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NY Man Wearing Suggestive Shirt Arrested For Child Porn: State Police NY Man Wearing Suggestive Shirt Arrested For Child Porn: State Police NY Man Wearing Suggestive Shirt Arrested For Child Porn: State Police
NY Man Wearing Suggestive Shirt Arrested For Child Porn: State Police A New York man was arrested on child porn charges Tuesday, Oct. 6 following a search of his home, police said. Robert J. Bush, 50, of Gouverneur, was wearing a shirt that read: “TO DO LIST: YOUR MOM” when he was arrested, according to a photo released by New York State Police. Authorities searched Bush’s home in the early morning hours Tuesday and found evidence that led to Bush facing charges of possession and promotion of child porn, state troopers said. He was arraigned in Gouverneur Town Court and booked into St. Lawrence County jail, according to authorities. The investigation is ongo…
Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Hudson Valley Prompts Investigation Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Hudson Valley Prompts Investigation Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Hudson Valley Prompts Investigation
Altercation Between Town Supervisor, Highway Super In Hudson Valley Prompts Investigation A Rockland County town has launched a formal workplace violence investigation after an altercation between two top officials at a press conference was caught on video.  The incident involved Clarkstown Highway Superintendent Bob Milone and Town Supervisor George Hoehmann during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to a statement released by the Town of Clarkstown on Friday, Oct. 9.  The press conference had been held to discuss the start of construction on repairs to the Congers Lake Trailway, a project Daily Voice previously reported on.  However, the event too…
‘Boy Meets World’ Star Will Friedle Rushed To Hospital After He Began Peeing Blood ‘Boy Meets World’ Star Will Friedle Rushed To Hospital After He Began Peeing Blood ‘Boy Meets World’ Star Will Friedle Rushed To Hospital After He Began Peeing Blood
‘Boy Meets World’ Star Will Friedle Rushed To Hospital After He Began Peeing Blood "Boy Meets World" star Will Friedle opened up about a recent health scare after he began urinating blood and his face turned a ghostly white color.  The Hartford-born actor, who played Eric Matthews, older brother to Cory, shared his account on the “Pod Meets World” podcast Thursday, Oct. 8. Doctors diagnosed him with a kidney stone. Friedle, 50, said he first spotted the blood during a bathroom trip in the middle of the night. He and his wife, Susan Martens, decided to go to the hospital after she noticed his pale face, according to Page Six. He was still dealing with the stone when …
Hearing Set On Bid To Remove NY AG Letitia James From Cornell Gang Rape Investigation: Report Hearing Set On Bid To Remove NY AG Letitia James From Cornell Gang Rape Investigation: Report Hearing Set On Bid To Remove NY AG Letitia James From Cornell Gang Rape Investigation: Report
Hearing Set On Bid To Remove NY AG Letitia James From Cornell Gang Rape Investigation: Report A judge has scheduled a hearing to consider whether New York Attorney General Letitia James should be removed from the investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University after one of the accused men challenged her appointment as special prosecutor, according to reports.  The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. in Monticello, Los Angeles Magazine reported on Friday, Oct. 9.  The legal challenge was filed by Gillio Lopes, one of seven men accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting a former Cornell student at the university's Chi Phi fraternity hou…
'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…
Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods
Flames Engulf Barn In Garrison, Threaten Nearby Buildings, Woods A massive fire tore through a barn in Putnam County that was being used as a workshop, threatening nearby buildings and woods.   The blaze broke out at 979 Old Albany Post Rd. in Garrison on Thursday, Oct. 8, the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company announced on Friday, Oct. 9.   Firefighters were dispatched to the property at around 7:44 p.m. following a report of a fully involved barn fire. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames consuming the structure, prompting a first alarm and a request for more tankers to help supply water.  The department said crews wo…
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…
Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff
Man Threatens Victim At Elks Lodge In Putnam County, Then Flees To Woods: Sheriff A man was arrested after threatening a victim at a Putnam County Elks Lodge, refusing to leave, and fleeing into the woods when deputies arrived, authorities said. The incident happened at the Brewster Elks Lodge on Route 22 in Southeast on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  Deputies responded to the property after receiving a report of a man who was refusing to leave and threatening the person who called authorities. When deputies arrived, the man ran toward a wooded area in an apparent attempt to get away, the Sheriff's Office said.  Howev…
2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Hudson Valley, Police Say 2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Hudson Valley, Police Say 2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Hudson Valley, Police Say
2 Shoplifters Caught In Back-To-Back Chases At Macy's In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two men were arrested in back-to-back incidents after police said they were caught stealing merchandise from the same Macy's store in Westchester County.  The arrests happened at Macy's in the Cross County Center in Yonkers on Friday, Sept. 18, Yonkers Police announced on Friday, Oct. 9.  The department said Officer Steven Velasquez was patrolling the shopping center when he encountered the first suspect, Michael Silvera, 45, of Mount Vernon, who tried to leave Macy's with more than $300 worth of unpaid merchandise.  When Velasquez confronted him, Silvera took off running, p…
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…
Nearly $100K Scheme: NY Woman Accused Of Defrauding Insurance Companies Nearly $100K Scheme: NY Woman Accused Of Defrauding Insurance Companies Nearly $100K Scheme: NY Woman Accused Of Defrauding Insurance Companies
Nearly $100K Scheme: NY Woman Accused Of Defrauding Insurance Companies A Westchester County woman is facing numerous felony charges after prosecutors said she submitted fake medical bills to two major insurance companies and collected nearly $100,000 in reimbursements over almost three years.  Dobbs Ferry resident Jackie Crino, 46, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8, following an investigation, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Prosecutors said Crino submitted fraudulent insurance claims to UnitedHealthcare and Cigna between May 2022 and February 2025, seeking reimbursements for medical services that were never performed.&nb…
No Gun Found In Woods After Armed Man Seen Near Middle School In Hudson Valley: Police No Gun Found In Woods After Armed Man Seen Near Middle School In Hudson Valley: Police No Gun Found In Woods After Armed Man Seen Near Middle School In Hudson Valley: Police
No Gun Found In Woods After Armed Man Seen Near Middle School In Hudson Valley: Police Days after an armed man was seen near a Dutchess County middle school and taken into custody, police are saying they found no firearms or any other concerning items as part of an intense search of wooded areas near the campus.  The searches followed an incident involving Hyde Park resident Daniel M. Prospero, 54, near Haviland Middle School and Ralph R. Smith Elementary School on Monday, Oct. 5, Hyde Park Police said in an update on Thursday, Oct. 8.   Since the incident, officers have searched wooded areas surrounding both schools, the Hyde Park Central School District's bus…