COVID-19 Shopping: Website Locates Hard To Find Items Near You COVID-19 Shopping: Website Locates Hard To Find Items Near You
Covid-19 Shopping: Website Locates Hard To Find Items Near You As stores sell out of staple items - such as toilet paper and hand soap - ahead of what could be another isolating COVID-19 winter, there’s a website that helps people locate difficult to find items in their areas. It’s called InStok. The website and accompanying app were recently developed by two University of Texas students who saw their parents struggle to find hand sanitizer and other popular items in March. InStok tracks the availability of in-demand items at Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, eBay, CVS, and Walgreens. The results are local and include price estimates. The app is avail…
Amid Price Gouging, Cuomo Introduces State-Made Hand Sanitizer For Schools, Municipalities Amid Price Gouging, Cuomo Introduces State-Made Hand Sanitizer For Schools, Municipalities
Amid Price Gouging, Cuomo Introduces State-Made Hand Sanitizer For Schools, Municipalities If you want something done right, do it yourself. With price gougers capitalizing on the public’s heightened coronavirus concerns, New York has introduced its own hand sanitizer. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced “NYS Clean,” during a news conference on Monday, March 9 in Albany.  He said the product, made by state prisoners, will be provided to schools, nursing homes, prisons, municipalities, and other potential COVID-19 hotspots, with one of the first shipments being delivered to New Rochelle. Cuomo said that the state-made hand sanitizer is 75 percent alcohol - 5 percent more …
Police Officer In Westchester Arrested For Theft Of Department Property Police Officer In Westchester Arrested For Theft Of Department Property
Police Officer In Westchester Arrested For Theft Of Department Property A police officer in Westchester found himself on the wrong side of the law after allegedly stealing department property. Christian Carrasco, a 16-year veteran of the Yonkers Police Department, turned himself in to police custody following an investigation into the sale of police equipment on eBay, a department spokesman said.  Carrasco had been the subject of an Internal Affairs investigation after the department was alerted by federal law enforcement agencies that the items were being auctioned on the Internet. The investigation into the items popping up on eBay determined that they …
Police: Suspect Nabbed In $80K New Canaan Home Burglary After Items Sold Online, At Pawn Shop Police: Suspect Nabbed In $80K New Canaan Home Burglary After Items Sold Online, At Pawn Shop
Police: Suspect Nabbed In $80K New Canaan Home Burglary After Items Sold Online, At Pawn Shop A man who stole approximately $80,000 worth of items during a home burglary in Fairfield County and then attempted to pawn the items online and in Massachusetts is in custody, police in New Canaan said. On July 4, 2017, investigators from the New Canaan Police Department received a report from a Wakeman Road resident who had been burglarized, with the estimated value of items taken at $80,000. On April 3 last year, the investigation into the burglary by the New Canaan Police Investigative Section was contacted when several items taken during the burglary were located on eBay and were being …
TV Stars In The Making? Fairfield County's Connecticut Junk Removal Is Hopeful TV Stars In The Making? Fairfield County's Connecticut Junk Removal Is Hopeful
TV Stars In The Making? Fairfield County's Connecticut Junk Removal Is Hopeful Storage companies. Pawn brokers. Hoarders. Housewives. Connecticut Junk Removal? “Storage Wars,” which has been an A&E Network stalwart since 2010 may be in for some tough competition if Glen Jennings, owner of Connecticut Junk Removal, LLC has his way. The family-owned Fairfield-based junk removal company is looking to capitalize on the reality TV craze. Hoping for an A&E deal of his own, Jennings has set up a YouTube channel where the company will live-stream their cleanups and hopefully have some special finds in preparation for their television pitch. The channel goes live on De…
Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski
Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski A Jersey City man may have devised the ultimate commuting hack: traveling by jet ski.  David Pike told WABC's "Good Morning America" that he used to take the PATH, the bus and the subway to get to his job in Brooklyn, a 90-minute slog one way.  During these commutes, Pike realized that the distance as the crow flies -- or as the fish swims -- between his job at New York Trolley and his Jersey City home was relatively short. Then one day he had a eureka moment.  "I went on eBay and bought a jet ski -- and now it takes me 15 minutes, I just cut straight across the harbor," he …
