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Ex-Mobster Turned NJ Councilman, Son Indicted In Loansharking Scheme: AG
A former Gambino crime family associate who reinvented himself as a New Jersey councilman and vowed to do things "the right way" has been indicted alongside his son and another man in an alleged loansharking scheme involving threats of violence, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30.
John E. Alite, 64, of Englishtown, was indicted on multiple charges of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury, money laundering, terroristic threats, and conspiracy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. His son, John P. Alite, 35, of Manalapan, was indicted on charges of usury, cons…
EMS Workers Attacked By Patient In Capital Region, Assault Charges Filed: Police
An ambulance patient attacked two EMS workers who were attempting to help her on Wednesday, Oct. 28 in the Capital Region, police said.
Jennifer Euber, 36, of Mechanicville, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29 after she was discharged from the hospital, New York State Police said.
State troopers responded around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a “combative individual” being transported to Samaritan Hospital, authorities said.
The Troy Police Department assisted EMS workers at Oakwood Avenue in Brunswick, and state police continued investigating at the hospital, where they determined Euber ki…
New York Native Killed In Pennsylvania Motorcycle Crash
A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a sedan on Route 30 in Pennsylvania has been identified, the coroner’s office announced Friday, Oct. 30.
Richard Pieper, 62, of Paradise, PA, originally of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene on Lincoln Highway at Simmontown Road in Salisbury Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
The crash happened around 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, emergency dispatchers said.
The coroner’s office responded at 4:56 a.m., and a coroner investigator pronounced Pieper dead, according to the release.
Pieper was transported to the Lancas…
Loaded Gun, Drug Residue Found In Capital Region Traffic Stop, Police Say
A police K9 helped state troopers uncover a loaded handgun and items with drug residue during a Northway traffic stop in the Capital Region, police said.
Nicholas D. Vanasse, 36, of Brownington, VT, was a passenger in the vehicle when troopers pulled it over on Interstate 87 in Round Lake on Sunday, Oct. 25, around 8:15 p.m., New York State Police said Thursday, Oct. 29.
The investigation uncovered an illegally possessed loaded handgun and multiple items containing drug residue, police said. Troopers seized the items and arrested Vanasse.
Vanasse was charged with second-degree weapons poss…
Newborn Found Dead In Movie Theater Toilet: Nearly 30 Years Later, Mom Faces Murder Charges
Nearly three decades ago, a newborn baby boy was found dead inside a Long Island movie theater bathroom.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, his mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Hampton, Virginia, as detectives cracked the 1996 cold case.
Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, is facing multiple counts of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her newborn baby in November 1996 when she was 29 years old, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Investigators say that at around 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, 1996, the newborn was found inside a toilet in the women's bathroom o…
Autopsy Results Released In Deaths Of Woman, Ex-Husband In New York: Police
Autopsy results in two suspicious deaths in New York separated by 200 miles were released Thursday, Oct. 29.
Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, 50, of Brushton, was killed Tuesday, Oct. 27 by a gunshot to the head, New York State Police said. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Norman E. Lohr Jr., 50, of Michigan, died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to state police. Lohr was Pelc-Lohr’s ex-husband, state troopers confirmed to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
“Just days ago, I was celebrating my 30th birthday in Las Vegas with my mom, her boyfriend, and my brother. I never imag…
Cocaine, Weed, Guns Found In Large-Scale Police Operation In Capital Region: Troopers
Half a pound of cocaine and two handguns were seized as part of an expansive investigation across Schenectady County on Wednesday, Oct. 28, state police said.
Qasim K. Bradford and Ronald C. Anderson, both 47-year-old Schenectady men, were arrested following the searches, New York State Police said.
Troopers found more than half a pound of cocaine, cannabis, drug paraphernalia, and two illegal handguns when they searched a property rented by Bradford, according to authorities.
In another search at Anderson’s home in Schenectady, investigators found “felony-weight narcotics,” state police s…
Attempted Murder Suspects Arrested Days After Capital Region Shooting: State Police
Two men have been arrested for attempted murder following a shooting in the Capital Region, police said.
Devin Mackey, 23, and Demetries Mackey, 21, both of Hudson, are accused of shooting a 44-year-old man on Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Stockport, New York State Police announced Thursday, Oct. 29.
Police responded around 4:20 p.m. Oct. 20 to Hill Street in Stockport and located a man suffering from gunshot wounds, authorities said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, state police said.
The Mackeys were arrested Monday, Oct. 26, according to state police. …
