Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home A Brooklyn man confessed to murdering his wife of over 10 years inside her Schenectady home as their children slept nearby. Timothy Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Schenectady County Court in the 2023 killing of 44-year-old Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, prosecutors announced Wednesday, July 16. As part of the plea deal, he faces a sentence of 22 years to life in prison when he appears before a judge in September. Traveled Across State Lines To Kill His Ex-Wife Taylor traveled from North Carolina to Schenectady on May 27, 2023, checking into the Imperial Hotel around 11 p.m.…
EXCLUSIVE: Carjacker Arrested By FBI On Hutch In Westchester, Officials Say EXCLUSIVE: Carjacker Arrested By FBI On Hutch In Westchester, Officials Say
Exclusive: Carjacker Arrested By FBI On Hutch In Westchester, Officials Say A 24-year-old man from Connecticut was captured on the Hutchinson River Parkway with help from the FBI following a carjacking investigation in the Bronx, police said. According to the NYPD, James Hendrickson, of 110 Forest St., in Manchester, CT, was charged on Monday, July 14, at 6:45 p.m. within the confines of the 41st Precinct, after he was located on the Hutchinson River Parkway that afternoon in Westchester. UNF News photographer Kyle Mazza, of Fair Lawn, NJ, was en route home from Massachusetts where he'd been photographing an assisted living facility fire that left nine people …
Bodycam Footage Released In Fatal Police Shooting Of NYC Man At Woodbridge Hotel Bodycam Footage Released In Fatal Police Shooting Of NYC Man At Woodbridge Hotel
Bodycam Footage Released In Fatal Police Shooting Of NYC Man At Woodbridge Hotel The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has released body-worn camera footage in the fatal police shooting of a New York City man at a hotel in Woodbridge. Karl Gregory, 46, of New York, died after an exchange of gunfire with police inside the Royal Albert’s Palace Hotel on King Georges Post Road on Thursday, June 13, 2024. According to a preliminary investigation, the incident began the night before, on Wednesday, June 12, when Edison police received an alert from an automated license plate reader. The system flagged a vehicle linked to a New York City shooting that left one person with l…
NJ Teen Shot Near Stonewall Inn During Pride Weekend In NYC Was Innocent Bystander, Police Say NJ Teen Shot Near Stonewall Inn During Pride Weekend In NYC Was Innocent Bystander, Police Say
NJ Teen Shot Near Stonewall Inn During Pride Weekend In NYC Was Innocent Bystander, Police Say A 17-year-old girl from New Jersey and a 16-year-old girl were both shot during NYC Pride weekend in Greenwich Village — one struck in the legs, the other in the head, police said. The shooting happened Sunday, June 29, around 10:15 p.m., following the Pride march, outside 3 Sheridan Square near the Stonewall Inn, after a fight broke out in the area, authorities said. According to police, the New Jersey teen was an innocent bystander who had no connection to the dispute or the shooter. “By some miracle that male is not shot, however those rounds traveled down range and strike our 17-year-o…
CT Rep's Son Arrested In Underage West Haven Girl's Disappearance, Dad 'Disappointed' CT Rep's Son Arrested In Underage West Haven Girl's Disappearance, Dad 'Disappointed'
CT Rep's Son Arrested In Underage West Haven Girl's Disappearance, Dad 'Disappointed' A Connecticut lawmaker’s son is facing charges after police say he drove off with a 15-year-old girl and ducked officers for three days. Christopher M. Aniskovich, 22, of Clinton — who appears to have welcomed a baby girl in February — is accused of picking the teen up outside her home Saturday night, June 21, said police in West Haven, where the girl was from. Christopher Aniskovitch Christopher Aniskovitch Her mother called the police right away, sparking a search that stretched across state lines, according to WSFB.  An email to West Haven police for more informati…
Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There
Wrong-Way Chase In Stamford Causes Multi-Car Crash, 4 Sent To Hospital, But It Didn't End There A stolen BMW led police on a chase through Stamford on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, causing a violent multi-vehicle crash that sent four people to the hospital, including a Connecticut state trooper, officials said. The pursuit began in New York after the vehicle was connected to the robbery of an off-duty NYPD officer, Stamford police said. Troopers, city officers, and a Westchester County Aviation Unit helicopter followed the SUV across the state line. A Connecticut State Police trooper later spotted the BMW coming off I-95 onto Canal Street in Stamford — driving the wrong way, authoritie…
