Donut Pass Go: Dunkin' Burglar Gets Prison For Repeated Break-Ins At Long Island Businesses Donut Pass Go: Dunkin' Burglar Gets Prison For Repeated Break-Ins At Long Island Businesses
Donut Pass Go: Dunkin' Burglar Gets Prison For Repeated Break-Ins At Long Island Businesses An admitted burglar will spend years in prison for breaking into multiple Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island and stealing money. Christopher Volpe, age 44, of Patchogue, was sentenced to four to nine years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Oct. 19, for his role in several Dunkin’ burglaries around the county. According to prosecutors, Volpe and two others broke into five businesses between December 2022 and January 2023. Altogether, they made off with over $6,500. Investigators later recovered nearly $4,500 of the stolen money. Detectives arrested the trio immediately following …
CT Girl, 11, Escapes Man Stalking Her By Dashing Into Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say CT Girl, 11, Escapes Man Stalking Her By Dashing Into Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say
CT Girl, 11, Escapes Man Stalking Her By Dashing Into Dunkin' Donuts, Police Say A smart-thinking 11-year-old Connecticut girl dashed inside a Dunkin' Donuts to report she was being followed by an unknown man offering to buy her clothes and give her gum. The incident occurred in Hartford County in Manchester around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. According to Manchester Police Lt. Ryan Shea, a Dunkin' Donuts staff member called the police to report that a suspicious person was following a girl who came inside the store asking for help. Officers located the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Israel Santiago-Ortiz of Manchester, near Center Street and New Street, Shea …
DoorDash Driver Gets Dunked After Finding Hole In Massachusetts GPS System: Police DoorDash Driver Gets Dunked After Finding Hole In Massachusetts GPS System: Police
DoorDash Driver Gets Dunked After Finding Hole In Massachusetts GPS System: Police A DoorDash driver on a Dunkin Donuts run in Essex County crashed into a body of water because their GPS gave them bad directions, they told police.  The unnamed driver called authorities just after 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, after they splashed down in a large pool of water in Middleton, Middleton police said.  Officers found the driver on Kenney Road with the Dunkin order in hand on Kenney Road. The driver said they were making a delivery to Mill Street in Middleton when their GPS led them down a dirt road, and they "somehow" ended up hitting the water, police said.  …
Seen Him? Dunkin' Donuts Thief Stole Employee Cards, More On Long Island: Police Seen Him? Dunkin' Donuts Thief Stole Employee Cards, More On Long Island: Police
Seen Him? Dunkin' Donuts Thief Stole Employee Cards, More On Long Island: Police Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man who entered a Long Island Dunkin’ Donuts using the employee door and making off with multiple credit cards, cash, and more. It happened on Thursday, Aug. 16 in Mineola, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the burglar went into the Dunkin’ Donuts located at 265 East Jericho Turnpike through an employee-only back entrance. Once he was inside, he traveled downstairs, to another employee-only area. There, he took multiple debit and credit cards, cash, keys, and various clothing items befor…
24-Year-Old Admits Killing Postal Worker In Capital Region Shooting 24-Year-Old Admits Killing Postal Worker In Capital Region Shooting
24-Year-Old Admits Killing Postal Worker In Capital Region Shooting Ten months after a young postal worker was shot to death in the region, his killer has confessed. Laquan Fallen, age 24, of Albany, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Albany County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 8, for fatally shooting 24-year-old Czsar Lewis. According to prosecutors, the two were in Albany near Central Avenue and Robin Street on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, when Fallen shot Lewis with a handgun. He was legally prohibited from having the weapon at the time. Related Report: Postal Worker From Albany Who Died At Age 24 Remembered As 'Bright Light' Prosecutors initially filed a murd…
'Y’All Never Gonna Find Me': NJ Feds Seize Ex-Con Who Taunted Cops After Dunkin Donuts Shooting 'Y’All Never Gonna Find Me': NJ Feds Seize Ex-Con Who Taunted Cops After Dunkin Donuts Shooting
'Y’All Never Gonna Find Me': NJ Feds Seize Ex-Con Who Taunted Cops After Dunkin Donuts Shooting A Clifton ex-con and former associate of rapper Fetty Wap who taunted police on Instagram following a shooting at a local Dunkin’ Donuts is now in federal custody. Surveillance video shows Justin Pope, 36, firing several shots at a woman who fled a Mercedes Benz during an argument in the parking lot of the Van Houten Avenue donut shop shortly after 9 p.m. July 12, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. He missed her, but a bullet crashed through the window of the Dunkin' Donuts. The bullet ended up "lodged in an electronic menu screen located above the cash registers of the…
