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Westchester USPS Workers Stole 200-Plus Gift Cards From Mail, Feds Say
Two former postal workers in Westchester County are facing federal charges for stealing more than 200 gift cards from the mail and using them for their own benefit, prosecutors said.
Pian Pian Wong-Tam, 59, and William Wong, 57, both of New York City, were presented on Friday, Sept. 25, before Chief US Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on charges stemming from the alleged scheme, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
Wong-Tam formerly worked as a mail processing clerk at the US Postal Service's White Plains Processing & Distribution Cent…
Destination Popular With US Tourists Rocked By Mass Shooting Killing 4, Injuring 4
A Caribbean destination known for private islands, white-sand beaches, and elite yachting is confronting a violent shock after a mass shooting left four people dead.
The attack happened late Friday, Sept. 25, in the Green Hill community outside Kingstown, the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The small, English-speaking island nation sits in the eastern Caribbean, south of St. Lucia and north of Grenada. It has a population of about 110,000 people and includes 32 islands and cays, including the luxury destination Mustique.
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Forc…
Cops Shoot Dog During Attack On NJ Family, Prosecutor Says
Three family members were hospitalized after being attacked by their dog in Central Jersey, authorities said.
Sayreville police received a 911 distress call at 7:22 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, from a man who said his girlfriend, mother, and stepfather were being attacked by the dog, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera said.
Officers arriving at the scene shot the dog to stop the attack, Estremera said.
The three family members were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in stable condition, where they were being treated for their injuries, authorities said.
The incident rem…
IDs Released For 6 Tourists, Including 4 Americans, Killed Near Iconic World Landmark
The human toll has come into clearer focus after a catastrophic explosion near one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks.
Four American tourists killed in the building collapse in Greece near the Acropolis in Athens have been identified as Florida Hoxha, her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, her brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Eris Tsani, also reported as Erisa Cani.
The four died Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a residential building on Lysikratous Street in Athens’ historic Plaka district.
Iefimerida.gr, an Athens-based news outlet, reported the id…
BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies
Angela Stribling, a former BET host, jazz artist, and longtime radio personality whose voice became a staple in Washington, DC, and beyond, has died, loved ones announced on social media Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 58 years old.
A cause of death was not made public.
Her friend and former BET colleague Ed Gordon was one of many mourning her loss.
“So very sad to hear Angela Stribling has passed away. We worked together and became friends during our years at the network and remained friends once we both moved on to other opportunities.”
Stribling hosted several shows during her years at BET, …
LI Man Bites, Strangles Woman In Attack Leaving Her Critical: Police
A 21-year-old Long Island man bit and strangled a woman during an assault that left her hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
Officers responded to a Harding Avenue home in Hicksville at 10:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, for a disturbance, Nassau County Police said. 0925262245.2A
Geovanny Lucero Vidal, of Hicksville, had been arguing with a 27-year-old woman when the dispute became physical, according to detectives.
Vidal struck and bit the woman in the face multiple times before grabbing her around the neck and applying pressure, making it difficult for her to breathe, police said. …
