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Repeat Felon Who Burglarized Vassar College Housing, Local NY Businesses Gets Prison Repeat Felon Who Burglarized Vassar College Housing, Local NY Businesses Gets Prison Repeat Felon Who Burglarized Vassar College Housing, Local NY Businesses Gets Prison
Repeat Felon Who Burglarized Vassar College Housing, Local NY Businesses Gets Prison A repeat offender who broke into housing for Vassar College faculty and staff and committed a series of burglaries at Dutchess County businesses has been sentenced to 16 years to life behind bars, prosecutors said. Shawn Grey, 50, of Pleasant Valley, was sentenced for a burglary at the Orchard Lane Apartments in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  Grey was convicted in April of breaking into the residential complex at 51 Watson Road, which houses Vassar College faculty and employees, on Sept. 20, 2024. As Daily Voice prev…
Suffolk County Hit-And-Run: Cops Reveal Car Details In Hunt For Fleeing Driver Suffolk County Hit-And-Run: Cops Reveal Car Details In Hunt For Fleeing Driver Suffolk County Hit-And-Run: Cops Reveal Car Details In Hunt For Fleeing Driver
Suffolk County Hit-And-Run: Cops Reveal Car Details In Hunt For Fleeing Driver The details of a suspect vehicle in a Long Island hit-and-run crash were released Wednesday, Nov. 4 by police. Cops are searching for a dark blue Nissan Sentra manufactured between 2013-2017 with passenger side and front-end damage, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Police added it could be a similar vehicle to the Sentra. The suspect vehicle struck a pedestrian around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 in Hampton Bays, then fled the scene and left the victim bleeding and unconscious in the road, police said. By Wednesday, the victim was in stable condition, according to authorities. The …
Cause Of Death Revealed For NY College Student, Friend After Hiking Tragedy Cause Of Death Revealed For NY College Student, Friend After Hiking Tragedy Cause Of Death Revealed For NY College Student, Friend After Hiking Tragedy
Cause Of Death Revealed For NY College Student, Friend After Hiking Tragedy The cause of death for a New York college student who died while hiking in Colorado was released Tuesday, Nov. 3. Jackson Donlon, 20, of Queensbury, and his friend Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridegeway, CO, fell “a substantial distance” to their deaths while climbing West Apostle Mountain, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s office announced. Donlon and Matsuda were both experienced outdoor enthusiasts studying at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, officials said. Donlon graduated from Queensbury High School in 2024. “In most similar cases that have led to a devastating conclusion we find it easy …
Garbage Truck And Pickup Truck Collide Outside Suffolk County Post Office, Police Say Garbage Truck And Pickup Truck Collide Outside Suffolk County Post Office, Police Say Garbage Truck And Pickup Truck Collide Outside Suffolk County Post Office, Police Say
Garbage Truck And Pickup Truck Collide Outside Suffolk County Post Office, Police Say A garbage truck and a pickup truck collided outside a Long Island post office, sending one man to the hospital on Wednesday, Nov. 4, police said. A 45-year-old East Hampton man was traveling eastbound on Montauk Highway in a 2013 Ford pickup when he attempted to turn left into the Amagansett post office around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. The pickup crashed into a 2000 Isuzu garbage truck traveling westbound, cops said. A different 45-year-old East Hampton man was operating the garbage truck and taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital with a serious …
20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Hits Curb, Telephone Pole In Suffolk County Crash: Police 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Hits Curb, Telephone Pole In Suffolk County Crash: Police 20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Hits Curb, Telephone Pole In Suffolk County Crash: Police
20-Year-Old Motorcyclist Hits Curb, Telephone Pole In Suffolk County Crash: Police A 20-year-old Long Island motorcycle rider was hospitalized with serious injuries following a one-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 3, police said. The biker, a Copiague man, lost control of his 2026 Kawasaki motorcycle while traveling westbound on Montauk Highway through Copiague around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He left the roadway, hit a curb, and then struck a telephone pole, cops said. First responders rushed the man to Good Samaritan University Hospital for treatment, according to authorities. Police impounded the Kawasaki for a safety check,…
Local Long Island Election Flips Democrat For Second Time In 120 Years Local Long Island Election Flips Democrat For Second Time In 120 Years Local Long Island Election Flips Democrat For Second Time In 120 Years
