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Off-Duty CT Police Officer, Passenger Mom Of 3 Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
An off-duty Bridgeport police officer and his passenger were killed when their motorcycle collided head-on with a Jeep, leaving the other driver hospitalized with serious injuries.
Cooper Whiteside, 38, of Danbury, and Brittany Islami, 34, of New Milford, died in the 2:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, crash on Sugar Hollow Road in Danbury, according to police.
Danbury officers arrived to find Whiteside, who was riding the Harley-Davidson, and Islami dead in the roadway. The Jeep Compass sustained severe front-end damage. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was rushed to Danbury Hospital wit…
Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say
Three drunk drivers crashed their vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, July 12 in the Hamptons, police said.
All three incidents were single-car wrecks, and none of the drivers suffered serious injuries, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. All three were charged with DWI and violating traffic laws.
The first incident occurred on Seabreeze Avenue near Montauk Highway in Westhampton, police said. Marcelo Juarez Ajcuc, 36, crashed around 5:30 p.m. while traveling southbound toward the highway, and responding officers determined the Westhampton native was drunk, authori…
Mineola Man Charged With OUI Months After Friend's Fatal Connecticut Canoe Accident
A 20-year-old Connecticut native who died after a canoe capsized was the kind of person coaches called "the kind of player every younger athlete looked up to, the kind of teammate who made the dugout lighter, and the kind of person you never forget." Months later, the friend who was with him on the water has been charged with boating under the influence, police said.
Dominick Joseph Tocci, a Woodstock college student, died after the canoe overturned on Lake Hayward in East Haddam on March 21, police said. Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, was charged with boating under the inf…
NY Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Sheriff
A man is accused of shooting his own dog with a shotgun, killing the animal in upstate New York, authorities announced.
Daniel J. Van Aken, 28, of Providence, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, following an investigation into an animal cruelty complaint received by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, July 1, according to a media release issued Sunday, July 12.
Investigators said Van Aken shot his dog with a shotgun "with no justifiable purpose," causing the animal's death.
The shooting allegedly happened on Fish House Road in the Town of Providence on Sunday, June 29, sheriff…
Teen Scooter Rider Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into SUV, Pole On Long Island: Police
A 19-year-old motorized scooter rider was seriously injured after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop, crashing into an SUV, and slamming into a utility pole on Long Island, police said.
Albert Jose Rosario Duran, of Copiague, was riding a 2025 Racestar scooter southbound on Great Neck Road in Copiague when First Precinct officers attempted to stop him at approximately 12:05 p.m. Friday, July 10, Suffolk County Police said.
Rosario Duran refused to pull over and attempted to evade officers, according to investigators.
About eight minutes later, at approximately 12:13 p.m., Rosario Duran coll…
NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice.
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Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
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Gift Card Fraudster Who Mocked Elderly Victim Sentenced In $2.2M Scam: Feds
A Chinese gift card scammer’s $2.2 million fraud that resulted in a conviction in New York has him headed to federal prison, authorities said.
Jun Wang, 64, was sentenced to five years and 10 months behind bars on Tuesday, July 7 in Albany federal court, the Justice Department said.
In a secretly recorded conversation during the fraud, Wang spoke about an elderly victim with an FBI agent and told them, “The only loser is this lady,” and “Other than this lady, everybody’s happy,” investigators said.
Wang was part of a multinational money laundering conspiracy in which his role was to redeem…
Homeless LI Man Fought Cops, Damaged Tombstone In Evening Mayhem: Police
A homeless Long Island man threw rocks at cars and desecrated a tombstone before brawling with cops Tuesday night, July 7, police said.
Michael Laraque, 31, was standing at Huntington Rural Cemetery and chucking rocks at passing vehicles around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said. He damaged three vehicles and broke a window at Laura’s Dance Studio across the street, investigators said.
When officers arrived, Laraque ran into the cemetery, knocked over and damaged a tombstone, then fought with the cops before he was taken into custody, according to police.
Laraque …
NJ K-9 Officer Left Dogs In Car For 7 Hours With Windows Closed — Then They Died: Prosecutor
A Salem County Sheriff's Officer is facing charges after two K-9s died after he left them in the car all day with the windows up, authorities announced Tuesday, July 7.
On Friday, May 9, Cody Henderson left K-9s Rip, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, and Boomer, a 6-year-old Springer Spaniel, unattended for approximately seven hours with the vehicle powered off, despite a known malfunction with the vehicle's air conditioning system, and the K-9 heat alert system had been manually turned off, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. Those conditions resulted in the dogs…
Teen Kidnapped, Beaten, Held At Motel With Box Cutter: Nassau County Police
A Queens man is accused of kidnapping a 19-year-old woman, beating her, threatening her life, and holding her against her will inside a Long Island motel, Nassau County police announced Tuesday, July 7.
Balraj Singh, 28, of Richmond Hill, allegedly terrorized the victim during a series of domestic incidents that occurred between June 15 and Tuesday, July 7, according to Nassau County detectives.
Singh repeatedly threatened the woman both verbally and electronically, leaving her fearful for her life, police explained. He then allegedly ordered her to meet him at a specific location and get …
NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With Nypd, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials
An 18-year-old New Jersey teen has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say he exchanged gunfire with NYPD officers during a Fourth of July violence reduction operation in Brooklyn.
Camani Bartletto, 18, of 22 Dean St., was arrested at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Monday, July 6, within the confines of the 77th Precinct, the NYPD said.
The charges stem from an incident at approximately 4:14 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, near St. Johns Place and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, where officers assigned to a Mobile Field Force detail were parked in an unmarked police vehicle, an NYPD …
Caught Red-Handed In Nassau Mall: Three Burglars Arrested On Long Island, Police Say
Three young men were arrested for an early morning burglary at a Long Island mall, police said.
Omar Flores, 21; Isiah Rodriguez, 20; and Shea Velazquez, 19, were caught inside Sunrise Mall in Massapequa around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, June 19, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops responded to the mall for reports of three males inside the building after hours, police said. They realized multiple doors had been damaged and located the three suspects at the scene, investigators said.
Velazquez, of Clermont, FL, was found in possession of a speed loader with six bullets, authorities sa…
Six Hidden Gambling Machines, $1,600 Seized In Nassau Store Raids: Police
Two Long Island convenience stores were busted with hidden illegal gambling machines, leading to two arrests, police said.
Investigators searched the two Roosevelt shops — Good Food & Shake and Stop & Go Food Market — during a “quality of life” initiative on Monday, July 6, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops found two illegal gambling machines with $1,276 at Good Food & Shake and arrested Erick Hernandez Martinez, 33, of Freeport, according to authorities.
Officers then found four illegal machines with $390 at Stop & Go and cuffed Rafael Rodriguez, 63, of Union…
