CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions
CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions A missing Connecticut father’s family faces a growing financial strain as they work to cover their expenses and search for answers to his startling disappearance.  Manoj Bagga, 52, disappeared Aug. 7 in Suffield. Police said his last known contact was around 5 a.m. and that he was last seen on the Suffield Canal Path. Fundraiser organizers said he was last seen near the Route 190 bridge over the Connecticut River. A GoFundMe for his wife, Anju, and their two children said the family has struggled since he vanished nearly two months ago.  "A family that was once financially stable…
NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison
NJ Rep Intentionally Got Pregnant Despite Facing 17 Years In Prison New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver isn't putting her life on hold. The Newark Democrat says she made the decision to get pregnant despite facing federal charges that could carry up to 17 years in prison if convicted. “People might find it crazy that even though I’m facing 17 years in prison, I made the decision to get pregnant," she said on X this week. "But, at the end of the day, this is something I couldn’t let be consumed by this administration. I refuse to let them take my joy or my future.” McIver's second child with husband Khalif Thomas comes as she continues fighting a three-count fe…
Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County
Family IDs Mother Of 3 Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County The 38-year-old woman killed in a head-on crash with a garbage truck in Rockland County this week has been identified by her family as a devoted mother of three.  Evelin Landa of Suffern died in the crash on Route 202 near Wilder Road in Wesley Hills on Monday, Sept. 28, according to her brother, Leonel Leal.  She leaves behind three children, ages 16, 9, and 6, her family said.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the crash happened at around 10:35 a.m. when Landa's sedan and a garbage truck collided head-on, according to Ramapo Police.  Landa was pronounced d…
Starbucks Closes Dozens Of Northeast Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List Starbucks Closes Dozens Of Northeast Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List Starbucks Closes Dozens Of Northeast Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List
Starbucks Closes Dozens Of Northeast Cafés Amid Major Overhaul: See Full List Dozens of Starbucks cafés across the Northeast have closed as the coffee giant moves ahead with a major restructuring plan. StarbucksEverywhere.net, a website tracking the chain's locations, published a list of the roughly 250 locations closing in late September. Starbucks announced plans to shutter the North American cafés on Thursday, Sept. 24. The shutdowns are part of the company's ongoing "Back to Starbucks" plan, which is focused on improving the customer experience. Starbucks is in the middle of a major remodeling push, upgrading more than 1,000 coffeehouses since late 2025…
Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use
Insect Infestation At NJ School Prompts Emergency Pesticide Use An insect infestation prompted an emergency pesticide application at a South Jersey school, according to a notice issued to parents, guardians and staff. The pesticide was applied at Aura School, located at 900 Clems Run in Glassboro, on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 3:30 p.m., according to the emergency pesticide use notice.  WPVI reported that the infestation was caused by fleas. The district said it discovered an insect infestation in the school's media center, which qualified the problem as an emergency threatening the health or safety of a student or staff member. The district said…
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James
NY Cocaine Ring Used 'Pizza,' 'Pies' As Drug Codes In Orange, Ulster Counties: AG James Ten people have been charged in a cocaine trafficking operation that authorities say supplied drugs throughout Orange and Ulster counties, sometimes using terms such as “pizza,” “pies,” and “water” as code for narcotics. The ten defendants face a combined 153 charges following an investigation led by the New York Attorney General's Organized Crime Task Force, Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.  Investigators found more than one kilogram of cocaine with an estimated street value of $30,000, along with more than $12,500 in drug proceeds, according to the Att…
Details Released In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff In North Jersey Details Released In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff In North Jersey Details Released In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff In North Jersey
Details Released In Hours-Long SWAT Standoff In North Jersey Police have released details of an hours-long SWAT standoff that ended in an arrest Wednesday, Sept. 30 in Secaucus, in which an armed parolee apparently threw blades at officers from a second-story window. New Jersey State Parole officers requested assistance at 1326 Paterson Plank Road around 9:46 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, while trying to arrest parolee Sahil Ram on a warrant, local police said in an update on Facebook. Ram armed himself with a knife and barricaded himself inside the residence to avoid arrest, police said. Secaucus officers established a perimeter and incident comman…
What's Being Filmed On Bergen County Street? Signs Offer Clues What's Being Filmed On Bergen County Street? Signs Offer Clues What's Being Filmed On Bergen County Street? Signs Offer Clues
