Driver, Parents Charged In Death Of CT 4-Year-Old Akari Cortes In Manchester
Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of 4-year-old Akari Cortes, including the driver who struck the child and her parents, police said.
Akari was hit near East Center and Munro streets in Manchester at 4:36 a.m. on June 10, police said.
Manchester police officers and firefighters performed lifesaving measures before Akari was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
Tarequl Ambia, 49, of Manchester, was identified as the driver. He was charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, reckless driving, driving …
Man Sexually Assaulted Girl Starting When She Was 8 In Spring Valley, Police Say
A Rockland County man is behind bars after an 18-year-old woman told police she had been repeatedly sexually assaulted by him when she was a young child, authorities said.
Freddy Chicaiza-Quinde, age 44, of Suffern, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 19, following an investigation, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
The investigation began on Wednesday, Aug. 12, when the woman reported that an adult man had sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions when she was 8, police said.
Detectives identified Chicaiza-Quinde as the alleged assailant an…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged In Lebanon: 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…
Teacher Pinches Nonverbal Students In Hyde Park, Arrested: Police
A teacher at a Dutchess County school is facing charges after police said he pinched two nonverbal students.
Hyde Park resident Ibrahim Mohammed, 54, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 14, following an incident at the Abilities First Hyde Park Education Center in Hyde Park Elementary School, New York State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 17.
According to the agency, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, Mohammed pinched two nonverbal students.
Following an investigation, Mohammed was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, poli…
Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Point Pleasant Arrest
Matthew Geroni turned to TikTok, hoping strangers would help save his wife from ICE custody. Instead, they reminded him why she was there, and with little sympathy.
Gerroni, of Brick Township, filmed a TikTok video of himself crying as he drove just after his wife, Kaitlyn Tracey, had been arrested after police said she hit a child in an argument over patriotic sweatpants on the Point Pleasant boardwalk. The sweatpants had the words "ICE" and "Trump" on them, according to NJ Advance Media.
In his video, Geroni explained that Tracey, a 33-year-old Canadian national, was being detai…
Nazareth Dad Was On THC When He Left His 14-Month-Old Daughter In His Hot SUV To Die: Affidavit
A Pennsylvania father with active THC in his system has been charged with murder after police say he left his 14-month-old daughter in a hot SUV for hours while he worked, leading to her death, as authorities announced at a press conference on Thursday, July 2.
Daniel Jeffrey Moist, 38, is charged with Third-Degree Murder, Involuntary Manslaughter, Endangering the Welfare of Children, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Leaving a Child Unattended in a Motor Vehicle, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta announced following a Thursday, July 2, news conference.
Moist was…
Sex Offender, 45, Assaulted Boy In Mahwah Twice: Prosecutor
A 45-year-old Hawthorne man has been arrested on accusations that he sexually assaulted a boy, authorities said on Friday, June 26.
The boy, who was between the ages 13 and 16 and accompanied by his mother at the Mahwah Police Department, told investigators that he communicated with Jason Herskovitz over Snapchat, according to charging documents from the Bergen County Prosecutors Office obtained by Daily Voice.
The boy said that he and Herskovitz met up twice, police filings say. Both times, the boy performed oral sex on Herskovitz, according to the complaint.
On Wednesday, June…
Missing New Rochelle Boy Reunited With Mother, Father Arrested After Year-Long Search (Update)
A 12-year-old boy who had been missing for more than a year after authorities said he was taken by his father during a custody dispute in Westchester County has been safely reunited with his mother, police announced.
Dwight Richards, 54, was arrested on Monday, June 15, following a lengthy missing child investigation that began in March 2025, New Rochelle Police said on Tuesday, June 16.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the boy, King Richards, was reported missing in March 2025 after police said his father failed to return him following a court-related custody proceed…
Teen Escapes Huntington Alley Rape, Climbs Fence To Call 911 As Suspect Searches For Her: DA
A 16-year-old girl escaped an alleged rape, climbed a fence while partially unclothed, and called 911 as the suspect searched for her in New York, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 16.
Antonio Melendez Reyes, 59, was indicted after the attack on New York Avenue on Saturday, June 6, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
The teen was walking home when Melendez Reyes allegedly approached her and repeatedly asked for her phone number, prosecutors said. After she refused, he allegedly forced her into an alley and sexually assaulted her.
The girl escaped during t…
Family Member Stabbed Repeatedly As Child Hid In Closet During St. James Attack: DA
A violent attack inside a Long Island home left a family member seriously injured while a child hid nearby, prosecutors announced on Thursday, June 11.
Daniel Spector, 42, of Smithtown, has been indicted on attempted murder, burglary, and other charges after allegedly breaking into a family member's home and launching a brutal assault, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
The attack happened on the morning of Thursday, May 28, in St. James, according to the investigation. Prosecutors say Spector went to the residence despite a court-issued order of p…
Infant Dies From Dehydration, Malnourishment In DC Apartment; Mother Charged With Murder: MPD
A young mother is facing a murder charge after her two infant children were found suffering from severe neglect inside their Southeast DC home, according to police.
One of them did not survive.
Valencina Duke, 25, has been charged with the murder of 13-month-old Mazouri Jones, who was found in January with her 13-month-old brother inside an apartment suffering from dehydration and malnourishment, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
On Sunday, Jan. 18, officers were called to the 4700 block of Southern Avenue SE, where there were reports of an unconscious child. Inside, they fo…
Dad Who Caused Daughter's Fentanyl Death In Poughkeepsie Gets Prison Time
A man who admitted causing the fentanyl-related death of his 16-month-old daughter in Dutchess County will spend years in prison.
Poughkeepsie resident Haitham Dasan, 49, was sentenced to two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide in Dutchess County Court on Tuesday, March 17, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Wednesday, June 3.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the case stems from the death of Dasan's daughter, Soraiya Dasan, on April 12, 2021, at a residence on Oakdale Avenue in the Town of Poug…
100+ Injuries, Torture Kills 5-Year-Old Boy, Adoptive PA Mom Convicted: Prosecutors
A jury convicted a Pennsylvania mom in the abusive, torture-death of her 5-year-old adoptive son after nearly two weeks of testimony, prosecutors announced Thursday, May 14.
Lauren Maloberti, 36, was found guilty of third-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and conspiracy in the death of Landon Maloberti, according to Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli.
Landon died in January 2023, a week after he was brought unresponsive to AHN Hempfield before being transferred to UPMC Children’s Hospital. Authorities previously said …
