'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing 'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing 'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing
'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing A so-called "Black tax," a makeshift "gas chamber," and repeated sexual humiliation inside a high school football locker room have led to criminal charges against three students and a former teacher and assistant football coach, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 9. The alleged abuse took place during school hours at Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania this past April, when several teenage boys were subjected to racist harassment, physical assaults, extortion, and indecent exposure, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said. Former social studies teacher and assistant…
38 License Suspensions Couldn’t Keep Capital Region Driver Off The Road: Police 38 License Suspensions Couldn’t Keep Capital Region Driver Off The Road: Police 38 License Suspensions Couldn’t Keep Capital Region Driver Off The Road: Police
38 License Suspensions Couldn’t Keep Capital Region Driver Off The Road: Police A Capital Region man driving with 38 license suspensions has been arrested on a felony charge, authorities said Sunday, Oct. 4. Dillon P. Koonce, 30, of Albany, was pulled over on Crescent Avenue in Saratoga Springs around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 for an expired inspection, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said. An investigation into the stop revealed Koonce was driving with 38 suspensions imposed on 13 separate dates for failing to answer a summons, according to the sheriff’s office. Koonce was arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle…
Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs
Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs A police officer was held down and strangled after becoming heavily intoxicated during a family gathering at a cabin, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 9. Michael McGeehan, 44, a Middlesex Township Pennsylvania police officer and Shippensburg father of five, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a cabin at 7190 Dam Run Road in Cummings Township during the early morning hours of July 11, investigators wrote in the affidavit of probable cause. Paden Edward Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, has since been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, inv…
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout A former New York Jets executive is suing the team, claiming he was fired for speaking up about alleged sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai, then publicly smeared in an effort to destroy his reputation. Larry Fitzpatrick, who served as the Jets' vice president of ticket sales and services for more than 16 years, filed the lawsuit Friday, Oct. 2, in Bergen County Superior Court against the team, Elhai and team executive Eric Gelfand. The Jersey City resident claims he was fired Friday, July 25, 2025, just one day after meeting with team investigators about allegations involving E…
$90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Capital Region Ends With Long Prison Term: DA $90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Capital Region Ends With Long Prison Term: DA $90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Capital Region Ends With Long Prison Term: DA
$90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Capital Region Ends With Long Prison Term: DA A thief with seven prior felony convictions who stole $90,000 worth of valuables from a Capital Region home was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8, authorities said. Donald Law, 39, of Cohoes, got 10 years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Law and Ronald Horton, 46, broke into the home in Colonie on Dec. 30, 2025, and stole Rolex watches, a Cartier bracelet, an engagement ring, purses, and electronics, prosecutors said. The pair then took a bus to Troy to pawn the stolen property for c…
WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY
Watch: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY A state trooper jumped into the water and smashed through a sinking vehicle's sunroof to rescue a man trapped inside in a dramatic incident in Western New York that was captured on body camera footage.  The rescue happened at Cross Lake Marina in the Cayuga County town of Cato on Sunday, Oct. 4, around 2:37 p.m., New York State Police said on Thursday, Oct. 8.  On the day of the incident, Trooper Christopher Cady responded to the marina after receiving a report of a vehicle sinking at the boat launch with a man trapped inside. When Cady arrived, he immediately went into the w…
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support 21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support
21-Year-Old PA Marine Dies By Suicide Days After Cryptic Facebook Post; Family Seeks Support A 21-year-old Marine died by suicide days after posting a haunting message about death and recognition on Facebook, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, while his grieving family described the circumstances surrounding his death differently in a fundraiser for his funeral. James Arthur Henry Wikkerink, of Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest at 12:37 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio announced Thursday, Oct. 8. An autopsy conducted Thursday determined his manner of death was suicide, Buglio…
Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA
Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA A New Jersey man accused of practicing medicine without a New York license has been indicted for murder after a 27-year-old woman died about an hour after he gave her an IV injection during an "anti-aging procedure" at a Bronx wellness center, authorities said. Elizabeth Baron received what the New York Daily News described as an anti-aging injection at Bereshit Lifestyle Center in Riverdale. She was rushed unconscious and unresponsive to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, the outlet reports. Luis Rojas Cabrera, 56, allegedly administered the NAD+ intravenous injection to Baron at the bu…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…
Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game
Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game What started as a trip to Ohio for a Steelers game ended with a young Baltimore County father dead and his Maryland family grieving.  Officials confirmed late on Wednesday that the person who was pulled from the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was 24-year-old Phoenix Phillips, who was reported missing on Friday, Oct. 2, after attending the Browns game downtown. On Wednesday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office listed Phillips on its log. Phillips had last been seen in the 1400 block of W. 10th Street in Cleveland. Details about his disapearance have not been released. Hours before o…
Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports
Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports Graphic video shared by TMZ apparently shows a 46-year-old woman accused of masturbating on an American Airlines flight from Baltimore to Miami, according to published reports. Edgewater, MD resident Katy Inzer was identified in an incident report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office obtained by The Smoking Gun, which detailed the inappropriate actions aboard a Sept. 11 American Airlines flight. Approximately 20 minutes after taking off from Baltimore, a passenger alerted the flight crew, who reported witnessing the 46-year-old woman remove her pants and begin masturbating while making…
NY Man Accused Of Flashing Girls Near School Hurled Chair At Jail Window: Cops NY Man Accused Of Flashing Girls Near School Hurled Chair At Jail Window: Cops NY Man Accused Of Flashing Girls Near School Hurled Chair At Jail Window: Cops
NY Man Accused Of Flashing Girls Near School Hurled Chair At Jail Window: Cops A Capital Region man originally arrested for exposing himself to underage girls near an elementary school is facing new accusations, authorities said Sunday, Oct. 4. Tristan Sirchia, 30, of Greenfield, threw a chair into a window while locked up in Saratoga County jail on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the county sheriff’s office said. He caused damage in excess of $1,500, police said. Sirchia was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a felony, then arraigned in Milton Town Court and hauled back to county jail, authorities said. Back in March, Sirchia was arrested for an incident near Lake A…