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Home Burglar Redecorates Before Fleeing Hudson Valley Residence With Stolen Goods: Police
It was the home makeover nobody asked for. A woman accused of breaking into a New York residence didn’t just steal things–she also decided to redecorate, police said. The bizarre incident unfolded in the Columbia County town of Germantown on Thursday, March 13, according to New York State Police. After illegally entering the victim’s home, Mackenzie Golden, 44, stole several items and then redecorated the place, police said. Golden reportedly fled when she was confronted by the homeowner. Troopers located the woman parked behind a nearby home and arrested her on suspicion of the following…
Police & Fire
Woman Twice Legal Limit Had Child In Car On Palisades Parkway:
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A New Jersey woman is facing felony charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated with a child in the car on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County, authorities said. A 2019 Nissan driven by Bergen County resident Gina Jenkins of Montvale, age 39, was stopped on the parkway in Clarkstown on Saturday, March 1 at around 2:50 a.m. for alleged traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Sunday, March 10. Jenkins was found to be impaired and taken into custody for DWI, police said. Further investigation revealed that Jenkins had a child under 1…
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Sex Abuse, Endangering Child In Hudson Valley:
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Authorities are asking for help from the public in the search for a 35-year-old man wanted for sexual abuse charges in Orange County. Juan A. Gonzalez Gomez is wanted in connection to an active indictment warrant out of Orange County, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, March 12. Gonzalez Gomez faces charges of first-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is described as a Hispanic man who is 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. According to State Police, Gonzalez Gomez also has two activ…
Police & Fire
Escaped Psychiatric Patient Attacked Employee, Took ID Card At Hudson Valley Hospital: Police
A psychiatric patient who escaped from an Orange County hospital after attacking a hospital employee has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including a prior bomb threat, authorities announced. On Thursday, March 6, Christopher M. Morgan, 40, of Port Jervis, was a patient at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown when he violently assaulted a 74-year-old hospital employee, forcefully taking their ID access card, New York State Police said on Friday, March 7. Morgan then used the stolen card to flee the behavioral health unit and escaped the hospital on foot, as Dail…
Police & Fire
Details Released In PIP Crash That Killed NY Teen
Authorities have released new details about a fatal crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy and injured several others, officials said. The two-car collision occurred at 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York state line, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A 2025 Nissan Rogue carrying four people and a 2019 Honda CR-V were involved in the crash, Musella said. One of the Nissan’s passengers, a 16-year-old boy from New York was pronounced dead at the scene, said M…
Police & Fire
Escaped Psychiatric Patient Found After Running Through NY Hospital Before Bolt (
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New Update: A psychiatric patient who fled from Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown on Thursday, March 6, has been located and taken into custody, police announced. Christopher R. Morgan was found after disappearing at around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, reportedly bolting through the facility while wearing a white jacket, New York State Police said on Friday, March 7 at around 10:50 a.m. He has since been taken into custody and was taken to State Police Middletown for processing, authorities said. Information about where he was found has not been released. Or…
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Woman Who Caused Double Fatal NY Crash Cited For Careless Driving Days Prior: Records
A 25-year-old woman who authorities say caused a wrong-way crash that left her and another motorist dead had been ticketed for similar offenses just days earlier, records show. Sydnie M. Haines, of Blackwood, NJ, was heading east in the westbound lanes of Route 17 in Chester, NY, when she crashed head-on into a 2014 Honda Odyssey around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, New York State Police said. Both Haines and the Odyssey’s driver, 54-year-old Mordichy Zafir of Kiamesha Lake, were killed in the collision, authorities said. Records show that just three days earlier, on March 2, Haines wa…
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Prison Killing: Guards Smashed Messiah Nantwi's Face, Made Cellmate Clean Up Blood, Report Says
Shocking new details paint a horrific scene in the alleged beating death of a 22-year-old man at the hands of New York State prison guards. Messiah Nantwi, 22, died at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy on Saturday, March 1, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Daily Voice. While an official cause of death had not been released as of Wednesday, March 5, an inmate at the facility told Albany station WRGB that Nantwi was severely beaten by CERT (Correctional Emergency Response Team). “There was a sergeant there who turned his back so t…
