Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire
Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire Goosey picked one heck of a time to find his voice. The 4-month-old Texas goose had never honked before — until a barn caught fire. Chelsea Gerber shared footage of Goosey's heroic act earlier this month on TikTok as The Fuster Cluck, where the feathered fire alarm has since gone viral. The clip shows Goosey waddling around and honking as the blaze burns in the background. Bert Gerber had fallen asleep on the couch when the bird's honking woke him at the family's Fort Bend County home, according to KHOU 11. Gerber went outside to see what had Goosey making so much noise and spotted hi…
NJ Dad Stabbed To Death By Brother In Florida, Authorities Say NJ Dad Stabbed To Death By Brother In Florida, Authorities Say
NJ Dad Stabbed To Death By Brother In Florida, Authorities Say A Trenton father was stabbed to death by his brother in Florida, authorities said, leaving his family raising money to bring him home for burial. Ryan Daniels, 30, was found bleeding on the front porch of a home on Davis Road near Finley Road in Jacksonville's Oceanway neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 15, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Daniels was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Detectives identified Daniels' brother, Eric Mincey, 38, as his attacker after reviewing evidence and speaking with witnesses, the sheriff's office said. M…
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…
Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Learns Fate For Possessing Child Porn: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Toms Riverman was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, authorities said. An investigation into Justin Thomas began following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an IP address associated with a Toms River residence as the location from which Thomas was uploading child pornography to the internet, Billhime…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds
NJ Real Estate Investor Admits To Fraudulently Obtaining $1.8 Million In Loans: Feds A 39-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty to participating in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme and fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million of federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 21. Arthur Spitzer pleaded guilty to bank and wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Spitzer's co-defenders, Mendel Deutsh, a 39-year-old Toms River resident and Joshua Feldberger, a 44-year-old Howell Township resident had previously pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentence, Frazier said. Spitzer got mortgage lo…
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law.  However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut.  The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis,  was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son
Mom Charged With Vehicular Homicide In LBI Memorial Day Boat Crash That Killed Son The mother of a 28-year-old man killed in a Memorial Day boating crash on Long Beach Island has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with her son's death. Jennifer Pearson, a 59-year-old Barnegat resident, surrendered to state police on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and was charged with  death by vessel, operating a vessel under the influence, reckless operation, operating without a Boating Safety Certificate, and failure to have a proper lookout, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Pearson is the mother of Gunnar Pearson, a Barnegat resident, w…
NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD
NJ Man Fled Traffic Stop After Giving Cops His License: Denville PD A 33-year-old Keansburg man was arrested and charged after he fled from police in Denville during a traffic stop, authorities said. At 10:57 p.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, officers conducted a motor vehicle stop on East Main Street after observing a moving violation, Denville police said. The driver, Christopher Cox, provided officers with a drivers license but refused to provide the required vehicle documentation, police said. He then suddenly put the car in drive and fled the traffic stop, police said. Because the officers were already in possession of Cox’s driver’s license and his identity …
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report
Motorcycling Couple Killed When NJ Driver 'Freaked Out' Over Bug Mourned: Report A motorcycling couple who shared 14 years together are being remembered after they were killed in a head-on Pennsylvania crash allegedly caused when a New Jersey driver became distracted by a bug that flew into her vehicle. Miranda Sue Wormuth, 30, and her "lifelong partner," Anthony Myles Sones, 34, died in the Wednesday, Aug. 12 crash on Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County, according to their obituaries and as previously reported by Daily Voice. Bernadette Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east when she crossed into the westbound lane and struck the…
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Philly Staffing Firm Supplying Factory Workers: Feds $7M Tax Scheme Tied To Philly Staffing Firm Supplying Factory Workers: Feds
