Capital District Man Nabbed For Burglary, Cocaine Possession, Police Say Capital District Man Nabbed For Burglary, Cocaine Possession, Police Say
Capital District Man Nabbed For Burglary, Cocaine Possession, Police Say An investigation by state police into an armed assault in the Capital District led to the arrest of a 40-year-old man who was busted with crack cocaine and an illegal weapon, authorities announced. New York State Police troopers in Greene County were called to investigate a reported assault at a Catskill hotel involving suspects who allegedly assaulted a man. According to police, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, troopers spoke with the victim, who stated that three men entered his room at the Catskill Inn on State Route 9W and began punching him and shooting him with a BB gun…
Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed With Drugs, Guns During Warrant Search, Police Say A Long Island man was busted with guns, ammo, and drugs when sheriff's deputies served an "extreme risk" domestic violence order. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, in East Setauket, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. During the warrant service, deputies arrested Robert Ludwig, age 26, of East Setauket, the sheriff's office said.  Some of the weapons seized during the warrant search.Suffolk County Sheriff's Office While serving the order, deputies discovered multiple illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia. A search warrant was obtained and was served in…
Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged
Fairview PD: Gun Used In Shooting Found Stashed In Hidden SUV Compartment, Pair Charged Two men remained jailed after Fairview police said they found them traveling with a loaded gun that had been used in a New York City shooting stashed in a secret compartment. Their Honda CRV had a temporary license plate when police stopped Jordy Argelis Genao and Adil Duran, both 21, in the 9200 block of Kennedy Boulevard on Tuesday, April 5, Police Chief Martin Kahn said. Genao and Duran, who live together in the Bronx, were asked to step out of the Honda CRV after police noticed a filed-down knife typically used as a burglar tool, Kahn said. A consented search revealed the secret “trap…
Long Island Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say
Long Island Man Nabbed With 18 Handguns, Police Say A Long Island man has been apprehended after police allegedly found 18 illegal weapons in his home. Matthew Spigner, age 69 of Manhasset was arrested on Thursday, April 7 at his home. Spigner was arrested on a warrant by members of the Nassau County Police, Homeland Security, Nassau County District Attorney's Office, and the US Postal Service. During the search, officers found 18 handguns, police said. Spigner was placed into police custody without incident and charged with: Criminal possession of a weapon first-degree Criminal possession of a weapon second-degree Two counts of criminal…
Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police
Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police Six Newark residents were busted with illegal weapons over the weekend as part of a city crackdown that began last December. Four of those arrests were in the South Ward and two were in the East Ward, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The following men were arrested Saturday, April 2 in the South Ward, according to O'Hara: Alfuquan A. McNair, 29, of Washington, NJ; Elijah Harden, 31, of East Orange; and a 17-year-old male from Irvington. Each suspect faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, among other charges.  Shaheed Hall, 32, of Newark, was arreste…
Garfield Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Paterson Detectives Say Garfield Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Paterson Detectives Say
Garfield Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun, Drugs, Paterson Detectives Say A 23-year-old Garfield man was carrying a loaded gun and illegal drugs when he tried to run from Paterson detectives, authorities said. Jamere Dixon bolted after Detectives Wojciech Kulbabinski, Kenneth Kerwin, John Traynor and Mustafa Dombayci pulled up and got out of their cars near the corner of North Main and Stout streets around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. They quickly grabbed Dixon, who Speziale said was carrying a loaded .40-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol, more than two dozen Oxycodone pills and an unlabeled bottle of Promethazine. …
Female Driver Wanted For Menacing With Gun Caught With 2 Firearms, Wanted Passenger: Haledon PD Female Driver Wanted For Menacing With Gun Caught With 2 Firearms, Wanted Passenger: Haledon PD
