Hundreds Of Grams Of Cocaine Seized In Middletown Drug Bust, 3 Jailed Without Bail: DA Hundreds Of Grams Of Cocaine Seized In Middletown Drug Bust, 3 Jailed Without Bail: DA Hundreds Of Grams Of Cocaine Seized In Middletown Drug Bust, 3 Jailed Without Bail: DA
Hundreds Of Grams Of Cocaine Seized In Middletown Drug Bust, 3 Jailed Without Bail: DA Three Orange County men have been arrested after a long-term narcotics investigation led authorities to hundreds of grams of cocaine seized from homes and vehicles, prosecutors said.  Middletown residents Denzel Warner, 35, Jose Soto, 35, and Darius Monroe, 36, were arrested following an investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking throughout Middletown and surrounding areas, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 18.  During the investigation, conducted by the Orange County Drug Task Force with the Middletown Police Department and Or…
Parent Raises Alarm, Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Lower Swatara Police Parent Raises Alarm, Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Lower Swatara Police Parent Raises Alarm, Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Lower Swatara Police
Parent Raises Alarm, Man Arrested In Sex Assaults On Multiple Children: Lower Swatara Police A parent's report sparked an investigation that led to a Pennsylvania man's arrest for sexual contact with multiple children, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Robert Eugene Styers, 60, identified by police as a Middletown resident, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15, following the investigation in Dauphin County. The investigation began when a parent came forward with concerns, Lower Swatara Township Police said. Investigators subsequently alleged that Styers had sexual contact with multiple children, describing the case as a “disturbing pattern of behavior.” Police did not specify how ma…
Fugitive Wanted On Child Sex Charges 1,500 Miles Away Turns Up In Falls Church: ICE Fugitive Wanted On Child Sex Charges 1,500 Miles Away Turns Up In Falls Church: ICE Fugitive Wanted On Child Sex Charges 1,500 Miles Away Turns Up In Falls Church: ICE
Fugitive Wanted On Child Sex Charges 1,500 Miles Away Turns Up In Falls Church: ICE A fugitive wanted on child sex charges in Colorado turned up more than 1,500 miles away in Virginia. Jose Saul Canas-Guandique, 49, was arrested by ICE officers in Falls Church after authorities said they learned he was wanted out west on three felony charges involving a child. Canas-Guandique, a Salvadoran national, is charged in Colorado with: Sexual assault on a child by a person of trust; Solicitation of child prostitution; Use of the internet to lure a child with intent to exploit. The arrest raises an obvious question that ICE's Wednesday, Sept. 16 announcement doesn't answer: How d…
Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth: Feds Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth: Feds Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth: Feds
Virginia Man Flushed Cocaine During Standoff, But Couldn't Hide Kilo Of Crystal Meth: Feds Someone was breaking bad in Virginia. More than a kilogram of crystal methamphetamine, pounds of marijuana, cocaine, and multiple guns were among the haul investigators tied to Alonzo Lee Bonner Jr. during searches in Dinwiddie and Petersburg, federal prosecutors said. Nearly three years later, the 39-year-old Petersburg man is heading to federal prison for more than two decades. Bonner was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to 21 years and 10 months behind bars for federal drug and firearms crimes, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The case dates ba…
New Haven Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police New Haven Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police New Haven Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police
New Haven Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police A Connecticut school assistant principal is accused of sexually assaulting a student inside his office while classes were in session, authorities said.  Daniel Bonet-Ojeda, 49, who worked at James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, was arrested and faces multiple charges after the Department of Children and Families alerted New Haven police in May.  During a forensic interview, the student reported two assaults on back-to-back days, investigators said. Police said Bonet-Ojeda had arranged to be alone with her in his office. A detective reviewed school surveillance vide…
Man Steals Copper From Plumbing Business In Yorktown, Police Say Man Steals Copper From Plumbing Business In Yorktown, Police Say Man Steals Copper From Plumbing Business In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Steals Copper From Plumbing Business In Yorktown, Police Say A man is accused of trespassing at a Northern Westchester business and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of copper, police said.  Ossining resident Ryan Knapp, 38, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the break-in, Yorktown Police announced on Monday, Sept. 14. According to the department, the investigation began just after around 2 a.m. that day, when Yorktown Police received a report from Goldberg Plumbing at 390 East Main St. An unknown man had been seen on security cameras in the business's driveway allegedly trespassing, police said.  Investigators …
