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Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley
Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley A 65-year-old school bus monitor from Westchester County has been arrested after authorities said she physically assaulted a 12-year-old student aboard a moving school bus in Putnam County.  Yorktown resident Magalie Speranza was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8, following an investigation into an incident aboard a Mahopac Central School District bus, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.  The alleged assault happened on Friday, Oct. 2, while the bus was transporting students. According to the Sheriff's Office, Speranza physically assaulted the 12-yea…
Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA
Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA A 60-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after abandoning her injured and emaciated dog at a Westchester County cemetery, where he was found with a severe gash to his neck.   Yonkers resident Anita Martin entered her guilty plea on Wednesday, Oct. 14, before Westchester County Court Judge Melissa Loehr, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 15. Martin pleaded guilty to overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance; as well as abandonment of animals.  The case stems from the a…
8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds 8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds 8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds
8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned NY Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds Eight Hudson Valley men have been charged in a federal drug trafficking conspiracy centered on a residential street in Orange County where dealers conducted thousands of transactions, prosecutors said.  The eight defendants, who were charged on Wednesday, Oct. 14, are accused of distributing large quantities of crack cocaine along West Parmenter Street in Newburgh from 2025 through October 2026, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Federal prosecutors revealed the unsealing of an indictment charging all eight men with conspiracy to distribute …
Rockland Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison Rockland Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison Rockland Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison
Rockland Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison A 26-year-old Rockland County man who pretended to be a teenager to sexually exploit three underage girls, including a 14-year-old whose bedroom he entered through a window, will spend over a decade in federal prison.  Haverstraw resident Oscar Mata Lemus, 26, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, by US District Judge Cathy Seibel following his guilty plea to three counts of enticement, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.   In addition to his prison sentence, Mata Lemus will serve 15 years of supervised release.  Federal prosecuto…
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…
Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA
Former Treasurer Admits Stealing $212K From 2 Hudson Valley Nonprofits: DA The former treasurer of two Putnam County-based nonprofit organizations has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in a scheme that prosecutors said involved using the funds to pay for everything from cigars and liquor to dental bills and pet supplies.  Mark A. Kenny, a former Garrison resident who later moved to Orange County, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to stealing a combined $212,000 from the Garrison Fish and Game Club and the Catfish Pond Association, the Putnam County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Kenny, who served as treasurer for bot…
Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Hudson Valley Bathroom Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Hudson Valley Bathroom Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Hudson Valley Bathroom
Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Hudson Valley Bathroom A man accused of trapping a woman inside her bathroom and choking her was seriously injured in an attack at an Orange County park just days later, authorities have confirmed.  Newburgh resident Mark Adams was assaulted at Tyrone Crabb Memorial Park near Grand Street and South Street in Newburgh on Friday, Oct. 9, the City of Newburgh Police Department confirmed to Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 15.   As Daily Voice previously reported, Adams was arrested days earlier on Tuesday, Oct. 6, after police said he attacked a woman inside her home near 29 East Parmenter St. in Newburg…
Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley
Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley Authorities said a report of a violent threat that prompted a police response on a Westchester County street was a hoax.  The incident happened on Waller Avenue in White Plains on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the White Plains Department of Public Safety announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.   Police said officers responded after receiving a report of a potential threat of violence in the area. Members of the department's Emergency Service Unit were among those dispatched to investigate and ensure the safety of nearby residents.  However, the department said its investigation reve…
Woman, 35, Accused Of Burglarizing Hudson Valley Home Months Later, Police Say Woman, 35, Accused Of Burglarizing Hudson Valley Home Months Later, Police Say Woman, 35, Accused Of Burglarizing Hudson Valley Home Months Later, Police Say
Woman, 35, Accused Of Burglarizing Hudson Valley Home Months Later, Police Say Months after a Sullivan County home was burglarized, a 35-year-old woman now faces felony charges, police said. Monticello resident Brittany Neuberger, 35, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in connection with an incident in Thompson in July, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.  According to State Police, the investigation began on Saturday, July 4, when troopers received a report of a burglary that happened at a residence on Dunbar Road in Thompson. Investigators processed the scene and conducted an investigation that ultimately led to Neuberger's arrest, police …
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Killings; NY Family Raising Funeral Funds A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…
Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds
Romanian 'Bonnie And Clyde' Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree That Reached NY: Feds A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde traded bank robberies for stolen necklaces, using hugs and sleight of hand to make off with thousands of dollars in jewelry from unsuspecting victims in Maryland and beyond, according to DHS. The Romanian couple, Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu, have been linked to at least 14 reported jewelry thefts across Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, prompting federal authorities to compare them to one of America's most notorious criminal duos. "This 'Bonnie and Clyde' illegal alien couple from Romania has been charged with grand larceny after allegedl…
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair signed up to talk all things ’90s at a Hartford convention this weekend, but many people may be more interested in what she has to say about the past week. The "Cruel Intentions" star will appear at 90s Con Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, but her appearance seemed up in the air following a public outburst on a cross-country flight.  The 54-year-old star was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police arrested her afte…