Police & Fire
Large Stash of Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Found In I-87 Traffic Stop In Rockland: Police
Two men transporting a large quantity of narcotics on Interstate 87 were busted during a traffic stop in Rockland County, authorities announced. The bust occurred on Friday, Feb. 28, when troopers stopped a 2019 Honda Pilot for a vehicle and traffic law violation in Ramapo, New York State Police announced on Saturday, March 1. The driver, Robert Morales, 57, of Rensselaer, and his passenger, Irving Prado, 51, of the Bronx, were questioned at the scene when a K-9 officer alerted officers to possible drugs inside the vehicle, which led to a probable cause search, police said. Troopers …
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Second Inmate Beaten To Death By Guards Near NY Prison Where Robert Brooks Died: Report
A second inmate has died near the same New York State prison where guards were captured on video fatally beating an inmate last year. Messiah Nantwi, 22, died at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy on Saturday, March 1, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) told Daily Voice. Additional details about his death were not released, but nine inmates at the facility told The New York Times that Nantwi was brutally beaten by corrections officers. Thomas Mailey, a prisons spokesman, declined to comment on the New York Times allegations in a st…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 17 In Hudson Valley
A 37-year-old man was killed in a wrong-way crash involving a box truck on Route 17 in Orange County, authorities said. The crash happened in Harriman around 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, when troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle fatal accident on Route 17, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined that a box truck driven by a 23-year-old resident of Richmond, Virginia had been traveling northbound on Route 17 when he entered the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with a black Honda driven by Edwin A. Ottenwalder Nunez, 37, of Middletown. Ottenwalder Nunez…
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Several Injured In Palisades Parkway Crash Near Rockland-NJ Line (
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A fatal two-vehicle crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York-New Jersey state line has left one person dead and several others seriously injured, officials confirmed. According to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, the crash occurred around 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near Alpine, New Jersey. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find one occupant fatally injured, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Several other individuals from the vehicles were transported to a local hospital with serious …
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Violent Gas Station Robbery, Attack On Clerk In Hudson Valley: Second Suspect Gets Prison Time
A second man involved in a violent armed robbery at an Orange County gas station has learned how much time he will spend behind bars, weeks after his co-defendant received an 11-year sentence, prosecutors announced. Nasier Codett, 23, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Orange County Court to 8.5 years in prison in connection with an armed robbery in Newburgh in July 2023, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Codett and Shelby cut power to a gas station in Newburgh, plunging the store into darkness b…
Police & Fire
Man Suffers Partial Amputated Hand After Fleeing Cops, Hitting Truck In Hudson Valley: Police
A man trying to flee police at high speed suffered catastrophic injuries after hitting a tractor-trailer in Orange County, including a partially amputated hand, authorities said. The crash occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at around 2:45 a.m., when Town of Wallkill Police Officers tried to stop a speeding vehicle near East Main Street and Midway Park Drive, the department announced. The driver, identified as a 36-year-old Monroe man, refused to pull over and kept going, police said. His vehicle then collided with a tractor-trailer near Exit 122A and Route 17E, causing severe injuries, accordi…
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3 Injured When Small Plane Crashes On Snowy Mountainside Near NY/VT State Line
Three people were injured when a small plane en route from Maryland crashed on a snowy mountainside in Vermont. The incident happened near Mt. Equinox, in the town of Manchester, Vermont, at around 8:30 a.m Wednesday, Feb. 26, according to Manchester Police. The plane, a Piper Cherokee Charger, had taken off from Martin State Airport in Middle River, Maryland, shortly after 6 a.m., Baltimore station WBAL reports. Nearly a dozen police and fire agencies responded to the remote wreck site, many hindered by fog, ice, and snow that was four feet deep in spots, fire officials said. Roughly an…
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$127K Scheme: Woman Steals From Hudson Valley Employer, Buys Luxury Car In Its Name, DA Says
A 46-year-old woman has admitted to embezzling more than $127,000 from her Orange County employer and even going as far as to forge a contract that showed she owned the company, prosecutors said. Meghan Henesy, 46, of Panama City, Florida, pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 24, in Orange County Court to second-degree grand larceny, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Henesy worked as a bookkeeper and office manager for a Wallkill-based title insurance company from 2020 through 2022, during which she carried out a series of fraudulent schemes to steal company funds for…