Nanuet Bank Robber Arrested Less Than 20 Minutes After Telling Teller He Had Gun: Cops Nanuet Bank Robber Arrested Less Than 20 Minutes After Telling Teller He Had Gun: Cops Nanuet Bank Robber Arrested Less Than 20 Minutes After Telling Teller He Had Gun: Cops
Nanuet Bank Robber Arrested Less Than 20 Minutes After Telling Teller He Had Gun: Cops A 22-year-old man accused of robbing a Chase Bank in Rockland County after telling a teller he had a gun was arrested less than 20 minutes after fleeing, authorities said. James L. Gordon, of Nanuet, is charged with first-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, and third-degree menacing in connection with the Saturday, Sept. 12 incident, Clarkstown police said. Officers responded to the Chase Bank at 61 Smith St. in Nanuet around 11:05 a.m. on a report of a robbery, police said. A witness told investigators the suspect entered the bank around 11 a.m., approached a teller station, …
Bohemia Bank Robbery Suspects Captured — And Charged In Three More Thefts: Police Bohemia Bank Robbery Suspects Captured — And Charged In Three More Thefts: Police Bohemia Bank Robbery Suspects Captured — And Charged In Three More Thefts: Police
Bohemia Bank Robbery Suspects Captured — And Charged In Three More Thefts: Police Two people have been arrested for robbing a Long Island bank and three more stores across the region, police said Friday, Sept. 11. Randy Hill, 48, and Donna Hovanec, 45, were cuffed Thursday, Sept. 10 and held for arraignment on first- and third-degree robbery charges, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The two Bohemia residents were accused of four robberies: Chase Bank at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway in Commack on Friday, Aug. 14 Dollar Tree at 167 North Service Road in East Patchogue, on Sunday, Aug. 16 Dollar Tree at 2044 Route 112 in Medford on Saturday, Aug. 22 Starbucks a…
Oakland Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor Oakland Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor Oakland Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor
Oakland Man Sexually Assaults Girl Under 13: Prosecutor A 39-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13 in Bergen County, authorities said. Victor G. Sayas was arrested in Oakland on Wednesday, Sept. 9, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and Oakland police, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Sayas is accused of penetrating the girl's vagina with his fingers and touching her buttocks with his hand or finger, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice. The investigation began on Monday, Sept. 7, when Oakland police contacted the prosecutor's Special Victim…
Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know
Gun Scare Triggers Lockdown At Virginia Middle School: What Parents Should Know A confrontation between two drivers put a Virginia middle school on alert. The trouble began around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, near Fox Chase Boulevard in Stafford County, where investigators say one driver followed another before allegedly brandishing a firearm. The encounter happened close enough to Edward E. Drew Middle School that administrators placed the school on a partial lockdown while deputies searched the surrounding area. The incident had nothing to do with the school, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office later confirmed, and the lockdown was lifted shortly afterward. By th…
DUI Lawyer Knees Cliffside Park Officer In Groin During Arrest: Police DUI Lawyer Knees Cliffside Park Officer In Groin During Arrest: Police DUI Lawyer Knees Cliffside Park Officer In Groin During Arrest: Police
DUI Lawyer Knees Cliffside Park Officer In Groin During Arrest: Police An attorney with a history of aggravated assault on law enforcement kneed a police officer in the groin during her arrest in Bergen County, sending him to the hospital on Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, Daily Voice has learned. Yana Chechelnitsky, who identifies herself on Facebook as an attorney with a law practice in Elizabeth, was stopped after an officer observed signs that she was impaired, according to Bill Maer, a spokesperson for the Cliffside Park Police Department. The divorced 48-year-old told the investigating officer she was returning home from a party, Maer said. The …
Off-Duty Cranford Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records Off-Duty Cranford Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records Off-Duty Cranford Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records
Off-Duty Cranford Cop Charged With DUI In Weekend Hit-Run Crash: Records A veteran police officer who has been on the force for 24 years was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a crash in the New Jersey town where he serves, court records show. Nelson W. Hearns Jr., a patrolman with the Cranford Police Department, was charged following an incident at Centennial Avenue and South Avenue in Cranford at 12:27 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, according to New Jersey Judiciary records. Hearns was driving a silver 2019 Mercedes-Benz four-door vehicle, the records show. He was issued three tickets: operating under the influence of liquor …