Female Driver Wanted For Menacing With Gun Caught With 2 Firearms, Wanted Passenger: Haledon PD A fleeing driver who wielded a firearm during an argument had a gun under her seat and another under her passenger's -- both loaded -- when she was stopped by Haledon police, authorities said. Leah Ruggerio, 29, "brandished a handgun and aimed it at another" during an unspecified dispute in the area of North 4th Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson, Capt. George Guzman said. Ruggerio, accompanied by a male passenger, then sped north on Haledon Avenue in a silver Hyundai, he said. Haledon Officer Nasir Mora moments later saw Ruggerio abruptly turn the speeding vehicle left onto Harris Aven…
Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD
Pre-Dawn Prowlers From NYC Caught At Route 4 Car Dealership With Guns, Drugs: Paramus PD The getaway driver for a pair of car thieves caught prowling a Route 4 car dealership in Paramus before dawn was carrying two guns and several heroin folds, authorities said. Officer Matthew Orefice chased down one of them while responding to a call of men with flashlights peering into vehicle on the DCH Paramus Honda lot shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday, March 24, Deputy Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti said. He was identified as Mitchell A. Pringle, 34, of Brooklyn. Officer Ryan Hayo nabbed Pringle's partner, Dramane Guitti, 25, of New York City, Ehrenberg said. He was wearing a black h…
Port Chester Man Charged With Firing Gun During Road-Rage Incident Port Chester Man Charged With Firing Gun During Road-Rage Incident
Port Chester Man Charged With Firing Gun During Road-Rage Incident A racially-charged road-rage incident in Westchester led to the arrest of a 35-year-old man and the seizure of an illegal handgun after he allegedly shot it in the air while chasing down his victims, police said. Harrison Police Chief John Vasta said that the incident began at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9 when a husband and wife reported that a vehicle was blocking theirs as they attempted to change lanes on Westchester Avenue near the Hutchinson River Parkway. According to the victims, a blue BMW pulled alongside them and the driver cursed and yelled racist, derogatory rem…
Out-Of-State Driver Stopped On Route 17 For Bogus Plates, Tinted Windows Was Armed: Paramus PD Out-Of-State Driver Stopped On Route 17 For Bogus Plates, Tinted Windows Was Armed: Paramus PD
Out-Of-State Driver Stopped On Route 17 For Bogus Plates, Tinted Windows Was Armed: Paramus PD Tinted windows, bogus plates, no registration or insurance -- one of the only things that could've made a Paramus police traffic stop worse for an out-of-state driver was having drugs or a gun in the car. Turns out he had both, they said. Officer Cesar Hurtado was on patrol on westbound Route 4 shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28, when he spotted the 2004 Toyota Camry with "extremely blacked out" windows, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A quick computer check showed the license plates belonging to a Chevy Impala, Ehrenberg said. Backed up by Officer Matthew Orefice, Hurtado stop…
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say A driver from Cecil County was arrested after local police in New Jersey said they found pot, booze and a loaded gun in his car during a traffic stop. Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said Officers Matthew Veltri and Frank Tamargo stopped Damian Roscoe Brooks, 39, of Elkton, for driving recklessly on eastbound Route 46 in Teterboro, NJ, which is 17 miles outside of Manhattan. After having him step out of his 2012 Honda Accord, the officers spotted several open alcoholic beverage containers and a Glock 9mm that turned out to be loaded with hollow-point bullets, Behrens said. The chief…
PD: Out-Of-State DWI Motorist Arrested On Route 46 With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car PD: Out-Of-State DWI Motorist Arrested On Route 46 With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car
PD: Out-Of-State DWI Motorist Arrested On Route 46 With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car An out-of-state driver was arrested -- and then freed under bail reform -- after Moonachie police said they found pot, booze and a loaded gun in his car during a Route 46 traffic stop. Officers Matthew Veltri and Frank Tamargo stopped Damian Roscoe Brooks, 39, a Paterson native now living in Elkton, MD, for driving recklessly on the eastbound highway, Police Chief Richard Behrens said. After having him step out of his 2012 Honda Accord, the officers spotted several open alcoholic beverage containers and a Glock 9mm that turned out to be loaded with hollow-point bullets, Behrens said. The c…