$919K Wired By Hicksville Woman In India Scam; Queens Suspect Charged
A 70-year-old Nassau County woman wired nearly $1 million after scammers told her she was implicated in a crime in India, police said.
The victim received a call saying she needed to withdraw money to resolve the supposed criminal matter, Nassau County Police said.
Between Monday, June 29, and Monday, July 27, she withdrew and wired a total of $919,200, according to detectives.
The scammers contacted her again on Tuesday, Sept. 1, directing her to buy an additional $300,000 in gold bars and coins, police said.
That time, the Hicksville woman realized it was a scam and called police.
Foll…
Motorcyclist Took Off From Edgewater Cop, Rode Recklessly: Police
A motorcyclist refused to stop for a police officer and instead rode recklessly to get away, authorities in Bergen County said.
Edgewater Police Officer Robert Jacobson tried to stop the motorcycle while on patrol Monday, Aug. 17, after finding it had an expired registration and its registered owner had a suspended license, Edgewater Police Chief Donald Martin said.
The rider refused to stop and began riding recklessly, eluding the officer, according to the chief.
An investigation identified the rider as the motorcycle's registered owner, Oliver Almanzar, 32, of North Bergen, Martin said. …
Drunk Schenectady Driver Slams Into Pole, Dodges Injury But Not Charges: Police
A drunk Capital Region driver crashed her car into a utility pole but avoided serious injury, police said.
Jennifer Siatkowski, 35, of Schenectady, was traveling on Lake Road through Ballston on Friday, Aug. 21 around 5 p.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Sunday, Aug. 23.
Siatkowski was behind the wheel of a 2013 Hyundai headed westbound when she left the road and hit the pole, investigators said. First responders arrived and treated her for non-life-threatening injuries, according to authorities.
At the scene, Siatkowski refused a blood test to determine if she was drunk, poli…
CT Man Took 'Upskirt' Photo Of Shopper At Edgewater TJ Maxx: Police
A Connecticut man accused of taking an "upskirt" photo of a woman shopping at a Bergen County TJ Maxx was arrested in New York and extradited to New Jersey, authorities said.
Edgewater patrol officers responded to the TJ Maxx at 477 River Road at approximately 6:31 p.m. Friday, July 10, on a report of a suspicious person taking pictures, Police Chief Donald Martin said.
Officers determined a man had taken an "upskirt" photograph of a woman who was shopping inside the store, Martin said.
Detective Hansen identified the man as Daniel Tivet, 45, of Colchester, CT, during the investigation, ac…
Fake Check For $4,800 Lands Troy Man In Handcuffs: Police
A Capital Region man has been arrested for trying to deposit a fake check for nearly $5,000, police said.
Vincent M. Patrick, 41, of Troy, was cuffed Sunday, Aug. 23 on a warrant out of Halfmoon Town Court, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Patrick entered a credit union in Halfmoon on Feb. 2 with a falsified check for $4,853.91 and plans to defraud the establishment, investigators said. He did not succeed, according to authorities.
Instead, Patrick was charged with first-degree possession of a forged instrument, then arraigned in Halfmoon court, cops said. He was released on his …
Bay Shore Dealer Admits Supplying Crack To 14-Year-Old Sex Trafficking Victim In Plea Deal
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to giving crack cocaine to a 14-year-old girl as part of a sprawling sex trafficking case on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Robert Knowles, 64, of Bay Shore, cut a plea deal in the case, copping to child endangerment in exchange for a 364-day jail term, Newsday reported. He faced a top count of second-degree rape, which he repeatedly denied.
Knowles also took a plea deal in a separate drug distribution case, which carries a seven-year prison sentence at a hearing next Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to online court records and a previous Newsday report.
Legal trouble fo…
Southington Man, 21, Dies After Fall Hiking Near Montana's Highest Peak
A 21-year-old Connecticut adventurer who died after an apparent fall near Montana’s tallest mountain was a passionate explorer and gamer who felt happiest outdoors or traveling the world, according to his family.
Jackson Gregory Slimak, 21, of Southington, died Aug. 24 in the wilderness near the 12,800-foot-tall Granite Peak in Montana's Beartooth Mountain range. Search crews from Wyoming and Montana found his body on Thursday, Aug. 27, after searching for nearly three days, Cowboy State Daily reported.
Authorities believe his death was the result of an accidental fall and …
Chester Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31.
Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank.
"Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Nearly $800K Worth Of Jewelry Stolen In Multi-County PA Burglary Spree: Montco DA
Nearly $800,000 in jewelry, luxury watches, and safes were taken during a trio of overnight break-ins targeting sprawling Main Line homes in multiple counties, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2.
A 24-year-old Philadelphia man has now been charged in the Bryn Mawr, Wynnewood, and Malvern burglaries, which unfolded between June 22 and July 18, according to prosecutors.
Jabir Hanif Parker was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1, after investigators used surveillance video, cellphone data, rental-car records, license-plate reader hits, and his online searches to tie him to the burglaries,…
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA
Rambo looked like a different dog two months later.
The tiny Yorkshire terrier had been healthy and bright-eyed when he was adopted from a Virginia shelter in May.
By the night of Wednesday, July 29, he was found dumped in a Norfolk field with broken bones, traumatic injuries, and so much fear that he panicked when people came near him, according to PETA.
Now Rambo is dead, and a reward of up to $10,000 is being offered to find whoever abused him.
A witness told PETA that a woman believed to be in her 30s pulled Rambo from a carrier near Armistead Avenue and East 24th Street, left h…
