Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Images After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: DA Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Images After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: DA
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Images After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: DA A Rockland County man has been arrested after prosecutors said they found numerous images depicting the sexual exploitation of children on electronic devices seized from his home.   Garnerville resident Chrisner Joseph, age 34, was arraigned on Tuesday, Aug. 18, in West Haverstraw Justice Court on a felony complaint charging him with possessing a sexual performance by a child, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Friday, Aug. 21. The investigation began in April when the Rockland County District Attorney’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force re…
9 Westchester Beaches Closed Through Weekend Over Bacteria Concerns 9 Westchester Beaches Closed Through Weekend Over Bacteria Concerns
9 Westchester Beaches Closed Through Weekend Over Bacteria Concerns Nearly a dozen beaches across Westchester County have been closed through the weekend after more than 3 inches of rain raised concerns about bacterial contamination in the water.  The Westchester County Department of Health announced the closures on Friday, Aug. 21, after 3.28 inches of rain fell over the previous 24 hours, according to county officials.  The affected beaches are in New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, and Rye: New Rochelle: Hudson Park Beach, Davenport Beach Club, Greentree Country Club, and Surf Club on the Sound; Mamaroneck: Harbor Island Park, Beach Point Club, Orienta…
Man Strangled Girlfriend With Shirt Before She Pepper Sprayed Him To Escape In Westchester: DA Man Strangled Girlfriend With Shirt Before She Pepper Sprayed Him To Escape In Westchester: DA
Man Strangled Girlfriend With Shirt Before She Pepper Sprayed Him To Escape In Westchester: DA A Westchester man has been indicted on a dozen charges after prosecutors said he strangled his girlfriend until she lost consciousness, attacked her with a knife, and later repeatedly violated an order of protection.  Yonkers resident Otoniel Morel Tejeda, 37, was arraigned on a 12-count indictment on Friday, Aug. 21, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced.  The charges stem from an alleged attack inside the couple's Yonkers home at around 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 21. According to prosecutors, Tejeda pushed his girlfriend into a wall and threatened to kill…
Ex-Fiancé Honors Hayden Panettiere With Emotional Birthday Tribute: 'You Are Missed' Ex-Fiancé Honors Hayden Panettiere With Emotional Birthday Tribute: 'You Are Missed'
Ex-Fiancé Honors Hayden Panettiere With Emotional Birthday Tribute: 'You Are Missed' Hayden Panettiere's ex-fiancé shared an emotional tribute on what would have been her 37th birthday as Neutrogena responded to backlash over its past treatment of her. Former world champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko shared the tribute in an Instagram post on Friday, Aug. 21. It came five days after the Rockland County, New York, native was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina. Panettiere and Klitschko had an on-and-off relationship for about a decade. They were engaged in 2013 and welcomed their daughter, Kaya, in 2014. Klitschko gaine…
236 Tickets Issued In 2-Day Taconic Parkway Crackdown — Here's What For 236 Tickets Issued In 2-Day Taconic Parkway Crackdown — Here's What For
236 Tickets Issued In 2-Day Taconic Parkway Crackdown — Here's What For More than 200 tickets were handed out during a two-day crackdown targeting commercial and other restricted vehicles on the Taconic State Parkway across three Hudson Valley counties, police said.  New York State Police conducted the commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and Thursday, Aug. 20, along the Taconic in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, the agency announced on Friday, Aug, 21. Troopers issued 236 traffic tickets during the operation, including 133 for restricted vehicle types that are prohibited from traveling on the parkway.  Another 33 …
First Responders Get Affordable Housing Priority In This Westchester Village Thanks To New Law First Responders Get Affordable Housing Priority In This Westchester Village Thanks To New Law
First Responders Get Affordable Housing Priority In This Westchester Village Thanks To New Law First responders, healthcare workers, and veterans will get priority for future affordable housing units in a Northern Westchester village under a newly adopted law.  The Croton-on-Hudson Board of Trustees unanimously approved the measure, which has now gone into effect, village officials announced on Friday, Aug. 21.  Local Law No. 9 of 2026 changes Croton's zoning code by creating occupational preferences for Affordable Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing units. Under the new system, first responders will receive the highest priority, followed by medical service employees…
US Attorney, 48, Found Dead Inside Federal Office Building US Attorney, 48, Found Dead Inside Federal Office Building
US Attorney, 48, Found Dead Inside Federal Office Building A federal prosecutor with decades of public service was found dead inside a government building, prompting an investigation and expressions of grief from colleagues. Assistant US Attorney Andrew Haden, 48, was found Wednesday, Aug. 19, inside a vacant office at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego. Haden had been reported missing late Wednesday before San Diego police located his body hours later, according to multiple reports.  The San Diego Police Department said investigators found no evidence of foul play, and the Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating…
Trump's Name Could Replace Pearl Harbor Hero On Aircraft Carrier: Report Trump's Name Could Replace Pearl Harbor Hero On Aircraft Carrier: Report
Trump's Name Could Replace Pearl Harbor Hero On Aircraft Carrier: Report Naval officials are reportedly considering naming an aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump instead of a heroic Black sailor amid Trump's efforts to attach his branding to federal institutions. The Navy is working to rename the USS Doris Miller, a Ford-class aircraft carrier still under construction, CNN reported on Thursday, Aug. 20. Two sources said officials have discussed naming the carrier after Trump, which would be unprecedented for a sitting president. The ship was named for Doris "Dorie" Miller during Trump's first term in January 2020. Miller helped injured crew m…
Spa Damaged In Fire At Westchester Shopping Center Spa Damaged In Fire At Westchester Shopping Center
Spa Damaged In Fire At Westchester Shopping Center A two-alarm fire that broke out inside a spa near the Scarsdale-Greenburgh border forced five businesses at a busy Westchester County shopping center to close Friday morning, according to reports.  The blaze began on Friday morning, Aug. 21, at Tranquility Spa in the Midway Shopping Center at 917 Central Park Ave., White Plains Public Safety confirmed.   Fire officials believe the blaze began in a utility area inside the spa where washers and dryers are located, News 12 Hudson Valley reported. The flames then spread into the building's walls, making it more difficult for crew…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
NY Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police NY Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
NY Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…