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Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Massachusetts Middle School Student: DA Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Massachusetts Middle School Student: DA
Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Massachusetts Middle School Student: DA A former Massachusetts teacher once named one of Amazon's teachers of the year has been charged with raping a child, authorities announced.  Tymond Tran was charged with aggravated rape of a child with a 5-year age difference, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, posing or exhibiting a child in the nude, and providing obscene matter to a minor, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  The allegations stem from incidents that prosecutors said happened in Lynn in 2022, while he taught computer science at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.  Tran pleaded …

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by Josh Lanier
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Raging Camper Fire Threatens Home, Vehicles In Sparrow Bush Raging Camper Fire Threatens Home, Vehicles In Sparrow Bush
Raging Camper Fire Threatens Home, Vehicles In Sparrow Bush A fully involved camper fire threatened a home, multiple vehicles and heavy equipment in Orange County before firefighters quickly stopped the flames from spreading, officials said. Firefighters were dispatched to a camper fire on Main Street in Sparrow Bush at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, according to the Sparrow Bush Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters found the camper fully engulfed in flames and threatening two vehicles, a small excavator and a nearby home, the department said. Crews from the Sparrow Bush Fire Department and Port Jervis Fire Department deployed two hand line…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police
SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police A prominent attorney known for his role in the 1990s Whitewater scandal was arrested in Bergen County after authorities said he hid inside his home while officers attempted to take him into custody, bringing a SWAT team to the scene. Robert William Ray, 66, was arrested in Englewood Cliffs on Tuesday, July 21, on charges of simple assault and terroristic threats, according to Bergen County Jail records. He remained held in the Bergen County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon, July 22. Officers went to Ray's home to arrest him on the assault charges, but he did not answer the door, Englewood Cli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Orange County, Prompts Police Search Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Orange County, Prompts Police Search
Rifle Round Goes Through Home's Glass Door In Orange County, Prompts Police Search Police are investigating after a rifle round pierced the rear glass door of an Orange County home over the weekend. The incident happened at around 2:25 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, in the Moffat Road and Bull Road area of Washingtonville, the Blooming Grove Police Department said on Monday, July 20. Officers said they found that a rifle round had penetrated the home's rear glass door.  Police then searched the surrounding area but did not find a shooter. No other gunfire was heard while officers were on scene, the department added. Neighbors reportedly told investigators they had heard …

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Mom Crashes SUV Into Woods With Infant, Preschooler Sons Inside NY Mom Crashes SUV Into Woods With Infant, Preschooler Sons Inside
NY Mom Crashes SUV Into Woods With Infant, Preschooler Sons Inside  A mom is accused of driving drunk with her two young sons in the SUV before crashing into the woods late Saturday night in New York, police said in a release issued Sunday, July 19.  Jesher Rivera-Barreto, 31, of Medford, was driving a 2006 Toyota 4Runner southbound on Horseblock Road at the intersection of Montauk Highway in Brookhaven when she lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and crashed into the woods around 11:25 p.m., Suffolk County Police said.  Rivera-Barreto's 1-year-old and 4-year-old sons were riding in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate
Grandma's Zip-Tie Post Surfaces After Naked Boy Found On Road After Fleeing Zip-Tied Baby Gate A Pennsylvania grandmother accused of helping confine her 5-year-old autistic grandson behind a zip-tied baby gate once shared a Facebook post titled, "How to escape a zip tie in less than a minute," years before the boy was found naked wandering along a Lebanon County road, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Stephanie Ann Schaffner, 42, shared the "Survival Skills" video on Facebook in March 2019. The post resurfaced after Schaffner, the child's mother, Jade Destiny Shuey, 21, and Tucker Flyn Heagy, 20, were charged in connection with the child's living conditions followi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tesla Driver Caught With LSD, Psilocybin Mushroom After Driving Dangerously In NY: Cops Tesla Driver Caught With LSD, Psilocybin Mushroom After Driving Dangerously In NY: Cops
Tesla Driver Caught With LSD, Psilocybin Mushroom After Driving Dangerously In NY: Cops A Tesla driver is facing a felony drug charge after police said they pulled him over for dangerous driving, leading to officers finding LSD, psychedelic mushrooms, and other suspected narcotics in the car. The incident happened Thursday afternoon, July 16, when an officer saw a Tesla committing several traffic violations on Route 59, according to Ramapo Police. Police said the driver bypassed a line of stopped vehicles by entering a left-turn-only lane. When the traffic light turned green, the Tesla allegedly accelerated into the lane of oncoming traffic before swerving back into the prope…

