Suspect Nabbed In Savage Deer Park Carjacking That Killed 65-Year-Old: Police
A suspect has been arrested more than a year after a Long Island man was killed in a carjacking, authorities announced Monday, May 11.
Jason Buttchampagne, 25, was charged with second-degree murder for the killing of Donald Klune in Deer Park in December 2024, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Klune, a 65-year-old Deer Park man, was sitting in his car, a 2009 Mitsubishi, on Brook Avenue around 8:35 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2024, when at least one person approached the vehicle, yanked him out of the car, then punched and kicked him at the scene, police said. He died two days later.
The att…
Six Nassau Burglaries Tied To Queens Man Also Wanted In Texas: Police
At least six burglaries across Nassau County were committed by a Queens man who is also wanted in Texas and had entered the U.S. illegally, police said Wednesday, May 6.
Mario Hurtado Galindo, 37, was arrested around 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 for the break-ins across New Hyde Park, Westbury, Bethpage, Woodmere, and Roslyn Heights, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Hurtado Galindo took jewelry, designer handbags, and cash in his burglaries, according to investigators. He was nabbed following an extensive investigation.
The Queens resident was charged with six counts of second-degree …
NJ Man Arrested For Denville Bank Robbery: Prosecutor
A 65-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged with robbing a bank in Denville on Monday, March 23, authorities said.
At 3:58 p.m., officers responded to Bank of America at 125 E. Main St. after a man, later identified as Jason Perlett, entered the bank branch, handed the teller a note demanding money, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Denville Township Police Chief Scott Welsch, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said.
No weapon was displayed, authorities said. Perlett exited the b…
