DWI charges against Canandaigua council member
At around 7:00 p.m., Karen White, a 64-year-old council member for Canandaigua was parked on South Main Street when an officer approached her and conducted a DWI investigation. The officer found an open wine bottle located on the floor of the car. Her blood alcohol content was 0.8 percent. She was charged with driving while […]
New York man found guilty for domestic violence
A 27-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced Tuesday, December 20, for his involvement in a domestic violence case that began in 2014 in Buffalo, New York. The man was identified as Brandon Medley; he was found guilty of violating an order of protection against a woman, as well as burglary, first-degree criminal contempt, and second-degree criminal contempt. He […]
New York Man Charged With Mail Fraud for Alleged Vermin Scam
Earlier this fall, David Han of Queens was charged with one count of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud for his elaborate “Vermin Control” scam. Han and his co-conspirators were found mailing violation notices to New York residents which instructed them to pay a $120 fine for unnamed violations. The notice was […]
Man Charged with DWI
Joseph Sharpe II is facing DWI charges after his vehicle struck a pole early Sunday morning on Country Club Road. At approximately 1:00 in the morning, Sharpe was driving his 2011 Toyota Tacoma on the northbound lane of Country Club Road, when he suddenly lost control of his car for unknown reasons. The Toyota then […]
Registered Sex Offender Arrested for Sex Crimes Twice in Four Weeks
Queens resident Rodney Pierre was recently arrested for grinding against a woman at a subway station just two weeks after a similar incident. The most recent December incident took place at an East Harlem subway station where officers spotted him making sexual advances on a woman; he was later found on the subway rubbing against […]
Richard Portale named a Global Who’s Who Top Lawyer
The Global Who’s Who has honored Richard A. Portale of Portale Randazzo LLP, by recognizing him as a Top Lawyer. The organization recognizes successful individuals in various fields such as medicine, law, engineering, business, and government. It accounts for their lifetime accomplishments and only those who have been leaders in their fields and have great achievements are […]
One Yonkers man stabbed, sent to hospital
A man in Yonkers was stabbed Wednesday, October 12, and brought to the hospital after receiving emergency treatment from EMT workers. According to the police, the stabbing took place following some sort of altercation around 6:30 p.m. The man, who is expected to survive the incident, was initially treated by police and EMTs while still laying on […]
Fraud suit underway against White Plains Esplanade
A family of a former Esplanade senior resident has filed suit against the owner for fraud and breach of contract. Marc Sherman, attorney, and son of 85-year-old Rachel Sherman filed the suit with New York’s Supreme Court when they received notice in October 2015 about the need move out. According to Esplanade, Hearthstone Alzheimer Care, the […]
Fourteen Arrested in East End Drug Ring Takedown
Fourteen people have been arrested, but police are expecting 40 additional arrests in this takedown of a Bloods gang-affiliated drug ring, run out of the East End of New York. The ring reportedly expanded across New York and distributed in East Hampton, Riverhead, Southampton, and Southold. So far, New York police have seized several kilograms […]
Westchester man charged with assault over bike rage
A teenager was assaulted on Saturday, September 24 by a Yorktown man due to a bike-accident-related rage in Mount Pleasant. The incident happened along North County Trailway where, according to police authorities, Gregory Avon, 59, collided with a 14-year-old boy while both were riding bikes. Immediately following the accident, the man attacked the boy, punching […]