Boss of Costumed NYC Crime Ring Gets 9 to 18 years

January 11, 2012

NEW YORK — The leader of a crime ring that combined old-fashioned pickpocketing, modern-day identity theft and an array of costumes to steal more than $700,000 from banks was sentenced Monday to 9 to 18 years in prison. Disguising himself as a construction worker and doctor — complete with stethoscope — as he lurked around [...]

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Bomb-Plot Suspect Gets Plea Deal

January 10, 2012

Jose Pimentel, a Dominican Al Quada sympathizer was arrested last November for plotting to blow up police cars, a post office and soldiers. Now the District Attorney’s office has announced that they are in the process of plea bargaining with Pimentel.  Prosecutors for the case admit that they do not yet have a guilty plea from Pimentel, [...]

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NY Crime Boss Sentenced to 9 to 18 Years

January 9, 2012

Arthur Franklin was sentenced to 9 to 18 years in prison for several crimes including conspiracy and grand larceny.  Franklin was the leader of a crime ring that combined pickpocketing as well as identity theft. Franklin’s opporation started with buying stolen property, such as wallets, from pickpockets. He would then provide that information to people working at [...]

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Ex-Con is Sentenced to Life

January 6, 2012

Derrick Redd, 36, was sentenced to 25 to life for the killing of his pregnant girlfriend. Redd’s girlfriend, Miasha Delain was 9 months pregnant and due to deliver on the day she was killed. Redd stabbed Delain in the stomach, killing both her and their unborn baby. Redd has been angry with Delain for carrying [...]

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NY Man Charged With Hate Crime

January 4, 2012

Ray Lazier Lengend of NY was arrested in connection for launching Molotov cocktails at five different buildings. The man is being charged with arson as well as a hate crime. Legend launches homemade Molotov cocktails into three homes, a convenience store and an Islamic Center in NYC. Legend says he attacked these particular sites in [...]

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South Carolina Man Arrested in NYC While Carrying Loaded Weapons

January 3, 2012

Alan Reggie, 33, was arrested yesterday in Midtown for entering a subway station with two loaded guns. Reggie, a native of South Carolina, entered the subway station at 8th and 42nd with the weapons. Reggie was searched by police after hopping the turnstile to beat the subway fare. When the police officer searched him, he [...]

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Strangulation Rates Sky High in NY

January 2, 2012

This past year NY created a new charge of strangulation. Since the creation of the new charge  10,057 people have been charge with strangulation. More than 8,000 were only misdemeamor charges, the rest were felonies. For strangulation to be considered a felony the victim had to have been rendered unconscious or seriously injured. Strangulation is [...]

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Real-Life Grinch in NY

December 29, 2011

Anthony Bills of Buffalo, NY was arrested yesterday for a series of burglaries on Christmas Day in the Grand Island area.  This is Mills 42 arrest in the last 30 years. Mill is currently on probation for another burglary. If convicted, this will be Mill’s 11th felony conviction. Police found stolen furniture, electronics and other [...]

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Bloomberg Announced Crime is Down Since Last Year

December 28, 2011

During Mayor Bloomberg’s press conference yesterday he stated that crime in New York City is down overall compared to last year. Additionally, he announced that in the last 10 years crime has dropped 34 percent. Bloomberg attributes the drop in crime to increased funding to the police and fire departments. Though murders in NYC are [...]

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Westchester Man Steals Greyhound Bus for Christmas Roadtrip

December 28, 2011

Andre Hickley, 39, of Westchester decided that instead of riding the Greyhound bus upstate to visit a friend he would steal one and drive there himself. Hickley stole the bus in Syracuse and drove it all the way upstate before the police caught up with him. Hickley climbed on board the bus on Christmas morning [...]

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