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Hempstead Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More Hempstead Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More
Hempstead Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More A Long Island man has been sentenced to a stay in prison after being convicted of a yearslong scheme of forging prescriptions and reselling the drugs on the street. Trevor Lawry, age 38 of Hempstead, received his eight-year sentence on Wednesday, April 17, the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York announced. Lawry was convicted for orchestrating a conspiracy to divert Oxycodone and a myriad of other medications — including Adderall, Alprazolam (Xanax), and Promethazine with codeine syrup — from a Hempstead pharmacy to then resell. The scheme took place from Februa…
VIDEO: NJ Troopers Nab Fleeing Suspects After 'Demolition Derby' Crashes Near GWB VIDEO: NJ Troopers Nab Fleeing Suspects After 'Demolition Derby' Crashes Near GWB
Video: NJ Troopers Nab Fleeing Suspects After 'Demolition Derby' Crashes Near GWB 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A driver and passenger involved in a New Jersey State Police pursuit that ended in what one motorist called a "demolition derby" on the NJ Turnpike approach to the George Washington Bridge last week were both juveniles, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 12. Video shot by motorists showed the driver desperately trying to escape undercover detectives by ramming several police and commuter vehicles with a Range Rover during the morning rush last Wednesday, Feb. 7. The pair were eventually taken into custody, said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The attorney general di…
Feds: NY Man Who Shook Down Jersey Shore Dad For $200G Gets 10 Years, No Parole Feds: NY Man Who Shook Down Jersey Shore Dad For $200G Gets 10 Years, No Parole
Feds: NY Man Who Shook Down Jersey Shore Dad For $200G Gets 10 Years, No Parole UPDATE: A man who admitted trying to strong-arm a Jersey Shore resident into giving him and his accomplices $200,000 must spend the next decade in federal prison. Francis A. Garzon, 35, of Brooklyn, must serve the entire plea-bargained 121-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Garzon and Endrit Kllogjeri, 28, were undone by an undercover detective posing as the Monmouth County victim. Garzon took a deal from the government, pleading guilty last July to conspiracy and extortion rather than risk the potential consequences of a trial conviction. Kllogjeri, me…
Missing 3-Year-Old 'In Extreme Danger' Could Be Traveling Through Virginia: State Police Missing 3-Year-Old 'In Extreme Danger' Could Be Traveling Through Virginia: State Police
Missing 3-Year-Old 'In Extreme Danger' Could Be Traveling Through Virginia: State Police Police in Virginia have joined the search for a missing 3-year-old girl who may be in extreme danger after being taken from her father's home in New York. An alert was issued by Virginia State Police on Monday on behalf of the NYPD as they work to locate Kadence France, who was last seen at her father's home in Staten Island and is believed to be with 26-year-old Randalae Rhodes, possible in Virginia. According to investigators, "the child is believed to be in extreme danger."  France was described as being about 3-feet tall with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink …
NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught By PSP Gettysburg NYPD Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught By PSP Gettysburg
Nypd Impersonator With Pick Axe, Ghost Gun Caught By PSP Gettysburg A convicted felon in a Jeep outfitted with red and blue lights has been apprehended in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Johnny Lee Jackson Jr., 55, of Berwick, was driving a 2020 Jeep he had modified with red and blue flashing police-style lights when was pulled over, at 5:19 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg detailed in a release. He was reportedly going 94 miles per hour in a marked 65 MPH zone at 146 US 15 South in Straban Township. During the traffic stop the troopers made numerous unusual discoveries, as stated …
Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspect At Large Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspect At Large
Man Sitting In Car Targeted In Shooting Next To Parkway In Yonkers: Suspect At Large Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot a man sitting in his car next to a parkway in Westchester, police said.  New, updated report - Update: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot While Sitting In Car Near Parkway In Yonkers, Police Say The incident happened on Tuesday, Nov. 14 around 11:30 a.m., prompting Yonkers Police to respond to the area of the Saw Mill River Parkway and Tompkins Avenue near the border with Hastings-on-Hudson on a report of shots fired.  There, police discovered a crime scene and cordoned off the area to begin an investigation. At the same tim…
