Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA
Trio Beat, Stabbed Man To Death At Homeless Camp Steps From Central Islip Police Station: DA Three foreign nationals were formally charged with murdering a homeless man just steps from a Long Island police station. Brayan Heredia-Escobar, 19, of Guatemala; Jhon Lopez-Camps, 18, of El Salvador; and Julio Beltran, 39, of El Salvador, were indicted for second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court in the brutal killing of 39-year-old Salvadoran national Candido Saravia-Martinez. The victim was found slain in a makeshift tent in Central Islip, near the intersection of Suffolk and Carleton avenues, at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, as Daily Voice reported. The scene was just steps f…
Woman Intentionally Sparked Chicopee Fire That Displaced 3: Investigators Woman Intentionally Sparked Chicopee Fire That Displaced 3: Investigators
Woman Intentionally Sparked Chicopee Fire That Displaced 3: Investigators A 60-year-old woman has been charged with arson after authorities say she deliberately set a fire that tore through a home over the weekend, leaving three residents displaced. Lorie Ann Kowal is charged with sparking the blaze at 143 Edgewood Ave. in Chicopee just after 10 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, the state Fire Marshal's Office said.  Firefighters said the blaze quickly escalated to a two-alarm fire before crews got it under control. No one was injured, but three people inside were left homeless. The American Red Cross is assisting them.  Investigators determined the fire w…
Convicted Child Rapist Who 'Hid In The Woods' To Dodge Megan’s Law Convicted In Lebanon County Convicted Child Rapist Who 'Hid In The Woods' To Dodge Megan’s Law Convicted In Lebanon County
Convicted Child Rapist Who 'Hid In The Woods' To Dodge Megan’s Law Convicted In Lebanon County A convicted child rapist who tried to vanish off the grid to avoid Megan’s Law registration has been found guilty, Lebanon County authorities announced on Friday, Feb. 28. Darren Wallace was convicted of failing to comply with Megan’s Law registration requirements after a jury returned its verdict in just 30 minutes on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, officials said. Wallace had previously followed registration rules but vanished into the woods while homeless in February 2023, failing to report his location as required by law, according to prosecutors. His registration stems from a 2004 convictio…
Murder-Suicide Ends In LA Fitness Parking Lot In Lindenhurst Murder-Suicide Ends In LA Fitness Parking Lot In Lindenhurst
Murder-Suicide Ends In LA Fitness Parking Lot In Lindenhurst Two men are dead following a suspected murder-suicide that ended outside a Long Island gym. Officers were called to a Lindenhurst residence on Nevada Street for a man lying in the front yard just before 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3. They found Marek Gusciora, 66, dead from a gunshot wound to his chest, Suffolk County Police said. A little over an hour later, detectives located Augustyn Jedra, 69, who is homeless, dead in a parked vehicle behind the LA Fitness on Park Avenue, roughly four blocks south of the Nevada Street scene, police said. Jedra died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Biglerville HS Grad Who ‘Touched Countless Lives’ ID'd After  Harrisburg Tent Fire Biglerville HS Grad Who ‘Touched Countless Lives’ ID'd After  Harrisburg Tent Fire
Biglerville HS Grad Who ‘Touched Countless Lives’ ID'd After Harrisburg Tent Fire A 53-year-old Harrisburg homeless man who suffered severe burns in a tent fire at a homeless encampment has died, his family announced and the Baltimore County Coroner confirmed to Daily Voice. Alfred Colon, a Biglerville High School graduate originally from Biglerville, was critically injured when his tent caught fire on Thursday, Jan. 16, near the 900 block of South Front Street, according to fire officials. Fellow encampment residents pulled him from the flames, and he was rushed to a local hospital before being airlifted to a burn center in Maryland. Despite the efforts of medical tea…
Crossing Guard Assaulted Outside Hewlett Elementary School Crossing Guard Assaulted Outside Hewlett Elementary School
Crossing Guard Assaulted Outside Hewlett Elementary School A suspect is behind bars after allegedly assaulting a crossing guard outside a Long Island elementary school. The incident happened in Hewlett, near Broadway and Stevenson Avenue, at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. A Nassau County Police crossing guard was covering her crossing assignment for Hewlett Elementary School when Dominga Rudder, 46, approached her and started yelling, the agency said. The yelling escalated and Rudder threw several pieces of ice at her, injuring her leg, according to police. She fled on foot and was arrested several blocks away without incident. A Nassau Co…
