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Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say
A Hudson Valley man who Connecticut prosecutors say used Snapchat and TikTok to manipulate teenage girls into sexual abuse schemes has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison.
James Pagliaro, 27, of Middletown, New York, was sentenced Thursday, May 8, in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Federal investigators said Pagliaro spent months targeting minors through social media apps. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to thousands of underage girls between April 2024 and Mar…
Crypto-Fueled Rage Leaves Two Teslas Smashed At New York Showroom: Police
A New York man is accused of damaging two Tesla vehicles after storming into a dealership demanding the return of a hard drive supposedly filled with cryptocurrency, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, May 10.
Travis Dubshinski, 39, of Jefferson, New York, entered the Tesla Motors showroom at 1350 Corporate Drive in Westbury around 10:15 a.m. and demanded staff return the hard drive to him, according to detectives.
Employees told Dubshinski they had never seen him before and could not help him, police said.
Dubshinski allegedly became irate, left the showroom, and retrieved an ice…
Jahsiah Daniels Admits To Assault, Weapons Charges: DA
A New York man has admitted to knocking out another man’s teeth in a jailhouse assault after he was locked up for weapons possession, authorities said Friday, May 8.
Jahsiah Daniels, 26, pleaded guilty Friday to the first-degree attempted assault charge and the second-degree weapons possession charge he was initially facing, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Daniels was first locked up for walking into a convenience store on New Scotland Avenue on Feb. 18, 2025, with a Glock 43X 9mm handgun loaded with 11 rounds, according to prosecutors.
While incarcerated, Daniels assaul…
Four Capital Region Men Arrested For Illegal Guns: Nysp
Four Capital Region men were busted on illegal gun charges in the past week, including one who attempted to take off on foot after a traffic stop, state police announced Friday, May 8.
Andrew Reid, a 40-year-old Schenectady man, was pulled over around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 for a traffic violation, New York State Police said. During the stop, cops located an unregistered, unserialized “ghost gun” in plain view, police said.
Troopers seized the weapon, but as they were detaining Reid, he resisted arrest and took off on foot, authorities said. However, cops quickly caught him and later disc…
Duo Trafficked Fentanyl, Cocaine Across Hudson Valley, Capital Region, NYC: DA
Two men are facing charges after a multi-agency investigation into the distribution of fentanyl and cocaine across the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and New York City, Dutchess County prosecutors said.
Tysheed McPhee, 30, and Raquan Storts, 33, were arrested in late April following a probe into narcotics trafficking in the region, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office Drug Task Force announced on Wednesday, May 6.
Authorities said the investigation began after agents identified the pair as allegedly working together to distribute drugs throughout Dutchess County, …
Thief Busted At Albany Mall Wearing Watch He Stole, Police Say
The cops were right on time.
A New York man was arrested while wearing a watch that he stole from a liquor store backroom, police said Wednesday, May 6.
Matthew Hoffmann, 35, illegally accessed a room at Uptown Wine and Spirits in Watervliet on Sunday, May 3, the Watervliet Police Department said. He took the watch and cash before fleeing the store, cops said.
But Hoffmann, of Schenectady, was spotted at Crossgates Mall in Albany on Tuesday, May 5 by members of the Guilderland Police Department, authorities said. He was wearing the stolen watch when police saw him, according to investigato…
NY Creep Sought Oral Sex With 12-Year-Old Girl, Convicted Of Child Sex Crime: Authorities
A New York man who traveled 40 minutes in hopes of engaging in sex acts with a 12-year-old girl has been convicted, authorities said Wednesday, May 6.
Kristian Walker, 54, was found guilty on one count of attempting to engage in oral sexual contact with a minor, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Walker was busted in an undercover operation in August 2023, when police posed as a woman interested in a “discreet” meet-up in Colonie, prosecutors said.
The undercover cop, pretending to be mother to a 12-year-old girl, told Walker they were interested in someone to sexually trai…
Markeis Val Arrested For Albany Burglaries: Police
A Capital Region man smashed into two Albany businesses to steal cash and liquor during an after-dark crime spree, police said.
Markeis Val, 29, threw a rock through glass at DaFazio’s Pizza around 11 p.m. Sunday, May 3, then took a cash drawer from the business, the Albany Police Department said Wednesday, May 6.
Just over two hours later, Val threw another rock through the window of Broadway Liquor around 1 a.m. Monday, May 4, then entered and stole multiple bottles of liquor before fleeing, police said. The businesses are just around the corner from each other at Livingston Avenue and Br…
