7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Woodbury: Police 7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Woodbury: Police 7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Woodbury: Police
7-Year-Old Found In Drunk Driver's Car In I-87 Traffic Stop In Woodbury: Police A drunk driver was caught with a young child in his car on Interstate 87 in Orange County while on the way home from a family gathering, police said.  The arrest happened on Saturday, June 14 on Interstate 87 in Woodbury, New York State Police announced on Friday, June 20. A trooper on patrol found a gray 2019 Nissan Rogue pulled over near Central Valley. The driver, 54-year-old Carlos A. Mejia of Newburgh, was standing outside the vehicle, police said, also adding that an adult and a 7-year-old girl were also inside.   While speaking with Mejia, the trooper smelled alcohol …
Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Pulls Pellet Gun On Driver, Throws It Near Sidewalk In Rye, Police Say A 63-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly pointing a pellet gun at another driver during a road rage incident in Westchester, police said. The incident happened around noon on Thursday, June 19, near the entrance to the Rye Golf Club on Boston Post Road, the City of Rye Police Department announced.  A driver told police that another motorist stopped his vehicle in front of him, prompting the victim to honk his horn. That’s when the suspect allegedly pointed what appeared to be a black handgun at him, according to the department. The victim recorded the suspect’s license plat…
Where Are Allison & Nailah? Yonkers, Valhalla Teens Have Been Missing For Over 4 Days Where Are Allison & Nailah? Yonkers, Valhalla Teens Have Been Missing For Over 4 Days Where Are Allison & Nailah? Yonkers, Valhalla Teens Have Been Missing For Over 4 Days
Where Are Allison & Nailah? Yonkers, Valhalla Teens Have Been Missing For Over 4 Days The search is on for a pair of Westchester County teens who have been missing for several days. Nailah Hughes, 13, of Yonkers, and Allison Brooks, 16, of Valhalla, were both last seen on Saturday, June 14, according to authorities. Hughes may have traveled to Harlem or the Bronx, according to police. No other information was provided. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Woman Killed, 3 Firefighters Injured In Overnight Blaze At Eastchester Home Woman Killed, 3 Firefighters Injured In Overnight Blaze At Eastchester Home Woman Killed, 3 Firefighters Injured In Overnight Blaze At Eastchester Home
Woman Killed, 3 Firefighters Injured In Overnight Blaze At Eastchester Home An early morning house fire in Westchester County claimed the life of an elderly woman and left three firefighters injured. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 2:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, at a two-story home located on Park Avenue in Eastchester, according to the Eastchester Fire District. Initially dispatched to a different address, firefighters arrived to find a fully involved house fire and immediately launched an interior attack. They were hindered by heavy clutter in the home, which made it difficult to stretch hose lines and search for victims, fire officials said. Firefighters ev…
'I Hope You Die': Yonkers Attorney Sent Westchester Judge Threatening Messages, DA Says 'I Hope You Die': Yonkers Attorney Sent Westchester Judge Threatening Messages, DA Says 'I Hope You Die': Yonkers Attorney Sent Westchester Judge Threatening Messages, DA Says
'I Hope You Die': Yonkers Attorney Sent Westchester Judge Threatening Messages, DA Says An attorney accused of sending threatening messages to a Westchester County judge overseeing his court cases has been arrested and accused of sending her disturbing messages, prosecutors announced. Yonkers resident Nicholas Leo, age 57, was arraigned Friday, June 13, in White Plains City Court on a felony charge stemming from a series of hostile electronic communications directed at Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice Susan M. Capeci, who presides over Westchester’s Integrated Domestic Violence Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Leo, a register…
Deadly Bacteria Risk In Fish Sold Across NY Prompts Large Recall, FDA Says Deadly Bacteria Risk In Fish Sold Across NY Prompts Large Recall, FDA Says Deadly Bacteria Risk In Fish Sold Across NY Prompts Large Recall, FDA Says
Deadly Bacteria Risk In Fish Sold Across NY Prompts Large Recall, FDA Says A smoked fish recall is affecting more than 70 grocery stores across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut due to a life-threatening botulism risk, health officials said. P. East Trading Corp., based in The Bronx, NY, issued the recall on Tuesday, June 10, the Food and Drug Administration said. State inspectors found that P. East's Salted Smoked Split Herring was uneviscerated and longer than five inches. The long fish is a violation that increases the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum. "Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, can cause the following …