Search Continues For Missing Kayaker In Raritan Bay Search Continues For Missing Kayaker In Raritan Bay
Search Continues For Missing Kayaker In Raritan Bay The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing kayaker in Raritan Bay off Keyport. Zhenjing Ding is 74 years old. He is 5’6” tall and weighs 140 to 160 pounds. Coast Guard Sector New York command center watchstanders received a report Monday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. from Keyport police that Ding’s kayak was found. It was near Cedar Street Park in Keyport Harbor along with personal belongings, and no sight of him in the area. Searching are: Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook Coast Guard Cutter Beluga Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Atlantic City New York Police Department New Y…
Brentwood Man Admits Posing As NYPD Officer To Get Store Discounts Brentwood Man Admits Posing As NYPD Officer To Get Store Discounts
Brentwood Man Admits Posing As Nypd Officer To Get Store Discounts Impersonating a cop to save a buck will land a Long Island man in prison for years. Eric Diaz, age 43, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty to a felony count in Suffolk County Court Wednesday, Oct. 11, after being caught with multiple fraudulent NYPD identification cards. According to prosecutors, Diaz posed as a cop on multiple occasions while visiting a retail store in Bay Shore between April and May 2023.  During the visits, he displayed what looked like a police badge, handcuffs, and a handgun and asked for a “police discount.” He was eventually stopped by police, who found him with a ho…
Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover
Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover Facts don't lie. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin promised a reduction in crime in Paterson following the second-ever state takeover of a local police department in New Jersey's history. So far, he's delivering. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day -- a time when America's cities ordinarily suffer the most violence -- shootings in the Silk City plummeted by 41.2% compared with the same period last year, state officials reported. In that time, Paterson has also had the fewest summer shooting victims in five years, they said. Reported robberies decreased by nearly 38%. Aggravated assault…
'Jesus Made Me Do It': NJ Driver Who Plowed Into Midtown Pedestrians Heard Voices, Mom Says 'Jesus Made Me Do It': NJ Driver Who Plowed Into Midtown Pedestrians Heard Voices, Mom Says
'Jesus Made Me Do It': NJ Driver Who Plowed Into Midtown Pedestrians Heard Voices, Mom Says A New Jersey woman who was charged with multiple counts of attempted murder for mowing down seven pedestrians in midtown Manhattan and then taking off allegedly told city police that "Jesus made me do it." Imani Lucas, 29, was wearing a "Good Vibes" t-shirt and handcuffs during a perp walk from the NYPD's Midtown South stationhouse on West 35th Street near Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Aug. 22. A judge later ordered that Lucas remain held as the case against her proceeds. Lucas is charged with seven counts each of attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of a…
NY Dealer Gets 11 Years, No Parole, For Moving Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ NY Dealer Gets 11 Years, No Parole, For Moving Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ
NY Dealer Gets 11 Years, No Parole, For Moving Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ A dealer who admitted flooding four North Jersey counties with massive quantities of fentanyl, meth and coke is headed to federal prison for more than a decade. Juan Carlos Merced Moreno, 45, of Manhattan must serve out just about all of his plea-bargained 11-year sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Moreno and his partners operated a fentanyl mill in Washington Heights that supplied traffickers in New Jersey with at least 25,000 pills that were distributed throughout the Garden State, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Authorities disco…
GOTCHA! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs GOTCHA! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs
Gotcha! Fairview Detectives Nab Habitual Criminal In Spree Of Smash-And-Grabs Fairview detectives cracked a string of smash-and-grab business burglaries after a local career criminal had a blowup with a woman over his drug use, authorities said. The phrase “known to police” was coined for offenders like Andrew Stanganelli, 32, who has a drug-related arrest record in both North Jersey and New York City that stretches back more than a decade. So it’s no surprise that he’d be on the list of usual suspects following last fall’s burglary spree. It began shortly after midnight Nov. 7 when an intruder forced open the front door of Romo Dry Cleaners on Fairview Avenue, sla…
