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Ex-nypd Officer Admits Stealing $113K From Bank Clients To Fund 'Booty By Jacks' Program, BMW
A former NYPD officer has admitted to stealing more than $113,000 from customers at a Westchester County bank branch and using the money to fund personal expenses including BMW payments, a trip to Aruba, and even a “glute-building” workout subscription, prosecutors announced.
Yeison Rodriguez Acosta, 28, of Manhattan, pleaded guilty Monday, May 19, to grand larceny, identity theft, and scheme to defraud charges connected to the thefts from Wells Fargo customers at the bank’s Rye Brook branch, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Thursday, May 21.
Rodriguez Acosta pleade…
Drunk Amazon Driver Flips Delivery Van After Smashing Utility Pole in NY: Police
A drunk Amazon delivery driver crashed his van in New York, escaping with minor injuries and criminal charges, police said.
Abel Negash, 28, was dropping off packages in Homer on Wednesday, May 20 when he drove the van into a National Grid pole on State Route 41A and careened off the road around 9:15 p.m., New York State Police said. The vehicle then rolled onto its passenger side, according to investigators.
Negash, of Syracuse, was able to exit the van before first responders arrived, police said. He was treated on the scene by ambulance personnel for a hand laceration but not hospitalize…
11 Busted In Massive NY Fake Plate Scheme Linked To $15M In Unpaid Tolls, Tickets: Feds
Eleven people from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Florida have been charged in what federal prosecutors described as a years-long multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulent temporary license plates used to evade tolls, parking tickets, and vehicle registration fees.
The defendants linked to the scheme were arrested between Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday.
Federal prosecutors allege the group operated sham auto dealerships in New Jersey and Georgia to gener…
‘Left to Die’: Horrific Abuse Of 7-Year-Old Girl Carried Out By NY Family, Authorities Say
A Long Island family inflicted months of physical abuse, including 90 distinct injuries, on a 7-year-old girl before her death in December 2025, authorities said Wednesday, May 20.
Emily Kelly, 50; Barbara Renner, 75; and Elyssa Seymore, 24, were all charged in the death of Jor’Dynn Duncan, a Bayport girl who died Dec. 29, 2025, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office.
“This was not an alleged single act of violence. It was months of alleged systematic cruelty and sadistic abuse, meticulously documented,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. “The child was allegedly left t…
7-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted By Teenage Tutor At Long Island Library: Police
A teenage tutor sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl multiple times inside a Long Island library, police said.
Taylor Lindberg, 18, of Port Washington, was arrested Tuesday, May 19, and charged with three counts of first-degree sex abuse and child endangerment, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Lindberg was working as a tutor at Port Washington library when he had “unwanted sexual contact” with the child victim on Monday, May 11, and again on Monday, May 18, police said.
At his arraignment on Wednesday, May 20, Lindberg pleaded not guilty and was held on $50,000 cash, $100,000 bond…
Man Tied To NYC Dog Maulings Flees Cops On NY Parkway With 3 Kids In Car: DA
A Manhattan man previously tied to a series of high-profile dog attacks in New York City is now accused of leading police on a dangerous chase through Westchester County with three children inside his vehicle, prosecutors said.
Joseph Columbus, 41, was arraigned Wednesday, May 13, on a superseding felony complaint charging him with first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Wednesday, Ma…
