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Yorktown, NY
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Former NYPD Officer From Northern Westchester Gets Prison Time For Helping Gang Leader Former NYPD Officer From Northern Westchester Gets Prison Time For Helping Gang Leader
Former Nypd Officer From Northern Westchester Gets Prison Time For Helping Gang Leader A former New York City Police officer from Northern Westchester will spend years in prison for warning gang members about a federal investigation into their activity as well as helping the group's leader escape arrest for murder, officials said.  Mohegan Lake resident Gina Mestre, age 33, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into the Shooting Boys gang and helping the group's leader evade justice for murder, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, March 29. Earlier Report - Former N…

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by Ben Crnic
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Exiled Congressman Turned Reality TV Star? 2 George Santos Productions In Works, He Claims Exiled Congressman Turned Reality TV Star? 2 George Santos Productions In Works, He Claims
Exiled Congressman Turned Reality TV Star? 2 George Santos Productions In Works, He Claims If disgraced former New York congressman and admitted liar George Santos is to be believed, you haven’t seen the last of him. The Republican ex-lawmaker told City & State New York he’s been busy working on both a documentary and a reality TV show since being ousted from his 3rd District House seat representing parts of Nassau County and Queens. “So there’s just so many things that I’m working on now that I prefer to engage in instead of going into a messy primary to take on (newly sworn-in Democratic Rep.) Tom Suozzi,” Santos told the outlet. Earlier Report: Not Laughi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Newark, NJ
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Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds
Video Catches FL Man Masturbating Before Assaulting Seatmate On Flight From Newark: Feds A Florida man was arrested for masturbating and inappropriately touching his seatmate on a flight from Newark to Boston on Friday, April 8, federal officials said. Donald Edward Robinson, 76, of Bonita Springs, FL, was touching himself when he exposed his penis to a 21-year-old female passenger seated next to him while onboard the flight, then placed his hand on top of the victim’s thigh without her consent, according to the Massachusetts US Attorney's Office. The victim recorded a 24-second video of Robinson fondling and manipulating his penis through his pants, authori…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Army Research Biologist Charged In Bribery Scheme At Aberdeen Proving Ground: Feds Army Research Biologist Charged In Bribery Scheme At Aberdeen Proving Ground: Feds
Army Research Biologist Charged In Bribery Scheme At Aberdeen Proving Ground: Feds A 43-year-old Maryland man and US Army research biologist is facing federal charges for taking thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for providing benefits from the leading research center where he worked, federal officials said. Jason Edmonds, of North East, worked at the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center (CB Center), at the time of the alleged crimes, Maryland's US Attorney Erek L. Barron said. The CCDC CB Center was the nation’s principal research and development center for non-medical chemical and biological weapons defense, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
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Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months
Weapons Arsenal Sends NJ White Supremacist To Federal Prison For 62 Months A Sussex County man who was once stabbed in a biker bar brawl was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for an assortment of illegal weapons and ammo found by authorities after he crashed his van. Joseph Rubino, 59, of Lafayette Township, will have to serve just about all of the 62-month sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He remained temporarily held at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia on New Year's Eve pending assignment to a long-term facility. NJ State Police said they spotted some of the arsenal in a white Chevy Express van dr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Middletown, NJ
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Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA
Feds: Pistol-Packing Ex-Con Busted At Jersey Shore ER Claiming To Be With DEA An ex-con was charged federally after he showed up at a Jersey Shore emergency room for treatment packing a handgun and then claimed he was DEA agent, authorities said. Staff members at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank spotted Wesley Rucker, 34, of Tinton Falls carrying the gun in his waistband, federal authorities said. “Rucker showed the security officer two identification cards in a leather bifold wallet with the Drug Enforcement Administration (”DEA”) logo embossed on the outside,” a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives complaint on …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
