Albany, NY
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Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (UPDATE) Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (UPDATE)
Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (Update) This story has been updated.  A day after a corrections union demanded an apology from New York State Senator Julia Salazar after she criticized prison security procedures following the suicide of a longtime civilian staff member at an upstate facility, the lawmaker has said it is her job to find out what happened.  In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 9, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association called the Friday, Nov. 7, death of the civilian chaplain and 20-year veteran of DOCCS “a profound loss for the entire Marcy Correctional Facility family.…

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by Ben Crnic
Tinton Falls-Eatontown, NJ
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Tinton Falls Student's Body Recovered In South Carolina: Police Tinton Falls Student's Body Recovered In South Carolina: Police
Tinton Falls Student's Body Recovered In South Carolina: Police The body of Owen Kenney, the 19-year-old Tinton Falls resident who committed suicide on Halloween in South Carolina, has been recovered, authorities announced Saturday, Nov. 8. At 8:45 a.m., harbor patrol units found Kenney's body in Patriots Point, Charleston police said. Kenney was a student at the College of Charleston. View this post on Instagram Kenney was reported missing on Saturday, Nov. 1, police said. Dtectives determined that he had taken his own life after walking on the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway at 3:49 a.m. on Friday, Oct…

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by Sam Barron
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen County Offender Dies In Prison: Remembering Mark Todd Before Struggle Bergen County Offender Dies In Prison: Remembering Mark Todd Before Struggle
Bergen County Offender Dies In Prison: Remembering Mark Todd Before Struggle Mark Todd’s family says they won’t remember him for his record — but for his talent, humor, and heart. The 51-year-old Jersey City native who'd been living in Hasbrouck Heights died in state prison on Nov. 7, according to the New Jersey Department of Corrections.  Relatives tell Daily Voice that Todd, who had been going blind and in and out of prison for the better part of the decade, died by suicide. “Mark was a talented carpenter,” a relative told Daily Voice. “He was also an artist — he loved to draw. He had a great sense of humor and always made us laugh.” But his family says his…

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by Cecilia Levine
Tinton Falls-Eatontown, NJ
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Missing Tinton Falls Student Dead By Suicide In South Carolina: Police Missing Tinton Falls Student Dead By Suicide In South Carolina: Police
Missing Tinton Falls Student Dead By Suicide In South Carolina: Police Owen Kenney, the 19-year-old Tinton Falls resident who had been missing in South Carolina since Halloween, took his own life, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 6. Detectives said Kenney, a student at the College of Charleston, took his own life after walking onto the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway at 3:49 a.m., Charleston police said. Charleston police said they have shifted from search operations to recovery efforts as they aim to bring closure to Kenney's family. "Our priority has always been and will remain Owen’s family," Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker said. "This is a real…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says
ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says A Canadian man serving a 40-year federal sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in New York City has pleaded guilty to violently assaulting two correctional officers inside a Pennsylvania prison, federal officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 27, of Mississauga, Ontario, attacked two officers at USP Allenwood on December 7, 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Bahnasawy used a sharpened piece of steel from a desk in his cell to stab one officer in the head and face, causing the victim to lose his right eye, invest…

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by Jillian Pikora
National Interest
Teacher Stabbed 23 Times Again Ruled Suicide Following Family Lawsuits: Philly Medical Examiner Teacher Stabbed 23 Times Again Ruled Suicide Following Family Lawsuits: Philly Medical Examiner
Teacher Stabbed 23 Times Again Ruled Suicide Following Family Lawsuits: Philly Medical Examiner The controversial death of Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia school teacher found with more than 20 stab wounds in 2011, has again been ruled a suicide following a reexamination by the city’s medical examiner. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office announced the decision in a 32-page report signed by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lindsay Simon on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. The review came after Greenberg’s parents, Josh and Sandee Greenberg, settled lawsuits with the City of Philadelphia earlier this year that required the office to reevaluate her manner of death. Greenberg, 27, was discovered b…

