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Mounted Police Horse Who Served In Philadelphia Dies Mounted Police Horse Who Served In Philadelphia Dies
Mounted Police Horse Who Served In Philadelphia Dies A beloved police horse featured in numerous magazines and a children's book, has died from Cushing's Disease, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Monday, April 8. The Lancaster Mounted Police Horse, Liam, was a Clydesdale Hackney Cross born in Toronto in 2001, where he worked as a carriage horse before financial constraints lead the previous caretaker to part ways. Liam joined the force in 2005 and was paired with Officer Eric Lukacs in 2007 through his retirement on April 29th, 2023.  Officer Eric Lukacs and his partner, mounted police force horse, Liam. Lancaster Bu…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Philly Trio Admits $1.6M Worth Of Thefts From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond Philly Trio Admits $1.6M Worth Of Thefts From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond
Philly Trio Admits $1.6M Worth Of Thefts From 55 UPS Locations Across NJ, NY, PA, Beyond UPDATE: Three young Philadelphia men admitted burglarizing 55 UPS warehouses across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and beyond, netting more than $1.6 million worth of electronics. Sekou Fofanah, 20, Shamaire Brown, 19, and Quamaire Brown, 19, each pleaded guilty in federal court in Camden to conspiracy to commit cargo theft, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. All three and a fourth man, Aboudramane Karamoko, had been arrested and released at one time or other since the burglaries began nearly four years ago, records show. The most recent was last past April, when po…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
PA Christmas Tree Shops Stores Among 10 National Store Closures PA Christmas Tree Shops Stores Among 10 National Store Closures
PA Christmas Tree Shops Stores Among 10 National Store Closures Christmas Tree Shops has announced it will close 10 of its stores after filing for bankruptcy. The 53-year-old discount home-goods chain offers seasonal decor year-round, along with assorted gifts, kitchen items, and furniture. The 10 stores closures are: Rockland County, New York: 32 Spring Valley Marketplace, Spring Valley; Jefferson County, New York: 21182 Salmon Run Mall Loop West, Watertown; Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Davis Straits, Route 28 Falmouth Plaza, Falmouth, Massachusetts; Barnstable County, Massachusetts: Cranberry Highway Route 6A, Sagamore; Lancaster County, Pennsylvania:…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman, Son Sold $4M Worth Of Misbranded Animal Drugs, Pesticides: Philly Feds Woman, Son Sold $4M Worth Of Misbranded Animal Drugs, Pesticides: Philly Feds
Woman, Son Sold $4M Worth Of Misbranded Animal Drugs, Pesticides: Philly Feds A 70-year-old Rockland County, NY grandmother and her son illegally sold $4 million worth of misbranded, unregistered, and unapproved animal drugs and pesticides smuggled into the U.S. from China, federal authorities charged. Bien King of Congers and Khalil King, 36, of New York City operate a pet supply company in the Bronx called “Little City Dogs,” which caters to customers who want to avoid the cost of local veterinary clinics and treat their dogs' and cats' common ailments themselves. Both have been in a years-long battle with the government over their practice of formulating de-wormin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
GOTCHA! NJ Fugitive Wanted For Sex Trafficking Captured At Newark Airport GOTCHA! NJ Fugitive Wanted For Sex Trafficking Captured At Newark Airport
Gotcha! NJ Fugitive Wanted For Sex Trafficking Captured At Newark Airport A fugitive from Bergen County wanted for running a massive sex-trafficking ring in North Jersey, Rockland and New York City was captured trying to re-enter the United States from Colombia, authorities confirmed. Birmania “Nancy” Rincon, 62, a Colombian national living in Teaneck, was among the ringleaders of a crew that forced dozens of women into prostitution, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. She was in the wind, however, when authorities seized 21 defendants during a series of early-morning raids at 19 homes and other locations in Bergen and Hudson counties exactly two weeks ag…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
HERO: NJ Police Officer Rescues Unresponsive Driver From Fiery Wreck HERO: NJ Police Officer Rescues Unresponsive Driver From Fiery Wreck
Hero: NJ Police Officer Rescues Unresponsive Driver From Fiery Wreck An Upper Saddle River police officer responding to a crash dragged an unconscious Rockland County driver to safety moments before the man's minivan went up in flames. The minivan had slammed into a utility pole, splitting it at the base, on East Saddle River Road south of Lake Street just after midnight Thursday, Capt. Edward Kane said. The engine block was already starting to cook when Officer Tim Erstling arrived, Kane said. Erstling immediately pulled the 29-year-old Pomona, NY driver out and away from the minivan, the captain said. "Minutes later, the vehicle was fully engulfed," he s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Ex-Owner Of Failed Nursing Homes In PA Charged With $39M Tax Dodge Ex-Owner Of Failed Nursing Homes In PA Charged With $39M Tax Dodge
