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Feds Crush NY-NJ iPhone Heist Ring That Hijacked Tracking Data, Bribed Employees Feds Crush NY-NJ iPhone Heist Ring That Hijacked Tracking Data, Bribed Employees
Feds Crush Ny-nj iPhone Heist Ring That Hijacked Tracking Data, Bribed Employees Thirteen members of an international crime ring that stole thousands of iPhones and electronics from FedEx and other carriers across the U.S. have been charged in New Jersey, authorities announced. The network, which operated from the Bronx to the Dominican Republic, used hacked tracking data, bribed store employees, and organized package theft to steal millions of dollars worth of devices, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. The crew used computer scripts to scrape tracking data from FedEx and a major U.S. cellular provider, court documents say. Bribed retail employees (including some …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jet Ski Passenger Killed, Driver Critical After Crash On Hudson River Jet Ski Passenger Killed, Driver Critical After Crash On Hudson River
Jet Ski Passenger Killed, Driver Critical After Crash On Hudson River A passenger on a jet ski was killed and the driver critically injured following a crash with another watercraft on the Hudson River over Memorial Day weekend. The crash took place in Orange County around 2:50 p.m., Saturday, May 27 in the city of Newburgh. A preliminary investigation revealed that New Jersey resident Jorge Arribasplata, age 48, of Saddle Brook in Bergen County, was operating a 2018 Yamaha jet ski with a passenger, and David Torres, age 49, of Lodi, also in Bergen County, was driving a 2017 Yamaha jet ski, also with a passenger of his own, said New York State Police Troope…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed Following Investigation Into Fraudulent Gas Purchases In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed Following Investigation Into Fraudulent Gas Purchases In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed Following Investigation Into Fraudulent Gas Purchases In Hudson Valley A 38-year-old man was arrested in the Hudson Valley following an investigation into fraudulent purchases at gas stations in the region. On Tuesday, April 5, authorities began investigating fraudulent purchases made with a New York State Fleet Fuel Card at gas stations in Rockland County, according to New York State Police. New Jersey resident Angel Alvarez-Michel, of Belleville in Essex County, was identified as the suspect, and on Sunday, April 24, he was seen driving a 2008 Ford F-350 with a temporary registration, state police said Police pulled Alvarez-Michel over on State Route 1…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…

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by Zak Failla