Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released.  Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …
VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
Video: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…
Bat-Wielding Gas Station Beatdown Lands Four Hudson Valley Suspects In Jail: Cops Bat-Wielding Gas Station Beatdown Lands Four Hudson Valley Suspects In Jail: Cops
Bat-Wielding Gas Station Beatdown Lands Four Hudson Valley Suspects In Jail: Cops Four people were arrested for beating up a middle-aged man with a baseball bat at a gas station in the Hudson Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 8, police said. Jordan Jones, 19; Amanda Jones, 40; Matthew Johannessen, 24, and a 16-year-old boy were arrested in the assault at a Mobil station in Wawarsing, New York State Police said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Troopers responded to reports of a fight at the station around 8 a.m. Tuesday and spotted the four suspects — all Ellenville residents — pounding on the 43-year-old man with a baseball bat, authorities said. The victim was taken to Garnet Medical Health…
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say
NY Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say A New York cop used Flock cameras to track her ex-girlfriend around 3,000 times, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Laurie Moore, a 13-year veteran with the Albany County Sheriff’s office, was booked on charges of falsifying records and official misconduct, the Albany Times-Union reported. Cops said Moore, 47, used Flock’s license plate recorders to access data on five people she knew, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. She was suspended following the investigation. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple called Moore a quality investigator and said her arrest “literally breaks my heart,” accord…
Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Hudson Valley: Cops Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Hudson Valley: Cops
Duo Steals Thousands Of Dollars' Worth Of Tools From Construction Sites In Hudson Valley: Cops Two people, including a New Jersey woman, are facing multiple felony charges after police said they targeted construction sites and homes under construction in Westchester County, NY, during two late-night theft sprees.  Yonkers resident Jose Hernandez-Done, 36, and Mercedes Yudelka Morgan, 40, of Hackensack, NJ, were arrested following an investigation into burglaries and grand larcenies in the Town of Harrison, the Harrison Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.   The investigation began after incidents overnight on both Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, police said. &n…
Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Woman Rapes Resident At Juvenile Detention Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 22-year-old woman is facing a felony rape charge after police said she engaged in sexual conduct with a resident confined at an Orange County juvenile detention facility, police said.  Walden resident Perla T. Serrano Rivera, 22, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 3, on sexual misconduct charges, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.  Police said Serrano Rivera engaged in sexual misconduct with a 20-year-old resident at the Goshen Secure Center on Route 42. According to the agency, the resident was unable to consent to sexual conduct because of the circumstanc…
Shooter Escapes After Hudson Valley Man Wounded In Driveway: Police Shooter Escapes After Hudson Valley Man Wounded In Driveway: Police
Shooter Escapes After Hudson Valley Man Wounded In Driveway: Police A Hudson Valley man was shot twice and found in a driveway outside a home on a residential street, authorities said. The 46-year-old man was shot around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 on Spring Street in Ellenville, New York State Police said. He sustained “multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities,” state troopers said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. While no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested in the case, state police said there was “no immediate danger to the public.” Neighbors told News 12 …
Machete, Knife Fight At Train Station Garage In Hudson Valley Leads To 4 Arrests: Police Machete, Knife Fight At Train Station Garage In Hudson Valley Leads To 4 Arrests: Police
Machete, Knife Fight At Train Station Garage In Hudson Valley Leads To 4 Arrests: Police UPDATE: Four people have been charged after a violent confrontation involving machetes, knives, and razor blades erupted between two groups at a Westchester County train station parking garage, authorities said. The fight involving around nine to 10 people broke out at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, on the second floor of the Metro-North Port Chester Station parking garage at Waterfront Place, according to MTA Police and Port Chester village officials.  The department clarified an earlier announcement from the Village of Port Chester, which initially reported that six peop…
School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac
School Conducts Lockout After Man Makes Alarming Statements On Trailway In Mahopac A man was hospitalized after police responded to reports of erratic behavior and alarming statements along a popular trail in Putnam County, which also prompted a school lockout, authorities said.  The incident happened on the Putnam County Trailway in Mahopac on Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, according to Carmel Police.  Carmel Police officers and Putnam County Sheriff's deputies responded to the trail after receiving a report about the man. Officers found and detained him within minutes of the call, police said.  The man was then taken to a local hospital for a medical a…
‘Bruce Banner’ Fentanyl Stamp From OD Scenes Leads NY Cops To Dealer With 500K Deadly Doses: DA ‘Bruce Banner’ Fentanyl Stamp From OD Scenes Leads NY Cops To Dealer With 500K Deadly Doses: DA
