Two-Year Check Fraud Investigation In Ulster County Ends In NYC Man’s Arrest: Police
A two-year investigation into check fraud in the Hudson Valley has finally led to the arrest of a New York City man, police said Monday, Sept. 28.
Eric Balko, 36, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 23, New York State Police said.
The case began Aug. 23, 2024, when an employee of Ulster Savings Bank reported the same individual cashed multiple checks at different bank branches, state troopers said. The scheme led to “substantial monetary loss,” police said.
Balko was charged with third-degree grand larceny, second-degree possession of a forged instrument, and second-degree of…
Huntington Station Man Pulls $3M-Winning Lottery Ticket Against 1-In-5 Million Odds
A Long Island man won a $3 million prize on a lottery scratch-off ticket, officials announced.
Cesar Martinez Alas, of Huntington Station, claimed the top prize in the $3 Million Max Multiplier game on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the New York Lottery announced.
Martinez Alas chose to receive a one-time lump sum payment of $1,328,043, after required withholdings, lottery officials said.
He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 247 Broadway Greenlawn in Huntington, according to the New York Lottery.
Martinez Alas was the first to claim the top prize in the statewide scratch-off game, and tw…
I-8 Gunman Dies By Suicide In Manassas After Shooting 3 Workers, Killing 2: Police
The manhunt that put parts of Virginia on alert Wednesday morning ended with three people dead.
Marvin Grant, 37, of Charlotte, NC, shot three of his coworkers at United Rentals on Wellington Road in Manassas shortly after 7 a.m. on Sept. 30, killing two before fleeing south and ultimately taking his own life along I-81, according to Manassas City and Virginia State Police.
Richard Lamont, 48, and Christopher Serrano, 33, were killed in the shooting. A third victim survived and remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday afternoon.
All three worked with Grant at United Rentals, pol…
13 Animals Rescued From ‘Deplorable’ Port Jefferson Home, Three Arrested: Police
Thirteen animals living in “deplorable” conditions were rescued from a home on Long Island on Monday, Sept. 28, police said.
Brian Burden, 50, and Nicole Ramunni, 44, of Port Jefferson, and Timothy Burden, 55, of Stony Brook, were arrested following an investigation, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Firefighters initially responded to reports of a roof fire on Willis Avenue in Port Jefferson around 9:45 a.m. Monday, authorities said.
But when they arrived, they also found “several different species of animals without food or water in the residence, and living in deplorable condit…
Lottery Ticket Worth Almost $15K Sold At Mount Vernon Sandwich Shop — Here's Where
One lucky lottery player in Westchester County is nearly $15,000 richer after a top-prize ticket was sold at a local luncheonette.
The ticket, worth $14,980.50, was sold at United Corner, located at 1 Gramatan Ave. in Mount Vernon, for the Tuesday, Sept. 29, evening drawing, the New York Lottery announced.
It was one of two top-prize tickets sold for the drawing. Another ticket worth the same amount was purchased at Boulevard News in Whitestone, Queens.
The winning numbers were 7 9 11 16 22.
Lottery officials did not say if a winner came forward.
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