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120 Accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs Of Sex Abuse In New Class Action Lawsuit: Report
The legal troubles faced by Sean "Diddy" Combs, a New York native, are far from over, as the hip-hop mogul is facing allegations of sexual assault from over 100 new accusers, according to a report by NBC News. Texas-based attorney Tony Buzbee announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1 that he is currently representing 120 people with various allegations against Combs occurring over two decades, NBC reported. These accusations against Combs, a New York City native who grew up in Westchester County's Mount Vernon, include sexual assault or rape; facilitated sex with a controlled substance;…
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Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From NJ In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports
A 45-year-old New Jersey native and Westchester County, NY middle school teacher was shot and killed by her ex-husband's 65-year-old mother, who then turned the gun on herself in New York City, multiple news outlets say. Marisa Galloway — who hails from Wildwood, NJ and worked as a special education teacher in Ardsley, NY — was shot and killed by Kathleen Leigh near Gracie Mansion on Friday morning, July 26, NYPD brass said at a news briefing later that day. The NYPD said it happened amid a custody battle between Galloway and her ex-husband, whose mother was identified as Leigh, over their …
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Westchester Man Sells Opioid Three Times Stronger Than Fentanyl, Feds Say
Two men, including one from Westchester County, face federal charges for allegedly selling a narcotic up to three times stronger than fentanyl, officials announced. Yonkers resident Miguel de Jesus Reyes Medina, age 49, and Camden, NJ resident Erik Alberto Lopez Valdez, age 38, were arrested on Thursday, July 18 on drug distribution charges, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced. According to federal officials, in April 2024, Reyes Medina agreed to sell fentanyl to an undercover agent working with law enforcement, reportedly asking f…
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Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds
Six Chilean nationals who burglarized homes in multiple states were recorded on video stashing a huge safe and other items stolen in the break-ins in a Jersey City apartment building, authorities said. The crew took pearl necklaces, diamond earrings, a distinctive high school “state champions” ring, and other jewelry during the burglary of a Westchester County, NY, residence in late March, an FBI complaint says. The same burglars struck again in Baltimore County, MD, in mid-April, taking luxury timepieces, distinctive cufflinks, and a safe that contained a collection of rare coins, the comp…
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Bergen Hebrew School, Mercer House Of Worship Among 200 Targets Of Swatting, Bomb Threats In US
UPDATE: A Hebrew school in Bergen County and a house of worship in Mercer were among nearly 200 Jewish targets of bogus bomb threats and swatting incidents across the country, law enforcement officials reported. In just 24 hours over this past weekend, 199 bogus bomb and swatting threats were delivered from one coast to the other, according to the Secure Community Network, a nonprofit that monitors antisemitic threats and coordinates security for Jewish institutions nationwide. It was shortly before 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, when Barnert Temple on southbound Route 208 in Franklin Lakes rece…
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NY Dental Hygienist Who Traveled To Bergen To Meet Child For Sex Could Be Freed Next Summer
UPDATE: A dental hygienist who was arrested in Bergen County after coming from Rockland to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sent to state prison for what could be less than a year. Dariush Ghamarnezhad, 42, of Pomona was among 16 men from Bergen, Passaic, Rockland and Westchester counties who were busted by authorities during a five-day 2019 sting operation dubbed “Operation Home Alone." Various law enforcement agencies united to nab men who they said tried to lure youngsters into sex through social media. Just about all of them were arrested when they showed up at a residen…
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Driver Rescued From Marsh After Fleeing Atlantic City Expressway Crash: State Police
A Westchester County, NY, man was arrested after he allegedly fled a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway, authorities said. Jerome Reed, 34, of Peekskill, was rescued about five hours after the crash from a nearby marsh and charged with eluding, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers were called to the single-vehicle crash at 1:08 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman, said. The crash occurred in the westbound E-ZPass lanes of the Pleasantville Toll Plaza, he said. Before troopers arrived, Reed allegedly fled the vehicle on foot into a marshy area near the tol…
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Impersonators Jailed In Gunpoint Bergen Robbery
