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NYC Fugitive Nabbed By Ho-Ho-Kus Police With Carload Of Stolen Merch: Authorities NYC Fugitive Nabbed By Ho-Ho-Kus Police With Carload Of Stolen Merch: Authorities
NYC Fugitive Nabbed By Ho-Ho-Kus Police With Carload Of Stolen Merch: Authorities A New York City fugitive was wearing a pair of stolen pants with the tags still attached when two Ho-Ho-Kus police officers found her with a carload of pilfered merchandise on a quiet street off Route 17, authorities said. Dominique A. Smith, 33, of the Bronx was parked on Arbor Drive with the high beams and flashers of a 2020 Ford sedan on when Officers Tom Kirk and Leif Hanisch, sensing something suspicious, rolled up shortly after 8:30 p.m. last Friday, Dec. 30, Capt. Greg McBain said. The officers spotted drug paraphernalia in plain view, as well as lots of stolen purses and clothing, a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Woman Admits Stealing Nearly $94K Worth Of Balenciaga Bags In Hamptons Newark Woman Admits Stealing Nearly $94K Worth Of Balenciaga Bags In Hamptons
Newark Woman Admits Stealing Nearly $94K Worth Of Balenciaga Bags In Hamptons A Newark woman pleaded guilty to grand larceny for her part in stealing $94,000 in handbags from a luxury retail store in the Hamptons. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the guilty plea of Baseemah Davis on Tuesday, Aug. 16, for stealing from the Balenciaga store in East Hampton in March. “The message here is clear, organized retail theft in Suffolk County will not be tolerated,” said Tierney In addition to pleading guilty to grand larceny, Davis, 34, also pleaded guilty to criminal possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled su…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video Hardcore NJ Trio Ram NYPD Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video
Hardcore NJ Trio Ram Nypd Cruiser After $70,000 Heists From Soho Boutique: TikTok Video A hardcore criminal trio from Newark who’d stolen $70,000 worth of designer attire from a Manhattan boutique rammed an NYPD cruiser during an attempted getaway, authorities said. Video posted on TikTok shows several NYPD officers slamming the Dodge Charger with batons while seizing all three just outside the Holland Tunnel. Janavia Marable, 29, Brianna Grier, 27, and Jahlil Pamplin, 29, had just fled Kirna Zabete, a high-end boutique in nearby Soho, after snatching armfuls of garments from racks and display cases, the NYPD said. It was the second time in two months that the veteran crew v…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Luxury Purse Thieves From Newark Captured After Long Island Pursuit Luxury Purse Thieves From Newark Captured After Long Island Pursuit
Luxury Purse Thieves From Newark Captured After Long Island Pursuit A group of adult shoplifters from Newark were captured after snatching $90,000 worth of pricey purses from a Balenciaga store in the Hamptons, authorities said. A flat tire on the Long Island Expressway did them in during a New York State Police pursuit. One got away, a second was seized immediately and the other three were nabbed after bolting into the woods, the NYSP reported. The quintet had entered the luxury fashion shop in East Hampton Village, grabbed a bunch of bags and peeled out in a Dodge Durango on Thursday, March 3. A local police officer tried stopping the supersized SUV but…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘Inventing Anna’: Fake German Heiress In Netflix Show Spent Time 'On ICE' In Bergen County Jail ‘Inventing Anna’: Fake German Heiress In Netflix Show Spent Time 'On ICE' In Bergen County Jail
‘Inventing Anna’: Fake German Heiress In Netflix Show Spent Time 'On ICE' In Bergen County Jail A convicted con woman featured in the Netflix series “Inventing Anna” spent time in the Bergen County Jail before being transferred to a federal detention center just across the border in New York State, where she's awaiting a deportation hearing. Anna Sorokin, who came to the United States in 2013, scammed unwitting victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by posing as a German heiress named Anna Delvey. Using a fake name and claiming she was worth a fortune, Sorokin suckered banks, hotels and some of Manhattan's wealthy elite. She was trying to secure a $25 million loan to start a…

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by Jerry DeMarco