Teen, 15, Arrested After Gunfire Heard In Newburgh Neighborhood: Police Teen, 15, Arrested After Gunfire Heard In Newburgh Neighborhood: Police
Teen, 15, Arrested After Gunfire Heard In Newburgh Neighborhood: Police A 15-year-old has been criminally charged after fleeing police following reports of gunshots in an Orange County neighborhood, police said.  The incident happened on Monday, July 21 just after 6:45 p.m., when officers responded to reports of gunfire near 144 Lander St. in Newburgh, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, July 24.  When they arrived, several suspects were seen fleeing into a nearby home at 138 Johnston St., police said. Police quickly established a perimeter around the residence and found the suspects during a sweep of the area. They were all…
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During Troy Parking Enforcement: Police A man in upstate New York turned a routine construction detail into a standoff after firing a pellet rifle at a marked police car from his apartment window, police said. Troy Police officers were using sirens and loudspeakers to clear 5th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to notify residents to move their vehicles so roadwork could continue without towing, the agency said. That’s when 26-year-old Zachary Charney-Schatz leaned out of a second-story window and fired an air-powered pellet rifle at a marked Troy police vehicle, striking and damaging its door panel, police said. Offi…
Ex-Con Who Shot Into Elderly Couple's Mastic Home Gets Years In Prison Ex-Con Who Shot Into Elderly Couple's Mastic Home Gets Years In Prison
Ex-Con Who Shot Into Elderly Couple's Mastic Home Gets Years In Prison A prior violent felon who fired a gun into a Long Island home occupied by a 78-year-old man and his wife will spend over a decade behind bars. Jerry McKoy, 58, of Patchogue, was sentenced to 16 years to life in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, July 16, after a jury found him guilty of weapons and reckless endangerment charges for shooting into a Mastic Beach residence in April 2024. The shooting happened just after midnight on April 11, 2024, when McKoy got into an argument with a woman inside his vehicle on Hickory Road, the Suffolk County DA’s Office said. After she exited the car, McK…
West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone
West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone A late-night crash inside a Berlin construction zone has led to DUI and reckless endangerment charges after state police say a driver rear-ended a parked Department of Transportation vehicle with flashing emergency lights, authorities said. Brian Ayers, 46, of West Hartford, was identified as the driver who veered left from the right lane of Route 9 northbound near Exit 34 and slammed into the back of a stationary DOT truck Thursday, July 17, around 9:15 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.  The crash occurred in a closed lane during an active highway construction project. The DOT vehi…
CT Mom Charged With Killing Her Baby Boy In Drunken Enfield I-91 Crash: Police CT Mom Charged With Killing Her Baby Boy In Drunken Enfield I-91 Crash: Police
CT Mom Charged With Killing Her Baby Boy In Drunken Enfield I-91 Crash: Police Just days before his first birthday, 11-month-old Isiah Ortiz was killed in an overnight crash on I-91 in Enfield. Now, his mother is facing serious charges, including manslaughter, authorities said.  Fransheska Stuart, 30, of Meriden, was arrested on Tuesday, July 15. Nearly 18 months after she crashed her 2006 Honda Accord just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2023, near Exit 45 southbound when she lost control, hit a guardrail, and the car flipped onto its side, Connecticut State Police said.  When emergency crews arrived, the metal of the car was compressing Stuart’s c…
Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police
Maryland Teen Already In Jail Now Charged With Murder In Deadly Backyard Shooting: Police An 18-year-old from Maryland is behind bars after police say he gunned down man in an area backyard. Jonathan Leross Jobe, of Salisbury, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder for his alleged role in the fatal shooting of Dajaud Rae’heim Townsend, Maryland State Police announced on Wednesday, July 16. The shooting was reported around 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the 600 block of Smith Street, where Salisbury Police responded after getting multiple 911 calls about shots fired, according to the state police. **Update 07/15/25 7:00 PM** A homicide investigation is…
Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation
Off-Duty PA Cop Who Killed Witness At Walmart Shooting Scene Gets Probation An off-duty police officer whose violent takedown of a bystander at a Walmart shooting scene led to the man’s death has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to probation, authorities announced Tuesday, July 15. John J. Hawk, 38, was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, and reckless endangerment in Beaver County Court, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. “This sworn officer’s actions contributed to the death of a man who was not a threat to anyone,” AG Sunday said. 'The Glue That Held Their Family Together' T…
Gunfire Erupts Outside North Beach Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff Gunfire Erupts Outside North Beach Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff
Gunfire Erupts Outside North Beach Seafood Pub; 2 Arrested In Fourth Of July Shooting: Sheriff A holiday night at a popular seafood pub turned chaotic when gunfire broke out just after midnight in Maryland. Rayquan Malik Jackson, 27, of Falls Church, and Devon Patrick Hunter, 24, of Friendship, have been arrested in connection with a Fourth of July shooting outside Neptune’s Seafood Pub in North Beach, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 4, to the bar, located in the 8800 block of Chesapeake Avenue, for reports of shots fired.  No injuries were reported at the scene. As a result of the investigation, Jackson and H…
PA Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit PA Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit
PA Stepdad Buried 14-Year-Old’s Newborn In Backyard Days After Secret Birth: Affidavit A baby girl secretly born to a 14-year-old in a Milton bedroom was dead within hours. By the next morning, her decomposing body was in a shallow backyard grave—dug by the teen’s stepfather with garden shears, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, July 8. Donan Antonio Maradiaga-Orellana, 29, was arrested Wednesday, July 2, after Milton Borough Police say he buried the full-term newborn behind his Center Street home in the middle of the night and attempted to cover up the death without alerting authorities. He’s being held at Northumberland County Jail on $75,000 b…
Shot Fired On I-91 In North Haven: Bridgeport, Woodbridge Men Charged In Road Rage Incident Shot Fired On I-91 In North Haven: Bridgeport, Woodbridge Men Charged In Road Rage Incident
Shot Fired On I-91 In North Haven: Bridgeport, Woodbridge Men Charged In Road Rage Incident A single bullet tore through a car’s front pillar on I-91 south near Exit 10 in North Haven after a road-rage clash turned violent, Connecticut State Police say. Andre Smith, 34, of Bridgeport, is accused of firing a round that the car driven by Jonathan Yanagisawa, 30, of Woodbridge, around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, but no one was hurt. Yanagisawa called police after the shooting. He captured the license plate and vehicle on his dash camera, and police tracked down Smith soon after.  Smith surrendered his gun and, according to troopers, admitted “he was involved in a road rage i…
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Lancaster Shooting: Police Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Lancaster Shooting: Police
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Lancaster Shooting: Police A teen is behind bars for allegedly shooting a man in Lancaster, authorities announced. Miguel Ramos, 17, was arrested after the gunfire erupted on the 500 block of South Christian Street around 5:22 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said. Ramos was arrested nearby just over 20 minutes later, around 5:45 p.m., police said. He is being charged as an adult. Authorities believe the suspect and victim knew …
Rollover Crash Injures 6 In Rye: Teen Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say Rollover Crash Injures 6 In Rye: Teen Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say
Rollover Crash Injures 6 In Rye: Teen Driver Charged With DWI, Police Say A 19-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after flipping an SUV carrying six people in Westchester on Independence Day, police said. The crash happened around the early morning hours of Friday, July 4, at the intersection of Boston Post Road (Route 1) and Bradford Avenue in Rye, the City of Rye Police Department said on Saturday, July 5.  Officers responded to the scene and found a 2010 Acura MDX flipped onto its roof in the southbound lane. All six occupants, ages 18 and 19, had gotten out of the vehicle and reported only minor injuries. They were transported to Westchester Me…