Barn Goes Up In Flames In Hudson Valley, Cause Under Investigation Barn Goes Up In Flames In Hudson Valley, Cause Under Investigation
Barn Goes Up In Flames In Hudson Valley, Cause Under Investigation An intense barn fire dangerously close to a home prompted a large multi-agency response in Westchester County.  The blaze broke out at around 5:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, on Mount Airy Road West in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Croton firefighters, along with tanker units from Millwood and Yorktown, were initially dispatched to the scene for reports of a barn fire. Once they arrived, crews reported a fully involved barn located about 30 feet from a nearby home.  The upgraded response brought several more mutual aid crews to the…
Duo Steal Over $3.7K In Merch From Macy's In Yorktown — One Was Fugitive, Cops Say Duo Steal Over $3.7K In Merch From Macy's In Yorktown — One Was Fugitive, Cops Say
Duo Steal Over $3.7K In Merch From Macy's In Yorktown — One Was Fugitive, Cops Say Two suspects were arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise from a Macy’s store in Northern Westchester, police said.  The arrests happened on Friday, May 15, at around 9 p.m., when officers responded to Macy’s at the Jefferson Valley Mall for a report of a theft in progress, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, May 20.   Police said Macy’s asset protection employees gave the responding officers descriptions of the suspects, who were detained in the store parking lot before officers arrived.   Authorities identified the suspect…
Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest
Viral Video Of McDonald's Manager Licking Customer's Fries Leads To Arrest A former Massachusetts McDonald's employee has been arrested after a viral video she filmed allegedly showed her licking a customer’s fries before putting them in a bag and serving them. Kaylie Santos, identified as a night manager at the Southbridge location, was charged with distributing food with a harmful substance, according to court records obtained by USA Today. The alleged incident happened April 9 at an East Main Street McDonald’s, according to the report. Police said the clip was first shared on Snapchat before spreading across social media platforms, where it quickly drew ba…
0.17 BAC Driver Wrecked On NY Thruway, Hospitalized Passenger: Police 0.17 BAC Driver Wrecked On NY Thruway, Hospitalized Passenger: Police
0.17 BAC Driver Wrecked On NY Thruway, Hospitalized Passenger: Police A driver with a 0.17 blood-alcohol content smashed his car on the New York State Thruway, leaving a passenger with serious injuries, police said Tuesday, May 19. Nicholas R. Mottsey, 34, was behind the wheel of a 2004 Toyota traveling eastbound on I-90 when it left the road near mile marker 14.5 in Chatham around 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2025, New York State Police said. The car struck a rock embankment, smashing the front fender, shattering the windshield, and damaging several sections of the vehicle, according to state police. Mottsey, of Accord, and a 33-year-old Kingston woman riding in t…
Teens Caught With 3 Illegal Handguns In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Jailed: Police Teens Caught With 3 Illegal Handguns In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Jailed: Police
Teens Caught With 3 Illegal Handguns In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Jailed: Police Four young men were arrested, and three illegal handguns — including one reported stolen — were recovered during a traffic stop in Dutchess County, police said.  The arrests happened on Friday, May 15, when Town of Poughkeepsie Police stopped a Chevrolet Malibu that had been identified by the Dutchess County Analysis and Real Time Crime Intelligence Center as potentially involved in criminal activity, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Tuesday, May 19. Police said the driver was identified as 19-year-old J’Amori J. Douglas, of Poughkeepsie, who was allegedly drivin…
2 NY Men Thought They Were Meeting Boy For Sex — But Were Arrested Instead, Cops Say 2 NY Men Thought They Were Meeting Boy For Sex — But Were Arrested Instead, Cops Say
2 NY Men Thought They Were Meeting Boy For Sex — But Were Arrested Instead, Cops Say Two men face charges after trying to meet with who they thought were young boys for sex — but instead found out they had been duped by police in Sullivan County, authorities said.  Sullivan County residents Glenn Clark, 58, of Mongaup Valley, and Raion Coonjah, 51, of Monticello, were both arrested following investigations into suspects trying to exploit children online, the Liberty Police Department announced on Tuesday, May 19.  According to the department, the events leading to the arrests began on Dec. 16, 2025, when officers learned of a man who was trying…
