BMW Driver Gives False Name To Officer In Route 59 Stop, Police Say BMW Driver Gives False Name To Officer In Route 59 Stop, Police Say
BMW Driver Gives False Name To Officer In Route 59 Stop, Police Say The driver of a BMW is facing charges after he allegedly gave a false name to officers during a stop on Route 59, police say. Orangetown Police say they initiated a traffic stop in the Village of Nyack after observing the driver of a white 2013 BMW commit a traffic violation on Thursday, March 28 around 2:45 p.m. During the stop, police say the driver allegedly provided a false name and identity. Upon further investigation, the operator was identified as 38-year-old Jeffrey Jeune of the Town of Woodbury in Orange County. Police discovered official supporting documents in the vehicle that c…
Man Caught Trying To Fill Fake Oxycodone Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say Man Caught Trying To Fill Fake Oxycodone Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say
Man Caught Trying To Fill Fake Oxycodone Prescription In Greenwich, Police Say A 30-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to fill a fake prescription for Oxycodone in Greenwich, police say. The Greenwich Police Narcotics Section was alerted to a potential prescription fraud case by a local pharmacy on Monday, March 25 around 11 a.m. The pharmacy told officers that the suspect, later identified as Derek Monick of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, had allegedly tried to fill a prescription for 240 Oxycodone 30mg through fraudulent means. When Monick tried to pick up the prescription on Wednesday, March 27, police detained him. Monick claimed that he was at the…
ID Theft Suspect Charged With Attempting To Steal $6K In Westchester, DA Says ID Theft Suspect Charged With Attempting To Steal $6K In Westchester, DA Says
ID Theft Suspect Charged With Attempting To Steal $6K In Westchester, DA Says A 35-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly stealing the identity of a Connecticut resident and attempting to take out thousands of dollars from his bank account in New Rochelle. Anthony Pistone, of the Bronx, was arraigned this week on identity theft and other charges related to his attempt at stealing from another person’s bank account using his victim’s identity. On Jan. 22, it is alleged that Pistone went into Webster Bank on River Street in New Rochelle with a forged Connecticut state driver’s license that had his victim’s name, date of birth and address, and a forged withdraw…
Man Nabbed For Fraud Involving Employees' Payroll Direct Deposits, Wilton Police Say Man Nabbed For Fraud Involving Employees' Payroll Direct Deposits, Wilton Police Say
Man Nabbed For Fraud Involving Employees' Payroll Direct Deposits, Wilton Police Say A 59-year-old man was arrested for fraud for allegedly having an employee's direct deposits from a Wilton business sent to his own account. Joseph Kolosinsky, of Jessup, Pennsylvania, was arrested Friday, Jan. 4, after being extradited to the Wilton Police Department and charged with larceny and criminal impersonation, said the Wilton Police Department. Police began to investigate Kolosinsky in connection with the fraud in June 2018 when it was learned that a local business had become a victim of a larceny. The fraud involved a change to an employee's direct deposits of payroll, p…
Newburgh Man, 29, With Felony Warrants Caught After Fleeing On Foot In I-87 Stop Newburgh Man, 29, With Felony Warrants Caught After Fleeing On Foot In I-87 Stop
Newburgh Man, 29, With Felony Warrants Caught After Fleeing On Foot In I-87 Stop A man from Newburgh with multiple felony warrants was arrested after fleeing I-87 on foot during a traffic stop, police say. State Police allegedly conducted a traffic stop on I-87 in the Town of Cornwall on Monday, Dec. 31 around 7:30 a.m. The vehicle’s driver, 29-year-old Michael A. Thoma, initially provided officers with the name and date of birth of a different individual, police said. Thoma proceeded to exit his vehicle and run into the woods as police were attempting to confirm the information he had provided. He was located a short time later and placed under arrest. Thoma was trans…
Woman Makes Purchases With Credit Cards From Purse Stolen At Post Road Business, Police Say Woman Makes Purchases With Credit Cards From Purse Stolen At Post Road Business, Police Say
Woman Makes Purchases With Credit Cards From Purse Stolen At Post Road Business, Police Say A 42-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a wallet and using the credit cards inside after police identified her on surveillance video. Amy Goldbeck of Milford was arrested on Friday, Dec. 28, after Milford police received a report of a theft of a wallet from a Boston Post Road business, said Milford Police. An investigation led to the arrest of Goldbeck who is accused of stealing the wallet and then using the credit cards inside to make several purchases, police said. Police recognized Goldbeck from past similar incidents on the store's video surveillance and arrested h…