Homeless Man Snaps Officer’s Finger During Transport To Wantagh Warming Center: Nassau Police Homeless Man Snaps Officer’s Finger During Transport To Wantagh Warming Center: Nassau Police
Homeless Man Snaps Officer’s Finger During Transport To Wantagh Warming Center: Nassau Police A 29-year-old homeless man allegedly assaulted two police officers while being transported to a warming center in Wantagh, Nassau County police announced Tuesday, Jan. 21. Officers responded to a welfare check at 630 Old Country Road in East Garden City at 10:44 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, and encountered the man in a parking garage, police said. He declined medical attention but requested transportation to a warming center, according to the release. While en route to the center, the man—identified as Kysaan Goff—became combative. He allegedly grabbed an officer’s shoulder and bent their right in…
Homeless Man Found Sleeping At Ridgewood High School Athletic Field: Police Homeless Man Found Sleeping At Ridgewood High School Athletic Field: Police
Homeless Man Found Sleeping At Ridgewood High School Athletic Field: Police A 54-year-old homeless man was found sleeping at Ridgewood High School Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, police said. The man was found near the footbridge of the high school field just before 7 a.m. by a concerned citizen who called police, Ridgewood Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. Students typically begin arriving at school around 8 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., the temperature in Ridgewood was 11 °F. The man was transported to The Valley Hospital.
Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials
Man Dies After Tent Catches Fire At Harrisburg Homeless Encampment: Officials A man has died from injuries sustained after his tent caught fire at a homeless encampment in Harrisburg, fire officials announced. The incident happened around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, near the 900 block of South Front Street, close to the PennDOT building, according to emergency dispatchers. Harrisburg city firefighters arrived to find the man suffering from severe burns, Fire Chief Brian Enterline said. Residents at the encampment had managed to pull the man from the flames before emergency crews arrived. The man was initially taken to a local hospital and later airlifted to a b…
Clifton Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Behind Shopping Center Clifton Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Behind Shopping Center
Clifton Man Found Dead In Wooded Area Behind Shopping Center Clifton police are investigating the death of a man found dead in a wooded area behind the Botany Plaza shopping center in Clifton earlier this month. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 2:21 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, and discovered the body of Cesilio Coyotzi, a 49-year-old Clifton resident, down an embankment, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson said. The site contained a makeshift shelter and personal belongings. Emergency personnel, including police, fire, and EMS, determined that Coyotzi was already deceased upon their arrival. While the cause of death is still under investigat…
Two Netcong Families Lose Home In Two-Alarm Fire: Fundraiser Two Netcong Families Lose Home In Two-Alarm Fire: Fundraiser
Two Netcong Families Lose Home In Two-Alarm Fire: Fundraiser A two-alarm fire in Netcong left two families homeless on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 7, authorities and a fundraiser set up to support the families said. At 7 p.m., Firefighters responded to the blaze on Dell Avenue, the Netcong Fire Department said. Fire officials could see the flames while traveling on Route 183 and upgraded the fire to a second alarm, firefighters said. Crews dealt with strong winds and freezing cold temperatures as they worked to extinguish the blaze, firefighters said. Embers carried by the wind ignited a small fire in an adjacent yard on Allen Street, firefighters …
Missing Woman Last Seen In Copiague Located Missing Woman Last Seen In Copiague Located
Missing Woman Last Seen In Copiague Located Update: Carolyn Clark has been located, relatives told Daily Voice. No other details were given. Original report: The search is on for a Long Island woman who was reported missing. Carolyn Clark, 50, who is homeless, was last seen in Copiague, her sister-in-law Victoria told Daily Voice Friday, Dec. 27. Clark has been homeless for a while and was last staying at the Smithtown Inn shelter. "Suffolk PD cannot file a missing persons report because we do not live in New York and they need to meet with us," Victoria said. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to…