Son Who Confessed On TV To Killing Albany Parents May Seek To Toss Admission: Report Son Who Confessed On TV To Killing Albany Parents May Seek To Toss Admission: Report
Son Who Confessed On TV To Killing Albany Parents May Seek To Toss Admission: Report The public defender for a New York man accused of killing his parents and burying them in their backyard is signaling a possible legal challenge to the televised confession that led to his arrest, Albany station WRGB reports. Lorenz Kraus, 53, has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges stemming from the 2017 deaths of his parents, Franz Kraus and Theresia Kraus, as Daily Voice reported. His attorney, Rebekah Sokol, told WRGB that she filed an omnibus defense motion Friday, Dec. 19 — a routine pretrial filing that can include requests for hearings and challenges to the admissibility …
Man Accused Of Burglarizing Home, Fleeing Scene In Poughkeepsie: Police Man Accused Of Burglarizing Home, Fleeing Scene In Poughkeepsie: Police
Man Accused Of Burglarizing Home, Fleeing Scene In Poughkeepsie: Police A man was arrested on a felony warrant after police responded to a reported burglary in progress in Dutchess County, authorities said. City of Poughkeepsie Police said officers were dispatched around 8:09 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, after City 911 received a call reporting the burglary. By the time officers arrived, the suspect had fled the scene.  A search of the area did not initially find the suspect, the department said. However, during the investigation, police identified the suspect as Darnel Porch, 31, who was already wanted on a felony warrant for first-degree criminal contempt…
Rockville Centre Man Dodged $600K In Workers’ Comp Premiums: DA Rockville Centre Man Dodged $600K In Workers’ Comp Premiums: DA
Rockville Centre Man Dodged $600K In Workers’ Comp Premiums: DA A construction company owner who underreported more than $3.5 million in payroll to dodge workers’ compensation premiums has been sentenced, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Mahendranauth Khargie, 36, and his Queens-based iron and erection company, GC Stud Inc., pleaded guilty on Oct. 21 to Insurance Fraud in the Third Degree, a felony. The company also pleaded guilty to failing to secure required workers’ compensation coverage, prosecutors said. The pair were sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to a Conditional Discharge and ordered to pay $625,000 in…
Vietnam Veteran Struck Dead By Stolen Car At Granddaughter’s Farmingdale School: Report Vietnam Veteran Struck Dead By Stolen Car At Granddaughter’s Farmingdale School: Report
Vietnam Veteran Struck Dead By Stolen Car At Granddaughter’s Farmingdale School: Report A Vietnam War veteran was killed moments after leaving his granddaughter’s school on Long Island when a stolen car slammed into his parked vehicle, according to reports and a police announcement on Saturday, Nov. 8. The collision happened when Peter Morris, 80, of South Farmingdale, was getting into a 2012 Hyundai parked in front of 95 Woodward Parkway, and a stolen 2013 Nissan driven by a 24-year-old man struck the Hyundai on Friday, Nov. 7, at 11:41 a.m., detectives said. The Nissan’s driver ran from the scene, but officers soon found Randy Colon, 24, of Hicksville, nearby and arrested hi…
$120K Retail Theft Suspect Leads Montvale Police Pursuit Onto Parkway Ramp: Cops $120K Retail Theft Suspect Leads Montvale Police Pursuit Onto Parkway Ramp: Cops
$120K Retail Theft Suspect Leads Montvale Police Pursuit Onto Parkway Ramp: Cops An organized retail theft suspect previously arrested in Virginia was caught after pursuit that brought police onto the Garden State Parkway last month, authorities said. Omovudu Onome Iyesi, 50, who had been arrested in May 2024 in Fairfax County, VA, was approached by Montvale officers who found him in a rented 2025 Yukon Denali XL in a parking lot off Chestnut Ridge Road near West Grand Avenue, Montvale Police Chief Douglas McDowell tells Daily Voice. The vehicle triggered a license-plate reader alert from Monroe Township, the chief said. Iyesi told officers he worked for …
$2.9M Medicaid Fraud Scheme: New Windsor Couple Billed NY For Fake Trips, DA Says $2.9M Medicaid Fraud Scheme: New Windsor Couple Billed NY For Fake Trips, DA Says
$2.9M Medicaid Fraud Scheme: New Windsor Couple Billed NY For Fake Trips, DA Says An Orange County couple has been charged with stealing more than $2.9 million from the State of New York by allegedly submitting fraudulent Medicaid transportation claims, prosecutors announced. New Windsor residents Rohail Raja and his wife, Sharma Alam, both 45, were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 30, and charged with first-degree grand larceny in connection with what officials called one of the largest Medicaid fraud cases ever prosecuted in Orange County, District Attorney David Hoovler and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said.  Investigators allege th…
Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police
Armed $148K Robbery At Valley Stream Kay Jewelers: Police Two Brooklyn men are accused of stealing nearly $150,000 worth of jewelry during an armed robbery at Kay Jewelers in Valley Stream, detectives announced on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Alonso Simpson, 40, of East 93rd Street, and Jahquan Williams, 28, of Grafton Street, entered the Green Acres Road store on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 8:02 p.m. and asked a 25-year-old employee to show them a necklace, according to the Major Case Squad. When she opened the display case, one of the men pulled out a gun and forced her to hand over jewelry valued at approximately $148,000, police said. The employee, fearing f…
Copake Crash Leaves Dirt Biker Critically Injured; Drunk Woman Indicted: NYSP Copake Crash Leaves Dirt Biker Critically Injured; Drunk Woman Indicted: NYSP
Copake Crash Leaves Dirt Biker Critically Injured; Drunk Woman Indicted: Nysp A woman from Canaan has been indicted in connection with a crash that left a dirt bike rider with life-threatening injuries in Copake, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 3. Nicole L. Cooper, 36, was arrested after a Columbia County Grand Jury handed down an indictment stemming from the August 16 crash on County Route 7 at Birch Hill Road in Copake, according to troopers. Troopers said a dirt bike operator was found lying unconscious in the roadway at approximately 12:27 a.m. The victim was transported by emergency medical personnel to Albany Medical Center in critical condition…
Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police
Florida Man, Homeless Accomplices Nabbed In $30K Fairfax County Heist: Police An organized burglary crew accused of swiping up to $30,000 worth of property from a Virginia home has been busted — with police saying they found high-tech tools straight out of a heist movie. Fairfax County Police said the suspects — identified as Nicolay Cubillos Pacheco, 29, Saul Guadalupe Gonzalez, 38, both of whom have no fixed address, and Heller Roncancio Espitia, 27, of Florida — are all facing felony charges after last week’s burglary in the 6500 block of Kelsey Point Circle in Kingstowne. Officers were called to the home around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, after a resident returne…
Nassau Man Linked To $20K Scam Gets More Charges After Victims Come Forward: NYSP Nassau Man Linked To $20K Scam Gets More Charges After Victims Come Forward: NYSP
Nassau Man Linked To $20K Scam Gets More Charges After Victims Come Forward: Nysp A Rensselaer County man already accused of running a months-long scam that cost victims tens of thousands of dollars is now facing new charges after another victim came forward, police said.  Patrick Walsh, age 63, of Nassau, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 16, on a warrant charging him with fourth-degree grand larceny and first-degree scheme to defraud, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 23.  This was Walsh's second arrest since May, when he was first charged in connection with a scheme involving the theft of more than $20,000. According to police, Walsh took …
Fugitive Chase, DWI Bust, Stolen Car: Trio Of Arrests Made In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say Fugitive Chase, DWI Bust, Stolen Car: Trio Of Arrests Made In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say
Fugitive Chase, DWI Bust, Stolen Car: Trio Of Arrests Made In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say Three dramatic busts, including a highway fugitive chase, a felony DWI, and a stolen car case, kept police in one Westchester County village busy over the last few weeks. The arrests happened between Friday, Aug. 22, and Monday, Sept. 1, the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 19. The first of the arrests happened on Aug. 22, when officers said they took Tequan Robinson, 26, of New York City, into custody after a multi-agency pursuit that started with a larceny case in Tarrytown.  The chase ended on Interstate 87, where Robinson was arrested and charged with …
$80K Pickup Truck Stolen From Carmel Dealership Found; PA Man Arrested, Sheriff Says $80K Pickup Truck Stolen From Carmel Dealership Found; PA Man Arrested, Sheriff Says
$80K Pickup Truck Stolen From Carmel Dealership Found; PA Man Arrested, Sheriff Says A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after allegedly stealing an $80,000 pickup truck from a Putnam County car dealership, authorities announced.  The theft was originally reported on Monday, July 7, when staff at a Carmel dealership discovered that a 2025 Dodge Ram 3500 was missing, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday, Sept. 19.  The Sheriff's Office did not specify which dealership was victimized.  Deputies used the truck’s LoJack tracking system to locate it in Levittown, Pennsylvania in Bucks County, where it was recovered by Bristol Township Police.  …