Ex-Owner Of Failed Nursing Homes In PA Charged With $39M Tax Dodge An insurance broker from Rockland County who ran a failed nationwide network of nearly 100 nursing homes from an office over a Bergen County pizzeria ducked nearly $39 million in payroll taxes, a federal indictment unsealed on Monday alleges. Joseph Schwartz, 62, was arrested at his Suffern home last Thursday. A federal judge in Newark released him to home confinement hours later, with conditions, pending trial. Then came the unsealing announcement on Monday, also out of Newark. Schwartz’s Skyline Healthcare LLC amassed 95 nursing homes in 11 states nationwide in less than two years – incl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Tufts Lacrosse Player Dies In Hot Dog Eating Contest Tufts Lacrosse Player Dies In Hot Dog Eating Contest
Tufts Lacrosse Player Dies In Hot Dog Eating Contest A college student from the Hudson Valley has died from injuries in a hot dog eating contest on Saturday, Oct. 16. Rockland County resident Madie Nicpon, a 2019 graduate of Suffern High School, was a junior at Tufts University in Massachusetts.  She fell unconscious during an off-campus charity fundraiser and died at a Boston hospital the following day, WCVB, ABC 5 in Boston reports. Nicpon was a biopsychology major and a member of the college's women’s lacrosse team. News of the tragedy was shared with the university community in a statement signed by Tufts' president, dean of studen…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail'
Cuomo Grants Clemency To Brinks Robbery Murder Convict, PBA Prez Says Ex-Gov 'Belongs In Jail' With the 40th anniversary approaching of the cold-blooded killings of two police officers and a guard in a $1.6 million Brinks armored car robbery, the law enforcement community felt slapped in the face by now-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hours before leaving his office in disgrace, Cuomo commuted the 75 years-to-life sentence to the 40 years of time that self-proclaimed revolutionary David Gilbert has served for the Rockland County murders. The law enforcement community reeled from the news Tuesday. Cuomo resigned "because he sexually harassed multiple women," Rockland County PBA …

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Black Market Birds: Why Was NJ-Bound Airport Traveler Smuggling Finches In Hair Rollers? Black Market Birds: Why Was NJ-Bound Airport Traveler Smuggling Finches In Hair Rollers?
Black Market Birds: Why Was Nj-bound Airport Traveler Smuggling Finches In Hair Rollers? You might ask yourself why a Guyanese traveler headed to New Jersey was found trying to smuggle in a flock of finches tucked into hair rollers through JFK Airport. The answer: Singing competitions. U.S. Customs and Border Protections reported seizing 29 of the petite black-market songbirds this past weekend. It's happened before -- and not just at New York/New Jersey area airports. Last year, hundreds were discovered at no fewer than 16 airports nationwide, although COVID-19 likely curbed the number, CBP said. The 2019 total was 2,117. Nearly all come from Guyana, where birdson…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
MOST WANTED: Reward Offered For Fugitive NJ Couple In Nationwide Sex-Trafficking Ring MOST WANTED: Reward Offered For Fugitive NJ Couple In Nationwide Sex-Trafficking Ring
Most Wanted: Reward Offered For Fugitive NJ Couple In Nationwide Sex-Trafficking Ring The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward – or $2,500 each -- for information leading to the arrests of a couple wanted out of New Jersey for sex-trafficking victims across state lines using “force, fraud, and/or coercion.” Mallie Monte Evans, 34, and Elizabeth Sanchez, 25, have remained on the run since a federal judge in Trenton signed a warrant for Evans’s arrest last September, authorities said. It's a reflection of the danger they post that Evans and Sanchez were being sought publicly. Sex traffickers have rarely ended up on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list. Both are considered armed and danger…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Authorities Smash International Sex-Trafficking Ring In NJ, NY, Rescue Dozens Of Victims Authorities Smash International Sex-Trafficking Ring In NJ, NY, Rescue Dozens Of Victims
Authorities Smash International Sex-Trafficking Ring In NJ, NY, Rescue Dozens Of Victims More than 50 women were forced into prostitution in North Jersey, Rockland County and New York City by male members of a large-scale international human trafficking ring run by three women from Teaneck and two men from Lodi, authorities said . A massive investigation into sex trafficking in both states culminated in a series of early-morning raids Wednesday at 19 homes and other locations in Bergen and Hudson counties – including Lodi, Teaneck, Englewood, Elmwood Park and Bergenfield. Detectives and uniformed police and sheriff's officers arrested 21 ring members. They also obtained a fug…

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by Jerry DeMarco