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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…
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…
Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged
Gas Station Cashier Stabbed In Fight Over Rolling Papers In Dutchess County, Suspect Charged A gas station cashier was stabbed during an altercation over tobacco rolling papers in Dutchess County, and a 27-year-old suspect now faces charges, police said. The stabbing happened at the Sunoco gas station at 4299 Albany Post Rd. in Hyde Park a little after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced.  Officers responding to the gas station learned that a cashier had been stabbed following a verbal and physical altercation involving tobacco rolling papers, police said, adding that the suspect then fled in a green Subaru. Police did not disclose…
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…
Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors
Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors Two children witnessed an Albany woman stab her husband to death at their home, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Sabrina Balchand-Jackson, 34, was arraigned Wednesday on a top charge of second-degree murder for the death of her husband, 39-year-old Desmond Jackson, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Balchand-Jackson attacked her husband with a knife around 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 at their home on South Pearl Street and stabbed him in the abdomen, investigators said. After the attack, which occurred with two kids nearby, Balchand-Jackson attempted to clean and concea…
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 …
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…
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…
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police
Mario Cuomo Bridge Crackdown Leads To 39 Vehicles Impounded, Nearly 300 Tickets: Police Dozens of vehicles were impounded and nearly 300 tickets were issued during a crackdown on ghost plates and toll evasion on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, police said.  The enforcement detail was conducted on Tuesday, Sept. 22, as part of New York State Police Troop T's ongoing effort to target drivers using missing, altered, or obscured license plates to avoid tolls and traffic cameras, State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 23.  Troopers said they issued 287 tickets during the operation for violations that included suspended and unregistered vehicles, unlicensed driving, sp…
This Hudson Valley Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report This Hudson Valley Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report This Hudson Valley Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report
This Hudson Valley Diner Used For 'Law & Order: SVU' Filming: Report A Westchester County diner will be in the television spotlight after a hit NBC crime drama came to town to film a milestone episode.  “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” filmed at the Pleasantville Diner and around Memorial Plaza on Tuesday, Sept. 22, LoHud reported.  Ahead of the production, the Village of Pleasantville advised residents that a TV show would be filming around Memorial Plaza and the diner from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.  It turned out that this was for the long-running series' 600th episode, and star Mariska Hargitay was reportedly at the Pleasant…
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitted …