Family Feud: Elmont Man Stabs Two Brothers In Their Backs During Argument, Police Say
A Long Island man stabbed his two brothers in the back during a family argument Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11, police said.
Joshua Pichardo, 26, of Elmont, was involved in a dispute with his brothers that started verbally and escalated, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Pichardo ended the dispute by stabbing both his brothers in the back around 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, cops said. Officers arrived at the scene in Elmont and arrested Pichardo, according to authorities.
The two wounded brothers were hospitalized for treatment and evaluation of their injuries, police said.
Pichardo was cha…
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…
Burglars Kick Down Door, Beat Man With Gun In Terrifying Mastic Home Invasion: Cops
A Long Island family was attacked by a group of burglars on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11, police said.
Four males kicked open a side door to the family’s home on Patchogue Avenue in Mastic around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
The burglars then struck a man with a firearm, shoved a woman, stole various items, and fled the scene, cops said. They have not been located since.
While the male victim suffered minor injuries, he refused further medical attention, police said. The woman was not injured.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call SCPD’s S…
Classmate Speaks Up After Lititz Student Shows Up At School Bruised, Leading To Arrest: Police
A Pennsylvania student confided in a classmate about being assaulted by a family member, setting off a chain of events that led to an arrest after school officials alerted police, according to court documents.
Adam Lester Sweigart, 38, of Lititz, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, after a student at Manheim Central High School disclosed the alleged abuse to a classmate, who reported it to a staff member, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The staff member contacted the school's resource officer, who alerted the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police…
Woman Rescued From Domestic Attack On South Glens Falls Road, But Crazed Ex Chases Down Car: SP
A New York man chased down his ex-girlfriend, who was desperately trying to escape him with help from a stranger, and caused a car crash, police said.
Anthony S. George, 24, of Fort Ann, fled the scene of the final car crash on Tuesday, Nov. 3, but he was later tracked down and arrested, New York State Police announced Wednesday, Nov. 11.
George was also facing a court order to stay away from his ex-girlfriend, a 30-year-old woman, following a third-degree assault conviction in 2025, according to court documents.
The Incident
George and his ex-girlfriend were inside George’s pickup truck a…
NJ Bank Robber Who Fled To War-Torn Ukraine Now Charged In Colonie Heist: Authorities
A New Jersey bank robber who fled to Ukraine has now been charged with another robbery in New York, authorities announced Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Edward Deveaux, 31, of Berlin Township, has been tied to the robbery of TD Bank in Colonie on Sept. 14, 2022, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Deveaux was extradited from New Jersey state prison to Albany for his arraignment Tuesday, then held in Albany County jail without bail, according to online records and the DA’s office.
Details of the robbery were not released, but online court records indicated Deveaux displayed a firearm and …
Mastic Group Home Fight Turns Bloody As Man, 59, Stabs Fellow Resident: Cops
A stabbing on Long Island sent one man to the hospital and one man to jail after a fight in a group home, police said.
Juan Ramos, 59, stabbed a 57-year-old man in the home on Coventry Avenue in Mastic around 8:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Ramos fled the scene, but cops tracked him down at a gas station on Poospatuck Lane and arrested him Tuesday night, authorities said.
The victim suffered multiple lacerations and a puncture wound, police said. He was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to investigators.
Ramos was a…
Halloween Night Brawl At Fort Edward Boat Launch Lands Two Teens In Cuffs: Police
Two Capital Region teenagers were arrested following a fight at a boat ramp, police announced Monday, Nov. 9.
Michael Stephens, 19, of Glens Falls, and an unidentified minor, were charged following the incident Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Nolan Road boat launch in Fort Edward, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Officers responded around 11 p.m. Halloween night to the disturbance report, according to the sheriff’s office.
Following the investigation, Stephens was hit with the more serious charges: aggravated family offense, first-degree criminal contempt, third-degree assault, and seco…
Daycare Teacher Assaulted 3-Year-Old In Massapequa, Police Say
A daycare assistant teacher assaulted a 3-year-old student on Long Island, police announced on Sunday, Nov. 8.
Sydney Forbes, 21, of Copiague, was working at Tutor Time at 100 Grand Avenue in Massapequa when she physically assaulted the child at approximately 12:55 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, Nassau County Police said.
Seventh Squad detectives investigated the incident and arrested Forbes without incident, according to police.
Forbes was charged with second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child. She was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday, N…
Masked Gunmen Threatened Kids, Beat Victim With Hammer In Teaneck Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Two more men have been charged in a terrifying Bergen County home invasion in which masked gunmen zip-tied four adults, attacked one with a hammer, and threatened to torture and kill a victim's child, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 6.
Alexander Delacruz, 42, and Jerry Perez, 34, both of the Bronx, NY, were identified as additional suspects in the January 2024 home invasion in Teaneck, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The ordeal began around 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at a home on East Tryon Avenue, where three masked men armed with handguns restrained two adults with zi…
Attempted Murder Suspect Captured In Albany Seven Weeks After Shooting: Police
An attempted murder suspect has been arrested in Albany and charged for a shooting earlier this year, police said Friday, Nov. 6.
Joshua Belland, 30, of Albany, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5 for the shooting that sent a 29-year-old man to the hospital on Sunday, Sept. 13, the Albany Police Department said.
The victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm on the 300 block of Livingstone Avenue, near McArdle Avenue, police said. He was treated at Albany Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries, cops said.
Following a nearly two-month investigation, Belland was arrested …
Masked Crips Gang Members Tracked Rival On Lirr Before Bellport Station Shooting: Prosecutors
The shooting at a Long Island Rail Road station that hospitalized two people was gang-related, and three teenagers are now facing charges, authorities said.
Jahmez Cureton, 19, of Wyandanch, remains accused of firing the bullet that struck two people at the Bellport LIRR station in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 9, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Nov. 5.
Javar Baskerville, 18, of Huntington and a 17-year-old accomplice were charged with second-degree attempted murder along with Cureton in the case, prosecutors said.
All three teens are members of the Crips str…
16-Year-Old Girl Robbed While Walking Home From School In Lakeview, Cops Say
A 16-year-old girl was attacked and robbed while walking home from school on Long Island, police said.
The victim was walking in Lakeview around 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 when a different 16-year-old girl sprayed her in the face with an “unknown substance,” the Nassau County Police Department said.
Whatever the substance was, it caused the 16-year-old victim to suffer pain and drop the bag she was carrying, police said.
The attacker then picked up the bag — which held a laptop, headphones, a handbag, and other personal items — and fled the scene with the victim’s things, cops said.
However, …