Police & Fire
Deadly Beating At Vacant Building: Second Suspect Accused In Rockland Killing, Police Say
Authorities have charged a second suspect in the brutal beating death of a man found inside an abandoned commercial building in Rockland County, police announced. Ector Ramirez, 22, of Spring Valley, was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, Feb. 21, in connection with the killing, according to a felony complaint filed by the Spring Valley Police Department. Ramirez was charged following the discovery of the victim's body on Wednesday, Feb. 19, when a pedestrian flagged down an officer on routine patrol and reported a body inside the vacant building at 10 Centre St. in Spr…
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Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie Over Dozen Times In NY Convicted Of Attempted Murder
A New Jersey man who repeatedly stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage at a New York speaking engagement was convicted of attempted murder. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, was also found guilty of assault in Chautauqua County Court on Friday, Feb. 21, for injuring another attendee following two hours of jury deliberations, Buffalo NBC affiliate WGRZ reports. Matar faces up to 25 years in prison when he's sentenced in April. The attack happened at around 10:45 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2022, as Rushdie was about to begin lecturing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, located about 70 miles sou…
Police & Fire
Homeless Suspect Beat Victim Dead With Lumber Piece, Left Him To Freeze In Rockland: Cops
New details have revealed that a homeless suspect fatally beat a victim with a piece of lumber before authorities discovered his body in an abandoned Rockland County building, police said. Christian Guzman-Loera, 26, who is homeless but resides in Spring Valley, is accused of striking the victim multiple times in the head and body with a piece of lumber before leaving him in the frigid conditions. This caused his death sometime on Tuesday, Feb. 18, or Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Spring Valley Police Department. Authorities first disco…
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Man Enages In 'Oral Sexual Conduct' With Young Child In Hudson Valley: Here's His Fate
A 74-year-old man will spend plenty of time behind bars after admitting to the repeated sexual abuse of a child over several years in Orange County, prosecutors announced. Pine Bush resident Allan Bressler was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday, Feb. 20, in Orange County Court after pleading guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced. His sentence also includes 10 years of post-release supervision, and he will be required to register as a sex offender under the New York Sex Offender Registration Act. …
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Death Of 7-Year-Old NY Boy Ruled Homicide After 3 Years
Three years after a 7-year-old boy was found dead in his upstate New York home, police have ruled his death a homicide. Hunter Degroat was found unresponsive at a Fulton County residence in Johnstown on the afternoon of Aug. 9, 2022, according to New York State Police. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at Nathan Littauer Hospital. Three years would go by with no updates in the case, until Thursday, Feb. 20, when State Police revealed that Hunter died from blunt force trauma to his head, and officially ruled the death a homicide. The death certificate, issued by pathologi…
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found In Abandoned Building In Rockland: Suspect Charged, Police Say (
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Authorities have confirmed the discovery of a deceased adult man inside an abandoned commercial property in Rockland County and have charged a 26-year-old suspect in his death, police said. New, updated report - Homeless Suspect Beat Victim Dead With Lumber Piece, Left Him To Freeze In Hudson Valley: Cops In an update on Wednesday night, Feb. 19, the Spring Valley Police Department said an officer on routine patrol was flagged down by a pedestrian who reported a body inside a vacant building at 10 Centre St. Officers arrived on the scene and discovered the unresponsive man …
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Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Hudson Valley Children Gets 19 Years In Prison
A Hudson Valley man who subjected his wife and children to horrifying abuse—including beating his wife with household objects—will spend nearly two decades in prison. Dominic Sorbara, 46, of Ellenville, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars in Ulster County Court on Friday, Feb. 14, after a judge found him guilty on a 20-count indictment that included assault, strangulation, and aggravated sexual abuse. Sorbara’s abuse reached a terrifying climax on May 23, 2023, when he brutally assaulted and choked his wife inside their home in Ellenville, where they lived with three of their children, pr…
Police & Fire
Possible Homicide Under Investigation In Rockland (
