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2 Suspects Posing As Law Enforcement Nabbed In Hudson Valley $27K Phone Scam
Two suspects from New Jersey posing as law enforcement authorities in New York were nabbed after allegedly scamming residents out of $27,000.
The Hudson Valley incident occurred in Dutchess County on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 19.
According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Vivek B. Shingarakhia, age 24, and Kishan Gajera, age 31, both of Jersey City, in connection with the investigation into a phone scam that was reported to the Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday, June 19.
Watterson said the victims reported to sheriff’s deputies that they susp…
$15K In Drugs, $20K In Cash, Magazines Seized From Hudson Valley Man, Cousin Raid
A pair of alleged drug dealers, including a Hudson Valley resident, were busted with high-capacity magazines, a handgun, and more than $15,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana, and other drugs, authorities said.
Ulster County resident Hameem Khan, age 21, of Rosendale, and Talha Khan, 27, of Jersey City were charged with 26 related offenses following the raid in New Jersey at 159 Mallory Ave., in Jersey City, according to sources with direct knowledge.
The Khan cousins had more than 170 grams of cocaine valued at more than $7,000, four pounds of marijuana worth approximately $8,000 and variou…
Nine Charged With Stealing $1.3M Worth of Vehicles In NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA Shipping Them Overseas
An international ring of identity thieves stole $1.3 million worth of vehicles and watercraft from dealerships in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, using fraudulently obtained digital driver's licenses, authorities charged.
Nine defendants used the stolen identities of US citizens in Puerto Rico -- along with fake Puerto Rico driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, debit cards, and birth certificates -- to obtain the licenses from motor vehicle agencies in Jersey City and North Bergen, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
They used tho…
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…
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged.
Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey.
The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…
Husband, Wife Dead In Murder-Suicide Were 'Talented, Dedicated' Restaurant Owners
She was a talented chef, dedicated to her profession. He was an intelligent graduate of India Institute of Technology, who came to the United States to pursue his master's degree.
Together, Garima Kothari and Manmohan Mall were a happy couple, and owners of Nukkad, an Indian restaurant a few blocks from their Jersey City, New Jersey high-rise apartment, relatives say.
Both were found dead Sunday morning in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Family members, most of whom were back in India, were still trying to understand the tragedy while speaking to Daily Voice …
Area Native Valerie Harper, Who Earned Fame As TV's 'Rhoda,' Dies At 80
Hudson Valley native Valerie Harper, who achieved fame in a sidekick role on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” before starring in her own, top-rated show, “Rhoda,” died on Friday, Aug. 30. She was 80.
She had leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, in which cancer cells invade the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain.
For her work on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series three times, and later received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on "Rhoda/"
Harper was born on Aug. 22, 1939…
Hudson Valley Entrepreneur Donald Knueppel Dies At 32
Donald Knueppel, an entrepreneur and longtime resident of the area, died on Thursday, Feb. 8 at Campbell Hall Rehabilitation Center in the Town of Hamptonburgh. He was 32.
The son of Robert Knueppel Jr. and Michele Wallentine, he was born on July 8, 1985 in Jersey City. Donnie enjoyed WWE Wrestling, karaoke, dancing, sports, drawing, singing, and playing video games. He also enjoyed meeting new people, spending time with his family and friends, and was a real ladies' man.
Family would describe Donnie as a kind, compassionate, and free-spirited soul.
Survivors include his children, Donald …
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