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MS-13 Gangster Assaulted, Abused Woman In Months-Long Nassau Nightmare, Jury Finds
An MS-13 gangster sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint, culminating a three-month-long pattern of abuse on Long Island, a jury found Wednesday, May 6.
Jayden Abadi Alvarado Velasquez, 40, was convicted of predatory sexual assault, two counts of assault, five counts of weapons possession, and aggravated harassment, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced Friday, May 8.
“This defendant trapped the victim in a cycle of violence and believed his affiliation with MS-13 made him untouchable,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
The abuse began Aug. 26, 2023, when Alvarado Vel…
Loaded Gun, Suspected Crack Found During Traffic Stop In Nassau County: Police
A routine traffic stop on Old Country Road in Westbury led to two arrests after officers found suspected crack/cocaine and a loaded revolver inside a vehicle, police announced.
Natasha Celestin, 43, of Brooklyn, was arrested after Strategic Response Team officers stopped a 2011 Kia Sorento traveling eastbound with an inoperable taillight in Westbury on Friday, Jan. 16 at 9:11 p.m., according to detectives.
Celestin was found in possession of a white powdery substance believed to be crack/cocaine after an investigation, police said.
A passenger, Saifuddin Abdus-Samad, 55, of Hempstead, was …
Loaded Gun, Suspected Cocaine Found After LIE Crash Lands Nassau County Man Felony Charges: PD
A late-night crash on the Long Island Expressway led to a gun and suspected drugs being recovered from a vehicle in Syosset, Nassau County police announced Sunday, Dec. 21.
Kevin Byong Koon Yim, 45, of Syosset, was arrested after officers responded to an auto accident along the South Service Road near Exit 43 around 12:30 a.m., according to detectives.
When officers arrived, Yim was found seated inside a 2024 Chevrolet, police said. An investigation at the scene led to the recovery of a Sig Sauer firearm and a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine, authorities detailed.
Yim was ta…
Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police
A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say.
Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records.
On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured
A night of celebration turned into tragedy overnight when gunfire erupted inside a crowded New York City restaurant, leaving 11 people shot, with three of those dead.
The shooting broke out just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in Brooklyn, at Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, according to authorities.
Officers responding to frantic 911 calls found chaos inside the establishment, with victims ranging in age from 27 to 61, eight of whom were men and three women, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference.
The violence followed a dis…
Hanukkah Shooting: Man Who Opened Fire Outside NY Synagogue Gets Years In Prison
A man who fired a shotgun outside an Albany synagogue on the first night of Hanukkah in 2023 has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, of Schenectady, pleaded guilty in February to a federal hate crime for the Dec. 7, 2023, incident at Temple Israel, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Alkhader took an Uber to the synagogue, walked up the front steps, pulled a shotgun from a duffel bag, and fired two rounds into the air while shouting “Free Palestine.” Adults and children were inside at the time, but no one was injured.
He had planned to shoot out the syna…
Recognize Him? Gunman Opens Fire On Teen At Lirr Platform In Lynbrook, MTA Police
A 17-year-old boy was shot on a Long Island Rail Road platform in Lynbrook, and police want to know if you recognize the suspect, MTA Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
The shooting happened on Platform B at the LIRR Lynbrook Station at 7:55 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, according to the release.
The pictured suspect intentionally fired a gun at the teen, striking him in the torso, investigators explained.
The victim was taken to Franklin Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition, police said.
Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or location is asked to contact the MT…
Facebook Marketplace BMW Sale Turns Violent: Seller Robbed At Gunpoint, Cops Say
A Facebook Marketplace meeting to buy a BMW in Maryland ended in gunfire threats and a crash after three men allegedly robbed the seller at gunpoint and tried to get away in a stolen Infiniti, police said.
When the men arrived, 18-year-old Julian Chase Rose, of Beltsville, and 19-year-old Prince Chukang, of Silver Spring, “displayed a handgun and demanded the keys to the BMW,” according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
“The victim dropped the keys and ran,” police continued.
A third suspect, 20-year-old Kendric Rock, of Silver Spring, had driven the men to the home in a 2019 …
Ex-NJ Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report
A former Hudson County corrections officer who killed his girlfriend and her friend in 2021 has learned his fate.
John P. Menendez has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for the killings of Anna Shpilberg and Luiza Shinkarevskaya, both 40, with his service weapon in Newark in February 2021, NJ Advance Media reports.
Police found Shpilberg, of Randolph, suffering a gunshot wound at Edison Place and Bruen Street around 9 p.m., on Feb. 16, 2021, then-Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said at the time.
Shi…
Tinder Trap: Woman Gets 10 Years For Role In NY Ambush Robberies
A New York woman will spend a decade behind bars for her role in back-to-back armed robberies orchestrated through the dating app Tinder.
Karina Carroll, 25, of Troy, was sentenced to five years in prison in Albany County Court on Monday, June 30, after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery. Her sentence will run consecutively to a previous five-year sentence doled out in Rensselaer County.
Carroll admitted to working with Terry Adams, 19, and William Camino, 20, both of Troy, to target unsuspecting men using Tinder.
The first robbery occurred in Troy on Feb. 18, 2024, when the trio use…
Exclusive: NY Triple Murderer Threatened Similar Scenario Year Prior, Victim’s Dad Says
In the days before her tragic death, Whitney Fowler was trying to escape what friends and loved ones describe as a long and dangerous pattern of domestic violence.
Fowler, 27, was one of three people fatally shot at a Rensselaer County home in Grafton on Wednesday evening, June 18, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Her husband, 26-year-old Joshua Fowler, is now charged with murder after allegedly gunning down Whitney, his father Wilson Fowler, 55, and his step-grandmother Anita Krandle, 69, before reportedly hoping police would end his life in a “suicide by cop” scenario, according to New…
LI Man Murdered Single Mom Found In Car Over Debt, DA Says
A Long Island man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend— a young single mom— outside her apartment in a cold-blooded act over a minor financial dispute, prosecutors alleged.
James Quininchetta, 40, of Ridge, was arraigned on murder and weapons charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 18, in the killing of 33-year-old Rebecca Roth.
Quininchetta took a rideshare to Roth’s Moriches apartment complex, Heatherwood Apartments, at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, June 6, to confront her over money she allegedly owed him, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office.
When Roth refused to pay, Quini…
Gunman Went To Total Of 4 Lawmakers’ Homes Night Of Double-Fatal Shooting: Feds
The man accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband also went to the homes of two other elected officials that same night, Federal authorities say.
Before ambushing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and after wounding State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, Vance L. Boelter allegedly drove to the homes of two other elected officials — both of whom he failed to reach, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday, June 16.
The Justice Department says Boelter, age 57, wore body armor, posed as a police officer, and used a vehicle rigged to resemble a la…
Lawmaker Shooting Suspect's Wife Found With Gun, Cash, Passports; Shooter's Car Found Abandoned
The wife of a man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses—killing two and critically injuring the others— was found with thousands of dollars in cash, a firearm, ammunition, and multiple passports in the truck of her car, according to reports.
KSTP in Minnesota reported that Jenny Boelter, the wife of suspect Vance Boelter, was pulled over during a traffic stop in Onamia, Minnesota, roughly 100 miles from their home, on Saturday, June 14.
Police detained her for questioning along with three relatives who were also in the vehicle, the Minnesota Star Tribune report…
