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$22.5M Gold Heist: Suspect In One Of Canada's Biggest Thefts Sentenced For US Guns In Socks
A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history is facing years behind bars in the United States after a Pennsylvania traffic stop uncovered a cache of guns hidden in a rental car, federal authorities announced.
Durante King-Mclean, 27, of Cambridge, Ontario, was back before a Harrisburg federal judge on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, for a 2023 case that prosecutors say exposed a cross-border weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to Canada.
He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said.
Among them were stolen weap…
Man Accused of Stealing $5K Vehicle In Hudson Valley
A 48-year-old man is facing felony charges in connection with the theft of a vehicle reported in October in Northern Westchester, police said.
Yonkers resident Jason Popowich, 48, was taken into custody on Friday, Nov. 14, after Yonkers Police notified Yorktown officers that he was being detained and was wanted on an active warrant, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The warrant stems from an incident on Monday, Oct. 13, when Yorktown Police received a complaint that a vehicle valued at $5,000 had been stolen.
Following an investigation, detectives identified Popowi…
Cop Killers Helped Run NY Multi-State Car Theft Ring: NJ AG
Thirteen people were arrested and charged with running a car theft ring out of Camden that involved the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 5.
Alex Vargas, a 27-year-old Camden resident and his brother Alexi Vargas, a 24-year-old Pennsauken resident, led a criminal enterprise which coordinated the theft of vehicles throughout New Jersey and his nearby states, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
From July 2001 through January 2004, the Vargas brothers and their accomplices stole cars in Camden, Burlington, Somerset, Bergen,…
