Mom, Daughter Ran $160K Retail NY Theft Ring, Stashed Items In Surprising Spot: Police Mom, Daughter Ran $160K Retail NY Theft Ring, Stashed Items In Surprising Spot: Police
Mom, Daughter Ran $160K Retail NY Theft Ring, Stashed Items In Surprising Spot: Police A mother and daughter operated a coordinated retail theft ring across Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and New York City, authorities said Thursday, July 30. Maria Betances, 47, and Leslie Cruz, 24, had nearly $160,000 worth of stolen goods and $30,000 cash at their homes in Valley Stream and Queens, respectively, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. The duo operated the scheme for months, directing at least four burglars to hit stores in Nassau, Westchester, and Rockland counties, along with Queens and Staten Island, according to New York State Police. Betances also ran the …
Woman Pulled From Burning Home Dies In Hudson Valley Woman Pulled From Burning Home Dies In Hudson Valley
Woman Pulled From Burning Home Dies In Hudson Valley A woman died after firefighters pulled her from a house fire in Sullivan County.  The fire was reported at 12:38 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, at a home on Terrace Drive in the Melody Lake development in the town of Thompson, according to the Monticello Professional Firefighters Association. An off-duty firefighter arrived at the scene within minutes, and more crews got to the scene soon after, the association said.  Firefighters stretched a hose line to attack the blaze while crews searched the home for anyone trapped inside. Soon after, family members confirmed that a resident…
Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge An early-morning tractor-trailer fire on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge prompted a rapid response by firefighters. The incident happened at around 3:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, when fire crews responded to a reported tractor-trailer fire on the mid-span of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, according to the Beacon Fire Department. Beacon firefighters soon responded to help the Middle Hope Fire Department fight the blaze. The department said flames were found in one of the tandem trailers. Firefighters stretched a handline and extinguished the blaze within minutes, the department said. The cause of…
Man Dies After Sideswiping Trees, Trailer In Orange County Crash Man Dies After Sideswiping Trees, Trailer In Orange County Crash
Man Dies After Sideswiping Trees, Trailer In Orange County Crash A 69-year-old man died after his vehicle left the road and crashed into trees, a parked vehicle, and a trailer in Orange County, police said. The crash happened at around 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, on Peenpack Trail in Deerpark, where troopers responded to the scene, New York State Police announced on Thursday, July 30. Investigators found that Robert S. Jahn, 69, of Sparrowbush, was driving a 2007 Ford eastbound on Peenpack Trail when the vehicle veered off the right side of the road. It then sideswiped several trees before entering a driveway, where it struck an unoccupied 2023…
Driver Found Dead Over 2 Miles Downstream Of Truck Submerged In NY Creek Driver Found Dead Over 2 Miles Downstream Of Truck Submerged In NY Creek
Driver Found Dead Over 2 Miles Downstream Of Truck Submerged In NY Creek A man was found dead more than two miles downstream of his crashed pickup truck that was found half-submerged in floodwaters in Sullivan County, police said. The events leading to the discovery began on Wednesday, July 29, at around 7 a.m., when troopers responded to the area of 572 North Branch Rd. in Callicoon after receiving a report of a pickup truck that was half-submerged in the fast-moving waters of the North Callicoon Creek, according to New York State Police.  Investigators later found that Jesus Arroyo Ortega, 39, of Livingston Manor, had been driving on North Branch Roa…
Second Man Charged In $74K Forged US Treasury Check Scheme At NY Capital One Second Man Charged In $74K Forged US Treasury Check Scheme At NY Capital One
Second Man Charged In $74K Forged US Treasury Check Scheme At NY Capital One A second man has been charged in connection with a scheme that allegedly used a forged U.S. Treasury check to steal more than $74,000 from a Capital One bank in New York, police announced Wednesday, July 29. Laron McCravey, 40, of Freeport, is accused of acting in concert with Dwayne S. Campbell during the June 12, 2024 incident at the Capital One branch on West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police.  Campbell, 40, of Springfield Gardens, allegedly deposited the fraudulent U.S. Treasury check at the bank, causing a loss exceeding $74,000, as Daily Voice pr…
