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Caught: Suspect In Double Murders Captured After 43-Hour Minnesota Manhunt
The suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses has been apprehended after a two-day manhunt. New, updated story: Gunman Went To Total Of 4 Lawmakers’ Homes Night Of Double-Fatal Shooting: Feds Vance L. Boelter, age 57, now faces second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder charges, according to a criminal complaint after his arrest late Sunday night, June 15. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said at a press conference Boelter's arrest came after "two sleepless nights" in the state and what he described as a "complex and dangerous manhunt" involving hundr…
Police & Fire
TikTok In Shock After Star Shot Dead On NJ Beach Moments After Final Video
A popular TikTok star was shot and killed Thursday night, June 12, on the beach in Long Branch — just hours after posting what would become his final video. Chrystopher Whyte, of North Brunswick, was found with a single gunshot wound near the shoreline by Pier Village shortly before 9 p.m., NJ Advance says, citing a spokesperson for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Whyte, who had more than 92,800 followers on TikTok, was known for his infectious energy — dancing in his car and surprising fans with backflips. His last video, in which he's sitting …
Politics
Driver Speeds Through Crowd At 'No Kings' Rally Injuring Protestor: Police
A 21-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly driving an SUV into a crowd of protesters during a “No Kings” rally in Virginia, police said. Joseph Checklick Jr., of Culpeper, was arrested and charged with reckless driving after allegedly speeding into pedestrians at the end of a rally on Saturday, June 14, according to the Culpeper Police Department in Virginia. The incident happened near James Madison Highway as people were leaving a peaceful protest and walking through a business parking lot. Officers spotted an SUV driving recklessly through the crowd of pedestrians, police said. …
News
Israel Launches Air Strikes Against Iran Targeting Nuclear Sites
In a significant escalation that could mark the start of a new phase of conflict, Israel has conducted what it terms “preemptive strikes” against Iran, prompting it to declare a nationwide state of emergency early Friday morning, June 13, Middle East time. The strikes are the latest effort by Israel to destroy Iran's nuclear program. The scale, scope, and duration of the attacks are unclear, but an Israeli source told CNN, “This is not a one-day attack." The declaration comes as Iranian state media report multiple explosions heard in Tehran, heightening fears of a broader conflict. Th…
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$55M Downtown Overhaul To Bring Police Station, Housing, Shops To This Westchester Village
A major redevelopment project is set to reshape the downtown of a village in Westchester, bringing new housing, retail space, public safety facilities, and trails. Briarcliff Manor village officials announced on Friday, June 6, that they have finalized a Land Development Agreement with Briarhouse, LLC to launch a $55 million revitalization plan at 1050 and part of 1030 Pleasantville Rd. The project includes a new police station, village court, public parking, rental apartments, retail storefronts, a public plaza, and trail connections, extending the village's Central Business Di…
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Harmful Algae Bloom Closes These Mohegan Lake Beaches For Water Analysis
Two public beaches in Westchester have been shut down after the discovery of a harmful algae bloom in the swim area, county health officials announced. The closures affect Mohegan Colony Association and Mohegan Beach Park District—both county-regulated swim sites—until further notice, the Westchester County Health Department said on Tuesday, June 10. Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler said the move was made as a precaution. "The decision to close these beaches is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety and health of the public," Amler said, adding, "Harmful Algae Bloo…
Politics
Fences Going Up In DC As Trump’s Birthday, Army Parade Spark Security Surge
Massive road closures, fencing, and stepped-up police patrols are coming to DC and Arlington ahead of the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade and President Donald Trump’s birthday celebration, officials say. The United States Army’s parade is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, in Washington, DC, leading to massive security upgrades from local, state, and federal authorities. The Department of Homeland Security has designated the parade a National Special Security Event, or NSSE, a classification based on the event’s significance, size, and attendees. “The Secret Service, along with our state, local…
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Ruh Rotor: FAA Probing Police Chopper's Low Sweep Over Skip-Day Crowd At NY Beach
A Long Island police helicopter’s low-level maneuver over a crowd of partying teens has triggered a high-level government probe. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into the Nassau County Police Department’s use of a low-flying helicopter to disperse a crowd of teenagers gathered at Jones Beach State Park last week, a police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. "We are fully cooperating with the FAA inquiry," the spokesperson said. It follows public scrutiny and viral video footage showing the chopper hovering shockingly low above a large group of teen…
