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Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Westchester County, Police Say Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Westchester County, Police Say Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Westchester County, Police Say
Man Falsely Reports Hostage Held At Gunpoint In Westchester County, Police Say A Putnam County man was arrested after police said he made a false report that someone was being held hostage at gunpoint in Northern Westchester.  Garrison resident Charles Johnson, 36, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, on a warrant charging him with third-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 8. The charge stems from an incident on June 12, when Yorktown officers responded to a residence after receiving a report that someone was being held hostage at gunpoint. Officers investigated and determined the report was false and…
19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police 19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police 19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police
19-Year-Old Stabbed Near Burger King In Westchester, Suspect Arrested: Police A 19-year-old man was stabbed multiple times near a Burger King in Westchester County before being found injured inside a nearby apartment building, police said.  The stabbing happened in the area of the Burger King restaurant at 53 South Broadway in Yonkers on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Yonkers Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 8. At around 6:15 p.m., officers responded to a hallway inside 85 Riverdale Ave., where they found the 19-year-old victim suffering from multiple stab wounds to his shoulder and back.  Investigators determined that the stabbing had happened e…
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In NY Sentenced: Report Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In NY Sentenced: Report Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In NY Sentenced: Report
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In NY Sentenced: Report A former United States Postal Service worker who was caught on surveillance video shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and received his sentence, according to reports. Stony Point resident Gabriel Stan, 39, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was sentenced to three years of probation, six weeks of anger management classes, and a $1,000 fine, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Stan was also ordered to stay away from the child.  The case stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 19, on Garden Terrace off …
Blaze Tears Through Hudson Valley Home, Heavily Damages Roof Blaze Tears Through Hudson Valley Home, Heavily Damages Roof Blaze Tears Through Hudson Valley Home, Heavily Damages Roof
Blaze Tears Through Hudson Valley Home, Heavily Damages Roof A fire broke out in the attic of a Rockland County home, leaving the roof heavily damaged and bringing firefighters from New York and New Jersey to the scene. The blaze happened at 18 Cranberry Rd. in Sloatsburg at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the Ramapo Police Department.  Officers first responded to a report of smoke coming from the home. When they arrived, they discovered an active fire in the attic, police said. Firefighters from Sloatsburg, Suffern, Hillburn, and Mahwah responded to battle the flames.  No injuries were reported, according to Ramapo Pol…
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said. The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.   Officers ar…
Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA
Anti-Aging Injection Killed NY 27-Year-Old, Now Unlicensed Doc Indicted For Murder: DA A New Jersey man accused of practicing medicine without a New York license has been indicted for murder after a 27-year-old woman died about an hour after he gave her an IV injection during an "anti-aging procedure" at a Bronx wellness center, authorities said. Elizabeth Baron received what the New York Daily News described as an anti-aging injection at Bereshit Lifestyle Center in Riverdale. She was rushed unconscious and unresponsive to New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, the outlet reports. Luis Rojas Cabrera, 56, allegedly administered the NAD+ intravenous injection to Baron at the bu…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say. Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department. Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said. He has been charged with murder, stran…
Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game
Missing Maryland Dad, 24, Found Dead In Cleveland River After Trip To Steelers Game What started as a trip to Ohio for a Steelers game ended with a young Baltimore County father dead and his Maryland family grieving.  Officials confirmed late on Wednesday that the person who was pulled from the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was 24-year-old Phoenix Phillips, who was reported missing on Friday, Oct. 2, after attending the Browns game downtown. On Wednesday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office listed Phillips on its log. Phillips had last been seen in the 1400 block of W. 10th Street in Cleveland. Details about his disapearance have not been released. Hours before o…
Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports
Video Shows Drunk Woman Masturbating On American Airlines Flight: Reports Graphic video shared by TMZ apparently shows a 46-year-old woman accused of masturbating on an American Airlines flight from Baltimore to Miami, according to published reports. Edgewater, MD resident Katy Inzer was identified in an incident report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office obtained by The Smoking Gun, which detailed the inappropriate actions aboard a Sept. 11 American Airlines flight. Approximately 20 minutes after taking off from Baltimore, a passenger alerted the flight crew, who reported witnessing the 46-year-old woman remove her pants and begin masturbating while making…
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Hudson Valley Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Hudson Valley Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Hudson Valley
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Hudson Valley A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after losing control of an electric dirt bike and being thrown from it on a Putnam County road, police said.  The crash happened near Watermelon Hill Road and Eleanor Drive in Mahopac at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Carmel Police. Responding officers and emergency medical crews found the boy with serious injuries. Police said he lost control after hitting an object along the side of the road, possibly a bush, and was thrown from the electric dirt bike.  Detectives are still investigating the circumstances leading u…
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Hudson Valley Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Hudson Valley Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Hudson Valley
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Hudson Valley A driver was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Putnam County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, fire officials said. The crash happened near 173 Fair St. in Carmel at around 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Carmel Fire Department.  Firefighters said one person was trapped inside the overturned vehicle, prompting a response from the Carmel Fire Department, Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress EMS Medic 3, and Carmel Police. Before fire and EMS crews arrived, however, a Putnam County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was in the area helped the driver out …
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison: DA Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison: DA Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison: DA
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl Under 13 In Hudson Valley Gets Years In Prison: DA A 70-year-old man will spend over a decade in state prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a girl younger than 13 in Rockland County, prosecutors said. Chestnut Ridge resident Thomas Kelly was sentenced in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, to 12 years in state prison, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.   The sentence comes after Kelly pleaded guilty on July 9 to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Prosecutors said Kelly repeatedly sexually abused the girl in Chestnut Ridge between Jun…