‘Bruce Banner’ Fentanyl Stamp From OD Scenes Leads NY Cops To Dealer With 500K Deadly Doses: DA A New York man dealing drugs on Long Island had enough fentanyl to kill more than 500,000 people before he was arrested, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Jemmal Bryan, 42, operated out of his home in Jamaica, Queens, and dealt fentanyl, xylazine, and cocaine across Nassau County, the county district attorney’s office said. “He was arrogant, shameless, and did not care if people lived or died,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “Drug dealers will always be willing to put profit above all else.” Four more people were also arrested in the investigation that led to Bryan: his sister, K…
‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police ‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police
‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police A caller claiming to be “reactivated army intelligence” threatened to destroy Pennsylvania and execute its residents in a voicemail left for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office, state police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The threatening message reached the governor’s main office line at the State Capitol in Harrisburg around 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Staff members discovered the voicemail and reported it to the PSP Political Violence Threat Unit. In the recording, the caller identified himself as “reactivated army intelligence” and said his mission w…
City Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times In Hudson Valley, DA Says City Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times In Hudson Valley, DA Says
City Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times In Hudson Valley, DA Says An elected official in Dutchess County is facing a felony charge for allegedly repeatedly striking a 69-year-old person in the head, prosecutors said.  City of Poughkeepsie Common Councilmember Christopher A. Grant, 38, was arraigned on a charge of attempted second-degree assault, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9.   The charge stems from an alleged assault in the City of Poughkeepsie on the afternoon of Aug. 2, 2025, when Grant was 37 years old.  According to the indictment, Grant repeatedly struck the victim, who was 69 at …
Putnam Man Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132: Police Putnam Man Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132: Police
Putnam Man Found Passed Out In Stopped Car On Route 132: Police A Putnam County resident is facing DWI charges after police said they found him behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped on Route 132 in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Route 132 in Yorktown at around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30, when an officer responded to a report of a vehicle and traffic complaint, Yorktown Police said on Wednesday, Sept. 9.  The vehicle appeared to be stopped in the roadway with its driver passed out behind the wheel, according to police. After conducting a traffic stop and investigation, police identified the driver as 39-year-old Putnam V…
Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown
Driver Taken To Trauma Center After 2-Car Route 129 Crash In Yorktown One person was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash happened at the intersection of Underhill Avenue and Croton Lake Road (Route 129) in Yorktown at around 8:06 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Yorktown Heights firefighters and Yorktown EMS were first dispatched for a report of a crash with possible entrapment. Arriving crews found two vehicles involved in the collision.  Firefighters then removed the driver's door from one vehicle, allowing EMS to reach the patient and pull them fr…
Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC
Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC A tip from a shopper led state environmental officers to a Sullivan County antique store, where a mounted mountain lion head was being illegally offered for sale, officials said.   The investigation unfolded at an antique store in the Town of Mamakating on July 29, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Officers received a tip from a frequent customer who reported seeing the mounted head for sale inside the store. An undercover ECO went to the business and found the mountain lion head in the back of the s…
Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley, 2 Others Hospitalized Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley, 2 Others Hospitalized
Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley, 2 Others Hospitalized A 28-year-old man was killed and two other people were injured after an early-morning three-alarm fire in Westchester County, according to officials.  The blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 13 Cedar St. in the Nodine Hill section of the city, where Yonkers firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and people trapped inside, the Yonkers Fire Department said.  Crews immediately launched an aggressive interior search-and-rescue operation.  Yonkers firefighters said the blaze started at a three-story wood-frame building before spreading to the neighboring…
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice:  "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…
NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say
NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say Two New York men face charges after police said they caught them trying to steal used cooking oil from a Connecticut business. Officers found the men at a shopping plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, after police were alerted to a white box truck linked to an earlier cooking oil theft from an Enfield restaurant. Police stopped the truck and arrested both men inside after an investigation. Officers found a large polyethylene liquid storage tank, buckets, hoses, and various masks in the van. The men also had more than $10,000 in cash, police said. Police suspect the truck may be connected to other th…
Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A retired Los Angeles police officer convicted of fatally shooting a 20-year-old man in Dutchess County will spend decades in prison, prosecutors said.  Pleasant Valley resident Thomas Case, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office.  The sentence stems from the death of Anthony Cuozzo, age 20, who was shot multiple times in Pleasant Valley on Oct. 5, 2024.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Case is …
