Highway Robbery? Taxi Driver Kidnapped, Threatened With Knife During Ride To Wyandanch: DA
A taxi driver was allegedly kidnapped, threatened with a knife, and robbed by two passengers during a ride from Queens to Suffolk County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 3.
James Davender, 20, and Antoine Sims, 20, both of Wyandanch, were indicted on charges including Second-Degree Kidnapping, First-Degree Robbery, and Second-Degree Robbery, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.
The pair allegedly ordered a taxi to take them from Far Rockaway to Wyandanch around 1 p.m. on April 22, according to the investigation.
During the ride, Davender allegedly bega…
Ocean Twp Man Who Murdered Brother, His Family Learns Fate
Paul Caneiro, an Ocean Township resident, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being convicted of murdering his brother, his sister-in-law and their two children in their Colts Neck home.
In levying the sentence, Judge Marc Lemieux called Caneiro, a "callous, heartless, brutal killer."
At the trial, prosecutors claimed Caneiro shot his brother, Keith dead outside his home on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, angry that Keith was ending their business relationship, according to NJ.com. Caneiro then went into the home and shot and stabbed Keith's wife, Jennifer, before stab…
Ambush Ax Attack On Ex-Coworker Lands Long Beach Man Decades In Prison: Authorities
A Long Island man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for attacking a former coworker with an ax, authorities announced Friday, May 1.
Anthony Calvo, 35, got 22 years in prison for the attack on a 60-year-old employee of Long Beach Taxi, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim was walking home from an overnight dispatcher shift at the taxi service around 5:50 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2025, according to investigators.
Calvo, an ex-Long Beach Taxi employee, sneaked up behind him with an ax and struck him three times in the head, face, and arm, prosecutors said. He then f…
Blind 90-Year-Old Among Sexual Assault Victims In Brutal Home Invasions By Pottstown Man: DA
A pair of violent overnight home invasions left two women sexually assaulted — including a blind 90-year-old — in Montgomery County, authorities announced.
Derelle Williams, 37, of Pottstown, has been charged after the attacks in Lower Pottsgrove Township and Pottstown on Wednesday, April 23, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Police were first called to a home on Terraced Hill Court around 7:45 a.m., where a blind, elderly woman was found assaulted in her bedroom overnight, investigators said. She suffered severe injuries, including bleeding in her brain, a bro…
$350K In Cocaine, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Seized, 26 Charged In Westchester-Linked Drug Ring: AG
More than two dozen people have been charged following a major drug trafficking investigation that stretched into both the Capital Region and Hudson Valley, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.
The year-long probe led to the seizure of more than $350,000 worth of drugs, including cocaine and heroin laced with fentanyl, along with five handguns and around $67,000 in cash, the Attorney General’s Office said on Thursday, April 16.
In total, 26 suspects were charged with 276 crimes tied to a large-scale narcotics operation that authorities say distributed drugs across …
Man Dies After Police Rush To Stop Violent Yonkers Apartment Attack, Deploy TASER Devices
A man died after police intervened to try to stop a violent attack inside a Westchester County apartment building, authorities said.
Officers responded around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, to 165 Bruce Ave. in Yonkers after a woman called to report a man actively assaulting multiple people and armed with a knife, Yonkers Police said on Wednesday, April 8.
When officers arrived, they said they encountered an ongoing attack in the building’s entryway, where the suspect was assaulting a resident.
Police said officers deployed a Taser-like device, which was ineffective, followed b…
Allentown Man Makes 1,200+ Calls Threatening To Silence Mom After Choking Her, Landing On Child
A violent domestic assault involving strangulation, shoving a mom into her toddler, and witness intimidation has led to a conviction in Lehigh County, prosecutors announced.
Dallas Young, 31, of Allentown, was convicted by a jury after attacking the mother of his child and later attempting to stop her from testifying, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said on Wednesday, April 1.
Young was originally charged in December with strangulation and child endangerment, along with simple assault and harassment. Additional charges were later filed after investigators said he repeatedly contacted th…
Bristol Park Good Samaritan Attack: Police Release New Info, Woman Still Unidentified
Authorities have released more information on a violent attack in a city park that ended with a Good Samaritan stepping in and being slashed across the chest with a box cutter.
