Man Who Robbed, Tied Up Woman At Route 46 Hotel Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 35-year-old West New York man was sentenced to 13 years in prison after he robbed and tied up a woman at a Wyndham's hotel, authorities announced Friday, May 29.
Louis Verdesoto had previously pleaded guilty to armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm in the 2024 robbery, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert M. McNally, and Parsippany Troy Hills Police Chief Richard Pantina said.
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, a woman said she was assaulted by Verdesoto, who was brandishing a handgun, authorities said. Verdesoto then duct-taped and zip-tied …
$158K Diamond Delivery Lands Franklin Square Man In Handcuffs, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after detectives said he knowingly received a package containing fraudulently purchased loose diamonds worth approximately $158,000, Nassau County police said.
Wilfredo Franco Ramirez, 42, of Franklin Square, was arrested at 7:08 p.m. on Friday, May 29, in Franklin Square, according to the Nassau County Police Department's Electronics Squad/Fraud & Forgery Section.
Detectives said Ramirez knowingly accepted a package containing natural loose diamonds that had been purchased through fraud. The diamonds were valued at approximately $158,000, police said.
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Duo From DC Accused Of Killing Oxon Hill Man 'Always Ready With A Joke' During Dispute: Police
Ricardo Lee Vance was "always ready with a joke," who "meant so much to so many" before he was gunned down in Maryland.
Now, two District residents have been apprehended in connection with his cold-blooded murder.
Orlando Edwards, 20, and India Stroman, 21, have both been apprehended for their alleged roles in the deadly shooting of the 47-year-old Oxon Hill man whose family remembered him as "a loving son, brother, uncle, and cousin."
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Teacher, Hotel Owner, Mom Of 3 Killed Halifax Domestic Shooting
A beloved teacher, hotel owner, and mom of three was killed in what investigators say was a domestic shooting inside her Pennsylvania home, State Police announced Friday, May 22.
Troopers from PSP Lykens were called to a reported shooting at a home in the 90 block of Carsonville Road in Jefferson Township around 2:13 p.m. Thursday, May 21, according to state police.
When officers arrived, they found 45-year-old Taryn D. Morgan of Halifax suffering from a gunshot wound inside the residence. Her husband, 46-year-old Dennis Morgan, was also found wounded from a gunshot, police said.
Despite l…
$1 Million Safe Targeted By Veteran LI Burglary Crew With Long Rap Sheet: Cops
A veteran Long Island burglary crew tried to take a safe with nearly $1 million in valuables inside while a family was on vacation, police said Wednesday, May 13.
Leonard Repka, 63; Vincent Repka, 58; and Nikitas Margiellos, 53, were busted for the Saturday, April 11 home invasion in North Valley Stream, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The three men ransacked the home and damaged the floor where the safe had been affixed, police said. The safe contained $460,000 in cash and $500,000 worth of jewelry, according to authorities.
The homeowner on Wyngate Drive East left for a family …
