16,500 Fentanyl Packages Found On NYC Man Traveling To Albany: DA
A man hauling 16,500 packages of fentanyl and heroin from New York City to the Capital Region was busted in a traffic stop, authorities said Monday, April 27.
Ramon Riveras, a 35-year-old Bronx man, was traveling through Albany around 7:45 p.m. on March 1 when he was stopped by New York State Police, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
During the traffic stop off the Washington Avenue Extension, officers found 16,500 glassine envelopes containing fentanyl and heroin, authorities said.
Riveras was arraigned Monday on first-degree and third-degree possession of a controlled su…
Horror Wrong-Way Crash In Saugerties Leaves One Dead, Six Hospitalized: State Police
A wrong-way driver was killed while causing a horrific four-car crash on the New York State Thruway on Sunday night, April 26, authorities said.
Joseph Mensah-Otoo, 42, was driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 87 through Saugerties when he collided with three other vehicles, leaving his own car a mangled wreck, New York State Police said Monday, April 27.
Mensah-Otoo, of Pittsfield, MA, was ejected from his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. A photo from the scene showed Mensah-Otoo’s vehicle was barely recognizable beyond the rear tires.
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Baseball Bat Attack In Bellport Sober Home Ends In Resident’s Conviction: Authorities
A Long Island man has been convicted of severely beating a fellow sober home resident with a metal baseball bat, authorities said Friday, April 24.
Reginald Sonds, 60, was living in the home in Bellport in 2022 when he carried out the assault, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Sonds and the other man were captured on video surveillance interacting shortly before the attack on Sept. 11, 2022, prosecutors said.
The two men returned to their respective bedrooms, but Sonds retrieved the bat from his and walked over to the victim’s room, then began swinging on him, investigato…
Angry LI Girlfriend Blew Boyfriend’s Hand Off With Dynamite In Explosive Breakup, Jury Finds
A Long Island woman blew off her boyfriend’s hand with a stick of dynamite following an argument and was convicted of assault on Friday, April 24, authorities said.
Keyonna Waddell, 35, tossed the explosive into the victim’s Suffolk County apartment on March 22, 2024, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Hours earlier, the couple had argued and the victim left, telling Waddell to do the same, investigators said. He later returned and assumed she was gone, according to prosecutors.
The man then went to sleep but was awoken by a hissing sound and saw a flame on the floor of hi…
Fake Dentist Orders Murder-For-Hire Plot Over 23-Year-Old Whistleblower On Long Island: DA
An illegal Long Island dentist orchestrated a murder-for-hire plot to kill a young man who threatened to expose her under-the-table operation, authorities said Friday, April 24.
Yolani Mejia Carranza, 56, ordered the murder of Byron Martinez, 23, back in August 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Daniel Kersey, 35, carried out the killing after Aldo Esmizadeh, 70, recommended his services to Mejia Carranza, prosecutors said. Mejia Carranza and Kersey were charged with first-degree murder, while Esmizadeh was charged with conspiracy.
The trouble began after Martinez’s …