Joseph Cupe, 62, of Bristol, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, and first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the Wednesday, April 1, incident at Brackett Park in Bristol, according to a police report.
Bristol police spoke to several witnesses who gave slightly different accounts of what happened, but all said Cupe was harassing a woman in the park. Some said they believe…
Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison
A man who posed as a “sugar daddy” to lure women into drug-fueled sexual assaults has been sentenced to decades in prison, court records show.
Andrew Gallo, 41, of Levittown, was sentenced to a total of 65 to 135 years in state prison by Judge Stephen A. Corr on Tuesday, April 1, after pleading no contest to multiple counts tied to a years-long pattern of abuse, according to court documents.
Judge Corr called the crimes “unspeakable,” telling Gallo, “You treated these women like trash,” before ordering consecutive sentences for each victim.
Prosecutors said Gallo targeted at least 12 wome…
Farmingville Man Gave Victim Crack And Forced Her to Sell Sex, Jury Finds
A Long Island man plied a vulnerable woman with crack cocaine, then sex trafficked her under threat of a violence, a jury found Monday, March 30.
Mitchell Johnson, a 38-year-old Farmingville man, was convicted of sex trafficking and promoting prostitution, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced.
Johnson enticed the victim in March 2023 by pretending to be another woman, then preyed on her crack addiction, prosecutors said. He then forced the victim to remain in a motel room and perform sex acts for money, according to investigators.
However, the woman didn’t keep any of th…
Hicksville Man Punched, Bit 68-Year-Old During Nighttime Brawl: Cops
A young Long Island man bit and beat a 68-year-old man during an altercation in Hicksville, authorities said Friday, March 27.
Alejandro Adorno, a 21-year-old Hicksville resident, was arguing with the elderly man around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 before things turned violent, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Adorno then punched the older man multiple times with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground, cops said. He then bit the man’s ear and arm, according to investigators.
Both Adorno and the victim were transported to local hospitals, and Adorno was arrested without incident…
Student Assault Into Concrete Wall Leaves Teen With Concussion At Middle School In Lititz
A violent assault into a concrete wall at a Pennsylvania middle school left a 14-year-old with a concussion, police announced on Wednesday, March 25.
A 14-year-old Lititz teen was charged after attacking another 14-year-old student inside Warwick Middle School at 301 W. Orange St., Lititz, on Monday, March 10, at 10:45 a.m., according to police.
The juvenile pushed the victim twice into a concrete wall, causing their head to strike the surface, officers said. He then punched the victim in the face, knocking them to the floor.
As the victim attempted to walk away to seek help from the schoo…
Baltimore Prosecutors Push Back After 30-Year Sentence In Fatal Teen Bystander Shooting
A Maryland man convicted in the fatal shooting of an innocent teenage bystander has been sentenced, but prosecutors say the punishment does not go far enough.
Alexis Cancel-Soto was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, on Thursday, March 19, in Baltimore, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.
The case stems from a shooting that left Cameran Holt, an innocent teen, critically injured before she later died from her wounds.
Prosecutors had pushed for a harsher penalty.
“Today’s sentencing of Defendant Alexis Cancel-Soto to life, suspending all but 30 years, rep…
'Imma Violate You:' Elmont Rapper Sex Trafficked Teen Girl, Feds Say
A Long Island rapper sex trafficked a 16-year-old girl and threatened to “personally break [her] bones” in a menacing video, federal authorities said Friday, March 6.
Jimmy Francois, a 37-year-old Elmont resident, was arrested in South Florida in late January and extradited to New York earlier this week, the Justice Department said.
Francois, who goes by the stage name “Bentley Bugz,” advertised the girl as a prostitute in multiple states, including New York, and forced her to engage in sex for money, according to the feds. He also took explicit pictures of the girl, identified only as Jane…
'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man
A man who warned a stranger, “you’ll die today,” before slashing his throat outside a Lancaster bar has been sentenced to up to 45 years in state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 19.
Syeen Yadullah Hill, 45, of Lititz, was sentenced to 20 to 45 years by Lancaster County Judge David Ashworth after a jury convicted him of Felony Criminal Attempt – Criminal Homicide, Felony Aggravated Assault, Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
The violent attack unfo…