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by Jillian Pikora
Pikesville, MD
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Pikesville Man Stabs Woman, Clinician Trying To Help Before Barricading Himself (UPDATED) Pikesville Man Stabs Woman, Clinician Trying To Help Before Barricading Himself (UPDATED)
Pikesville Man Stabs Woman, Clinician Trying To Help Before Barricading Himself (Updated) A violent domestic-related incident in Pikesville left two people hospitalized and a suspect critically injured after a barricade situation unfolded Tuesday morning, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. on Oct. 7 to the 8200 block of Arrowhead Road for reports of a stabbing.  When they arrived, police found a 32-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and a 48-year-old man with injuries to his upper body. According to detectives, the man — a mental health clinician for the State of Maryland — had been called by the suspect’s wife to assist th…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
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Struggling With Addiction? St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help Struggling With Addiction? St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help
Struggling With Addiction? St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help St. John's Riverside Hospital's Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department offers state-of-the-art treatment to help individuals achieve sobriety and to teach self-care practices that promote a healthy and satisfying lifestyle to those affected by addiction and other mental health struggles. St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s BHS department has multiple comprehensive programs throughout Westchester. Learn more from a live conversation with Sherlon Quarless, MPA, LMSW, CASAC-M. Click here to learn more about our Behavioral Health Services.

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Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide
Virginia Native, Former Bengals Star RB Rudi Johnson Dies At 45 In Reported Suicide Rudi Johnson, a Virginia native who rushed for 1,000 yards in the NFL multiple times with the Cincinnati Bengals, has died at 45 in a reported suicide.  Bengals' officials confirmed that Johnson has passed away this week following a standout career that started in Virginia, took him to Butler Community College in Kansas, before he starred at Auburn University. Johnson was picked in the fourth round (100th overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Bengals, where he went on to star after the team traded away Corey Dillon to the New England Patriots. He played for the Bengals between 2001 an…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Released Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander Vows To Return To IDF Service Released Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander Vows To Return To IDF Service
Released Tenafly Hostage Edan Alexander Vows To Return To IDF Service Edan Alexander, the Bergen County native and Golani Brigade soldier held hostage for 584 days, announced Wednesday night, Sept. 17 that he will return to Israel next month to resume military service. "I will once again put on the IDF uniform, and I will proudly serve alongside my brothers,” Alexander told a sold-out crowd of 1,200 at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Night to Salute Our Heroes in New York. “My story does not end with survival – it continues with service.” Edan Alexander is reunited with his parents. Israel Defense Forces Alexander, who was captured on …

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
Manhunt Ends After Driver Rams FBI Pittsburgh Gate, Hurls American Flag In 'Act Of Terror' Manhunt Ends After Driver Rams FBI Pittsburgh Gate, Hurls American Flag In 'Act Of Terror'
Manhunt Ends After Driver Rams FBI Pittsburgh Gate, Hurls American Flag In 'Act Of Terror' The man accused of ramming his car into the FBI Pittsburgh field office gate in a “targeted attack” has been apprehended, officials confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 17. At about 2:40 a.m., Donald Henson of Penn Hills allegedly drove a white sedan at a high rate of speed into the office gates before getting out and throwing an American flag onto the damaged gate, according to the FBI. Henson fled the scene on foot, according to the FBI. No FBI personnel were injured. Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 were called at 3 a.m. to the 3300 block of East Carson Street for a reported vehicle collision, as…

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by Jillian Pikora
Owings Mills, MD
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Owings Mills Double Murder Suspect Who Drove Mom’s Corpse Found Unfit For Trial: Reports Owings Mills Double Murder Suspect Who Drove Mom’s Corpse Found Unfit For Trial: Reports
Owings Mills Double Murder Suspect Who Drove Mom’s Corpse Found Unfit For Trial: Reports The Pennsylvania man accused of killing two people in Maryland and later driving his mother's corpse across state lines was ruled incompetent to stand trial, according to multiple reports. On Thursday, Sept. 11, a judge reportedly ruled Kevin Ahn, 31, was unfit to be tried following weeks of speculation about his mental health.  Ahn was arrested and charged with abuse of a corpse in Lancaster County when police found his mother's body in a vehicle parked outside a home in Penn Township in March. It is believed that his mother had been dead for more than a day inside the vehicle b…

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by Zak Failla