Terrifying Close Call: 4-Year-Old Wanders Onto NY Thruway Before Hero Driver Intervenes Terrifying Close Call: 4-Year-Old Wanders Onto NY Thruway Before Hero Driver Intervenes
Terrifying Close Call: 4-Year-Old Wanders Onto NY Thruway Before Hero Driver Intervenes A young child was rescued from the side of the New York State Thruway after a passing driver spotted them wandering into traffic. Troopers in Chautauqua County responded to I-90 westbound in Silver Creek at around 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, after a motorist saw a 4-year-old walk onto the roadway, according to New York State Police. The driver pulled over, called 911, and kept the child safe until troopers arrived. Investigators determined that the child lived nearby with Robert Lyman, 31, and Mikayla Miller, 30. At the same time, Child Protective Services had made an unannounced visit to …
Bridgeport Police Open Homicide Probe After Woman Found Dying Next To Unattended Child Bridgeport Police Open Homicide Probe After Woman Found Dying Next To Unattended Child
Bridgeport Police Open Homicide Probe After Woman Found Dying Next To Unattended Child Police in Connecticut have opened an investigation into the death of a woman who was found dying on a Bridgeport street with her child nearby on a home's porch.  Evelyn Rayo-Mairena, 24, of Bridgeport, was found with severe wounds at a home in the 200 block of Black Rock Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, police said. Police responded to the house for a report of a child left unattended.  Paramedics rushed Rayo-Mairena to an area hospital, but doctors were unable to save her life, Bridgeport police said.  Responders took the child to the hospital for evaluatio…
Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police
Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Guns While Driving With Child On I-84 In Beacon: Police An Orange County man was arrested after being caught with drugs and guns while he had a child in the car with him on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident at around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when troopers stopped a vehicle traveling eastbound on Interstate 84 in Beacon for a traffic violation, New York State Police said.  According to police, the car was occupied by a female driver, a juvenile passenger, and Savon T. Bagby, 27, of Newburgh. During the stop, troopers learned Bagby had an active warrant out of the City of Newburgh and…
Edison Man Had 6-Year-Old Girl Perform Sex Acts: AG Edison Man Had 6-Year-Old Girl Perform Sex Acts: AG
Edison Man Had 6-Year-Old Girl Perform Sex Acts: AG A 23-year-old Edison man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 6-year-old Illinois girl, authorities said Friday, Oct. 17. On Wednesday, July 23, New Jersey State Police was contacted by the East Peoria Police Department in Illinois, who said that in March, a 6-yer-old girl was chatting with someone on social media, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The chat moved to text messaging, where the suspect, later identified as Shakem Holmes, sent the girl sexual videos of adult women and asked the girl to repeat the depicted sexual acts while recording herself and then send the…
Middletown Man Sexually Abused 13-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times, Police Say Middletown Man Sexually Abused 13-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times, Police Say
Middletown Man Sexually Abused 13-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times, Police Say An Orange County man has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused a 13-year-old girl, police announced.  Israel D. Torres Jr. of Middletown, age 47, was arrested after a State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation probe that began in August 2025, New York State Police said on Thursday, Oct. 9. Torres Jr. is accused of subjecting a 13-year-old girl to unlawful sexual contact on multiple occasions, police said.  He was charged with second-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching, and endangering the welfare of a child.  Torres Jr.…
6-Year-Old Covered In Bruises After Repeated Beatings By PA Man, State Police Say 6-Year-Old Covered In Bruises After Repeated Beatings By PA Man, State Police Say
6-Year-Old Covered In Bruises After Repeated Beatings By PA Man, State Police Say A Dauphin County man is accused of repeatedly beating a 6-year-old boy, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Stephen Angel Marte, 31, of South Hanover Township, struck the child multiple times, leaving visible bruises on his legs and feet, according to the release. The incident was investigated by PSP Harrisburg’s Criminal Investigation Unit after the child appeared with bruises on Sept. 24. Marte was arrested on Monday, Sept. 29, and charged with Simple Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
