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Ex-State Trooper Who Caused 11-Year-Old Girl's Death On Thruway In Kingston Gets Prison Ex-State Trooper Who Caused 11-Year-Old Girl's Death On Thruway In Kingston Gets Prison
Ex-State Trooper Who Caused 11-Year-Old Girl's Death On Thruway In Kingston Gets Prison A former New York State trooper convicted in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a traffic stop and pursuit in Ulster County will spend years in state prison.  Greene County resident Christopher Baldner, 47, of Catskill, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 2, to two-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years in prison after an Ulster County jury found him guilty of second-degree manslaughter on March 13, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. The conviction stems from an incident on the New York State Thruway in Kingston on Dec. 22, 2020.  According to prosecutors, Baldne…
Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs
Child Rape Case Uncovers Video Rapes Of Disabled Woman By Lancaster Caretaker: Court Docs WARNING THE FOLLOWING IS DISTURBING Investigators say a Pennsylvania caretaker secretly recorded repeated sexual assaults of a non-verbal disabled woman after evidence was uncovered during a separate child rape investigation. A child rape investigation led Lancaster County detectives to uncover videos allegedly showing a caretaker repeatedly sexually assaulting and recording a mentally disabled woman while she slept, police announced on Monday, June 1. Steve Anthony Jones Jr., 42, of Lancaster, was charged after investigators discovered videos and photographs allegedly showing him sexually …
Shot, Paralyzed, Run Over: Virginia Woman Dies After Dispute Over Video Game Console In Spotsy Shot, Paralyzed, Run Over: Virginia Woman Dies After Dispute Over Video Game Console In Spotsy
Shot, Paralyzed, Run Over: Virginia Woman Dies After Dispute Over Video Game Console In Spotsy What started as an argument over a video game console ended with a Virginia woman being shot in the neck, paralyzed, and dead. Now, the man responsible is headed to prison for decades. Joseph Alfonza Jackson, 43, has been sentenced to an active 45 years behind bars for aggravated malicious wounding and related offenses stemming from a violent shooting at a Spotsylvania County home. According to prosecutors, Jackson shot the woman during an argument in 2025, leaving her paralyzed. She later died after undergoing multiple surgeries. The case drew widespread attention when investigators reve…
3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting 3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting
3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting Three men are accused of trying to meet a child for sex after speaking online with an undercover Connecticut police officer posing as an underage girl, authorities said.  The arrests were made Thursday, May 28, following a joint investigation by Hartford Police's Child Exploitation Unit and the FBI Crimes Against Children/Human Trafficking Task Force. Police said the suspects engaged in online conversations with an undercover detective posing as a juvenile female. Investigators said each man later traveled to a location in Hartford to meet the "child." Authorities arrested the followi…
K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop In Newburgh: Duo Charged, Cops Say K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop In Newburgh: Duo Charged, Cops Say
K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop In Newburgh: Duo Charged, Cops Say Two people, including a New Jersey woman, were arrested after police discovered a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley, NY, authorities said.   The arrests were made on Friday, May 22, following a traffic stop that began at around 7:45 p.m. in the Orange County town of Newburgh, New York State Police said on Wednesday, May 27.  Troopers stopped a 2016 Dodge traveling westbound on I-84 after seeing multiple vehicle and traffic law violations, police said.  Authorities soon identified the driver as Gary D. Price, 52, of Poughkeepsie, …
Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial
Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Nearly nine years after a deadly shooting outside Beer 4 U in Waldorf left one woman dead and multiple others wounded, Anthony Dangelo Wilkins is headed back to court after a Charles County jury failed to reach a verdict in his retrial. The mistrial was declared following eight days of testimony in Charles County Circuit Court, according to State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Jurors deadlocked on charges including second-degree murder in the death of Miaquita Gray and attempted second-degree murder tied to the 2017 shooting outside the Crain Highway bar. But Wilkins wasn’t cleared. The jury …
'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Sentenced In Brutal Bedroom Stabbing In Waldorf 'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Sentenced In Brutal Bedroom Stabbing In Waldorf
