Yonkers Driver With Toddler Was Nearly 2X Legal Limit: NYSP Yonkers Driver With Toddler Was Nearly 2X Legal Limit: NYSP
Yonkers Driver With Toddler Was Nearly 2X Legal Limit: Nysp A Yonkers man was arrested after New York State Police said he was caught driving drunk with a 2-year-old child in his vehicle in Northern Westchester, authorities said. Troopers spotted a vehicle traveling south on Route 9 in Cortlandt in violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, according to New York State Police. While interviewing the driver, identified as 34-year-old Artemio Martinez Gonzalez of Yonkers, troopers observed signs of intoxication, police said. Standardized field sobriety tests were administered, and investigator…
NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say
NY Woman Ran Sex Trafficking Ring Out Of Boston-Area Brothels, Feds Say A New York woman and Chinese national has been federally indicted after prosecutors accused her of running an alleged sex trafficking operation out of residential brothels in the Boston area. Zengzeng Liu, 40, of Flushing, New York, also known as "Bella," is accused of managing an international operation beginning no later than August 2025. Investigators say women, many of them foreign nationals from Japan, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, were recruited to travel to the Greater Boston area to engage in commercial sex acts, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. She is…
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Girl, 13, In Bronx Park: NYPD Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Girl, 13, In Bronx Park: NYPD
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Girl, 13, In Bronx Park: Nypd A 36-year-old Westchester County man has been arrested for rape after allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in a Bronx park, police said. Yonkers resident Abundio Hernandez Cantu, 36, was arrested on Monday, June 29, in connection with the incident, which happened in the Bronx on Tuesday, June 23, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  According to police, at around 10 p.m. on the day of the incident, a 13-year-old girl had been on board a BX9 MTA bus going northbound when she was approached by a man. When she and the man left the bus near Broadway and West 261 Street, h…
Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute
Retired NJ Army Sgt Killed In Florida Walmart Parking Spot Dispute A 62-year-old retired Army staff sergeant from New Jersey was shot and killed in Florida following a dispute over a parking space on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., officers responded to a Walmart in North Lauderdale and found Bart Diguglielmo, a Hammonton native, suffering from a gunshot wound, Broward Sheriff's Office said. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Prior to the shooting, Diguglielmo was involved in an argument over a parking space with a woman, the sheriff's office said in a statement. The woman, who was…
Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Hudson Valley Wetlands Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Hudson Valley Wetlands
Drone, GPS Help Rescuers Find Stranded Kayaker In Hudson Valley Wetlands A kayaker stranded near a Sullivan County marsh was safely rescued after emergency crews used drone technology and GPS coordinates to quickly pinpoint his location.  The rescue began at 9:11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when Sullivan County 911 received a call from a kayaker in distress on the Basha Kill Marsh in Wurtsboro, according to the Westbrookville Volunteer Fire Company. The kayaker had managed to reach shore somewhere between Haven Road and the Bashakill Vineyards & Winery on South Road, but was unable to make it back to the roadway through the dense wetlands, the depar…
Maine Woman Accused In Multi-County Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Hudson Valley Banks: Police Maine Woman Accused In Multi-County Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Hudson Valley Banks: Police
Maine Woman Accused In Multi-County Identity Theft Scheme Targeting Hudson Valley Banks: Police A Maine woman is facing felony charges after police said she stole thousands of dollars from a victim's bank account and targeted multiple bank branches across the Hudson Valley.  Alisha Maxcy, 36, of Augusta, Maine, was arrested following an identity theft investigation led by the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department, the department announced on Wednesday, July 1.  The investigation began on Thursday, June 18, when a Croton-on-Hudson resident reported that an unknown woman had withdrawn a large amount of money from her bank account during three separate transactions at a bank branc…
Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In Hudson Valley, Injuring Firefighters (UPDATE) Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In Hudson Valley, Injuring Firefighters (UPDATE)
