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Joby Baker Dies In New York: Familiar Face From Elvis, Disney, 'Gidget' Films
Joby Baker made a career out of finding the funny note in almost any scene.
The Canadian-born actor, comedian, and painter died of natural causes on Monday, June 22, at 92, his family told Deadline.
His family said he died in New York's Northern Westchester County, in Mount Kisco. The Hollywood Reporter reported that his granddaughter, Sofia Silverman, said Baker died nearby at a hospital in Westchester in Yonkers, New York.
Baker was a familiar face across TV and film in the 1960s and 1970s. He starred as radio DJ Dave Lewis on the single-season CBS sitcom "Good Morning World," opposite R…
Former USPS Carrier From LI Who Stole Mail, Identities From Victims On Route Gets Prison
A former US Postal Service mail carrier from Long Island who stole checks, credit cards, financial documents, and personal information from hundreds of people along her Westchester County mail route will spend years in federal prison.
Tameka Babulal, 38, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 39 months in prison by US District Judge Cathy Seibel, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, June 30.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, Babulal was arrested in May 2024 along with her husband, Joel Babulal, after federal investigators uncovered a scheme…
Mass Trucker Charged In Death Of PA Trooper On I-81 During NY Truck Inspection: Affidavit
The Massachusetts truck driver accused of killing Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira during a commercial vehicle inspection of a New York tractor trailer on Interstate 81 is now facing felony charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 2.
Michael Bon, 33, of Brockton, Mass., has been charged with Felony Homicide by Vehicle, Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Misdemeanor Involuntary Manslaughter, two counts of Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Summary Reckless Driving, Summary Careless Driving Resulting in Unintentional De…
Ex-Boyfriend Kidnapped, Strangled LI Woman Before Her Dramatic Escape: Authorities
A Long Island man kidnapped and strangled his ex-girlfriend, trapping her in his home until she tricked him and called police, authorities said.
Darli Mejia, 42, was hit with numerous charges at his arraignment Thursday, July 2, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Mejia picked up his ex-girlfriend from work on Saturday, June 20 and promised to drive her home, prosecutors said. But instead, he took her to his own place in Brentwood, according to investigators.
The victim asked him to stop so she could get out along the way, but instead he snatched her cellphone and kept her …
Pedestrian Struck On Jericho Turnpike Dies Week After Crash On Long Island
A man who was critically injured after being struck by a car on Long Island has died from his injuries, Nassau County police announced Wednesday, July 1.
David Ramos Acosta, 34, of Queens, succumbed to his injuries after the crash and was pronounced dead by a hospital physician on Monday, June 15, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Authorities publicly identified him in an update released Wednesday, July 1.
The crash happened on Monday, June 8, when Acosta was struck by a 2005 Honda traveling east on Jericho Turnpike near Village Lane in Woodbury at approximately 9:15 p.m., …
NY Extremist Wanted FBI Agents Fed Through Woodchipper, Paid ‘Hitman’ For Job: Feds
A New York man with ties to an extremist group tried to hire a hitman to kill two FBI agents and feed their bodies through a woodchipper, according to federal investigators.
Aaron Corey, 23, was behind bars on a child porn charge but now faces more serious counts for his plot against the two feds and an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case, the Justice Department said Tuesday, June 30.
Corey, of Albany, first spoke about his plans to a fellow prisoner, but the other man talked to his attorney, who informed the feds, according to charging documents. Corey even described himself as an…