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Numerous law agencies are commencing a possible homicide investigation at an abandoned building in Rockland County. New, updated report - Man's Body Found In Abandoned Commercial Building In Hudson Valley (UPDATE) On Wednesday, Feb. 19, at around 10 a.m., authorities descended on a building at the intersection of Lawrence Street and Centre Street in connection to the investigation, according to eyewitnesses from The Monsey Scoop. Spring Valley Police, along with the Rockland County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police, responded to the scene and can be seen in a video post…
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Drug
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: Fentanyl, Cocaine, Cash Seized From Poughkeepsie Pair, DA Says
A major drug bust in Dutchess County led to the arrests of two alleged high-level narcotics dealers after coordinated raids in Poughkeepsie, authorities announced. The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force executed simultaneous search warrants on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at a residence on Marshall Street and the Poughkeepsie Commons Apartment Complex, the DA's office announced Tuesday, Feb. 18. The operation resulted in the seizure of large quantities of cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, packaging materials, scales, U.S. currency, and two vehicles, officials said. Th…
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Sends Car Over 100-Foot Embankment Along Palisades Parkway In Haverstraw:
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A 26-year-old New York man and his passenger had to be rescued after crashing his car down an embankment on the Palisades Interstate Parkway—only to be charged with DWI after showing signs of impairment, police said. At 4:07 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, New York State Police troopers from Haverstraw responded to a one-car crash on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway between exits 13 and 14, according to Trooper Jennifer Alvarez. The investigation found that Steven Beleno, of Blooming Grove, lost control of his 2018 Toyota after another vehicle allegedly cut him off, causing him to veer …
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Ex-BF Wanted In PA Mom's Murder Leads Pursuit, Arrested After Crashing In Westchester:
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A Philadelphia man who has been wanted in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, a young mother whose body was discovered in a shallow grave last year, was arrested in Westchester County, NY following a routine motor vehicle stop and brief police pursuit, authorities said. Geovanni Otero, 29, is accused of killing Melody Rivera, 29, who a devoted mom, was found buried in the 900 block of Tustin Avenue in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 2024, days after she was reported missing, as Daily Voice previously reported. On Saturday, Feb. 15, Otero was behind the wh…
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Dad Kidnapped 16-Year-Old Son Who Ran Away From Hudson Valley Church Camp: Police
A New York man is accused of kidnapping his teenage son and taking him across state lines after the boy ran away from a church camp. John Tonchen, 54, of Endicott, was extradited to Sullivan County from Michigan on suspicion of kidnapping and related charges on Wednesday, Feb. 5, according to New York State Police. Troopers began investigating after receiving a report that a 16-year-old boy had run away from Camp Covenanter in White Lake on Sept. 20, 2024. The teen had not shown up for dinner, and a search of his belongings revealed that he had left the camp. After an investigation, police…
Obituaries
Law Firm Founder Killed In Gore Mountain Skiing Accident
Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the loss of a prominent attorney and businessman following his untimely death in a skiing accident in the Adirondacks. Kevin Colwell, founder and CEO of the Albany-based Colwell Law Group, died at the Gore Mountain ski resort on Saturday, Feb. 8, the firm said in a statement. He was 53. “This tragic loss has deeply impacted all members of the organization.” Colwell was found severely injured by bystanders and ski patrol staff near the Sagamore Trail around 11 a.m. Saturday, New York State Police said. Despite their attempts at life-saving measures, he…
Police & Fire
Person Jumps From Bear Mountain Bridge (
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Authorities responded to the Bear Mountain Bridge in the Hudson Valley after a person jumped off the structure early in the morning. The incident happened on Friday, Feb. 7 at around 3:45 a.m., when a person leaped from the bridge, according to New York State Police. Authorities are still at the bridge, police said, adding that more information is not yet available. The structure connects Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County to the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Skids On Ice, Hits Tree On Side Of I-84 In Hudson Valley
A man was injured after losing control of the tractor-trailer he was driving on an icy Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened in Orange County on Thursday, Feb. 6, just before 11 a.m., when a tractor-trailer driving east on I-84 in Wallkill slid on ice and snow and veered off the right side of the highway, according to New York State Police. The tractor-trailer then hit a tree. The 32-year-old driver was treated for minor injuries. No traffic tickets were issued, police said.
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