Duo Found Stealing From Home Depot — Then Caught With Narcotics In Brewster, Sheriff Says
Two Dutchess County residents were caught with narcotics after authorities said they found one of them loading stolen items from a Putnam County Home Depot into their vehicle.
Poughkeepsie residents Dennis M. Bussanich, 45, and Karleen Carter, 37, were arrested following an incident at the Home Depot at 80 Independent Way in Brewster, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 18.
The investigation began on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at around 6:22 p.m., when deputies saw Bussanich loading stolen merchandise into a vehicle in the store's parking lot, according to …
Bay Shore Lirr Station Murder Suspect Tracked Down Across State Lines: Prosecutors
A suspect wanted for murder at a Long Island train station was captured in Pennsylvania and now faces charges in New York, authorities said.
Adrien Arocho, 24, of Bay Shore, NY, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 17 in the killing of Yolandus Pratt, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Arocho and a 17-year-old boy attacked Pratt at the Bay Shore Long Island Rail Road station around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, July 5, prosecutors said. Pratt, 34, also of Bay Shore, was found bleeding and unconscious at the scene by cops on patrol, according to authorities.
Before the attack, Pratt was ridin…
Meth-Fueled Driver Admits Causing Deadly East Meadow Car Crash: Authorities
A Long Island driver who killed a man in a crash while high on meth pleaded guilty Friday, Sept. 18, authorities said.
Cassandra Panetta, 41, of Plainview, admitted fault in the wreck that killed Steven Diamond in August 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Panetta faces four to 12 years in prison at her sentencing hearing on Dec. 8 after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, and DWAI, authorities said.
Diamond, 55, of Farmingdale, was riding in the backseat of a vehicle turning left onto Carman Avenue from Salisbury Park Drive on Aug. 10…
Linden Man Stole $126K From Coworkers, Others To Fund Sports Betting: Prosecutor
A New Jersey man used fake real estate flips, made-up personal emergencies and his construction business to steal more than $126,000 from coworkers and other victims to fund his sports betting accounts, authorities said.
Matthew A. DaMatta, 50, of Linden, was charged with second-degree theft by deception following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office Special Prosecutions Unit, Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday, Sept. 18.
DaMatta used his business, MD Marion Construction LLC, to fraudulently obtain the money from multiple victims between July 2023 and January …
Ridgewood Man Shot Dead By NY Police ‘Would Give You The Shirt Off His Back,’ Friends Say
A New Jersey man shot dead by New York State Police will be remembered at services Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19, according to his loved ones.
Amir Hamza, 45, of Ridgewood, NJ, was killed Monday, Sept. 14 at Whip-o-Will Campground in Ulster County, NY, authorities said.
A funeral prayer for Hamza will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, according to a Facebook post from Mahmoud Hamza. A burial at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton will follow.
Additionally, a religious program and condolence gathering is scheduled for El-Zahra Islamic Cent…
Drunk West Islip Driver Struck Pedestrian, Went Home — Then Returned And Fled Again: DA
A drunk and high Long Island driver who killed a pedestrian left the scene twice before finally calling the cops, authorities said Friday, Sept. 18.
Stephen Aylward, 63, of West Islip, was indicted Friday for the crash that killed Yusuf Gul, 27, on Thursday, June 25, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Aylward was traveling southbound on the Robert Moses Causeway around 1:30 p.m. when he struck Gul, who was walking along the shoulder, investigators said.
After the collision, Aylward continued driving south toward his home, where he arrived at around 1:35 p.m., authorities s…
Dauphin County Road Rage Near-Crash Leads To Petco Pursuit, Punches, Shooting: Police
A road rage near-crash led one driver to follow another to a Pennsylvania Petco, where shoving and punching ended with gunfire, police say.
Kyree David Spence, 21, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the Thursday, Sept. 17, shooting in Swatara Township, police announced Friday.
Daily Voice obtained court documents on Friday, Sept. 18.
The road rage encounter began near Chambers Hill Road and Harrisburg Street, where the other driver told investigators that Spence cut him off and nearly struck his vehicle, according to the affidavit.
The driver admitte…
Serial Illegal Dumper Arrested: Wall Twp Police
A 28-year-old Long Branch man was arrested for illegally dumping numerous times in Wall Township, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17.
Between Wednesday, Aug. 12 and Tuesday, Sept. 8, officers responded to a business on Campus Parkway on three separate occasions regarding unauthorized dumping, Wall Township police said.
Investigators determined that the dumped materials, which appeared to originate from storage units, totaled more than 10 cubic yards and resulted in removal costs exceeding $2,000, police said.
An investigation revealed that the materials involved originated from…
Watervliet Suspect Swipes Business Credit Card, Racks Up Thousands In Charges: Police
A Capital Region man stole more than $3,000 from a business by swiping a company credit card, police said.
Orquis M. Milan Rosario, 24, of Watervliet, had no known relation to the business but managed to acquire the card, New York State Police said.
State troopers began investigating on Tuesday, Aug. 25 following a complaint from an Albany County company about unauthorized purchases on a company card, authorities said.
The probe led police to Milan Rosario, who used the card “numerous times” throughout July and August, according to state police.
Milan Rosario was pulled over for a traffic…
Suspect Captured Five Days After Mysterious Killing Near Uniondale Strip Mall: Police
A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a man outside a Long Island strip mall, police said Friday, Sept. 18.
Jorge Alexander Huezo Villatoro, 35, of El Salvador, has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Tadeo Alvarado Chavez in Uniondale, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Alvarado Chavez, 40, of Roosevelt, was found dead near 979 Nassau Road in Uniondale around 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, police said.
Officers responded to a call for an aided person near the address and found Alvarado Chavez, who was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Police ha…
Girl Dragged Off Own Porch, Kicked In Horrifying Video Near York College
A girl was dragged off her own porch, kicked, and beaten near a Pennsylvania college, leading to felony riot charges against three other girls, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18.
The fight happened in the 300 block of West Jackson Street near York College early Saturday, Sept. 12, according to York City Police and York County District Attorney Tim Barker.
Disturbing video shared exclusively with TV news outlets shows the girl on the ground as several people appear to drag, kick, and strike her.
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Scammers Came Back For Another $18K From Manorhaven Senior — But Cops Had A Plan: Authorities
An elderly Long Island woman nearly lost $50,000 to a scam before cops arrested one suspect, police said Friday, Sept. 18.
Han Bing Wu, 31, of Flushing, Queens, was charged for part of the scam, the Nassau County Police Department said.
An 84-year-old Manorhaven woman got an alert on her computer claiming to be the Citibank fraud department on Sunday, Sept. 13, authorities said. She called the phone number on her screen, and someone on the other end told her to take out $30,000 cash and give it to an “FBI agent,” according to investigators.
The woman met with the fake agent and handed over…