Fire At Coach House Diner Doused Fire At Coach House Diner Doused
Fire At Coach House Diner Doused An electrical fire was doused at the Coach House diner on Route 4 in Hackensack as responders handled a rapid-fire cluster of calls. A smoking outlet at the popular diner off Hackensack Avenue brought city firefighters around 11 a.m. Thursday, July 13, responders at the scene said.  The scene was cleared about 90 minutes later. Firefighters from Teaneck and Bogota assisted in some spots as several calls all seemed to come in at once. These included a pedestrian struck on Wilson Avenue, a vehicle fuel leak, an animal rescue and calls to at least two other eateries, including one caused by…
Shots Fired At Clifton Dunkin' Donuts Shots Fired At Clifton Dunkin' Donuts
Shots Fired At Clifton Dunkin' Donuts No one was struck in a shooting Wednesday night at a Dunkin' Donuts in Clifton, responders said. A bullet came through the window of the shop at the corner of Van Houten Avenue and Wonham Street following what apparently was a drive-by shortly after 9 p.m. July 12. The shop was open at the time, but there was no one inside or outside the store when it happened, a shaken employee said. City police and Passaic County sheriff's officers scoured the area, looking through backyards and into vehicles. The sheriff's Crime Scene Investigations Unit collected shell casings and other evidence and …
New Kosher Restaurants Opening At American Dream New Kosher Restaurants Opening At American Dream
New Kosher Restaurants Opening At American Dream A trio of Kosher eateries are set to open at American Dream in East Rutherford. Bravo Kosher Pizza will be offering New York style pizza, salads and dishes. Chickies offers traditional and creative falafel dishes, while Goldie Lox will be serving tie-dye bagels, sandwiches and juices. The restaurants join the lineup of kosher eateries at American Dream which include Cinnabon, Cotton Pop Shop, Dunkin’ Donuts, Geoffrey’s Café, Häagen-Dazs, Oreo Café, and Mrs. Fields. "We’ve made a conscious effort to bring in dining options that support a variety of dietary needs and that includes an ex…
Girl, 16, Sexually Assaulted By Treatment Center Driver Hides In Rt 17 Dunkin Donuts: PD Girl, 16, Sexually Assaulted By Treatment Center Driver Hides In Rt 17 Dunkin Donuts: PD
Girl, 16, Sexually Assaulted By Treatment Center Driver Hides In Rt 17 Dunkin Donuts: PD A driver for a local teen treatment facility sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl before she locked herself in a Dunkin' Donuts bathroom on Route 17 and got help, authorities said. Police found the girl after a security guard called them to the donut shop on southbound Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights shortly before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4. She told them that she'd been sexually assaulted on the facility's bus while passing through Wood-Ridge moments earlier, Wood-Ridge Police Chief Michael O’Donnell said. The driver -- identified as Clarence K. Hedgeman, 41, of Woodland Park -- apparently…
New Eatery, Other Retailers Open At Plaza In Yonkers New Eatery, Other Retailers Open At Plaza In Yonkers
New Eatery, Other Retailers Open At Plaza In Yonkers Four new retailers, including a new eatery, have opened up shop at a busy strip plaza in Westchester.  The new businesses, all located in Yonkers at the Fleetwood Plaza located at 850 Bronx River Rd. right by the Cross County Parkway, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, May 1 with Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano in attendance.  One of the new retailers to open at the plaza is Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, which serves a variety of frozen desserts that will certainly satisfy anyone with a sweet tooth.  In addition to countless flavors of Italian ice and frozen custard,…
Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists
Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists A judge sentenced a 33-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to two 2019 armed robberies to more than nine years in federal prison on Monday, April 24, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Latrell S. Moore, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case in March 2022, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. His 118-month sentence is in addition to the 43 months he's already spent behind bars awaiting his trial, the judge ruled.  Investigators said Moore stole $400 in an armed robbery of a Dunkin Donuts on Lordship Boulevard in Stratford in Fairfield …