Duo, Including Westchester Man, Caught With 30 Pounds Of Pot In Traffic Stop, Police Say Duo, Including Westchester Man, Caught With 30 Pounds Of Pot In Traffic Stop, Police Say
Duo, Including Westchester Man, Caught With 30 Pounds Of Pot In Traffic Stop, Police Say Two men, one from Westchester County, were arrested and face multiple charges after police allegedly discovered approximately 30 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Orange County. Marlon D. Moore, 38, of the Bronx, was driving with passenger Carey R. Nelson, 39, of Mount Vernon when State Police conducted a traffic stop on I-87 in the town of Woodbury around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19. During the interview with Moore, police established probable cause to conduct a search. Police then discovered approximately 30 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle and took both men into custody. M…
Woman Charged With Threatening School Shooting On Instagram Woman Charged With Threatening School Shooting On Instagram
Woman Charged With Threatening School Shooting On Instagram A woman already facing time behind bars for her role in a drug trafficking ring operating out of the Hudson Valley also posted a threat on social media targeting a Dutchess County high school, according to an indictment unsealed this week. Poughkeepsie resident Samantha Vantassell, 35, allegedly created a fictitious Instagram account under another person’s name to create a post that threatened a school shooting at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park. In the post, Attorney General Barbara Underwood said Vantassell posted a photo of someone holding what appeared to be an assaul…
Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say
Mount Vernon Firefighter Entered New Rochelle Woman's Home, Impersonated Officer, Police Say A Mount Vernon firefighter was charged with entering a New Rochelle woman's home by impersonating a police officer, ABC7 reported Monday. Michael Figueroa, 26, told the woman he was a detective when he entered her Clinton Avenue home around midnight Sunday, authorities said. He had handcuffs, a holster and a block rod on his hip, the ABC7 report says. "The fire department of Mount Vernon operates with the highest integrity," the Mount Vernon fire commissioner said in a statement. "We are reviewing the incident in question. We will follow the established process and will take appropriate di…
Two Nabbed For ID Theft Attempting To Buy $1.8K In Goods From Saks, Greenwich Police Say Two Nabbed For ID Theft Attempting To Buy $1.8K In Goods From Saks, Greenwich Police Say
Two Nabbed For ID Theft Attempting To Buy $1.8K In Goods From Saks, Greenwich Police Say Two men were nabbed for identity theft after allegedly attempting to purchase some $1,890 in goods from the Saks on Greenwich Avenue.The men were arrested Thursday, Dec. 6, after Saks personnel became suspicious when the two men, Franklin Freiber Romero, 25 of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Francisco Diaz-Denoly, 23, of the Bronx, attempted to purchase $1,890 worth of goods at the store in Greenwich, said Greenwich Police. When asked for identification, Diaz-Denoly showed a Pennsylvania driver's license in the name of Daniel Cornyn, police said. The two men then quickly…
Man Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw Money From Victim's Account Extradited To Greenwich Man Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw Money From Victim's Account Extradited To Greenwich
Man Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw Money From Victim's Account Extradited To Greenwich A man was extradited Wednesday on a warrant for attempting to withdraw money from another person's bank account.  John Joseph Crane, 57, of Patchogue on Long Island, was arrested at the Nassau County Correctional Center by Greenwich Police on a warrant for an event that took place August, said the Greenwich Police Department. According to police, on August 6, Crane allegedly entered a local bank masquerading as a customer and attempted to withdraw money from that person's account.  Bank officials thought that Crane's behavior was suspicious and contacted police. Crane f…
Son Of West Haven Mayor Allegedly Embezzled $80K From Restaurant Son Of West Haven Mayor Allegedly Embezzled $80K From Restaurant
Son Of West Haven Mayor Allegedly Embezzled $80K From Restaurant The son of West Haven's mayor Nancy Rossi has been arrested for allegedly embezzling money from two restaurants he was managing. Stephen Rossi of West Haven was arrested last week for embezzling more than $80,000 from the Sitting Duck restaurant in Trumbull and Stratford, according to the New Haven Register. Trumbull police said they received a complaint from William da Silva, co-owner of the Sitting Duck regarding the missing funds, the Register said. An audit found that between Nov. 1, 2015, and April 2, Rossi had allegedly taken cash and inflated the inventory, and then keepin…