Light Drizzle 71°
Tag:

ATM

News
US Sounds Alarm Over Tourist Crime In Popular Tropical Getaway US Sounds Alarm Over Tourist Crime In Popular Tropical Getaway
US Sounds Alarm Over Tourist Crime In Popular Tropical Getaway A popular Central American getaway spot is under new scrutiny after US officials warned that criminals are increasingly targeting tourists and foreign residents with robberies and extortion schemes. In a security alert issued on Tuesday, Nov. 25, the US Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, said it is tracking a rise in property crimes, financial crimes, and robberies affecting foreigners across the country, including US citizens.  The alert describes criminal gangs targeting foreign-owned homes and businesses for break-ins and extortion. It also details cases in which foreign residents and…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
News
‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years ‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years
‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years A man who led a violent, drug-dealing burglary crew known as the “Route Boys” will spend over two decades in federal prison. Jason Liriano, 25, of Brooklyn–also known as “jay bigfella”–was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, April 29. It followed his September 2023 guilty plea to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Tuesday’s sentencing marked the final chapter in a wide-reaching crime spree that spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Liriano founded the Route Boys gang, which committed more than 100 break-ins at pharmacies, bodegas, chec…

SHARE

by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
90-Second ATM Snatch Leaves Cash Strewn Across NJ Chase Bank Parking Lot: Reports 90-Second ATM Snatch Leaves Cash Strewn Across NJ Chase Bank Parking Lot: Reports
90-Second ATM Snatch Leaves Cash Strewn Across NJ Chase Bank Parking Lot: Reports Ninety seconds is all the time it took for thieves to pull an ATM from a Chase Bank in New Jersey, leaving  an abundance of cash strewn across the parking lot, NBC-NY reports. The cash was stolen from an ATM at the Chase Bank on Route 1 in South Brunswick overnight on Thursday, April 28, local police said on social media. ACTIVE INVESTIGATION - Police are investigating theft at the Chase Bank on Route 1 overnight. Suspects stole large amount of cash from ATM. pic.twitter.com/QBQNJoWWip — So Brunswick PD (@SoBrunswickPD) April 28, 2022 It was estimated to be in the tens of thousands of …

SHARE

by Jon Craig