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US Postal Mail Carrier Robbed In Quiet North Babylon Neighborhood, Suspect Steals 'Arrow' Key US Postal Mail Carrier Robbed In Quiet North Babylon Neighborhood, Suspect Steals 'Arrow' Key
US Postal Mail Carrier Robbed In Quiet North Babylon Neighborhood, Suspect Steals 'Arrow' Key A suspect is on the loose after a US Postal Service carrier was robbed in a residential Long Island neighborhood. The carrier was in his mail truck in North Babylon at approximately 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, and had just removed mail from the mailbox located at the corner of Hughes Lane and Miller Avenue when a suspect approached him and demanded the Arrow key which opens all the mailboxes in the North Babylon area, Suffolk County Police said. The suspect reached into his zip-up hooded sweatshirt and gestured like he had a gun, according to police. The mail carrier complied, and…
Lindenhurst Woman Scams Nearly $20K In Stamps With Fake Checks: Police Lindenhurst Woman Scams Nearly $20K In Stamps With Fake Checks: Police
Lindenhurst Woman Scams Nearly $20K In Stamps With Fake Checks: Police A Long Island woman traveled to post offices across Long Island buying tens of thousands of stamps with false checks, police said. Stephany A. Moreira, age 27, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 31 for charges including larceny and scheme to defraud, according to the Nassau County Police Department. From Tuesday, June 6 to Thursday, June 8, Moreira, a Lindenhurst resident, allegedly purchased 36,600 stamps throughout Nassau County using 21 insufficient checks. As a result, the US Postal Service lost $19,278, police said. Moreira is charged with: Grand larceny Scheme to defraud Issuing…
3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials 3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials
3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials Around 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes bound for Connecticut, New York, and other states have been found and destroyed by the US Postal Service since the beginning of the year, officials said.  According to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the seizures were a result of a settlement between the USPS and several states in August 2022 that forced the Postal Service to destroy untaxed foreign cigarettes instead of returning the illegally-mailed packages back to the sender.  Of the 3,000 cigarette packages destroyed since the beginning of 2023, 44 had bee…
Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say
Long Island Raids Net Thousands Of Stolen Catalytic Converters, $4 Million In Cash, Police Say Police on Long Island seized thousands of stolen catalytic converters and more than $4 million in cash during a raid that followed a months-long investigation. The raids took place before dawn in Nassau County at the homes and scrapyards of two brothers in Long Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder at a news conference. During the raids, the homes of Andrew Pawelsky, age 24, and his brother, Alan Pawelsky, age 20, both of Long Beach were searched where police seized $3.9 million in cash from Alan Pawelsky’s home, some $100,000 from Andre…
5 NY Men Charged In illegal Gambling Operation Allegedly Run By Lucchese Crime Family 5 NY Men Charged In illegal Gambling Operation Allegedly Run By Lucchese Crime Family
5 NY Men Charged In illegal Gambling Operation Allegedly Run By Lucchese Crime Family Five New York men, including three from Westchester County, have been accused of overseeing and operating a 15-year long, large-scale illegal, online gambling business with suspected ties to the Lucchese crime family, federal authorities announced. An indictment was unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court on Wednesday, Sept. 14 charging them for their roles overseeing and operating a large-scale illegal, online gambling business under the protection of the Lucchese organized crime family. The gambling business known as “Rhino Sports” utilized an offshore website and dozens of bookmakers in …
Queens Postal Workers Charged After Fraud Evidence Discovered In Hotel, Feds Say Queens Postal Workers Charged After Fraud Evidence Discovered In Hotel, Feds Say
Queens Postal Workers Charged After Fraud Evidence Discovered In Hotel, Feds Say Three United States Postal Service workers were charged in a bribery and mail theft scheme after evidence was discovered at a Westchester County hotel. Oscar Abreu, age 41, of South Ozone Park, Rafael Grullon, of Manhattan, age 40, and Aldo Palomino Jr., of Long Island City, age 30, were charged in connection with their participation in a conspiracy to receive bribes and steal hundreds of pieces of mail, according to an announcement from Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The US Attorney's Office said the defendants are each charged with …
Long Island Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say A Long Island man has been apprehended after police allegedly found 18 illegal weapons in his home. Matthew Spigner, age 69 of Manhasset was arrested on Thursday, April 7 at his home. Spigner was arrested on a warrant by members of the Nassau County Police, Homeland Security, Nassau County District Attorney's Office, and the US Postal Service. During the search, officers found 18 handguns, police said. Spigner was placed into police custody without incident and charged with: Criminal possession of a weapon first-degree Criminal possession of a weapon second-degree Two counts of criminal…