Serial Bank Robber From NY Caught Fleeing PA Bank With Bag Of Cash Sentenced Serial Bank Robber From NY Caught Fleeing PA Bank With Bag Of Cash Sentenced
Serial Bank Robber From NY Caught Fleeing PA Bank With Bag Of Cash Sentenced The New York man who was caught fleeing a Pennsylvania bank with a bag of stolen cash has learned his punishment. Marc Masich, 48, of Amherst, NY, was sentenced Wednesday, July 29, after admitting to a six-bank robbery spree that targeted financial institutions in Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties during late 2024, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced. Bucks County President Judge Raymond F. McHugh sentenced Masich to nine to 18 years in state prison. He was also ordered to pay $20,255 in restitution and have no contact with the six banks or the six employees involve…
Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In NY Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In NY
Car Bursts Into Flames After Route 304 Crash In NY A vehicle caught fire after a crash on a busy Rockland County roadway Wednesday afternoon, July 29,  forcing officials to shut down traffic in both directions.  The crash happened at around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, on Route 304 near Virginia Street in New City, according to the Clarkstown Police Department.  A photo from the scene released by police showed one vehicle engulfed in flames, sending thick black smoke high into the air.  Police said Route 304 was closed in both directions while crews from the New City Fire Department, New City Ambulance Corps, and Ro…
Orange County Man Who Sexually Abused 2 Boys Over 8 Years Learns His Fate Orange County Man Who Sexually Abused 2 Boys Over 8 Years Learns His Fate
Orange County Man Who Sexually Abused 2 Boys Over 8 Years Learns His Fate An Orange County man will spend a decade in state prison after admitting to sexually abusing two young boys over the course of several years at his former Rockland County home. James Valentine, 58, of Cornwall-on-Hudson, was sentenced on Monday, July 27, in Rockland County Court after previously pleading guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, July 28.  He will spend 10 years in prison on the first-degree course of sexual conduct …
Years After Man Brutally Shot Dead On NYE In NY, Accused Killer Indicted, Jailed Years After Man Brutally Shot Dead On NYE In NY, Accused Killer Indicted, Jailed
Years After Man Brutally Shot Dead On NYE In NY, Accused Killer Indicted, Jailed Prosecutors say a years-long cold case surrounding the shooting death of a 49-year-old man in Westchester County on New Year's Eve in 2021 has resulted in an indictment.   Shawn McLaurin, 43, was arraigned on Wednesday, July 29, in Westchester County Court on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the 2021 murder of Shawn Jefferson in White Plains, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  As Daily Voice reported at the time, Jefferson, 49, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds shortl…
Shank-Wielding Inmate Tries Attacking Correction Officers In NY — And Gets More Prison Time Shank-Wielding Inmate Tries Attacking Correction Officers In NY — And Gets More Prison Time
Shank-Wielding Inmate Tries Attacking Correction Officers In NY — And Gets More Prison Time An inmate who admitted to attacking two correction officers with a homemade weapon inside Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County will spend more time behind bars, prosecutors said. Edward Gibson, 43, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court on Tuesday, July 28, to 12 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty in April to attempted first-degree assault, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 29.   As Daily Voice previously reported, Gibson was one of two Green Haven inmat…
Meth, Pipe, Glock Found In Stolen Car On I-684: NYSP Meth, Pipe, Glock Found In Stolen Car On I-684: NYSP
Meth, Pipe, Glock Found In Stolen Car On I-684: Nysp Two people were jailed after police said they caught them in a stolen car with methamphetamine on Interstate 684 in Westchester County. The arrests were made on Sunday, July 26, when authorities issued an alert for a stolen vehicle on I-684 driving through Harrison, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, July 29.  Troopers soon found the car and stopped it near mile marker 19.3 in Lewisboro. There, police identified the driver as Sadavian L. Donald, 42, and the passenger as Amanda Nichols Oropeza, 42, both of Charlotte, North Carolina, the agency said. During the…