Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot After Arranging To Pick Up Car Through Facebook Off-Duty NYPD Officer Shot After Arranging To Pick Up Car Through Facebook
Off-Duty Nypd Officer Shot After Arranging To Pick Up Car Through Facebook Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on an off-duty NYPD officer, critically wounding him, as he attempted to purchase a vehicle. The officer, who has not been named, went to purchase the vehicle that was posted in a Facebook Marketplace ad around 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 in the area of 472 Ruby St., said New York City Police. When the officer and his brother-in-law arrived, a man almost immediately pulled out a gun and demanded the money, said the NYPD.  The officer had reportedly brought $24,000 to the meet to purchase a Honda Pilot.  The officer pulled his weapon…
Items Stolen In Hudson Valley Home Burglary Have Been Sold On Facebook, Police Say Items Stolen In Hudson Valley Home Burglary Have Been Sold On Facebook, Police Say
Items Stolen In Hudson Valley Home Burglary Have Been Sold On Facebook, Police Say State Police are asking the public for help locating items that were allegedly stolen from a Hudson Valley home during a burglary. The incident took place in Ulster County on Friday, Sept. 16 in New Platz on Route 373. "Some of the proceeds of this burglary have been sold on Facebook Marketplace," state police said. Items stolen during the burglary included: Ryobi carpenter saw with a blue plastic handle and a power cord. A blue crowbar, steel, with a straight right angle claw kind of an I-beam-shaped shaft. Yankee memorabilia, roughly 12“ x 12“ picture framed pictures of Don Mattingl…
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of alleged carjacking, robberies, and kidnappings in Westchester. Diante Fernandes, age 19, and Mark Francis, age 18, both of the Bronx, were arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 28, said Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27, the duo carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims, in the Bronx and Yonkers. Once on Sept. 26 and again on Sept. 27, the two lured victims to a loca…
Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say
Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot After Facebook Marketplace Sale, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was shot dead in broad daylight while attempting to purchase a motorcycle off of Facebook Marketplace. The incident took place in the Bronx around 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven, said the NYPD. The victim, Rockland County resident Jefferson Jimenez Hernandez, age 20, of Spring Valley, was found unconscious and unresponsive, with gunshot wounds to the head, NYPD said. EMS responded and transported Hernandez to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln where he was pronounced dead, they added. A firearm was recovered on the…
Suspects On Run After Armed Carjacking Following 'For Sale' Ad On Facebook Marketplace Suspects On Run After Armed Carjacking Following 'For Sale' Ad On Facebook Marketplace
Suspects On Run After Armed Carjacking Following 'For Sale' Ad On Facebook Marketplace A Hudson Valley man was carjacked and robbed at gunpoint while attempting to sell his car. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Newburgh on Tuesday, May 17. The carjacking took place after a 21-year-old man from Fishkill had advertised his 2018 Dodge Charger for sale on Facebook Marketplace, said Chief Donald Campbell, of the town of Newburgh Police. A prospective buyer contacted the man and they arranged to test drive the vehicle. Two men showed up at the meeting spot and they test drove the vehicle on I-84, Campbell said. Once crossing over the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge …
Man Accused Of Selling Counterfeit Inspection Stickers To Undercover Officer In Westchester Man Accused Of Selling Counterfeit Inspection Stickers To Undercover Officer In Westchester
Man Accused Of Selling Counterfeit Inspection Stickers To Undercover Officer In Westchester A local man was arrested for advertising and selling counterfeit DMV inspection stickers via Facebook Marketplace. The Westchester County Police was tipped off confidentially about the sale posting and arranged for an undercover officer to contact and meet seller Luis Pina-Perez, 36, of Tarrytown.  The undercover officer agreed to pay Pina-Perez $240 for two tickets when they met on Wildley Street in Tarrytown. After the price was negotiated, the suspect was taken into custody by waiting detectives.  Pina-Perez was charged with the felony of second-degree criminal possession of a…