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Jersey City, NJ
Lifestyle
Commuter's Trip From Jersey City To Brooklyn Takes 15 Minutes—By Jet Ski
A Jersey City man may have devised the ultimate commuting hack: traveling by jet ski. David Pike told WABC's "Good Morning America" that he used to take the PATH, the bus and the subway to get to his job in Brooklyn, a 90-minute slog one way. During these commutes, Pike realized that the distance as the crow flies -- or as the fish swims -- between his job at New York Trolley and his Jersey City home was relatively short. Then one day he had a eureka moment. "I went on eBay and bought a jet ski -- and now it takes me 15 minutes, I just cut straight across the harbor," he …
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Ex-Employee Accused Of Using Company Credit Card To Make Personal Purchases, Westport PD Says
A former employee is facing multiple charges for allegedly buying personal items with a company credit card, said Westport Police. Police began an investigation on Wednesday, March 6 into Jaiman Shah based on a complaint made by his former employer that he allegedly used American Express points from a company credit card to make over $16,500 in personal purchases, according to the Westport Police Department. That investigation reportedly resulted in an arrest warrant being drafted and granted for Shah in which he was charged with second-degree larceny, credit card theft, and receipt of good…
Hyde Park, NY
Police & Fire
Beware Of Phone Scam Targeting Grandparents, Dutchess Sheriff Says
The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a local phone scam targeting grandparents. The scam starts with a phone call to the victim. The caller will disguise their voice and identify themselves as the victim’s grandchild. The caller will claim to have been arrested and in need of bail money, saying that they can’t talk for long. The caller then provides a call-back number that, when dialed, connects to a scammer claiming to represent local law enforcement. The fake law enforcement representative will claim that the bail for the grandchild is between $8,000 and $10,000 …
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say
A local man was conned out of $1,600 by a fraudster on Craigslist pretending to sell a Ford Explorer online, police said. Investigators from the Darien Police Department received a complaint on Thursday, April 4 from a local resident who stated that he found an ad on Craigslist for a Ford Explorer that was for sale for $1,600 that he attempted to purchase. The complainant stated to police that he made contact with the seller, who said the transaction would take place through an eBay system, and an invoice was sent to his email address. At the direction of the seller, the man purchased eight…
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
North Jersey 'Avengers: Endgame' Tix Selling on eBay For Thousands Of Dollars Each
Marvel fans are reselling their "Avengers: Endgame" prime tickets for thousands of dollars on eBay. As of Sunday morning, the asking price for two tickets for a showing in Linden was $2,000 each. At the Kerasotes theater in Secaucus, someone wants a jaw-dropping $25,000 for a set of three. Someone else is asking $500 apiece for tickets to the IMAX theater at Paramus' AMC Garden State 16 and $5,999 for a showing in Clifton (with a buy-it-now price of $9,999). Earlier this week, a pair of tickets were sold at $15,000 for the Essex Green screening in West Orange. The film wil…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Dozens Charged In Huge Tri-State Area Shoplifting Ring
A band of shoplifters targeting chain stores including Walgreens have been arrested after netting millions in goods, Jersey City police announced during a press conference Thursday afternoon. The shoplifters filled bags with items purloined from the stores, which include locations in Bayonne and Jersey City, said Chief of Police Michael Kelly. Twenty- three people have been charged so far but the investigation is continuing, authorities said. The arrests were the result of undercover surveillance operations launched in Jersey City after police there learned of similar inc…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Tech Consultant Buys 400+ Cellphones With Hackensack Company's Money, Sells Them On eBay
A tech consultant used a Hackensack company's money to buy $200,000 worth of cellphones that he then sold on eBay, authorities charged. Michael Acosta, 34, of North Bergen used his position in the company to buy more than 400 phones without authorization from its service provider between October 2015 and September 2018, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He “later sold them on eBay for his own personal gain,” Calo said. Acosta was issued a summons and released pending a Feb. 20 first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charge…
Englewood, NJ
News
Police
: Retired Fire Chief From Tenafly Swiped Artifacts From Museum To Sell On eBay
A retired Bayonne battalion chief was arrested for stealing artifacts from the Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum and selling them online, said authorities who charged him. Paul Avery, 64 of Tenafly, was charged last Thursday with theft after an investigation found he sold several items on eBay including three helmets and a speaking trumpet, police told several media outlets. Avery, who earns an annual pension of $130,000, worked at the museum painting and building cabinets, the New York Post reports. He worked for the department for 36 years and retired in 2017. A fire captain who wor…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Edgewater Defendant Indicted In $12M Go-Go Bar Theft Ring
An Edgewater man conspired with the owner of a shuttered go-go bar to use stolen credit card information – and illegally acquired gift cards – to steal more than $12 million, authorities said. Kevin Bae, 30, shared a bank account with the Morris County bar owner “into which millions of dollars were transferred” through the scheme, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday. They generated the money through a variety of scams, including scaring elderly people over the phone into buying gift cards by pretending to be a grandchild who was in jail and needed bail money, Grewal said. The own…
Ossining, NY
News
Employee In Westchester Sentenced In $231K Car Part Scam
A former employee of a Westchester auto dealership is going to spend a year behind bars after concocting an elaborate scheme to defraud his employer by stealing auto parts and selling them off for a profit online. Poughquag resident John Labarbera, 50, has been sentenced to a year in Westchester County Jail and must pay back more than $225,000 after pleading guilty to a grand larceny charge earlier this year for his scheme that lasted nearly four years while he was a parts manager at Curry Acura in Greenburgh. Labarbera admitted to convincing management of the dealership to sell auto parts …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
FBI Warns Of Scam Targeting Car Buyers
If it seems too good to be true, it might be, according to federal investigators. The FBI has issued an alert cautioning area residents to be aware of a national scam involving fraudulent online classified advertisements, offering vehicles that are not for sale, and some that never have been for sale, that are allegedly in their possession. According to the FBI, the fake advertisements tend to include photos that match the description of the alleged vehicle and a phone number or email address to contact the supposed seller. Once contact is established, the fraudster sends the intended buyer…
Fairfield, CT
News
Two Charged With Selling $1.5M Of Items Stolen By Opioid Addicts In CT
Two men from Connecticut are facing time in prison after being found guilty of operating an elaborate fencing operation utilizing opioid addicts. Following nearly two weeks of deliberation, a jury this week found New Haven resident George Connelly, Jr., 48, and Branford reisdent William Reidell, 41, guilty of federal charges in relation to their roles in a large-scale fencing operation. According to evidence introduced at trial, Connelly and Paul Muzyka - who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit the interstate transport of stolen property and one count of interstate transport of stolen pr…
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