Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Yorktown Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Yorktown
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Yorktown Three teenagers are facing charges after police said they spray painted racist and anti-Semitic graffiti in Northern Westchester. The graffiti was discovered on Croton Dam Road under a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Yorktown on Saturday, May 21, according to an announcement from town officials.  The three suspects, who are all from Croton-on-Hudson, were charged with criminal mischief and criminal impersonation, officials said on Wednesday, June 8. Authorities said one of the teens, whose identity was not released, is 18 years old and was charged as an adult. The other two are juve…
Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say
Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say A 43-year-old man is facing an attempted larceny charge after he was accused of peering into vehicles and attempting to enter a vehicle in the parking lot of a Connecticut elementary school. The incident happened in the Hartford County neighborhood of Plantsville located in the Town of Southington at South End Elementary School at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, according to authorities. Officers responded to the school after receiving a report of a man on the property looking into vehicles and becoming argumentative when he was confronted by staff, according to the Southington Pol…
Man Accused In Scheme To Scam Fairfield County Couple Out Of $8,900, Police Say Man Accused In Scheme To Scam Fairfield County Couple Out Of $8,900, Police Say
Man Accused In Scheme To Scam Fairfield County Couple Out Of $8,900, Police Say A 40-year-old man was arrested and accused of taking part in a scheme to scam a Fairfield County couple out of $8,900.Kylo Simons, of Hartford, was arrested at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said Simons was charged with: Second-degree larceny Criminal impersonation Third-degree burglary  State police said Simons was involved in a bail scam where a caller posed as the New Fairfield couple's grandson and said he was in jail. The caller then told the couple not to tell other family members, and a scammer posing as the couple's grand…
Duo From Smithtown, Port Jefferson Station Nabbed For Allegedly Impersonating Police Officers Duo From Smithtown, Port Jefferson Station Nabbed For Allegedly Impersonating Police Officers
Duo From Smithtown, Port Jefferson Station Nabbed For Allegedly Impersonating Police Officers Two men were arrested after impersonating police officers on Long Island and attempting to score drugs while conducting phony traffic stops, investigators announced. The Suffolk County Police Department received a complaint from a male motorist shortly before 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, after he was pulled over by two men driving a black 2012 Chevy Tahoe with flashing blue and white lights in Smithtown. Police said that Franco Calla, age 20, of Port Jefferson Station, and Robert Toomey, age 23, of Smithtown, approached the stopped vehicle on Route 111 near East Main Street, demanding …
Corrections Officer From Suffolk County Posing As Cop Pulled Over Motorists, Police Say Corrections Officer From Suffolk County Posing As Cop Pulled Over Motorists, Police Say
Corrections Officer From Suffolk County Posing As Cop Pulled Over Motorists, Police Say A New York State corrections officer was arrested after authorities said he impersonated a police officer and pulled drivers over on Long Island. David Olivari, age 37, of Coram, was arrested at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  SCPD said police received a complaint from a driver that a man driving a small, dark-colored vehicle with a flashing light pulled her vehicle over on the Long Island Expressway Service Road in Ronkonkoma at about 3 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22. Police said the man, later identified as Olivari, took the victim's cell…
Imposter Gains Access To Law Enforcement Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say Imposter Gains Access To Law Enforcement Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Imposter Gains Access To Law Enforcement Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man from the region has been arrested for allegedly attempting to gain access to an area law enforcement center. Detectives and deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office arrested Josue Gonzalez, age 35, of Kingston on Friday, Jan. 28, after he attempted to enter the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center and attempted to access a secure area. A foot chase ensued, during which Gonzalez kicked a deputy in the chest, causing the deputy's body camera to break. He was taken into custody at the Family Practice Medical Complex without further incident, the department said.  Gonzalez w…
