BMW Driver, Teens Charged After Sneaker Trip Turns Armed Robbery In Lyndhurst: Cops BMW Driver, Teens Charged After Sneaker Trip Turns Armed Robbery In Lyndhurst: Cops
BMW Driver, Teens Charged After Sneaker Trip Turns Armed Robbery In Lyndhurst: Cops What was supposed to be a trip to buy sneakers and grab Chick-fil-A ended in an armed robbery last month, according to police in Bergen County Christopher Sanchez-Fernandez, 20, of Harrison, was arrested in connection with the incident, which Deputy Chief Paul Haggerty said unfolded on Saturday, May 30, at approximately 7:33 p.m. near 1 DeKorte Park Plaza. The victim told officers he was picked up in Harrison by Sanchez-Fernandez and driven toward the Meadowlands with three other occupants in a gray BMW X3, according to police. The group was originally supposed to travel to Newport Centre …
Man Who Stabbed Brother-In-Law To Death In Yonkers Apartment Is Convicted Man Who Stabbed Brother-In-Law To Death In Yonkers Apartment Is Convicted
Man Who Stabbed Brother-In-Law To Death In Yonkers Apartment Is Convicted A man has been convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of his 78-year-old brother-in-law inside a Westchester County apartment building in 2024, prosecutors announced.  John Singh, 55, was found guilty on Friday, June 5, of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of Bernard Barua, 78, of Yonkers, according to Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace. The conviction stems from a stabbing that happened on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at an apartment building located at 760 Bronx River Rd. in Yonkers. As previously reported by Daily Voice at…
Baby Girl Dropped, Shaken To Death By Harrisburg Man Baby Girl Dropped, Shaken To Death By Harrisburg Man
Baby Girl Dropped, Shaken To Death By Harrisburg Man A Harrisburg man has been convicted and sentenced in the death of a 3-month-old Pennsylvania baby girl, bringing an end to a case Daily Voice has followed since the infant was hospitalized. Eriezer Melendez Jr., 38, pleaded nolo contendere to third-degree murder during a March 19 hearing before Perry County President Judge Kenneth A. Mummah, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice. A nolo contendere plea means a defendant does not admit guilt but accepts conviction and punishment. Under the plea agreement, five additional charges were dismissed. The case began on Nov. 15, 2024,…
Cocaine Ring Busted Near Bay Shore Elementary School, 11 Indicted In Suffolk Drug Probe Cocaine Ring Busted Near Bay Shore Elementary School, 11 Indicted In Suffolk Drug Probe
Cocaine Ring Busted Near Bay Shore Elementary School, 11 Indicted In Suffolk Drug Probe A long-running cocaine trafficking operation spanning Suffolk County has been dismantled, leading to charges against 11 people following a multi-agency investigation, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Friday, June 5. The investigation began in December 2024 when New York State Police launched an undercover probe into alleged cocaine sales by Jonathan Sands, 33, of Middle Island, according to the indictment. Over the course of the investigation, authorities allege undercover officers purchased cocaine multiple times and uncovered a larger network of suppliers, runn…
Ex-State Trooper Who Caused 11-Year-Old Girl's Death On Thruway In Kingston Gets Prison Ex-State Trooper Who Caused 11-Year-Old Girl's Death On Thruway In Kingston Gets Prison
Ex-State Trooper Who Caused 11-Year-Old Girl's Death On Thruway In Kingston Gets Prison A former New York State trooper convicted in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a traffic stop and pursuit in Ulster County will spend years in state prison.  Greene County resident Christopher Baldner, 47, of Catskill, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 2, to two-and-a-half to seven-and-a-half years in prison after an Ulster County jury found him guilty of second-degree manslaughter on March 13, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. The conviction stems from an incident on the New York State Thruway in Kingston on Dec. 22, 2020.  According to prosecutors, Baldne…
Shot, Paralyzed, Run Over: Virginia Woman Dies After Dispute Over Video Game Console In Spotsy Shot, Paralyzed, Run Over: Virginia Woman Dies After Dispute Over Video Game Console In Spotsy
Shot, Paralyzed, Run Over: Virginia Woman Dies After Dispute Over Video Game Console In Spotsy What started as an argument over a video game console ended with a Virginia woman being shot in the neck, paralyzed, and dead. Now, the man responsible is headed to prison for decades. Joseph Alfonza Jackson, 43, has been sentenced to an active 45 years behind bars for aggravated malicious wounding and related offenses stemming from a violent shooting at a Spotsylvania County home. According to prosecutors, Jackson shot the woman during an argument in 2025, leaving her paralyzed. She later died after undergoing multiple surgeries. The case drew widespread attention when investigators reve…
