Duo Accused Of Stealing Thousands In Items From Greenwich Avenue Business Caught After Chase
Two men were arrested in connection with a shoplifting incident at a Greenwich Avenue business.
Antoine Whitney, 28, and Shakur Smikle, 18, both of Brooklyn, were arrested on Sunday, Nov. 17, by Greenwich Police after an officer saw the two in a vehicle with others who walked into the business and exited running carrying baskets of items, Greenwich Police said.
According to police, Whitney, who the driver of the vehicle, attempted to leave the scene after being told to stop by officers. He was then stopped by a marked patrol vehicle and backed up unsafely through a stop sign, police said.
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Two From Westchester Among Lucchese Family Mobsters Found Guilty In Brutal Hit Of Gang Leader
Four accused mobsters, including two from Westchester, were convicted of murder, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and other felonies that could land them in prison for life.
Christopher Londonio, 45, of Hartsdale, and Steven L. Crea, 72, of the Crestwood section of Yonkers were found guilty Friday, Nov. 15 after a six-week jury trial on an assortment of charges, including conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering for the 2013 execution of notorious gang leader Michael Meldish.
“The violent and disturbing acts of these four organized crime figures included the brutal murder …
Feds: Cliffside Park Dealer Had Softball-Sized Heroin Bags, Stolen Gun, Stashed In Bronx Garage
A Cliffside Park man had heroin bags the size of softballs, a stolen handgun with a high-capacity magazine and tens of thousands of dollars in cash stashed in a minivan parked in a public garage near the Bronx Botanical Gardens, federal authorities said.
DEA agents followed Jose Pena, a/k/a “Gucci,” 31, as he drove from Cliffside Park to the garage, parked next to a minivan and got into it, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
Approaching the minivan, they immediately spotted the bags of heroin, he said.
They also found the stolen Glock .22-caliber pistol -- loaded with 13 bullets in a larg…
