WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police
WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police  A 30-year-old West New York Man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, July 8 after he lit an American flag on fire in Secaucus, authorities said. On Saturday, June 28, officers responded to Spotless Mind Hair Studio on Front Street after Joherik Urena threw a large rock through the glass front door, shattering it, Secaucus police said. Later that morning, officers responded to a residence on Front Street after Urena set an American flag on fire, police said. The fire burned the flag, the pole and charred some of the siding on the residence, police said. The fire burned itself out, poli…
MS-13 Leader Gets Decades For Role In Killings Of Brentwood Girls, 6 Other Victims MS-13 Leader Gets Decades For Role In Killings Of Brentwood Girls, 6 Other Victims
MS-13 Leader Gets Decades For Role In Killings Of Brentwood Girls, 6 Other Victims A notorious MS-13 gang leader who led a bloody campaign of violence across Long Island — including the brutal slayings of two teenage girls in Brentwood — will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Alexi Saenz, 30, also known as “Blasty” and “Plaky,” was sentenced to 68 years in federal prison in Central Islip federal court Wednesday, June 3, for a violent crime spree that rocked Suffolk County in 2016 and 2017. Saenz, a high-ranking leader of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside clique of MS-13, pleaded guilty in 2024 to racketeering charges tied to eight murders, multiple attempted m…
Harwinton Woman Claimed To Be Devil Before Setting House On Fire, Shooting At Boyfriend: Cops Harwinton Woman Claimed To Be Devil Before Setting House On Fire, Shooting At Boyfriend: Cops
Harwinton Woman Claimed To Be Devil Before Setting House On Fire, Shooting At Boyfriend: Cops A 42-year-old man told police he awoke to his girlfriend pointing a gun at his head and claiming she was Lucifer. She told him that they needed to kill the neighbors before she allegedly set their home on fire, authorities said. Megan Dunkin, 31, of Harwinton, turned herself in to police on Tuesday, June 24. She faces multiple charges in connection with the incident, according to the Connecticut State Police. The ordeal began on June 12, when Dunkin’s partner said she started rambling and running around their home, an arrest warrant stated. He later found her burning a hole in a shower curt…
Mechanicsville Man Who Set His Own House On Fire Admits To Torching Parents’ Car: Officials Mechanicsville Man Who Set His Own House On Fire Admits To Torching Parents’ Car: Officials
Mechanicsville Man Who Set His Own House On Fire Admits To Torching Parents’ Car: Officials A Southern Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly setting two fires in three days— one that destroyed his own home, and another that burned his parents’ car, fire officials said. Michael Robert Guy, 47, of Mechanicsville, was arrested early Monday, June 23, shortly after flames tore through his residence on Morganza Turner Road, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Crews from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department responded around 1 a.m. and found the home engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading from the attached garage.  The house was declared a total…
Maplewood Man At Large After Torching NYPD Vehicles: Police Maplewood Man At Large After Torching NYPD Vehicles: Police
Maplewood Man At Large After Torching Nypd Vehicles: Police A 21-year-old Maplewood man is wanted by New York City police after he damaged 11 NYPD vehicles by lighting them on fire, authorities said. On Thursday, June 12, at 1 a.m., Jakhi Lodgson-McCray climbed over a gate and entered a parking parking lot at the 83rd Precinct in Bushwick, ABC7 reported. He placed fire starters on the windshields, hoods and tires of the vehicles, starting a fire, damaging 11 vehicles, ABC7 said. This is not Lodgson-McCray's first brush with the law, having been arrested at several pro-Palestinian protests and causing $1,000 worth of damage to a statue at Columbia Un…
Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Torches Tent, Threatens CVS Workers In Bristol, Police Say Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Torches Tent, Threatens CVS Workers In Bristol, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Torches Tent, Threatens CVS Workers In Bristol, Police Say A Connecticut man returned to a CVS store wielding a knife after shoplifting, then allegedly set fire to a tent at a homeless encampment during a second violent outburst, authorities said. Officers responded to the CVS Pharmacy at 60 Middle St. in Bristol on Tuesday, June 17, around 2:10 p.m. for a report of a disturbance involving a knife, according to a press release from the Bristol Police Department. Witnesses told officers that the suspect, later identified as Christopher Gomez, 33, of Stratford, had first stolen merchandise from the store. He then returned with a knife, threatened emp…