'Evil' Stepmom Gets 25 Years For Freezing Death Of Center Moriches 8-Year-Old 'Evil' Stepmom Gets 25 Years For Freezing Death Of Center Moriches 8-Year-Old
'Evil' Stepmom Gets 25 Years For Freezing Death Of Center Moriches 8-Year-Old More than three years after an 8-year-old boy froze to death inside the garage of his New York home, a second adult is heading to prison for his murder. Long Island resident Angela Pollina, age 45, of Center Moriches, received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 11.  It followed her jury conviction for second-degree murder and other charges for her role in the death of Thomas Valva, her stepson.  Earlier Report: Center Moriches Father's Ex-GF Convicted For Murder Of Boy Forced To Stay In Freezing Garage Valva died of …
HEROES: Police Talk Down Would-Be Jumper At GWB HEROES: Police Talk Down Would-Be Jumper At GWB
Heroes: Police Talk Down Would-Be Jumper At GWB A would-be jumper was talked down from atop a fence on the upper level of the George Washington Bridge early Tuesday, authorities said. Port Authority police responding to the northbound walkway on the Washington Heights side at 6 a.m. April 11 were joined by NYPD officers and New York City firefighters, authority spokesperson Lenis Valens said. The responders "engaged with the individual and safety resolved the situation," Valens said. The would-be jumper was perched atop a fence on the New York City side when responders arrived at daybreak Tuesday, April 11.Rich Tully The distraught …
NY Fugitive Wanted For Trashing GF's Bogota Apartment, Pulling Fire Alarm Caught, Brought To NJ NY Fugitive Wanted For Trashing GF's Bogota Apartment, Pulling Fire Alarm Caught, Brought To NJ
NY Fugitive Wanted For Trashing GF's Bogota Apartment, Pulling Fire Alarm Caught, Brought To NJ A Bronx resident who trashed his girlfriend's Bogota garden apartment and then pulled a fire alarm that emptied the complex was extradited to New Jersey to face charges, authorities said. That could be problematic, however. Officers called to the scene chased Erison J. Borbon, 28, as he sped away from the River Road apartment complex in a 2010 BMW late close to midnight on Dec. 4, 2022, Police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. The excessive speed convinced them to terminate the pursuit out of concerns for public safety, Cole said. Police charged Borbon with circulating a false report of impending …
GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups
Guilty: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups A Union County parolee who was nabbed by Lyndhurst police after a months-long armed robbery spree of liquor and convenience stores in two states -- including one in which he fired a handgun -- was convicted by federal jurors in Newark of all 10 counts against him. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, had just been paroled from state prison after serving three years for drug and weapons convictions when the holdups began in August 2018. He committed nine altogether over the next three months, four of them at liquor stores in New Jersey and five others at establishments in New York, the U.S. District Co…
Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC
Dealer Admits Role In Major Ring That Moved Fentanyl, Meth, Coke By The Pound Into NJ From NYC One of three Manhattan men accused of flooding four North Jersey counties with massive quantities of fentanyl, meth and coke admitted his role in the organization, authorities said. Juan Carlos Merced Moreno, 45, and his partners operated a fentanyl mill in Washington Heights that supplied traffickers in New Jersey with at least 25,000 pills that were distributed throughout the Garden State, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. And that wasn't all. Authorities discovered the operation during what began as an investigation into the Hudson County crew, which flooded the str…
Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx
Bergen Restaurant Owner, 'Green Book' Actor ID'd As Victim Whose Body Was Found Dumped In Bronx Bergen County actor and restaurant owner Frank Vallelonga Jr. was identified as the alleged overdose victim whose body was found dumped on a Bronx sidewalk earlier this week, authorities said. Vallelonga, 60, a longtime Paramus resident more recently of Franklin Lakes, lived in a long shadow cast by his late father, Frank Sr., an actor known for his recurring role on "The Sopranos" -- and whose nickname, "Tony Lip," gave his son's Italian pasta and pizza joint its name. According to Bronx court reports, a city man loaded the lifeless body into a vehicle owned by Vallelonga's younger brother…
Children 7, 4, And 3-Month-Old Believed Drowned By Mentally Ill Mom On Coney Island Children 7, 4, And 3-Month-Old Believed Drowned By Mentally Ill Mom On Coney Island
