Nightmare Ex-Boyfriend Terrorized Hudson Woman For Four Days, Jury Finds
A Capital Region man who terrorized his ex-girlfriend over four days has been convicted on several charges, authorities said.
Nikolas DeJesus, 33, was found guilty Friday, Oct. 16 of burglary, unlawful imprisonment, obstruction of breathing, and other charges, the Columbia County District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 19. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
DeJesus was staying at his former girlfriend’s home in Hudson when he forced his fingers into her mouth, blocking her ability to breathe, on Aug. 11, 2025, investigators said.
After being kicked out, he broke into the home through …
Christmas Eve Break-In At Corinth Water Plant Finally Solved: Police
A Capital Region man broke into a public water treatment plant and damaged an official vehicle on Christmas Eve, authorities said.
Derek J. Nowicki, 22, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 15, following a long investigation into the Dec. 24, 2025, break-in at Corinth’s water treatment plant, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.
The initial complaint came in around 6:30 a.m. Christmas Eve about a burglar at the facility on Pine Street, the sheriff’s office said. While on-site, Nowicki also got behind the wheel of a Village of Corinth Department of Public Works vehicle and damaged it, investiga…
Stranger Forces Way Into Farmingdale Couple's Home After Being Told To Leave: Police
A Long Island couple found themselves confronting a stranger who allegedly forced his way into their home after they told him to leave, police said.
Marcus Wilkinson, 23, of Brentwood, was arrested following the incident at a Melville Road home in Farmingdale on Saturday, Oct. 17, around 6:10 a.m., Nassau County police said.
Wilkinson first began banging on the front door and acting erratically, police said. The residents, a 42-year-old woman and 44-year-old man who did not know Wilkinson, told him to leave.
Instead, Wilkinson allegedly entered their gated backyard and forced his way …
Man Shatters Glass Doors At 2 Businesses In Newburgh Plaza, Burglarizes 1: Police
A 62-year-old man has been arrested after police said he smashed the glass entrances of two businesses at an Orange County shopping plaza and burglarized one of them.
Newburgh resident Duane H. Williams, 62, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 15, following an investigation into overnight break-ins at South Plank Plaza, located at 181 South Plank Rd. in Newburgh, according to the Town of Newburgh Police Department.
The events leading to his arrest began on Wednesday, Oct. 7, around 8:30 a.m., when officers responded to the shopping plaza after receiving a report of a…
Baseball Bat-Wielding Man Smashes Way Into Target, Found With Drugs In Monroe: Police
A 43-year-old man was arrested after police said he used a baseball bat to smash his way into a Target store in Orange County in the middle of the night, where he was caught with prescription drugs.
The incident happened just after midnight on Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Target located at 128 Bailey Farm Rd. in Monroe, New York State Police said on Friday, Oct. 16.
There, troopers responded to a report of a burglary in progress. When they arrived, officers discovered that the business, which was closed at the time, had broken glass entry doors.
Troopers then entered the buil…
Woman, 35, Accused Of Burglarizing Thompson Home Months Later, Police Say
Months after a Sullivan County home was burglarized, a 35-year-old woman now faces felony charges, police said.
Monticello resident Brittany Neuberger, 35, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in connection with an incident in Thompson in July, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.
According to State Police, the investigation began on Saturday, July 4, when troopers received a report of a burglary that happened at a residence on Dunbar Road in Thompson. Investigators processed the scene and conducted an investigation that ultimately led to Neuberger's arrest, police …
Two Teens Busted For Burglarizing Vehicles: Winslow Twp PD
Two teenagers were arrested and charged with breaking into vehicles in Winslow Township Saturday, Oct. 10, authorities said.
Overnight, officers investigated motor vehicle thefts and burglaries in the Blue Anchor section of Winslow Township, police said. The suspects, Jalil Fleetwood-Riley, an 18-year-old Fleetwood resident and a 17-year-old juvenile, were swiftly taken into custody, police said.
The stolen property was recovered, police said. The two are charged with motor vehicle theft, conspiracy, receiving stolen property, burglary, possession of burglary tools and joy riding, police sa…
Houston Man Stole $250K In Equipment From Lakewood Store: Police
A 35-year-old Houston man was arrested and charged with stealing $250,000 in equipment from a business in Lakewood, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 9.
On Sunday, June 14, officers responded to a business and discovered the front glass doors had been shattered, Lakewood police said. The owner reported that approximately $250,000 worth of equipment had been stolen, police said.
An investigation determined multiple individuals forced entry into the business during the early morning hours, damaged display cases, and fled with the stolen equipment, police said.
Ericson Pring was id…
Man Climbs Through Ex-GF's Hackensack Window, Chokes Her: Police
A Newark man climbed through his ex-girlfriend's kitchen window in Hackensack, grabbed her by the neck and squeezed until she became dizzy, authorities said.
Ruben P. Vera, 33, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 8, more than seven months after the alleged attack, Hackensack Police Detective Captain Darrin DeWitt said.
The woman told police Vera entered her apartment through a kitchen window about 30 minutes before she called authorities at 12:32 a.m. Sunday, March 1, DeWitt said.
