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports A New York Times Games executive allegedly killed by his parents-in-law in a California sports complex parking lot over the weekend was charged with child abuse offenses stemming from accusations involving two young children in 2025, according to published reports. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, was charged in Alameda County in 2025 with two misdemeanor counts of child abuse after his wife reported that he struck her 6-year-old son in the face with an open hand, KTVU reports. She also told authorities that McKinsey had grabbed her arm during a 2018 domestic violence incident, leaving a br…
NJ Molotov Cocktail Attack Leads To Charges For NYC Man: Authorities NJ Molotov Cocktail Attack Leads To Charges For NYC Man: Authorities NJ Molotov Cocktail Attack Leads To Charges For NYC Man: Authorities
NJ Molotov Cocktail Attack Leads To Charges For NYC Man: Authorities A second New York man has been charged in a Molotov cocktail attack in New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 28. Tahkem Boynton, 28, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was identified by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office. Boynton and Tashaun Normand, 42, of the Bronx, teamed up for the attack in South Toms River back on March 23, investigators said. Normand was arrested days later in Tennessee and extradited back to New Jersey in July, according to authorities. Normand threw two Molotov cocktails in the incident, targeting a 2010 GMC Terrain parked on Belmont Drive and the home the car …
Drunk Nassau Man Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84: NYSP Drunk Nassau Man Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84: NYSP Drunk Nassau Man Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84: NYSP
Drunk Nassau Man Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84: Nysp A Long Island man accused of running from the scene after causing a head-on crash on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County was later found intoxicated, police said.  The crash happened on westbound I-84 near mile marker 42.4 in Beacon on Sunday, Sept. 27, shortly before 5 p.m., New York State Police said.  According to State Police, Nassau County resident Oscar E. Barahona, 31, of Lynbrook, was driving a 2007 Honda eastbound on I-84 when he tried to turn through the center median. Barahona entered the westbound lanes and swerved across all lanes of traffic before hitting a 2025 To…
More Than 6,000 LI Customers Still Stuck Without Power Following Weekend Storm More Than 6,000 LI Customers Still Stuck Without Power Following Weekend Storm More Than 6,000 LI Customers Still Stuck Without Power Following Weekend Storm
More Than 6,000 LI Customers Still Stuck Without Power Following Weekend Storm More than 6,000 customers remained without power on Long Island on Monday morning, Sept. 28 following the weekend’s nor’easter. Most of the outages are in Suffolk County, according to Long Island utility provider PSEG. Throughout the storm, more than 124,000 outages were reported across the island, and 95% were fixed by 8 a.m. Monday, PSEG said. The “vast majority” of customers currently without power should have it restored by the end of Monday, PSEG claimed. Workers were putting in 16-hour shifts to respond to all the issues, the company said. The storm knocked down more than 1,150 tree…