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Former NYPD Detective Who Helped Robbery Crew That Targeted NY Homes Gets Prison Former NYPD Detective Who Helped Robbery Crew That Targeted NY Homes Gets Prison
Former Nypd Detective Who Helped Robbery Crew That Targeted NY Homes Gets Prison A former NYPD detective who admitted accepting bribes to help a violent burglary crew that targeted homes across the country, including in Westchester County, avoid law enforcement scrutiny will spend years in federal prison.  Queens resident Saul Arismendy De La Cruz, 33, a former New York City police officer and detective known by the nicknames "Nene" and "Venom," was sentenced Friday, May 29, to 75 months in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.   According to federal prosecutors, …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA
Man Admits Setting Up Cameras In Bathrooms At Marist, Filming Men, Women: DA A former Marist University student from Westchester County, NY, has admitted to secretly recording multiple people inside campus bathrooms, pleading guilty to 15 felony counts of unlawful surveillance.  Kyle Petrozzi, 23, pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court to 15 counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance, all felonies, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Friday, May 29.  The charges stem from incidents that occurred between April 27 and May 10, 2025, inside Dyson Hall on Marist University's campus in Poughkeepsie. According to prosecutors, Petroz…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death
New Details Emerge In Claude Lemieux's Death New details are coming to light in the tragic death of former New Jersey Devils star and four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told The Athletic that deputies responded early Thursday morning, May 28 to a suicide attempt at a furniture showroom in Lake Park, Florida. State records show the business is owned by Lemieux and his wife, Deborah, according to the report. The Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Lemieux's death but told The Athletic it could not provide additional records because Florida law shields suicide-rela…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update
New Details Released In Deaths Of 3 Women At Mexican Resort Popular With Americans: Update The fear spreading through a vacation hotspot now has a new official answer. Prosecutors in Mexico are now saying that evidence so far does not support the presence of a serial attacker in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after three women were found dead there in less than two weeks, NTV+ reported. The new details mark a shift from earlier concerns that the deaths could be connected to a single suspect. According to NTV+, prosecutors said there are no objective elements or scientific evidence confirming a possible serial killer. Authorities also said they have not found matching patterns among th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Planned $100K Pokémon Card Store Armed Robberies In NYC: Feds Man Planned $100K Pokémon Card Store Armed Robberies In NYC: Feds
Man Planned $100K Pokémon Card Store Armed Robberies In NYC: Feds A Queens man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he helped plan and carry out two armed robberies targeting Pokémon trading card stores in New York City, making off with more than $100,000 worth of collectibles. Andy David Palacios Ortiz, 28, of Flushing, was arrested Thursday, May 28, and charged with Hobbs Act robbery and Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.  Federal authorities allege Palacios Ortiz played a central role in a pair of robberies that unfolded just days apart in January 2026. According t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Known As 'On Sight' Who Fatally Stabbed ‘Captain Bill’ At NY Park Gets Prison Time Man Known As 'On Sight' Who Fatally Stabbed ‘Captain Bill’ At NY Park Gets Prison Time
Man Known As 'On Sight' Who Fatally Stabbed ‘Captain Bill’ At NY Park Gets Prison Time A man known as "On Sight" will spend decades in state prison for the fatal stabbing of a father of two during an altercation at a Dutchess County park. Shrone Wright, 52, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced on Thursday, May 28, by Dutchess County Court Judge Jessica Segal following his conviction earlier this year for first-degree manslaughter in the death of 50-year-old William Gearhart, known to many as "Captain Bill," Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Friday, May 29. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Wright was found guilty on March 12 after a nine-day jury tr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why
Major Studios Are Moving Productions From Hollywood To This Northeast State: Here's Why Hollywood’s next boomtown is not where most people would expect. Far from it. Literally. New Jersey has become the only US state where film and TV production is booming, The Wall Street Journal reported in a story published on Thursday, May 28. The reason is money. The Journal says New Jersey’s tax incentive program is now among the most effective in the country, pulling major productions away from traditional hubs as studios cut costs. Across the US, spending on movies and TV shows fell 20 percent last year, according to ProdPro data cited by The Wall Street Journal. But New Jersey w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death
Stepbrother Charged As Adult As New Evidence Emerges In HS Cheerleader's Cruise Ship Death A cruise ship death that drew national attention has taken another sharp turn in federal court. New court details have emerged in the death of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader from central Florida, whose stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, 16, is being prosecuted as an adult. US Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres declined on Wednesday, May 27, to immediately jail Hudson while he awaits trial in Miami federal court. Hudson had been living with an uncle under electronic monitoring after he was first charged as a juvenile, according to NBC News. Prosecutors sought to have him detained …

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NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds
NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds A husband and wife admitted running a prostitution enterprise tied to nine massage spas across New Jersey and New York, federal prosecutors announced. Zhejun Piao, 38, and Miyeon Choi, also known as “Maya,” 38, both of Palisades Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 26, in Trenton federal court to conspiracy involving interstate racketeering activity, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said. According to prosecutors, the operation dated back to at least 2017 and involved spas in Paterson, Passaic, Fairview, Edgewater, East Brunswick, Toms River, and New Rochelle, NY. Women working at the spas per…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Conviction Upheld For Restaurateur Who Had NY Eatery Burned Down For Insurance Money Conviction Upheld For Restaurateur Who Had NY Eatery Burned Down For Insurance Money
Conviction Upheld For Restaurateur Who Had NY Eatery Burned Down For Insurance Money A former Orange County restaurateur convicted of orchestrating a devastating arson-for-profit scheme that destroyed his own business and endangered firefighters will remain behind bars after an appeals court upheld both his conviction and lengthy prison sentence. The Appellate Division, Second Department, on Wednesday, May 27, affirmed the conviction and sentence of 64-year-old former Newburgh resident Zef Gjurashaj, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, May 28.  Gjurashaj was convicted by a jury in 2022 of first-degree arson, second-degree conspiracy, two…

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by Ben Crnic
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'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil '60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil
'60 Minutes' Correspondents Fired, Outsider Named New Boss Amid CBS News Turmoil CBS News has picked a filmmaker and technology writer as the new top producer of "60 Minutes" amid a wave of changes and fears over the iconic show's journalistic independence. Vanity Fair correspondent and former New York Times tech columnist Nick Bilton was named executive producer of "60 Minutes," CBS News announced in a news release on Thursday, May 28. Bilton replaces Tanya Simon, who was fired after more than 30 years with the program. Simon was elevated to executive producer after the resignation of longtime showrunner Bill Owens in April 2025. The Long Islan…

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Body Found At Possible Mob Dumping Ground In Ulster County Leads To Extortion Conviction: Feds Body Found At Possible Mob Dumping Ground In Ulster County Leads To Extortion Conviction: Feds
Body Found At Possible Mob Dumping Ground In Ulster County Leads To Extortion Conviction: Feds The disappearance and death of a New York City man found buried in a possible mob dumping ground in the Hudson Valley has led to one conviction, authorities announced Wednesday, May 27. Shlomo Patchiav, 45, of Queens, was found guilty of extortion conspiracy in the case of Shehroz Tokhirov, the Justice Department said. Tokhirov’s remains were found in two large duffle bags behind a home in Ellenville on Feb. 21, 2023, according to investigators. In the days afterward, state police told reporters the address may have been used by the Russian mob to conceal dead bodies. Patchiav and an unnam…

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by Joe Wilkinson