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‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades
A New York man who admitted to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death and severely injuring their two young daughters will spend the next three decades behind bars. Drew Garnier, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Delaware County Court on Tuesday, May 13, for the death of his 29-year-old wife Samantha. The September 4, 2024, attack occurred inside the family’s home on Houck Road in Masonville. Garnier repeatedly stabbed Samantha and the children, according to prosecutors. Samantha died while the two young girls, though gravely injured, survived the attack. While reading his …
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Stillborns, Organs From Harvard Sold Across State Lines: DOJ Secures Guilty Plea
A Berks County man has pleaded guilty to trafficking human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School’s cadaver program, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, May 16, 2025. Joshua Taylor, 46, of Wernersville, admitted to transporting stolen human body parts across state lines and reselling them in Pennsylvania as part of a shocking, multi-year black-market operation. The U.S. Department of Justice says the body parts—meant for education and medical research—were transported from Massachusetts to New Hampshire and then into Pennsylvania, where they were resold. Stolen Remains Included Or…
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FBI Leaving DC Headquarters, Director Kash Patel Announces
The FBI is leaving its longtime headquarters in Washington, DC, and relocating around 1,500 workers, according to the agency's director, Kash Patel. The J. Edgar Hoover Building, a low-rise office building located on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, has been the FBI's home base since 1975. Patel said there were 11,000 FBI employees in a 50-mile radius around Washington, DC. "That's a third of the workforce," Patel told Fox Business in an interview on Friday, May 16. "A third of the crime doesn't happen here. So we're taking 1,500 of those folks and moving them out. "Every state is getting a plus u…
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PA Man Extradited For NY Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Police
A Pennsylvania man has been extradited and will be arraigned for the shooting death of a Florida husband outside a Long Island hotel, Nassau County Police announced late Thursday, May 15. Santana Sgroilin, 22, of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, is accused of gunning down Jorge Vazquez, 35, of Tampa, Florida, outside the Extended Stay America hotel at 905 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage around 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, police said. Vazquez was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Nassau County Police paramedics. After nearly a month on the run…
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$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In US Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ
A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history has admitted in U.S. court to smuggling dozens of guns—including fully automatic machine pistols—back into Canada, federal prosecutors say. Durante King-Mclean, 26, of Cambridge, Ontario, pleaded guilty in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 14, to conspiracy to traffic firearms after a Pennsylvania traffic stop exposed a shocking weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to the Canadian border. He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said. Among them were stolen weapons, …
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‘Son Of Sam’ Detective, Former Giants Farmhand Laid To Rest In NY At 93
A towering figure in New York City law enforcement — whose name became forever linked with some of the most infamous cases in the city’s history — was laid to rest this week on Long Island. Joseph Borrelli, the retired NYPD Chief of Detectives who helped crack the terrifying Son of Sam case and led some of the department’s most high-profile investigations over four decades, died Wednesday, May 7, at the age of 93 following a brief illness, according to his obituary. Borrelli, who was born in Brooklyn, began his career with the NYPD in 1959 after serving two years in the Army and spending se…
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Popular Influencer Shot, Killed During Livestream At Her Mexico Beauty Salon
A popular 23-year-old social media influencer was shot and killed while doing a livestream at her beauty salon in Mexico. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, in Zapopan, part of the metro area of the western city of Guadalajara. The victim, Valeria Marquez, had 229,000 followers on Instagram, and some of the videos she posted on TikTok were viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. She was streaming on TikTok when the incident occurred. According to initial investigations, she was at her establishment when a man entered the premises and apparently fired a …
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NY Man Plotted To Kill Romantic Rival, Feed Body To Pigs In Twisted Murder-For-Hire Scheme
