$1.6K Identity Theft: Man Used Credit Card Left At Sloatsburg Service Area, Police Say
A 28-year-old man was arrested after allegedly using a customer’s forgotten credit card to rack up more than $1,600 in charges in Rockland County, police said.
The incident happened on Monday, Aug. 11, around 8:21 p.m. at the Sloatsburg Service Area, New York State Police said on Monday, Aug. 18.
According to investigators, 28-year-old Raufoliana O. Louis Jean of Spring Valley, who worked at the service area, took a credit card that had been left behind and made purchases without the owner’s permission.
Police said Louis Jean then used the card at several businesses in Spring V…
Illegal Turn Leads To Arrest Of Oakland Man In Car Burglary, Credit Card Fraud Case: Cops
An illegal left turn in Oakland led police to a man wanted for burglary and stolen credit card fraud, authorities said.
On Sunday, Aug. 10, at 4:04 p.m., Officers Nicholas Maricich and Timothy McDonough saw a white 2019 Honda Civic make an illegal left turn on Ramapo Valley Road from Maple Avenue, Oakland Police Chief Timothy Keenan said.
The driver, identified as Michael Bentley, 37, of Oakland, gave officers a fake name and pedigree information, Keenan said. Officer McDonough recognized Bentley and knew there was an active arrest warrant for burglary, theft, possession of stolen credit ca…
Armed, Masked Meriden Man Threatens Waterbury Courthouse Marshals, Sparks Chase: Police
A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he threatened marshals at a Waterbury courthouse while carrying a pistol with live ammunition, police said.
Jose Torrez, 30, of Meriden, was arrested Wednesday morning, Aug. 6, after a chaotic chain of events at the Connecticut Superior Court on Grand Street in Waterbury, Connecticut State Police said. He had reportedly set off the metal detector at the courthouse entrance and refused to comply when Marshals asked him to empty his pockets.
Instead, officials say, he became aggressive and verbally threatened them.…
K9 Finds Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $2.5K In Jeep On Taconic Parkway In Clinton: Police
A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a Capital Region man after police said they discovered a large amount of drugs in his vehicle.
The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at around 11 a.m., when troopers stopped a 2020 Jeep traveling northbound through the Town of Clinton for alleged vehicle and traffic law violations, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6.
The driver and sole occupant was identified as Quintril M. Clark, age 35, of Albany, police said.
During the stop, State Police K9 Wild conducted an exterior sniff of the …
Social Services Clerk From Mount Vernon Extorted Daycare Providers For Cash, DA Says
A Westchester County Department of Social Services employee is facing charges for allegedly demanding cash bribes from daycare providers in exchange for processing reimbursement checks meant to support families in need, prosecutors announced.
Cheryl Spencer, 61, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, August 5, in White Plains City Court on five counts each of third-degree bribe receiving, fourth-degree criminal solicitation, and official misconduct, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to the DA's Office, Spencer, a Senior Audit Clerk …
