Feds Charge Pair In Luxury-Watch Robbery Spree Involving Kardashian BFF
Federal authorities have captured two men wanted for robbing luxury watches at gunpoint from, among others, a close reality-TV friend of Kim Kardashian’s known as "Foodgod" in Englewood Cliffs.
Victor Rivera, 29, and Michols Pena, 38, were identified and captured with significant help from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, said Audrey Strauss, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Strauss also thanked police from Englewood Cliffs, Weehawken and Nassau County for their assistance.
Rivera, who was captured in Miami, is accused of robbing Jonathan Cheban of a $2…
PA Couple Abandons Car, Flees With Handgun, $20K In Drugs Following Morris County DWI Crash
A PA couple who abandoned their vehicle following a drunken Morris County crash were later found walking on the highway with a handgun and more than $20,000 worth of drugs, state police charged.
Carlos Ferrer, 43, was driving on Route 287 in Hanover Township when he crashed and abandoned the car shortly before 2 a.m. last Friday with his passenger, Heather Blessing, 38, police said.
The couple — both from Lancaster, PA — were then seen walking on State Highway 10, where they were found with a .380 caliber handgun, 800 alprazolam bars, 54 grams of cocaine and $100 worth of heroin, police sai…
10 Alleged MS-13 Members Face Murder Charges For Three Killings
Ten alleged MS-13 street gang members and associates are facing charges for their alleged roles in three murders, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
In Brooklyn federal court, 10 members and associates of the Indios Locos Salvatruchas clique of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a transnational criminal organization, were charged with murder in-aid-of racketeering, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, related firearms offenses, and marijuana distribution conspiracy.
It is alleged that the MS-13 gang members murdered Andy Peralta, Victor Alvarenga, and Abel Mosso in Queens in 2018 and 2019.
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Long Island Man Admits To Murder, Racketeering
An associate of the Red Stone Gorilla “set” of the Bloods street gang on Long Island admitted to his role in racketeering, murder, robberies, narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses on the East End.
Terrill Latney, also known as “Motis,” and “Mo,” 39, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to racketeering, including conspiring to distribute narcotics and participating in the murder of Thomas Lacolla on Nov. 17, 2015.
U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that Latney participated in the distribution of crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin in the Riverhead area for near…
MS-13 Leaders Indicted On Racketeering, Narcotics, Firearms Charges
More leaders of the MS-13 street gang are facing charges for racketeering and drug trafficking across the country.
An indictment that includes high-ranking members of the Governing “Table” of the gang, have been charged with racketeering conspiracy, narcotics distribution conspiracy, and weapons charges.
The indictment out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) charges Amilcar Romero, a/k/a “Soldado,” Jaime Santana, a/k/a “Smiley,” Jose Garcia, a/k/a “Tricky,” and Alexander Rivera, a/k/a “Extrano.” Cristian Guerrero-Melgares, a/k/a “Enigma,” and Gus…
Felon From Bridgeport On Supervised Release Had Heroin, Handgun, Police Say
A convicted felon from Fairfield County is facing new weapons and drug charges after he was busted with an illegal semi-automatic pistol and heroin while on supervised release from federal prison.
A federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a six-count indictment charging Lynwood Cogdell, 32, of Bridgeport, with firearms and narcotics offenses,” U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. Cogdell has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
On May 1, 2015, Cogdell pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possessing a firearm by a convicted felon. On March 15, 2016, he was sentenced to 36 mont…
Paterson PD: Teen Drug Dealer Had 3,150 Heroin Folds, AR-15, $4,000
PATERSON, N.J. -- An 18-year-old drug dealer had an AR-15 rifle and a .357 Magnum handgun that had been reported stolen along with nearly 3,150 folds of heroin when Paterson police nabbed him, authorities said.
Marshall T. Stephenson also had a prohibited high-capacity magazine and $4,017 in drug proceeds when narcotics detectives arrested near his East 28th Street apartment last week, Police Director Jerry Speziale said.
A judge refused to release Stephenson from the Passaic County Jail, where he remained held on a variety of drug and weapons offenses.