3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting 3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting
3 Men Accused Of Trying To Meet Child For Sex Arrested In Hartford Sting Three men are accused of trying to meet a child for sex after speaking online with an undercover Connecticut police officer posing as an underage girl, authorities said.  The arrests were made Thursday, May 28, following a joint investigation by Hartford Police's Child Exploitation Unit and the FBI Crimes Against Children/Human Trafficking Task Force. Police said the suspects engaged in online conversations with an undercover detective posing as a juvenile female. Investigators said each man later traveled to a location in Hartford to meet the "child." Authorities arrested the followi…
K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop In Newburgh: Duo Charged, Cops Say K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop In Newburgh: Duo Charged, Cops Say
K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop In Newburgh: Duo Charged, Cops Say Two people, including a New Jersey woman, were arrested after police discovered a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley, NY, authorities said.   The arrests were made on Friday, May 22, following a traffic stop that began at around 7:45 p.m. in the Orange County town of Newburgh, New York State Police said on Wednesday, May 27.  Troopers stopped a 2016 Dodge traveling westbound on I-84 after seeing multiple vehicle and traffic law violations, police said.  Authorities soon identified the driver as Gary D. Price, 52, of Poughkeepsie, …
Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial
Jury Deadlocks Again In Beer 4 U Murder Case, Sending Waldorf Shooting Back To Trial Nearly nine years after a deadly shooting outside Beer 4 U in Waldorf left one woman dead and multiple others wounded, Anthony Dangelo Wilkins is headed back to court after a Charles County jury failed to reach a verdict in his retrial. The mistrial was declared following eight days of testimony in Charles County Circuit Court, according to State’s Attorney Tony Covington. Jurors deadlocked on charges including second-degree murder in the death of Miaquita Gray and attempted second-degree murder tied to the 2017 shooting outside the Crain Highway bar. But Wilkins wasn’t cleared. The jury …
'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Sentenced In Brutal Bedroom Stabbing In Waldorf 'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Sentenced In Brutal Bedroom Stabbing In Waldorf
'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Sentenced In Brutal Bedroom Stabbing In Waldorf A Maryland man who senselessly butchered a man inside a home years ago will spend decades in prison. Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 55, was convicted in March by a Charles County jury in connection with the killing of Timothy Louis Portzen and the assault of a woman in La Plata in October 2023, according to the state's attorney's office. On Wednesday, May 27, authorities announced that he had been sentenced to 48 years in prison for the violent assault in Southern Maryland. “The facts of this case warrant an above-guideline sentence," Assistant State’s Attorney Kate Edmands said at sentencing wh…
Gunman Who Terrorized CT Gas Stations During COVID Pandemic Sentenced To Decades: Feds Gunman Who Terrorized CT Gas Stations During COVID Pandemic Sentenced To Decades: Feds
Gunman Who Terrorized CT Gas Stations During COVID Pandemic Sentenced To Decades: Feds A convicted felon who terrorized Connecticut gas station workers during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will spend nearly three decades behind bars after a violent robbery spree that stretched across multiple towns. William Rosario Lopez, 40, of New Haven, was sentenced on Tuesday, May 26, to 29 years in prison and five years of supervised release, said U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut David X. Sullivan. Federal prosecutors said the robberies happened in March 2020, when many workers were already facing fear and uncertainty during the pandemic. Investigators said Rosar…
Man Admits Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years In Ramapo — Now Faces Decade In Prison Man Admits Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years In Ramapo — Now Faces Decade In Prison
Man Admits Sexually Abusing Young Girl For Years In Ramapo — Now Faces Decade In Prison A 34-year-old Sullivan County man has admitted to sexual assault and rape after having sex with a young girl in Rockland County and abusing her over several years, prosecutors announced.  Monticello resident Joel Deutsch pleaded guilty on Thursday, May 21, to predatory sexual assault of a child, first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, and second-degree rape in Rockland County Court, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office said on Friday, May 22. According to the DA's Office, between 2017 and 2024, Deutsch sexually abused a girl in the Ramapo village of W…