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Man Admits Kidnapping Paterson Business Owner, Driving Across State Lines In U-Haul Truck
A 38-year-old New York man has admitted to his role in the kidnapping of a Paterson business owner in October 2020 in which he drove him across state lines in a U-Haul truck and called his family for ransom money, federal officials said.
Reginald Law, 38, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Newark federal court to an indictment charging him with kidnapping and Hobbs Act robbery, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said this week.
On Oct. 8, 2020, Law and his conspirator, Maurice Cottman, went into a Paterson business where they accosted the victim, who was work…
CT Duo Carjacks Nypd Sergeant While Armed With Machine Gun, Feds Say
Two Connecticut men are facing federal charges after allegedly carjacking an off-duty NYPD sergeant at gunpoint.
New Haven County residents Jomar Crespo, age 21, and Jose Rivera, age 20, both of Waterbury, were arrested by federal agents on Tuesday, June 18, on suspicion of carjacking and related charges.
According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District, Crespo and Rivera donned black clothing and facemasks before approaching the victim’s car from behind in Harlem on Friday evening, June 14.
Both men allegedly brandished firearms, including a loaded .40-caliber pistol equipp…
Race For State Senate Seat Marks First Political Run For Ex-Lamont Aide Nick Simmons
This may be Nick Simmons' first political race, but he is not a newcomer to politics.
The State Senate District 36 candidate, brother to Stamford Mayor Carolyn Simmons, was born and raised in Greenwich and now calls Stamford home.
The district comprises Greenwich, North Stamford, and portions of Stamford, New Canaan, and Newfield-Westover-Turn of River.
He left a brief career on Wall Street to teach middle school math in Harlem.
Within a few years, at 26, Simmons became one of the youngest acting school principals in New York.
Later, he went on to serve in Gov. Ne…
Services Set For Sylvia Levine, Longtime Springfield Teacher
Sylvia Levine, formerly of Springfield and Longmeadow, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 24, in Las Vegas. She was 93 years old.
Sylvia was born to Samuel Levine and Dinah Lifschitz on November 6, 1930, in Harlem, New York, and was their treasured only child. Yiddish was her first language, and she learned English as she transitioned into Kindergarten.
On August 2, 1953, Sylvia married her husband, Theodore “Ted” Levine. Sylvia frequently said that on their first date, they laughed and laughed. That’s how she knew he was the one. The name she often used was Sylvia Levine Levi…
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Hudson Valley Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Critically Injured After Car Crashes Into Parked Truck
A Hudson Valley girl was killed and another is in critical condition after the car they were passengers in hit the back of a parked oil tanker.
Related: GoFundMe Started For Nanuet Girl Killed In Crash
Rockland County resident Sabrina Villagomez, age 15, of Nanuet, was killed, and a 17-year-old unnamed girl remains in critical condition following the crash around 3:18 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 21, in the Bronx, said the New York City Police.
According to NYPD, the collision occurred when the 23-year-old male driver of a 2013 Chrysler sedan was traveling eastbound on Viele Avenue when he failed …
Seen Her? Search For Missing Pregnant Hudson Valley Woman Intensifies
Family and friends of a 6-month pregnant missing Hudson Valley woman are desperate to find their loved one who hasn't been seen since Monday, April 24.
Orange County resident Mildred "Milly" Sullivan, age 31, of Middletown, was last seen leaving her home in Middletown and was headed for Harlem, according to Hope Alive 845.
Sullivan is described as being 5-foot-9, 250 pounds with thick, curly brown hair, and brown eyes, and 6 months pregnant.
Mildred's neck tattoo.Mildred Sullivan/Facebook
She also has several tattoos, including a large Japanese symbol on her neck and the words Wanderl…
5 Nabbed With 144 Checks, 20 Money Orders, Credit/Debit Cards In Various Names: Cliffside PD
Five men stopped by a Cliffside Park police officer had more than 160 checks and money orders made out to dozens of different people, along with various credit, debit and Social Security cards in other people's names, authorities said.
Officer Julio Perez found the driver and passengers "evasive and not truthful" during last week's noontime stop in the 500 block of Anderson Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said on Monday, Jan. 30.
One of them, Leroy Chance Williams, 27, of Hackensack, is known to police, having been arrested dozens of times in North Jersey for drug-related crimes …
Suspect Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Stabbing Of Hudson Valley Doctor
A New York man who has been on an alleged murder spree has been nabbed for the slashing death of a popular Hudson Valley pediatrician, as well as attacks on several other people.
Dr. Bruce Maurice Henry who had a thriving practice in Rockland County in Nyack was found dead with multiple stab wounds on Friday, Dec. 23, at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, said the New York City Police Department.
Henry, age 60, of the Bronx, is the last person killed by Roland Codrington, age 35, of New York, who was captured on Saturday, Dec. 24, in the doctor's Mercedes, NYPD said.
Accor…
Historic Bergen County Pizzeria Shutters
A popular Bergen County pizzeria is set to close after 25 years in business.
Brooklyn's Pizzeria in Edgewater announced the closure on its website.
The shop's flagship store opened in the early 1900s in Harlem, NY — its owner, Patsy Lancieri, among the first New Yorkers to use a coal-burning brick oven in the 1990s, the website reads.
Years later, Lancieri's nephew, Pat Grimaldi, opened his pizzeria in Brooklyn. Later came the Hackensack location in 1993, where owner John Grimaldi met his wife, Julie.
Brooklyn's opened in Edgewater in 1997, and then in Ridgewood in 2001. The Edgewater sho…
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Nab NYC Pair With Ecstasy At Rest Stop
Palisades Interstate Parkway police nabbed a pair of New York City men with more than 400 Ecstasy pills, authorities said.
Officers responding to a tipster's call at the Mobil service area in Englewood Cliffs shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday found an illegally parked Honda CRV, Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said.
The driver, Sali-Hali Muhammad, 30, of the Bronx failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DWI by Sgt. Martin Clancy, Walter said.
Meanwhile, Officers Scott Billotti and Thomas Carlson searched the vehicle, found the Ecstasy and arrested passenger Danny Heredia, 34, of…