A New York man who plotted to kill his romantic rival and dispose of the body on a pig farm pleaded guilty in federal court. Albany County resident Jeal Sutherland, 57, of Colonie, admitted to orchestrating a murder-for-hire scheme targeting the father of a child shared with Sutherland’s then-partner, the US Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday, May 14. Sutherland used his cell phone between November 2024 and January 2025 to arrange the victim’s murder, prosecutors said. As part of the twisted plot, he offered to forgive a debt owed by the would-be hitman and also agreed to pay an undercov…
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Rapper Praised By Snoop Dogg, LGP Qua Shot Dead In Robbery Attempt
A rising voice in Philadelphia’s hip-hop scene was silenced in a deadly shooting on Mother’s Day, police announced on Monday, May 12. Qidere Johnson, 30, better known as the socially conscious rapper LGP Qua, was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt near M Street and East Luzerne Street in Juniata Park at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, authorities said. Two masked men allegedly tried to snatch the gold chains from around Johnson’s neck when one opened fire, striking him once, according to police. His friend rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:56 p…
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David Hadsell, Mario Sierra Charged In Root Teen Kidnapping
Two New York men are facing kidnapping charges after picking up a teen they met on social media without permission, police said. David Hadsell and Mario Sierra, both 20, were arrested on Tuesday, May 6, following an investigation by New York State Police. Troopers in Montgomery County were called at around 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, for a report of a missing teenager in the town of Root, police said. The teen had connected with Sierra on social media and was picked up that evening by both Sierra and Hadsell—without the knowledge or permission of the child’s guardian, according to police. Con…
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'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank:
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Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records. Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported. According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…
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Employee Steals $90K From Restaurant In Capital Region, Police Say
A Capital Region woman is facing charges after allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from her employer. Ashley Hervieux, 38, was arrested in April following an investigation by the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office, the agency revealed Tuesday, May 6. Deputies determined that Hervieux, of Queensbury, stole over $90,000 from a Saratoga Springs business during a three-year period, police said. While the sheriff’s office did not name the victim's business, relatives of the owner confirmed on social media that the thefts occurred at the Thorn and Roots restaurant, located on Marion …
Police & Fire
Former No. 1 High School Football Recruit Accused Of Killing Man In Florida Bar: Police
A former top football recruit for the University of Maryland is accused of opening fire inside a packed Florida bar, killing one man and injuring a bartender during a wild late-night brawl, police say. Avantae Traeviyon Williams, 24, of DeLand, Florida — once ranked the No. 1 safety in the country coming out of high school — has been arrested for second-degree murder in connection with the deadly shooting at McCabe’s Bar, according to the DeLand Police Department. The chaos erupted around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, when a fistfight broke out between several men inside the bar on North Am…
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Assistant Fire Marshal Rapes Girl At Knife-Point, During Break-In At PA Home: Affidavits
The assistant fire marshal for Cheltenham Township is facing rape and burglary charges after a violent series of events across two counties, prosecutors announced on Monday, April 28. Albert Sergio Jr., 59, of Souderton, is accused of sexually assaulting a minor female relative at knife-point after she got out of the shower on Friday, April 25, 2025, according to affidavits of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 29. Investigators said the victim encountered Sergio standing naked in the hallway of a West Walnut Street home, armed with a knife. She screamed and attempted …
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Couple Beaten, Bound In Lamborghini During Violent Connecticut Kidnapping: What Happened Next
A Danbury couple was brutally attacked and kidnapped while house-hunting in their own community, federal authorities said, during a crime that shocked the quiet, upscale neighborhood in late summer 2024. A new report from The New York Times shines a light on what happened that day. Sushil and Radhika Chetal were looking at homes when their Lamborghini Urus was boxed in on a leafy residential street. A white Honda Civic slammed into them from behind, and a white Ram ProMaster van cut them off from the front, trapping their SUV, according to Danbury police. Original Daily Voice Report: Crypt…
Politics
Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Approve Of Trump's Handling Of Economy: New Poll
