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Hanukkah Shooting: Man Who Opened Fire Outside NY Synagogue Gets Years In Prison
A man who fired a shotgun outside an Albany synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah in 2023 has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in February to a federal hate crime for the Dec. 7, 2023, incident at Temple Israel, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Alkhader took an Uber to the synagogue, walked up the front steps, pulled a shotgun from a duffel bag, and fired two rounds into the air while shouting “Free Palestine.” Adults and children were inside at the time, but no one was injured.
He had planned to shoot out the syna…
Social Services Clerk Extorted Daycare Providers For Cash In NY, DA Says
A Westchester County Department of Social Services employee is facing charges for allegedly demanding cash bribes from daycare providers in exchange for processing reimbursement checks meant to support families in need, prosecutors announced.
Cheryl Spencer, 61, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, August 5, in White Plains City Court on five counts each of third-degree bribe receiving, fourth-degree criminal solicitation, and official misconduct, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to the DA's Office, Spencer, a Senior Audit Clerk …
2 Arrested After Unlicensed Daycare Found In NY: 69 Kids Found At Unsafe Site, Cops Say
Two people face charges in connection with an unlicensed daycare found operating in two neighboring homes in Rockland that had unsafe and overcrowded conditions, police announced.
Both Aron Altman, 35, and Chana Altman, 35, both of Pomona, were arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child following a raid at 86 and 96 Maple Ave. in New City earlier this month, the Clarkstown Police Department announced on Friday, July 25.
According to police, these locations were the scene of a search warrant execution conducted on Monday, July 7, amid concerns about an …