Police & Fire
Cops Storm Apartment After Menacing Incident In Westchester: Suspect Caught, Police Say
A suspect accused of menacing was arrested after fleeing into a Westchester apartment, sparking a tense police response, officials said. The incident happened in Mount Vernon around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9 on the 100 block of South 11th Avenue, Mount Vernon city officials said on Tuesday, June 10. Responding officers found the suspect had entered a nearby residence and secured the area “out of an abundance of caution." After obtaining a search warrant, officers entered the apartment and took the suspect into custody without incident, police said. They were arrested for menacing. T…
Police & Fire
Teen Cut In Fight Near High School In Westchester, Flees Inside Building: Police
A student was hospitalized after being cut during a fight near a bus stop just steps from a Westchester County high school, authorities said. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on Monday, June 9, when Yonkers Police responded to Riverside High School on a report of a student with a laceration to his side, according to Sgt. Robert Spink. Officers arrived to find the student already inside the school, where staff had called for help. First responders provided immediate medical care, and the student was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. …
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Report Of Kidnapped 13-Year-Old Girl Sparking Major Police Response In Region Was Hoax: Cops
A teenager is facing charges after fabricating a kidnapping hoax that triggered a major police response in the Capital Region, police alleged. Troopers in Columbia County’s Livingston barracks were called to Atlantic Avenue in the town of Stockport on Thursday, June 5, after a 16-year-old girl reported that a 13-year-old girl had been abducted by strangers in a white van. Naturally, the alarming claim prompted a swift response from New York State Police and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities launched an extensive search for the van and the supposed victim. But after intervie…
Police & Fire
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials
A 33-year-old Bronx, NY man has been charged with DWI in a boat explosion that forced 22 people into the water and 23 to the hospital on Saturday, June 7, officials said. Just before 9 p.m., police got a call reporting a boat fire in the Long Island Sound near Hart Island, a DCPI spokesperson said. The NYPD harbor and aviation units responded, as did the FDNY to assist in the rescue. Three people were pulled from the water by FDNY crews, and brought to a dock where EMS crews were waiting to begin CPR. The scene of the boat fire in New York. FDNY via Facebook The othe…
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Marines May Be Next As Trump Sends National Guard To LA Amid ICE Protests
In response to escalating protests against immigration enforcement, the Trump administration has announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles. It follows two days of confrontations between demonstrators and immigration agents during raids on local businesses, raising concerns among California officials regarding public safety. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that active-duty US Marines could also be mobilized from Camp Pendleton in North San Diego County if violence persists. "The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to pre…
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Black Bear Spotted Roaming Near Elementary School In Westchester
A black bear has been spotted in a quiet Westchester neighborhood down the street from a school, prompting a warning from local officials to give the animal space and stay alert. The most recent sighting occurred near Cleveland Drive and Gerstein Street in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, according to a public notice issued Friday, June 6, by village officials. This intersection is down the street from Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School. Officials say the bear is likely passing through, a behavior that becomes more common this time of year. According to the New York State Dep…
Politics
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Deported Maryland Father, Indicted After Unexpected US Return: Reports
"Maryland Man" Kilmar Abrego Garcia is coming home — only to face criminal charges, according to multiple reports. Abrego Garcia, who has become a national flashpoint following his mistaken deportation to an El Salvador super-prison, is heading back to the US, reports state. However, he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants in the US upon his return. "Now, after months of delay and secrecy, they're bringing him back, not to correct their error but to prosecute him. This shows that they were playing games with the court all along," Abrego Garcia's…
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DA Looking Into Death Of Bear Killed By Police In Westchester (
