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Couple Beaten, Bound In Lamborghini During Violent Connecticut Kidnapping: What Happened Next
A Danbury couple was brutally attacked and kidnapped while house-hunting in their own community, federal authorities said, during a crime that shocked the quiet, upscale neighborhood in late summer 2024. A new report from The New York Times shines a light on what happened that day. Sushil and Radhika Chetal were looking at homes when their Lamborghini Urus was boxed in on a leafy residential street. A white Honda Civic slammed into them from behind, and a white Ram ProMaster van cut them off from the front, trapping their SUV, according to Danbury police. Original Daily Voice Report: Crypt…
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Duo Caught Smuggling Kilos Of Cocaine, Oxycodone Across State Lines In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Two Massachusetts men are facing major drug charges after authorities say they were caught transporting cocaine and oxycodone through Putnam County, authorities announced. The arrests were made on Wednesday, April 9 around 6:40 p.m., when deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit pulled over a vehicle in the Town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, April 25. During the stop, deputies discovered that the vehicle’s occupants, identified as Joshua Rosario-Pabon, 22, of Holyoke, and Christopher Colon-Diaz, 25, of Springfield, ha…
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Former Iona Golfer Requested Nude Pics From Kids Online: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old New Jersey man who played college golf was arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 23 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Investigators began looking into Kevin Kramarski, a Moorestown, NJ resident, after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. The tip included his efforts to purchase child sexual abuse material online and engaging in online chats with juveniles where he requested they send him nude photos, the prosecutor said. Kev…
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Man Tries Using Fake ID To Buy $68K Car At Dealership In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
A Westchester man with a criminal history is behind bars after allegedly trying to buy a luxury vehicle using a false identity at a car dealership in Putnam County, authorities said. Investigators were first alerted on Saturday, April 5 about a suspicious person trying to purchase a vehicle worth more than $68,000 at a dealership in the Town of Southeast. The man was reportedly using a fake name in an attempt to hide his identity, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday, April 24. On Saturday, April 12, investigators learned the suspect had returned to the dealership, whic…
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1 Dead, 1 Injured After Police Pursuit Ends In Crash On I-84 In Hudson Valley:
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A high-speed police chase that began on Route 9W early Friday morning, April 25, ended in tragedy when the fleeing vehicle crashed along Interstate 84 in Orange County, killing a 25-year-old passenger and injuring the driver, authorities confirmed. The incident began around 3:43 a.m. on Friday, when troopers tried to stop a 2015 GMC Sierra pickup truck for vehicle and traffic violations on Route 9W in Newburgh, New York State Police announced. The driver did not stop, leading troopers on a pursuit that continued south on Route 9W, onto State Route 32, and eventually to I-84 westbound, accor…
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$50K In Checks Stolen From School District In Hudson Valley: 4 Charged, Police Say
Four people have been apprehended after allegedly stealing $50,000 in mailed checks from a Hudson Valley school district, police announced. The arrests were revealed on Friday, April 25, following an investigation that began in Orange County in November 2024, when Pine Bush Central School District officials discovered that several district-issued checks had been altered, the Town of Crawford Police Department said. An internal audit and joint investigation with Crawford Police revealed that the checks were stolen during the mailing process and fraudulently deposited into multipl…
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Sextortion Of 30+ Children Worldwide Gets Florida Man 30 Years:
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A Florida man who sextorted children across the globe, including six minors in Central Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus announced on Thursday, April 24. Alvaro Andres Valarezo Sandoval, 35, an Ecuadorian national most recently residing in Miami, was handed the decades-long sentence by Senior U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion after being convicted on two counts of "Production of Child Pornography", according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Sandoval exploited children in a calculat…
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Former HS Athlete Convicted Of Raping Tinder Date In West Village Apartment: DA