Eight Charged For Plotting To Traffic Contraband Into Suffolk County Jail, Sheriff Announces Eight Charged For Plotting To Traffic Contraband Into Suffolk County Jail, Sheriff Announces
Eight Charged For Plotting To Traffic Contraband Into Suffolk County Jail, Sheriff Announces A three-month investigation into the smuggling and distribution of contraband at the Riverhead Jail on Long Island led to charges for three inmates and five visitors who were allegedly a part of the conspiracy, authorities announced. Investigators from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office announced the bust on Tuesday, Jan. 25 that resulted in a total of 25 felonies and 12 misdemeanor charges for trafficking drugs through jail visits and the US Postal Service. Charges include conspiracy, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a controlled substance, promoting prison …
Alert Issued For Scam USPS Package Delivery Postponed Texts Alert Issued For Scam USPS Package Delivery Postponed Texts
Alert Issued For Scam USPS Package Delivery Postponed Texts Law enforcement officials are cautioning of a new text message "smishing" scam that involves phony messages being sent from fraudsters posing as members of the US Postal Service (USPS). Alerts have been issued by state and federal officials following recent reports from consumers who have received messages claiming to be from USPS about a change in delivery shipment. The messages typically include a link that could potentially expose one to scammers looking to steal personal identifying information. Many who click the phony link have wound up being hacked or prompted to provide new informat…
COVID-19: Arrival Of Residents From NYC Drives Spike In Cases In These Upstate Counties COVID-19: Arrival Of Residents From NYC Drives Spike In Cases In These Upstate Counties
Covid-19: Arrival Of Residents From NYC Drives Spike In Cases In These Upstate Counties With many downstate New Yorkers flocking to less dense, more rural areas in upstate New York during the COVID-19 pandemic, those regions are reporting a rise in the number of cases of the virus that are spreading. Upstate officials are working to get as many COVID-19 vaccinations completed as quickly as possible as many have fled from New York City and the suburbs during the pandemic in favor of locales further upstate. According to some reports, the number of New York City residents who have moved upstate into the Captial Region’s four largest counties has increased by more than 200 percen…
COVID-19: New Data Reveals Number Who Have Moved Out Of NYC During Pandemic, Where They've Gone COVID-19: New Data Reveals Number Who Have Moved Out Of NYC During Pandemic, Where They've Gone
Covid-19: New Data Reveals Number Who Have Moved Out Of NYC During Pandemic, Where They've Gone There are now numbers behind the mass exodus of New York City residents to the suburbs and beyond amid the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 1 through Oct. 31 this year, a total of 295,103 NYC residents have made change-of-address requests. That's according to data The New York Post obtained from the US Postal Service. Most went to Long Island -- a total of more than 40,000 (21,362 to Suffolk County, with 6,500 of that number in six zip codes on the East End, and 18,731 to Nassau County), followed by Westchester County (15,850) and 9,356 to Hudson County, New Jersey (which includes J…
Long Island Chiropractor Charged With Health Care Fraud Long Island Chiropractor Charged With Health Care Fraud
Long Island Chiropractor Charged With Health Care Fraud A Long Island chiropractor was charged in federal court for health care fraud after submitting false claims with the Department of Labor for services that he did not actually render, according to Acting Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney Seth Ducharme.  Joseph Stephan of Farmingdale, 50, reportedly billed the department's Office of Worker's Compensation Programs for dates where employees covered under the program did not visit him, or for services that they did not receive when they visited him. A complaint against Stephan was unsealed by a federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday…
COVID-19: Cuomo Signs Law Allowing For Absentee Ballots Due To Risk Of Virus COVID-19: Cuomo Signs Law Allowing For Absentee Ballots Due To Risk Of Virus
Covid-19: Cuomo Signs Law Allowing For Absentee Ballots Due To Risk Of Virus Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he signed a law to expand absentee balloting in advance of the November election. Sure to draw the ire and attention of President Donald Trump, on Thursday, Aug. 20, Cuomo signed the three-part package that includes measures that will allow absentee ballot applications to be submitted directly to the Board of Elections. This new law allows a voter to get an absentee ballot due to risk or fear of illness including COVID-19 and ensures all absentee ballots postmarked on or before Election Day or received by the Board of …