Duo Breaks Into Nearly 100 Storage Units, Steals From Capital Region Business, Police Say Duo Breaks Into Nearly 100 Storage Units, Steals From Capital Region Business, Police Say
Duo Breaks Into Nearly 100 Storage Units, Steals From Capital Region Business, Police Say Two people are facing charges after allegedly breaking into dozens of storage units in the region and stealing property, authorities said. State Police said troopers in Schenectady County were first contacted in early November 2022 with reports that multiple units had been broken into at Superior Storage, located in Duanesburg on Western Turnpike. Investigators determined that Edward Cruz, age 29, and Trista Lohmeyer, age 28, both of Albany, were behind the break-ins. Altogether, the pair reportedly destroyed locks on 91 storage units before stealing items from inside. Troopers finally ar…
500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant: Westchester Duo Nabbed In CT, Police Say 500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant: Westchester Duo Nabbed In CT, Police Say
500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant: Westchester Duo Nabbed In CT, Police Say Two New York men have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than 500 gallons of used cooking oil at a Connecticut restaurant. The men, both from Westchester County, were stopped in Litchfield County in Harwinton around 5:45 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 12. According to Connecticut State Police, the duo, identified as Yonkers residents Jeyson Santiago, age 25, and Isaac Then, age 25, were stopped after troopers received a 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle parked near a restaurant in Harwinton. Troopers located the vehicle fleeing the scene, but were able to stop it on Route 8. Troopers de…
Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Charged With Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Charged With Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records
Correction Officer From Northern Westchester Charged With Assaulting Inmate, Falsifying Records A correction officer from Northern Westchester is charged with assaulting an inmate of the Dutchess County prison he once worked at and falsifying the records of the incident.  The assault happened on May 28, 2020, when 32-year-old Cortlandt Manor resident Taj Everly assaulted an inmate at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville, according to an announcement by US Attorney Damian Williams from Thursday, Dec. 15.  On the day of the incident, Everly allegedly hit the inmate without provocation as he exited a room in the prison, causing both men to fall. Afterward, Everl…
$31M Trip-Fall Fraud Scheme Results In Convictions For NY Attorney, Doctor $31M Trip-Fall Fraud Scheme Results In Convictions For NY Attorney, Doctor
$31M Trip-Fall Fraud Scheme Results In Convictions For NY Attorney, Doctor An attorney and doctor have been convicted of defrauding New York businesses and their insurance companies of more than $31 million through a massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme. Following a three-week trial, a jury in Manhattan just convicted George Constantine, a lawyer, and Andrew Dowd, an orthopedic surgeon, for their participation in the scheme from 2013 and 2018.  Both men live on Long Island -- the 60-year-old Constantine in Plainview, and the 67-year-old Dowd in Miller Place. The two were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and w…
CT Woman, NY Man Apprehended In $1 Million Heist CT Woman, NY Man Apprehended In $1 Million Heist
CT Woman, NY Man Apprehended In $1 Million Heist Two people are accused of orchestrating a million-dollar heist that targeted a victim's residences on Long Island and in New York City. Raymond Bouderau, age 49, of Manhattan, and 57-year-old Jacqueline Jewett, of Westbrook, in Middlesex County, Connecticut, were arrested for the burglaries, which happened in September, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Earlier report: 57-Year-Old Woman Wanted In Suffolk County For Burglary, Grand Larceny Nabbed In Connecticut “Life is not like the movies," Tierney said. "These defendants thought it wo…
'Can We Party Today?' Westchester Man Convicted In Father's Murder-For-Hire At McDonald's 'Can We Party Today?' Westchester Man Convicted In Father's Murder-For-Hire At McDonald's
'Can We Party Today?' Westchester Man Convicted In Father's Murder-For-Hire At McDonald's A Westchester County man has been found guilty in the murder-for-hire killing of his own father, who was shot to death while sitting in a McDonald’s drive-thru. Anthony Zottola, age 44, of Larchmont, was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn Wednesday, Oct. 19, of murder-for-hire conspiracy in the October 2018 killing of 71-year-old Sylvester Zottola in the Bronx. The man who Zottola hired to pull the trigger, 36-year-old Himen Ross, of the Bronx, was also convicted Wednesday following the pair’s six-week trial, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District. Zottola and …
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2M Oxycodone Pills Hudson Valley Man Charged With Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2M Oxycodone Pills
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2M Oxycodone Pills A Hudson Valley man was one of eight people charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute more than 1.2 million oxycodone pills. Orange County resident Anthony Mathis, age 55, of New Windsor, was indicted on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in a 10-count indictment along with a Brooklyn doctor, office manager, and two pharmacists. According to Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, the group allegedly operated a drug distribution ring from a medical office in Brooklyn. From December 2018 to October, the group unlawfully distributed more than 11,000 prescriptions for oxy…
Suspects Fleeing Scene Of Walgreens Robbery Crash At 100 MPH In Hudson Valley, Police Say Suspects Fleeing Scene Of Walgreens Robbery Crash At 100 MPH In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Suspects Fleeing Scene Of Walgreens Robbery Crash At 100 MPH In Hudson Valley, Police Say Three people who allegedly tried to rob a Hudson Valley Walgreens crashed while trying to exit the Taconic State Parkway at speeds topping 100 mph. The Dutchess County incident began in LaGrange around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, when New York State Police responded to the Walgreens on Route 55 for a reported robbery, said Trooper AJ Hicks. A preliminary investigation revealed that three men entered the store and jumped over the pharmacy counter and stole numerous medications before fleeing in a black Toyota Camry, said Hicks. No weapons were displayed during the incident, state police sa…
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Westchester Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of alleged carjacking, robberies, and kidnappings in Westchester. Diante Fernandes, age 19, and Mark Francis, age 18, both of the Bronx, were arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 28, said Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27, the duo carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims, in the Bronx and Yonkers. Once on Sept. 26 and again on Sept. 27, the two lured victims to a loca…
4 Charged With Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine In Capital District 4 Charged With Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine In Capital District
4 Charged With Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine In Capital District Four men from the region are facing federal charges for allegedly running a cocaine ring in the Capital District. Between June and December 2021, the group obtained numerous packages that were shipped by US Mail from Puerto Rico to addresses in Albany and Rensselaer counties, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the northern district. Inside each package was approximately one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine, prosecutors said. The packages were then retrieved by the defendants and taken to Troy, where the cocaine was processed for distribution, according to investigators. Prosecutors …
3 Men Facing Charges In Connection With Whitey Bulger's Beating Death 3 Men Facing Charges In Connection With Whitey Bulger's Beating Death
3 Men Facing Charges In Connection With Whitey Bulger's Beating Death Three men have been indicted in connection with the beating death of notorious Boston crime boss James "White" Bulger, the US Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of West Virginia reports. Fotios "Freddy" Geas, Paul "Pauly" DeCologero and Sean McKinnon were charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder Wednesday, Aug. 17,  the office reports.  Geas and DeCologero are accused of beating in the head Bulger while they were imprisoned in West Virginia in October 2018, the office reports. This resulted in Bulger's death at 89 years old.  Geas and…
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Two men were apprehended and are facing charges after a grand larceny investigation at a bank in the Hudson Valley ended in a crash. At about 4:25 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, the Village of Fishkill Police pursued a vehicle northbound on Route 9 in connection to the investigation at Key Bank.  The fleeing vehicle, a 2017 BMW 330i, struck a small school bus on Route 9 in the town of Wappinger and came to rest in a ditch, state police said.   ll occupants of the BMW and the bus were treated at local area hospitals for minor injuries and released, police said. The operator of the …