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Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports.
Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.
They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported.
Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age.
A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
Fully Automatic Handgun Found After Albany Men Flee Traffic Stop, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in the Capital Region turned into a vehicle and foot pursuit that ended with two Albany men under arrest and two loaded handguns recovered — including one modified to fire fully automatically, police announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Zyeef I. Cancer, 24, and Akeim N. Ryan, 26, both of Albany, were arrested following the early-morning incident in Watervliet on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the Watervliet Police Department.
An officer on routine patrol near 2nd Avenue and 15th Street spotted a vehicle violating New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law at approximately 2:45 a.m.,…
Duo Busted In $18K Heroin Deal In Hudson Valley: Half-Kilo Seized, DA Says
Two men, including a New Jersey resident, have been indicted on top-level felony drug charges after arranging an $18,000 deal involving about half a kilogram of heroin in Rockland County, prosecutors said.
Orange County resident Marvin Jeanty, age 42, also known as “Cream,” of Monroe, and Passaic County resident Jordan Miranda, age 23, of Paterson, New Jersey, were indicted following an investigation by the Rockland County Drug Task Force into heroin distribution in Airmont, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 2.
Prosecutors allege that on Ma…
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser
After a father of four was stabbed to death in a random attack on the New York City subway, his children have launched a fundraiser to honor his life.
Mesias Lojano, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, was killed while riding the J train near Woodhaven Boulevard on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
“He was a devoted father to four children, a cherished member of our family, and a friend to so many,” the Lojano children wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken.”
Jyrell Thomas, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder in Lojano’s death, WABC r…
NY Driver Who Killed Woman In Head-On Crash Charged 11 Months Later: Authorities
A young Capital Region man has been arrested for a deadly car crash that killed a former elementary school teacher last year, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Cody Dunton, 21, of Canaan, was charged with manslaughter and assault for the wreck that killed Patricia Balcom, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said.
Dunton was driving recklessly on Route 20 through Nassau on Nov. 10, 2025, when he caused the deadly crash, prosecutors said.
He was traveling eastbound on the road when he suddenly swerved into the westbound lanes and struck Balcom’s vehicle head-on, state police…
Capital Region Gun Dealer Cuts Plea Deal After Selling To Undercover Cops: Authorities
A Capital Region man arrested on weapons and marijuana charges has taken a plea deal, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Bazeil Phoenix, 32, of Cohoes, copped to one count of third-degree criminal sale of a firearm, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He’s expected to get five years in prison and three years of probation at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2027, authorities said.
In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped two more weapons counts and a marijuana possession count against Phoenix, according to online court records.
Phoenix was arrested in January …
Driver Killed, Two People Airlifted Following Head-On Car Crash In New York: Police
A Capital Region man was killed in a head-on car crash Thursday, Oct. 1 in New York, police said.
Jonathan R. Hynes, 46, of Albany, was driving northbound on State Route 10 through Richmondville, Schoharie County, when he crossed into the southbound lanes, New York State Police said.
Hynes’s vehicle collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound just before 10 a.m. Thursday, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.
A passenger in Hynes’s car and the driver of the other vehicle were airlifted to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries, state poli…
Months-Long Hunt For Albany Armed Robbery Suspect Ends With Teen’s Arrest: Cops
A Capital Region teenager has been arrested in an armed robbery case dating back to June, police announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Deahvyaire Williams, 19, of Albany, was captured Thursday, Oct. 1 following an apartment search on North Manning Boulevard near Third Street, the Albany Police Department said.
Williams was accused in a mugging on June 30 near Sheridan Avenue and Lark Street, in which an 18-year-old victim was robbed, police said. The victim told police their attacker pulled a gun, demanded money, and then fled after taking it, according to authorities.
The months-long investigation le…
Driver Pulled Handgun And Fled After Capital Region Crash, Didn’t Get Far Before Arrest: Police
A Capital Region driver pulled a gun on another man following a car crash in Albany, police said.
Maurice S. Fitzgerald, 33, of Schenectady, was involved in a two-car collision near Columbia Circle West and South Frontage Road on Friday, Sept. 25, the Albany Police Department said.
