Former Officer Who Attacked Trooper With Screwdriver After Somers Stabbing Gets Prison
A former police officer will spend the next decade in prison for a violent domestic attack that left a victim stabbed roughly 15 times inside a Westchester County home.
Heriberto Andujar, 52, of Somers, also known as Eric Andujar, was sentenced Thursday, Feb. 26, in Westchester County Court to 10 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Feb. 27.
Andujar pleaded guilty in January to first-degree assault in connection with the Dec. 5, 2024, attack.
As Daily Voice previously reported, New Yor…
Girl, 3, Dies Weeks After Serious Abuse In Cairo: Murder Charge Pending, Cops Say
A 3-year-old girl who had been hospitalized for weeks after an assault in Greene County has died, and authorities are preparing to upgrade the charges against the man who they say abused her.
The child, identified as Fay Mohamed, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 25, after being removed from life support on Tuesday afternoon, the Greene County Sheriff's Office announced.
Emergency crews had responded to a residence in Cairo on Main Street on Jan. 28 for a report of an unconscious child. The girl was found with numerous visible injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, wher…
Child Struck With Wire, Woman Injured In Lower Swatara Disturbance By Middletown Man: Police
A man is accused of striking a child with a wire and shoving a woman to the ground during a disturbance, police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
Logan Thomas Ecker, 37, of Middletown, was arrested after officers responded to the 1900 block of Oberlin Road in Middletown on Sunday, Feb. 15, according to Lower Swatara Township Police.
Ecker was charged with Felony Endangering the Welfare of Children and Simple Assault, police said.
It is alleged that Ecker struck a child with a wire, causing “a large welt mark” on the child’s back, according to the release.
Police also allege he shoved an adul…
