Teen Gunman Captured In Shooting Of Albany Woman, Police Say
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder for shooting a 20-year-old woman in the Capital Region, police said Wednesday, Sept. 2.
The woman was shot Sunday, Aug. 9 near 1st Street and Judson Street in Albany, the Albany Police Department said. She was wounded with one bullet to the abdomen and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, cops said.
The attacker got away at the time, but over the next several weeks, investigators identified the 15-year-old boy, a Rensselaer resident, as the shooter, authorities said.
He was located Tuesday morning, Sept. 1 as cops carried out a…
Copiague Man Turned Two Phony Checks Into A $66K Windfall, Cops Say
A Long Island man stole $66,000 from another local resident and a credit union by depositing two fake checks, police said.
Richard Almonte, 37, of Copiague, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1 for fraudulent transactions that happened back in January, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Almonte deposited one fake check at a Capital One bank in Plandome Manor on Jan. 7, then another at Four Leaf Federal Credit Union in Baldwin on Jan. 29, investigators said. The checks were worth a combined $66,000, according to authorities.
His actions cost an unidentified Nassau County victim and the cred…
Money Stolen From Parked Car In Bridgehampton, Suspect Nabbed Weeks Later: Police
A Long Island man has been arrested for snatching cash out of a parked car in the Hamptons, police said.
Raymond O’Brien, 47, of Bridgehampton, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 1 for the theft back on Sunday, July 12, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
The money was removed from a vehicle that was parked in Bridgehampton, and Southampton cops began investigating the theft, authorities said. After canvassing the area and looking for video and witnesses to the crime, they identified O’Brien as the thief, police said.
O’Brien was charged with third-degree grand larceny and held overnight…
Sticky-Fingered Pair Hits Coach, Sephora Stores For $2K At Deer Park Outlet Mall: Police
Two women are wanted for stealing more than $2,400 worth of merchandise from a Long Island outlet mall, police said.
The suspects took handbags from Coach at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The bags were worth $1,390, cops said.
Shortly afterward, the same two women took “an assortment” of makeup products from Sephora at the same outlet mall, Suffolk County authorities said. The Sephora products were worth $1,085, investigators said.
Police shared photos of the two suspects and are offering a cash reward for informat…
Sand Lake Man Facing Child Sex Abuse Case Arrested Twice In Eight Days: Police
A Capital Region man had sexual contact with a child under 11 and provided alcohol to minors, according to state police.
Ryan Ouimet, 28, of Sand Lake, was booked on Thursday, Aug. 20, released the following day, then rearrested on Thursday, Aug. 27, New York State Police said.
Investigators began looking into Ouimet on Wednesday, Aug. 19 after receiving a report of him sexually assaulting a child under age 11 in Sand Lake that month, according to authorities. He was arrested Aug. 20 and charged with first-degree sexual abuse and child endangerment, troopers said.
Ouimet was released on Fr…
