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Sweeping Hudson Valley Drug Investigation Leads To 12 Arrests In 2 Days:
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A months-long drug investigation across the Hudson Valley led to the arrests of 12 people and nearly 50 felony charges, police said. The investigation began in November 2025 and culminated in arrests between Wednesday, Aug. 26, and Friday, Aug. 28, State Police said. Eleven of the 12 defendants were charged with drug felonies, while one was charged with misdemeanors stemming from the operation. Those arrested were: William M. Ragland, 34, of Newburgh, was charged with two counts each of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal sale …
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Shooter Escapes After Hudson Valley Man Wounded In Driveway: Police
A Hudson Valley man was shot twice and found in a driveway outside a home on a residential street, authorities said. The 46-year-old man was shot around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 on Spring Street in Ellenville, New York State Police said. He sustained “multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities,” state troopers said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. While no suspects have been publicly identified or arrested in the case, state police said there was “no immediate danger to the public.” Neighbors told News 12 …
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Machete, Knife Fight At Train Station Garage In Hudson Valley Leads To 4 Arrests: Police
UPDATE: Four people have been charged after a violent confrontation involving machetes, knives, and razor blades erupted between two groups at a Westchester County train station parking garage, authorities said. The fight involving around nine to 10 people broke out at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, on the second floor of the Metro-North Port Chester Station parking garage at Waterfront Place, according to MTA Police and Port Chester village officials. The department clarified an earlier announcement from the Village of Port Chester, which initially reported that six peop…
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‘Bruce Banner’ Fentanyl Stamp From OD Scenes Leads NY Cops To Dealer With 500K Deadly Doses: DA
A New York man dealing drugs on Long Island had enough fentanyl to kill more than 500,000 people before he was arrested, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Jemmal Bryan, 42, operated out of his home in Jamaica, Queens, and dealt fentanyl, xylazine, and cocaine across Nassau County, the county district attorney’s office said. “He was arrogant, shameless, and did not care if people lived or died,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “Drug dealers will always be willing to put profit above all else.” Four more people were also arrested in the investigation that led to Bryan: his sister, K…
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‘Army Intelligence’ Caller Threatens To 'Destroy’ PA, Executing Governor, Residents: Police
A caller claiming to be “reactivated army intelligence” threatened to destroy Pennsylvania and execute its residents in a voicemail left for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office, state police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The threatening message reached the governor’s main office line at the State Capitol in Harrisburg around 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Staff members discovered the voicemail and reported it to the PSP Political Violence Threat Unit. In the recording, the caller identified himself as “reactivated army intelligence” and said his mission w…
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Poughkeepsie Councilmember Hit 69-Year-Old Victim In Head Several Times, DA Says
An elected official in Dutchess County is facing a felony charge for allegedly repeatedly striking a 69-year-old person in the head, prosecutors said. City of Poughkeepsie Common Councilmember Christopher A. Grant, 38, was arraigned on a charge of attempted second-degree assault, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The charge stems from an alleged assault in the City of Poughkeepsie on the afternoon of Aug. 2, 2025, when Grant was 37 years old. According to the indictment, Grant repeatedly struck the victim, who was 69 at …
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Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC
A tip from a shopper led state environmental officers to a Sullivan County antique store, where a mounted mountain lion head was being illegally offered for sale, officials said. The investigation unfolded at an antique store in the Town of Mamakating on July 29, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Officers received a tip from a frequent customer who reported seeing the mounted head for sale inside the store. An undercover ECO went to the business and found the mountain lion head in the back of the s…
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Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley, 2 Others Hospitalized
A 28-year-old man was killed and two other people were injured after an early-morning three-alarm fire in Westchester County, according to officials. The blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 13 Cedar St. in the Nodine Hill section of the city, where Yonkers firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and people trapped inside, the Yonkers Fire Department said. Crews immediately launched an aggressive interior search-and-rescue operation. Yonkers firefighters said the blaze started at a three-story wood-frame building before spreading to the neighboring…
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice: "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…
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NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say
Two New York men face charges after police said they caught them trying to steal used cooking oil from a Connecticut business. Officers found the men at a shopping plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, after police were alerted to a white box truck linked to an earlier cooking oil theft from an Enfield restaurant. Police stopped the truck and arrested both men inside after an investigation. Officers found a large polyethylene liquid storage tank, buckets, hoses, and various masks in the van. The men also had more than $10,000 in cash, police said. Police suspect the truck may be connected to other th…
