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Yonkers, NY

Police & Fire

Retired Nypd Officer, Teacher Found Dead After Murder-Suicide At Westchester Home Authorities are investigating after a retired police officer shot his wife several times before turning the gun on himself at a Westchester residence while their children were home. The murder-suicide was discovered just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, when an unconscious person was found at a house at 142 Chittenden Ave. in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio. Arriving officers found a dead man with a gunshot wound to his head and a woman with several gunshot wounds to her body. First responders immediately began trying to save …

by Ben Crnic

10/16/2024

Teaneck, NJ

Business

Family's Bergen County Italian Restaurant Closing After 46 Years: 'Time To Enjoy My Life' After 46 years, Vitale's Restaurant in Teaneck is closing its doors. The Queen Anne Road restaurant started as a family business when Tony LaMorte, the current owner, was 22 years old. He ran the place alongside his siblings, Felicia Roveda, Vic LaMorte, and Debbie Sadowski. "I'm still here," LaMorte said on a call with Daily Voice. Not for long. Tony, of Haworth, has been the chef and owner, and is set to close on Saturday, Nov. 2. "It's time to retire," LaMorte tells Daily Voice. "Tie to enjoy my life." LaMorte is married and has two children, both of whom are professional a…

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

Fishkill, NY

Police & Fire

Victims ID'd After Double-Fatal Wrong-Way Driver Crash In Hudson Valley Two men were killed during a wrong-way driver crash on the Taconic State Parkway in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, in LaGrange. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an initial investigation determined Joseph W. LaFave, age 35, of LaGrange, driving a 2017 BMW X1, traveled north in the southbound lane on the Taconic State Parkway in the area of Todd Hill Road. Hicks said LaFave struck a 2017 Lincoln Navigator head-on in the left southbound lane. LaFave was pronounced dead on the scene by responding paramedics…

by Kathy Reakes

10/16/2024

East Fishkill, NY

Police & Fire

Hudson Valley Dealer Nabbed Peddling Cocaine Mixed With Fentanyl, Police Say An alleged drug dealer in the region was busted after he was caught selling cocaine mixed with fentanyl in connection with a fatal car crash. Dutchess County resident Joseph M. Kundrat, age 32, of East Fishkill, was charged on Monday, Sept. 30, following an investigation by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force. According to Task Force agent Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, the task force, initiated an investigation into Kundrat after a request from the East Fishkill Police in connection with a fatal auto crash in which cocaine-laced fentanyl was found. Harris said the drive…

by Kathy Reakes

10/16/2024

Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

News

2 Trapped In 4-Sedan Crash Involving Corvette On Route 46: Firefighters Two people were extricated in a four-vehicle crash along Route 46 in Bergen County on Tuesday evening, Oct. 15, firefighters said. The Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department responded to Route 46 and Collins Avenue around 6:30 p.m. where two people were trapped in the vehicle. Squad 1 and Wood-Ridge firefighters extricated the victims, who were treated by EMS for their injuries. Photos appear to show all four sedans, including a Corvette, heavily damaged. Daily Voice has reached out to police for further details.

by Cecilia Levine

10/16/2024

West Islip, NY

News

Sex Trafficking: Teacher, Cop Among 4 Charged In Years-Long Crime Ring On Long Island A teacher of nearly three decades and a veteran police officer are among four defendants accused in a years-long sex trafficking operation on Long Island. Steven Arey, age 53, and George Trimigliozzi, age 55, both of Islip, were indicted on promoting prostitution and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Prosecutors said Arey, who has taught in the Islip School District for 26 years, and Trimigliozzi, an 18-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department, hired sex workers, collected proceeds of prostitution known as “house fees,” and posted ads seeking patrons o…

by Michael Mashburn

10/15/2024

Pleasant Valley, NY

Police & Fire

Double-Fatal House Fire: Mother, 1-Year-Old Daughter ID'd As Victims In Hudson Valley A mother and her 1-year-old daughter were killed in a large house fire in the region that left another child and a man were seriously injured. The blaze broke out in Dutchess County in the town of Clinton at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a residential house fire with the East Clinton Fire Department on Clinton Hollow Road in the town of Clinton. Troopers and first responders found the caller outside the residence, who stated two children and their mother were inside the house on the second floor, Hicks said. Hicks…

by Kathy Reakes

10/15/2024

Groton, CT

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old ID'd As Victim Killed After SUV Hit Tree; 3 More Still In Critical Condition A 14-year-old Connecticut boy who was in an SUV that crashed into a tree in New London County early Monday morning, Oct. 14, has died, police said. His 17-year-old older brother and two other teens remain in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Carson Wilson, of Groton, was in a Toyota 4Runner that veered off the wrong side of Fishtown Road around 1:20 a.m. and collided with a tree near the intersection of Little Gull Lane, authorities said. His older brother Skyler Wilson along with Kais Shiman, of Mystic, and Alex Quilter, of Groton, were also in the SUV. It's unclear …

by Josh Lanier

10/15/2024

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