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NY Mom Accused Of Robbing Speedway With 5-Year-Old In Getaway Car: Sheriff NY Mom Accused Of Robbing Speedway With 5-Year-Old In Getaway Car: Sheriff
NY Mom Accused Of Robbing Speedway With 5-Year-Old In Getaway Car: Sheriff A New York woman is accused of robbing a Speedway while masked and armed with what appeared to be a pistol — then fleeing with her 5-year-old child in the waiting vehicle, authorities said. Trisha Lee Cayea-Lord, 44, of Halfmoon, is accused of entering the Speedway at 1513 Crescent Road around 2:14 a.m. on May 7, demanding cash from the register, and taking about $400, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Cayea-Lord then ran from the store and got into a waiting vehicle, where her child was inside, the sheriff said following an extensive investigation. She was charged with se…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report 'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report
'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report A 39-year-old former "American Idol" contestant is facing charges out of a Jersey Shore town for allegedly stealing from a Target store. Antonella M. Barba was charged on Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $200 in Ocean Township (Monmouth County). Barba pleaded not guilty, and the case remains active. A court date is scheduled for Nov. 18. Barba, who lives in East Orange but is a Point Pleasant native, is accused of stealing from the Seaview Square Shopping Center on Route 66, NJ Advance Media reports. According to the outlet, police resp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star ‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …

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by Jillian Pikora
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6-Time Felony Drug Offender Caught With Heroin, Cocaine In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time 6-Time Felony Drug Offender Caught With Heroin, Cocaine In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
6-Time Felony Drug Offender Caught With Heroin, Cocaine In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A man with six felony drug convictions will spend years in prison after admitting he possessed cocaine with plans to sell it in Orange County, prosecutors said.    Newburgh resident Marquis Freeman, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Orange County Court to four years in state prison followed by three years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Sept. 3.  Freeman had previously pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The conviction marked his sixth felony drug conviction, …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Stole Guns From Westchester Storage Unit, Then Sold Them Gets Prison Time Man Who Stole Guns From Westchester Storage Unit, Then Sold Them Gets Prison Time
Man Who Stole Guns From Westchester Storage Unit, Then Sold Them Gets Prison Time A man who broke into storage units in Westchester County and sold firearms he stole from the facility will spend years behind bars, prosecutors said.  Mount Vernon resident Zaid Lewis, 33, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 3, in Westchester County Court to six years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office.  The charges stemmed from a series of break-ins at a New Rochelle storage facility between September and November 2025, prosecutors said.  Lewis pleaded guilty in connection with the break-…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police
Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police A 33-year-old woman is accused of burglarizing a place of worship in Sullivan County before leading police on a chase — and was also linked to another similar incident, authorities said. Monticello resident Adalis Rodriguez-Valentin, 33, was arrested early Thursday, Sept. 3, and charged in connection with burglaries at two shuls in the village, according to the Village of Monticello Police Department.   The investigation began around 2 a.m. on Thursday when officers responded to the Pine Knoll Bungalow Colony at 198 Forestburgh Rd. for a burglary in progress. A resident had s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond
Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond A man accused of fatally stabbing a Connecticut grandmother has been extradited back to the state to face a murder charge, police said. Michael Ranger, 55, is accused of killing Jacqueline Yolanda Matthews, 59, at a Concord Drive condominium in Rocky Hill on Aug. 22, police said. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police arrested Ranger in upstate New York two days later. Authorities have released few details about the killing. Rocky Hill police announced that Ranger had been returned to Connecticut on Thursday, Sept. 3. He was charged with murder in violation of a standing crimi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train In Westchester County: DA Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train In Westchester County: DA
Woman Falsely Reported Bomb Threat On Metro-North Train In Westchester County: DA A Bronx woman has been indicted more than a year after claiming a man was holding a bomb aboard a Metro-North train on its way to Connecticut, forcing hundreds of passengers to evacuate in Westchester County, prosecutors said.  Bronx resident Albertyna Mendoza, 27, was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 3, on a felony charge of second-degree falsely reporting an incident, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  The charge stems from an incident on May 3, 2025, when Mendoza was traveling aboard a New Haven-bound Metro-North train through Westchester at around 4…

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by Ben Crnic
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Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased
Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased Crime fell across New York in 2026, with new state data showing declines in overall offenses, violent crime, robberies, murders, and property crime in communities across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.  The 28 police departments participating in New York's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative reported a 7 percent decrease in index crime during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said on Thursday, Sept. 3. Those departments reported 29,654 index crimes from January through May, down from 31,752 during t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Partial Building Collapse Forces Evacuation Of Neighboring Residents In Westchester Partial Building Collapse Forces Evacuation Of Neighboring Residents In Westchester
Partial Building Collapse Forces Evacuation Of Neighboring Residents In Westchester A partial building collapse in Westchester County forced residents of a neighboring property to evacuate while officials determine whether their building is safe to occupy.  Firefighters were called to 91 Elm St. in Yonkers at around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, for a report of a possible partial collapse, according to the Yonkers Fire Department.   When crews arrived, they determined that the collapse had actually occurred next door at 93 Elm St., where part of the roof and an exterior wall had come down.  The building at 93 Elm St. was unoccupied, although workers…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Carrier Catches Fire On Thruway In Westchester Car Carrier Catches Fire On Thruway In Westchester
Car Carrier Catches Fire On Thruway In Westchester UPDATE: One lane has reopened, but one remains closed following a vehicle fire involving a car carrier on the New York State Thruway in Westchester County.  The fire was reported on I-87 southbound in the Ardsley area at 12:54 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to 511NY traffic reports and New York State Police.  Police said troopers were at the scene at milepost 8.5 between Exits 7A and 7. The center and left lanes are open, but the right lane remains blocked and is expected to stay closed for around an hour as cars are transferred to another carrier and the fire departmen…

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by Ben Crnic