What's Being Filmed On Bergen County Street? Signs Offer Clues A film production took over a Bergen County street Wednesday, Sept. 30, leaving locals guessing as to what was being filmed. Signs posted in the area of Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park identified Wandering in Rome Productions LLC, the same production company recently tied to filming of Netflix's upcoming limited series "Enigma Variations" elsewhere in New Jersey. Earlier this month, Wandering in Rome Productions was filming the eight-episode series at Brookdale Park in Essex County, Montclair Local reported at the time. The show was also reportedly spotted filming in Hoboken. It was…
12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Orange County, Steal Property: Police 12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Orange County, Steal Property: Police 12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Orange County, Steal Property: Police
12-, 15-Year-Olds Force Way Into Cake, Coffee Shops In Orange County, Steal Property: Police Two children have been arrested in connection with a burglary that targeted two businesses operating out of the same building in Orange County, police said.  The 12- and 15-year-old Newburgh residents were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 24, in connection with the burglary of Hudson Valley Cheesecake and Triple Shot Coffee at 257 Liberty St. in Newburgh, the city's police department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The break-in happened during the night of Sept. 8, according to police. Officers were called to the building at around 11 a.m. the following morning and learned that two p…
College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa
College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa A 21-year-old University of Georgia senior survived a fall from an eighth-floor apartment window after apparently striking a metal bench on the way down, police said. Kristen Sargent fell at Rambler Athens Apartments at 558 W. Broad St. around 7:37 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department field case report.  The incident happened just after the Georgia Bulldogs had won a game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Sargent's father, Richard Sargent, told WSB-TV. Richard said he later heard his daughter talking to one of her friends: “Hey, I'm alive. I…
Drunk LI Mom Plows Car Into Tennis Court Moments After Dropping Off Daughter: Cops Drunk LI Mom Plows Car Into Tennis Court Moments After Dropping Off Daughter: Cops Drunk LI Mom Plows Car Into Tennis Court Moments After Dropping Off Daughter: Cops
Drunk LI Mom Plows Car Into Tennis Court Moments After Dropping Off Daughter: Cops A Long Island mom drunkenly crashed into a tennis court just moments after dropping off her 10-year-old daughter, police said. Kimberly Shortell, 41, of Ronkonkoma, took her daughter to Ronkonkoma Beach at 299 Rosevale Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Suffolk County Police Department said. But after dropping her daughter off, Shortell drove into a parked car, went through a chain link fence, then continued onto a tennis court and into the fence on the other side of the court, cops said. No one was on the court at the time, authorities said. Shortell was taken to Stony Brook Univ…
Dump Truck Driver Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed EMT, Mom Dump Truck Driver Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed EMT, Mom Dump Truck Driver Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed EMT, Mom
Dump Truck Driver Charged In Route 23 Crash That Killed EMT, Mom A dump truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide months after a Route 23 crash killed a beloved local EMT and mother and seriously injured two others, authorities said. Sebastian Zapata, 36, of Sussex, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, following an investigation into the June 18 crash at Route 23 and Mabie Street in Franklin Borough, police said. Katherine "Kat" VanAllen, of Franklin, was killed in the three-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Her teenage daughter, who was riding with her, suffered serious injuries. Investigators said a dump truck operated by Zapat…
US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When
US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When A familiar federal task that can require paperwork, photos, appointments, and long waits is slated for a digital overhaul. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday, Sept. 29, that the Trump administration plans to launch an online system for first-time US passport applications through newly launched America.gov. Rubio announced a December 2026 target time for the digital passport application. The planned service is expected to let applicants upload photos, submit applications, and follow their progress in real time. "A passport is more than just a travel document," Rubio said.…
International Arrest Raises New Questions In FBI Hack Case International Arrest Raises New Questions In FBI Hack Case International Arrest Raises New Questions In FBI Hack Case
International Arrest Raises New Questions In FBI Hack Case An international investigation into claims involving sensitive federal data has taken a major turn. The FBI and Dutch National Police arrested an alleged leader of the hacking group ShinyHunters on Tuesday, Sept. 29. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrest and said investigators were pursuing follow-up leads worldwide. "As we speak, FBI teams are actively working with partners to obtain and execute more leads in the ongoing investigation based on this arrest," Patel stated on Tuesday morning. The arrest comes days after ShinyHunters claimed it breached the FBIJobs.gov portal and obta…
Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report
Pop-Tarts Ends Boozy BuzzBallz Partnership Over Underage Drinking Concerns: Report Pop-Tarts is ending its controversial BuzzBallz collaboration over concerns that the canned cocktails could appeal to children, according to a report. Parent company Mars Inc. has canceled all planned marketing for the limited-edition Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Mars also confirmed that the drinks are no longer being produced. BuzzBallz, owned by Sazerac Co., is known for premixed cocktails sold in brightly colored, ball-shaped cans. The Pop-Tarts versions featured blue branding similar to the pastry's packaging. The drinks contained 15% alc…
Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment
Police Investigate Suspicious Death After Finding Woman Dead In CT Apartment Police in Connecticut are asking the public for space as they investigate after a woman was found dead in an apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Police and firefighters responded to the Middletown home near Town Colony Drive near East Street around 3:20 p.m after receiving a report of a "woman down" in an apartment, officials said.  Middletown officers found her dead when they arrived. Police called the death suspicious and said detectives were investigating.  “This is an active crime scene, and the public is being asked to avoid the area,” police said Tuesday evening on Faceboo…
Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA
Woman Held Captive In Attic For 6 Weeks After Meeting Man On Dating App: DA A landlord checking a water leak found a woman who had been held in a Massachusetts attic for six weeks, where she was forced to have sex with men, prosecutors said. The discovery happened September 20 at a multifamily home on Summer Street in Malden. Police found the woman naked and malnourished on a mat in the unfinished attic, prosecutors said.  Agents arrested Jordende Pierre, 29, last week and charged him with trafficking a person for sexual servitude, kidnapping, and indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or older, authorities said.  “She clearly had not eaten, she was…
2 Westchester Correction Officers Accused Of Misconduct At County Jail, Put On Leave 2 Westchester Correction Officers Accused Of Misconduct At County Jail, Put On Leave 2 Westchester Correction Officers Accused Of Misconduct At County Jail, Put On Leave
2 Westchester Correction Officers Accused Of Misconduct At County Jail, Put On Leave Two Westchester County correction officers have been arrested for alleged misconduct at the county jail, prosecutors said. Diamond Davis, 33, of Yonkers, and Kimesha Foster, 47, of Mount Vernon, were arrested on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla by investigators from the Westchester County District Attorney's Office, DA Susan Cacace announced on Tuesday, Sept. 29.  Both officers were charged with official misconduct and issued desk appearance tickets. They are scheduled to be arraigned in Mount Pleasant Justice Court on Thursday, Oct. 1.   The DA's…
Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report
Luxury Cars Pushed Into NJ Floodwaters Probed In Insurance Fraud Scheme: Report Officials are investigating a potential insurance fraud scheme involving luxury cars that may have been deliberately pushed into floodwaters during the Nor'easter in Bergen County, Daily Voice has learned. Edgewater Borough Administrator Greg Franz told PIX11 there is evidence that people pushed vehicles into the water after flooding had already begun. Franz stressed to Daily Voice that the activity is alleged and said officials had been monitoring the area throughout the weekend as cars appeared in the floodwaters, some of which were documented in social media posts. "No victims of a crim…
Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor
Man, 78, Lured 5-Year-Old Into NJ Apartment, Sexually Assaulted Him: Prosecutor A 78-year-old man lured a 5-year-old boy into his New Jersey apartment and sexually assaulted him, authorities said. Arnold Allan Capalbo, of West Milford, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25, following an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville said. West Milford police notified the prosecutor’s office around 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, after receiving a report that a 5-year-old had been sexually assaulted at Capalbo’s West Milford home earlier that day, authoritie…
Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police
Two Children Killed In Amish Buggy Crash In New York, Several More Hurt: Police The two Amish children were killed on their way to school when a Dodge slammed into their horse-drawn buggy in New York, authorities said. Anna J. Hershberger, 13, and Moses J. Hershberger, 7, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Friday, Sept. 25 in Richland, New York State Police said Monday, Sept. 28. The two Hershberger children were among nine children inside the two destroyed buggies, investigators said. A 9-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital and was upgraded to stable by Monday, police said. A 47-year-old Sandy Creek woman wa…
Suspicious Activity In Woods Involving Man, Woman Prompts Investigation In Putnam County Suspicious Activity In Woods Involving Man, Woman Prompts Investigation In Putnam County Suspicious Activity In Woods Involving Man, Woman Prompts Investigation In Putnam County