Local Long Island Election Flips Democrat For Second Time In 120 Years A local Long Island election produced a stunning result Tuesday night, Nov. 3. Democrat Joe Scianablo defeated Republican incumbent John Ferretti in the race for Hempstead Town Supervisor, according to Newsday. It is only the second time in 120 years that a Democrat won the job. With 96.2% of precincts reporting, Scianablo tallied 141,674 votes to Ferretti’s 131,515, according to official Nassau County data. Ferretti called Scianablo to concede the race, Newsday reported, setting up the end of his one-year term as town supervisor. The only victory for Democrats in the Hempstead Town Super…
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps A father pushed his two children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping in a murder-suicide that prompted two elementary schools to close, officials said. Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James Lynch, 8, and Caroline Lynch, 6, were identified as the three people found dead in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, officials said. Caroline had Williams syndrome, her mother, Anna DeMase Lynch, shared in a 2024 Facebook fundraiser for the Williams Syndrome Association. “Our beautiful daughter, Caroline, has Williams syndrome and the WSA nonprofit is our greatest supp…
25-Year-Old Suffolk Motorcycle Rider Hospitalized After Slamming Into F-150, Police Say 25-Year-Old Suffolk Motorcycle Rider Hospitalized After Slamming Into F-150, Police Say 25-Year-Old Suffolk Motorcycle Rider Hospitalized After Slamming Into F-150, Police Say
25-Year-Old Suffolk Motorcycle Rider Hospitalized After Slamming Into F-150, Police Say A 25-year-old motorcycle rider was seriously injured in a crash Tuesday night, Nov. 3 on Long Island, police said. The biker, a Center Moriches native, was riding a 2025 Kawasaki Z900 southbound on Poospatuck Lane in Mastic around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. As he approached the intersection with Shinnecock Avenue, he collided with a 2012 Ford F-150 that was turning left, police said. He was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to authorities. The pickup driver, a 23-year-old Riverhead man, was not injured …
NY AG James Taps 'Diddy' Prosecutor To Lead Cornell Gang Rape Investigation NY AG James Taps 'Diddy' Prosecutor To Lead Cornell Gang Rape Investigation NY AG James Taps 'Diddy' Prosecutor To Lead Cornell Gang Rape Investigation
NY AG James Taps 'Diddy' Prosecutor To Lead Cornell Gang Rape Investigation A former federal prosecutor who helped oversee the criminal case against Sean "Diddy" Combs has been tapped to lead the high-profile investigation into an alleged sexual assault at a Cornell University fraternity house.   Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan and a Cornell graduate, will lead the investigation into allegations stemming from an October 2024 incident at the university, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  The investigation centers on allegations made by a former Cornell student, identified in court docume…
Ballot Counting To Begin After Election Day Scanner Failures In Westchester County Ballot Counting To Begin After Election Day Scanner Failures In Westchester County Ballot Counting To Begin After Election Day Scanner Failures In Westchester County
Ballot Counting To Begin After Election Day Scanner Failures In Westchester County Paper ballots cast in Westchester County during an Election Day voting machine failure will begin being counted on Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, election officials announced.   The Westchester County Board of Elections will begin counting the ballots at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, after widespread scanner problems prevented voting machines from accepting paper ballots across the county on Tuesday, Nov. 3.  According to the Board of Elections, the ballots were secured after polls closed at 9 p.m. Tuesday and were being transported under police supervision from polling places to the boa…
NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat
NJ Congressman Who Switched From Democrat To Republican Concedes Seat Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew has conceded to Democrat Zack Mullock in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District Mullock, the mayor of Cape May, unseated the four-term incumbent in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election. The race has not been called by any major outlets.  The victory marks a political shift in a district that the Cook Political Report had rated "Likely Republican." Van Drew was first elected to Congress as a Democrat in 2018 before switching to the Republican Party in 2019 during President Donald Trump's first impeachment. The 2nd Congressional District includes Atlantic, C…
Democrats Flip Senate: DDHQ Democrats Flip Senate: DDHQ Democrats Flip Senate: DDHQ
Democrats Flip Senate: Ddhq Democrats have won back control of the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects. Democrats have already flipped six Senate seats: North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas, Decision Desk HQ projects, with toss-up seats remaining in Alaska and Maine.  In Kansas, Adam Hamilton defeated Sen. Roger Marshall, the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the Sunflower State in 94 years, while Annie Andrews upset Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina. In Texas, James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the first time Democrats won a statewide race in the Lone Star…