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Queens Trio Caught With $4K In Stolen Goods At NJ Mall: Cops Queens Trio Caught With $4K In Stolen Goods At NJ Mall: Cops Queens Trio Caught With $4K In Stolen Goods At NJ Mall: Cops
Queens Trio Caught With $4K In Stolen Goods At NJ Mall: Cops Three New Yorkers were arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $4,000 in merchandise from six stores at Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, authorities said. Luisa Gonzalez, 24, of Fresh Meadows, Andres M. Rincon, 35, of Whitestone, and Michell Calderon-Varela, 28, also of Whitestone, were arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, following an undercover operation at the mall, Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. Plainclothes officers from the department's Crime Suppression Unit were alerted to a theft in progress around 6:16 p.m., when Officer Matthew Mulick spotted Rincon hiding merchand…
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA A 52-year-old man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over more than a decade, beginning when she was just 5 years old, prosecutors said.  Liberty resident Joseph Wallace, 52, was found guilty of three counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and one count of third-degree rape following a five-day jury trial, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced on Friday, Oct. 30.   According to prosecutors, the abuse began on July 1, 2010, when Wallace sexually assaulted his 5-year-old stepdaughter while they were alone at the …
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later More than 12 years after a Sullivan County mother was murdered and her dismembered remains were discovered in the woods, her killer has been sentenced to years behind bars.  Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, received the sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, April Parker, 31, of Monticello, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced.  Guiden was sentenced by Sullivan County Supreme Court Judge Stephan Schick after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder on June 23, following a 12-day trial.  The case dat…
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…
NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say
NY Mail Carrier Slashed In Head — Assailant Gets Prison Time, Feds Say A 50-year-old man previously convicted of robbery will spend more time in prison for a violent, unprovoked attack that left a New York City mail carrier with several deep cuts to his head, federal prosecutors said.  Bronx resident John Garcia, 50, was sentenced to 82 months in federal prison for attacking a US Postal Service employee who was delivering mail in the Bronx, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 29.  The attack happened on July 16, 2025, when Garcia approached the on-duty mail carrier from behind and assaulted him w…
$5 Million Health Insurance Fraud Operation Busted In Nassau County: Police $5 Million Health Insurance Fraud Operation Busted In Nassau County: Police $5 Million Health Insurance Fraud Operation Busted In Nassau County: Police
$5 Million Health Insurance Fraud Operation Busted In Nassau County: Police A $5 million health insurance scheme operated by two Long Island pharmacies has been busted, police announced Friday, Oct. 30. RNJ Pharmacy Inc. in Freeport and Jericho Express Rx Inc. in Floral Park face fraud, grand larceny, and identity theft charges, the Nassau County Police Department said. The pharmacies submitted about $8 million in claims for high-cost prescription medications, with a large portion billed to Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurers, investigators said. Of the fraudulently billed $8 million, about $5 million was paid out, according to authorities. The claims were fi…
3-Year-Old, Police Sergeant Hospitalized In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities 3-Year-Old, Police Sergeant Hospitalized In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities 3-Year-Old, Police Sergeant Hospitalized In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities
3-Year-Old, Police Sergeant Hospitalized In Long Island Car Crash: Authorities A 3-year-old boy and an on-duty Suffolk County police sergeant were injured in a two-car crash Friday morning, Oct. 30, police said. The sergeant was traveling in an unmarked car, while the 3-year-old was a passenger in the other vehicle, the Suffolk County Police Department said. While traveling southbound on River Road around 8 a.m., the sergeant attempted to turn left onto Victory Avenue and collided with a 2026 Honda CRV traveling westbound, investigators said. The sergeant was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries that were not considered life-threatening, aut…
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30. Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said. The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release. Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Pedestrian Airlifted After Long Island Crash — Driver Says He Thought He Hit Deer: Police Pedestrian Airlifted After Long Island Crash — Driver Says He Thought He Hit Deer: Police Pedestrian Airlifted After Long Island Crash — Driver Says He Thought He Hit Deer: Police
Pedestrian Airlifted After Long Island Crash — Driver Says He Thought He Hit Deer: Police A pedestrian on Long Island was airlifted to the hospital following a car crash on Thursday, Oct. 29, police said. The driver initially left the scene of the collision on Old Riverhead Road West in Hampton Bays around 7:40 p.m. Thursday, the Southampton Town Police Department said. First responders arrived near 94 Old Riverhead Road West following reports of the accident, and the wounded man was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital for treatment of his injuries, police said. The road was closed for two hours while police investigated, and the driver arrived at Southampton PD headquarters late…
Final Texts Shared From Nassau County Mom Who Drove Car Into Pool: Reports Final Texts Shared From Nassau County Mom Who Drove Car Into Pool: Reports Final Texts Shared From Nassau County Mom Who Drove Car Into Pool: Reports
Final Texts Shared From Nassau County Mom Who Drove Car Into Pool: Reports The husband of a Long Island woman who died in a shocking incident earlier this year has shared their final text message exchange. Matt Rahmani, the husband of Allison “Ally” Rahmani, shared their messages with People magazine and the New York Post. He had sent his wife a photo of a prayer shawl bag she’d made for him by hand. “I’m walking into davening being like🔥,” Matt Rahmani wrote Friday, Aug. 21, using the Yiddish word for prayer, according to the Post. “I’m feeling so good.” Allison Rahmani replied “LOL.” “That was literally the last interaction I had with my wife,” Matt Rahmani to…
LI Man Sexually Abused Teenager In Summer 2026, Police Say LI Man Sexually Abused Teenager In Summer 2026, Police Say LI Man Sexually Abused Teenager In Summer 2026, Police Say
LI Man Sexually Abused Teenager In Summer 2026, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for sexually abusing a 17-year-old victim, police said. Segundo L. Sumba Arcentales, 56, of East Hampton, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29 after the teenager shared their story with school leaders, the East Hampton Town Police Department said. School officials immediately contacted police after the teen reported the incidents, authorities said. Police interviewed the victim and determined the abuse happened on multiple occasions in July and August 2026, according to investigators.. Sumba Arcentales was charged with two counts each of third-degree sexual ab…
Virginia Mom Accused Of Killing Newborn Found In Commack Movie Theater Toilet 30 Years Ago Virginia Mom Accused Of Killing Newborn Found In Commack Movie Theater Toilet 30 Years Ago Virginia Mom Accused Of Killing Newborn Found In Commack Movie Theater Toilet 30 Years Ago
Virginia Mom Accused Of Killing Newborn Found In Commack Movie Theater Toilet 30 Years Ago Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case. Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…