Abused Dog Found With Open Wounds, Fly Infestation In Suffolk County: Authorities Abused Dog Found With Open Wounds, Fly Infestation In Suffolk County: Authorities
Abused Dog Found With Open Wounds, Fly Infestation In Suffolk County: Authorities A Long Island man was arrested after his dog was found infested with flies and suffering from open wounds, authorities said. Cecilio Matthews, 50, of Bellport, was charged with several counts of animal cruelty under state and county laws, the Suffolk County SPCA said Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators determined earlier in the month that Matthews had failed to care for his 10-year-old mutt, Seven, leaving the dog neglected in a yard, according to the SPCA. Seven was found underweight, infested with flies, and with open wounds to his ears and neck, the SPCA said. He was taken to a local anim…
Rutgers Dean Placed On Leave Following  'Disturbing' Upskirt Accusation, University Says Rutgers Dean Placed On Leave Following  'Disturbing' Upskirt Accusation, University Says
Rutgers Dean Placed On Leave Following 'Disturbing' Upskirt Accusation, University Says A Rutgers University dean has been placed on leave amid accusations he surreptitiously took recorded "upskirt" videos while working at the school, university officials said. Joshua Kohut, 51, of Cranbury, dean of research at Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice announced. “The defendant is alleged to have used his mobile phone to record ‘upskirt’ videos without his victim’s knowledge,” Davenport said. “An invasion of privac…
Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report
Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report A New York City journalist who says she grew up with Lindsay Clancy is going viral after cameras caught her smiling and winking from the courtroom during the Massachusetts mother's triple-murder trial. Brittany Romano, a Wallingford, CT, native, was seated in the courtroom gallery wearing a green dress and Vanity Fair media credentials on Monday, Aug. 24, when a live Court TV camera panned toward her. The moment quickly spread across social media, drawing backlash from viewers. Romano later said she was laughing because of her personal connection to Clancy and that the two had looked at eac…
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From PA Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From PA Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From PA Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors A New York man who posed as a federal employee to steal more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Pennsylvania woman — and was later caught with a gold bar hidden in his sock — is headed to jail, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Zhong Ren, 45, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Todd Brown to six to 23 months in county jail after pleading guilty to stealing $555,892 worth of gold from an Ephrata woman, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Ren pleaded guilty on July 31 to theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft by un…
Nassau Refuses To Retreat From ICE Deal Despite New Law, Hochul Declares ‘Bring It On’ Nassau Refuses To Retreat From ICE Deal Despite New Law, Hochul Declares ‘Bring It On’
Nassau Refuses To Retreat From ICE Deal Despite New Law, Hochul Declares ‘Bring It On’ Nassau County is one of two counties across New York that did not comply with a new law banning cooperation between local cops and ICE, according to officials. The “Local Cops, Local Crimes Act” has been trumpeted and pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat whose top opponent for reelection in November is Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. Tuesday, Aug. 25 was the deadline for all law enforcement agencies across the state to withdraw from agreements with ICE. The new law does not stop local cops from working with ICE on criminal matters but does ban cooperation on immigratio…
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…
Dua Lipa Visited New York For Her Birthday Weekend — See Where She Celebrated Dua Lipa Visited New York For Her Birthday Weekend — See Where She Celebrated
Dua Lipa Visited New York For Her Birthday Weekend — See Where She Celebrated International superstar Dua Lipa celebrated her 31st birthday in Columbia County, NY. The “Levitating” singer and her husband, Callum Turner, shared photos Monday, Aug. 25 from Art Omi in Ghent. “Birthday weekend,” Lipa captioned the 20-photo Instagram post. “Thank you for all the love and the wishes!!! ready for my next lap around the sun...it just keeps getting better.” View this post on Instagram Several of the snaps showed Lipa and Turner exploring the 120-acre artists’ park, which includes giant sculptures and at least 60 works spread ac…
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star The family of a soccer player stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” told him to do it is speaking out, calling the 18-year-old's killing a “parent’s worst nightmare” as nearly $60,000 has poured in to build a legacy in her name. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare. It has been devastating for family, friends, and the whole community,” Karoline Heintz's family said in a statement released through Pennsylvania State Police. “Karoline was loved by all. She was a kind, smart, beautiful girl. We want justice for our ‘sweet’ Karoline.” The family asked for privacy as they …
Suffolk Jail Guard Who Forced Prisoner Into Sex Act In Camera Blind Spot Headed Behind Bars: DA Suffolk Jail Guard Who Forced Prisoner Into Sex Act In Camera Blind Spot Headed Behind Bars: DA
Suffolk Jail Guard Who Forced Prisoner Into Sex Act In Camera Blind Spot Headed Behind Bars: DA A Long Island jail guard who forced an inmate to perform oral sex on him was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 25, authorities said. Jason Middleton, 37, of Central Islip, got 18 months in prison for third-degree criminal sex act, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The sentence was part of a plea deal Middleton took back in June. Between June 5, 2023, and Aug. 14, 2023, Middleton escorted an inmate into a utility walkway between jail cells that he knew to be a blind spot in security camera coverage at Suffolk County jail in Riverhead, then forced the prisoner to perform oral sex on h…
Homeless LI Man Attacks Laundromat Employee At 1 a.m., Slams Phone: Police Homeless LI Man Attacks Laundromat Employee At 1 a.m., Slams Phone: Police
Homeless LI Man Attacks Laundromat Employee At 1 a.m., Slams Phone: Police A homeless Long Island man attacked a laundromat employee and snatched the victim’s phone early Tuesday, Aug. 25, police said. Kevin Jemerson, 48, walked into Laundry Palace in West Hempstead around 1 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. Jemerson approached a 41-year-old man working at the business and struck him with his hands, police said. The man retreated to an “employee-only” area of the laundromat to call 911, but Jemerson followed, cops said. In the backroom, Jemerson took the man’s phone from him and threw it on the ground, then fled the scene, investigators said. No inj…
NYC Teen Killed In LI Motorcycle Crash Remembered For ‘Genuine Way Of Loving Others’ NYC Teen Killed In LI Motorcycle Crash Remembered For ‘Genuine Way Of Loving Others’
NYC Teen Killed In LI Motorcycle Crash Remembered For ‘Genuine Way Of Loving Others’ The 19-year-old Queens man killed in a motorcycle crash on Long Island is being honored by family and friends in a fundraiser. Dario Marsalek, of Astoria, was “full of life and had a beautiful spirit. He loved his family and friends deeply, enjoyed traveling and going on adventures, and embraced every moment life gave him,” organizers wrote in a GoFundMe. Marsalek was traveling northbound on the Wantagh State Parkway just south of the Goose Creek Bridge in Wantagh on Sunday, Aug. 23 when he crashed into a guardrail, New York State Police said. Both Marsalek and a passenger on the bike were…
NY Firefighters Condemn Past Chief After Wife's Death In Murder-Suicide At Upstate Home NY Firefighters Condemn Past Chief After Wife's Death In Murder-Suicide At Upstate Home
NY Firefighters Condemn Past Chief After Wife's Death In Murder-Suicide At Upstate Home Two Hudson Valley fire departments are condemning a past member and longtime former firefighter who authorities said shot and killed his wife before taking his own life in Ulster County.  Both the City of Poughkeepsie and Plattekill fire departments have addressed a Plattekill murder-suicide that left both former firefighter James "Jimmy" Brugger and his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger, dead.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office determined that James Brugger, 66, shot Mindy, 54, multiple times inside their Milton Turnpike home in Platteki…