$7M Tax Scheme Tied To Philly Staffing Firm Supplying Factory Workers: Feds A staffing company owner accused of supplying temporary workers to Pennsylvania businesses while hiding millions of dollars from the federal government is facing an expanded slate of charges, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Jimmy Fabian, president, owner, and operator of Celebes Staffing Services Inc., was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiring to defraud the United States through a scheme that allegedly underpaid more than $7 million in employment taxes, according to the US Department of Justice. Celebes, a Philadelphia-based labor-leasing company, provided…
Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police
Crack Cocaine Gets Brick Man Arrested: Lakewood Police A 42-year-old Brick man was arrested and charged with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop in Lakewood, authorities announced. At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, officers observed a disabled vehicle with a flat tire on Ridge Avenue and Lanes Mill Road, Lakewood police said. The driver, Ryan Laudisi had an outstanding warrant from Ocean County, police said. Quantities of suspected crack cocaine and cocaine were recovered from inside the vehicle, police said. Laudisi was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, police said. He was…
Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands Philly-Area Mom, Daughter In Prison Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands Philly-Area Mom, Daughter In Prison
Fake Caregivers, Kickbacks In $1.76M Medicaid Scheme Lands Philly-Area Mom, Daughter In Prison A home care agency owner whose daughter was already jailed in a massive Medicaid fraud case is now headed to state prison herself, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Stephanie Mobley, 54, of King of Prussia, owned ComfortZone Home Health Care, LLC, where prosecutors say she approved kickback arrangements, assigned phony caregivers to clients, and recruited clients to participate in the scheme. A Montgomery County judge sentenced Mobley to 17 months to 10 years in state prison and ordered her to pay $1.76 million in restitution on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ac…
Old Bridge Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Teen Girls : Feds Old Bridge Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Teen Girls : Feds
Old Bridge Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Teen Girls : Feds A 39-year-old Old Bridge man admitted to producing and possessing child pornography, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 20. Daniel Berwick pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. The criminal complaint against Berwick painted a graphic portrait of a man who authorities say used the photo of an adult content creator to pose as a 17-year-old to catfish a 14-year-old girl into sending him photos of her masturbating with a vibrator. Investigators discovered graphic voice messages Berwick is a…
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say An angry Long Island man threatened to kill ex-Fox News host and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a series of unhinged social media posts, federal authorities said. Daniel Kretsinger replied to an X post from Pirro with a video and said, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington D.C. and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t and if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too,” according to charging documents filed in New York’s Eastern District. Pirro is not identified specifically in the documents, but Kretsigner’s listed X account shows him replying to…
Philly Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police Philly Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police
Philly Contractor Takes Nearly $180K, Leaves Home Projects Unfinished: Police A contractor is accused of taking nearly $180,000 from homeowners for renovation projects that were never started or left unfinished, police announced on Thursday, Aug. 20. Shawn Hagan, 46, of Philadelphia, owner of Hagan Home Concepts, was charged following a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Bensalem and Middletown township police, according to the release. The investigation involved three homeowners who reported paying Hagan a combined $178,291 for projects estimated to cost more than $300,000, police said. A Bensalem resident hired Hagan to build a home addition for an estimated $7…
NJ Man Defrauded Clients After Fired From Job: Wall PD NJ Man Defrauded Clients After Fired From Job: Wall PD
NJ Man Defrauded Clients After Fired From Job: Wall PD A 37-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with defrauding clients in Wall Township, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 20. Christopher Ross had been terminated from a job as a sales representative for a local business in February, Wall Township police said. Following his termination, Ross continued to contact existing clients, soliciting direct payments via Zelle under the pretense of managing their accounts, police said.  Subpoenas served on financial institutions confirmed that these fraudulent transfers were deposited directly into Ross's personal bank account and…
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
Motorcyclist Ejected From Vehicle In Parkway Crash: NJSP Motorcyclist Ejected From Vehicle In Parkway Crash: NJSP
