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Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter
Man Survives Blast From Explosive Device Around His Neck During Boston Police Encounter A man in Boston set off an explosive device he was wearing around his neck while speaking with police about conspiracy theories.  Boston police confronted the emotionally distressed man around 1 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, near Mishawum and Main streets. The unnamed man told officers he did not feel well.  Officers noticed a wired device wrapped around his neck. He told them it was a bomb, according to a police report obtained by WCVB. Police attempted to calm him down, but he continued "rambling about the illegal and wrongful persecution of witches, many conspiracy the…
NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police
NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police A New York woman has been charged with murder for killing her husband, police said. Christine S. Clark, 43, of Hartford, attacked her spouse, James M. Clark, on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, New York State Police said. Investigators said Christine Clark attacked James Clark, also 43, with a box cutter to slice his body and slammed his head with a coffee mug, according to ABC affiliate WTEN. State troopers responded to the Clarks’ home around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday and found James Clark unconscious and suffering from life-threatening injuries, authorities said. He was rushed to Glens Falls Hos…
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's Motorcade Seen On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's heavily escorted motorcade was spotted traveling through the Hudson Valley on Thursday morning, Sept. 24, after he landed at New York Stewart International Airport ahead of an address to the United Nations, according to reports.  Netanyahu's motorcade was seen traveling on the New York State Thruway near Monsey in Rockland County on Thursday, Sept. 24, accompanied by multiple New York State Police vehicles, The Monsey Scoop reported.  The trip followed Netanyahu's arrival at New York Stewart International Airport in Orange County earlier…
Cops Hunt Man Who Swiped $1,400 In Lawn Gear From Suffolk County Home Depot Cops Hunt Man Who Swiped $1,400 In Lawn Gear From Suffolk County Home Depot Cops Hunt Man Who Swiped $1,400 In Lawn Gear From Suffolk County Home Depot
Cops Hunt Man Who Swiped $1,400 In Lawn Gear From Suffolk County Home Depot A man stole a lawnmower and a pressure washer from a Long Island Home Depot, and cops are still looking for him. The man took the Dewalt mower and pressure washer, valued at $1,400, on Saturday, Sept. 19 around 8:30 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 24. He was seen on surveillance cameras at the store on 401 Independence Plaza in Selden, but police have been unable to identify him. Cops are offering a cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms A man masturbating on a flight from New York to New Jersey left one woman no choice but to stand for the duration of the flight, as there were no other available seats, Daily Voice has learned. The incident was reported to flight attendants on a Sept. 3 flight operated by United Express partner Republic Airways from Rochester, NY to Newark Liberty Airport, a United Airlines spokesperson tells Daily Voice. "The customer stayed in the aircraft galley until returning to her seat for the landing," United said in a statement. "United Airlines staff members learned about it as customers were…
Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer
Ex-nfl Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Former NFL star Antonio Brown could receive probation instead of prison in a Miami shooting case under a plea deal his lawyer says Brown plans to accept. Brown, 38, is due in a Miami court on Sept. 30, and his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said prosecutors offered to reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge, CBS News Miami reported. Brown has not yet accepted the deal in court. The charge stems from gunfire after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025. If convicted, Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison, including a mandatory 20-year term.  Eiglarsh said the of…
68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue In Suffolk County: Police 68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue In Suffolk County: Police 68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue In Suffolk County: Police
68-Year-Old LI Kayaker’s Clamming Trip Turns Into Desperate Rescue In Suffolk County: Police Long Island police and good Samaritans rescued a 68-year-old kayaker who was in danger of drowning Wednesday, Sept. 23, cops said. The man was clamming in Great South Bay off the coast of Sore Thumb Beach in Babylon around 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. But the man’s kayak swamped and his waders filled with water, leaving him vulnerable to the current about a quarter-mile off the coast, police said. Bystanders stepped in to pull the man from the water and get him to a sandbar, cops said. They also called 911. Officers Christopher Maggio, Thomas Ciota, Kyle Pr…
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …
Bullet Flies In LI Apartment, Suspects Captured In Suffolk County: Cops Bullet Flies In LI Apartment, Suspects Captured In Suffolk County: Cops Bullet Flies In LI Apartment, Suspects Captured In Suffolk County: Cops
Bullet Flies In LI Apartment, Suspects Captured In Suffolk County: Cops A shooting on Long Island on Tuesday night, Sept. 22 sent one woman to the hospital and led to two arrests, police said. Alfredo Gonzalez, 43, and Donna Perez, 47, both of Baldwin, were cuffed following an investigation into the gunfire, the Nassau County Police Department said. A 28-year-old woman was wounded by a bullet to the leg and hospitalized following the shooting at a home in Baldwin, cops said. She was in stable condition, according to authorities. Gonzalez and a 25-year-old man got into an argument outside the residence around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, investigators said. Gonzalez the…
Suffolk Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury Suffolk Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury Suffolk Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury
Suffolk Daycare Worker Who Copped To Child Abuse Avoids Jail Time Despite Judge’s Fury A Long Island daycare worker who admitted to child abuse has avoided jail time. Megan Marchena, 27, of Massapequa, got five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree attempted assault of a child, according to online court records. Judge Timothy Mazzei lambasted Marchena at her sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 22 after she refused to speak, Newsday reported. “You don’t want to apologize to anyone for what you did?” Mazzei asked in disbelief, according to Newsday. Marchena was arrested in February and accused of assaulting a 17-month-old girl and an 18-month-old boy whil…
Suffolk Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators Suffolk Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators Suffolk Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators
Suffolk Church Stabbing That Put Victim On Ventilator Was Random, Unprovoked: Investigators A serious stabbing inside a Long Island church basement was unprovoked and random, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Daniel Escobar, 33, of Bay Shore, was indicted Wednesday for second-degree attempted murder in the attack on a 65-year-old man, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Escobar and the victim were attending a meeting at First United Methodist Church in Amityville on Friday, Sept. 11 when Escobar stabbed the victim in the neck “without provocation” around 8:30 p.m., the DA’s office said. The victim fled the scene and was found outside the church bleeding profus…
Bathroom Stall Snooping At Suffolk County Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police Bathroom Stall Snooping At Suffolk County Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police Bathroom Stall Snooping At Suffolk County Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police
Bathroom Stall Snooping At Suffolk County Mall Leads To Teen’s Arrest: Police A teenager was arrested for snooping on another man in a bathroom stall on Long Island on Tuesday, Sept. 22, police said. Antonio Masso, 18, of Mastic Beach, was inside a bathroom stall at Smith Haven Mall in Lake Grove around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when he reached over one wall to take pictures of a man in the next stall over, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The 42-year-old victim noticed the phone and confronted Masso outside the bathroom, leading a security guard to call police, authorities said. Masso was arrested and charged with felony second-degree unlawful surveillance, polic…