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Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police
Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police A Hudson Valley woman stole nearly $4,500 from her employer over several months, police said Thursday, Oct. 8. Denah R. Stratton, 35, of Ellenville, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6 for swiping from the Tops Friendly Market where she worked, New York State Police said. Stratton took $4,456 across several months of employment, according to investigators. She was charged with third-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records, state police said. Stratton was arraigned in Ulster County court following her arrest, then released until her next court date Friday, Oct. 9, accordi…
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 …
Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Gets Over 40 Years In Prison Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Gets Over 40 Years In Prison Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Gets Over 40 Years In Prison
Man Who Sexually Abused Child Over 2 Years In Hudson Valley Gets Over 40 Years In Prison A 42-year-old man has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a child over nearly two years in Dutchess County, prosecutors said.  Victor Harris, was sentenced to 41 years in state prison following his conviction on six felony sex offenses and one misdemeanor involving a child younger than 15, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Dutchess County Court Judge Jessica Segal handed down the sentence, which consists of consecutive prison terms totaling 41 years in addition to post-release supervision and sex…
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 Putnam County Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Putnam County 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 Carmel Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel 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…
Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Hudson Valley Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Hudson Valley Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Hudson Valley
Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Hudson Valley A rollover crash in a Westchester County village sent one person to the hospital, fire officials said.  The crash happened near Sunset Park in the Harmon section of Croton-on-Hudson during the early afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Firefighters were called to the scene for a reported rollover and found one person who needed medical evaluation.  The person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. More details about the cause of the crash were not immediately available. 
Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos
Former LI Man Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Videos A national child protection group tipped off Connecticut police about child sexual abuse videos sent between two email accounts linked to a Westport man, authorities said. Alexander Perry, 37, of Westport, turned himself in to Westport police on Friday, Oct. 2, more than a year after officers began their investigation. Police charged him with first-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, Westport police said on Wednesday.  The investigation began on April 23, 2025, when the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit sent Westport police information about suspected child se…