Taxi Driver Attacks Woman: Suspect Was High, Had Suspended License In Spring Valley, DA Says
Prosecutors have released more details regarding a Rockland County taxi driver's kidnapping of a passenger who he allegedly attacked with a screwdriver during a harrowing late-night ride earlier this month.
Kevin Mazariego-Figueroa, 22, of Hillcrest, was indicted on a slew of felony charges stemming from the Monday, May 5 attack, including second-degree kidnapping and first-degree assault, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, May 19.
According to prosecutors, Mazariego-Figueroa had picked up the victim, a 40-year-old woman, in his taxicab near…
Field Trip Ends In DUI Arrest For Charter Bus Driver In Jefferson, Authorities Say
A charter bus driver was arrested after allegedly appearing impaired while transporting students and chaperones back from a field trip in North Jersey, authorities said.
Police responded to White Rock Elementary School in Oak Ridge around 6:34 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, where they made contact with Jean Audain, 57, of Spring Valley, NY, identified as the bus driver, Jefferson Police Capt. Robert Bush said.
“After further investigation, officers placed Audain under arrest and conducted further testing for impairment,” Bush said in a release.
The bus had just returned from a field trip w…
She Stabbed Him At Mahwah Hotel Then Disappeared, Now The Hunt Is On, Cops Say
A 29-year-old Texas man was found bleeding from a stab wound at a Mahwah hotel Saturday morning, and police are searching for the woman they say did it.
Officers with the Mahwah Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing at approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2025, Mahwah Police Capt. Guido Bussinelli said in a release issued Wednesday, May 7.
The caller was an unknown male who reported that a woman had stabbed someone and fled the scene, the captain said.
When officers arrived, they found the 29-year-old victim—identified only as being from Huffman, TX—with a stab…
