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Pair Charged In $18K Jewelry Heist After Deflating Victim's Tire In South Brunswick Pair Charged In $18K Jewelry Heist After Deflating Victim's Tire In South Brunswick
Pair Charged In $18K Jewelry Heist After Deflating Victim's Tire In South Brunswick A pair of New York men have been charged with stealing $18,000 worth of jewelry after deflating a victim's tire, authorities said. The crime took place on August 19, 2022, after the victim visited a jewelry store in Iselin, South Brunswick police said. After leaving the store and traveling Route 27 the victim stopped at a pharmacy. Investigators believe two males inserted a tire-deflation device into the tire of the victim’s vehicle. The victim stopped in the parking lot of Dusal’s Italian Restaurant on Route 27 in Kendall Park to see why their tire was going flat.  When the victim pu…
Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars
Undercover Unit Busts Burglars Hitting Fort Lee Shoppers' Cars Two members of a Queens burglary crew who've been hitting Fort Lee shopping centers were hard at work when an undercover team of police caught them in the act, authorities said. Plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit officers and detectives have been keeping an eye on Plaza West on Bergen Boulevard amid a rash of thefts of purses from shopping carts and vehicles there and at Linwood Plaza, Capt. Edward Young said. They were secretly watching when a BMW X5 that had been flagged in a previous burglary pulled into a parking spot in the Plaza West lot around 4 p.m. Dec. 22, the captain said. The vehicle…
Syosset LLC Claims '$1,000 A Day For Life' Lottery Prize Syosset LLC Claims '$1,000 A Day For Life' Lottery Prize
Syosset LLC Claims '$1,000 A Day For Life' Lottery Prize A Long Island-based Limited Liability Company won a "$1,000 A Day For Life" lottery prize. Iangevity, an LLC based in Syosset, won a top prize from the Sept. 9, 2021, CASH4LIFE drawing, New York Lottery announced on Friday, Oct. 14. The top prize guarantees a minimum payout of $7 million, NY Lottery said. The LLC received a lump-sum payment of $4,557,000 after required withholdings, the lottery reported.  NY Lottery said the winning numbers for the drawing were 03 23 30 55 58 Cash Ball 01. The ticket was purchased at Mega Dream Corp, which is located at 7503 37th Ave. in Jackson Hei…
Duo Busted With Ghost Gun  In Oceanside Driving In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use Duo Busted With Ghost Gun  In Oceanside Driving In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use
Duo Busted With Ghost Gun In Oceanside Driving In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use Two suspects driving on Long Island in a BMW they did not have permission to use are facing charges after one was busted with a “ghost gun,” police said. In Nassau County, police officers stopped a 2008 BMW with a temporary Georgia registration sticker on Long Beach Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4 in Oceanside for a defective headlight. During the subsequent stop, a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson said that a passenger in the BMW, Jackson Heights resident Animal Linares, age 29, was in possession of a loaded unregistered “ghost gun,” and he was taken into cu…
New York Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize New York Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
New York Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize A New York man has claimed a lottery prize worth at least $1,000,000. Queens resident Mario Gonzalez, of Jackson Heights, claimed the $1,000 a Week For Life CASH4LIFE second prize, according to a report from the New York Lottery on Friday, Dec. 17. He opted to receive his prize as a yearly payment. Gonzalez received the first payment of $31,837 after required withholdings, and will continue to receive the payments of a like amount each year for life, the lottery reported.  NY Lottery said Gonzalez is guaranteed a minimum payout of $1,000,000. The lottery ticket was purchas…
Police: NY Man, 28, Tried To Fill Fraudulent Codeine Prescription At Warren County Walgreens Police: NY Man, 28, Tried To Fill Fraudulent Codeine Prescription At Warren County Walgreens
Police: NY Man, 28, Tried To Fill Fraudulent Codeine Prescription At Warren County Walgreens A New York man was found with several stolen prescription blanks after attempting to fraudulently receive Codeine from a Warren County Walgreens, authorities charged. The 28-year-old Jackson Heights man —whose name authorities did not make public — tried to fill a fraudulent Codeine prescription on a stolen New York State blank from Walgreens in Warren County around 12:30 p.m. on March 22, Mansfield Township police said. The man tried but was prevented from running away as officers arrived, police said. A search of the man’s vehicle turned up several additional prescription blanks, which p…