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by Ben Crnic
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Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Hudson Valley: Sheriff A 50-year-old Orange County man is facing charges after authorities said he injured a deputy while resisting arrest during a traffic stop in Sullivan County.    Walden resident David Monastersky, 50, was arrested on Wednesday, July 15, following an incident in Monticello, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 17. The incident happened on Wednesday near Marshall's in Monticello, the Sheriff's Office said. There, deputies stopped Monastersky after they said he was allegedly driving with a suspended license. Authorities said deputies first tried to iss…

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by Ben Crnic
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SWAT Team Search Followed Shots Fired At NY Apartment Complex, Cops Say (UPDATE) SWAT Team Search Followed Shots Fired At NY Apartment Complex, Cops Say (UPDATE)
SWAT Team Search Followed Shots Fired At NY Apartment Complex, Cops Say (Update) Authorities have released more information regarding an intense police operation at a Rockland County apartment complex on Thursday afternoon, July 16.  The operation happened at around 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, at a residence in the Gesner Garden apartment complex in Spring Valley on Gesner Drive, the Spring Valley Police Department said in a statement on Thursday night.  As Daily Voice previously reported, a large police presence gathered at the complex at the intersection of Union Road and Gesner Drive after reports of an armed person inside one of the apartments.  …

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by Ben Crnic
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Search On For E-Bike Riders Seen Driving Dangerously Before Fleeing Officer In NY: Cops Search On For E-Bike Riders Seen Driving Dangerously Before Fleeing Officer In NY: Cops
Search On For E-Bike Riders Seen Driving Dangerously Before Fleeing Officer In NY: Cops Police are asking for the public's help identifying two e-bike riders who were allegedly seen driving dangerously before fleeing when an officer tried to stop them in Rockland County.  The incident happened at around 3:54 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, when a Ramapo Police officer was traveling eastbound on Route 59 near the 7-Eleven, the department said. According to police, the officer tried to safely move to the right side of the roadway to allow a Faist EMS ambulance responding to a medical emergency to pass. As the officer changed lanes, two e-bike motorcycles allegedly passed on the …

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by Ben Crnic
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SWAT Team Looks For Suspect At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley: Report (DEVELOPING) SWAT Team Looks For Suspect At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley: Report (DEVELOPING)
SWAT Team Looks For Suspect At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley: Report (Developing) A heavy police presence descended on a Rockland County apartment complex on Thursday afternoon, July 16, as officers worked to take an armed suspect into custody.   New, updated report - SWAT Team Search Followed Shots Fired At Rockland Apartment Complex, Cops Say (UPDATE) The incident unfolded on Thursday, July 16, at the Gesner Garden Apartments at the intersection of Union Road and Gesner Drive in Spring Valley, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Police first established a perimeter around the complex after receiving reports of a person with a gun inside one of the apartmen…

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by Ben Crnic
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Parolee Busted With Stolen, Defaced Handguns In Orange County, Cops Say Parolee Busted With Stolen, Defaced Handguns In Orange County, Cops Say
Parolee Busted With Stolen, Defaced Handguns In Orange County, Cops Say A 34-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities said he was caught with two loaded handguns, including one reported stolen and another with a defaced serial number, during a parole check.   Sparrowbush resident Jesus Ramos, 34, was arrested on July 7 as part of a compliance check operation on individuals under post-release supervision in the Town of Deerpark and the City of Port Jervis, the Town of Deerpark Police Department announced on Thursday, July 16. During the operation, police said officers went to Ramos' home on Route 42 in Sparro…

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by Ben Crnic