A New York man has been convicted of raping a 23-year-old woman he met on Tinder on their first date in 2020, authorities confirmed on Thursday, April 24. William Hathaway, 33 — who now lives in Miami, FL and was raised in West Hartford, CT — was arrested in July 2020 on accusations he raped the woman at his West 14th Street apartment in the West Village on Feb. 15, 2020, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and Daily Voice sources. The victim met up with Hathaway at Soho House, a swanky bar and nightclub in the area, after connecting on Tinder, Bragg said.&…
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Man Steals Pickup Truck From Hudson Valley Business, Caught Over Year Later: Sheriff
A Bronx man has been arrested more than a year after a pickup truck was stolen from a business in Putnam County, authorities announced. The case began on April 4, 2024, when a deputy responded to a burglary report at a business in the Town of Southeast. On that day, someone entered the building overnight and stole a 2011 Chevrolet pickup truck, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said in an announcement on Thursday, April 24. The vehicle was later found unoccupied in the Bronx the same day. Authorities collected evidence from the truck before returning it to its rightful owner. …
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K9 Sniffs Out Crack, Fentanyl, Cash In Traffic Stop In Dutchess County:
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A 24-year-old man is behind bars after police say they caught him with crack cocaine, fentanyl, and over $2,000 in cash during a traffic stop in Dutchess County. The bust happened on Wednesday, April 23, when troopers spotted a 2023 Chevrolet Malibu driving in violation of state traffic law on South Clinton Street in the City of Poughkeepsie, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 24. Troopers stopped the car and identified the driver as Hudhayfah Abdullahi, 24, and his 26-year-old male passenger, both Poughkeepsie residents. During the stop, a Town of Poughkeepsie …
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Dad Beaten Dead With Baseball Bat Was Defending Teen Daughter On Easter: Prosecutor
A 55-year-old Millville man and his 17-year-old son were charged on Monday, April 21, after killing a father and assaulting his teen daughter over the weekend, authorities said. On Saturday, April 19, Gus Serbeck's daughter was assaulted by the 17-year-old, referred to as J.H. at the teen's Leamings Mill residence in Millville, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. The next day, Serbeck and his daughter went to their house to confront Eric Hannah about the assault, Webb-McRae said. J.H. and Serbeck met at the front door and began physically fighting, Webb-McRae said. …
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Cocaine Seized In Early Morning Drug Raid: 2 Arrested In Dutchess, Police Say
An early morning SWAT raid at a home in Dutchess County led to the arrest of two people and the seizure of drugs and cash, authorities announced. The bust happened around 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, when members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit and Poughkeepsie SWAT executed a search warrant at 237 Church St., the department said. The warrant followed an investigation into drug sales in the area. Inside the residence, officers recovered quantities of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, cash, and additional evidence, according to investigators. Two s…
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Child Jumps Out Of Moving Lyft Fearing Danger, What Cops Uncovered Shocked Everyone
A juvenile who feared for their safety jumped from a moving Lyft in New Jersey after a missed turn. But police say it was all a misunderstanding. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 22, around 3:32 p.m., after the juvenile requested a ride home from school, Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. The juvenile became alarmed when the driver took a different route and missed a turn onto their street, police said. “The juvenile attempted to alert the driver to the missed turn, but indicated that the driver did not respond,” deMoncada said. In fear, the teen exited the moving vehicle, f…
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Drug Suspect Flees Into Dollar General, Backyards, Enters Home In Dutchess Chase: Police
A convicted felon under parole supervision was arrested after fleeing from police during a drug investigation in Dutchess County, breaking into an occupied home in the process, authorities said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 22 around 5:38 p.m., when City of Poughkeepsie Police officers were conducting an investigation into suspected drug activity near Main Street and Rose Street, the department said on Wednesday, April 23. Police said the man, later identified as Jeremy Davis, 31, ran off as officers approached him for an interview. He ran through the nearby Dollar General,…
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K-9 Sniffs Out Cocaine Hidden In Shoe During Taconic Traffic Stop In Dutchess: Police
A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County turned into a major drug bust after a K-9's nose led him to a cocaine stash hidden inside a shoe, police said. The stop happened on Tuesday, April 22, when troopers pulled over a 1995 BMW 318TI traveling northbound in Clinton for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, April 23. Troopers then spoke with the driver, Joseph W. Richards, 35, of Lake Luzerne, and passenger, Christopher L. Bracero Mendez, 27, of Saratoga Springs. With help from Dutchess County Drug Task Force K-9 Denver,…
