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'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing
A so-called "Black tax," a makeshift "gas chamber," and repeated sexual humiliation inside a high school football locker room have led to criminal charges against three students and a former teacher and assistant football coach, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
The alleged abuse took place during school hours at Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania this past April, when several teenage boys were subjected to racist harassment, physical assaults, extortion, and indecent exposure, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said.
Former social studies teacher and assistant…
Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs
A police officer was held down and strangled after becoming heavily intoxicated during a family gathering at a cabin, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 9.
Michael McGeehan, 44, a Middlesex Township Pennsylvania police officer and Shippensburg father of five, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a cabin at 7190 Dam Run Road in Cummings Township during the early morning hours of July 11, investigators wrote in the affidavit of probable cause.
Paden Edward Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, has since been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, inv…
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout
A former New York Jets executive is suing the team, claiming he was fired for speaking up about alleged sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai, then publicly smeared in an effort to destroy his reputation.
Larry Fitzpatrick, who served as the Jets' vice president of ticket sales and services for more than 16 years, filed the lawsuit Friday, Oct. 2, in Bergen County Superior Court against the team, Elhai and team executive Eric Gelfand.
The Jersey City resident claims he was fired Friday, July 25, 2025, just one day after meeting with team investigators about allegations involving E…
$90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Capital Region Ends With Long Prison Term: DA
A thief with seven prior felony convictions who stole $90,000 worth of valuables from a Capital Region home was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8, authorities said.
Donald Law, 39, of Cohoes, got 10 years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Law and Ronald Horton, 46, broke into the home in Colonie on Dec. 30, 2025, and stole Rolex watches, a Cartier bracelet, an engagement ring, purses, and electronics, prosecutors said.
The pair then took a bus to Troy to pawn the stolen property for c…
Routine Hudson Valley Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun, Lands NC Passenger In Jail: Police
A routine traffic stop in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a visiting man on two felony charges, police said.
Jayvon E. Ward, 21, of Charlotte, NC, was the passenger in a 2017 Nissan Sentra traveling on Route 212 in Saugerties on Thursday, Oct. 7 when state troopers stopped the car around 8:15 p.m. for multiple traffic violations, according to New York State Police.
Investigators found Ward in the vehicle with a loaded handgun and a large capacity ammunition magazine, state police said.
Ward was charged with second- and third-degree weapons possession, arraigned in Ulster County, and…
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…
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…
