Home Health Aide Who Forced Elderly NY Man To Write $18K In Checks At Knifepoint Learns Fate Home Health Aide Who Forced Elderly NY Man To Write $18K In Checks At Knifepoint Learns Fate
Home Health Aide Who Forced Elderly NY Man To Write $18K In Checks At Knifepoint Learns Fate A Bronx woman who terrorized an elderly Rockland County man while working as his live-in home health aide and forced him to write checks to herself has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors announced.  Delores Anderson, 60, was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 27, to five to 15 years in state prison on each of five counts of second-degree grand larceny. The terms will run concurrently, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II said on Wednesday. A jury convicted Anderson in May after a one-week trial, finding her guilty of coercing a 78-year-old man in Pearl River into ha…
NY Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing Boy For Years; More Victims Sought: Police NY Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing Boy For Years; More Victims Sought: Police
NY Daycare Worker Accused Of Abusing Boy For Years; More Victims Sought: Police A man is accused of sexually abusing a child for years while employed at a Westbury daycare center, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Jose Rodriguez, 49, of Glen Cove, was charged after a victim reported that Rodriguez inappropriately touched him starting in 2016 when he was 10 years old, the Special Victims Squad said in a release. The abuse allegedly continued until the boy was 13. On Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, Rodriguez walked into a Dunkin Donuts where the victim now works. After Rodriguez left the store, the victim contacted police, detectives said. Rodriguez was arreste…
‘Knockout Kings Of Comedy’ Star Reggie Carroll Identified As Shooting Victim ‘Knockout Kings Of Comedy’ Star Reggie Carroll Identified As Shooting Victim
‘Knockout Kings Of Comedy’ Star Reggie Carroll Identified As Shooting Victim Baltimore comedian Reginald "Reggie" Carroll has been identified by authorities as the victim in a fatal shooting last week in Mississippi.  The Southaven Police Department issued an update over the weekend, confirming that Carroll was the target of a shooting on Wednesday, Aug. 20.  According to police, officers were called to investigate a reported shooting on Burton Lane in Southaven, where they found the 52-year-old Carroll suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. One person was arrested and later charged with murder, officials said on Saturday, Aug. 23.  "Our thoughts our …
‘President Bone Spurs’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Torches Trump In Ugly Social Media War ‘President Bone Spurs’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Torches Trump In Ugly Social Media War
‘President Bone Spurs’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Torches Trump In Ugly Social Media War Maryland Gov. Wes Moore went toe-to-toe with President Donald Trump on Sunday in a no-holds-barred online slugfest that saw threats, nicknames, and Baltimore dragged into the middle of the fight. Days after Moore told the president to "keep our name out of your mouth," and invited the 79-year-old Trump to take a walk through Baltimore, the two were again at each others' virtual throats. "Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I 'walk the streets of Maryland' with him," Trump posted on Truth Social.  "I assume he is talking about out-of-c…
Paramount Pulls Plug On Dexter: Original Sin Paramount Pulls Plug On Dexter: Original Sin
Paramount Pulls Plug On Dexter: Original Sin Dexter: Original Sin just lost its second act, but the franchise’s pulse beats on.  Paramount is shifting its focus to Dexter: Resurrection, bringing Michael C. Hall’s antihero back to center stage. On Friday, Aug. 22, Paramount opted not to proceed with season two of Dexter: Original Sin after announcing a renewal in April.  The Hollywood Reporter says the 1991-set prequel had been idle since its first season wrapped, with no production start ever scheduled. Original Sin featured Patrick Gibson as a college-age Dexter and Christian Slater as Harry, mapping the code that turned …
'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In NY Learns Fate 'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In NY Learns Fate
'Our Future Was Taken': Man Who Fatally Stabbed Victim In Stomach In NY Learns Fate A 55-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars for a fatal stabbing that claimed the life of his known acquaintance during a Fourth of July dispute in Westchester.  Mount Vernon resident Nathaniel Hill, 55, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 21, to 16 years in state prison after pleading guilty in March to first-degree manslaughter in the killing of 40-year-old Bernard Potillo in July 2024, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Friday, Aug. 22.  The deadly incident happened on July 4, 2024, in White Plains, when Hill stabbed Potillo in the abdome…
ID Released Of Woman, 33, Found Shot Dead Inside Car On Parkway In NY (UPDATE) ID Released Of Woman, 33, Found Shot Dead Inside Car On Parkway In NY (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Woman, 33, Found Shot Dead Inside Car On Parkway In NY (Update) This story has been updated.  The woman discovered dead behind the wheel of a car on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester was killed by gunfire, authorities confirmed. According to the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office, 33-year-old Ariela Mejia-Polanco, who had addresses in both Westchester and Rockland counties, died from gunshot wounds. Her body was found around 8 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, inside a vehicle stopped on the eastbound Cross County Parkway near the Broad Street exit in Mount Vernon, Westchester County Police said. The discovery initially began when a patrol…
New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why
New Travel Advisory Issued By State Department For Mexico: Here's Why The US State Department has issued updated travel guidance for one of America’s closest neighbors, citing a mix of safety risks for visitors. The advisory that went live on Tuesday, Aug. 12 applies to Mexico, where officials say travelers should “exercise increased caution” because of threats that include terrorism, crime, and kidnapping.  It is classified as Level 2 on the agency’s four-tier alert system, which ranges from Level 1 (“exercise normal precautions”) to Level 4 (“do not travel”). According to the advisory, violent crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking,…
Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In NY, Police Say Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In NY, Police Say
Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In NY, Police Say A suspect was arrested and charged with murder just hours after a deadly shooting in Westchester, police said.  The incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, on the sidewalk near 30 Cliff St. in Yonkers, according to an announcement by the Yonkers Police Department from Monday night.  Officers arrived to find 41-year-old James Hardy of Yonkers with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Hardy and the suspect. During the argument, the suspect allegedly…
‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan
‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’: Trump Orders DC Homeless To Move ‘Immediately’ In Crime Crackdown Plan No more Mr. Nice Guy.  President Donald Trump's assault on Washington, DC, continued on Sunday morning as he continues to rally the masses before his grand announcement to eradicate crime in the nation's capital.  His latest post on social media both touts his much-anticipated press conference on Monday as he plans to target crime in DC — this time targeting the homeless population in a lengthy Truth Social post. Trump Truth Social "We're having a news conference tomorrow at the White House," Trump posted. "I'm going to make our capital safer and more beautiful than it eve…
2 Boats Stolen From Marina On Hudson River: Suspects At Large 2 Boats Stolen From Marina On Hudson River: Suspects At Large
2 Boats Stolen From Marina On Hudson River: Suspects At Large Police are investigating the theft of two boats from a marina in Rockland County. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 3, around 1 p.m. at Patsy’s Bay Marina, located at 9 Hudson Dr. in Stony Point, the Stony Point Police Department said in an announcement on Thursday, Aug. 7. Two Yamaha boats were taken from the property. Police also released images of two suspect vehicles connected to the theft.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Stony Point Police Detective Bureau at 845-786-2422 or email [email protected].  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily V…
Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: State Police Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: State Police
Adoptive Dad Stabs 13-Year-Old Son To Death: State Police A 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his adoptive father, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The attack happened inside a home on Louis Circle, Butler Township, (Luzerne County) around 6:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, according to PSP Hazleton. The boy was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton, where he was pronounced dead. The boy’s adoptive father caused multiple serious injuries to his head, chest, back, and hands over the course of several hours, while preventing him from leaving, investigatiors say. The 39-year-old dad, Cesar Delgadillo, from D…