A new poll finds what Americans think about how President Donald Trump is managing the economy as he nears the 100-day mark of his second non-consecutive term. Just 37 percent of respondents said they support Trump’s approach to economic issues, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, April 23. That marks a sharp drop from the 42 percent approval rating measured shortly after his Monday, Jan. 20 inauguration, and the lowest economic approval level Trump has recorded in either term. The survey highlights growing unease over Trump’s aggressive economic strategy, which …
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Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years:
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A Florida man who sextorted children across the globe, including six minors in Central Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Thursday, April 24. Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 35, an Ecuadorian national most recently residing in Miami, was handed the decades-long sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion after being convicted on two counts of "Production of Child Pornography", according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sandoval exploited children in a calculat…
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Dad Beaten Dead With Baseball Bat Was Defending Teen Daughter On Easter: Prosecutor
A 55-year-old Millville man and his 17-year-old son were charged on Monday, April 21, after killing a father and assaulting his teen daughter over the weekend, authorities said. On Saturday, April 19, Gus Serbeck's daughter was assaulted by the 17-year-old, referred to as J.H. at the teen's Leamings Mill residence in Millville, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The next day, Serbeck and his daughter went to their house to confront Eric Hannah about the assault, Webb-McRae said. J.H. and Serbeck met at the front door and began physically fighting, Webb-McRae said. …
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19-Year-Old College Student Firebombed Tesla Dealership While On Spring Break, Feds Say
A college freshman on spring break is now facing federal charges after allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla dealership, torching two Cybertrucks in a late-night firebombing. Owen McIntire, 19, of Kansas City, Missouri, who attends college in Boston, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, April 18. Prosecutors say the charges stem from a Monday, March 17 blaze at the Tesla Center in Kansas City, where he’s accused of using incendiary devices, including one that didn’t detonate, to start a fire that destroyed two vehicles worth more than $100,000 eac…
Business
500,000 Bees Killed By Trespasser In Midnight Massacre At Virginia Honey Farm
Someone snuck onto a Virginia bee farm in the dead of night, locked the gates behind them with heavy-duty chains, and poisoned more than 60 beehives—killing thousands of pollinators and sparking a criminal investigation. Deputies in Stafford County were called to Rock Hill Honey Bee Farms on Pinto Lane around 4 p.m. Monday, April 14, after the property owner made the gruesome discovery. Officials confirmed that at least 50 hives had been hit and said the investigation is active and ongoing. Farm officials say that 500,000 bees were killed. The farm says the attack happened late Sunda…
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Man Stabbed Outside Rotterdam Restaurant; Suspect On The Run
A suspect is on the run after stabbing a man outside a restaurant in the Capital Region, police said. The Schenectady County incident happened early Saturday morning, April 12, outside the Sliderz Bar & Grill in Rotterdam, located on Guilderland Avenue, according to Rotterdam Police. A man walked into the emergency room at Ellis Hospital suffering from a stab wound at around 4 a.m. Hospital staff then contacted Schenectady County law enforcement. An investigation found that the man got into an altercation outside Sliderz Bar & Grill and was stabbed in the torso, police said. The…
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Arsonist Sets PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence On Fire
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were forced to evacuate their residence as an arsonist set the governor’s residence ablaze while they slept overnight. The blaze broke out at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in North Front Street in the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement they has confirmed that the fire was a deliberate act of arson. The alleged arsonist has since been identified and arrested, click here to read our full report. The Shapiro family was located in a different part of the mansion and was safely evacuated…
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Walmart Employee Kills 2, Including Co-Worker, During Shooting Spree Near Atlanta
Tragedy struck a Walmart store in a shooting spree involving a worker. Two people are dead and another is critically injured after the chain of events unfolded in the early overnight hours on Friday, April 11 in Covington, Georgia, located about 40 miles east of Atlanta. The Newton County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to the store around 1:30 a.m. after it had closed for business, discovering one worker fatally shot and another in grave condition. A preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect exited the premises to retrieve a firearm before returning to the building. …
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MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To NY: Prosecutors
