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Jersey City, NJ
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Twice-Deported Immigrant Accused Of Strangling Jersey City Nanny Indicted
The 33-year-old Jersey City man arrested in March for allegedly killing a woman while she was jogging in a city park was indicted Wednesday, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Jorge Rios -- who was deported from the U.S. in 2003 and then again a year later -- has been charged with murder, felony murder, aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping. Carolina Cano, a 45-year-old nanny from Jersey City, was killed March 24 as she was going for a run in Lincoln Park. Her body was found in a lake at the park. Marks on her body indicate she had been strangled. Rios was arr…
Ridgefield, CT
Obituaries
George Pettit, Dentist In Ridgefield For Decades, Dies At 75
A longtime Ridgefield dentist who volunteered at a dental clinic in Honduras has died. Gordon G. Pettit, Jr. who practiced dentistry in Ridgefield for 32 years, died Thursday, May 23 at Danbury Hospital after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 75. Dr. Pettit graduated from Northwestern University Dental School and joined his father in his dental practice in Ridgefield. He was born in New London on Aug. 5, 1943. As a teen, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Dr. Pettit was dedicated to volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and many years with Cape Cares where he worked with fello…
Northern Highlands, NJ
Breaking News
Ho-Ho-Kus Dad 1 Of 5 Killed In Small Plane Crash Off Honduras Coast
A dad from Ho-Ho-Kus was one of five people killed in a plane crash off the coast of Roatan island in Honduras. Bradley W. Post and three other Americans, along with the Canadian pilot, were in the Piper Cherokee Six that plummeted into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff while en route to the port of Trujillo on May 18. Police divers and firemen recovered four bodies within minutes of the crash. The fifth person was taken to the hospital but died shortly after, officials said. A state government office in Honduras released the victims' identities May 19. Post, 46, was "off on another …
Mahopac, NY
Breaking News
Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea
A registered sex offender has pleaded not guilty to making a terroristic threat after police busted him for allegedly threatening to blow up a government building earlier this year. Poughkeepsie resident Dominick Volino, 53, was in court this week, following his March 5 arrest at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for allegedly writing a threatening letter that was intercepted by New York State Police investigators. In January, investigators received a forwarded letter that was allegedly penned by Volino, threatening to blow up an unidentified building in New York City. An …
Massapequa, NY
Breaking News
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced For Attack That Left Teen Paralyzed
A Long Island gang member will spend more than 25 years behind bars for the attempted murder of a rival teenage gang member who was left paralyzed after being shot in the face. Kevin Paniagua, a member of the Centrales Locos Salvatruchas clique of the MS-13 street gang, was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court this week to 308 months in prison for the Oct. 23, 2016 beatdown and shooting of his 16-year-old victim. In the early hours of the day of the incident, Paniagua and other gang members confronted their victim in Queens. They proceeded to punch and kick the 16-year-old before Paniagua to…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Man Accused Of Killing Jersey City Jogger In U.S. Illegally: Report
Jorge Rios, the man accused of fatally strangling a woman in a Jersey City park last month, is an undocumented citizen of Honduras residing in the U.S. illegally and has previously been deported from the United States, News 12 New Jersey reported Wednesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Rios was deported in 2003 and again the following year. Rios, 33, has been charged with the murder and sexual assault of Carolina Cano, a 45-year-old Jersey City nanny whose body was discovered in the lake at Lincoln Park. Rios is being held at the Hudson County Jail.
Paterson, NJ
Your Community
Hawthorne Fan's 100-Game Streak Has Red Bulls Players, Coaches In Awe
It began on Oct. 1, 2016 at a home game against the Philadelphia Union -- and Steven Ferrezza of Hawthorne isn't done yet. The 28-year-old has been to 100 Red Bulls games in a row ever since, including six outside of the U.S. Saturday's MLS home opener against San Jose will be Ferrezza's 101st, according to the New York Post. Ferrezza's job as a logistics analyst for Delta Airlines at Newark Airport has come in handy for booking flights to follow the team. His most impressive feat in during the streak might have been sneaking into a match last year against Honduran club Olimpia,…
Mahopac, NY
Breaking News
Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say
A 53-year-old area man attempting to fly out of the country now is behind bars after authorities say he threatened to blow up a government building in New York. In January, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks were forwarded a letter from Domick Volino threatening to blow up an unidentified New York State government building. With the assistance of Amtrak Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Volino, a Poughkeepsie resident, was arrested on …
Mount Pleasant, NY
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ICE Five-Day
Nyc-a
rea Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester
Individuals from four Hudson Valley counties were among 118 people from southern New York arrested for violating U.S. immigration laws during a five-day crackdown in mid-January by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detail, called "Operation Cross Check," was conducted in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley from Jan. 14-18. Persons in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland were among those arrested. ICE did not release a breakdown of the number of arrests by region. Of those arrested, more than 107 were convicted criminals or…
Stamford, CT
Breaking News
Honduran Living In Stamford Sentenced For illegally Reentering US
A convicted felon living illegally in Fairfield County who is a citizen of Honduras is heading to prison for illegally reentering the country. Erick Sanabria-Hernandes, who was living in Stamford, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of illegal reentry into the United States earlier this year. Sanabria-Hernandes, 34, illegally entered the country and was busted by U.S. Border Patrol officers in May 2004 after he crossed the Mexican border. In August the following year, Sanabria-Hernandes failed to show up to an immigration hearing in San Antonio and h…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Breaking News
Missing: Alert Issued For Westchester 17-Year-Old
Have you seen him? The Irvington Police Department is asking for help finding a 17-year-old boy who has been missing since 1:45 p.m. Thursday. Pedro Alfonso Banegas Avila, a resident of the Abbott House, a community-based human services agency, is a native of Honduras, who does not speak English. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a red wolf emblem on the front, black shorts and black sneakers. Anyone with information should call Irvington Police at (914) 591-8080. Share this story on Facebook by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for up…
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
Citizen Of Honduras Admits To Reentering CT After Deportation
A convicted felon who was deported to his native Honduras has admitted to illegally reentering the country and taking shelter in Connecticut. Honduran national Javier Vasquez Martinez, who was last known to be living in Meriden, pleaded guilty in New Haven District Court to one count of reentry of a removed alien, John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced this week. Vasquez Martinez, 39, was deported in May 2016 following two state convictions for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and then failing to appear in court t…
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