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Robbery Spree: Farmingdale Woman Assaulted, Kidnapped Victims, Police Say Robbery Spree: Farmingdale Woman Assaulted, Kidnapped Victims, Police Say
Robbery Spree: Farmingdale Woman Assaulted, Kidnapped Victims, Police Say A Long Island woman is being accused of becoming violent, assaulting, and kidnapping victims during a string of robberies. The reports were made by multiple victims in Nassau County, in the fifth, sixth, and eighth police precincts, according to authorities, who said the incidents came after soliciting a person they met through an online escort advertisement.  The victims stated that April Summers, age 35, of Farmingdale, would demand additional money, and if the victims did not comply, she would steal from them, assault them, threaten them, and often kidnap them while driving the…
Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds
Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds Federal authorities arrested a 33-year-old Chicago man after he bullied a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl into sending him nude selfies and videos and to perform a sex act with her dog, prosecutors said.  Ernesto Herrera was arrested and charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday, July 26. Authorities also charged Herrera with sexual exploitation of children in June 2021 in an unrelated case, authorities said.  Herrara reportedly first contacted the girl on the social media app Snapchat in June 2020, prosecutors said. He said he …
Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison
Man Who Showed Up For Sex With 'Girl,' 13, At NJ Motel Sent To Federal Prison A Bronx man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for arranging what he thought would be sex with a 13-year-old girl at a New Jersey motel. Eduardo Silva, 44, must serve the entire term because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb also sentenced him to lifetime supervised release during a hearing in federal court in Camden on Thursday, April 28. Silva used a social media app to ask the “minor” whether she was “into older guys,” U.S Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He then “sent a series of explicit online communications and text mess…
Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival
Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival A lawyer who chairs the Board of Ethics of one of Westchester’s largest municipalities is facing charges for allegedly attempting to coerce and threaten a potential political opponent, the District Attorney announced. Gregory Cannata, a lawyer in Mount Vernon who is the chair of the city Board of Ethics, who had hoped to make a Democratic primary run for City Council in June has been arrested and charged with attempted coercion after threatening a political opponent who challenged signatures on his nominating petitions. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said that the complai…
Ex-Monmouth Drug Court Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Probationer Ex-Monmouth Drug Court Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Probationer
Ex-Monmouth Drug Court Officer Gets 10 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Probationer A former longtime Monmouth County probation officer has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison  for sexually assaulting a woman he supervised from Drug Court, authorities said. Henry C. Cirignano, 48, of Wall Township also was accused of making false representations to the court about the woman who was on probation, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Cirignano was an 18-year veteran of the New Jersey State Probation Department in the Vicinage of Monmouth, Gramiccioni said.  Cirignano threatened to create false probation violatio…
Building Inspector In Dutchess County Arrested For Alleged Bribe Taking, Misconduct, Police Say Building Inspector In Dutchess County Arrested For Alleged Bribe Taking, Misconduct, Police Say
Building Inspector In Dutchess County Arrested For Alleged Bribe Taking, Misconduct, Police Say A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes while serving as a building inspector in Dutchess County. John J. Fenton, of Wappinger, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 11, by state police for allegedly receiving bribes while working as a building inspector, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, Fenton was arrested after state police received a complaint while he was employed as the Town of Red Hook building inspector and zone/code enforcement officer. Fenton was charged with: Bribe receiving Two counts of coercion Official misconduct Fenton was issued an appeara…
‘HELP ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer ‘HELP ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer
Help ME!’ Clifton PD Rescues Couple Kidnapped By Violent Sex Offender Posing As Police Officer “HELP ME!” a Morris County woman mouthed to a stranger in the parking lot of a Clifton bank after she and a companion were kidnapped by a violent registered sex offender. That brought Clifton police, who captured both the abductor and an accomplice, authorities said. The 28-year-old woman and her companion, a 32-year-old West Milford man, told police that they were parked near the corner of Main and Vreeland avenues around 10:45 p.m. Friday when there was a tap on the driver’s side window. Travis Mann, 39, of Hewitt identified himself as a police officer and said they were breaking the law…
Police Officer In Northern Westchester Indicted For Sex Abuse Police Officer In Northern Westchester Indicted For Sex Abuse
Police Officer In Northern Westchester Indicted For Sex Abuse A police officer who worked in Northern Westchester has been charged with allegedly sexually abusing a woman on four separate occasions. Michael Agovino, 33, of Palisades, was indicted on 20 counts on Friday, March 20, announced Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. The charges are based on several incidents where prosecutors allege that Agovino, while dressed in his Peekskill Police uniform, coerced a victim, illegally entered her home, and sexually abused her, the DA's office said. He is also accused of filing false reports. At least four separate i…
Female Trooper Pretends To Be Man In Online Dating Site, Threatens Local Woman, DA Says Female Trooper Pretends To Be Man In Online Dating Site, Threatens Local Woman, DA Says
Female Trooper Pretends To Be Man In Online Dating Site, Threatens Local Woman, DA Says A female New York State Trooper is facing charges of coercion after allegedly pretending to be a man while having an online relationship with a Nassau County woman and threatened to post naked photos of the woman. Jennifer Daignault, 31, of Rome in upstate New York, was arraigned on Tuesday, Aug. 20, before Judge Meryl Berkowitz and charged with coercion in the first degree and two counts of coercion in the second degree. According to District Attorney Madeline Singas, Daignault allegedly ‘catfished’ an unsuspecting Nassau County woman and threatened to post her naked photos onlin…
Man Accused Of Forcing Teen Driver To Pay Him After Saying She Hit Him In Woodbury Parking Lot Man Accused Of Forcing Teen Driver To Pay Him After Saying She Hit Him In Woodbury Parking Lot
Man Accused Of Forcing Teen Driver To Pay Him After Saying She Hit Him In Woodbury Parking Lot A Woodbury man was busted by police for allegedly forcing a teen driver to pay him after accusing her of hitting him in a parking lot. Nassau County Police Second Squad detectives said the incident took place around 1:11 p.m., Friday, May 10, in Woodbury,  police said. According to detectives, Peter Cannetti, 34, was walking in the parking lot at 7956 Jericho Turnpike, when he allegedly approached the 18-year-old who was driving in the parking lot and accused her of striking him with her car, police said. Cannetti intimidated and coerced her into giving him $100 for an alleg…
Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case
Pair Indicted In Area Carjacking Case Two men who beat an elderly man outside a senior housing center, stuffed him in a trunk and attempted to flee police in Orange County have been indicted on a series of charges. Port Jervis residents Justin White and Trenelle Drake, both 28, were indicted on Tuesday, where they were charged with felony counts of kidnapping, two counts of robbery, coercion, unlawful fleeing of a police officer and reckless endangerment, dating back to an armed robbery outside a senior housing complex last month. Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden said that at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, t…