Chester County Police Officer Accused Of Strangling Victim, Driving Drunk After Assault: Docs
A Pennsylvania police officer is facing felony strangulation and DUI charges after investigators said he assaulted a family member during a domestic dispute and was later found driving while impaired, according to court documents.
Michael T. Meredith, 57, of West Chester, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 8, following an incident in the 300 block of Saint James Road in West Goshen Township, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Meredith was employed as an officer with the West Goshen Township Police Department at the time of the incident, the department confi…
Wrong-Way Driver, Baltimore Motorist Killed In Early-Morning I-95 Crash In Maryland: Police
A wrong-way driver and another motorist were killed in an early-morning crash on I-95 in Maryland, where investigators believe alcohol and speed may have played a role, state police said.
Taleb Ait Zakariae, 37, of Rosedale, and Timothy Summerville Jr., 47, of Baltimore, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Howard County on Saturday, Nov. 7, according to Maryland State Police.
Troopers from the Waterloo Barrack were called to the northbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 44 in Elkridge shortly before 4:30 a.m. following reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Investigators determ…
Maywood Man Found Guilty In 2019 Sex-Related Choking Death At Hackensack High-Rise: Report
A 28-year-old Bergen County man has been found guilty in the 2019 choking death of a 19-year-old woman during a sexual encounter at a Hackensack high-rise, NorthJersey.com reports.
Michael Gaffney, who was 21 at the time, was convicted of guilty of reckless manslaughter around 9:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, following a trial that began Oct. 6, the outlet reported.
Gaffney, of Maywood, was 21 when Francis Garcia, of Bloomingdale, lost consciousness during a sexual encounter in her car outside a Hackensack party on Nov. 2, 2019, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
During the trial, Bergen Cou…
Drunk East Hampton Driver Slams Audi Into Tree In Afternoon Crash: Cops
A drunk Long Island driver was arrested after crashing into a tree, police said.
Dylan Matthew Jagdeo, 29, was traveling on Boatheaders Lane near Bow Oarsman Road in East Hampton around 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Jagdeo crashed his black 2012 Audi into a tree on the side of the road, police said. When cops arrived, they detected alcohol on his breath, noticed his eyes were glassy, and observed him unsteady on his feet, according to authorities.
Responding officers put Jagdeo through a series of field sobriety tests, which he performed poorly on…
22-Year-Old Drunk Driver Flips Car In Charlton Crash, Escapes Injuries: Cops
A 22-year-old drunk driver left the road and flipped his car in a serious accident in the Capital Region, police said.
Coleton S. Sizemore, of Amsterdam, had a BAC of 0.15% at the time of the crash just before 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Sizemore was driving a 2025 Toyota sedan westbound on Route 67 in Charlton when the vehicle left the road, struck an earth embankment, overturned, and came to rest on its roof, police said.
No one was injured, and no other people or vehicles were involved, investigators said.
Sizemore was hit with two DWI charges …
Mahopac Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl, Charged With Rape: Sheriff
A Putnam County man is facing multiple felony sex crime charges involving underage girls after deputies looking for a missing teenager found her highly intoxicated inside his vehicle, authorities said.
Mahopac resident Joseph J. Filingeri, 33, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation that uncovered evidence of alleged sexual offenses involving multiple underage girls, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
The investigation began late on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when deputies responded to a report of a missing teenage girl who was believed to be w…
Drunk Driver Slams Utility Pole Near East Hampton Airport, Gets Cuffed: Police
A Long Island drunk driver slammed into a utility pole near East Hampton Airport, leading to his arrest, police said.
Fredy Tezen Paredes, 38, of Flanders, was traveling northbound on Daniels Hole Road near Hedges Lane in Wainscott around 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Tezen Paredes’s crash into a utility pole sparked a police response, and officers smelled alcohol on his breath and noticed his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, authorities said.
When cops put Tezen Paredes through field sobriety tests, he “performed poorly” on the “horizontal gaze” an…
Sand Lake Man Facing Child Sex Abuse Case Arrested Twice In Eight Days: Police
A Capital Region man had sexual contact with a child under 11 and provided alcohol to minors, according to state police.
Ryan Ouimet, 28, of Sand Lake, was booked on Thursday, Aug. 20, released the following day, then rearrested on Thursday, Aug. 27, New York State Police said.
Investigators began looking into Ouimet on Wednesday, Aug. 19 after receiving a report of him sexually assaulting a child under age 11 in Sand Lake that month, according to authorities. He was arrested Aug. 20 and charged with first-degree sexual abuse and child endangerment, troopers said.
Ouimet was released on Fr…
Fifth DWI Conviction For LI Driver — But He Remains Free Until Sentencing, Authorities Say
A Long Island driver was convicted of his fifth DWI, but he’ll remain free until sentencing, authorities said Monday, Aug. 10.
Pablo Aguilar Alvarez, 36, was found guilty Friday, Aug. 7, and prosecutors believe he might flee before sentencing on Oct. 2, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
“And even now, despite the jury’s verdict, there is nothing to stop him from once again getting behind the wheel and endangering the lives of Suffolk County residents,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said.
Aguilar Alvarez, a native of El Salvador, was deported in March 2024 following his mo…
Routine Noise Complaint Takes Wild Turn With 2 Arrested In Fairview: Police
A complaint about a vehicle with a loud exhaust led to a DWI arrest and the seizure of a loaded homemade handgun allegedly modified into an automatic weapon in Bergen County early Friday, July 17, police said.
Officers responded to Kamena and Ninth streets at approximately 4:03 a.m., after receiving a report of a vehicle idling with a loud exhaust, Deputy Chief John Pierotti said.
At the scene, officers found a 2015 black Honda Civic and detected the odor of alcohol coming from the driver, Marlon A. Roquel-Rojas, 20, of Union City, Pierotti said. After field sobriety tests, Roquel…
Friend Charged Months After 20-Year-Old Woodstock Native Died In CT Canoe Accident
A 20-year-old Connecticut native who died after a canoe capsized was the kind of person coaches called "the kind of player every younger athlete looked up to, the kind of teammate who made the dugout lighter, and the kind of person you never forget." Months later, the friend who was with him on the water has been charged with boating under the influence, police said.
Dominick Joseph Tocci, a Woodstock college student, died after the canoe overturned on Lake Hayward in East Haddam on March 21, police said. Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, was charged with boating under the inf…