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Vehicle Goes Up In Flames Near Town Hall In Dutchess County (
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A vehicle fire near a Dutchess County town hall has prompted officials to warn drivers to stay away from the area. The blaze happened on Wednesday morning, April 23, on Charles Colman Boulevard near the Pawling Town Hall, town officials announced around 8:10 a.m. The Pawling Fire Department has since responded to the scene. Until the fire is under control, those in the area are asked to avoid Charles Colman Boulevard. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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NJ Wildfire Explodes To 12,500 Acres: Latest From Forest Fire Service
An otherwise idyllic spring day along the New Jersey coast was darkened by thick plumes of smoke as a massive wildfire scorched through 12,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power Wednesday, April 23. 🚨 A massive wildfire, dubbed the Jones Road Wildfire, is tearing through 1,200 acres in Barnegat Township’s Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area, Ocean County, NJ, as of April 22, 2025, with 0% containment. Mandatory evacuations are underway for Wells Mills Road from Bryant… pic.twitter.com/61nPv8YRcH — Laszlo Varga (@LaszloRealtor) April 2…
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‘No Empty Chair’: NY Launches Weeklong Crackdown On Teen Driving Dangers
With graduation season approaching, New York State Police are ramping up enforcement efforts to help ensure that every student makes it safely to the ceremony. The annual “No Empty Chair” campaign kicked off across New York on Monday, April 21. The weeklong traffic safety initiative is aimed at preventing tragedies involving teen drivers, with daily crackdowns on the most common and dangerous violations. Launched in 2014 by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the campaign is both a public awareness effort and an active enforcement strategy. It serves as a solemn reminder of young lives…
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Princeton University Student Found Dead, Officials Confirm
The body of a 23-year-old Princeton University student who had been missing since last weekend was found in a New Jersey lake on Friday, April 25, university officials announced. Lauren Blackburn, a junior who hails from Indiana, was last seen around 6 p.m. on April 19, near Firestone Library, according to a missing persons alert issued by the university. Blackburn was described as 6'2" tall, weighing 170 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, authorities said. At the time he was last seen, Blackburn was wearing blue jeans with torn knees, a yellow T-shirt, a black, zippered hooded sweatsh…
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Creep Peeped On Kids In NJ Walmart Bathroom: Cops
A man accused of watching juveniles under bathroom stalls at a Bergen County, NJ Walmart has been arrested, police said. Officers responded to the Walmart at 174 Passaic St. in Garfield on Saturday, April 19, after receiving a report of a man allegedly peering under bathroom stalls at juveniles, according to Capt. Mario X. Pozo of the Garfield Police Department. The suspect fled the store in a navy blue vehicle, according to a caller. Officers Cody Doud and Benjamin Marceca soon spotted a car matching the description on Passaic Street and initiated a traffic stop. The driver, identified as…
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Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Dutchess:
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A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk with three children in his vehicle in Dutchess County and registering a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 18, when a trooper pulled over a 2016 Acura on Old Post Road in Wappinger for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22. Police said the driver, Jordan T. White, 42, of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests. Troopers then discovered that three children, ages 1, 8, …
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Wind-Whipped Blaze Scorches 19 Acres In Hudson Valley
A fast-moving brush fire fueled by wind and dry conditions scorched nearly 20 acres of wooded land in Putnam County, firefighters said. The fire broke out around 1:15 p.m. on Friday, April 18 near 926 Peekskill Hollow Rd. in Putnam Valley, the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department said on Monday, April 21. When firefighters arrived, they found a large brush fire burning under the power lines and spreading quickly through dry leaves and thick vegetation. Steep, rocky terrain made access difficult, prompting a mutual aid response from several surrounding fire departments.…
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Woman Goes Missing From Dutchess County: Police
Police in Dutchess County are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman. Sarah Paradie-Williams was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 20 in the area of Camelot Road in Poughkeepsie, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Monday, April 21 at around 6:30 p.m. Police are continuing efforts to locate her and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Anyone who may have seen Paradie-Williams or has details on her whereabouts is asked to call the Town of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-485-3666.