Crash Knocks Fire Truck Into Home In Hudson Valley, Injuring Firefighters (Update) This story has been updated.  A fire department rescue truck responding to an emergency on the Hudson River crashed into an occupied home in Rockland County after being struck by another vehicle, injuring firefighters and civilians.  The crash happened at around 12:06 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, as the Thiells Fire Department's Underwater Search and Rescue truck was responding to a reported boating accident near the West Haverstraw Marina on the Hudson River, Thiells Fire Chief Jeffrey Kahn said in an update on Thursday morning. While on the way to the scene, the rescue truck was s…
2 Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash After Car Crosses Double Yellow In Orange County (UPDATE) 2 Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash After Car Crosses Double Yellow In Orange County (UPDATE)
2 Seriously Hurt In Head-On Crash After Car Crosses Double Yellow In Orange County (Update) Two people were seriously injured in a head-on crash after a driver crossed the double yellow lines on a roadway in Orange County, police said.  The collision happened at around 12:40 a.m. on Monday, June 29, at the intersection of Route 208 and Orange and Rockland Road in Monroe, New York State Police said in an announcement on Wednesday, July 1.  A preliminary investigation found that a 54-year-old Monsey resident was driving a Nissan southbound on Route 208 with one passenger when he crossed over the solid double yellow line into the northbound lane.  Police said the Niss…
'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': NYPD Detective Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens In NY 'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': NYPD Detective Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens In NY
'I'm Going To F****** Kill You': Nypd Detective Guilty Of Pointing Gun At Teens In NY An off-duty NYPD detective from Putnam County has been found guilty of threatening three teenagers while pointing his loaded service weapon at them during a road rage incident in Northern Westchester, prosecutors said. John O'Connell, 37, of Patterson, was convicted Wednesday, July 1, following a non-jury trial in Somers Town Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  O'Connell was found guilty of 12 charges, including three counts of second-degree menacing, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of third-degree menacing, and&nbs…
Jet Ski, Trailer Stolen From Orange County Home — Police Seek Information Jet Ski, Trailer Stolen From Orange County Home — Police Seek Information
Jet Ski, Trailer Stolen From Orange County Home — Police Seek Information Police are asking for information regarding a jet ski and trailer stolen from an Orange County home last month.  Both a Sea-Doo Model 10MC jet ski and the 2025 Triton trailer it was attached to, Model LTWCI-X, were stolen from a City of Newburgh home sometime on June 7, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 1.  The department is now asking anyone with information about the theft or current location of the jet ski and trailer to call Detective Layne at 845-569-7511. More information about the theft was not released.  Thi…
Carjacking Suspect Driving Wrong Way Slams Head-On Into Cop Cruiser In NY — Still At Large Carjacking Suspect Driving Wrong Way Slams Head-On Into Cop Cruiser In NY — Still At Large
Carjacking Suspect Driving Wrong Way Slams Head-On Into Cop Cruiser In NY — Still At Large Police in Westchester County are searching for a carjacking suspect who they say collided head-on with a cop vehicle while driving the wrong way in the Bronx, then tried hitting another officer before fleeing the scene.  The incident began at around 10:17 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, when Yonkers officers began pursuing a suspect vehicle connected to an earlier carjacking, according to Yonkers Police. The vehicle continued into the Bronx, where the suspect collided head-on with a marked Yonkers Police car while driving the wrong way on a Mosholu Parkway exit ramp, the department sai…
Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators
Mom Kidnapped, Killed While Delivering Mail On Route: Investigators A US Postal Service mail carrier and mother of two was kidnapped and killed while delivering mail just months after her husband's death, authorities said. Brandi Reynolds, 35, was found dead at about 4:16 p.m. on Friday, June 26, the US Postal Inspection Service said in a news release. Her body was discovered in Hays, North Carolina, about 90 minutes west of Greensboro. William Durham, 56, was arrested in connection with Reynolds' death. He was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, NBC News reported. Durham was accused of unlawfully restraining R…