Fake Bomb Planted At NY Park, Notebook Found And Suspect Arrested: Police Fake Bomb Planted At NY Park, Notebook Found And Suspect Arrested: Police
Fake Bomb Planted At NY Park, Notebook Found And Suspect Arrested: Police A New York man planted a fake bomb at a park in Albany County near a children’s book exchange, police said. Brandon Arsenault, 26, placed a water bottle containing a liquid, a mason jar top with a battery terminal, a battery, and red and green wires inside the book exchange at Colonie Mohawk River Park on Saturday, May 16, the Colonie Police Department said. A bystander who spotted Arsenault placing the device and fleeing the scene called the cops, who arrived to investigate the situation, authorities said. The New York State Police bomb disposal unit responded “and determined the device t…
Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC
Woman Dies After Falling Down Manhole In NYC A 56-year-old Westchester County woman was found dead inside an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night, May 18, police said.  The incident happened at around 11:19 p.m. on Monday in front of 653 Fifth Ave., within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice.  Officers responding to a 911 call for an aided person arrived to find the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the open manhole.  EMS crews rushed the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.  The woman was iden…
Man Attacks Neighbor With String Trimmer During Fight Over Property Line In Hudson Valley: NYSP Man Attacks Neighbor With String Trimmer During Fight Over Property Line In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Man Attacks Neighbor With String Trimmer During Fight Over Property Line In Hudson Valley: Nysp A property line dispute in Dutchess County escalated into violence when a man allegedly struck his neighbor with a string trimmer, leaving him with facial injuries, police said. The incident happened on Friday, May 15, when troopers responded at around 5 p.m. to a home on Holsapple Road in Dover for a reported disturbance, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, May 19.  An investigation later determined that Todd Tripp, 37, and a 65-year-old man became involved in a verbal altercation over a property line dispute. During the confrontation, police said Tripp raised a string trimme…
Trapped Driver Rescued After Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway Ramp Trapped Driver Rescued After Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway Ramp
Trapped Driver Rescued After Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway Ramp Firefighters used specialized techniques to rescue a trapped driver following a serious crash on a Sprain Brook Parkway ramp in Westchester County.  The crash happened over the weekend on the southbound Bradhurst Avenue entrance ramp to the Sprain Brook Parkway in Hawthorne, the Hawthorne Fire Department said on Monday, May 18. When firefighters arrived, they found the driver was trapped inside the heavily damaged vehicle.  Crews soon began rescue operations by peeling back the driver’s side door to reach them. After removing part of the side of the vehicle, firefighters found mo…
CT Woman Gave Scammer $900K In Gold Coins; Suspect Previously Arrested In NY For Similar Scams CT Woman Gave Scammer $900K In Gold Coins; Suspect Previously Arrested In NY For Similar Scams
CT Woman Gave Scammer $900K In Gold Coins; Suspect Previously Arrested In NY For Similar Scams A California man was arrested after police said he scammed a Connecticut woman into handing over nearly $900,000 in gold coins. Tushar Sharma, 23, a citizen of India who was residing in Arcadia, California, was taken into custody on May 14 after Trumbull detectives and members of the Bridgeport Police Task Force set up a sting operation tied to the investigation. Investigators said the case began in March 2026 when the victim received a Microsoft Windows pop-up alert on her computer. She called the number connected to the message and spoke with someone claiming to be a Federal Trade Commiss…
Construction Worker Hit By Nail, Rescued From Second Floor Of Hudson Valley Site Construction Worker Hit By Nail, Rescued From Second Floor Of Hudson Valley Site
Construction Worker Hit By Nail, Rescued From Second Floor Of Hudson Valley Site A construction worker was rescued and taken to the hospital after suffering an injury at a job site in Dutchess County, firefighters said.   The incident happened in Beacon on Monday, May 18, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to help at the scene of a construction accident in which a worker suffered a lower extremity injury after accidentally being struck by a nail, the department said.  Because access to the building’s second floor was limited, the Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps requested more manpower to help remove the injured worker …