Vera approached her, wrapped both hands around her neck and applied pressure until she became dizzy, police said.
Whe…
$90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Colonie Ends With Long Prison Term: DA
A thief with seven prior felony convictions who stole $90,000 worth of valuables from a Capital Region home was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8, authorities said.
Donald Law, 39, of Cohoes, got 10 years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Law and Ronald Horton, 46, broke into the home in Colonie on Dec. 30, 2025, and stole Rolex watches, a Cartier bracelet, an engagement ring, purses, and electronics, prosecutors said.
The pair then took a bus to Troy to pawn the stolen property for c…
Man Who Stole $1,200 From Trumbull Day Care Caught In Stolen Car In Bridgeport: Police
A man accused of stealing $1,200 from a Connecticut day care was arrested soon after in a stolen car, police said.
Latrell Eppes, 32, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Sept. 20 after police investigated an overnight burglary at the Beardsley Parkway business in Trumbull, police announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
The day care’s owner called police around 7:15 a.m. to report the break-in. About $1,200 in cash was missing, along with a car, police said.
Officers tracked the vehicle to the parking lot of North End Variety in Bridgeport.
When police arrived, they saw Eppes leave the store and g…
Man Who Sent Teens To Slay Wrongly Targeted Victim In Middletown Is Convicted
An Orange County man faces up to 25 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sending two teenagers to kill a victim he mistakenly believed was behind a burglary at his home, prosecutors said.
Middletown resident Sheldon Paul, 42, was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder following a jury trial in Orange County Court on Friday, Oct. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.
The killing happened on the morning of March 11, 2019, when two men, then ages 18 and 19, entered the victim's apartment on Knapp Street in Middletown, according to …
Fake FBI Agents Storm Newark Apartment, Steal $7.5K: Police
A New Jersey man has been arrested after police say he and two accomplices posed as FBI agents, forced their way into a woman's apartment and stole $7,500 from her safe.
Samuel Prata, 42, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 4, in connection with the Thursday, Aug. 27 home invasion on Mott Street near Raymond Boulevard, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr. said.
Three men knocked on the door of the woman's third-floor apartment around 2:30 p.m. and claimed to be federal agents, demanding that she open the door, Miranda said. When she did, the men rushed inside and pushed her onto a c…
South Toms River Molotov Cocktail Attack Accomplice Tracked Down: Authorities
A second New York man has been charged in a Molotov cocktail attack in New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 28.
Tahkem Boynton, 28, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was identified by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office.
Boynton and Tashaun Normand, 42, of the Bronx, teamed up for the attack in South Toms River back on March 23, investigators said. Normand was arrested days later in Tennessee and extradited back to New Jersey in July, according to authorities.
Normand threw two Molotov cocktails in the incident, targeting a 2010 GMC Terrain parked on Belmont Drive and the home the car …
Brick Vehicle Burglar Busted: Police
A man who broke into multiple vehicles in Brick has been apprehended, authorities said.
Throughout September, officers investigated multiple vehicle burglaries, Brick police said. Anthony Cericho specifically targeted work vehicles and stole approximately $15,000 worth of tools, equipment, and other property, Brick Township police said.
Cericho was identified following an extensive investigation, police said, and a search warrant led to the recovery of the tools and other property that he stole, police said.
He is charged with three counts of burglary, three counts of theft, receiving…
Homeless Man’s Burglary Attempt Thwarted At East Meadow Laundromat, Two Cops Injured: Police
A homeless man who busted into a Long Island laundromat and grabbed some soap was arrested and later injured police officers in an ambulance, authorities said.
Michael Torres, 34, was arrested Sunday night, Sept. 20 in East Meadow, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Torres entered Rapid 2 Laundromat on Hempstead Turnpike around 10:30 p.m., entered a staff-only area, shoved a 34-year-old man working at the business, and grabbed two bottles of soap, police said.
Though Torres attempted to leave with the soap, cops arrived on the scene and arrested him without incident, authorities sai…
78 Charges Each: Pair Targeted Hondas, Acuras In Clifton Airbag Theft Spree, Police Say
Two men targeted dozens of Hondas and Acuras in a Clifton burglary spree, stealing airbags that can cost up to $1,500 each to replace, authorities said.
Antony Arlequin-Salcedo, 27, of Paterson, and Mario Polanco, 27, of the Bronx, NY, were each charged with 39 counts of burglary, 39 counts of theft, and one count of motor vehicle theft, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said.
The investigation began after police received numerous reports of vehicle burglaries on Tuesday, June 23, following an overnight crime spree, Anderson said. Most of the vehicles were Hondas and Acuras that …
$450K Recovered, Man Arrested In Burglary Investigation: Lakewood PD
A 48-year-old Lakewood man was arrested and $450,000 was recovered following an investigation into a burglary at a business, authorities announced Wednesday, July 29.
At noon on Sunday, July 26, officers responded to a business on Ocean Avenue after a business owner reported $100,000 had stolen, Lakewood police said. An investigation uncovered more than $300,000 had been pilfered, police said.
Detectives identified William Ordenana-Arauz as the suspect, having previously worked at the business, police said. Ordenana-Arauz had traveled to a storage facility in Freehold following the theft, p…
