NYC Restaurant Owner Who Ducked Taxes, Bought Luxury Cars And More Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen NYC Restaurant Owner Who Ducked Taxes, Bought Luxury Cars And More Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen
NYC Restaurant Owner Who Ducked Taxes, Bought Luxury Cars And More Gets 2 Years In Fed Pen A New York City restaurateur must spend the next two years in federal prison for evading $771,195 in taxes. Adel Kellel, 63, of New Hyde Park, “cooked his books to conceal income” from state and federal authorities that was generated by Raffles Bistro in the Lexington Hotel in East Midtown, Acting Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said following his sentencing in downtown Manhattan. He used the diverted money to buy vehicles from Mercedes, Porsche and Maserati, to patronize luxury retailers such as Hugo Boss and Saks Fifth Avenue, to travel domestically and interna…
BUSTED: Multiple Teenage Car Thieves Nabbed After Pursuits By Central Jersey Police Departments BUSTED: Multiple Teenage Car Thieves Nabbed After Pursuits By Central Jersey Police Departments
Busted: Multiple Teenage Car Thieves Nabbed After Pursuits By Central Jersey Police Departments A high-speed police chase ended with the arrest of four teenagers accused of stealing expensive vehicles, authorities said. The collaborative efforts of two police departments in Central Jersey led to the arrest of four car thieves from Newark, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a press statement. A separate investigation by two other local police departments resulted in the recent arrest of three additional teenage car thieves, the prosecutor said on Thursday. “Car thieves have been feasting on a smorgasbord of high-end vehicles in Monmouth County’s&nb…
High-Speed, Mass Pike Car Chase; 2 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine Seized High-Speed, Mass Pike Car Chase; 2 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine Seized
High-Speed, Mass Pike Car Chase; 2 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine Seized Police seized 2 kilos of suspected cocaine and made three arrests following a chase with a stolen car on Sunday. The bust was made in a Worcester parking lot, but started on the Mass Pike (I-90) in Charlton near the State Police barracks, Sunday, Nov. 9, around 3 p.m. The three men arrested are from New York and ages 18-21. They have been charged with drug, weapons, and other crimes. The men from New York were first spotted by Massachusetts Trooper James Melberg while he was patrolling the highway near the Route 84 interchange. While stationary, Melberg ran the license plate of a passing M…
Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New MINI On Route 4 Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New MINI On Route 4
Driver Bails After Totaling Brand-New Mini On Route 4 A driver slammed a brand-new MINI Cooper into the divider on Route 4 in Teaneck, then ran off into nearby woods before dawn Saturday, authorities confirmed. The MINI was totaled and two other vehicles damaged in the overnight chain-reaction crash, which closed the westbound highway for hours. The MINI, which had temporary Maryland license tags, sideswiped an SUV, forcing it into the median around 2:30 a.m., witnesses told police. It then swerved and hit the divider head-on, leaving a large field of debris, they said. The SUV driver apparently was telling the MINI driver that police h…
29-Year-Old Drunk Driver Crashes Off Roadway In Latest Rockland DWI Accident, Police Say 29-Year-Old Drunk Driver Crashes Off Roadway In Latest Rockland DWI Accident, Police Say
29-Year-Old Drunk Driver Crashes Off Roadway In Latest Rockland DWI Accident, Police Say Police reported their third DWI arrest, all stemming from intoxicated motorists unintentionally off-roading, with two crashes resulting in rollovers in Rockland, in the span of a week. In the most recently-reported incident, Ramapo Police officers responded after 911 callers notified them of a vehicle that had allegedly driven off the road at approximately 12 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22 to East Eckerson Road in the Hillcrest area of Ramapo.  Police said the 29-year-old driver from Mahwah, whose name was not released, was trying to drive away from the scene and back onto th…
UPDATE: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash UPDATE: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash
Update: Pregnant Elizabeth Woman, 23, Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash A 23-year-old Elizabeth woman died and 23-year-old man was seriously injured after a Ford van and Mercedes sedan crashed on the southbound side of the NJ Turnpike Monday morning in Middlesex County. Wendy Guevara was pronounced dead at the scene while the man, Henry Nolasco, was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries, according to State Police and a GoFundMe launched by friends. Guevara was reportedly six months pregnant, according to the campaign that had raised $600 as of Tuesday morning, in the 5:50 a.m. crash south of …
PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC
PD: Thief Flees Paramus Dealership With Stolen Mercedes, Crashes At GWB Trying To Get To NYC An 18-year-old New York City man who identifies as a woman stole a Mercedes from a Paramus dealership, then crashed it into four vehicles at the George Washington Bridge while trying to flee, authorities said. The vehicle was running, unoccupied, when Nyaomi James got into the driver’s seat and sped off shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, they said. Paramus police, using GPS, tracked the vehicle heading east on Route 4 and alerted Port Authority police. Detectives in the area “observed and followed the vehicle through the toll lane with lights and siren,” Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Rodri…
Mercedes Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Located In Bridgeport Mercedes Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Located In Bridgeport
Mercedes Stolen From Driveway Of Darien Home Located In Bridgeport A Mercedes stolen from the driveway of a Fairfield County home was recovered in Bridgeport. The vehicle, 2019 Mercedes SL 450, was stolen from a home on Norman Lane sometime during the overnight hours on Tuesday, April 7, Darien Police Sgt. James Palmieri. The owner told officers the vehicle was locked and the keys were inside his residence, but there were no signs of forced entry in the area where the vehicle had been, Palmieri said. Officers contacted the Mercedes’ Motor Vehicle Recovery Unit who were able to determine the vehicle was located on Dande Street in Bridgeport.…
Police: Four Nabbed Selling Stolen Long Island Car To Online Buyer In Lyndhurst Police: Four Nabbed Selling Stolen Long Island Car To Online Buyer In Lyndhurst
Police: Four Nabbed Selling Stolen Long Island Car To Online Buyer In Lyndhurst Lyndhurst police nabbed four men -- two of whom ran -- as they tried to sell a stolen Long Island car to an online buyer in Lyndhurst, authorities said. The 2014 Mercedes had been reported stolen after the owner’s daughter left it running with the keys inside in Great River, a town in Suffolk County, they said. The owner called Lyndhurst police at 9:30 p.m. Sunday after the tracking device showed the car at The Station At Lyndhurst Apartments on Chubb Avenue. Sgt. Richard Holicki found the four standing outside the car with the prospective buyer, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Officer…
Investigation Launched After Trooper-Involved Shooting Of Mercedes Driver On Northern State Investigation Launched After Trooper-Involved Shooting Of Mercedes Driver On Northern State
Investigation Launched After Trooper-Involved Shooting Of Mercedes Driver On Northern State A  man driving a Mercedes was shot by New York State Police troopers on the Northern State Parkway after a high-speed chase ended with him allegedly an assault rifle at them. New York State Police troopers responded to a call of a person driving the white Mercedes SUV on the Meadowbrook Parkway with a weapon at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, prompting an investigation. Less than an hour later, investigators received a second call stating that the same vehicle was on the Northern State Parkway near exit 39 in Farmingdale.  During that call, troopers were advised t…
Flurry Of High-End Vehicle Thefts Under Investigation In Southampton Flurry Of High-End Vehicle Thefts Under Investigation In Southampton
Flurry Of High-End Vehicle Thefts Under Investigation In Southampton Police on Long Island have been investigating a string of high-end luxury vehicle thefts. The Southampton Town Police Department issued an alert stating that in the past few months, local residents in Bridgehampton to Westhampton have reported their luxury vehicles stolen overnight. According to police, the targeted vehicles have been Mercedes and Range Rover. Police said that the community should take extra precautions when leaving a vehicle parked, especially overnight. In response to the thefts, investigators offered a series of tips:  Lock all doors and set alarms on vehicles; …
Mercedes Motorcycle Stolen In Darien Recovered On Merritt Parkway, Police Say Mercedes Motorcycle Stolen In Darien Recovered On Merritt Parkway, Police Say
Mercedes Motorcycle Stolen In Darien Recovered On Merritt Parkway, Police Say A Mercedes motorcycle that was stolen in Darien has been recovered on Merritt Parkway, according to police. Darien Police say they received a report that a 2018 Mercedes GLS450 had been stolen from the front of the owner’s residence on Country Club Road between 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 16 and 7:30 a.m. on Friday, May 17. The complainant allegedly told police that a set of keys had been left in the vehicle. Police say the vehicle was recovered overnight by the State Police on the Merritt Parkway Southbound near exit 28 after it had run out of gas.