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Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County Gets Prison Time
A retired Los Angeles police officer convicted of fatally shooting a 20-year-old man in Dutchess County will spend decades in prison, prosecutors said. Pleasant Valley resident Thomas Case, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. The sentence stems from the death of Anthony Cuozzo, age 20, who was shot multiple times in Pleasant Valley on Oct. 5, 2024. As Daily Voice previously reported, Case is …
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Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…
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Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…
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Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …
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: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say
New update: Police said a 37-year-old man has been found after going missing from Orange County for more than a week. Nicholas P. Francois, who was reported missing on Sunday, Sept. 6, after last being seen in Middletown, has been found, New York State Police said on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8. Francois had last been seen leaving his Middletown residence on Monday, Aug. 31. Police did not say where he was found or give details on his condition. Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 37-year-old man who has been missing for more than a …
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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…
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Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Dutchess County,
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A 43-year-old woman is facing a felony charge after police said she was found driving drunk with a 6-year-old child in her vehicle in Dutchess County. LaGrange resident Gianna Fantina-Santana, age 43, was arrested following a traffic stop on New Hackensack Road in Wappinger at around 8:16 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to the agency, troopers stopped Fantina-Santana as she was driving eastbound for alleged traffic violations and noticed signs of intoxication. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers learned that a…
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Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police
A woman is facing felony charges after police said she drove drunk with two 13-year-old children in her vehicle in Westchester County. Cortlandt Manor resident Nisha Biagi Gougelmann, age 50, was arrested after a traffic stop on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt at around 6:12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Troopers said they stopped Gougelmann as she was driving southbound for traffic violations and noticed signs that she was intoxicated. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers added that they found two 13-year-old ch…
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Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police
A man is accused of setting fire to a Sullivan County home just days after breaking into it and swinging a baseball bat at someone inside — and later leading police on a lengthy chase, authorities said. Woodridge resident Benjamin Odom, age 46, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following investigations into several incidents at a residence in the village, according to Fallsburg Police. The first incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 29, when officers responded to the home for a reported domestic incident. A woman told police that Odom, her husband, had shown up at the resid…
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Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Hudson Valley
A firefighter was injured and two cats were killed when an early morning blaze tore through a Putnam County home on Labor Day. The fire broke out at a residence on Route 52 in the Lake Carmel area at around 5:53 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department. Firefighters arrived within minutes and found heavy flames coming from three windows of the building, the department said. They immediately began battling the blaze and quickly knocked down the main body of the fire, containing it before it could spread further. Lake Carmel firefighters an…
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Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: New Video Shows Pilot Escaping
New details are emerging about the five people killed in the fiery Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami, while newly released video captures a dramatic moment in the immediate aftermath. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash The five fatalities from the Sunday, Sept. 6 crash were confined to people inside two vehicles struck after the Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Monday, Sept. 7, news conference. A video of the press conference is avail…
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Woman Killed After Hyundai Catches Fire:
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A woman was killed after her vehicle left a road and caught fire early Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police said. Troopers from the Monroe barracks came upon the vehicle fire on Cedar Cliff Road in the Town of Monroe, Orange County around 2:26 a.m., police said. The Town of Monroe Fire Department extinguished the flames. The driver and sole occupant, Jodi Lester, 56, of Monroe, was extricated from the 2020 Hyundai and pronounced dead at the scene, according to State Police. A preliminary investigation found the Hyundai left the roadway for an unknown reason. Damage from the crash led to …
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Stabbed NY Dad Calls 911 Moments Before Death, Son Charged With Murder: Police
