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Correction Officer's 2 Children Both Succumb To Injuries From NY Fire (UPDATE) Correction Officer's 2 Children Both Succumb To Injuries From NY Fire (UPDATE)
Correction Officer's 2 Children Both Succumb To Injuries From NY Fire (Update) This story has been updated.  Both the 17-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son of a correction officer have succumbed to their injuries following a devastating early morning house fire in Westchester County on Wednesday, May 27. New, updated report - Brother, Sister Killed In Westchester Fire ID'd — Were Correction Officer's Children (UPDATE) The fire broke out around 2:27 a.m. on Wednesday morning at a home on Sherwood Road in Cortlandt Manor, according to New York State Police. Responding troopers and firefighters arrived to find the residence engulfed in flames. Four people …

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Stabs Victim Twice During 2 Separate Arguments In NY: Police Woman Stabs Victim Twice During 2 Separate Arguments In NY: Police
Woman Stabs Victim Twice During 2 Separate Arguments In NY: Police A 64-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly stabbing a man twice during separate arguments inside a Rockland County home, police said.  Central Nyack resident Catherine Doran, 64, was arrested on Monday, May 25, following an incident at a home on Vine Street in Central Nyack, Clarkstown Police announced on Tuesday, May 26.  Officers responded to the residence at around 11:50 p.m. on Monday, where they found an adult man sitting on a bed suffering from stab wounds to his back and upper chest, according to police. Investigators said the victim told officers he had fir…

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by Ben Crnic
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Gun Goes Off During Confrontation Involving Off-Duty NYPD Officer At Hudson Valley ShopRite Gun Goes Off During Confrontation Involving Off-Duty NYPD Officer At Hudson Valley ShopRite
Gun Goes Off During Confrontation Involving Off-Duty Nypd Officer At Hudson Valley ShopRite A confrontation outside a Rockland County supermarket involving an off-duty NYPD officer ended with a handgun going off, police said.  The incident happened around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, in the parking lot of ShopRite at 56 West Ramapo Rd. in Garnerville, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department said in an announcement on Tuesday, May 26.  Responding officers found two adult men near the Rosman Road side of the building suffering from minor, non-life-threatening injuries sustained during the altercation. Both men were taken to local hospitals for evaluation and later release…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Slams Into Porch On Memorial Day In Hudson Valley Car Slams Into Porch On Memorial Day In Hudson Valley
Car Slams Into Porch On Memorial Day In Hudson Valley An Orange County home was damaged when a car crashed into its porch on Memorial Day.  The crash happened at 6:22 p.m. on Monday, May 25, when firefighters responded to the incident on Linden Avenue in Middletown, according to the Middletown Fire Department.  Responding crews found one person in the car who was able to get out on their own.  Middletown Police and Empress EMS also responded to the scene.  The Middletown Building Inspector was later called to the crash scene as well. More information about the cause of the crash was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash
NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash A 28-year-old Westchester man was killed after being ejected from a van in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last week, authorities said. A Ford van heading north on the Turnpike when it lost directional control, struck the left guardrail, and overturned in the outer roadway near milepost 75.5 in South Brunswick Township at approximately 8:11 p.m. on Friday, May 22, Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan said. Juan Ramirez Mejia, 28, of Yonkers, was riding in the front passenger seat when he was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, police said. He died as a result of the crash. No othe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dutchess County Man, 25, Killed In Possible Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway Dutchess County Man, 25, Killed In Possible Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway
Dutchess County Man, 25, Killed In Possible Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway A 25-year-old Dutchess County man was killed in what authorities believe to be a wrong-way crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County over Memorial Day weekend, police said.  The fatal collision happened at around 5:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, in the southbound lanes of the parkway about 100 feet south of the Yonkers Avenue interchange in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police.  Police said a Jeep SUV believed to have been traveling northbound in the southbound lanes collided with a Ford SUV traveling southbound.  Police identified the victim as Luis…

