Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say
Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say A 62-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen truck rammed two police cars and then fled on foot when officers attempted to make a traffic stop. Juan Colon, of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested around 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, after Clarkstown Police officers on patrol attempted to stop a black Ford F-350 that had been reported stolen, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. When officers tried to make the stop in the area of Shorn Drive and Western Highway, Colon allegedly attempted to flee by ramming two Clarkstown Police vehicles, which had boxed him in, Peters said. The occupants of the…
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge An upstate New York man went berserk on a flight to Newark,  barreling into the cockpit door and pummeling a female attendant before injuring one of six Port Authority police officers in a brawl on the tarmac, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 4965 from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. had almost reached Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 when passengers said Matthew Dingley went off. Dingley, 28, of Wynantsville, in Rensselaer County, sprinted to the cockpit door and began banging on it, then attacked the much smalle…
Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges
Area Tour Company Founder Indicted On Federal Child Porn Trafficking Charges The founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was found with 6,800 photos and 120 videos of child sexual abuse, an indictment returned by a federal grand jury alleges. Federal Homeland Security agents arrested Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, in February on distributing child pornography charges. A grand jury in Newark added receiving and possession counts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Thursday. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos a…
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…
Sex Offender Charged With Improperly Touching Boy In Area Sex Offender Charged With Improperly Touching Boy In Area
Sex Offender Charged With Improperly Touching Boy In Area A registered sex offender with a lengthy history of sexual offenses is facing new charges for allegedly improperly touching a teenage boy. Yoel Oberlander, 39, of Monroe, was arraigned this week in Rockland County Court and charged with third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old boy in Ramapo in June. Oberlander had been on supervised release after being sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for repeatedly fondling a woman on a flight from Israel to Newark. He’s currently being held in federal custody in New Jersey following hi…
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Man Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Man An alert has been issued for a man who is wanted in Rockland County. The Clarkstown Police Department is attempting to locate 40-year-old Koran McDonald, of Newark, who is wanted on charges that include larceny and reckless driving. McDonald was arrested and later failed to appear for court proceedings and a warrant for his arrest was issued by the court. Police described McDonald as a 6-foot African American with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Clarkstown Police Warrant Unit by calling (845) 639-5880.
U.S. Attorney: Dominican National Admits To Picking Up Nearly 1,000 Grams Of Heroin In Rockland U.S. Attorney: Dominican National Admits To Picking Up Nearly 1,000 Grams Of Heroin In Rockland
U.S. Attorney: Dominican National Admits To Picking Up Nearly 1,000 Grams Of Heroin In Rockland A Dominican national has admitted to his role in a conspiracy to transport nearly 1,000 grams of heroin that he obtained in Rockland County, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Bienvenido Perez Lazala, 31, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Newark federal court to an information charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: In January last year, a Mexican narcotics trafficker provided another individual with…
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash
ID Released For Driver Of BMW Motorcycle Killed In High-Speed Westchester Crash Police have released the identity of a motorcyclist killed after being ejected from his motorcycle in a two-vehicle crash in Westchester. Juan A. Rosario-Tiburcio, 36, of Newark, New Jersey, was killed during the crash which occurred around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, June 1 on I-87 southbound in Yonkers, said New York State Police Trooper Tara L. McCormick. A preliminary investigation determined that a 2015 BMW motorcycle driven by Rosario-Tiburcio was traveling southbound on I-87, in the center lane, at a high rate of speed, said McCormick. A 2017 Volkswagon Jetta was also southbound i…
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days. Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark." Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.  Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn
Feds Charge Tri-State Area Tour Company Founder With Trafficking Child Porn The North Jersey founder of a nature tour company operating from the Jersey Shore north to Poughkeepsie and southern Connecticut was arrested by federal Homeland Security agents on charges of trafficking child porn. Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of Living Adventure Tours, was ordered held without bail by a federal judge in Newark Monday afternoon on a charge of distributing child pornography. Between July 2018 and January 2019, Tiedeman, of West Milford, “distributed at least 50 videos and 100 images depicting the sexual abuse of children via the BitTorrent peer-to-peer network,” U.S. Attorney Craig…
Cuomo, Trump Lunch Meeting Focuses On Gateway Tunnel Cuomo, Trump Lunch Meeting Focuses On Gateway Tunnel
Cuomo, Trump Lunch Meeting Focuses On Gateway Tunnel President Trump met Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the White House to discuss the Gateway Project, which would rebuild passenger rail lines between New York City and Newark, N.J. The two men were joined at lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 28 by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, a White House spokesman. The infrastructure development is one of the few issues where Trump may find newly empowered House Democrats willing to work with him.  The meeting appeared on Trump's public schedule and Cuomo confirmed in this statement that he planned to discuss the …
Pearl River Pedophile Gets 25 Years In Federal Pen For Making, Sharing Images Of Sex With Child Pearl River Pedophile Gets 25 Years In Federal Pen For Making, Sharing Images Of Sex With Child
Pearl River Pedophile Gets 25 Years In Federal Pen For Making, Sharing Images Of Sex With Child A Pearl River man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in federal prison for taking and sharing sex videos and images that he made with a child. Richard Murphy, 33, will have to serve out just about the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Murphy told a judge in Newark in June that he "persuaded a child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of taking photos and videos of that conduct" in December 2016, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. Murphy also "admitted that he took video of the child performing a sex act on him" an…