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NY Man Raped Four Girls, Committed 50+ Sex Offenses In Pennsylvania: Prosecutors
A New York man accused of sexually abusing four girls for years in Lancaster has been convicted of more than 50 sexual offenses following a four-day jury trial, prosecutors announced.
Dennis Iluminado Martinez, 40, of Brooklyn, was found guilty on Thursday, July 16, of more than 50 offenses, including two counts of rape of a child, four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, and 15 counts of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
The jury returned the guilty verdict after about an hour of …
Disabled Person Left To Die On Christmas Eve 2025 In NY, Woman Arrested: Police
A physically disabled person was left to die on Christmas Eve 2025, and a Capital Region resident has been charged in their death, police said.
McKayla L. Irish, 30, of Glens Falls, was charged with first-degree endangering a incompetent or physically disabled person, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Monday, Aug. 10.
Irish was assigned to care for a person on Ruggles Road in Wilton on Christmas Eve, investigators said. But instead of monitoring the person’s temperature every four hours, as she’d been instructed, she ignored her duty, according to the sheriff’s office.
The person I…
Pickup Truck Used As Weapon In NY Car Crash, Suspect Already Facing Death Threat Case: Police
An angry Capital Region man intentionally crashed into another person’s parked vehicle on Sunday, Aug. 9, police said.
Gerald Ovitt Jr., 54, of Porter Corners in Greenfield, used his pickup truck as a weapon against the victim’s Chevrolet Tahoe, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The victim was near their Tahoe but not inside at the time of the 7:40 p.m. crash, cops said. The vehicle was parked on the victim’s property on Ormsbee Road in Greenfield, authorities said.
Ovitt was previously arrested earlier this year and accused of sending death threats to an unidenti…
Drunk Driving Capital Region Visitor Crashes, Refuses Breathalyzer: Police
A drunk driving Capital Region visitor caused a car crash on Saturday, Aug. 8, police said.
Joseph Bloecker, 59, of Silverhill, AL, was traveling eastbound on Route 146 through Clifton Park in a 2008 Mercury around 8:45 p.m. Saturday, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
As Bloecker approached the intersection with Clifton Country Road, he rear-ended a 2025 Toyota that had slowed due to traffic, investigators said.
Bloecker and the two people in the Toyota were not injured in the collision, but Bloecker was arrested on suspicion of DWI, authorities said. However, he refused a chemica…
Two Hospitalized In Drunken Wrong-Way Wreck In NY, Mass. Man Arrested: Police
A wrong-way car crash in the Capital Region sent two people to the hospital, and a Massachusetts man has been arrested for drunk driving, police said.
Dillon R. Gariepy, 42, of Westfield, was traveling westbound on Lake Road through Stillwater around 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Gariepy then crossed into oncoming traffic near the intersection with Whitney Road and struck a vehicle head-on, investigators said. Two people in the other vehicle were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, one in Saratoga and one in Albany, according to authorities…
Convicted Murderer, Mom Break 4-Year-Old Boy's Bones, Burn Him: Affidavit
A convicted murderer and the mother of a 4-year-old boy are accused in a disturbing child abuse case that left the child with broken bones, burns, bruises, and injuries doctors ultimately categorized as "torture," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
Raheem Akbar Shabazz Floyd, 38, who was on parole for a North Carolina murder conviction, and the boy's mother, Brianna Nichole Nolte-Maple, 32, were arrested in Harrisburg following an investigation into the child's extensive injuries on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the affidavit.
The investigation began af…
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Fake Youth Basketball Operator Scams NY Parents Out Of $1K, Cops Say
A New York man created a fake youth basketball team and scammed parents out of more than $1,000, authorities said Monday, Aug. 10.
Norbert A. Sygdziak, 44, of Milton, collected money from several parents for their children to join a basketball team, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
With no basketball games occurring, the parents filed a series of complaints, leading to Sygdziak’s arrest on Tuesday, July 21, authorities said. He was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, first- and second-degree scheme to defraud, and five counts of petit larceny.
Sygdziak carried out his schem…
Blazing Outbuilding In Capital Region Leads To Neighbor’s Arrest: Police
A residential fire that torched an outbuilding in the Capital Region was deliberately set by a neighbor, police said Monday, Aug. 10.
James R. Young, 44, of Hoosick, intentionally torched a pile of debris on his property on State Route 67 on Wednesday, Aug. 5, New York State Police said.
The fire then spread to a neighboring property, where it reached an outbuilding that caught fire and was destroyed, investigators said. A plethora of local fire crews arrived around 7 p.m. to extinguish the flames.
Young was arrested at the scene, according to state police. He was arraigned in Schaghticoke…
Child Porn Tip Leads Troopers To Capital Region Home, Suspect Arrested: Police
Child porn was found in a Capital Region man’s home, leading to his arrest, according to state police.
Thomas Nastars, 50, of East Greenbush, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 5 following an investigation and a search of his home, New York State Police said Monday, Aug. 10.
Authorities got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and began investigating Nastars, according to state police. That eventually led to the search and discovery of “images consistent with child sexual exploitation,” authorities said.
Nastars was booked at state police barracks in Schodack, then r…
School Bus Driver Tried To Kiss Child Under 17 In Capital Region: Police
A Capital Region school bus driver tried to kiss a child he met through his job, state police said Monday, Aug. 10.
Donald Barnes Jr., 49, of Malta, was charged Friday, Aug. 7 with child endangerment, New York State Police said.
Barnes met the child, who is under age 17, while working as a bus driver with Shenendehowa Central School District, investigators said. On Friday, troopers received a report about Barnes attempting to kiss the child on the mouth, authorities said.
The incident occurred in Malta but did not happen on Shenendehowa Central School District property, according to state …
