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Man Shows Gun During NY Road Rage Incident — Then Tracked Down By Deputies, Sheriff Says Man Shows Gun During NY Road Rage Incident — Then Tracked Down By Deputies, Sheriff Says
Man Shows Gun During NY Road Rage Incident — Then Tracked Down By Deputies, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old man is facing felony weapons charges after allegedly brandishing a handgun during a road rage incident in Putnam County — then being tracked down by deputies who took him into custody, authorities said. Brandon Tompkins, 41, of Southeast, was arrested on Saturday, June 20, following the confrontation, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, June 23.   Deputies were dispatched at around 8:15 p.m. after receiving a report of a driver threatening another motorist with a firearm during a road rage incident on Peach Lake Road (Route 121) in Southeast. Ac…

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by Ben Crnic
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Family Taken Hostage During Raid Following NY Shooting Investigation Leads To Indictment Family Taken Hostage During Raid Following NY Shooting Investigation Leads To Indictment
Family Taken Hostage During Raid Following NY Shooting Investigation Leads To Indictment A man accused of opening fire on an Albany street before allegedly forcing his way into a home and trapping a woman and three children inside has now been indicted, prosecutors announced. Jahmel Inman, 32, of Albany, was arraigned on a 12-count indictment before Albany County Judge William Little on Tuesday, June 23, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. The indictment charges Inman with criminal possession of a weapon, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, burglary, criminal mischief, four counts of unlawful imprisonment, and three counts of endangering the welfar…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Along CT Coast Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Along CT Coast
Body Of Missing NY Fisherman Found After Weeklong Search Along CT Coast The body of a New York fisherman was found a week after he was pulled beneath the water off the Connecticut coast, authorities announced Tuesday, June 23. Kwahiwi Edwards, 34, of Queens, was found Saturday, June 20, on a beach near Shoreline Drive in Stratford, according to Fairfield police. The grim discovery ended days of searching after Edwards disappeared June 13 near Fairfield's Penfield Beach. Police said Edwards and another fisherman became stranded on a reef as a rising tide quickly surrounded them and cut them off from the shore.  A witness who saw them stranded on the reef dove i…

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by Josh Lanier
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Trailer Carrying Insulation Catches Fire In Rye Brook Trailer Carrying Insulation Catches Fire In Rye Brook
Trailer Carrying Insulation Catches Fire In Rye Brook A trailer loaded with insulation went up in flames in Westchester County, prompting a firefighter response. The fire happened at around 3:20 p.m. on Monday, June 22, at the intersection of Avon Circle and North Ridge Street in Rye Brook, according to the Port Chester Fire Department.  Fire crews soon arrived and found the trailer covered in flames. Crews began dousing it and soon put out the main body of the fire.  After around 20 more minutes, during which firefighters removed the burnt debris, the fire was considered under control. 

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Employees Hurt In Auto Shop Fire In Hudson Valley 2 Employees Hurt In Auto Shop Fire In Hudson Valley
2 Employees Hurt In Auto Shop Fire In Hudson Valley Two workers were injured after a fire broke out at a mechanic shop in Putnam County.  The incident began a little before 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22, when the Lake Carmel Fire Department was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at North East Performance, located at 1210 Route 52 in Carmel.  Arriving firefighters found that flames had extended into the building's attic space, according to the department.  Engine, tanker, and rescue crews soon arrived and immediately began putting the blaze out.  Fire officials said the quick action helped contain the fl…

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by Ben Crnic
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Sleeping Drunk Driver Caught With Nearly Pound Of Cocaine On Thruway In Westchester: NYSP Sleeping Drunk Driver Caught With Nearly Pound Of Cocaine On Thruway In Westchester: NYSP
Sleeping Drunk Driver Caught With Nearly Pound Of Cocaine On Thruway In Westchester: Nysp A Bronx man faces a heap of charges after police said they found him sleeping in a car parked on the shoulder of Interstate 95 in Westchester County — as well as over 430 grams of cocaine.  Miguel Perez Mendez, 43, was arrested on Sunday, June 21, after a welfare check on I-95 North in Mamaroneck, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 22. According to the agency, at around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday, troopers saw a car parked on the right shoulder of the Thruway and conducted a welfare check. Inside, police said they found Perez Mendez asleep in the driver's seat.  Troope…

