Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Ring Ends In 13 Plea Deals — Including Hicksville Woman, DA
A Long Island woman and a Hudson Valley man were among 13 people who admitted to a $2.2 million theft scheme that ripped off Home Depots across New York and eight other states, authorities said.
Joana Carolina Fermin, 39, of Hicksville, and Jonathan Tascon Suarez, 32, of Orange County, were both sentenced to prison time for their roles in the sprawling operation that racked up 319 documented thefts, the Queens District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 5.
Suarez was the first person to plead guilty in the case, copping to third-degree grand larceny back on Feb. 18, according to prosecutor…
South Glens Falls Attacker Chokes Victim, Holds Them Captive At Home: Police
A Capital Region man choked and threatened another person inside his home, according to police.
Bruce C. Tatsey II, 38, of South Glens Falls, was hit with three charges for the incident at his home on Moreau Drive, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Officers responded to the house around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 for a disturbance call, authorities said.
Investigators determined Tatsey applied pressure to a victim’s neck to impede their breathing and also caused them physical injury, cops said. Additionally, Tatsey is accused of holding the victim against their will,…
Police Dog Sniffs Out Two Kilos Of Hidden Cocaine At Albany Traffic Stop: Authorities
A New York City man hauling two kilograms of cocaine through the Capital Region was busted with the help of a police dog, authorities said.
Kelvin L. Montana, 52, of Brooklyn, had hidden the coke in his vehicle while traveling on I-87 through Albany, New York State Police said Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Troopers pulled Montana over for a traffic violation around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, state police said.
With the assistance of K-9 officer “J,” the investigators located more than two kilograms of cocaine in a “concealed compartment” inside Montana’s vehicle, troopers said.
Montana was charged…