166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities 166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities 166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities
166-Cat House Of Horrors In New York Leads To 168 Charges Against Mom: Authorities A hoarder who kept 166 cats and kittens in deplorable conditions inside her Long Island home was indicted Thursday, Oct. 22 on 168 charges, authorities said. Alena Horbatko, 54, of Glen Cove, pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty and child endangerment charges, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office said. Horbatko’s 18-year-old daughter called the cops on her back in early June, reporting squalid conditions at the family’s home, WPIX reported in June. Officers responded June 7 and smelled an odor coming from the house, and code enforcement officials discovered more than 100 cats insid…
Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family
Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family An 82-year-old Virginia senator allegedly saw one last opportunity to build generational wealth, and federal prosecutors say she was willing to use her political power to get it, even as she helped run a $4.5 million marijuana trafficking operation involving her own family. L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Portsmouth Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, was among seven people named in an eight-count federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, Oct. 22, accusing her of leading a criminal enterprise that distributed marijuana, laundered money, and used political influenc…
Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later
Deadly GWB Motorcycle Crash Causes Major Traffic Delays In Bergen County Hours Later A motorcyclist was killed in an early-morning crash involving a tractor-trailer on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge, leaving traffic backed up across parts of Bergen County hours after the crash, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:19 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, on the eastbound Trans-Manhattan Expressway, according to the Port Authority Police Department. Port Authority police, FDNY personnel, and Port Authority Tunnel-Bridge Agents responded to the scene, where the motorcyclist was pronounced dead by FDNY. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured, authorities said.…
NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA
NJ Manager Assaulted 14-Year-Old Workers, Gave Minors Drugs At PA Restaurants: DA A former fast-food manager from New Jersey indecently assaulted two 14-year-old employees at a Pennsylvania Wendy’s and supplied underage workers with drugs and alcohol, prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, as he was sentenced to jail. Richard "Ricky" Mark Brooks, 33, formerly of Freehold, assaulted one teenage employee inside a bathroom and another in a walk-in freezer at the Wendy’s on North Main Street in Doylestown Borough, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators uncovered a pattern of conduct involving underage employees from 2020 through 2024 at th…
Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting Cops ID Retired NYPD Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting
Cops ID Retired Nypd Detective Now Charged With Manslaughter In GWB Fatal Shooting UPDATE: A retired NYPD detective was charged with manslaughter after appearing in court for the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.  Victor Romero, 62, of Haverstraw, NY, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in connection with the shooting death of fellow Rockland County resident Koran Irvine, 46, of Valley Cottage, ABC7 reported.  Romero, a retired NYPD narcotics detective, voluntarily reported to the department's 33rd Precinct in Manhattan for questioning Wednesday morning after investigators identified him as a p…
Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School
Boy, 13, Airlifted After Being Struck, Trapped Under SUV At NJ High School A 13-year-old boy was trapped beneath an SUV after being struck while riding his bicycle through a Somerset County high school parking lot Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, police said. At 4:50 p.m., a 2023 Mazda CX-9 driven by a 44-year-old Hillsborough woman struck the boy, Hillsborough Township police said. Responding officers found the child trapped beneath the vehicle's fender, police said. First responders worked to free the boy from underneath the SUV before providing first aid, police said. The child was airlifted by a New Jersey State Police medevac helicopter to a nearby tra…
Plaque, Tree Planned For NJ Woman Killed By Father In Murder-Suicide Plaque, Tree Planned For NJ Woman Killed By Father In Murder-Suicide Plaque, Tree Planned For NJ Woman Killed By Father In Murder-Suicide
Plaque, Tree Planned For NJ Woman Killed By Father In Murder-Suicide Sloane Grodnick was just 24 years old when she was gunned down by her father, David, in a murder-suicide that also involved her mother, Lora in Montgomery Township last month. Now Grodnick's friends want to memorialize her by planting a tree with a plaque at Grounds for Sculpture in Trenton. "We knew Sloane through her pre-teen years and watched her grow up," Friends of Sloane wrote on a GoFundMe. "We spent countless days swimming, coloring, listening to music, and talking about everything happening in each of our lives, from the mundane to the exciting. You could throw any date a…
Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say
Here Comes The Bribe: Woman Sold Sham Marriages For Immigration Status, Feds Say A Fall River woman made millions arranging fake marriages for immigrants seeking legal status, federal prosecutors allege.  Jennifer Gonzalez, 43, ran the operation for more than a decade, charging $38,000 to $40,000 per marriage, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Investigators say she earned more than $100,000 a year during the 10-year scheme. Five other people were also arrested and charged with taking part in the scam marriage scheme.  Erica Daniels, 29, of Fall River; Chreise Alejandro, 39, of Fall River; Amara Pugh, 31, of Fall River; Je…
Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report
Retired Cop Surrenders In Deadly GWB Shooting: Report UPDATE: A retired police officer has reportedly surrendered to authorities in connection with the fatal shooting of a Hudson Valley, NY father of two on the George Washington Bridge, marking a major development in an investigation into a suspected road rage incident. The unidentified former officer turned himself in less than 24 hours after the shooting and was being questioned by investigators on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 21, The Monsey Scoop reported. ABC News identified the suspect as a retired NYPD detective. His name was not made public.  The victim, Koran Irvine, o…
NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (UPDATE) NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (UPDATE) NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (UPDATE)
NJ Man With 8-Inch Knife Creeped Up Behind Amish Woman In PA: Affidavit (Update) A New Jersey man who previously entered the United States illegally crept up behind a 23-year-old Amish woman with a large knife and handcuffs near the Lancaster-Chester county line in Pennsylvania, attempting to kidnap her before she scared him off with a weed whacker, according to court documents and federal immigration authorities. Junior Jose Davila-Moran, 26, of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, was charged with two first-degree felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of false imprisonment, simple assault, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime, and terroristic thre…
Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says
Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, Papd Says A driver was rushed to Englewood Hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Port Authority police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level around 7:06 p.m., a PAPD spokesperson said. Responding officers found the driver suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, PAPD said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Reports that the driver had died could not immediately be verified by Daily Voice. …
WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…