Brooklyn Man Raped Long Island Teen, Nassau County Police Say Brooklyn Man Raped Long Island Teen, Nassau County Police Say
Brooklyn Man Raped Long Island Teen, Nassau County Police Say A Brooklyn man has been arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl on Long Island, Nassau County Police said. Manuel Lopez Gil, 30, was arrested Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Brooklyn with help from the NYPD and Nassau County Second Squad detectives, police said. The assault occurred in Hempstead at 11:55 a.m. on Friday, June 13, 2025, according to the Special Victims Squad. Lopez Gil is charged with two counts of rape in the first degree and one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, Nassau County Police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Sunday, June 22, at First District Court in Hemps…
Boy Struck By Lightning In Central Park As Severe Storms Knock Out Power To 500K In Northeast Boy Struck By Lightning In Central Park As Severe Storms Knock Out Power To 500K In Northeast
Boy Struck By Lightning In Central Park As Severe Storms Knock Out Power To 500K In Northeast A boy was struck by lightning as a potent system prompted severe thunderstorm and tornado watches and warnings across the East Coast. The 15-year-old is recovering after the incident on Thursday afternoon, June 19 at New York City's Central Park, on the upper East Side, near Fifth Avenue and East 96th Street. The NYPD say he was alert and conscious after the incident. The storms caused more than 500,000 power outages from North Carolina all the way up to Maine, hundreds of canceled flights, thousands of delayed flights, and airport ground stops in Washington, DC, Baltimore, and Newark.…
Man Caught After Stealing Car In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say Man Caught After Stealing Car In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say
Man Caught After Stealing Car In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say A Bronx man has been charged with felony grand larceny following the theft of a vehicle in Northern Westchester last month, police said.  Rachesta A. Sumpter, age 39, was arrested on Friday, May 30 in connection with a car theft in Croton-on-Hudson that occurred the evening of May 29 near Brook Street, the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced Friday, June 13.  Officers were dispatched to the area around 7:08 p.m. on the day of the theft for a report of a stolen vehicle. The case was turned over to detectives, who canvassed the area and reviewed surveillance video. Investig…
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials
Boat Explosion Sends 19 Swimming To Shore; Captain Busted For DWI In NY: Officials A 33-year-old Bronx, NY man has been charged with DWI in a boat explosion that forced 22 people into the water and 23 to the hospital on Saturday, June 7, officials said. Just before 9 p.m., police got a call reporting a boat fire in the Long Island Sound near Hart Island, a DCPI spokesperson said. The NYPD harbor and aviation units responded, as did the FDNY to assist in the rescue. Three people were pulled from the water by FDNY crews, and brought to a dock where EMS crews were waiting to begin CPR.  The scene of the boat fire in New York. FDNY via Facebook The othe…
Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol' Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol'
Tree Planting Honors Eastchester Teacher Killed In Murder-Suicide: 'Lasting Symbol' A tree now stands outside a Westchester elementary school as a lasting symbol in memory of Eastchester teacher Arlene Connolly-O’Neill, who was killed in a murder-suicide last year.  On Tuesday, June 3, the Eastchester Police Department joined teachers and students at Anne Hutchinson Elementary School in Eastchester to plant a tree in memory of Connolly-O’Neill, the beloved fifth-grade teacher who was killed in a tragic murder-suicide at her Yonkers home in October 2024.  According to the department, students decorated the tree with rocks with green hearts painted on them, "a…
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules
Pit Bull Mauled Newborn’s Face After She Died, Deepening Mystery, NY Medical Examiner Rules A heartbreaking case in Queens has taken a stunning turn after the city’s medical examiner determined that a 1-month-old baby girl was not killed by her family’s dog, as initially believed. Little Kiyanna Winfield was found unresponsive just after 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, inside her family’s Long Island City apartment on 12th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. She was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Her parents told officers they had fallen asleep with Kiyanna between them. The child’s mother said she awoke to find the family’s 6-month-old German Shepherd–pit bull mix gna…