Ex-Employee Accused Of Using Company Credit Card To Make Personal Purchases, Westport PD Says Ex-Employee Accused Of Using Company Credit Card To Make Personal Purchases, Westport PD Says
Ex-Employee Accused Of Using Company Credit Card To Make Personal Purchases, Westport PD Says A former employee is facing multiple charges for allegedly buying personal items with a company credit card, said Westport Police. Police began an investigation on Wednesday, March 6 into Jaiman Shah based on a complaint made by his former employer that he allegedly used American Express points from a company credit card to make over $16,500 in personal purchases, according to the Westport Police Department. That investigation reportedly resulted in an arrest warrant being drafted and granted for Shah in which he was charged with second-degree larceny, credit card theft, and receipt of good…
Beware Of Phone Scam Targeting Grandparents, Dutchess Sheriff Says Beware Of Phone Scam Targeting Grandparents, Dutchess Sheriff Says
Beware Of Phone Scam Targeting Grandparents, Dutchess Sheriff Says The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a local phone scam targeting grandparents. The scam starts with a phone call to the victim. The caller will disguise their voice and identify themselves as the victim’s grandchild. The caller will claim to have been arrested and in need of bail money, saying that they can’t talk for long. The caller then provides a call-back number that, when dialed, connects to a scammer claiming to represent local law enforcement. The fake law enforcement representative will claim that the bail for the grandchild is between $8,000 and $10,000 …
Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say
Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say A local man was conned out of $1,600 by a fraudster on Craigslist pretending to sell a Ford Explorer online, police said. Investigators from the Darien Police Department received a complaint on Thursday, April 4 from a local resident who stated that he found an ad on Craigslist for a Ford Explorer that was for sale for $1,600 that he attempted to purchase. The complainant stated to police that he made contact with the seller, who said the transaction would take place through an eBay system, and an invoice was sent to his email address. At the direction of the seller, the man purchased eight…
North Jersey 'Avengers: Endgame' Tix Selling on eBay For Thousands Of Dollars Each North Jersey 'Avengers: Endgame' Tix Selling on eBay For Thousands Of Dollars Each
North Jersey 'Avengers: Endgame' Tix Selling on eBay For Thousands Of Dollars Each Marvel fans are reselling their "Avengers: Endgame" prime tickets for thousands of dollars on eBay. As of Sunday morning, the asking price for two tickets for a showing in Linden was $2,000 each. At the Kerasotes theater in Secaucus, someone wants a jaw-dropping $25,000 for a set of three.  Someone else is asking $500 apiece for tickets to the IMAX theater at Paramus' AMC Garden State 16 and $5,999 for a showing in Clifton (with a buy-it-now price of $9,999). Earlier this week, a pair of tickets were sold at $15,000 for the Essex Green screening in West Orange. The film wil…
Dozens Charged In Huge Tri-State Area Shoplifting Ring Dozens Charged In Huge Tri-State Area Shoplifting Ring
Dozens Charged In Huge Tri-State Area Shoplifting Ring A band of shoplifters targeting chain stores including Walgreens have been arrested after netting millions in goods, Jersey City police announced during a press conference Thursday afternoon.  The shoplifters filled bags with items purloined from the stores, which include locations in Bayonne and Jersey City, said Chief of Police Michael Kelly.  Twenty- three people have been charged so far but the investigation is continuing, authorities said.  The arrests were the result of undercover surveillance operations launched in Jersey City after police there learned of similar inc…
Tech Consultant Buys 400+ Cellphones With Hackensack Company's Money, Sells Them On eBay Tech Consultant Buys 400+ Cellphones With Hackensack Company's Money, Sells Them On eBay
Tech Consultant Buys 400+ Cellphones With Hackensack Company's Money, Sells Them On eBay A tech consultant used a Hackensack company's money to buy $200,000 worth of cellphones that he then sold on eBay, authorities charged. Michael Acosta, 34, of North Bergen used his position in the company to buy more than 400 phones without authorization from its service provider between October 2015 and September 2018, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He “later sold them on eBay for his own personal gain,” Calo said. Acosta was issued a summons and released pending a Feb. 20 first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charge…