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Impersonating Woman, Others, Police Say Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Impersonating Woman, Others, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Impersonating Woman, Others, Police Say A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly assuming the identity of an area woman and then making sexual advances toward friends and co-workers. Pasha Torkamani, age 37, of Stamford, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 20 for the incidents which began last year, said Lt. Tom Scanlon of the Stamford Police. According to Scanlon, the department began a criminal impersonation investigation after receiving a complaint from a female victim that someone had assumed her identity and was making sexual advances toward the victim’s acquaintances and co-workers. Torkamani used a…
Troopers, Officers Intercept Fraud Attempt At CT Bank, Police Say Troopers, Officers Intercept Fraud Attempt At CT Bank, Police Say
Troopers, Officers Intercept Fraud Attempt At CT Bank, Police Say Two men were arrested after police said they attempted to steal money from a victim's bank account at a Connecticut bank.  The Southbury Police Department responded to a report of a possible fraud at a Chase Bank at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30, according to Connecticut State Police. The bank is located at 775 Main Street South in Southbury, police said.  Emergency dispatch said staff from other branches of the bank reported that two men were in the lobby of the bank possibly attempting to defraud someone, police said.  Investigators discovered that 44-year-old Litchf…
Man Busted Impersonating Homeland Security Agent During Stop On Long Island Expressway Man Busted Impersonating Homeland Security Agent During Stop On Long Island Expressway
Man Busted Impersonating Homeland Security Agent During Stop On Long Island Expressway A man went through great lengths to impersonate a US Department of Homeland Security agent during a stop on the Long Island Expressway, police announced. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, a Suffolk County Police officer was traveling on the LIE when he spotted a 2019 Audi A8 driving with emergency blue and red lights activated in the windshield driving in the HOV lane, prompting a traffic stop. Police said that the driver of the Audi, Elmhurst resident Fernando Garnecho attempted to portray himself to the officer as an on-duty United States Department of Homeland Security age…
Woman Involved In Three Long Island Crashes Before Being Caught, Police Say Woman Involved In Three Long Island Crashes Before Being Caught, Police Say
Woman Involved In Three Long Island Crashes Before Being Caught, Police Say Police arrested a woman who was allegedly involved in three separate vehicle crashes on Long Island before being caught. Adareo Lowry, age 32, of Chicago, Illinois, was arrested around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24 in Suffolk County, said the Southampton Police. According to Sgt Michael Walsh of the Southampton Police, officers came upon a minor crash at the intersection of Enterprise Zone Drive and Flanders Road.  While attempting to identify both drivers one driver fled the scene in her vehicle.  The vehicle fled northwest on Flanders Road where it was involved in …
Woman Attempts To Withdraw Cash From Bank In Fairfield County Using Fake ID, Police Say Woman Attempts To Withdraw Cash From Bank In Fairfield County Using Fake ID, Police Say
Woman Attempts To Withdraw Cash From Bank In Fairfield County Using Fake ID, Police Say A 54-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to withdraw more than $2,000 from a TD Bank using another person's identity. Banetta Grant, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, April 14, following the incident at the bank located at 55 Post Road in Darien, said Sgt. James Palmieri of the Darien Police. According to Palmieri, Grant went into the bank and attempted to make a $2,300 withdrawal from an account.  The bank employee became suspicious because the owner of the account was a male, and the suspect was a female. When asked, Grant couldn’t answer basic challenge…
Prosecutor: South Jersey Woman Impersonated Contact Tracer, Tried Shutting Down Business Prosecutor: South Jersey Woman Impersonated Contact Tracer, Tried Shutting Down Business
Prosecutor: South Jersey Woman Impersonated Contact Tracer, Tried Shutting Down Business A 32-year-old woman from Burlington County has been arrested for impersonating a public health department official and threatening to close a plumbing business over COVID-19 rules, authorities said. Jennifer Strumph of South Elmwood Road in Evesham falsely claimed that the business had failed to adhere to coronavirus isolation and cleaning protocols, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Evesham Township Police Chief Christopher Chew. Strumph was charged with computer crime, criminal coercion with intent to harm reputation and assuming a false identity, Coffi…