UPDATE: Two men accused of posing as New York City detectives to rob a Fair Lawn resident at gunpoint during a home invasion last fall have been brought to Bergen County after being arrested out of state. Whether local or federal authorities will be prosecuting them and four alleged accomplices -- three of whom have already been released -- remains an open question, at least publicly. All seven were arrested in New York State last month and charged in a Nov. 17, 2022 home invasion in which residents were zip-tied and an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry was stolen. The two main defen…
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Devil-Masked Visitor Pranks Supervisor, Triggers Scare At Major Testing Lab In Elmwood Park
UPDATE: A Westchester County resident who works at one of the largest clinical testing labs in the U.S. triggered a large emergency response Friday when she walked into the Bergen County building wearing a devil mask, handed a supervisor a jar of salsa with her name on it and left without saying a word, authorities said. Ray Greenwald, 27, of Ardsley, NY, and the supervisor at BioReference Laboratories just off Route 80 in Elmwood didn't know one another and apparently had never met before, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. However, Greenwald, who works in another building, told police sh…
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Silent Clown-Masked Visitor Leaves Suspicious Item At Major Testing Lab In Elmwood Park
UPDATE: A Westchester County resident who works at one of the largest clinical testing labs in the U.S. triggered a large emergency response Friday when she walked into the Bergen County building wearing a devil mask, handed a supervisor a jar of salsa with her name on it and left without saying a word, authorities said. Ray Greenwald, 27, of Ardsley, NY, and the supervisor at BioReference Laboratories just off Route 80 in Elmwood didn't know one another and apparently had never met before, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. However, Greenwald, who works in another building, told police sh…
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Trio Charged In Kidnapping, Execution Of NJ Man Alongside Route 80: Police
Three Newark men have been charged with kidnapping a man before shooting him and leaving him for dead along Route 80, authorities announced. Mustafa Manns, 28, William Dixon, 24, and Nishir Rios-Figueroa, 30, have been arrested in the Aug. 18, 2022 death of 27-year-old Quadree Burch, also of Newark, New Jersey State Police announced on Tuesday, March 14. On Aug. 18, 2022, at 12:26 p.m., troopers from Troop “B” Hope Station responded to the report of human remains found by a New Jersey Department of Transportation employee who was cutting grass on Interstate 80 eastbound near milepost 16.6.…
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Woman Arrested After Shooting Threat Locks Down Popular Bergen County Restaurant
UPDATE: A woman who police said forced the temporary lockdown of a busy Bergen County restaurant during dinner this weekend was identified as a Westchester County resident. Diana Dealem-Calderon, 39, left Fire & Oak in Montvale after threatening to shoot someone during an argument, Police Chief Doug McDowell said. Montvale police took her into custody a little over a mile away at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton, with help from their law enforcement colleagues there, the chief said. No one was injured and no weapons were involved, but the incident did produce some anxious moments. The call i…
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Fake Nursing Degrees Sold For $15K, Pair Arrested In South Jersey: Feds
A large-scale scheme to sell fake nursing degrees has been busted up by federal authorities. Two South Jersey men were charged in the scheme that allowed thousands of prospective nurses to skip time-consuming training and licensing by purchasing credentials for up to $15,000. Those indicted collected more than $100 million peddling the bogus licenses, federal officials said. HHS-OIG, the FBI and Justice Department worked jointly on the operation, dubbed "Operation Nightingale," named after Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The overall scheme involved the distribut…
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! Hardcore Ex-Con Trio Robbed 80-Year-Old Shopper In Route 46 Costco Lot: Prosecutor
UPDATE: Authorities charged three hardcore criminals from Newark with robbing a defenseless 80-year-old shopper in the parking lot of a Costco off Route 46 in Teterboro. Ex-cons Alex Carroll, 35, David Fate, 38, and Tariq Kyam, 57, all have extensive, violent criminal histories, records show. Kyam and Fate were both charged with committing two robberies in 2009, one of which left a Verona gas station attendant shot dead. Kyam served nearly nine years behind bars after Fate testified against him. How much time Fate served in exchange for his testimony couldn't immediately be determined. Th…
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Teens OK After Minibus From Prestigious Private School Careens Across Entire GS Parkway
A group of teens and their driver escaped serious injury when a minibus from a prestigious private school in Connecticut careened across both the northbound and southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway in Paramus on Friday the 13th. The Greenwich Country Day School bus was headed north when the driver swerved to avoid a Lexus whose driver had changed lanes abruptly around 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The minibus ran off the roadway, then across the southbound lanes, before coming to rest in a ditch with a flat rear tire. Two of nearly a …
