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I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH
I-684 Crackdown Leads To Nearly 150 Tickets Issued, Driver Clocked At 90 MPH Nearly 150 tickets were issued during an eight-hour traffic crackdown along I-684 in Putnam County this week, including to a driver police said was caught traveling 90 mph through an active work zone.  The Operation Hard Hat detail was held on Interstate 684 in Southeast on Tuesday, Sept. 22, while New York State Department of Transportation crews were repairing guide rails, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. During the operation, troopers issued 148 traffic citations, including 98 for speeding, the agency reported. Another eight drivers were cited for alleged viol…
Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: NYSP Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: NYSP Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Out-Of-State Man Caught With Loaded Gun, Magazine On Thruway In Hudson Valley: Nysp An out-of-state man faces felony charges after police said he was caught with a loaded gun and a magazine on the Thruway in Rockland County — without a New York State permit.  Ramiro Loachamin Jr., 24, of Shelburne, Vermont, was arrested on felony weapon charges following the stop on Sunday, Sept. 20, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 24. On the day of his arrest at around 12:05 p.m., troopers saw a 2015 Infiniti traveling north on I-87 in Nyack and stopped it for alleged traffic violations, the agency said. According to police, during the traffic stop, troopers found…
Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured
Fires Tear Through Home, Auto Body Shop In Westchester On Same Day, 1 Injured Two fires broke out hours apart at both a home and an auto body shop in Westchester County, leaving a person injured and a home damaged.   The first blaze broke out on Mountain Road in Irvington at around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Irvington and Dobbs Ferry fire departments. Irvington firefighters arrived to find that all residents had made it out of the building, the department said. Several neighboring departments were called in to help battle the blaze, including Dobbs Ferry and Tarrytown.  Crews were at the scene for about five hours. One p…
1 Evaluated, Several Displaced After Blaze Tears Through Apartment Building In Westchester 1 Evaluated, Several Displaced After Blaze Tears Through Apartment Building In Westchester 1 Evaluated, Several Displaced After Blaze Tears Through Apartment Building In Westchester
1 Evaluated, Several Displaced After Blaze Tears Through Apartment Building In Westchester Several residents were displaced and one person was evaluated by emergency crews after a fire tore through an apartment in Northern Westchester.  The blaze broke out at 43 Rome Ave. in Bedford Hills at around 1:39 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Bedford Hills Fire Department.  When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the doorway of the two-story apartment building. Inside, crews found heavy flames in one of the apartments, the department said. As firefighters worked to put out the blaze and search the building, flames began spreading up the outside toward th…
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms
Masturbating Man Forces Woman To Stand On Flight From NY To NJ, Airline Confirms A man masturbating on a flight from New York to New Jersey left one woman no choice but to stand for the duration of the flight, as there were no other available seats, Daily Voice has learned. The incident was reported to flight attendants on a Sept. 3 flight operated by United Express partner Republic Airways from Rochester, NY to Newark Liberty Airport, a United Airlines spokesperson tells Daily Voice. "The customer stayed in the aircraft galley until returning to her seat for the landing," United said in a statement. "United Airlines staff members learned about it as customers were…
Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Ex-NFL Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer
Ex-nfl Star Antonio Brown To Avoid Prison With Plea Deal In Miami Attempted Murder Case: Lawyer Former NFL star Antonio Brown could receive probation instead of prison in a Miami shooting case under a plea deal his lawyer says Brown plans to accept. Brown, 38, is due in a Miami court on Sept. 30, and his attorney, Mark Eiglarsh, said prosecutors offered to reduce the second-degree attempted murder charge, CBS News Miami reported. Brown has not yet accepted the deal in court. The charge stems from gunfire after a celebrity boxing match in Miami on May 16, 2025. If convicted, Brown could have faced up to 30 years in prison, including a mandatory 20-year term.  Eiglarsh said the of…
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption
Dog Found Tied Tightly To Tree After Days Of Screaming In Westchester — Now Up For Adoption An 8-month-old dog is recovering after she was found severely neglected and tied so tightly to a tree behind a billboard in Westchester County that she could not even turn around.  The dog was found near South Fulton and East 5th Avenues in Mount Vernon after being left there for two days, the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle said on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  According to the organization, the dog had been heard screaming for two days before someone contacted Mount Vernon Police. The Humane Society said she was tied tightly around the tree in an area behind a billboa…
Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says
Drunk Driver Crashes, Tries Running — Then Stopped By Cops, Civilians In NY, Sheriff Says A 19-year-old driver accused of trying to flee a Putnam County crash first by car and then on foot was taken into custody with help from off-duty officers and several civilians, authorities said. Esdras R. Cardona Ovalle, 19, of Carmel, was arrested following a crash at Fair Street and Gleneida Avenue in Carmel on Friday, Sept. 11, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.   Deputies said they were dispatched to the intersection at around 11:30 p.m. after a reported crash. While they were responding, Putnam County 911 received word that one of the driver…
Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester
Investigator To Review Officers' Handling Of Former Police Chief's Wife's Crash In Westchester An outside investigator will review whether officers violated department rules in their handling of a Westchester County crash involving the wife of the village's former police chief, authorities said.  The Village of Tuckahoe has chosen an external independent investigator to conduct a disciplinary review following the Westchester County District Attorney's Office's investigation into the police response to the Friday, Aug. 14 incident, Tuckahoe Police Chief Lawrence Rotta said in a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  The move comes a day after the DA's Office released its finding…
Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA
Man Admits Fatally Shooting Fleeing Driver After Struggle In Hudson Valley: DA A man who fled to South Carolina after fatally shooting a victim as he tried to drive away following a short struggle in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and is set to spend two decades in prison, prosecutors said. Yandie Martinez, 20, of Garnerville, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 23, before Judge Kevin F. Russo, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced.  The plea stems from the July 1, 2024 killing of Christian Alvarado in Haverstraw. At around 4 p.m. that day, Haverstraw Police responded to reports of gunfir…
Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say
Teenage Duo Robs Man Of Watch — Then Caught Minutes Later In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Two teenagers accused of assaulting a man and forcibly taking a watch from his wrist in Sullivan County were caught within six minutes of the reported robbery, police said.   The incident happened in the Academy Street area of Liberty at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, the Village of Liberty Police Department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Responding officers spoke with the victim, who said two males approached him and demanded his property. A physical altercation then followed, during which the victim was assaulted and a silver-colored watch was forcibly taken from his…