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2 Teens Accused Of Robbing Taxi Drivers At Gunpoint In Hudson Valley 2 Teens Accused Of Robbing Taxi Drivers At Gunpoint In Hudson Valley 2 Teens Accused Of Robbing Taxi Drivers At Gunpoint In Hudson Valley
2 Teens Accused Of Robbing Taxi Drivers At Gunpoint In Hudson Valley Two 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a pair of armed robberies targeting taxi drivers in Rockland County, police said. The arrests were made on Tuesday, Oct. 20, following an investigation into two robberies in Haverstraw, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Both incidents involved taxi drivers who picked up passengers from Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, authorities said.   The first robbery happened at around 8:38 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, when officers responded to a report of an armed robbery involving a taxi driver who h…

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver Caught With Pounds Of Fentanyl After Tire Pops During I-84 Pursuit: NYSP Driver Caught With Pounds Of Fentanyl After Tire Pops During I-84 Pursuit: NYSP Driver Caught With Pounds Of Fentanyl After Tire Pops During I-84 Pursuit: NYSP
Driver Caught With Pounds Of Fentanyl After Tire Pops During I-84 Pursuit: Nysp A Brooklyn man is facing serious felony drug charges after police said he led them on a chase from Dutchess County into Putnam County, where troopers found nearly 12 pounds of suspected fentanyl inside his vehicle.  The incident began at around 10:48 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, when troopers tried to stop a 2012 Nissan traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill, New York State Police said on Wednesday, Oct. 21.  The driver refused to pull over, starting a chase that continued onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84. During the chase, the Nissan's driver…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fatal I-287 Crash: Here's What Cops Say Led To Maintenance Worker's Death In Westchester Fatal I-287 Crash: Here's What Cops Say Led To Maintenance Worker's Death In Westchester Fatal I-287 Crash: Here's What Cops Say Led To Maintenance Worker's Death In Westchester
Fatal I-287 Crash: Here's What Cops Say Led To Maintenance Worker's Death In Westchester Police have released more information about what caused a fatal crash on Interstate 287 in Westchester County that resulted in a Thruway Authority worker's death.  White Plains resident Jamil B. Wilson, 47, was killed in the crash on Monday, Oct. 19, around 2:17 p.m., on westbound Interstate 287 near mile marker 3.9 and the Exit 6 off-ramp in White Plains, according to New York State Police.  In an update on Tuesday evening, Oct. 20, the agency said an investigation determined that a 2026 Nissan was traveling in the right lane of I-287 when it veered onto the shoulder. The Ni…

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says
Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, Papd Says A driver was rushed to Englewood Hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Port Authority police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level around 7:06 p.m., a PAPD spokesperson said. Responding officers found the driver suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, PAPD said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Reports that the driver had died could not immediately be verified by Daily Voice. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Westchester Gas Station — Here's Where $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Westchester Gas Station — Here's Where $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Westchester Gas Station — Here's Where
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Westchester Gas Station — Here's Where Someone who bought a Powerball ticket at a Westchester County gas station is set to become $50,000 richer.  The third-prize-winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold at the Gulf station located at 750 North Broadway in White Plains for the Powerball drawing held on Saturday, Oct. 17, New York Lottery officials announced. The White Plains ticket was one of two third-prize-winning Powerball tickets sold in New York for Saturday's drawing. The other $50,000 ticket was purchased at Giant Food Mart, located at 44 Park Ave. in Wellsville, Allegany County.  Lottery officials did not …

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by Ben Crnic
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Angry Passenger Punches Bus Driver After Getting Off In Westchester Angry Passenger Punches Bus Driver After Getting Off In Westchester Angry Passenger Punches Bus Driver After Getting Off In Westchester
Angry Passenger Punches Bus Driver After Getting Off In Westchester Police are searching for a passenger who they said punched a bus driver in the face in Westchester County after becoming angry that the bus's rear door did not open quickly enough.  The incident happened at around 11:09 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the intersection of McLean Avenue and South Broadway in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  O'Leary said the suspect was riding a Liberty Lines bus and waiting to exit when he became upset because the rear door was not opening fast enough. After getting off the bus, the man al…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man, 72, Caught With Cache Of Child Sexual Abuse Material In Westchester: DA Man, 72, Caught With Cache Of Child Sexual Abuse Material In Westchester: DA Man, 72, Caught With Cache Of Child Sexual Abuse Material In Westchester: DA
Man, 72, Caught With Cache Of Child Sexual Abuse Material In Westchester: DA A 72-year-old Long Island man is facing 30 felony charges after prosecutors said he was caught with dozens of digital files depicting child sexual abuse while in Westchester County.  Richard Heumann, of New Hyde Park in Nassau County, was arraigned on Tuesday, Oct. 20, before Judge Robert Prisco in Westchester County Court, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  Heumann was indicted on 30 counts of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child.  According to prosecutors, Heumann allegedly possessed 30 separate digital files depicting children you…

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by Ben Crnic
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Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Tarrytown Man Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Tarrytown Man Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Tarrytown Man
Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Tarrytown Man A GoFundMe has been set for the family of a Bronx woman who was killed on Route 17. Krisiann Reyes Rivera was a passenger in a 2015 Buick involved in a collision with a 2024 Acura towing a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 south near Westfield Garden State Plaza around 5:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following the initial crash, Rivera got out of the Buick, approached the Acura and struck one of its windows, Musella said. The Acura's driver, Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, then accelerated, striking Rivera and knocking her to the ground bef…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff
Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff A Putnam County man is facing multiple felony sex crime charges involving underage girls after deputies looking for a missing teenager found her highly intoxicated inside his vehicle, authorities said.  Mahopac resident Joseph J. Filingeri, 33, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation that uncovered evidence of alleged sexual offenses involving multiple underage girls, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The investigation began late on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when deputies responded to a report of a missing teenage girl who was believed to be w…

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by Ben Crnic
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Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Westchester: Police Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Westchester: Police Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Westchester: Police
Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Westchester: Police A Westchester County man is facing felony assault and animal cruelty charges after police said he beat his daughter with a belt during a sleepover and was caught mistreating a puppy that was found with bleeding ears and bruises.  New Rochelle resident Xavier Sanchez, 35, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation into allegations of child abuse and animal cruelty at his apartment at 11 Garden St., the New Rochelle Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.  Police said the investigation began after authorities received a report alleging that Sanchez had assa…

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by Ben Crnic