Woman, 39, Arrested In Fatal Central Jersey Tractor-Trailer Crash Woman, 39, Arrested In Fatal Central Jersey Tractor-Trailer Crash
Woman, 39, Arrested In Fatal Central Jersey Tractor-Trailer Crash A 39-year-old woman from South Jersey has been arrested in connection with a fatal tractor-trailer crash, authorities said. Kimberly Holmes of Cumberland County was charged with causing death or injury while driving with a suspended license, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Frank LoSacco of the East Br At 6:12 a.m. on Tuesday, authorities responded to 19A Cottage Lane on a report of an unconscious man laying on a warehouse loading dock. Police found Uttam Sharma, 43, of Jackson Heights, New York,  who was pronounced dead a…
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area
Libyan Charged In Airline Bombing That Killed 270, Including 119 From Daily Voice Area Federal authorities announced charges Monday against an accused Libyan terrorist on the 32nd anniversary of the Flight 103 bombing over Scotland that killed 270 people. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud is charged with terrorism-related crimes in the 1988 bombing over the village of Lockerbie that killed 190 Americans in all, Attorney General William Barr said Monday. The victims in modern-day history’s worst attack on Americans before 9/11 included 33 New Jerseyans and 61 New York State residents, as well as 11 from Massachusetts, nine from Pennsylvania and five from Connecticut (see list below). …
Duo Nabbed For String Of Car Burglaries, Other Crimes On Long Island, Police Say Duo Nabbed For String Of Car Burglaries, Other Crimes On Long Island, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For String Of Car Burglaries, Other Crimes On Long Island, Police Say Two area men were arrested for alleged multiple crimes, including stealing credit cards out of vehicles and using them to make illegal purchases on Long Island. Kevin Alvarado, 23, of Queens, and Jonathan Millan, 19, of Jackson Heights, were arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 10, by the Garden City Police Department in conjunction with the Old Westbury Police Department and the Nassau County Electronics Squad. According to detectives, at approximately noon in the parking lot of 270 Wheatley Road in Old Westbury, Alvarado,  and Millan, entered the victim’s vehicle and removed…
COVID-19: Summonses Issued To 37 Downstate Establishments As State Police, SLA Step Up Patrols COVID-19: Summonses Issued To 37 Downstate Establishments As State Police, SLA Step Up Patrols
Covid-19: Summonses Issued To 37 Downstate Establishments As State Police, SLA Step Up Patrols Dozens of bars and restaurants in downstate New York were cited for violating the state’s mandates on reopening amid the COVID-19 outbreak. During a COVID-19 news briefing on Friday, July 24 in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that 37 summonses were dished out by the State Liquor Authority and State Police for violations of the state’s reopening rules as New York cracks down on large gatherings. The summonses come following a “significant” rise in COVID-19 cases in New Yorkers in their 20s. Earlier story - COVID-19: Rise In CT Cases Among Young Adults Sparks Concern “One of the things we’r…
NYC Protests Spread To All Boroughs, With Over 300 Arrested, Dozens Of NYPD Vehicles Damaged NYC Protests Spread To All Boroughs, With Over 300 Arrested, Dozens Of NYPD Vehicles Damaged
NYC Protests Spread To All Boroughs, With Over 300 Arrested, Dozens Of Nypd Vehicles Damaged The third night of protests in New York City in response to the death of George Floyd resulted in more than 300 arrests and vandalism to dozens of police vehicles. The protests, which had been in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn the previous two nights, stretched to all five boroughs on Saturday, May 30, and included some of the city's landmarks. Earlier story - Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Four NYPD Officers During Protest New York State Attorney General Letitia James will review all actions and procedures used during protests in New York City a…
10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings 10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings
