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American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Sentenced American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Sentenced
American Airlines Mechanic Who Smuggled $250K Worth Of Cocaine On Flight Sentenced An airplane mechanic from New York will spend nearly a decade behind bars for smuggling over 25 pounds of cocaine on an American Airlines plane. Long Island resident Paul Belloisi, age 56, of Smithtown, was sentenced to nine years in prison in Brooklyn federal court on Friday, Sept. 6, for possessing and importing cocaine. Belloisi, a former mechanic for American Airlines, was arrested in February 2020 after US Customs and Border Protection discovered 10 bricks of cocaine in an electronics compartment beneath a plane arriving from Jamaica at Kennedy International Airport in Queens . The c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says
Teen Fatally Shot: Suspect Tried To Escape On Plane To Jamaica, Westchester DA Says A man who allegedly fatally shot an 18-year-old in Westchester tried to escape justice by lighting his car on fire and attempting to board a plane to Jamaica, officials said.  Mount Vernon resident Akeem Grant, age 33, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Thursday, May 18 on an indictment charging him with the murder of 18-year-old Tamani Turner in Mount Vernon, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah.  Earlier Report - Murder Of Teen In Mount Vernon: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended According to the District Attorney's Office, on Thursday,…

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by Ben Crnic
Weather
Tropical Storm Ian Strengthening Rapidly On Track To Hit US As Major Hurricane: Latest Timing Tropical Storm Ian Strengthening Rapidly On Track To Hit US As Major Hurricane: Latest Timing
Tropical Storm Ian Strengthening Rapidly On Track To Hit US As Major Hurricane: Latest Timing Tropical Storm Ian is rapidly gaining strength and is projected to become a Category 4 storm before making a direct hit on the United States according to the latest forecast models. Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to strengthen to hurricane status and move north through Florida in the middle of this week. "In just a few days, Ian is likely to be a dangerous major hurricane," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty said.  It's located about 300 miles south-southeast of Grand Cayman, as of early Sunday morning, Sept. 25, with m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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26-Year-Old Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Woman Near Westchester County Center 26-Year-Old Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Woman Near Westchester County Center
26-Year-Old Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed Woman Near Westchester County Center The family of a 57-year-old woman was present in court as the drunk driver who killed her last year was sentenced to prison time for vehicular manslaughter. Elmsford resident Glen Robinson, 26, has been sentenced to a term of between two and six years in prison for hitting and killing Susan Benjamin-Bailey outside of the Westchester County Center last January. Robinson pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in January. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 last year, Robinson was driving while intoxicated in White Plains,…

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by Zak Failla
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ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged. Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey. The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Dashcam Video Released Of Hudson Valley Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting Dashcam Video Released Of Hudson Valley Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting
Dashcam Video Released Of Hudson Valley Man Killed In Police-Involved Shooting New video and information has been released of the Hudson Valley man who was killed in a police-involved shooting last month. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released audio and video recordings of the Saturday, May 23 shooting of Poughkeepsie resident Maurice Gordon, who was shot and killed by a New Jersey State trooper on the Garden State Parkway after a struggle with police. State Police Sgt. Randall Wetzel was identified by investigators as the shooter as the investigation into the Hudson Valley-native’s death continues. In total, 12 audio and video recordings were released, co…

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by Zak Failla
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ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester ICE Five-Day NYC-Area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester
ICE Five-Day Nyc-area Enforcement Crackdown Includes Arrests In Westchester Individuals from four Hudson Valley counties were among 118 people from southern New York arrested for violating U.S. immigration laws during a five-day crackdown in mid-January by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The detail, called "Operation Cross Check,"  was conducted in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley from Jan. 14-18. Persons in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam and Rockland were among those arrested. ICE did not release a breakdown of the number of arrests by region. Of those arrested, more than 107 were convicted criminals or…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Three Convicted In Westchester Are Granted Clemency By Cuomo Three Convicted In Westchester Are Granted Clemency By Cuomo
Three Convicted In Westchester Are Granted Clemency By Cuomo Three men convicted in Westchester County, including one from Rockland, were granted clemency by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, along with 26 other individuals across the state. Cuomo said he issued the pardons on Monday, Dec. 31 in recognition of each individual's rehabilitative efforts and to remove the barriers that their criminal records present to their immigration status.  Some are facing deportation, while others wish to be able to participate in their communities as citizens of the country they call home. In each case, a pardon will make immigration-related relief possible, if no…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Who Embezzled $1.1M From Auto Dealer Sentenced Woman Who Embezzled $1.1M From Auto Dealer Sentenced
Woman Who Embezzled $1.1M From Auto Dealer Sentenced A Hudson Valley woman is heading to prison after admitting to embezzling more than $1 million from a BMW dealer she worked at in Fairfield County. Vanessa Vence-Small, 50, of New Windsor in Orange County, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling $1.1 million from Continental BMW of Darien. From October 2014 to June 2017, Vence-Small made 65 unauthorized electronic fund transfers, totaling $904,659.29, from the dealership’s bank account to her personal American Express account. She also issued and signed 28 checks drawn on the d…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Beware Of These Lottery, Sweepstakes Scams, Better Business Bureau Says Beware Of These Lottery, Sweepstakes Scams, Better Business Bureau Says
Beware Of These Lottery, Sweepstakes Scams, Better Business Bureau Says Tired of your spouse, friend, children, relative or even yourself getting duped by fraud -- which is exploding on cellphones, mailings and computers? The Better Business Bureau (BBB) produced this new study (also attached below) which offers basic tips to avoid being conned. As the saying goes, if it seems to good to be true -- it probably is.  Sweepstakes, lottery and prize scams are among the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today, according to the BBB.  While the scams’ roots go as far back in the culture as gambling, the fraud continues to evolve with the times -- and now in…

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by Jon Craig
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Report: Jamaican National Facing Life In Prison Suing Westchester County Report: Jamaican National Facing Life In Prison Suing Westchester County
Report: Jamaican National Facing Life In Prison Suing Westchester County A Jamaican national living in Mount Vernon who may spend the rest of his life in prison for attempted murder on a Westchester County cop at a Mount Kisco auto dealership is reportedly attempting to sue the county for more than $50 million. Ronald Clare Greenland, 55, who was sentenced to a term of between 40 years and life in prison for attempting to stab a police officer who intervened as he tried to steal rims from a Mount Vernon dealership has filed court papers claiming that state and county officials conspired to defame him and falsely convict him by saying he entered the country illega…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Felon Sentenced To 40 Years To Life For Attempting To Stab Westchester Cop Felon Sentenced To 40 Years To Life For Attempting To Stab Westchester Cop
Felon Sentenced To 40 Years To Life For Attempting To Stab Westchester Cop A lifetime criminal from Mount Vernon may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to a term of between 40 years and life in prison for attempting to stab a Westchester County Police officer who intervened when he tried to steal rims from a Mount Kisco car dealership. Ronald Clare Greenland, 55, was sentenced on Tuesday morning in Westchester County Court after being convicted of multiple charges last October, including attempted murder of a police officer. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov…

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by Zak Failla