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Retired Firefighter, Wife Found Dead At Upstate NY Home: Report
A spokesperson for the Ulster County Sheriff's Office has identified the couple found dead in a Plattekill home as a retired fire chief and his wife.
James "Jimmy" Brugger, 66, and his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger, 54, were found dead in the Milton Turnpike home, Lt. Collin Reynolds said.
"The investigation is active at this time, however we don’t have any reason to believe there is any danger to the public," Reynolds said.
According to MidHudson News, Brugger retired from the Poughkeepsie Fire Department in 2025 after more than 27 years on the job. His fire service began as a Platte…
NY Teacher Who Admitted Raping Teen Student Ripped By Judge At Sentencing: ‘Twisted Fantasy’
A Capital Region high school teacher was living in a “twisted fantasy, false reality” when he started a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old student, a judge said at his sentencing hearing Friday, Aug. 21.
Drake Galarneau, 36, of Cohoes, got four years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree rape, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
“What sort of twisted fantasy, false reality were you living in, sir, to think this was appropriate or somehow right for you as a teacher to have a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student?” Judge Roger McDonough as…
Trusted Aide Looted $138K From Unsuspecting Long Island Senior: Police
A Long Island home health aide stole $138,000 from her elderly client, even financing a car loan by stealing her identity, police said Friday, Aug. 21.
Doris Chou, 56, of Oakland Gardens, opened five credit card accounts and took out the car loan in the name of a 69-year-old woman she was caring for in Garden City Park, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The victim was unaware of the theft, which occurred between Nov. 17, 2023, and Nov. 21, 2024, investigators said. Chou piled up $138,000 before she was stopped, cops said.
Chou surrendered to police on Friday and was charged with si…
15-Year-Old Girl Sexually Abused At Suffolk Hospital By Nurse’s Aide: Police
A Long Island hospital employee sexually abused a 15-year-old girl while she was being treated, authorities said.
Trever Lauriano, 36, of Wyandanch, used his position as a nurse’s aide at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip to abuse the teenager, the Suffolk County Police Department said Friday, Aug. 21. He has since been fired, according to the hospital.
Another hospital employee called 911 to report sexual abuse by Lauriano that occurred on Monday, Aug. 3, police said. The girl was a patient at the hospital’s behavioral health unit, authorities said.
Lauriano was arrested Fr…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home.
Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
Drunk Driver Slammed Tree, Ran Away After Collision In Suffolk County: Police
A drunk driver crashed his car on Long Island, then fled the scene Thursday night, Aug. 19, police said.
Sergio J. Nunezvela, 25, of Riverside, was behind the wheel of a Ford van that crashed into a tree near Bellows Pond Road and Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays around 10 p.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Nunezvela and other occupants of the vehicle fled the scene after the collision, but they were located shortly afterward by responding officers, police said.
Investigators determined Nunezvela was intoxicated and arrested him at the scene, holding him overnight for arraig…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21.
Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
Suffolk Man Who Fought Two Cops, Grabbed Taser Found Guilty: Authorities
A Long Island man has been convicted of assaulting two police officers at the end of a car chase, authorities said.
Terrell Harris, 39, of Hampton Bays, was found guilty Thursday, Aug. 20 on two counts of second-degree assault and several other charges, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Harris fled from a call for service at his Hampton Bays residence on Oct. 19, 2025, leading a responding officer to Hampton Bays Library, authorities said. The officer realized Harris had warrants for DWI and unlicensed vehicle operation, according to prosecutors.
When the cop exited his v…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria.
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story).
Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
NY Man Admits Murdering Girlfriend, Triggering Adirondack Manhunt: Authorities
A New York man admitted to stabbing his girlfriend to death then fleeing last year, leading to a multicounty manhunt across the Adirondack Mountains, authorities said.
Anthony Bechand, 54, of Cohoes, copped to second-degree murder in the killing of 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez on Sept. 13, 2025, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Bechand faces 20 years to life behind bars as part of his plea deal, prosecutors said. His sentencing hearing was set for Oct. 30.
Rodriguez’s body was found Sept. 14, 2025, after a family friend walked into her home, investigators said. Cohoes Pol…
0.315 Grams Of Cocaine Could Equal 45 Years Behind Bars For Suffolk Dealer: Authorities
A Long Island man with a lengthy criminal history was convicted of selling cocaine to an undercover cop three times, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20.
Ishmel Owens, 34, of Freeport, faces up to 45 years in prison because of his previous record, the Suffolk County District attorney’s office said.
Cops began investigating Owens in April 2025 and set up an undercover operation, in which he sold a total of 0.315 grams of cocaine to an officer at three separate meetups on April 24, April 30, and May 30 of that year, prosecutors said.
Owens was arrested on Jan. 14, 2026, in Inwood, Nassau Coun…
Suffolk Woman Stabbed, Strangled By Husband, Attacker’s Case Ends In Prison Time: DA
A Long Island man who admitted to stabbing and strangling his wife in their bed was sentenced to prison time on Thursday, Aug. 20, authorities said.
Rodolfo Alvarez, 35, of Central Islip, got 18 years for attempted murder and several other crimes, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim “survived that brutal attack and will no longer have to worry about her safety while this defendant serves many years in prison,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said.
Alvarez pleaded guilty in the case on April 28, nearly two years after he was first arrested in September 2024, accordi…
Serial LI Fraudster Stole $7K From Woman In Fake Rental Deal: Police
A serial fraudster on Long Island is facing more charges for renting out a home she didn’t own, police said Thursday, Aug. 20.
Aurelia Soogea, 39, of West Hempstead, was arrested again Wednesday, Aug. 19 and hit with more charges in her fraud scheme across Nassau County, the county police department said.
In the latest case, investigators said Soogea rented a home on Meadowbrook Road to a 49-year-old woman on Friday, July 17, according to police. She collected $7,000 for rent and a security deposit that day, authorities said.
But Soogea did not actually own the home, and the true homeowner…
Teen Pedestrian Badly Injured Crossing Busy Suffolk Road After Midnight: Cops
A Long Island teenager was seriously injured while crossing a roadway early Thursday, Aug. 20, police said.
The 17-year-old boy was walking across Route 25A near Chestnut Street in Mount Sinai around 12:55 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said.
An 18-year-old man driving a 2020 Acura westbound in the left lane struck the 17-year-old victim, police said.
The 17-year-old, who lives in Mount Sinai, was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. The 18-year-old, a Miller Place resident, was not injured in the collision, cops said.
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