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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: Capital District 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 Albany County 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…
Body Found At Possible NY Mob Dumping Ground Leads To Extortion Conviction, Feds Say
The disappearance and death of a New York City man found buried in a possible mob dumping ground in the Hudson Valley has led to one conviction, authorities announced Wednesday, May 27.
Shlomo Patchiav, 45, of Queens, was found guilty of extortion conspiracy in the case of Shehroz Tokhirov, the Justice Department said.
Tokhirov’s remains were found in two large duffle bags behind a home in Ellenville on Feb. 21, 2023, according to investigators. In the days afterward, state police told reporters the address may have been used by the Russian mob to conceal dead bodies.
Patchiav and an unnam…
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival
Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage.
Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance."
The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement.
Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…