NY Man Sexually Assaults Juvenile In Elmwood Park, Prosecutor Says NY Man Sexually Assaults Juvenile In Elmwood Park, Prosecutor Says
NY Man Sexually Assaults Juvenile In Elmwood Park, Prosecutor Says A New York man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a juvenile in Bergen County, authorities said. Jose Mendez-Ortiz, 51, of Pearl River, NY, was taken into custody Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Elmwood Park Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives determined that Mendez-Ortiz sexually assaulted a juvenile in Elmwood Park on Sept. 21, Musella said. He was arrested the same day and charged with three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, …
Girl, 9, Found Wandering In Diaper, Sheet During Extreme Heat; Lititz Mom Charged: Affidavit Girl, 9, Found Wandering In Diaper, Sheet During Extreme Heat; Lititz Mom Charged: Affidavit
Girl, 9, Found Wandering In Diaper, Sheet During Extreme Heat; Lititz Mom Charged: Affidavit A 9-year-old girl found wandering outside wearing only a pull-up diaper and bed sheet during dangerous weather conditions led to the arrest of her mother, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Christine Ann Mulvenna, 41, of Lititz, was charged with felony endangering the welfare of a minor after Northern Lancaster County Regional Police responded to a welfare check in Warwick Township. Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Rothsville Road around 11:44 a.m. on Monday, June 23, where they found the girl outside in approximately 90-degree heat, acco…
Toddler Found Unresponsive In Bathtub, Phillipsburg Woman Charged: Prosecutor Toddler Found Unresponsive In Bathtub, Phillipsburg Woman Charged: Prosecutor
Toddler Found Unresponsive In Bathtub, Phillipsburg Woman Charged: Prosecutor A Phillipsburg woman has been charged after police say a toddler in her care was found unresponsive in a bathtub. Phillipsburg police responded to the 300 block of Mercer Street around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, after receiving a report of an unresponsive child, Acting Warren County Prosecutor Jessica L. Cardone said in a release Friday, Sept. 19. Officers provided basic life support and rushed the toddler to St. Luke’s Hospital, Warren Campus, the prosecutor said. The child was treated for submersion injuries and later transferred to St. Luke’s Bethlehem Campus, where they were admitt…
New Child Sex Assault Charges For Hamilton Educator Darnell Williams: Prosecutor New Child Sex Assault Charges For Hamilton Educator Darnell Williams: Prosecutor
New Child Sex Assault Charges For Hamilton Educator Darnell Williams: Prosecutor A New Jersey educator already jailed on child sex assault charges is now facing new accusations, authorities said. Darnell Williams, 34, of Manchester, was charged Wednesday, Sept. 17, with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a press release. Williams, a former employee within the Hamilton Township School District in Atlantic County, was arrested in August after authorities found he “touched an intimate part of a minor child who was under his care "in a sexual manner," as previously reported by Daily Voice. The all…
Infant Strangled In Leesburg Home, Suspect Arrested After Search, Police Say Infant Strangled In Leesburg Home, Suspect Arrested After Search, Police Say
Infant Strangled In Leesburg Home, Suspect Arrested After Search, Police Say A 21-year-old Virginia man is behind bars after an infant was rushed to the hospital in critical condition following a violent assault, police said. Alvaro Mejia Ayala, 21, was arrested after a brief manhunt and charged with strangulation in Leesburg on Wednesday, Sept. 17, authorities said. Shortly after 10 a.m., officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to the unit block of Hancock Place NE for a report of a child not breathing. The infant was taken to an area hospital and listed in critical condition after investigators said the child was the victim of an assault. A manh…
2 Dead, Child Injured After Driver Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Toms River: Prosecutor 2 Dead, Child Injured After Driver Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Toms River: Prosecutor
2 Dead, Child Injured After Driver Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Toms River: Prosecutor Two people were killed, and a child was hospitalized after a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle carrying a child. Officers responded to Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, where a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by a 46-year-old man with a front seat passenger and a four-year-old passenger in the back seat, was traveling southbound when it crossed the grass median and struck a 2025 Toyota Rav4, operated by a 28-year-old woman, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Toyota rolled onto its side …