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2 Men Restrained Female Workers With Zipties To Rob $578K From NJ Check Cashers At Gunpoint: DA
Two men from New York City were arrested and jailed after they were apparently connected to a series of gunpoint robberies at check cashing services throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania that involved female workers being restrained with zipties, authorities announced. Ramel Harris, 40, and Neville Brown, 38, both of Brooklyn, were charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of Hobbs Act robbery, and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announce…
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: BMW That Crashed During Chase Had Just Been Stolen By Paramus Home Burglars, Police Say
A stolen luxury SUV that crashed and overturned as a good Samaritan chased it was stolen moments earlier by two teenage thieves who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehr…
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: Stolen SUV Pursued By Civilian Crashes, Thieves Captured By Police In Paramus
A stolen luxury SUV that rolled as a good Samaritan chased it had been stolen moments earlier by two teens who'd broken into the owner's Paramus home, authorities said. An auto detailer who was working at the Hasse Avenue home at the time chased the Newark pair Friday afternoon as they sped off in the 2020 X-5, which had been taken from the garage after the pair entered the house and apparently found the keys. Officers Dan DeRienzo and Don Liu were on patrol near the corner of Farview Avenue and Century Road when both vehicles came whizzing by, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. The …
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'Weasel': Doja Cat Feuds With 'Stranger Things' Actor Over Leaked DMs
Netflix's “Stranger Things” star Noah Schnapp has found himself in the crosshairs of Doja Cat after he leaked private messages between the two on TikTok. The “Kiss Me More” singer, 26, vented to fans about the leak during an Instagram Live session Thursday, July 7, in which she called the 17-year-old Westchester County native's actions “borderline snake (expletive)” and “weasel (expletive).” So what exactly was in those messages that has Doja Cat so fired up? In the now-deleted TikTok video, the singer can be seen asking Schnapp about his “Stranger Things” co-star, Joseph Quinn, whom she h…
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Federal Child Porn Charges Brought Against Fort Lee-Based Lawyer From Westchester
A lawyer who's served as general counsel for the operator of a large chain of health care facilities in New Jersey was charged federally with transporting lewd images of children taken at his Westchester County home, authorities said. Androsky Lugo, 52, already was facing local child-porn production charges brought by police in Eastchester and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office when he was charged federally, records show. Lugo, who was executive vice president and general counsel for CareOne, worked in Fort Lee, authorities said. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Selling…
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Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders
Responders rescued a jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The report of a jumper snagged near the northbound Tarrytown end of the bridge came in shortly before 10 a.m., Friday, May 27, bringing a huge contingent of emergency personnel, including the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team. The rescueWestchester County PD Rescuers brought the person to safety using a series of ropes, witnesses said. The incident was over in barely a half-hour, they said. Responders included firefighters, divers and others from Central Nyack, Nyack, Piermont, …
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NY Man Admits Killing Friend In South Jersey DWI Crash: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old man from Westchester County, NY, has pleaded guilty to killing a friend while driving impaired in South Jersey, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, NY, entered the plea Wednesday, April 6 in Superior Court in Mount Holly to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Under an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, Lorenz will serve six years in New Jersey State Prison in exchange for the plea, and must complete 85 percent of the term before being considered for parole. …
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Corrections Officer Honored For Saving Baby On NJ Turnpike Strangles Estranged Wife: Report
A Manhattan prison corrections officer once honored by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for saving a baby's life on the NJ Turnpike was arrested for beating and strangling his estranged wife on New Year's, the New York Post reports. Shon Brown slashed his wife's car tires then followed her ride home to Yonkers demanding to know where she had been, before screaming at her and throwing her into a glass wall, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint filed in Westchester County, NY. Brown then choked the woman until she passed out and yelled "I'm going to kill you," before leavin…
