Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island
Woman, Baby Killed In Boat Crash Off Liberty Island A 46-year-old Manhattan man has been charged after a boat overturned near Liberty Island, killing a 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old baby, authorities said. Manuel Hernandez was arrested at 2:27 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, within the NYPD's 72nd Precinct, and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, an NYPD spokesperson said. The incident began around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, when police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel near Liberty Island within the 1st Precinct, authorities said. The NYPD Harbor Unit, SCUBA Team and Aviation Unit responded to the scene…
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit
Suspect Slapped With 5,500+ Charges For Raping Teen 'Almost Daily' For Years: Affidavit A Pennsylvania man accused of raping a teenage girl "almost daily" for years is facing thousands of criminal charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 7. Nicholas Allen Spencer, 37, of Clearfield, was charged following an investigation that began when a 16-year-old girl went to Pennsylvania State Police to report sexual messages she said she had been receiving from him, according to the affidavit. The teen arrived at the PSP Clearfield station with a parent on Sunday, May 17, and showed investigators messages Spencer had sent her that day, investigators w…
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say
Manhunt Over: Cops Capture Son Wanted In Father's NY Killing, Police Say A multi-day manhunt for a man accused of killing his 70-year-old father and setting his Orange County home on fire ended after tips from the public led New York State Police to him, authorities said. Thomas D. Ryan, 32, was taken into custody at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, following a coordinated search in Schoharie County, State Police said. Ryan was wanted in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 6 homicide of his father, Robert Ryan, at his home at 512 Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville, police said. Robert "Bob" Ryan was born May 14, 1956, to Catherine and David Ryan o…
Woman Identified After Deadly Fall Under Moving Bus In NY: Police (UPDATED) Woman Identified After Deadly Fall Under Moving Bus In NY: Police (UPDATED)
Woman Identified After Deadly Fall Under Moving Bus In NY: Police (Updated) A 66-year-old woman has been identified after she was killed apparently tripping and falling beneath a moving bus in Albany on Friday, Aug. 7. Cynthia M. Riggins, of Albany, was identified Monday, Aug. 10 as the victim, the Albany Police Department said. The crash happened near New Scotland Avenue and Morris Street around 3:15 p.m., according to Albany police. Officers responding to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian and a Capital District Transportation Authority bus found the woman seriously injured in the roadway, police said. Riggins was treated at the scene by the Albany Fire …
Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…
Video Shows Fire Ripping Through Westchester Structure Video Shows Fire Ripping Through Westchester Structure
Video Shows Fire Ripping Through Westchester Structure A video shows an inferno engulfing a structure in Westchester on Friday evening, Aug. 7. The footage from the scene at 87 Haweks Ave. in Ossining was shared by the Piermont Fire Department. Initial and unconfirmed reports say that the four-alarm blaze started as a lightning strike.  Daily Voice has reached out to the Ossining Fire Department for details.
VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…
Man Breaks Into Ex's NY Home, Attacks Her — Now Faces Attempted Murder Charge, Cops Say Man Breaks Into Ex's NY Home, Attacks Her — Now Faces Attempted Murder Charge, Cops Say
Man Breaks Into Ex's NY Home, Attacks Her — Now Faces Attempted Murder Charge, Cops Say A man is facing an attempted murder charge after police say he broke into his ex-girlfriend's Orange County home and violently attacked her before fleeing.  The incident happened in New Windsor on Thursday, Aug. 6, just before 10:30 p.m., when officers responded to a home on Chestnut Avenue for a reported domestic incident, the New Windsor Police Department announced on Friday, Aug, 7. Arriving officers found a woman suffering from injuries sustained in what police described as a violent attack.  According to the department, the woman told officers that her ex-boyfriend had broke…
Pickup Driver Takes Down Sidewalk Light, Leaves In Hudson Valley: Officials Pickup Driver Takes Down Sidewalk Light, Leaves In Hudson Valley: Officials
Pickup Driver Takes Down Sidewalk Light, Leaves In Hudson Valley: Officials A Northern Westchester town official is asking for the public's help identifying a driver who allegedly knocked down a sidewalk light and then left the scene, leaving the town facing a costly repair bill. The incident happened in Croton Falls on Wednesday, Aug. 5, North Salem Town Supervisor Warren Lucas said in a post on Friday, Aug. 7.  According to Lucas, the driver of a white pickup truck was traveling through the hamlet when the vehicle struck one of the town's sidewalk lights on the way out, breaking the pole.  The driver stopped briefly following the incident but then cont…
Thieves Enter 7 Vehicles In Early Morning Break-In Spree In Putnam County Thieves Enter 7 Vehicles In Early Morning Break-In Spree In Putnam County
Thieves Enter 7 Vehicles In Early Morning Break-In Spree In Putnam County Thieves entered several unlocked cars in an early-morning larceny spree across several residential streets in Putnam County, police said. The incidents happened in Mahopac between around 3:37 a.m. and 5:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, in the Lake Casse, Lake Drive, and Ridge Road neighborhoods, Carmel Police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. According to police, seven vehicles across four streets were entered during the roughly 90-minute period. All seven vehicles had been left unlocked, the department said. Police did not say what, if anything, was stolen from the vehicles or whether a…
DWI, 500+ Tickets Come From State Park Crackdown At Popular NY Destinations DWI, 500+ Tickets Come From State Park Crackdown At Popular NY Destinations
DWI, 500+ Tickets Come From State Park Crackdown At Popular NY Destinations As families enjoyed their summers at popular Hudson Valley state parks, authorities were busy conducting an enforcement sweep — leading to hundreds of tickets and even a drunk driving arrest.    The enforcement actions were part of the statewide Buckle Up New York "Parks Occupant Safety Initiative," which ran from Monday, July 6 through Thursday, Aug. 6, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 7. In the Hudson Valley, the initiative targeted Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown, Westchester County, and Lake Taghkanic State Park in Columbia County. The detail f…