After the wreck, Fitzgerald displayed a handgun toward the other driver, a 44-year-old man, then fled the intersection, police said. By the time officers arrived, only the 44-year-old and his car remained at the scene, according to authorities.
However, Fitzgerald and his vehicle were located shortly afterward d…
Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Capital District Traffic Stop: Police
Two men were busted with nearly half a kilo of oxycodone after a traffic stop in the Capital District, police said.
Tasheem Haggray, 31, of Amsterdam, and Ptolemy Sutherland, 26, of Schenectady, had 506.5 grams of oxycodone in their car when they were pulled over, New York State Police said Thursday, Oct. 1.
Haggray was behind the wheel of a 2004 Buick sedan traveling northbound on the New York State Thruway in Albany on Friday, Sept. 25 when troopers pulled the vehicle over around 8:30 a.m., state police said.
Investigators found the oxycodone in the car and said Haggray showed signs of a…
Second Suspect Caught After Three-Person Crew Boosts AC Units In Capital Region: Police
A second suspect has been arrested after a three-person crew stole air conditioners from a Capital Region building, police said.
Donald J. Gendron III, 40, of Troy, was captured Friday, Sept. 25, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Gendron conspired with two other people to steal the air conditioning units from a building on Corporate Drive in Halfmoon on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the sheriff’s office said. The crew also damaged another building during their unorthodox heist, investigators said.
The air conditioners were worth more than $3,000, and the property damage cost exceeded $1,500,…
Two-Year Check Fraud Investigation In Hudson Valley Ends In NYC Man’s Arrest: Police
A two-year investigation into check fraud in the Hudson Valley has finally led to the arrest of a New York City man, police said Monday, Sept. 28.
Eric Balko, 36, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 23, New York State Police said.
The case began Aug. 23, 2024, when an employee of Ulster Savings Bank reported the same individual cashed multiple checks at different bank branches, state troopers said. The scheme led to “substantial monetary loss,” police said.
Balko was charged with third-degree grand larceny, second-degree possession of a forged instrument, and second-degree of…
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Hudson Valley: AG James
Ten people have been charged in a cocaine trafficking operation that authorities say supplied drugs throughout Orange and Ulster counties, sometimes using terms such as “pizza,” “pies,” and “water” as code for narcotics.
The ten defendants face a combined 153 charges following an investigation led by the New York Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force, Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Investigators found more than one kilogram of cocaine with an estimated street value of $30,000, along with more than $12,500 in drug proceeds, according to the Att…
Duo Left Victim With Brain Injuries After NY Motel Beating: Here's Their Fates
Two men convicted in a brutal beating at a Sullivan County motel that left a victim with a fractured face and bleeding in his brain have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
Richard Olsen, 40, of Liberty, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while Jonathan Nipitella, 45, of Kiamesha Lake, received 14 years, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian P. Conaty announced on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the case stemmed from an attack on Dylan Pascariello at the Knights Inn in Liberty on March 28, 2025.
Prosecutors said Olsen and Nipitella took p…
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…
Stolen Car Flagged By License Plate Reader In Capital Region, Duo Busted Inside: Police
A Capital Region man and woman were arrested after they were pulled over in a stolen car early Tuesday, Sept. 29, police said.
Anthony W. Beddow, 38, and Tiffany N. Almy, 35, both of Ballston Spa, were stopped just before 2 a.m. Tuesday in Clifton Park, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
An automated license plate reader scanned the car Beddow and Almy were in and alerted police about a stolen vehicle, authorities said. After they were pulled over, Beddow and Almy were charged with fourth-degree possession of stolen property, cops said.
Beddow and Almy had the vehicle with “intent …
Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police
The two Amish children were killed on their way to school when a Dodge slammed into their horse-drawn buggy in New York, authorities said.
Anna J. Hershberger, 13, and Moses J. Hershberger, 7, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Friday, Sept. 25 in Richland, New York State Police said Monday, Sept. 28.
The two Hershberger children were among nine children inside the two destroyed buggies, investigators said. A 9-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital and was upgraded to stable by Monday, police said.
A 47-year-old Sandy Creek woman wa…
