Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Hudson Valley Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Hudson Valley
Pickup Truck Fire Spreads To Nearby Home In Hudson Valley A truck caught fire and spread to a nearby home in Rockland County before firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control, according to reports.  The fire broke out at 34 Forest Ridge Rd. in Nyack on Thursday, Aug. 20, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Multiple fire departments were called to the scene after the burning vehicle extended the blaze to a nearby structure, according to the outlet.  Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames quickly. Crews from the Central Nyack, West Nyack, Piermont, and Valley Cottage fire departments responded to the scene, along with…
16 Charged In Sweeping Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Hudson Valley 16 Charged In Sweeping Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Hudson Valley
16 Charged In Sweeping Child Exploitation, Sex Offender Compliance Operations In Hudson Valley Sixteen people have been arrested in two separate investigations targeting alleged online child exploitation and sex offenders accused of failing to comply with registration requirements in a Sullivan County village, police announced.  The arrests were detailed by Village of Liberty Police Chief Steven D’Agata during a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 20, following investigations dubbed “Operation Dangerous DMs” and “Operation Registry Repo.”  Although the investigations were separate, D’Agata said they shared the same objective: “protecting children, protecting this community, …
Ex-NYPD Sergeant From Orange County Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant From Orange County Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: AG
Ex-nypd Sergeant From Orange County Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash: AG A former NYPD sergeant from Orange County has admitted to causing a head-on crash that killed a 61-year-old man on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, prosecutors said. Warwick resident Tiffany Howell, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the Thursday, Jan. 22 crash that killed Peekskill resident Manuel Boitel, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  Howell, who was an off-duty NYPD sergeant at the time of the crash, entered the plea before Westchester County Court Judg…
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say
Jeanine Pirro Targeted, Hunted By NY Man Who Threatened ‘Bullet In Your F—kin Head’, Feds Say An angry Long Island man threatened to kill ex-Fox News host and D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a series of unhinged social media posts, federal authorities said. Daniel Kretsinger replied to an X post from Pirro with a video and said, “I’m specifically targeting you when I come to Washington D.C. and put a bullet directly between your eyes c–t and if Trump keeps up his bulls–t I may kill the president too,” according to charging documents filed in New York’s Eastern District. Pirro is not identified specifically in the documents, but Kretsigner’s listed X account shows him replying to…
Man Who Killed Couple In Hudson Valley Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Car Break-Ins: Police Man Who Killed Couple In Hudson Valley Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Car Break-Ins: Police
Man Who Killed Couple In Hudson Valley Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Car Break-Ins: Police A 33-year-old man who served prison time for killing a husband and wife in a Xanax-fueled crash in Rockland County, New York has been arrested again, this time on robbery and burglary charges in Bergen County, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. On Sunday, Aug. 16, officers responded to the parking garage at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack on a report of someone burglarizing vehicles, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. Upon arrival, they encountered one of the vehicle owners and security for the building in a physical confrontation with the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sindon…
2 Killed In 134-MPH Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Hudson Valley, Cops Say 2 Killed In 134-MPH Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Hudson Valley, Cops Say
2 Killed In 134-mph Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Hudson Valley, Cops Say Two young men killed when their sports car crashed into a tree after fleeing an officer at speeds topping 100 mph in Westchester County had stolen loaded handguns and were wearing face coverings, police said.  Yonkers resident Ryan Herrera, 20, and Bronx resident Jadden D. Sanabria, 21, died following the crash on Route 9A in Mount Pleasant early Friday, Aug. 14, Mount Pleasant Police confirmed in an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 19.  Herrera was driving the red Toyota Supra, while Sanabria was the passenger, according to police.  The incident began shortly after 4 a.…
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says
Ex-NY Giants Star Raising Money After Losing $500K: Alleged Scheme's Founder Dies, Report Says Former New York Giants linebacker Tae Crowder says he lost his entire life savings in an alleged financial scheme that also ensnared other former NFL players, leaving him trying to rebuild after losing at least $500,000.  Tae Crowder, who spent three seasons with the Giants, launched a GoFundMe on Saturday, Aug. 8, saying the loss has left him without the financial stability he spent years building.  The fundraiser follows allegations involving Motion Venture, a company run by 23-year-old New Jersey resident Mohamed Coulibaly, who was found dead on Friday, July 31, ESPN reported.&…
Hudson Valley Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite Hudson Valley Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite
Hudson Valley Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite Authorities are searching for a 73-year-old Putnam County man who has not been seen in weeks after his RV was discovered at a remote campsite in Upstate New York.   Mahopac resident Craig K. Streeter, 73, was reported as possibly missing on Monday, Aug. 17, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19.  The search began after New York State Forest Rangers found Streeter's recreational vehicle at campsite 36 on Moose River Rd. in the town of Inlet with no known recent activity.  Forest Rangers searched for Streeter but could not find him, prompting more law enfo…
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Year After Armed NY Gas Station Robbery, Suspect Tracked Down To Poconos Pizzeria: Feds Year After Armed NY Gas Station Robbery, Suspect Tracked Down To Poconos Pizzeria: Feds
Year After Armed NY Gas Station Robbery, Suspect Tracked Down To Poconos Pizzeria: Feds A second suspect in an armed Westchester County gas station robbery that sparked a regional manhunt and a shootout with NYPD officers has been captured nearly a year later, federal prosecutors said.   Bronx resident Eric Boothe, 40, was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged in connection with the Aug. 29, 2025 robbery of a Mount Vernon gas station, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18.  Boothe allegedly committed the robbery alongside Jamaire Robertson, who was arrested within hours of the incident last year, prosecutors …