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…
Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…
Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …
UPDATE: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say UPDATE: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say
Update: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say New update: Police said a 37-year-old man has been found after going missing from Orange County for more than a week. Nicholas P. Francois, who was reported missing on Sunday, Sept. 6, after last being seen in Middletown, has been found, New York State Police said on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8.  Francois had last been seen leaving his Middletown residence on Monday, Aug. 31.  Police did not say where he was found or give details on his condition.  Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 37-year-old man who has been missing for more than a …
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Hudson Valley, NYSP Says Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Hudson Valley, NYSP Says
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Hudson Valley, Nysp Says A 43-year-old woman is facing a felony charge after police said she was found driving drunk with a 6-year-old child in her vehicle in Dutchess County.  LaGrange resident Gianna Fantina-Santana, age 43, was arrested following a traffic stop on New Hackensack Road in Wappinger at around 8:16 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to the agency, troopers stopped Fantina-Santana as she was driving eastbound for alleged traffic violations and noticed signs of intoxication. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers learned that a…
Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police
Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police A woman is facing felony charges after police said she drove drunk with two 13-year-old children in her vehicle in Westchester County.  Cortlandt Manor resident Nisha Biagi Gougelmann, age 50, was arrested after a traffic stop on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt at around 6:12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Troopers said they stopped Gougelmann as she was driving southbound for traffic violations and noticed signs that she was intoxicated. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers added that they found two 13-year-old ch…
Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police
Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police A man is accused of setting fire to a Sullivan County home just days after breaking into it and swinging a baseball bat at someone inside — and later leading police on a lengthy chase, authorities said. Woodridge resident Benjamin Odom, age 46, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following investigations into several incidents at a residence in the village, according to Fallsburg Police.   The first incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 29, when officers responded to the home for a reported domestic incident. A woman told police that Odom, her husband, had shown up at the resid…
K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Peekskill, Police Say K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Peekskill, Police Say
K9 Finds Robbery Suspect Hiding Under Brush, Rocks In Peekskill, Police Say A man accused of robbing a Northern Westchester gas station was linked to the crime after a police K9 tracked him into a wooded area — following a separate, second robbery, authorities said.  Jason Adams was arrested in connection with the Saturday, Aug. 29 robbery of the Mobil gas station at 4100 Albany Post Rd. in Peekskill, the Peekskill Police Department announced on Monday, Sept. 7.   The break in the case came on Saturday, Sept. 5, when Adams was identified as a suspect during an investigation into another robbery in the Village of Buchanan, police said.  As autho…
Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Hudson Valley: Police Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Hudson Valley: Police
Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Hudson Valley: Police Four pedestrians were struck by a teenage driver who confused the accelerator and brake while trying to park on a busy Westchester County street, police said.   The crash happened in front of 251 Mamaroneck Ave., next to the Mamaroneck Cinemas, in the Village of Mamaroneck at around 3:41 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. A 17-year-old driver was behind the wheel with his father in the vehicle and was trying to park when he became confused between the accelerator and brake pedals, police said. The vehicle then jumped the curb an…
Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Putnam County Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Putnam County
Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Putnam County A firefighter was injured and two cats were killed when an early morning blaze tore through a Putnam County home on Labor Day.  The fire broke out at a residence on Route 52 in the Lake Carmel area at around 5:53 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Firefighters arrived within minutes and found heavy flames coming from three windows of the building, the department said. They immediately began battling the blaze and quickly knocked down the main body of the fire, containing it before it could spread further.  Lake Carmel firefighters an…
Death Investigation Underway Along Hudson River (DEVELOPING) Death Investigation Underway Along Hudson River (DEVELOPING)
Death Investigation Underway Along Hudson River (Developing) An investigation is underway after a person was found dead along the Hudson River in a Westchester County village, officials said.  The death investigation was conducted near Half Moon Bay in Croton-on-Hudson, the village announced on Monday, Sept. 7. Authorities said the death does not appear to be suspicious and there is no threat to the public. Officials did not release the identity of the person or provide information about the circumstances surrounding the death. The investigation remains ongoing, and no other details were immediately released. This is a developing story. Check…