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The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office is looking into the fatal police shooting of a black bear in a residential Westchester neighborhood, officials confirmed to Daily Voice on Friday, June 6. The incident, which drew public scrutiny earlier this week, happened around 2:45 p.m. Monday, June 2, when Harrison Police and a New York State Environmental Conservation Officer responded to reports of a bear in the area of Columbus Avenue and Madison Street in West Harrison, as Daily Voice previously reported. According to Harrison Police, it was the second sighting of the bear tha…
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: Police Copter Moves In On 500 Rowdy Teens Swarming Long Island Beach For Senior Skip Day
What started as a senior skip day tradition at Jones Beach quickly spiraled Thursday evening, June 5, as crowds of high school students got out of control, prompting a helicopter response from Nassau County police, News 12 Long Island reports. Videos shared online show a police chopper hovering over a sea of teens gathered on the sand. @long_island_foodtastic Jones Beach was shut down today because of a brawl that broke out during senior cut day on Long Island. I was at a special private event at the Gatsby watching this chaos unfold 🥴. later I saw a girl laying in the parking lot …
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Luigi Mangione Attorney Slams 'Staged Perp Walk' Ahead Of New Court Appearance
With another high-profile court date approaching, Luigi Mangione's legal team is asking a New York judge to allow him to appear without shackles or a bulletproof vest. Mangione, a 27-year-old Maryland native, is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He is charged in the Wednesday, Dec. 4 murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a killing that federal prosecutors say was a politically motivated act of terror involving premeditation and public endangerment. He is scheduled to appear in state court Thursday, June 26, at 9 a.m. in Manhattan. In a motion file…
Police & Fire
Sword-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In HV, Police Say (
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This story has been updated. A man wielding a sword was fatally shot by police after attacking members of a mobile crisis team and confronting responding officers in the Hudson Valley, officials said. The incident happened in Dutchess County in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Thursday, June 5, at around 2:15 p.m., according to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Police said they were called to a home at 8 Fair Oaks Dr. for a report of an active assault involving a man armed with a sword who was attacking members of the Dutchess County Mobile Crisis Team. When officer…
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Yorktown Among Top 10 Safest Towns In NY, New Report Says
If you're looking for peace of mind in New York, the Hudson Valley might be the place to be. According to a new report by Safewise, several communities in the region were ranked among the 10 safest cities in the state for 2025 based on FBI crime data. The list includes: Bedford in Westchester County, ranked at No. 1: Carmel in Putnam County, ranked at No. 2; Rye in Westchester County, ranked at No. 3; Hyde Park in Dutchess County, ranked at No. 5; East Fishkill in Dutchess County, ranked at No. 6; Scarsdale in Westchester County, ranked at No. 7; Yorktown in Westchester County, rank…
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DEC: Bear Killed In Westchester 'Posed No Immediate Threat,' Should Have Been Left Alone
This story has been updated. A black bear spotted wandering through a densely populated part of Westchester was humanely euthanized by police after it repeatedly entered backyards in a residential neighborhood, authorities said. The incident began around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, June 2, when the Harrison Police Department and a uniformed officer from the New York State Environmental Conservation Police responded to Columbus Avenue and Madison Street in West Harrison following reports of a bear sighting, the department announced on Tuesday morning, June 3. This was the second …
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2 Feet Of Intestine Removed For Lost DoorDash Driver Shot By NY Highway Boss: Officials
An Orange County town official has been arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly shooting a lost DoorDash driver who came to his home asking for directions, and who later needed two feet of his small intestine removed, prosecutors said. John J. Reilly III, 48, the Highway Superintendent for the Town of Chester, was arraigned on Monday, June 2, in Orange County Court on a 13-count indictment related to the Friday, May 2 shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Reilly is facing a host of …
Lifestyle
Group Of Middle-Aged Stalkers Have Been Chasing Livvy Dunne Through Airports, She Says
Livvy Dunne says she’s being stalked by a group of “ravenous,” autograph-seeking, middle-aged men at airports across the country, and she fears an airline might be involved. The 22-year-old social media star and Hillsdale, New Jersey, native gymnast posted a now-viral video to her 13 million TikTok followers on Friday night, May 30, describing the ongoing harassment and how it’s affecting her and her family’s lives. “I fear that I’m being stalked, and I don’t know what to do. It’s gotten to the point that every single time I go to the airport, there’s a group of at least 10 middle-age…
Business
Walmart Fined For Shipping Illegal Realistic Toy Guns To NY