A New York father called 911 to report that he had been stabbed moments before he died early Monday morning, Sept. 7, police said. Edward Brown called authorities at approximately 12:30 a.m. from his apartment at 73 Mastic Blvd. in Mastic, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers and Mastic Volunteer Ambulance Company personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures, police said. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. A short time later, Brown’s son, 33-year-old Lake Ronkonkoma resident Sage Arias-Brown, was arrested, according to police. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad de…
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3-Year-Old Found In SUV With Drunken Driver Swerving On Sunrise Highway: PD
A Long Island driver accused of swerving across Sunrise Highway was arrested on a felony DWI charge after police found a 3-year-old girl inside his SUV, authorities said. Elmer Martinez-Serrano, 28, of Valley Stream, was driving a 2024 Honda CR-V westbound when officers saw him failing to maintain his lane at about 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, Nassau County Police said. Officers activated their lights and sirens before stopping the vehicle near Brooklyn Avenue and Sixth Street in Valley Stream. Martinez-Serrano was found to be intoxicated and taken into custody, police said. The child wa…
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21 Dogs In 'Various Stages Of Neglect' Removed From Long Island Building: Cops
Twenty-one dogs were removed from a Long Island boarding business after police found the animals in various stages of neglect, authorities said. Officers responded to 144 Shore Road in Manorhaven at 10:44 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, after receiving a report of sick animals, Nassau County Police said. The commercial property was being used as a business for boarding dogs. Once officers gained access to the building, they found 21 dogs in various stages of neglect, according to detectives. The clip shared to Facebook by Laura Dellatte shows the police response. Dellatte says the dogs…
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Wrestler Collapses In Ring, Dies At One Of Promoter's Last-Ever Matches, 48
Andy Williams, the guitarist for the band "Every Time I Die" who became a professional wrestler known as "The Butcher," has died after collapsing at the end of a match in Pennsylvania, industry organizations confirm. He was 48 years old. Williams collapsed Saturday evening, Sept. 5, during a show at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, located outside of Pittsburgh, according to the promoter, Enjoy Wrestling. The event, reportedly a tag team match alongside his partner, The Blade, against TME, according to TMZ. CPR was administered until the ambulance arrived, Enjoy Wrestling said. All…
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Duct-Taped Realtor Fired, FBI Eyes Charges For Mid-Air Meltdown That Prompted Divert: Report
The man who was restrained with duct tape by a gun range owner and a retired police officer on a Newark-bound flight has been identified as a longtime Arizona real estate broker whose company cut ties with him after learning of the incident, Daily Voice has learned. Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, AZ, is charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct in connection with the Thursday, Sept. 3, incident, Maryland court records show. Lundeen was an associate broker, realtor and vice president member of the executive council at Long Realty Company, where his LinkedIn pro…
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Team USA Triathlete Drowned On Long Island — Then A Warning Sign Went Up: Report
The man who drowned during a morning swim off Long Island was no novice in the water. Spencer M. Korwin, the 38-year-old Manhattan man found dead off Shelter Island on Wednesday, Sept. 2, was a Team USA triathlete who trained for Ironman competitions and built a career around health and fitness, according to his LinkedIn profile. And the waters where Korwin died were not generally considered hazardous for swimmers, Shelter Island Police Chief James Read told The Suffolk Times. Korwin was visiting Shelter Island with his family when he left a dock near Crescent Beach for a swim around 8 a.m…
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Crashed Massachusetts Plane Belonged To Flight School; 2 Dead
A plane that crashed in Western Massachusetts, killing two people and sparking an hours-long overnight search, was part of the fleet of a flight school and rental service, Daily Voice has learned. The aircraft belonged to Plymouth-based Alpha One Flight Services, and the crash was the first fatal one in the business' 38-year history, according to the company. The school's founder, Christopher Hyldburg, released the following statement: "It is with profound sadness we confirm the victims and the aircraft involved in the accident in Ludlow, MA last night was part of Alpha One's a…
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Gun Range Owner Duct-Tapes Passenger To Seat On Newark-Bound Flight
NEW UPDATE: Duct-Taped Realtor Fired, FBI Reportedly Eyes Charges Following Midair Meltdown Richard O'Lenick hates flying. So when an unruly passenger aboard his Newark-bound flight looked him in the eye and said the plane was going to crash on Thursday, Sept. 3, it didn't exactly help. Especially considering 53-year-old O'Lenick, of Sparta, was practically sitting on the man's lap, helping restrain him (scroll down for video). O'Lenick, who owns Gun for Hire in Woodland Park, and his employee, Juan Mejia, a retired Weehawken police officer, were heading home from a gun expo …
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Alix Earle's Dad Reveals How Affair With Eliot Spitzer Escort Began In Daughter's Netflix Show
New Jersey Alix Earle's father is opening up about the early stages of his relationship with his now-wife, which began as an affair after she was thrust into the spotlight in the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. Thomas "TJ" Earle, a construction magnate from Monmouth County, addressed his relationship with Ashley Dupré on Netflix's "Earle Meets World," recalling how they met while he was still married to Alix's mother, Alisa Earle. The two met "by chance" at a bar while he was married to Alix's mother, Alisa, Earle said in a confessional on the show. Dupré had previously made headlines …
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