$350K In Cocaine, Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Seized, 26 Charged In Westchester-Linked Drug Ring: AG
More than two dozen people have been charged following a major drug trafficking investigation that stretched into both the Capital Region and Hudson Valley, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.
The year-long probe led to the seizure of more than $350,000 worth of drugs, including cocaine and heroin laced with fentanyl, along with five handguns and around $67,000 in cash, the Attorney General’s Office said on Thursday, April 16.
In total, 26 suspects were charged with 276 crimes tied to a large-scale narcotics operation that authorities say distributed drugs across …
Man Dies After Police Rush To Stop Violent Yonkers Apartment Attack, Deploy TASER Devices
A man died after police intervened to try to stop a violent attack inside a Westchester County apartment building, authorities said.
Officers responded around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, to 165 Bruce Ave. in Yonkers after a woman called to report a man actively assaulting multiple people and armed with a knife, Yonkers Police said on Wednesday, April 8.
When officers arrived, they said they encountered an ongoing attack in the building’s entryway, where the suspect was assaulting a resident.
Police said officers deployed a Taser-like device, which was ineffective, followed b…
Bristol Park Good Samaritan Attack: Police Release New Info, Woman Still Unidentified
Authorities have released more information on a violent attack in a city park that ended with a Good Samaritan stepping in and being slashed across the chest with a box cutter.
Joseph Cupe, 62, of Bristol, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, and first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the Wednesday, April 1, incident at Brackett Park in Bristol, according to a police report.
Bristol police spoke to several witnesses who gave slightly different accounts of what happened, but all said Cupe was harassing a woman in the park. Some said they believe…
Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison
A man who posed as a “sugar daddy” to lure women into drug-fueled sexual assaults has been sentenced to decades in prison, court records show.
Andrew Gallo, 41, of Levittown, was sentenced to a total of 65 to 135 years in state prison by Judge Stephen A. Corr on Tuesday, April 1, after pleading no contest to multiple counts tied to a years-long pattern of abuse, according to court documents.
Judge Corr called the crimes “unspeakable,” telling Gallo, “You treated these women like trash,” before ordering consecutive sentences for each victim.
Prosecutors said Gallo targeted at least 12 wome…
Farmingville Man Gave Victim Crack And Forced Her to Sell Sex, Jury Finds
A Long Island man plied a vulnerable woman with crack cocaine, then sex trafficked her under threat of a violence, a jury found Monday, March 30.
Mitchell Johnson, a 38-year-old Farmingville man, was convicted of sex trafficking and promoting prostitution, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced.
Johnson enticed the victim in March 2023 by pretending to be another woman, then preyed on her crack addiction, prosecutors said. He then forced the victim to remain in a motel room and perform sex acts for money, according to investigators.
However, the woman didn’t keep any of th…
