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19-Year-Old Duo Nabbed In Robbery, Attempted Robberies Of Mail Carriers On Long Island: Police
A pair of 19-year-olds were arrested in connection with a string of attempted robberies, one of them successful, targeting mail carriers on Long Island.
Aaron Nelson, of Deer Park, was taken into custody Thursday evening, May 30, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives.
It came months after a second suspect, Chrisnell Maitre, of Deer Park, was arrested Thursday, Feb. 29.
Investigators said Nelson and Maitre have attempted to rob several US Postal Service workers of their mailbox keys around Suffolk County since October 2023.
One robbery occurred in North Baby…
Westchester Postal Carrier Took Credit Cards, Checks From Mail, Stole Identities: Feds
A Westchester County postal carrier from Long Island faces federal charges after taking credit cards, checks, and identities from the mail to steal money from those along her route, officials announced.
Nassau County resident Tameka Babulal of Hempstead, age 36, was arrested in connection with the alleged identity theft scheme on Wednesday, May 22, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
Babulal, a mail carrier who worked in the Westchester County city of Mount Vernon, was arrested along with her husband, Hempstead resident 36-year-old Joel Babul…
Long Island 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…
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…
Postal Workers Charged After Fraud Evidence Discovered In Westchester 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 …
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…