Children 7, 4, And 3-Month-Old Believed Drowned By Mentally Ill Mom On Coney Island A frantic search for three children whose mentally ill mother had taken them to the Coney Island boardwalk in the middle of the night ended when the kids were all found lifeless on the beach, the NYPD said. All three were later pronounced dead of apparent drownings, authorities said. Police had received an overnight 911 call on Monday, Sept. 12, from an aunt who was "concerned her family member may have harmed her three small children,” NYPD Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said. Officers who responded to the 1:40 a.m. call found the Neptune Avenue apartment of 30-year-old Erin Merdy emp…
GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer GOTCHA! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer
Gotcha! Fugitive Eludes Police, Nabbed The Next Day By Alert Bogota Officer A fugitive who eluded Bogota police during what became an aborted pursuit walked right past another officer the next day and was promptly arrested, authorities said. It began around 1 a.m. Tuesday when a 2021 Mercedes E350 sped past Officer Matthew Luciano at more than 20 miles over the 30-mile-an-hour speed limit on West Main Street, Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Luciano tried to stop the sedan, but the driver hit the gas, steered around several other vehicles and blew a red light, Cole said. Given the potential danger – not to mention state Attorney General guidelines regarding pursuits – the…
Retired NY Cop Nabbed For Carrying Weapons, Fake Badge Near US Capitol, Police Say Retired NY Cop Nabbed For Carrying Weapons, Fake Badge Near US Capitol, Police Say
Retired NY Cop Nabbed For Carrying Weapons, Fake Badge Near US Capitol, Police Say A former New York police officer was arrested for carrying a fake badge, weapons and ammunition  outside the US Capitol, authorities said. Jerome Felipe, age 53, who relocated to Flint, Michigan, parked his 2017 Dodge Charger near Peace Circle on the west side of the Capitol shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday, June 3, according to US Capitol Police.  Felipe had served in the NYPD, according to multiple reports, including The Sun. When questioned by officers, Felipe showed them a fake badge that had "Department of the INTERPOL" printed on it. Felipe also said he was a criminal invest…
Handyman Claims He Threw Away Forest Hills Mom's Sex Videos After Murder Handyman Claims He Threw Away Forest Hills Mom's Sex Videos After Murder
Handyman Claims He Threw Away Forest Hills Mom's Sex Videos After Murder A handyman who allegedly killed New York mom of two Orsolya Gaal said he did so because she gave him HIV during their two-year affair, the New York Post reported. David Bonola killed Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens sometime after midnight on Saturday, April 16 in her Tudor-style home over the end of their sexual relationship that was on and off again for some two years, NYPD officials said. During his arraignment on Tuesday, May 10, the one-time family handyman also said he threw her laptop into the Hudson River because it had sex videos of the two of them on it, the Post reported. A…
Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four' Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four'
Police Release Background Information On 'Gilgo Four' In a renewed commitment to solve the Gilgo Beach serial killer murders on Long Island, police are releasing new information on the first four of the 10 victims and have increased the reward amount to $50,000. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison on Thursday, May 5, announced the release of information on victims Maureen Brainard Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello, also known as the "Gilgo Four.”  The four women were located within a quarter-mile of one another near Gilgo Beach in December 2010. All of the new information, along with in…
Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag
Murder Mystery: Details Emerge After Forest Hills Mom Found In Duffel Bag Updated story: Police ID Person Of Interest In Murder Of NY Mom Found In Duffel Bag Stabbed 58 Times Police have no suspects in the murder of a New York mother of two whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag about a half-mile from her home near a popular walking path in a residential neighborhood. The body of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD on Monday, April 18.  Now the family -- a father, and two teenage sons -- is l…
Long Beach Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices Long Beach Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices
Long Beach Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices Authorities are alerting Long Islanders after locating a number of ATM skimming devices in the area. The City of Long Beach New York Police Department in Nassau County reported on Tuesday, April 5, that police were alerted to multiple devices over the past few months. The phony card reading devices look like real card readers and allow people to capture financial information from an individual's card. Police said the easiest way to detect a skimming device is to pull on the area where you swipe the card. If the area is loose, people should be suspicious and report the suspected skimming d…
Masked Gunmen Rob Man Of $65,000, Lead Police On Roundabout Route Through Bergen, Passaic To NY Masked Gunmen Rob Man Of $65,000, Lead Police On Roundabout Route Through Bergen, Passaic To NY
Masked Gunmen Rob Man Of $65,000, Lead Police On Roundabout Route Through Bergen, Passaic To NY Brazen bandits robbed a man at gunpoint on a Ridgefield Park street of a Rolex watch and a gold necklace -- worth a combined $65,000 -- before leading what became a relay-race police pursuit through nearly 20 North Jersey municipalities. The robbers first headed north through Teaneck, then into Englewood and Tenafly, following the holdup late Saturday, April 2, authorities said Monday. The fleeing bandits eventually made their way down Route 95 to westbound Route 3, up northbound Route 21 to eastbound Route 80 and then all the way from there to the George Washington Bridge before they got a…
21-Year-Old Charged After Stolen Car Recovered In Northern Westchester 21-Year-Old Charged After Stolen Car Recovered In Northern Westchester
21-Year-Old Charged After Stolen Car Recovered In Northern Westchester A 21-year-old man was charged after police said he was found driving a stolen car in Northern Westchester. Angel Gomez, of the Bronx, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 21, for fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, according to New York State Police. Troopers received a tip about a stolen 2018 Toyota Camry from the Westchester County Real-Time Crime Center and conducted a traffic stop on Route 9 in Croton-on-Hudson at about 10 a.m. that day, State Police said.  Investigators found that Gomez was in possession of the stolen car and arrested him, police said.  Gomez…
NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says
NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says Cheslie Kryst, a television presenter, and former Miss USA, has died at the age of 30, according to a report. The New York Post reported that authorities said Kryst died on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 30. The news outlet said she jumped from a high-rise building where she lived in midtown Manhattan. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the New York Police Department confirmed that Kryst died by suicide.  Kryst was crowned Miss USA in 2019, and she went on to work as a correspondent for Extra TV. Our hearts are broken. Cheslie was not just a vital part of our show, she was a beloved pa…
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard Virginia Vertetis, infamously known as a “lady killer,” was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday, according to a release by the Morris County police and court documents. Vertetis, 59, of Mount Olive, NJ, was first investigated following the murder of her boyfriend Patrick Gilhuley, as CBS News reported during her trial in 2018. Gilhuley, a retired New York Police Department officer and celebrity bodyguard for clients such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was found dead at their home at 2 Apollo Way in Flanders on March 3, 2014 just before 10 p.m. Vertetis was cha…
Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop
Man Who Allegedly Forced Then-Girlfriend To Drive Him From CT Sentenced For Shooting At Cop A 31-year-old man who reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey has been sentenced in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, age 31, of New Haven, will serve 14 years in New Jersey State Prison. After making the victim give a Tuckerton, NJ police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, according to Ocean County, NJ Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The then-girlfriend hit…
Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer
Man Sentenced In Kidnaping Of Ex-GF At Gunpoint, Shooting At Jersey Shore Officer A 31-year-old man from Connecticut has been sentenced to 14 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with shooting at a police officer after a traffic stop, authorities said. Miguel Angel-Villegas, 31, of New Haven, reportedly threatened to kill his then-girlfriend if she didn't drive him from Connecticut to New Jersey, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.  After making the victim give a Tuckerton police officer a fake name during the Nov. 21, 2019, traffic stop, Angel-Villegas forced the woman -- at gunpoint -- to speed away, Billhimer s…