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CT Man Sentenced For Downloading Child Sex Abuse Images CT Man Sentenced For Downloading Child Sex Abuse Images
CT Man Sentenced For Downloading Child Sex Abuse Images A Connecticut man will spend years behind bars after being busted downloading child porn on the Internet, federal officials announced. New Haven County resident Eric Rundstrom, age 47, of Wallingford, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for downloading child sex abuse images from the Internet. Acting US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that an FBI investigation found that Rundstrom had accessed an online website to connect with others interested in collecting and sharing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.  Investi…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
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Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook
Feds Bust Springsteen For DWI At Sandy Hook A federal park ranger who arrested Bruce Springsteen after stopping the veteran rocker on the Jersey Shore reported that he “strongly” smelled of alcohol, had “glassy eyes” and was “visibly swaying back and forth” during a DWI field test. Springsteen also refused a breath test following the Nov. 14 stop at the Gateway National Recreation Area near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse shortly after 4 p.m., Park Service Officer R.L. Hayes wrote on a trio of summonses. “The Boss,” 71, reportedly was chatting with fans that sunny Saturday on the federally-owned, six-mile-long barrier split in Middletown b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
News
Jersey City Officer Admits Collecting No-Show Traffic Detail Money Jersey City Officer Admits Collecting No-Show Traffic Detail Money
Jersey City Officer Admits Collecting No-Show Traffic Detail Money A Jersey City police officer admitted via teleconference in federal court in Newark on Tuesday that she collected more than $9,000 with a colleague's help for what turned out to be no-show traffic duty. Gicella Sanchez, 36, struck a plea deal with the government rather than go to trial for the scheme after it was sniffed out by the FBI. Police departments routinely provide off-duty officers to direct traffic on certain jobs by private contractors. The officers are required to “complete and provide…a voucher that indicated, among other things, the hours worked on particular off-duty ass…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
FBI Seeks Help Finding More Victims Of Jersey Pimp Who Beat, Raped Escorts FBI Seeks Help Finding More Victims Of Jersey Pimp Who Beat, Raped Escorts
FBI Seeks Help Finding More Victims Of Jersey Pimp Who Beat, Raped Escorts ALERT: For several years, an Elizabeth man lured out-of-state escorts to New Jersey with promises of tens of thousands of dollars for sex, then choked, raped and threatened them, federal authorities charged. The FBI captured Jose Torres, 43, after finding four victims, but they believe there are many more. The bureau and the Department of Homeland Security are asking the public for help identifying them. The victims may be in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts, as well as in New Hampshire, South Carolina and California, among other states, federal authorities said. Torres met the es…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Torrington, CT
News
Couple Accused Of Committing Armed Robberies At Five CT Gas Stations In March Couple Accused Of Committing Armed Robberies At Five CT Gas Stations In March
Couple Accused Of Committing Armed Robberies At Five CT Gas Stations In March A career criminal is facing new charges for alleged armed robberies at five Connecticut gas stations while using a teenager as a lookout. New Haven resident William Rosario Lopez, 34, and New Britain resident Solimar Rodriguez Gonzalez, 19, have been charged with federal offenses for their roles in multiple armed robberies of gas stations last month. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that on Wednesday, March 18, Rosario Lopez entered the Shell gas station on Hartford Turnpike in Vernon wearing a black mask.  He pointed a silver pistol at the store clerk, grabbed him by his collar and mar…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Maywood PD: Officer Reels In Trio Of 'Mailbox Fishers' With Stolen Checks Maywood PD: Officer Reels In Trio Of 'Mailbox Fishers' With Stolen Checks
Maywood PD: Officer Reels In Trio Of 'Mailbox Fishers' With Stolen Checks MAYWOOD, N.J. -- A Maywood police officer snagged three accused mailbox fishers who authorities said were carrying stolen checks and unopened mail before dawn outside the local post office. A getaway car was parked a block away, with more stolen mail inside -- as well as ill-gotten cash and drug paraphernalia, Police Chief David Pegg said. Officer Brian Rubio spotted the Paterson trio outside the West Pleasant Avenue post office just after 2 a.m. Tuesday and quickly discovered the stolen items, Pegg said. Arrested on theft and receiving stolen property charges, among other offenses, were L…

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by Jerry DeMarco