An alleged MS-13 gang member who had been on the run for more than a year is back on Long Island, accused in a brutal kidnapping and stabbing of a 15-year-old boy. Josue Zepeda-Padilla, age 28, of Huntington Station, was extradited from North Carolina and arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 8, stemming from a brutal 2024 gang attack at the abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood. The teen victim was lured to the Huntington Train Station on the morning of Jan. 6, 2024, by a group of alleged members and associates of the MS-13 Huntington Criminal Locates Salvatrucha,…
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Travel Advisory Issued For Bahamas By State Department: Here's What To Know
Thinking of heading to The Bahamas? You may want to pack a little extra caution. The US State Department has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for The Bahamas, urging Americans to “exercise increased caution” when visiting the Caribbean destination due to crime, beach safety risks, and boating concerns. Level 2 means travelers should remain alert and take extra precautions. It is the second of four advisory levels used by the US government to help Americans assess safety risks when visiting other countries. The advisory, updated on Monday, March 31, specifically highlights violent crimes, i…
Police & Fire
'Do You Like This?' NY Creep Touching Genitals Asks CT Teens 30 Miles From Home, Cops Say
A 33-year-old New York man is facing multiple charges after police say he exposed himself to teen girls in at least two Connecticut towns. Dylan Tuz, of Pawling, NY was identified as the driver of a red Nissan Altima that circled Wilton's town center about eight times in an hour on Saturday, March 29, local police said. During this time, Tuz called over a 14-year-old girl and her friend, saying, "excuse me," police said. When they looked over, Tuz was touching his genitals and asked the teens if they "liked this," police said. One of the girls' fathers called the cops, they said. Ridgefiel…
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Mom Stabs 16-Year-Old Son During Argument In Schenectady, Police Say
A Capital Region mother is accused of stabbing her teenage son. Schenectady Police responded to a residence on State Street near Furnam Street for a report of a stabbing shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Officers located a 16-year-old boy with a non-life-threatening stab wound to his arm. An investigation found that the boy’s mother, 36-year-old Ashley Young, stabbed him during a dispute, police said. Young was arrested on suspicion of assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
Politics
Luigi's Law: Proposed Ballot Measure Sparked By Alleged Murderer Targets Insurance Industry
A proposed California ballot measure aimed at limiting how much control insurance companies have over doctors’ treatment plans is drawing criticism after being named for the man accused of fatally shooting a healthcare CEO in New York last year. The “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act” initiative would make it illegal for insurers to “delay, deny or modify any medical procedure or medication” recommended by a doctor if the patient could suffer serious consequences—including “disability, death, amputation, permanent disfigurement, loss or reduction of any bodily function,” according to …
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Ten-Hour Standoff: Knife-Wielding Man 'Menaces' Troopers, Damages Cruiser In Capital Region: PD
A man was arrested following a 10-hour standoff with police in the Capital Region. The ordeal began when troopers in Greene County responded to a Cairo residence on Blackhead Mountain Road for a suicidal man at around 3:20 p.m. Friday, March 21. When they arrived, 42-year-old Nicholas Cassillo, of Round Top, was uncooperative and became combative, New York State Police said. At one point, Cassillo “menaced” the officers with a large knife and a metal object, and damaged a trooper’s vehicle before retreating into the home, according to police. Crisis negotiators from the agency’s Bureau o…
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Serious Safety Risk Warning Issued For Americans In Mexico On Spring Break
As spring breakers head to Mexico, the US State Department is warning travelers about serious safety risks. Related story - US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning Recent incidents involving American tourists have raised alarms, necessitating immediate attention from those planning trips south of the border. Travelers are urged to remain vigilant and informed to ensure their safety during this popular travel season. Important Safety Concerns Every year, thousands of US citizens visit Mexico for spring break, drawn by its beautiful beaches and vibrant culture…
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US Travel Advisory Expanded: These 23 Nations Now Under Warning
In a significant move to safeguard American travelers, the US Department of State has updated its travel advisory system, identifying 23 nations where heightened caution is urged. The advisory system evaluates a range of risks, including crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health threats, and natural disasters. The State Department reviews Level 1 and 2 advisories annually, while Level 3 and 4 warnings are reassessed every six months. According to a department statement, "A Travel Advisory will also be updated anytime there is a change in US government posture, normally as it relat…
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