10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings Ten alleged MS-13 street gang members and associates are facing charges for their alleged roles in three murders, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In Brooklyn federal court, 10 members and associates of the Indios Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a transnational criminal organization, were charged with murder in-aid-of racketeering, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, related firearms offenses, and marijuana distribution conspiracy. It is alleged that the MS-13 gang members murdered Andy Peralta, Victor Alvarenga, and Abel Mosso in Queens in 2018 and 2019. T…
Rochelle Park PD: Bandit Captured After Burglary, Vandalism Spree At Several Businesses Rochelle Park PD: Bandit Captured After Burglary, Vandalism Spree At Several Businesses
Rochelle Park PD: Bandit Captured After Burglary, Vandalism Spree At Several Businesses Surveillance video shows a Queens man whom Rochelle Park police caught shortly after he went on a burglary spree at a local business complex, authorities said. Using three crowbars he stole from the closed office complex on West Passaic Street, 24-year-old Mused Hauter of Jackson Heights swiped medication, damaged a an elevator and a vacuum cleaner, unplugged an ATM machine and tried breaking into several vehicles in the parking lot before dawn Thursday, Detective Sgt. James DePreta said. Responding to a call of someone roaming the building hallways, Officers Ryan Burke, Jorge Orihuela, and…
Ocasio-Cortez Stalker Sentenced To Jail Ocasio-Cortez Stalker Sentenced To Jail
Ocasio-Cortez Stalker Sentenced To Jail A 30-year-old man will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for stalking Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Douala Hashi of South Jamaica, Queens, was sentenced to 60 days in jail by a judge after he violated an order of protection by visiting the congresswoman’s Jackson Heights office multiple times. Ocasio-Cortez's district includes parts of Queens and the Bronx. Hashi pleaded guilty last week to criminal contempt, and a full order of protection was issued preventing Hashi from approaching Ocasio-Cortez, a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate. He had previously been arrested f…
Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl
Franklin Square Doctor Sentenced For Prescribing $20M Of Unnecessary Oxycodone, Fentanyl A pill-pushing doctor on Long Island has been sentenced to time behind bars after writing thousands of unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone and fentanyl that had a street value of nearly $20 million over a three-year stretch. Ernesto Lopez, 76, of Flushing, has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was found guilty in February of conspiring to distribute narcotics and distribution of narcotics following a trial in Manhattan federal court. He must also pay a $50,000 fine and was ordered to forfeit $1.4 million. Geoffrey Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern Distri…
Times Square Bombing Plot: Suspect Seized By Joint Terrorism Task Force Times Square Bombing Plot: Suspect Seized By Joint Terrorism Task Force
Times Square Bombing Plot: Suspect Seized By Joint Terrorism Task Force A joint terrorism task force seized a Queens man whom they accused of planning to bomb Times Square. Investigators arranged a sting after discovering that Ashiqul Alam, 22, was looking to buy guns, grenades and ammo to kill police and civilians, authorities said. Alam, who lives with his parents in Jackson Heights, apparently was acting alone, they said. The Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes federal agents and members of the NYPD, among others, took Alam him into custody after he arranged to buy weapons, authorities said Friday. They said they currently had no evidence to support…
Duo Stole $1.2K In Merchandise From Palisades Mall Lord & Taylor, Police Say Duo Stole $1.2K In Merchandise From Palisades Mall Lord & Taylor, Police Say
Duo Stole $1.2K In Merchandise From Palisades Mall Lord & Taylor, Police Say Two men were nabbed with more than $1,000 in goods allegedly stolen from the Lord & Taylor at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack. The men, both from Queens, were arrested after Clarkstown police responded to the mall for a report of shoplifting, said Clarkstown Police Det. Sgt. Peter Walker. The suspects, Juan Hernandez, 30, of Elmhurst, and Jeffrey Giraldo, 32, of Jackson Heights, were reportedly observed by loss prevention employees taking merchandise valued at $1,213.70, Walker said. The merchandise consisted of clothing.  When patrol officers arrived at the store, both men were appre…