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Pete Byrne Dies: Naked Eyes Frontman Leaves Lasting Pop Legacy
A defining voice from the MTV-era new wave boom has gone silent.
Naked Eyes announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that Pete Byrne, the singer and songwriter for the British synth-pop group, had died at age 74.
Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Sept. 14, following a brief illness, according to the announcement posted on the band’s website.
He was best known as half of Naked Eyes, the duo he formed with musical partner Rob Fisher in 1982. The pair scored one of the era’s most enduring pop hits with their synth-pop version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “Always Somethin…
Ex-LI School Custodian Cops To Child Sex Crimes In Plea Deal: Authorities
A Long Island high school custodian admitted to filming himself sexually abusing a child and sharing it online, authorities said.
Brian Woehr, 41, of Lindenhurst, cut a plea deal Friday, Sept. 25 in which he admitted to two counts in exchange for a 17-year prison sentence, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Woehr, a father of two young girls, was previously employed as a custodian in the Lindenhurst school district, authorities said. Following his arrest, the district said Woehr was a custodian part-time from 2018 to 2021 and was dismissed for unrelated reasons.
Police sea…
Suspect Caught On Suffolk ATM Cam After $4K Elder Scam But Eludes Capture: Police
A Long Island scammer was caught on an ATM camera stealing $4,200, but police are still searching for him.
The scheme started Wednesday, Aug. 19, when a 79-year-old woman was contacted by someone claiming to be from TD Bank, the Suffolk County Police Department said Friday, Sept. 25.
The caller told the woman there was fraudulent activity on her account and she needed to hand over her debit card to a man, police said. The man arrived at her home in a Nissan Maxima, investigators said.
At the handoff, the man told the woman he’d track down the fraud and issue her a new credit card, authorit…
Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader From Long Island Pushes For Later Trial: Court Docs
The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is pushing to take his case before a Centre County jury in December after being held for court, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 22 show.
Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury, previously of Carle Place, New York, was held for further proceedings following a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to a motion filed by his attorney, Philip M. Masorti.
His formal arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, but Abbatiello intends to waive that a…
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Horrific Sex Abuse Of 10-Year-Old Girl In Suffolk County Discovered In Diary, Authorities Say
A Long Island man has been convicted of sexually abusing his stepdaughter and biological daughter, authorities said Friday, Sept. 25.
The predator, identified only as a 40-year-old “Honduran national,” faces up to 46 years in prison at his sentencing hearing, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The man’s concerning actions began when his stepdaughter was only 6 years old and he showed her porn, investigators said. Then beginning in December 2020, when the girl was 10 years old, he started sexually abusing her, authorities said.
That abuse continued until July 2021, prosecut…
NY Mom Arrested For Murder In 10-Year-Old Daughter’s Death: Police
A New York mom has been arrested in the killing of her 10-year-old daughter, police announced Friday, Sept. 25.
Angelica Sullivan, 30, of Ellenville, was charged with killing Kathleen Elizabeth Pulido on Aug. 18, 2025, New York State Police said.
State troopers did not reveal additional details about the case. Kathleen’s death was initially reported as a medical emergency.
The Ellenville Police Department arrived at a home on Park Street for reports of an unresponsive 10-year-old girl, who was rushed to Ellenville Regional Hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said.
At the time, state…
NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns Following Sexual Harassment, Ethics Findings
Dale Caldwell is stepping down.
New Jersey's lieutenant governor, hand-picked by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, resigned from his post on Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, following the release of a 61-page report detailing his inappropriate behavior with women, the governor announced at a press conference.
Caldwell is accused of making sexual remark to a female staffer, requesting staff help him find a "first lady," and a comment that having two female staffers "one on each arm" made him look good, according to the report, released on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Caldwell improperly brought personal gue…
Man Shot Twice In Trump Assassination Attempt In PA Dies 2 Years Later
A Pennsylvania man who survived being shot twice during the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump has died two years after the attack.
James “Jim” Copenhaver, 76, of Moon Township, Allegheny County, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the Republican Committee of Allegheny County. His death was announced publicly Thursday, Sept. 24, by U.S. House Republicans. A cause of death has not been released.
Copenhaver was among the spectators at the Butler Farm Show grounds on July 13, 2024, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from the roof of a nearby building …
Long Island Sex Offender’s Unreported Social Media Accounts Lead Cops To Disturbing Find: PD
A registered sex offender on Long Island was busted with child porn on his phone, police said Thursday, Sep. 24.
Borys Barrera Callejas, 38, of Hicksville, was first confronted by police for failing to report his new social media accounts, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Barrera Callejas was required to report any new accounts he had access to because of his sex offender status, authorities said. Further investigation led cops to find “numerous” child porn images on his phone, police said.
At his arraignment Friday, Sept. 4, Barrera Callejas was charged with three counts of posse…
Suffolk Drug Dealer Who Peddled Fentanyl, Cocaine To Undercover Cop Found Guilty: Authorities
A Long Island man who sold fentanyl and cocaine to an undercover cop was convicted Thursday, Sept. 24 at trial, authorities said.
Nicholas Cox, 36, of Port Jefferson Station, faces up to 30 years in prison due to his criminal history, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Cox was first arrested in February 2023, after the undercover cop bought fentanyl and cocaine from him four times between Feb. 2 and Feb. 20 that year, prosecutors said.
Investigators then searched Cox’s apartment on Feb. 23 and found cocaine, fentanyl, more than $9,000 cash — including $700 of the money the…
Attacker Admits Nearly Killing Stranger In Suffolk County Stabbing Attack: Authorities
A Hudson Valley man has admitted to stabbing a stranger in the neck on Long Island, authorities said.
Robert Brozowski, 35, of Yonkers, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault for the attack in Babylon, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Brozowski is expected to get 18 years in prison at his sentencing hearing Wednesday, Oct. 28, the DA’s office said. Prosecutors dropped an attempted murder charge in the plea deal, according to online court records.
The trouble began in the late evening hours of Aug. 29, 2025, when Brozowski traveled to visit the 38-year-old victim’s roomma…
Manhattan Nightclub Kidnapping: Victim Beaten, Dumped Bloodied In NJ, Feds Say
A man was lured into a car outside a Midtown Manhattan club, beaten and robbed as he was driven through the Lincoln Tunnel, then abandoned bloodied in New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.
Dani Amanuel, 28, of New York City, Kenny Fetiere, 26, of West Orange, and Kibret Meles, 28, of Livingston, were charged in connection with the June 11-12 kidnapping, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday, Sept. 24.
The victim was outside a club in Midtown Manhattan when the defendants and others allegedly lured him into a vehicle under the false pretense that…
NY Man Found Unconscious Inside Home, Wife Charged With Murder: Police
A New York woman has been charged with murder for killing her husband, police said.
Christine S. Clark, 43, of Hartford, attacked her spouse, James M. Clark, on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, New York State Police said.
Investigators said Christine Clark attacked James Clark, also 43, with a box cutter to slice his body and slammed his head with a coffee mug, according to ABC affiliate WTEN.
State troopers responded to the Clarks’ home around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday and found James Clark unconscious and suffering from life-threatening injuries, authorities said. He was rushed to Glens Falls Hos…