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Feds Seize More Than 2,000 Pounds Of Cocaine In Major NJ, NY Bust
Three men are facing charges for their roles in a multi-million dollar drug conspiracy ring with ties to New Jersey that led to the seizure of more than a ton (nearly 2,000 pounds) of cocaine, officials announced. ALSO READ: Drug Bust Nets 8 Pounds Of Cocaine, $650K Cash, 7 Guns, 24 Arrests Across NJ, NY: Prosecutor Jorge Aponte-Guzman, age 33, Nelson Agramonte,-Minaya, age 37, and Carlos Maisonet-Lopez, age 32, have been indicted in federal court this week following their arrests in September that led to the seizure of 920 kilograms of cocaine. “A seizure of this magnitude undersco…
Obituaries
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter
Memorial services have been scheduled to honor the life of a Westchester County man who died after a powerful Nor'easter rolled in while he was kayaking on the Long Island Sound. Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Scarsdale, was reported overdue by his family on Tuesday, Oct. 26, after he left Hempstead en route to Mamamronek in his kayak at about 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, authorities reported. He was found unresponsive by the US Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon, and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov…
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Two Dead After Suicidal Man Jumps From Building, Lands On Victim In NY
Two men were dead after one of them jumped from the top of a building, landing on top of the other below overnight in Westchester County, NY. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 at 77 Locust Hill Ave., in Yonkers. A distraught 25-year-old man jumped off the roof of the building, falling 12 stories onto the concrete parking garage roof below and striking a 61-year-old man; both men died at the scene, Yonkers police said. Investigators are interviewing witnesses and family members at this time and reviewing surveillance videos. The incident appears to be a tragic s…
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Driver Held For Extradition To NJ After Crash-Filled Pursuit From Bergen Ends In Westchester
UPDATE: A Connecticut driver who authorities said led officers and troopers on a high-speed chase from Bergen to Westchester counties – ramming police cars from both states along the way -- remained jailed Monday pending extradition to New Jersey. Mahwah police initially began chasing an Acura MDX driven by Henry L. Cofrancesco Jr., 51, of Hamden, CT, on southbound Route 287 last Thursday afternoon. South Nyack and New York State Police joined the pursuit at speeds that law enforcement sources said ranged from 75 to 90 miles an hour. The chase continued through Rockland County and cr…
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Central Jersey Driver Killed When Car Falls 25 Feet On NY Highway
A Perth Amboy driver was killed when his car flipped over a concrete barrier on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County, NY and fell about 25 feet onto another roadway. Jefry Capellan Rodriguez was behind the wheel of a 2002 Ford Ranger going northbound when he lost control, spun out, and struck the barrier at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 19, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The vehicle then toppled over the barrier and fell into an opening between the parkway’s northbound and southbound lanes. The vehicle landed on its roof on the shoulder adjacent to …
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'Most Wanted' Fugitive From Westchester Captured By Fair Lawn Police
An ex-con was removed from Westchester County’s "Most Wanted Fugitives" list after Fair Lawn police found him strung out on heroin, authorities said. Officers responding to a March 8 call of a man going in and out of consciousness in parking lot next to a Broadway (Route 4) check cashing business found Jordan Seacor, 31, of Ossining, sitting in his car, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “He was sweating profusely and having difficulty staying awake,” the sergeant said. As the officers watched, Seacor dug into his pockets, pulled out a bundle of heroin bags and stuffed them into a backpack, Metzler…
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Feds Arrest Warren County Oath Keeper Seen With Trump Ally Roger Stone Before Capitol Riots
A tattoo artist from Warren County with ties to the Oath Keepers militia group has been arrested. Roberto Minuta, 36, of Hackettstown, was seen with former President Donald Trump’s longtime advisor Roger Stone before the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol. Minuta, who reportedly served as Stone's bodyguard, was wearing a baseball hat and military-style vest with the Oath Keeper logo prior to the violent insurrection on Jan. 6, prosecutors said. After his greeting with Stone, Minuta can be seen among the crowd that approached the Capitol and interacting with Capitol Police officers while wear…
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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…
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