Motorcyclist Ejected From Vehicle In Parkway Crash: Njsp A 23-year-old Little Silver motorcyclist was seriously injured after they were ejected from a motorcycle on the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood Township on Wednesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. At 12:28 p.m., the motorcyclist was operating a Honda motorcycle south on the Garden State Parkway when they lost directional control while navigating an exit ramp, struck the left guardrail and was ejected from the vehicle, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The…
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors
NJ Man Posed As Religious Solicitor To Meet ‘13-Year-Old’ In PA: Prosecutors A New Jersey man who drove to Pennsylvania dressed as a religious solicitor to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex has been sentenced, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The case began when Oscar Castillo-Peralta, 54, of Pleasantville, NJ, started chatting on a social media app with someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl on Jan. 30, 2025, authorities said. Bensalem police previously identified the app as KIK. The pair exchanged phone numbers and continued communicating by text, with the conversations becoming sexual over the following weeks, investigators s…
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K To Alleged NJ Scammer Found Dead: Report Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K To Alleged NJ Scammer Found Dead: Report
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K To Alleged NJ Scammer Found Dead: Report Former New York Giants linebacker Tae Crowder says he lost his entire life savings in an alleged financial scheme that also ensnared other former NFL players, leaving him trying to rebuild after losing at least $500,000.  Tae Crowder, who spent three seasons with the Giants, launched a GoFundMe on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying the loss has left him without the financial stability he spent years building.  The fundraiser follows allegations involving Motion Venture, a company run by 23-year-old New Jersey resident Mohamed Coulibaly, who was found dead on Friday, July 31, ESPN reported.&…
NJ Cop Unlawfully Accessed Computer Records: Prosecutor NJ Cop Unlawfully Accessed Computer Records: Prosecutor
NJ Cop Unlawfully Accessed Computer Records: Prosecutor A 34-year-old Vineland police officer was arrested and charged with unlawfully accessing computer records on Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. Between March 2025 and February 2026, Timothy Ball, without authorization utilized an in-house computer system at the Vineland Police Department and the Criminal Justice Information System to research information related to three people, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Bell was charged with four counts of Computer Criminal Activity, police said. He is due back in court in September.
NJ Woman Drove Drunk, Caused 3-Car Crash With 2-Year-Old In Car: Police NJ Woman Drove Drunk, Caused 3-Car Crash With 2-Year-Old In Car: Police
NJ Woman Drove Drunk, Caused 3-Car Crash With 2-Year-Old In Car: Police A 36-year-old Westfield woman was arrested and charged with driving drunk with a two-year-old in the car following a crash in Raritan on Monday, Aug. 17, authorities said. At 9:15 p.m., officers responded to Route 202 and First Avenue for a three-car crash with injuries after a 2026 Kia driven by Yekaterina Dyukova rear-ended a 2026 Toyota Corolla, which was when then pushed into a 2021 Toyota Camry, Raritan Borough police said. Dyukova was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated and transported to a local hospital for evaluation, along with a two year old passenger in her vehicle…
$47 Million: Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Targeting Orthodox Jews In Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say $47 Million: Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Targeting Orthodox Jews In Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say
$47 Million: Toms River Man Pleads Guilty To Targeting Orthodox Jews In Ponzi Scheme, Feds Say A 43-year-old Toms River man pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that stole more than $47 million from 97 victims, authorities said. Leor Moshe pleaded guilty to wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Between June 2019 and June 2023, Moshe induced investors to invest in his company, Capital Funding ASAP LLC, by falsely representing, among other things, that their investments would be used exclusively to fund short-term business loans that would generate returns between 9% and 53%, Frazier said. Moshe used the money to make Ponzi-like payments to earlier investors and for perso…
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Person Stabbed In Monmouth County: Police Person Stabbed In Monmouth County: Police
Person Stabbed In Monmouth County: Police A person was stabbed in Monmouth County Tuesday, Aug. 18, authorities said. At 9 a.m., officers and first responders responded to Rankin Road in Brielle and found a person stabbed and took a suspect into custody, Brielle police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The stabbing remains under investigation, police said.
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Massachusetts Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…