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Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County Gets Prison Time Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County Gets Prison Time
Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Dutchess County Gets Prison Time A retired Los Angeles police officer convicted of fatally shooting a 20-year-old man in Dutchess County will spend decades in prison, prosecutors said.  Pleasant Valley resident Thomas Case, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office.  The sentence stems from the death of Anthony Cuozzo, age 20, who was shot multiple times in Pleasant Valley on Oct. 5, 2024.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Case is …
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…
Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…
Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …
UPDATE: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say UPDATE: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say
Update: Missing Hudson Valley Man Found, Police Say New update: Police said a 37-year-old man has been found after going missing from Orange County for more than a week. Nicholas P. Francois, who was reported missing on Sunday, Sept. 6, after last being seen in Middletown, has been found, New York State Police said on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8.  Francois had last been seen leaving his Middletown residence on Monday, Aug. 31.  Police did not say where he was found or give details on his condition.  Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 37-year-old man who has been missing for more than a …
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Dutchess County, NYSP Says Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Dutchess County, NYSP Says
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car With Her In Dutchess County, Nysp Says A 43-year-old woman is facing a felony charge after police said she was found driving drunk with a 6-year-old child in her vehicle in Dutchess County.  LaGrange resident Gianna Fantina-Santana, age 43, was arrested following a traffic stop on New Hackensack Road in Wappinger at around 8:16 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. According to the agency, troopers stopped Fantina-Santana as she was driving eastbound for alleged traffic violations and noticed signs of intoxication. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers learned that a…
Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police
Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police A woman is facing felony charges after police said she drove drunk with two 13-year-old children in her vehicle in Westchester County.  Cortlandt Manor resident Nisha Biagi Gougelmann, age 50, was arrested after a traffic stop on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt at around 6:12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Troopers said they stopped Gougelmann as she was driving southbound for traffic violations and noticed signs that she was intoxicated. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers added that they found two 13-year-old ch…
Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police
Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police A man is accused of setting fire to a Sullivan County home just days after breaking into it and swinging a baseball bat at someone inside — and later leading police on a lengthy chase, authorities said. Woodridge resident Benjamin Odom, age 46, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following investigations into several incidents at a residence in the village, according to Fallsburg Police.   The first incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 29, when officers responded to the home for a reported domestic incident. A woman told police that Odom, her husband, had shown up at the resid…
Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Hudson Valley Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Hudson Valley
Firefighter Injured, 2 Cats Killed In House Fire In Hudson Valley A firefighter was injured and two cats were killed when an early morning blaze tore through a Putnam County home on Labor Day.  The fire broke out at a residence on Route 52 in the Lake Carmel area at around 5:53 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Firefighters arrived within minutes and found heavy flames coming from three windows of the building, the department said. They immediately began battling the blaze and quickly knocked down the main body of the fire, containing it before it could spread further.  Lake Carmel firefighters an…
Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: New Video Shows Pilot Escaping Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: New Video Shows Pilot Escaping
Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: New Video Shows Pilot Escaping New details are emerging about the five people killed in the fiery Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami, while newly released video captures a dramatic moment in the immediate aftermath. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash The five fatalities from the Sunday, Sept. 6 crash were confined to people inside two vehicles struck after the Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Monday, Sept. 7, news conference. A video of the press conference is avail…
Woman Killed After Hyundai Catches Fire: NYSP (VIDEO) Woman Killed After Hyundai Catches Fire: NYSP (VIDEO)
Woman Killed After Hyundai Catches Fire: Nysp (Video) A woman was killed after her vehicle left a road and caught fire early Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police said. Troopers from the Monroe barracks came upon the vehicle fire on Cedar Cliff Road in the Town of Monroe, Orange County around 2:26 a.m., police said. The Town of Monroe Fire Department extinguished the flames. The driver and sole occupant, Jodi Lester, 56, of Monroe, was extricated from the 2020 Hyundai and pronounced dead at the scene, according to State Police. A preliminary investigation found the Hyundai left the roadway for an unknown reason. Damage from the crash led to …