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by Ben Crnic
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Firefighter Saved From Burning Home In Westchester County Firefighter Saved From Burning Home In Westchester County
Firefighter Saved From Burning Home In Westchester County This story has been updated.  A firefighter was found and removed from a burning home after falling into a basement during a two-alarm house fire in Northern Westchester.  The blaze broke out shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, June 22, on Elmwood Road in the Vista section of Lewisboro, prompting a large mutual-aid response from fire departments in both New York and Connecticut, the Pound Ridge Fire Department said.  According to the department, firefighters had just finished their Monday night training drill when they were dispatched to the scene along with several neighboring …

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge
Woman Accused Of Leaving Newborn Son To Die In Dumpster Faces Murder Charge A Danbury woman accused of leaving her newborn son in a dumpster to die nearly a decade ago is now facing a murder charge with special circumstances, prosecutors said. Dominique Harrison, 28, of Danbury, was arrested last week, but authorities did not provide details about the alleged crime until her arraignment Monday, officials said. The charges stem from an investigation into the 2018 discovery of human remains in Stamford, Danbury police said. It's unclear why she was not arrested until now.  At Monday's arraignment, Assistant State's Attorney Mary-Caitlin Harding said Harrison ad…

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by Josh Lanier
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Second Victim ID'd Months After Deadly Westchester County House Fire (UPDATE) Second Victim ID'd Months After Deadly Westchester County House Fire (UPDATE)
Second Victim ID'd Months After Deadly Westchester County House Fire (Update) Authorities have identified the second person who died in a devastating house fire in Northern Westchester earlier this year that claimed two lives and injured several others.   The second victim found dead inside a home on Old Shop Road in Lewisboro on Thursday, April 16, has been identified as Allison L. Enwright, 52, New York State Police announced on Monday night, June 22.  The identification comes more than two months after the fire broke out at around 12:40 p.m. on April 16, in the Cross River hamlet.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, troopers and local police responded to repo…

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by Ben Crnic
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6 Dead In NY Knights Inn Fire, Suspect Charged With Manslaughter, Arson (UPDATE) 6 Dead In NY Knights Inn Fire, Suspect Charged With Manslaughter, Arson (UPDATE)
6 Dead In NY Knights Inn Fire, Suspect Charged With Manslaughter, Arson (Update) The death toll of a devastating fire at a New York Knights Inn has increased to six — and a 24-year-old man now faces manslaughter charges, police said.  Broome County resident Tyler J. Russell, of Endwell, was arrested Monday evening, June 22, following an investigation into the deadly blaze at the Knights Inn on East Main Street in Endwell, New York State Police said in an update on Monday night. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the fire broke out at around 6 a.m. on Monday at the Knights Inn, located at 2603 East Main St.  When firefighters arrived, they found heavy blac…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Fire Tears Through NY Knights Inn 2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Fire Tears Through NY Knights Inn
2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Fire Tears Through NY Knights Inn Two people were killed and others were hospitalized after an intense fire tore through a Knights Inn in Central New York.  New, updated report - 6 Dead In NY Knights Inn Fire, Suspect Charged With Manslaughter, Arson (UPDATE) The blaze began at around 6 a.m. on Monday, June 22, when Broome County first responders received reports of a fire at the Knights Inn at 2603 East Main St. in the hamlet of Endwell, according to New York State Police.  Members of the Endwell Fire Department soon arrived and found heavy, black smoke coming from the front of the building, as well as…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Driver, 31, Caught With Infant, Toddler In Car On Taconic Parkway: NYSP Drunk Driver, 31, Caught With Infant, Toddler In Car On Taconic Parkway: NYSP
Drunk Driver, 31, Caught With Infant, Toddler In Car On Taconic Parkway: Nysp A 31-year-old Bronx man faces aggravated drunk driving charges after police said he was found intoxicated with two young children in his car in Putnam County.  Edgar Ismael Loja, 31, was arrested on Sunday, June 21, following a traffic stop on the southbound Taconic State Parkway near mile marker 32.3 in Kent, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 22. According to the agency, troopers conducted a welfare check on a 2025 Toyota parked on the shoulder of the parkway. Police identified the driver as Loja and said he was showing signs of intoxication.  Troopers then adminis…

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by Ben Crnic