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Ozone Park, NY

FDA Recalls Ground Cinnamon Distributed In NJ Over Lead Contamination FDA Recalls Ground Cinnamon Distributed In NJ Over Lead Contamination
FDA Recalls Ground Cinnamon Distributed In NJ Over Lead Contamination The FDA is recalling two brands of ground Cinnamon shipped out to several states due to elevated levels of lead. Both Advance Food International, Inc. of Maspeth, NY, and American Spices, LLC. of Ozone Park, NY, recalled the products Shahzada's Cinnamon powder was distributed to retailers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts between Jan. 1 and May 24. AFI's powder was distributed across the NYC area between Dec. 1, 2023 and May 15. ALB-USA Enterprises Recalls ALB Flavor Ground Cinnamon Because of Possible Health Risk https://t.co/FkvWx4vA9R pic.twitter.com/pG…
$206,908 In Drug Money Seized From Home Of Accused Teaneck Bag Man, Prosecutor Says $206,908 In Drug Money Seized From Home Of Accused Teaneck Bag Man, Prosecutor Says
$206,908 In Drug Money Seized From Home Of Accused Teaneck Bag Man, Prosecutor Says Bergen County narcotics detectives seized $206,980 in cash from two men – one of them from Teaneck, the other from Queens -- who they said were running both drugs and huge amounts of cash. The green was collected at the modest Alpine Drive home of Wesley Cordova, 44, after a stun gun and prescription drugs were found in his car during a stop in Fort Lee, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Cordova’s alleged partner, William Vargas of Ozone Park, had heroin and fentanyl in an electronically-operated hidden compartment built into his vehicle that the detectives discovered during anoth…
ID THEFT: Determined Dumont Detectives Tie NYC Ex-Con To Stolen $18,000 ID THEFT: Determined Dumont Detectives Tie NYC Ex-Con To Stolen $18,000
ID Theft: Determined Dumont Detectives Tie NYC Ex-Con To Stolen $18,000 An ex-con who made $18,000 worth of unauthorized transactions in a Dumont victim’s name might have gone on unnoticed if not for the determination of two local detectives, their chief said. Reon Adams, 32, of Brooklyn, was charged with ID theft and theft after he was pegged by Dumont Police Detective Lt. Luke Totten and Detective Sam Schlamowitz, Police Chief Brian Joyce said. Borough police learned last October of the various unauthorized transactions completed throughout New Jersey and New York over the course of several months, the chief said. Totten and Schlamowitz “conducted an extensi…
Man Riding Electric Scooter Dies In West Babylon Crash, Police Say Man Riding Electric Scooter Dies In West Babylon Crash, Police Say
Man Riding Electric Scooter Dies In West Babylon Crash, Police Say An investigation is underway after a 43-year-old man was struck and killed by a car while riding an electric scooter on Long Island. The crash happened on Sunrise Highway in West Babylon at about 3:20 a.m. on Monday, April 4, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Edward Marcuteanu, of Lindenhurst, was riding a Splach electric scooter in the middle eastbound lane near Exit 40 when a 2016 Honda Accord struck him, SCPD reported. Police said Marcuteanu was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Honda, a 22-year-old from Ozone Park, and a 28-year-old Smithtown man who was…
NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police
NY, Newark Car Thieves Busted In Hudson County: Police Two car thieves from New York and Newark were busted following separate traffic stops in Hudson County, authorities said. Tariq Alqanawi, 37, of Newark was pulled over on Paterson Plank Road in a 2007 Hyundai Elantra found to be stolen out of East Rutherford on Nov. 18, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Alqanawi was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. Meanwhile, George Valerio, 40, was pulled over on County Avenue in a 2007 Chrysler Sebring found to be stolen out of New York City on Nov. 23, Miller said. The vehicle allegedly had a forged temporary registrat…
COLD CASE: Pregnant Teen's Remains Found In Poconos ID'd As Jersey City Girl, NY Man Charged COLD CASE: Pregnant Teen's Remains Found In Poconos ID'd As Jersey City Girl, NY Man Charged
Cold CASE: Pregnant Teen's Remains Found In Poconos ID'd As Jersey City Girl, NY Man Charged For 44 years, the remains of a pregnant teen girl found on a Pennsylvania riverbank have been referred to by investigators only as "Beth Doe." This week, investigators identified the remains as those of Evelyn Colon, 15, of Jersey City, Pennsylvania State Police said. Evelyn's killer has also been identified: Luis Sierra, a now-63-year-old Queens, NY man, who has been charged with homicide, police said. Evelyn was nearly nine months pregnant when her remains were found along the Lehigh River in East Side Borough on Dec. 20, 1976, investigators said after piecing togethe…
Woman With Ties To Mexico, Colombia Wanted On Felony Drug, Conspiracy Charges Woman With Ties To Mexico, Colombia Wanted On Felony Drug, Conspiracy Charges
