Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, PA Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges.
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…
Temple Hills Man, 2-Year Police Veteran ID'd After Deadly Suitland Encounter: AG
A deadly late-night encounter in Maryland now has two names attached to it.
Tawfiq Abdul Haqq, a 33-year-old Temple Hills resident, was killed shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, during a police-involved shooting in the 4500 block of Reamy Drive in Suitland, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office.
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, investigators identified the Prince George's County Police officer involved as Corbin Davis, a two-year veteran of the department.
Davis is assigned to the department's District 4 Special Assignment Team, officials said.
Exactly what led to the deadly e…
All Three Suspects In Deadly Albany Double Stabbing Attack Now Locked Up: Authorities
Three men convicted in a deadly double stabbing in the Capital Region in 2024 have now all been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Javier Martinez Reyes, 29, got 16 years behind bars and five years of probation after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Martinez Reyes was one of three suspects in the case and the final one to be sentenced, according to prosecutors. Marco Reyes Lopez, 26, admitted to stabbing both victims, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and was sentenced last month to 18 y…
100-Year-Old Colt Pistol Seized From Suspect In Ossining
A century-old pistol with a defaced serial number was taken off the streets after officers recovered it from a suspect in Northern Westchester, police said.
The Colt .25-caliber pistol, which police said is 100 years old, was found in Ossining on Saturday night, Aug. 22, the Ossining Police Department announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Police said the weapon was unloaded when officers found it. However, its serial number had allegedly been defaced, and the person carrying it did not have a pistol permit.
The suspect, whose identity was not released, was taken into custody with…
US Navy Veteran, Montgomery Twp. Police Sgt. Lee Wagner Dies Suddenly At 48
A Montgomery County police sergeant, US Navy veteran, husband, and father of four died unexpectedly following a sudden medical emergency, his department announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Montgomery Township Police Sgt. Lee A. Wagner was 48 when he died on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
The nature of the medical emergency was not disclosed.
“Throughout his career, Sergeant Wagner was known for unwavering dedication to the community, commitment to fellow officers, and professionalism in service to others,” the department said.
Wagner was raised in the Perkiomenville area and graduated from Perkiomen High…
LI Jail Guard Who Forced Prisoner Into Sex Act In Camera Blind Spot Headed Behind Bars: DA
A Long Island jail guard who forced an inmate to perform oral sex on him was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 25, authorities said.
Jason Middleton, 37, of Central Islip, got 18 months in prison for third-degree criminal sex act, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The sentence was part of a plea deal Middleton took back in June.
Between June 5, 2023, and Aug. 14, 2023, Middleton escorted an inmate into a utility walkway between jail cells that he knew to be a blind spot in security camera coverage at Suffolk County jail in Riverhead, then forced the prisoner to perform oral sex on h…
Wanted Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Heroin In Croton Traffic Stop, Then Jailed: Cops
A traffic stop in Northern Westchester led to the discovery of crack cocaine and heroin and the arrest of a wanted man, police said.
Elmsford resident Olajuwon Dancy, 39, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 19, following a traffic stop in Croton-on-Hudson, the village's police department announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
The traffic stop happened the same day on Mount Airy Road, when officers stopped a vehicle after its driver allegedly failed to use a turn signal, police said.
The driver, identified as Dancy, was driving with a suspended license, according to the…
