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Rockland Responder's Costco Post Sparks Outrage, Agency Investigation Rockland Responder's Costco Post Sparks Outrage, Agency Investigation
Rockland Responder's Costco Post Sparks Outrage, Agency Investigation Two Rockland County emergency service agencies said they are investigating a social media post made by one of their members following controversy surrounding a viral video recorded at Costco in Nanuet. A Hatzoloh EMS of Rockland County paramedic parked an emergency vehicle in a handicapped parking space with its emergency lights activated while responding to an unresponsive child inside the store on Friday afternoon, July 31, before rushing inside to render emergency medical care, according to Monsey Scoop. The incident involved a child who had fallen from a shopping cart, suffered a head …

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by Cecilia Levine
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3 Men Busted Moving Crate Of Rifles, Cocaine In NY Parking Lot, Police Say 3 Men Busted Moving Crate Of Rifles, Cocaine In NY Parking Lot, Police Say
3 Men Busted Moving Crate Of Rifles, Cocaine In NY Parking Lot, Police Say Three men were arrested after officers allegedly caught them transferring numerous rifles from a large wooden crate into their vehicles in a parking lot in New York, police said.  Members of the Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) were on routine patrol around 3:58 p.m. Friday, July 31, when they spotted three men exit their vehicles in the parking lot at 86 Jericho Turnpike, according to detectives. Officers watched as the men opened a large wooden crate and began moving numerous rifles into their vehicles before launching an investigation, police said.  The three s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Breaks Into NY Home, Beats Resident With Chair: Police Man Breaks Into NY Home, Beats Resident With Chair: Police
Man Breaks Into NY Home, Beats Resident With Chair: Police A man is accused of breaking into a New York home through an unlocked back door before allegedly attacking a resident with a chair during a late-night confrontation, police said.  Officers responded to a home on Kathleen Drive East in Syosset at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, after receiving a report of a burglary, according to Nassau County Police.  Jason He, 56, of Syosset, unlawfully entered the residence through an unlocked rear door before becoming involved in a disturbance with a 57-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman inside the home, detectives said.  The argument esca…

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by Jillian Pikora
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6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At NY Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say 6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At NY Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say
6-Year-Old Child Left Alone At NY Community Center By Family Friend, Police Say A 6-year-old boy was found alone at a community center after the family friend who was supposed to be watching him allegedly left him unattended, police said.  The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in New Cassel, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responded to the Town of North Hempstead Community Center at 141 Garden St. after receiving a report of a found child.  When officers arrived, they found the unattended 6-year-old boy and launched an investigation. Police determined the child had been left in the care of a family friend, who then left the res…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (UPDATE) NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (UPDATE)
NY Post Office Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder (Update) A Rockland County man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a postal worker multiple times inside a Putnam County post office before a sheriff's deputy deployed a TASER device to stop the attack. The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Howard McNiff, of Nanuet, was charged following the stabbing at the United States Post Office at 29 Fair St. in the hamlet of Carmel on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release issued Saturday, Aug. 1.  McNiff is charged with: Attempted murder in the second degree Two counts of assault in the second degree Criminal p…

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by Jillian Pikora
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UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY
UTV Pins 2 Children, Killing 12-Year-Old, Critically Injuring 10-Year-Old In NY A 12-year-old child was killed, and a 10-year-old remains in critical condition after a UTV rolled over and pinned both children beneath it, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 1. The crash happened in the area of 84 County Route 56 in Maplecrest, where deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a UTV accident.  A preliminary investigation found the UTV was being driven on a private gravel driveway that serves several homes when it veered off the left side of the driveway, struck a boulder, and rolled onto its passenger side, ejecting all four oc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 Men, Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of New York 18-Year-Old 2 Men, Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of New York 18-Year-Old
2 Men, Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Stabbing Of New York 18-Year-Old More than a month after an 18-year-old was found fatally stabbed on a New York street, police have arrested three people in connection with his killing. Denis A. Gonzalez Sorto, 21, of Hempstead, Isaac Lopez Alvarez, 20, of Hempstead, and a 17-year-old adolescent offender have each been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Michael David Grajeda Suazo, according to Nassau County Police in an update issued Saturday, Aug. 1.  The arrests stem from the fatal stabbing that happened around 9:25 p.m. Sunday, June 28, outside 545 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead. Officers responding to a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Missing 69-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside SUV At NY Hotel Missing 69-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside SUV At NY Hotel
Missing 69-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside SUV At NY Hotel A missing 69-year-old woman was found dead inside her SUV in a Saratoga County hotel parking lot Friday evening, authorities said. Investigators with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office responded to the parking lot of the Home2 Suites in Malta at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Friday, July 31, after developing information during their investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Ryle, 69, of Wilton, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies located Ryle's 2015 Toyota RAV4 in the parking lot and, upon examining the vehicle, found her deceased inside, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office…