Woman With Ties To Mexico, Colombia Wanted On Felony Drug, Conspiracy Charges Over 10 years after her arrest, state police are still searching for an Ozone Park woman with ties to Mexico and Colombia facing felonies for drug possession and conspiracy. Yanet Patricia Arroyo, now 58, was arrested on charges of first, second and third-degree possession of a controlled substance and second-degree conspiracy on Oct. 6 of 1998.  To accrue a first-degree criminal possession charge, an individual must have eight or more ounces of a drug, according to New York Penal Law. Arroyo was born in Mexico and has ties to the nation of Colombia, New York City and Queens. She stan…
COVID-19: Queens Hospital Worker, Mother Of Twins, Dies At 34 COVID-19: Queens Hospital Worker, Mother Of Twins, Dies At 34
Covid-19: Queens Hospital Worker, Mother Of Twins, Dies At 34 A 34-year-old mother of twin boys who worked registering new patients at a Queens hospital recently died from COVID-19 complications. Prea Nankieshore, who worked in the emergency room section of Jewish Hospital Forest Hills, died on Sunday, April 5. She lived with her parents in Ozone Park. Nankieshore did not have any underlying conditions that could contribute to her death.  The hospital issued a statement following her death: “Our team at LIJ Forest Hills is a family that now mourns the loss of one of its own.  "But as we grieve, we will also persevere in caring for our…
Paramus PD: Route 4 Stop Turns Up Loaded Guns, 100 Heroin Bundles, $15,000 Cash Paramus PD: Route 4 Stop Turns Up Loaded Guns, 100 Heroin Bundles, $15,000 Cash
Paramus PD: Route 4 Stop Turns Up Loaded Guns, 100 Heroin Bundles, $15,000 Cash Paramus police found two New York City men with a pair of handguns, 100 bundles of heroin and $15,000 in drug cash during an overnight Route 4 traffic stop, authorities said. The driver was unable to maintain a single lane while driving a 2014 Acura sedan on the eastbound highway at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officer William Stallone determined that the license plates didn’t match the vehicle and stopped it, he said. Stallone was joined by fellow Officers Donald Liu, Officer Tim Reed and Officer Michael Mordaga. While interviewing the two vehicle occupants, …
Woman Charged With Drug Possession In Nassau County Has Been At Large For Decades Woman Charged With Drug Possession In Nassau County Has Been At Large For Decades
Woman Charged With Drug Possession In Nassau County Has Been At Large For Decades An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators regarding a woman born in Mexico with ties to Colombia who has been wanted for more than 20 years on Long Island. Yanet Patricia Arroyo, 57, of Ozone Park, is wanted by New York State Police in Farmingdale after she was arrested on Oct. 6, 1998, by members of the Troop L Narcotics Enforcement Unit. Arroyo was charged with first-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy. She was arraigned in Nassau County 1st District Court, an indictment was f…
NYPD: Device Found In Backpack Of Man Who Jumped In Front Of NYC Train No Threat NYPD: Device Found In Backpack Of Man Who Jumped In Front Of NYC Train No Threat
Nypd: Device Found In Backpack Of Man Who Jumped In Front Of NYC Train No Threat UPDATE: A suspicious device found in the backpack of a man who jumped in front of a train in Queens Friday morning was deemed safe by the NYPD's bomb squad. The as-yet-unidentified 68-year-old man jumped in front of the A train around 6:45 a.m. at 80th Street in Ozone Park, the NYPD said. The department summoned the bomb squad and shut down the area after responders reported finding the "suspicious device" -- described as a pipe capped at both ends -- in his backpack. It was later deemed safe. The man was taken in critical condition to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Richmond Hill, the…
East Orange Man Among 6 Busted By FBI, PD In Undercover Prostitution Sting East Orange Man Among 6 Busted By FBI, PD In Undercover Prostitution Sting
East Orange Man Among 6 Busted By FBI, PD In Undercover Prostitution Sting An East Orange man was being held in the Morris County Jail for having burglary tools on him during an undercover prostitution bust in Hanover, authorities said. Gerrod Martin, 27, was among six arrested Thursday, Hanover police said. He was charged with promoting prostitution and possession of burglary tools for having a card skimmer, police said. The operation targeted possible human and sex trafficking, and the exploitation of juveniles, Hanover police said in a news release. The four women charged with prostitution were: Deja Berkelmann, 31 of Paterson Erica Parenti, 35 yea…
FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting
FBI, Hanover Police Bust 6 For Prostitution In Undercover Hotel Sting Four women and two men were arrested in an undercover prostitution sting by federal agents and state police at a Hanover hotel. Thursday's operation targeted possible human and sex trafficking, and the exploitation of juveniles, Hanover police said in a news release. The four women charged with prostitution were: Deja Berkelmann, 31 of Paterson Erica Parenti, 35 year of Easton P.A. Katherine Torres, 25 of Paterson  Carolina Mittman, 34 of Townsend D.E. Berkelmann and Torres also face drug charges. Rahj Majid, 22 of Ozone Park, N.Y., and Gerrod Martin, 27 of East Orange, were arr…