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NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD A 29-year-old Westchester County, New York man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 20 for using counterfeit money at a Walmart in Manhawkin. Nepaul Campbell, a Mount Vernon resident, tried to use 21 fraudulent $50 bills to purchase two PlayStation gaming consoles from Walmart on Route 72, Stafford Township Police said.  Campbell was charged with forgery and was ordered to appear back in Ocean County Superior Court, police said.

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by Sam Barron
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Kim Kardashian Sued: Star Mistakenly ID'd Man's Photo As Death Row Inmate Kim Kardashian Sued: Star Mistakenly ID'd Man's Photo As Death Row Inmate
Kim Kardashian Sued: Star Mistakenly ID'd Man's Photo As Death Row Inmate Reality TV star and business mogul Kim Kardashian is facing a lawsuit over allegations that she falsely identified a New York man as a convicted murderer on Instagram, causing him serious emotional distress. Westchester County resident Ivan Cantu filed the lawsuit against the celebrity on Thursday, Feb. 20, alleging that Kardashian wrongfully posted his photo on Instagram to her 350 million followers, claiming he was a convicted murderer on death row, according to New York-based Sobo & Sobo Personal Injury Attorneys.  The case includes six counts, including libel, slander…

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by Ben Crnic
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Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In NY, Lawsuit Says Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In NY, Lawsuit Says
Yankees' Mariano Rivera, Wife, Covered Up Sexual Abuse In NY, Lawsuit Says Baseball icon Mariano Rivera and his wife are both named in a new lawsuit alleging that the couple did not protect a young victim from being sexually abused by members of a Westchester-based church, some of which happened at their home.  The lawsuit, filed in New York Supreme Court in Westchester County on Thursday, Jan. 16, alleges that a child referred to as "Jane A Doe" because of her young age was sexually abused by two people affiliated with New Rochelle-based Refuge of Hope Church.  The church began as a small ministry in Rivera's home and his wife, Clara, still works a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Witness Stopped, Pulled Victim From Fatal I-684 Plane Crash That Took Off From NJ: Report Witness Stopped, Pulled Victim From Fatal I-684 Plane Crash That Took Off From NJ: Report
Witness Stopped, Pulled Victim From Fatal I-684 Plane Crash That Took Off From NJ: Report Federal officials have released more information about a small plane crash on Interstate 684 at the border of Fairfield, CT, and Westchester, NY counties.   The information, which centered on a fatal plane crash on I-684 on Thursday, Dec. 12, was released in a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Rockland County resident and commercial pilot Jacob Yankele Friedman of Monsey, age 32, was killed in the crash, while the 26-year-old private pilot, Kalmen Goldberger, of Linden, NJ, was hospitalized with serious injuries. On the night…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
'RHONJ' Star Is Latest Celeb To Dine At NY Hotspot, And She Can't Stop Raving About It 'RHONJ' Star Is Latest Celeb To Dine At NY Hotspot, And She Can't Stop Raving About It
'Rhonj' Star Is Latest Celeb To Dine At NY Hotspot, And She Can't Stop Raving About It A popular Fairfield County restaurant enjoyed a visit from a celebrity reality star of Bravo TV's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" over the Thanksgiving holiday. Housewives Danielle Cabral and her family stopped in to dine at Constantino’s Pasta Bowls in Greenwich during their travels up north for the holiday. The restaurant said Cabral and her family love spending time in the cozy environment enjoying appetizers, including fried calamari, mozzarella sticks, wings, and mozzarella Carozza.  They chose a restaurant favorite for their entrees: the spicy rigatoni in a bread bowl, Bang Bang…

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by Kathy Reakes
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120 Accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs Of Sex Abuse In New Class Action Lawsuit: Report 120 Accuse Sean 'Diddy' Combs Of Sex Abuse In New Class Action Lawsuit: Report
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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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From NJ In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From NJ In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports
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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by Cecilia Levine
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Westchester Man Sells Opioid Three Times Stronger Than Fentanyl, Feds Say Westchester Man Sells Opioid Three Times Stronger Than Fentanyl, Feds Say
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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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds Chilean Ring Used NJ Digs To Stash Loot From Home Burglaries In NY, MD, Elsewhere: Feds
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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by Jerry DeMarco