'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In Yonkers: DA 'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In Yonkers: DA 'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In Yonkers: DA
'Violent, Young' Teen Gets Murder Charge In Fatal New Year's Shooting In Yonkers: DA A 17-year-old has been indicted for murder, attempted murder, and multiple weapons charges in connection with two separate shootings in Westchester, prosecutors announced. The indictment was announced Friday, June 6, by Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace, who said the teen was 16 at the time of the alleged crimes and is now being prosecuted as an adolescent offender.  According to the DA, the teen, whose name was not made public, is charged with second-degree murder for the New Year’s Day shooting death of Omar Bonilla near Locust Hill Avenue and Lafayette Place in Yonke…
Mother, 3 Children Hospitalized After Car Overturns In Yonkers Crash Mother, 3 Children Hospitalized After Car Overturns In Yonkers Crash Mother, 3 Children Hospitalized After Car Overturns In Yonkers Crash
Mother, 3 Children Hospitalized After Car Overturns In Yonkers Crash Six people, including a mother and her three children, were hospitalized after a two-car crash in Westchester that left one vehicle overturned, police said. The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, in the area of Edgewood Avenue and Kimball Avenue in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Lt. Frank DiDomizio.  Responding officers and firefighters found one of the vehicles flipped onto its side with a mother and three children inside. The other car involved in the crash was occupied by two adults, DiDomizio said. All six people sustained what appeared to be minor …
Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol' Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol' Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol'
Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol' A tree now stands outside a Westchester elementary school as a lasting symbol in memory of Eastchester teacher Arlene Connolly-O’Neill, who was killed in a murder-suicide last year.  On Tuesday, June 3, the Eastchester Police Department joined teachers and students at Anne Hutchinson Elementary School in Eastchester to plant a tree in memory of Connolly-O’Neill, the beloved fifth-grade teacher who was killed in a tragic murder-suicide at her Yonkers home in October 2024.  According to the department, students decorated the tree with rocks with green hearts painted on them, "a…
Stop Sticks Halt Fleeing Duo In Stolen Car In Yonkers: 2 Arrested On Roof, Police Say Stop Sticks Halt Fleeing Duo In Stolen Car In Yonkers: 2 Arrested On Roof, Police Say Stop Sticks Halt Fleeing Duo In Stolen Car In Yonkers: 2 Arrested On Roof, Police Say
Stop Sticks Halt Fleeing Duo In Stolen Car In Yonkers: 2 Arrested On Roof, Police Say Two suspects who tried to flee officers in a stolen vehicle linked to a grand larceny were caught on the roof of a Westchester apartment building after stop sticks were used to take out their tires, police said. The incident happened in Yonkers on Thursday, May 29, when police spotted a stolen Toyota at a traffic light believed to be connected to a grand larceny from a local store just a day earlier. Officers had already anticipated that the driver, later identified as Dabir Imam, would try to flee, Yonkers Police announced on Wednesday, June 4.  According to Yonkers Police, a lieutena…
‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty ‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty ‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty
‘Traveling Circus Of Fraud’: Man Who Scammed Immigrant Families In Yonkers Pleads Guilty A 70-year-old man who scammed immigrant families in Westchester out of thousands of dollars with false promises of legal residency has pleaded guilty, prosecutors announced.  Juan Cedillo, 70, of Olympia, Washington, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 2, to the charge of first-degree scheme to defraud for orchestrating a years-long immigration fraud scheme targeting undocumented families in Westchester, District Attorney Susan Cacace said.  From November 2013 through February 2019, Cedillo traveled from Washington to Yonkers to meet with immigrant families—primarily from the Hispanic …
‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say ‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say ‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say
‘Printer Bandit’ Busted In Bakery Theft In Yonkers: Suspect Has 40 Prior Arrests, Cops Say A man with more than 40 prior arrests is back in custody after allegedly swiping a printer from a Westchester bakery, police said. Curtis Moore, who just turned 40 this month, was arrested in connection with the theft of a brand-new printer from La Piñata Bakery in Yonkers, located at 118 New Main St., the Yonkers Police Department announced on Friday, May 30.  The incident happened early Tuesday morning, May 27, when Moore allegedly walked into the bakery and walked out with a box containing the printer. After the owner reported the theft, detectives quickly got to work.   …