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Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley
A Long Island man was killed in a high-speed motorcycle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County, police announced. The crash happened around 7:10 p.m. on Friday, April 18 in the town of Putnam Valley, where troopers responded to the southbound side of the parkway after receiving reports of a serious collision, New York State Police said on Monday, April 21. Investigators said 31-year-old Nassau County resident Darren W. Teti of Levittown was riding a 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he lost control for unknown reasons. Teti was taken by EMS to H…
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Mystery Surrounds Mom, Dad Missing For Over 3 Weeks From Long Island
Three weeks after a New York couple mysteriously disappeared, there’s still no sign of them. Long Island residents Peishuan Fan, 48, and JuanJuan Zwang, 44, were last seen at their Old Brookville home at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30, according to Nassau County Police. Relatives reported them missing the following day. Investigators have not ruled out any explanations, including whether the couple–who have sons ages 12 and 20–were abducted or left for political reasons, police told CBS New York. Fan is 5-foot-2 and 135 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Zwang is 5-feet tall and 1…
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Easter Attack: Man Tries Stabbing Victim's Neck, Head In Dutchess County,
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A man is behind bars after allegedly attacking a woman with a knife during a violent dispute in Dutchess County on Easter, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, April 20 in Wappinger, where troopers responded to a home after receiving a report of a domestic disturbance involving a weapon, New York State Police announced on Monday, April 21. According to investigators, 38-year-old Ismael Quiles of Wappinger Falls struck the victim in the face and then lunged at her with a knife, aiming at her neck and head. The victim was able to wrestle control of the weapon but suffered serio…
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Man With Lighter Pours Gas On Apartment Building In Dutchess County, Gets Arson Charge: Police
A man faces arson charges after allegedly pouring gasoline on an apartment building and holding a lighter near the entrance in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 18 around 6:45 p.m. on Rose Street in Poughkeepsie, where officers responded to a 911 call about a person refusing to leave an apartment, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Before police arrived, the suspect was seen dumping gasoline outside the building and then running inside, authorities said. When officers got to the scene, they found the man, identified as 68-year-old Lo…
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Blaze Rips Through Pizzeria, Firefighter Injured In Hudson Valley
A blaze tore through a Putnam County pizza shop on Saturday night, sending smoke throughout a strip mall and injuring one firefighter, firefighters said. The fire began around 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 19 at Five Brothers Pizza, located at 2505 Carmel Ave. near Drewville Road. Crews were originally dispatched for an automatic alarm, but the call was quickly upgraded when reports of flames came in, the Brewster Fire Department said on Sunday, April 20. Assistant Chief Steven Miller was first to arrive at the scene and confirmed that flames had gone up inside the pizzeria. A secon…
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Manhole Explosion: Mother, Children Escape Injury In Dutchess County (
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A mother and her children were just feet away when two manholes exploded on a busy Dutchess County street, which also prompted evacuations, street closures, and a major response from fire crews and utility officials. The explosions occurred in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, April 19, at around 1:30 p.m. on Academy Street, between Church and Cannon streets, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department. One manhole cover in the middle of the block blew off with such force that it narrowly missed the mother and her kids. Another exploded at the corner of Academy and Churc…
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Duo Steal From Home, Attack Homeowner After Fleeing In Dutchess County: Police
Two suspects are in custody after allegedly stealing from a home in Dutchess County and attacking the homeowner, authorities announced. The incident leading up to the arrests began when officers responded to a burglary in progress at an East Fishkill residence on Railroad Avenue on Thursday, April 17 around 7:44 p.m., the East Fishkil Police Department said on Friday, April 18. Upon arrival, police found that two suspects had unlawfully entered the home and stolen various items of property, according to authorities. As the suspects fled the scene, police said the female s…
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Large Brush Fire Closes Road Stretch In Hudson Valley, Draws Multi-County Response Near Taconic
A large brush fire in Putnam County prompted an emergency response from fire departments across the Hudson Valley on Friday afternoon, April 18, and caused a stretch of road to close. The blaze, located in Putnam Valley in the area of Peekskill Hollow Road (Route 21) near Seifert Lane, triggered a significant mutual aid effort as firefighters worked to contain the flames and prevent the fire from spreading further, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday at around 5:30 p.m. As of 5:30 p.m., Peekskill Hollow Road was closed from the Taconic State Parkway to Seifert Lane …
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