Mystery Hackensack Shooter ID'd, 200 Rounds Of Ammo Found In Raid Of Home: Police
A 42-year-old Hackensack man has been arrested on multiple weapons in connection with a shooting in March, authorities said.
Kenneth G. Chin, of Ridgefield Park, was arrested on Monday, April 13, after being identified as the suspect in the March 16 shooting at a home on Broadway, Hackensack Police Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said.
At approximately 7:50 that evening, Chin entered the driveway of the home and fired a round of 9mm ammunition through an apartment window. No one was struck, DeWitt said. Investigators later identified Chin as the suspect, and he was taken into custod…
White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (Update)
New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
Man, 35, Accused Of Choking Child During Domestic Dispute In Red Hook
A Columbia County man is facing charges after allegedly choking a child during a domestic dispute in Dutchess County, police said.
Troopers said the investigation began on Wednesday, April 1, when authorities received a report of a past incident at a home in Red Hook, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 9.
Police allege that Hudson resident Zackariah J. Jackson, age 35, became involved in a physical altercation with a child during which the victim suffered a cut to the lip.
The dispute escalated, and Jackson allegedly applied pressure to the child's neck using his forearms, …
Havertown Trooper Pleads Guilty To AI Porn, State Databases, Secret Recordings (Update)
A Pennsylvania state trooper admitted to creating AI-generated pornography using government databases, secretly recording women, and possessing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 8.
Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, of Havertown, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Court to 15 charges — nine felonies and six misdemeanors — following a sweeping investigation into years of misconduct, Attorney General Dave Sunday said.
Kamnik, a Pennsylvania State Police corporal since 2011, had been suspended without pay when investigators flagged unusually high bandwidth usage on hi…
Ex-Adams Police Chief Embezzled $19K In Overtime Fraud Scheme, Prosecutors Say
A former Massachusetts police chief is now facing criminal charges after investigators say he illegally collected nearly $20,000 in fraudulent overtime.
K. Scott Kelly, 46, of Mauldin, South Carolina, the former chief of the Adams Police Department, was indicted by a grand jury on charges related to the alleged scheme, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.
The charges include procurement fraud, making a false claim to an employer, and larceny over $1,200 by a single scheme. Each charge carries a potential sentence of up to five years in state prison or 2.5 years in a house o…
Mount Vernon Officer Steals $800K In Check-Fraud Scheme, DA Says: Now He's Suspended (Update)
This story has been updated.
Prosecutors have released more details about the arrest of a Mount Vernon police officer accused of stealing more than $800,000 in a check-fraud scheme, the latest case involving alleged misconduct of officers hired by the department.
Brandon Hunter-Carney, age 26, of Mount Vernon, was arrested Wednesday, April 8, by investigators with the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office and charged with second-degree grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, both felonies.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, Hunter-Carney has b…
Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty to seven murders on Wednesday, April 8, more than three decades after the first victim’s body was found.
Heuermann, a 62-year-old Massapequa Park native, also revealed to investigators how he killed eight women: Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Sandra Costilla, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, and Karen Vergata.
All the way back in November 1993, Heuermann arranged a meeting with a 28-year-old Costilla, picked her up, and strangled her, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said…
Guns, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Major 2-Day Monticello Crackdown
A two-day police crackdown in Sullivan County led to six arrests and the seizure of guns and drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine, police said.
The operation happened on Wednesday, April 1, and Thursday, April 2, with troopers focusing on areas in and around Monticello where they say drug activity and illegal weapons have been a concern, New York State Police announced on Monday, April 6.
By the end of the sweep, police said they had taken six people into custody and recovered two loaded handguns, one of them defaced, along with an extended magazine.
New York State Pol…