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NYPD Officer Steals $87K From Elderly Bank Clients In NY For BMW, Aruba Trip: DA NYPD Officer Steals $87K From Elderly Bank Clients In NY For BMW, Aruba Trip: DA
Nypd Officer Steals $87K From Elderly Bank Clients In NY For BMW, Aruba Trip: DA An NYPD officer who previously worked at a Westchester bank has been charged in a sweeping financial crimes case accusing him of stealing over $85,000 from elderly customers and using the funds to pay for personal expenses—including a Caribbean vacation, luxury car payments, and fitness program subscriptions. Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, age 27, of Manhattan, was arraigned Thursday, July 17, in Rye City Court on a 30-count felony complaint stemming from a months-long investigation by the City of Rye Police Department and the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, both agencies announced.…
Southwest Adding Popular Caribbean Island, Airline's First New Destination In Years Southwest Adding Popular Caribbean Island, Airline's First New Destination In Years
Southwest Adding Popular Caribbean Island, Airline's First New Destination In Years Southwest Airlines is planning to begin flights to a popular Caribbean destination as the carrier expands its network for the first time in about five years. Southwest is looking to fly to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands for the first time, the airline said in a news release on Monday, July 14. Service to Cyril E. King International Airport (STT) in Charlotte Amalie is expected to begin in "early 2026," pending government approval. St. Thomas would be Southwest's first new destination since 2021. "Today marks an exciting milestone for the US Virgin Islands and our growing tou…
NJ Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene NJ Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene
NJ Nightlife Icon DJ Ammo Dies Suddenly, Shockwaves Spread Through NYC Club Scene Friends, family, and fans are mourning the sudden loss of Mossna M. Varasteh, a Bergen County native known worldwide as DJ Ammo, whose reach spanned from New York City to Asia. Varasteh, 42, died on Tuesday, July 8. He had gone to bed, gotten up around 5 a.m., gone back to sleep and was found unresponsive just hours later, his loved ones said. An exact cause has not yet been identified. Ammo had recently returned from performances in Japan, Germany, Amsterdam, and Aruba, and was still DJing major New York City events just weeks before his passing. He got his start in the summer after 8th g…
United Returning To JFK In Major Airline Alliance With JetBlue: What Travelers Need To Know United Returning To JFK In Major Airline Alliance With JetBlue: What Travelers Need To Know
United Returning To JFK In Major Airline Alliance With JetBlue: What Travelers Need To Know JetBlue Airways and United Airlines are linking their loyalty programs in a major new partnership that promises more flights, easier booking, and expanded travel perks. United and JetBlue announced the new "Blue Sky" alliance in a joint news release on Thursday, May 29. The deal will give United its long-desired access to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport by 2027. United flyers will get greater access to JetBlue's Caribbean vacation destinations like Aruba, Barbados, and Jamaica. JetBlue customers can use United's larger global network for cities like Beijing, London, Pa…
COVID-19: CDC Adds Seven Destinations To 'Very High Risk' Category For Travel COVID-19: CDC Adds Seven Destinations To 'Very High Risk' Category For Travel
Covid-19: CDC Adds Seven Destinations To 'Very High Risk' Category For Travel The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added seven destinations to its COVID-19 Level 4 “very high” risk category for travel. The CDC's parameters define the "very high" risk category as having more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents in the last four weeks. Americans should now avoid travel to: France,  Israel,  Thailand,  Iceland,  Aruba,  French Polynesia, Eswatini. That brings the total to 74 nations. For a complete rundown, view the list here. Those who absolutely must travel should be fully vaccinated, the CDC said. The majority of count…
COVID-19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States COVID-19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States
Covid-19: Costa Rica To Open Borders To Residents Of 6 US States Costa Rica is re-opening its borders to Americans who reside in six specific states. Residents of Vermont, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut may all begin traveling to Costa Rica again starting Sept. 1. Many countries have closed their borders to American tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. Costa Rica’s re-opening strategy is unique in its targeted border opening. As of Aug. 3, these countries were among the ones Americans could still visit during the pandemic, according to National Geographic: Albania, Brazil, Camb…
Robert Vetterman Of Carmel, 54, Husband, Father, Friend Always There When Needed, Dies Of COVID Robert Vetterman Of Carmel, 54, Husband, Father, Friend Always There When Needed, Dies Of COVID
Robert Vetterman Of Carmel, 54, Husband, Father, Friend Always There When Needed, Dies Of COVID Robert Vetterman, 54, of Carmel died on April 7, 2020, at Danbury Hospital  in Connecticut from complications from the coronavirus. Robert was born in Sleepy Hollow (North Tarrytown) on July 14, 1965 to Raymond and Timothea (Keane) Vetterman. He grew up in Ossining and was a graduate of Ossining High School.  He also attended BOCES trade school. After high school, Robert pursued his passion for cars and became an automotive mechanic. Throughout his career he did not hesitate to take others under his wings and teach them everything he knew. Robert’s talent, skills, dedication and trustworth…
Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Bank Robbery In Westchester Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Bank Robbery In Westchester
Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Bank Robbery In Westchester A former bank teller in Westchester has been sentenced for her participation in an armed robbery that netted more than $300,000 and a vacation to Aruba. Virginia Blanco has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Odel Avenue in Yonkers in October 2013 that included several rounds being fired during the exchange. She must also pay $303,500 in restitution. Blanco had been found guilty by a jury of conspiracy, bank robbery, and a firearm offense in July last year following a four-day trial in White Plains federal court, U.S. At…
Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Westchester Bank Robbery Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Westchester Bank Robbery
Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Westchester Bank Robbery A former bank teller in Westchester is facing decades in prison for her participation in an armed robbery that netted more than $300,000 - and a vacation to Aruba. Virginia Blanco was found guilty on Tuesday on every count for her with participating in the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Yonkers in October 2013 that included multiple rounds being fired during the exchange.  Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, called the robbery “an inside job.” In October 2013, while Blanco was working as a teller at the Odell Avenue Wells Fargo bank b…