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by Ben Crnic
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More Mutilated Birds Found Discarded On Reservoir Shoreline In Hudson Valley: SPCA More Mutilated Birds Found Discarded On Reservoir Shoreline In Hudson Valley: SPCA
More Mutilated Birds Found Discarded On Reservoir Shoreline In Hudson Valley: SPCA A fisherman’s disturbing discovery along a Putnam County reservoir shoreline has prompted another animal cruelty investigation tied to a growing series of similar incidents in the area. Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division officers were called at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, to the area of Old Milltown Road in Southeast after a fisherman reported finding several dead and possibly mutilated birds near the shoreline of Sodom Reservoir, the SPCA said.  When investigators arrived, they found two decapitated roosters and two decapitated white doves scattered on the ground…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Killed In Head-On Crash: State Police Hudson Valley Man Killed In Head-On Crash: State Police
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Head-On Crash: State Police A Hudson Valley man was killed in a head-on crash Saturday evening, May 23, after another vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, according to New York State Police. Troopers from the Monroe barracks responded to the two-vehicle crash around 7:14 p.m., State Police said. A preliminary investigation found a 2019 Toyota traveling southwest on Lakes Road crossed the center line into the northeast lane before colliding head-on with a 2025 Subaru. The driver of the Subaru, identified as 43-year-old Daryl Baker of Monroe, was found inside the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land Hudson Valley Man In PA Jail False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land Hudson Valley Man In PA Jail
False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land Hudson Valley Man In PA Jail A New York man already facing two pending stalking and harassment cases involving a Pennsylvania resident has been jailed again after allegedly filing a false child abuse report and threatening the victim ahead of court, police announced on Friday, May 22. Ali M. Tobar, 39, of Nyack, New York, was charged after Camp Hill Police were notified of an ongoing stalking and harassment investigation on Wednesday, May 7, according to the release. Tobar had previously been released on bail in two separate cases tied to the same borough resident, police said. As part of those bail conditions, he was …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hidden Camera At Long Island Spa Leads To ICE Arrest: Cops Hidden Camera At Long Island Spa Leads To ICE Arrest: Cops
Hidden Camera At Long Island Spa Leads To ICE Arrest: Cops A hidden recording device discovered inside a massage therapy room at a Long Island wellness spa led to the arrest of two people Friday, May 22, police said. A 32-year-old woman was inside Kokoro Wellness on North Village Avenue in Rockville Centre, when she noticed what appeared to be a recording device mounted on the wall of the massage room, according to Nassau County police. The woman left the business and contacted authorities. After what detectives described as an extensive investigation, police arrested Luke Unneland, 38, of Copiague. Investigators determined at least three…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hudson Valley Man, 22, Masturbated To Completion While In Line At NJ Mall: Cops Hudson Valley Man, 22, Masturbated To Completion While In Line At NJ Mall: Cops
Hudson Valley Man, 22, Masturbated To Completion While In Line At NJ Mall: Cops A 22-year-old New York man has been arrested after authorities say he masturbated to completion and exposed himself to shoppers at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus. On Friday, May 22, at approximately 1:40 p.m., the Paramus Police Crime-Suppression Unit was alerted by security officers to an incident in progress inside the Old Navy store involving Samuel Omitiran, 22, who was causing a disturbance and harassing shoppers, Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Officers received multiple reports that Omitiran was exposing himself to shoppers (including children), and had masturbat…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Box Truck Driver Who Mowed Down Maryland Deputy During I-95 Chaos Sentenced: Prosecutors NY Box Truck Driver Who Mowed Down Maryland Deputy During I-95 Chaos Sentenced: Prosecutors
NY Box Truck Driver Who Mowed Down Maryland Deputy During I-95 Chaos Sentenced: Prosecutors The 22-year-old New Yorker who sent a Maryland sheriff’s lieutenant flying 30 feet through the air during a violent wrong-way pursuit on I-95 before fleeing into the woods has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Juan Quiroz-Manzueta pleaded guilty this week to a host of charges in Harford County Circuit Court following a bizarre series of events that ended with a top-ranking officer suffering critical injuries. The case stemmed from a chaotic 36-minute pursuit across Harford County on Aug. 26, 2025, after Lt. Robert Burgess spotted a white Penske box truck driving erratically on Rou…

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by Zak Failla