Suspicious Activity In Woods Involving Man, Woman Prompts Investigation In Putnam County UPDATE: A report of a man carrying what appeared to be a firearm prompted a large multi-agency police search in Putnam County before authorities determined there was no threat to the public. The incident began in the Barrett Hill Road area in Kent at around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, when Kent Police received an emergency report of an unidentified man seen on a camera carrying what appeared to be a firearm, according to the department.  An unidentified woman was also seen with the man, police said.  Because of the nature of the report, Kent Police launched a search with…
Car Slams Into Building In Westchester, Renders Part Of It Uninhabitable Car Slams Into Building In Westchester, Renders Part Of It Uninhabitable Car Slams Into Building In Westchester, Renders Part Of It Uninhabitable
Car Slams Into Building In Westchester, Renders Part Of It Uninhabitable A portion of a building in Westchester County will remain uninhabitable after a car crashed into it, fire officials said.   The incident happened on Gilder Street in Larchmont at around 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, according to Larchmont Fire Chief Richard Valentine.  Firefighters were initially dispatched for a report of a car into a building. When crews arrived, they found that neither the driver nor anyone inside the building had been injured, Valentine said. The driver had also already moved the vehicle away from where it struck the building.  The car suffere…
Dad, Mom, And Daughter Killed In NY House Fire, 13-Year-Son Survives Dad, Mom, And Daughter Killed In NY House Fire, 13-Year-Son Survives Dad, Mom, And Daughter Killed In NY House Fire, 13-Year-Son Survives
Dad, Mom, And Daughter Killed In NY House Fire, 13-Year-Son Survives A house fire in New York killed a father, mother, and their 11-year-old daughter, while their 13-year-old son barely survived, according to authorities. Dominick Rizzo Jr., 37; Alicia Ruefle, 39; and Abigail Rizzo, 11, all died from their injuries in the blaze, the city of Troy announced. Dominick Rizzo III, 13, jumped from a second-story window to survive, according to an online fundraiser launched for the family. “While he survived, he has also endured an unimaginable loss,” GoFundMe organizer Missy Remington wrote in the campaign. “We are asking our family, friends, neighbors, and commu…
Sinkhole Shuts Down Busy Road In Westchester (DEVELOPING) Sinkhole Shuts Down Busy Road In Westchester (DEVELOPING) Sinkhole Shuts Down Busy Road In Westchester (DEVELOPING)
Sinkhole Shuts Down Busy Road In Westchester (Developing) A sinkhole has forced the closure of a busy stretch of roadway in Westchester County, police said. The southbound lanes of Central Park Avenue in Yonkers are closed between Yonkers Avenue and Boone Street because of a sinkhole stretching across the travel lanes, Yonkers Police said at around 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29.  Police are asking drivers to avoid the area and expect congestion on surrounding roads while the closure remains in place.  Police did not say what caused the sinkhole, how large it is, or when the roadway is expected to reopen. This is a developing story. Ch…
Motorcyclist Ejected After Hitting Tractor-Trailer In Orange County, Search On For Driver Motorcyclist Ejected After Hitting Tractor-Trailer In Orange County, Search On For Driver Motorcyclist Ejected After Hitting Tractor-Trailer In Orange County, Search On For Driver
Motorcyclist Ejected After Hitting Tractor-Trailer In Orange County, Search On For Driver A 26-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured after hitting a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Orange County — and now police are searching for the other driver involved.  The crash happened on I-84 eastbound in Wawayanda at around 9:11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to New York State Police.   A preliminary investigation found that a 26-year-old man was riding a 2025 Triumph motorcycle eastbound when he tried to pass a tractor-trailer and hit the rear portion of the truck, police said.   The rider then lost control, was thrown from the motorcycle, and …
Mom Left 4 Young Kids Home Alone To Take Bahamas Cruise: Reports Mom Left 4 Young Kids Home Alone To Take Bahamas Cruise: Reports Mom Left 4 Young Kids Home Alone To Take Bahamas Cruise: Reports
Mom Left 4 Young Kids Home Alone To Take Bahamas Cruise: Reports A mother was accused of leaving her four young children home alone while she went on a three-day cruise to the Bahamas, according to reports. Nathalie Belizaire, 29, was arrested after returning to PortMiami on Monday, Sept. 28, WPLG Local 10 reported. She faces four counts of child neglect without great bodily harm. Belizaire left her four children, including a 2-month-old baby and a 2-year-old child, alone at her North Miami Beach apartment while traveling aboard the Carnival Conquest, police said. The cruise left Miami on Friday, Sept. 25, and sailed to Celebration Key on Grand Baha…
Coyotes Approach Children, Adult Near School Fields In Westchester: Mayor Coyotes Approach Children, Adult Near School Fields In Westchester: Mayor Coyotes Approach Children, Adult Near School Fields In Westchester: Mayor
Coyotes Approach Children, Adult Near School Fields In Westchester: Mayor Village officials in Westchester County are seeking help from New York State wildlife authorities after a series of concerning coyote encounters, including incidents involving children and an adult near school athletic fields.  Irvington Mayor Arlene Burgos said on Sunday, Sept. 27, that the village is taking action following incidents reported a day earlier around the Irvington Middle/High School athletic fields.   Burgos said she asked Irvington Police Chief Francis Pignatelli to formally contact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for guidance and a…