Newburgh Mall Inferno Was Alleged Insurance Fraud By Salon Operator With $100K In Debt: DA Newburgh Mall Inferno Was Alleged Insurance Fraud By Salon Operator With $100K In Debt: DA
Newburgh Mall Inferno Was Alleged Insurance Fraud By Salon Operator With $100K In Debt: DA A nail salon owner has been charged with arson and insurance fraud after investigators say she intentionally set fire to her nail salon inside an Orange County mall to collect insurance money.  Walden resident Dao Duong, 50, was arrested and charged with five crimes, including third-degree arson, second-degree insurance fraud, and attempted grand larceny, in connection with an August 2022 blaze at the Newburgh Mall, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, June 17.  According to prosecutors, the case dates back to the morning of August 16, 2022, when…
‘Gallons Of Gas’: Family Recounts Terror In Perth Amboy Arson Attack That Left Mom, Son In ICU ‘Gallons Of Gas’: Family Recounts Terror In Perth Amboy Arson Attack That Left Mom, Son In ICU
‘Gallons Of Gas’: Family Recounts Terror In Perth Amboy Arson Attack That Left Mom, Son In ICU New and heartbreaking details have emerged about the horrific arson attack that left five family members hospitalized in New Jersey. The blaze broke out around 10:09 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at a home on Prospect Street in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. Authorities say Gerardo Rosario-Vasquez, 46, broke into the home carrying gallons of gasoline and intentionally set it ablaze. He has since been charged with attempted murder, aggravated arson, and home invasion. He remains hospitalized at St. Barnabas in Livingston.…
Teen Among 4 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Addiction Counselor Found In Albany Woods Teen Among 4 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Addiction Counselor Found In Albany Woods
Teen Among 4 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Addiction Counselor Found In Albany Woods Several people, including a teenager, have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man whose body was found in a wooded area of Albany earlier this year. Jamier Allen, of Albany, was discovered dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the Second Avenue neighborhood near Boenau Street around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, as Daily Voice previously reported. Investigators now say Allen’s death is linked to a car fire reported four days earlier, on Saturday, March 22, near Delaware and Eagle streets. On Friday, June 13, Albany Police revealed that the following suspects …
Arsonist Arrested After Infant, 4 Others Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Fire: Prosecutor Arsonist Arrested After Infant, 4 Others Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Fire: Prosecutor
Arsonist Arrested After Infant, 4 Others Seriously Burned In Perth Amboy Fire: Prosecutor A Perth Amboy man has been charged with arson and attempted murder after allegedly setting fire to a home with five people inside, authorities said. The blaze broke out around 10:09 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at a residence on Prospect Street, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano. Firefighters from the Perth Amboy Fire Department, along with officials from the Middlesex County and Perth Amboy Fire Marshal’s Offices, responded and were able to put out the flames. Inside the home were five victims: a 25-year-old man, 25-year-old w…
Arson Suspected In Chestnut Ridge House Fire: Report Arson Suspected In Chestnut Ridge House Fire: Report
Arson Suspected In Chestnut Ridge House Fire: Report Authorities are investigating a fire in a Rockland County neighborhood that may have been intentionally set.  The blaze broke out early Thursday afternoon, June 12, at Scotland Hill Park in Chestnut Ridge, near Scotland Hill Road, according to The Monsey Scoop. Firefighters and emergency responders arrived quickly and were able to bring the fire under control before it could spread further. However, suspicions of arson led to the Rockland County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) being called to the scene. Investigators are now working to determine the cause of the fire. No …
Arson Fire Destroys 3-Story Multi-Family Building In Southeast: Tenant Charged, Police Say Arson Fire Destroys 3-Story Multi-Family Building In Southeast: Tenant Charged, Police Say
Arson Fire Destroys 3-Story Multi-Family Building In Southeast: Tenant Charged, Police Say A man has been arrested and charged with arson after allegedly confessing to setting fire to his own apartment in a blaze that tore through a three-story building in Putnam County, police said. The fire broke out Wednesday, June 11, at 8 Old Route 6 in the Town of Southeast. When New York State Police and emergency crews arrived, they found the multi-family structure—containing 10 apartments—engulfed in flames, police said on Thursday, June 12.  Following an investigation, tenant Brian Cronin, age 43, of Southeast, admitted to intentionally starting the fire inside his apartment, according …