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Connecticut Man Locked Up In NY After Police Find Gun: Authorities
A Connecticut man traveling through New York was arrested with an illegal handgun, police announced Friday, Oct. 23.
Jace C. Darby, 25, of Hamden, was traveling on the I-87 Northway through Malta, NY, around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 when state troopers pulled him over, New York State Police said.
As troopers investigated Darby, they located an illegally possessed loaded handgun inside his vehicle, authorities said. He was then arrested at the scene.
Darby was charged with second-degree weapons possession, criminal firearm possession, and traffic violations, state police said. He was arra…
CT Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Blind Woman During Home Invasion: DA
A Connecticut man who robbed and sexually assaulted a legally blind West Haven business owner has been convicted on all four charges in the case, prosecutors said.
Terrell Meynard, 44, was found guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 21, of a vicious Aug. 18, 2024, attack at H & M Bio Therapy on Main Street in West Haven, State’s Attorney Margaret E. Kelley announced.
The 57-year-old woman ran the massage business on the first floor and lived upstairs and was assaulted after Meynard kept ringing her doorbell. When she went to see who it was, he pushed his way inside, grabbed her neck, and …
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said.
Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said.
While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…
Virginia Dem, 82, Charged In $4.5M Marijuana Empire With Family
An 82-year-old Virginia senator allegedly saw one last opportunity to build generational wealth, and federal prosecutors say she was willing to use her political power to get it, even as she helped run a $4.5 million marijuana trafficking operation involving her own family.
L. Louise Lucas, a powerful Portsmouth Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, was among seven people named in an eight-count federal indictment unsealed on Thursday, Oct. 22, accusing her of leading a criminal enterprise that distributed marijuana, laundered money, and used political influenc…