'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Sentenced In Brutal Bedroom Stabbing In Waldorf A Maryland man who senselessly butchered a man inside a home years ago will spend decades in prison. Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 55, was convicted in March by a Charles County jury in connection with the killing of Timothy Louis Portzen and the assault of a woman in La Plata in October 2023, according to the state's attorney's office. On Wednesday, May 27, authorities announced that he had been sentenced to 48 years in prison for the violent assault in Southern Maryland. “The facts of this case warrant an above-guideline sentence," Assistant State’s Attorney Kate Edmands said at sentencing wh…
Gunman Who Terrorized CT Gas Stations During COVID Pandemic Sentenced To Decades: Feds Gunman Who Terrorized CT Gas Stations During COVID Pandemic Sentenced To Decades: Feds
Gunman Who Terrorized CT Gas Stations During COVID Pandemic Sentenced To Decades: Feds A convicted felon who terrorized Connecticut gas station workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will spend nearly three decades behind bars after a violent robbery spree that stretched across multiple towns. William Rosario Lopez, 40, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 26, to 29 years in prison and five years of supervised release, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan. Federal prosecutors said the robberies happened in March 2020, when many workers were already facing fear and uncertainty during the pandemic. Investigators said Rosar…
Man Admits Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years In Ramapo — Now Faces Decade In Prison Man Admits Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years In Ramapo — Now Faces Decade In Prison
Man Admits Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years In Ramapo — Now Faces Decade In Prison A 34-year-old Sullivan County man has admitted to sexual assault and rape after having sex with a young girl in Rockland County and abusing her over several years, prosecutors announced.  Monticello resident Joel Deutsch pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 21, to predatory sexual assault of a child, first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, and second-degree rape in Rockland County Court, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, May 22. According to the DA's Office, between 2017 and 2024, Deutsch sexually abused a girl in the Ramapo village of W…
Inwood Baby Killer Sentenced After Fatal Attack Sparked By Infant’s Crying: DA Inwood Baby Killer Sentenced After Fatal Attack Sparked By Infant’s Crying: DA
Inwood Baby Killer Sentenced After Fatal Attack Sparked By Infant’s Crying: DA A young Long Island father who beat his 2-month-old daughter to death after she wouldn’t stop crying has been sentenced, authorities said Thursday, May 21. Marlon Rabanales Pretzantzin, 21, got 21 years to life behind bars for the murder of Liseyda Rabanales Barrios, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. “Little Liseyda represented the very essence of innocence, and she deserved nothing less than the protection of her father,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “Instead, the defendant met her vulnerability with a level of violence that is difficult to put into words.” Baby …
CT Man Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Meriden Teen Arrested During Traffic Stop CT Man Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Meriden Teen Arrested During Traffic Stop
CT Man Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Meriden Teen Arrested During Traffic Stop A 22-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl multiple times is now facing several felony charges after a lengthy investigation by Connecticut police. Alejandro Chamorro became the focus of a Meriden police investigation in March 2025 after authorities received a complaint alleging he sexually abused the teenage victim on more than one occasion, authorities said.  Meriden authorities did not provide any information on how Chamorro knew the alleged victim, but officers said they gained enough evidence to secure a warrant. South Windsor police arrested Chamorro…
Man Who Ditched Loaded Gun During Wild Albany Police Pursuit Learns His Fate Man Who Ditched Loaded Gun During Wild Albany Police Pursuit Learns His Fate
Man Who Ditched Loaded Gun During Wild Albany Police Pursuit Learns His Fate A New York man who chucked an illegal gun while fleeing from the cops was sentenced to several years in prison, authorities announced Thursday, May 14. Jamarl Townsend, 32, was handed 10 years behind bars and five years parole at his hearing Thursday, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Townsend, of Albany, was seen violating traffic laws in a Nissan Rogue on Dec. 5, 2024, near Lexington Avenue and Sherman Street, and cops tried to pull him over, according to prosecutors. However, Townsend fled the scene at high speeds and threw a black bag out the window, cops said. Investi…
Parolee Convicted In Deadly Troy Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says Parolee Convicted In Deadly Troy Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says
Parolee Convicted In Deadly Troy Stabbing — But Beats Murder Charge, DA Says A New York man has been convicted in connection with a deadly stabbing in the Capital Region but cleared on the top murder charge, authorities said Tuesday, May 12. Juan Rivera, a 27-year-old Troy man, was instead convicted of first-degree manslaughter in the death of Kevin Hall Jr., the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said. Rivera and Hall, 47, were involved in a fight over property on April 21, 2025, in Troy when Rivera stabbed Hall in the chest with a knife, prosecutors said. At the time, Rivera had just been released from state prison after serving a four-year sentence for…
DOJ Investigating Fairfax Prosecutor Steve Descano Over Immigration Plea Deal Policies DOJ Investigating Fairfax Prosecutor Steve Descano Over Immigration Plea Deal Policies
DOJ Investigating Fairfax Prosecutor Steve Descano Over Immigration Plea Deal Policies A federal civil rights investigation has been launched into Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano over allegations that his office may have offered preferential treatment to undocumented immigrants during plea negotiations and charging decisions. The US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, May 6, that its Civil Rights Division is formally investigating policies adopted by Descano’s office in Fairfax County. According to the DOJ, the probe will examine whether the Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office discriminated against US citizens “by offering preferential trea…
Stamford Man Charged With Child Exploitation After Thousands Of Child Porn Images Found: Feds Stamford Man Charged With Child Exploitation After Thousands Of Child Porn Images Found: Feds
Stamford Man Charged With Child Exploitation After Thousands Of Child Porn Images Found: Feds A Stamford man is facing serious federal charges after investigators uncovered thousands of alleged child exploitation images on his devices, authorities said. Adam Wolfe, 27, of Stamford, is accused of receipt and possession of child pornography, and destruction or falsification of records. The receipt charge carries a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 20 years in prison, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.  The case stems from an investigation that began in November 2023. Homeland Security Investigations and Ridgefield Police looked into allegations tha…
Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly
Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly The Pace University community and a Westchester family are mourning the sudden loss of a young student-athlete remembered for her kindness, energy, and bright spirit. Stevie Marie DeLuca, a Yonkers native and junior at Pace University, died on Thursday, April 30, at the age of 20, according to her obituary.  DeLuca was a member of Pace’s cheerleading team, where she served as a flyer. A graduate of Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy, she was majoring in criminal justice in the university’s Dyson School of Arts and Sciences.  Friends and loved ones described her as someone who left a l…
MS-13 Machete Attacks Land Teen LI Gangsters Lengthy Prison Terms: Authorities MS-13 Machete Attacks Land Teen LI Gangsters Lengthy Prison Terms: Authorities
MS-13 Machete Attacks Land Teen LI Gangsters Lengthy Prison Terms: Authorities Two teenage Long Island MS-13 gangsters have been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for a pair of machete attacks, authorities announced Thursday, April 30. Pedro Martinez Velasquez and Kelvin Martinez, both 19, were sentenced to 12 years behind bars and five years of probation, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. The duo pleaded guilty on Feb. 24 to attempted murder, conspiracy, and assault for two group attacks in 2024, one at a Hempstead soccer field and the other at a Uniondale laundromat, prosecutors said. In the first assault, Velasquez and Martinez were part o…
$43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say $43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say
$43K Elder Fraud Scam Busted: Suspects Caught Retrieving Cash Packages In Tappan, Cops Say Two men have been arrested after police say they attempted to collect tens of thousands of dollars tied to multiple scams targeting an elderly victim in Rockland County.  The investigation began on Wednesday, April 29, when authorities received a call from a man in Utah reporting that his wife may have been exploited out of $6,700 through a bank account scam, the Orangetown Police Department said on Thursday, April 30. Detectives determined that a package containing the cash was scheduled to be delivered by UPS to a vacant home in Tappan. While conducting surveillance at the scene, off…
Landover Man On Home Detention For Assault Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend In Apartment Landover Man On Home Detention For Assault Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend In Apartment