Walmart will pay a $16,000 penalty after New York State investigators found it shipped realistic-looking toy guns to multiple addresses across the state, the state attorney general’s office said. Following a settlement reached Tuesday, May 27, New York Attorney General Letitia James said the retail giant violated state laws that ban retailers from selling or shipping imitation guns that look too much like the real thing. The investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that third-party sellers on Walmart’s online store sold and shipped at least nine illegal toy guns to Ne…
Police & Fire
NJ Officer, 29, Takes Fatal Fall From 9th-Story Window Of Admin Building: Officials
A 29-year-old Hudson County Sheriff's Office fell to his death from a ninth-floor window of the county's administration building Friday morning, May 30, the prosecutor's office confirmed. Justin Rivera accidentally fell out of the window of the Newark Avenue building in Jersey City at approximately 9 a.m. and was pronounced dead at approximately 10 a.m. at Jersey City Medical Center, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Further circumstances around the incident are unclear. Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis identified Rivera as a city resident and former police officer. "The entire City o…
Politics
Trump Targets These NY Cities For Defying Federal Immigration Crackdown
A long list of cities and counties across the country are now officially in the federal government’s crosshairs for refusing to comply with immigration law. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a sweeping new list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that it says are deliberately defying federal immigration enforcement — and officials are calling them out by name. The release follows Executive Order 14287, signed by President Donald Trump in April, which directs DHS and the Department of Justice to highlight jurisdictions that allegedly shield “criminal illegal aliens” from arres…
Police & Fire
Bear Mountain Bridge Reopens After Closure From Police Activity (
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Both directions of the Bear Mountain Bridge over the Hudson River have reopened to traffic after closing on Wednesday afternoon due to police activity. The closure began just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, according to traffic data from 511NY. All lanes in both directions were closed. As of 3 p.m., they have reopened. According to New York State Police, a person in crisis had been threatening to jump off the bridge. However, they were eventually safely taken to Westchester Medical Center. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Mass Shooting At CT Mall: Suspect In Custody After 5 Injured, Cops Say (
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Five people were shot and a suspect is in custody after gunfire broke out Tuesday afternoon, May 27 at the Brass Mill Center Mall in Waterbury, police said. Waterbury Police officers responded to reports of shots fired at approximately 4:43 p.m. on May 27, at the Brass Mill Center, located at 495 Union Street, according to a statement from the Waterbury Police Department. Officers found five adult victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All were taken to local hospitals and were reported to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Police said the shooting “was not a random act of vi…
Police & Fire
Bullets Fly In HV: Home, Car Hit In Triple Shooting Spree Over Holiday Weekend
Police in Dutchess County are investigating three separate shootings that occurred over Memorial Day weekend, causing damage to a home and occupied car. All three shootings happened in the City of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, May 25, and Monday, May 26, the city's police department announced on Tuesday, May 27. The first shooting happened late Sunday night at around 11:41 p.m. when authorities received reports of shots fired near Gray Street and Forbus Street, police said. Officers arrived to find that a residence on Gray Street had been hit by gunfire. A search of the area turned up…
News
Three Progressive 'Reform' Bills Will Free Violent Criminals, Endangering New Yorkers
New York is still reeling from the spike in crime from the 2019 ‘Reforms.’ We can’t afford another progressive experiment. Public safety and compassion for victims must come first. Governor Hochul and Legislators must reject these bills which will embolden criminals and retraumatize victims. With the budget fight over, New York’s progressive legislators are now pushing a trio of bills—the Second Look Act, Elder Parole, and the Earned Time Act—that will fling open prison doors, putting thousands of violent criminals back on our streets. These measures, cloaked as compassionate reforms, prio…
News
Woman Shot After Speeding Toward CIA Entrance, Ignoring Commands: Reports
A woman was shot outside CIA headquarters in Virginia on Thursday morning, prompting an extensive investigation in the DC area. The FBI confirmed that officers were called to the McLean building in Fairfax County early on May 22 to investigate a reported shooting that left one person injured. Following the shooting, the CIA shut down the front gate at headquarters "until further notice." The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd. — CIA (@CIA) May 22, 2025 According to CNBC, the woman was identified as 27-yea…
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