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NJ Couple Admits Running Multi-County Sex Spa Ring: Feds
A husband and wife admitted running a prostitution enterprise tied to nine massage spas across New Jersey and New York, federal prosecutors announced.
Zhejun Piao, 38, and Miyeon Choi, also known as “Maya,” 38, both of Palisades Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 26, in Trenton federal court to conspiracy involving interstate racketeering activity, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said.
According to prosecutors, the operation dated back to at least 2017 and involved spas in Paterson, Passaic, Fairview, Edgewater, East Brunswick, Toms River, and New Rochelle, NY. Women working at the spas per…
NY Dog Intentionally Scalded By Abusive Owner Seeking To Cause Pain: Police
A Capital Region woman has been arrested for scalding her dog with an unknown substance multiple times, causing devastating burns and an infection, police said Thursday, May 28.
Vanessa French, 57, first encountered police around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 20 following a disturbance call on Saratoga Road in Moreau, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
Investigators determined French, of Gansevoort, had intentionally injured her companion dog with the substance on more than one occasion, authorities said.
She was arrested Tuesday, May 26 on a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals and …
100 Grams Of Cocaine Found In Cap Region Traffic Stop, Heroin Found At Home: Cops
Two Capital Region residents were busted with more than 100 grams of cocaine in a traffic stop, police said.
Joshua Weisinger and Kimberly Loucks, both 43, were also found in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, and drug paraphernalia following a search of their residence in Durham, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office said.
Weisinger and Loucks were driving through Greenville on State Route 32 when they were pulled over, authorities said. At the stop, Weisinger had 54 grams of cocaine and Loucks had 58 grams, according to police.
The duo was each charged with third-degree drug possession, w…
Armed And Arrested: Rensselaer County Man Nabbed After Gun Threat Complaint, Cops Say
A Capital District man accused of threatening another person with a gun was arrested Wednesday, May 27, police said.
Loren Durkee, 42, was found in Cohoes inside a truck behind a residence on Main Street, the Cohoes Police Department said. He was arrested without incident.
Cops found a Browning Arms Buck Mark .22 Long Rifle Pistol on Durkee, along with three loaded magazines with a total of 36 bullets, authorities said. Investigators also found 0.2 grams of methamphetamine on Durkee, according to police.
Durkee, of Troy, was charged with second-degree menacing, five felony weapons charges,…
$3K Facebook Marketplace Flip Lands NY Man Behind Bars, Cops Say
A New York man accused of stealing a trailer and then selling it on Facebook Marketplace has been arrested, state police announced Thursday, May 28.
Joaquin A. Noa Dos Santos, 23, of Albany, was charged with third-degree grand larceny and third-degree possession of stolen property, New York State Police said.
The trouble began on Oct. 5, 2024, when an Oswego County resident purchased the trailer from Dos Santos for more than $3,000 at a meeting in North Greenbush, authorities said.
But Dos Santos had bought the trailer from a dealer in Johnston, RI, with a bad check, investigators said. Wh…
