Eddie Antar of ‘Crazy Eddie’ Chain, Dies at 68
Eddie Antar, the founder of the “Crazy Eddie” electronics chain died Saturday, September 10. Antar was 68. The cause of his death was undisclosed. The “Crazy Eddie” chain of stores was famous for its ads featuring a manic salesman boasting that “Our prices are insane!” The chain sprouted from a single store in Brooklyn, growing […]
Police Make Arrests in Heroin-Related Deaths
On June 27, Harrison Police concluded an investigation into two separate deaths. The authorities ruled that both deaths were the result of snorting or injecting tainted heroin from the same supplier. Police came to this conclusion after arresting three heroin dealers associated with the supplier. Rachael Brissett, only 17, was charged with sale of a […]
Drunk hit-and-run results in DWI charges
On Tuesday, July 5th ,a 29-year-old man drove drunk into a Brewster police car and tried to flee. After they chased the suspect, Edy Perez of Wingdale, down Main Street, state police said there was a “brief struggle,” and Perez was arrested. At the time of the accident, Perez had a blood-alcohol level of 0.20 percent, which […]
Suspect who attacked Parks Department employee released without bail
Cops say that 6-foot-2 Williams Battle attacked 4-foot-11 city worker Rashea Glenn at the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville on June 7, giving her a black eye and a brain bleed that kept her in intensive care for three days. Prosecutor Peter Hertzog argued to Judge Lorna McAllister that Battle should be held on $3,500 […]
New York Cop’s Boyfriend Caught in Sting
27-year-old police officer Julia Goldman was stripped of her badge after her fellow cops realized she was dating 29-year-old Richard Barters. Barters was arrested in Midtown for fraud after detectives performed a sting, only to find Officer Goldman standing at his side. Barters had allegedly promised a Maserati to a man but never delivered the car after […]
Suspected drunk NYPD cop facing charges for hitting 2 pedestrians
A New York Police Department officer is currently facing charges in Manhattan after striking two individuals in an apparent drunk driving accident, an article of Daily News reported on May 8. On May 7, 32-year-old officer Jean Verdesoto rolled his vehicle into a crosswalk at W. 206th St. and Tenth Avenue in Inwood. Police stated two […]
Pawn Star member Chumlee arrested
33-year-old Austin Russell, better known as Chumlee on the History Channel show Pawn Stars, has been arrested and charged with twenty felonies. A search of his home was conducted after an employee of Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, the setting of the popular show, accused him of sexual assault. When police searched Russell’s home for evidence, […]
Branden Dawson arrested on domestic violence charges
23-year-old Branden Dawson, an NBA rookie and a player for the Los Angeles Clippers, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department in the morning of March 13 after being charged with felony spousal abuse. According to a news report by theLos Angeles Times and the Daily Mail, Dawson was allegedly involved in an argument with two women, one […]
Is it possible to remove a conviction from my criminal record?
Though it is not possible to expunge a criminal conviction in the state of New York, it may be possible to seal your record. By sealing your record, you will be able to legally conceal your conviction from anyone that runs a background check on you—for instance, employers, lenders, and landlords all routinely run background […]
Don McLean pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
On February 8, NBC News reported that singer and songwriter Don McLean has pleaded not guilty to a domestic violence charge in connection with his arrest back in January. He was taken into custody by authorities from the Camden Police Department after a 911 call was placed from his house in Camden, Maine. His wife, Patrisha McLean, […]