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by Jillian Pikora
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WATCH: Body Cam Footage Shows Deputy Chase, Tase NY Post Office Stabbing Suspect WATCH: Body Cam Footage Shows Deputy Chase, Tase NY Post Office Stabbing Suspect
Watch: Body Cam Footage Shows Deputy Chase, Tase NY Post Office Stabbing Suspect Newly released body camera footage shows the chaotic moments after a postal worker was stabbed at a Putnam County post office, including deputies using a Taser-like device to stop the armed suspect before taking him into custody.  The Putnam County Sheriff's Office released the footage on Friday, July 31, one day after the stabbing at the US Post Office at 29 Fair St. in Carmel.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the incident happened at around 3 p.m. Thursday, July 30, when Putnam County 911 received reports of a disturbance. Dispatchers soon learned the suspect was armed with …

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Pastor Sexually Abused Child Above His Church, Authorities Say NY Pastor Sexually Abused Child Above His Church, Authorities Say
NY Pastor Sexually Abused Child Above His Church, Authorities Say An Albany pastor accused of sexually abusing a child under age 11 committed some of the crimes in an apartment above his church, authorities said. Bienvenido Lopez, 75, was arraigned Friday, July 31 for the abuse dating to 2000, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Lopez is accused of sexually assaulting the victim between May 2000 and December 2000 at two addresses in Albany, an apartment at 153 Central Avenue and a residence on 602 Third Street, according to prosecutors. The 153 Central Avenue apartment was above the church where Lopez was a pastor, investigators said. The …

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by Joe Wilkinson
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$143K Of Dead Teacher's Pension Stolen By NY Neighbor, AG Says $143K Of Dead Teacher's Pension Stolen By NY Neighbor, AG Says
$143K Of Dead Teacher's Pension Stolen By NY Neighbor, AG Says A Westchester man is accused of stealing more than $143,000 in pension benefits by continuing to withdraw money from his deceased neighbor's bank account for years after the man's death, officials said. Pelham resident Danilo Pesce, 60, was arrested and arraigned on Thursday, July 30, on a charge of second-degree grand larceny, and pleaded not guilty in Albany County Court, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  According to the Attorney General's Office, the investigation centered on Jack Lee Morgan, a retired teacher in the Pelham Union Free School District who…

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by Ben Crnic
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Cops ID Man, 43, Killed In Fatal Fall While Trying To Help At Hudson Valley DWI Crash Scene Cops ID Man, 43, Killed In Fatal Fall While Trying To Help At Hudson Valley DWI Crash Scene
Cops ID Man, 43, Killed In Fatal Fall While Trying To Help At Hudson Valley DWI Crash Scene Police have identified the man who died while trying to help at the scene of a drunk driving crash in Rockland County this week as a 43-year-old Orange County man remembered by loved ones for his generosity and passion for motorcycles.  Maybrook resident Griffin A. Williams, 43, died on Tuesday, July 28, at the scene of a crash on Palisades Center Drive near Home Depot in West Nyack, Clarkstown Police confirmed to Daily Voice on Friday, July 31.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, officers responded at around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday and found a Toyota Camry that had lef…

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by Ben Crnic