Landover Man On Home Detention For Assault Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend In Apartment A man who isolated himself with his girlfriend before gunning her down in their Maryland apartment was on home detention for a previous assault, prosecutors say. Harry Dominique Lindsey, 33, of Landover was convicted in connection with the July 2025 murder of 29-year-old Sharita Cristwell at a home in Prince George's County. Police say officers were called shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, 2025, to an apartment in the 700 block of Stretford Way in Landover to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found Cristwell suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was pr…
Teacher At School In White Plains Accused Of Grooming, Touching Student, Providing Alcohol: DA Teacher At School In White Plains Accused Of Grooming, Touching Student, Providing Alcohol: DA
Teacher At School In White Plains Accused Of Grooming, Touching Student, Providing Alcohol: DA A teacher at a private school in Westchester County is facing charges after allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior with a teenage student over an extended period, prosecutors said.  Nils Koehler, 27, of White Plains, was arrested on Tuesday, April 28, and arraigned in White Plains City Court on one count of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, April 29.  Koehler, who works at the German International School New York in White Plains, pleaded not guilty. A judge issued a full stay-away orde…
Charges Against Disgraced Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke To Be Dropped In Ironic Twist Charges Against Disgraced Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke To Be Dropped In Ironic Twist
Charges Against Disgraced Suffolk County Police Chief James Burke To Be Dropped In Ironic Twist Charges against disgraced former Suffolk County police chief James Burke will be dismissed later this year because the officers who arrested him bungled the case, authorities said Wednesday, April 29. Burke, who led the county police force from 2012 to 2015, was facing misdemeanor public lewdness and indecent exposure counts for an August 2023 incident in Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park in Farmingville. But three Suffolk County park rangers involved in the arrest have since resigned amid disciplinary allegations, including the officer who claimed to witness Burke’s illegal acts, Newsday repo…
Yaphank Gas Station Stickup, 100 MPH Chase And Daycare Crash Ends In Conviction: Authorities Yaphank Gas Station Stickup, 100 MPH Chase And Daycare Crash Ends In Conviction: Authorities
Yaphank Gas Station Stickup, 100 MPH Chase And Daycare Crash Ends In Conviction: Authorities A Long Island man has been convicted of robbing a gas station at gunpoint and speeding away from cops at 100 mph afterward, authorities announced Wednesday, April 29. Marion Maupin, a 33-year-old Ridge man, was part of a two-man team that held up a Shell station in Yaphank, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Maupin and Raiquan Davis, 28, arrived at the Shell around 7:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, prosecutors said. Maupin pulled a gun and pointed it at the clerk’s head, while Davis watched the door as the lookout, according to investigators. After taking cash from the register,…
Judge Drops Hammer After LI NYPD Cop’s Killer Cleared On Murder Charge Judge Drops Hammer After LI NYPD Cop’s Killer Cleared On Murder Charge
Judge Drops Hammer After LI Nypd Cop’s Killer Cleared On Murder Charge The man who fatally shot an NYPD officer from Long Island was sentenced Monday, April 27 after a jury shockingly found him not guilty of first-degree murder, authorities said. However, 36-year-old Guy Rivera was still hammered with a sentence of 115 years to life in prison, the Queens District Attorney’s office said. Rivera was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the death of NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller, a 31-year-old Massapequa Park resident. He was also found guilty of attempted first-degree murder for pointing the gun at another cop, Sgt. Sasha Rosen, and two weapons charges. The verd…
Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor
Lampeter Mistress Murderer Denied Release To Wife's Care Appeal Rejected: Prosecutor A convicted murderer who claimed he was dying has lost his bid to leave prison for his wife’s care, with a Pennsylvania appeals court backing a judge who said the argument “defies logic,” officials announced on Thursday, April 23. Randall Scott Shreiner, 68, of West Lampeter Township, had sought compassionate release from his life sentence, claiming state prison could not provide treatment for his stage-five chronic kidney disease and that he had less than six months to live. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld Lancaster County Judge Jeffery D. Wright’s decision to deny that request w…
Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA
Child Rapes Land Philadelphia Man In Custody Of US Marshals After Years-Long Abuse: Bucks DA A man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over several years has been taken into custody, Bucks County authorities announced on Wednesday, April 22. Bryan Christopher Williams, 31, of Philadelphia, was apprehended around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at a residence in Philadelphia by the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. He was transported to Bucks County and turned over to county detectives for processing, officials said. Williams is charged with rape of a child, involunta…
Albany Rapist Who Assaulted 14-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: Authorities Albany Rapist Who Assaulted 14-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: Authorities
Albany Rapist Who Assaulted 14-Year-Old Girl Learns His Fate: Authorities A New York man who raped a 14-year-old girl in the backseat of his car has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison, authorities said Friday, April 24. Mohammed Gubari, 28, must serve 12 and a half years behind bars, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. After his release, he’ll be on probation for 20 years and must register as a sex offender, prosecutors said. “I hope you will come to your senses and finally realize what you did is wrong … and that no child should go through what I went through,” the teenage victim told Gubari at his sentencing hearing. Gubari, of Alban…
Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate
Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars for a deadly shooting that left one person dead and another seriously hurt in a New Haven neighborhood. Treyvon Battle, 35, of Hamden, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison on Wednesday, April 22, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said.  A jury found Battle guilty of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit in January.  The charges stem from a shooting that happened on May 27, 2017, on Dickerman Street in New Haven.  Prosecutors said Battle opened fi…
Newark Man Who Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor Newark Man Who Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Newark Man Who Sexually Assaulted 11-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 42-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after previously being convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, authorities announced Tuesday, April 21. Javier Freire-Ramos was convicted last November of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, three counts of sexual assault by contact, and endangering the welfare of a child, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Freire-Ramos abused the child multiple times between May 2021 and February 2022, Stephens said. The victim was 11 years old when the abuse began, Stephens said. He must serve 26 years of the 40-year…
Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police
Videos Of Child Sex Assaults On Social Media Traced To Warminster Sex Offender: Police A registered sex offender is accused of distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material online, Bucks County officials announced. Edward Joseph Hockenbury, 42, of Warminster, was charged after an investigation by county detectives, according to District Attorney Joe Khan’s office. He faces felony counts of sexual abuse of children - dissemination of photo/film, sexual abuse of children - possession of child pornography, dissemination of explicit sexual material to a minor, unlawful contact with a minor, and criminal use of a communication facility. The investigation began after the…
Masked Man Charged In Fairfield Armed Robbery Also Behind Stamford Hold-Up On Same Night: Cops Masked Man Charged In Fairfield Armed Robbery Also Behind Stamford Hold-Up On Same Night: Cops
Masked Man Charged In Fairfield Armed Robbery Also Behind Stamford Hold-Up On Same Night: Cops A Connecticut man accused in a Fairfield robbery is now facing new charges tied to an attempted holdup the very same night, police said. Wesner Thelamour, 40, of Bridgeport, was arrested Wednesday, April 15, and charged with attempted first-degree robbery and carrying a pistol without a permit, Stamford police said.  Police said officers were called to Monjas Express Travel on Cove Road in Stamford on March 2, just after 7 p.m. A man wearing a black ski mask and carrying a handgun demanded money. But the victims and the robber didn't speak the same language, sending the armed man …
2 Charged With Murder In Killing Of 20-Year-Old Man In Spring Valley 2 Charged With Murder In Killing Of 20-Year-Old Man In Spring Valley
2 Charged With Murder In Killing Of 20-Year-Old Man In Spring Valley Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder months after the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man in Rockland County, police announced.  Doodly Metellus, 21, of Ramapo, and Smay Dornaison, 20, of Spring Valley, were taken into custody on Thursday, April 16, in connection with the killing of a 20-year-old man last year, Spring Valley Police announced on Friday, April 17. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the shooting happened on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, around 5:12 p.m. near 2 Dutch Ln.  Officers responding to reports of gunfire found the victim unresponsive with …