By Tiffany Williams - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – A 19-year-old man has been charged in the gruesome murder of his stepfather, who was found decapitated inside their Staten Island home Monday afternoon, police said. Damien Hurstel is accused of killing 45-year-old Anthony Casalaspro in a violent attack inside their house on Cary Avenue in West … Continue reading Staten Island Horror: Teen Charged After Stepfather Found Decapitated in Bathtub

By Tiffany Williams - A Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting a rubbish fire in the hallway of a Mill Brook Houses building, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced. Austin Evans, 58, was also handed five years of post-release supervision for second-degree arson after being found guilty earlier this … Continue reading Bronx Man Held Accountable: 15 Years for Setting Garbage Ablaze

By Tiffany Williams - Queens, New York prosecutors have indicted a married couple, Kwai Ling Chan and Bobby Chen, along with Tashi Chimchu, on sex trafficking charges for allegedly forcing a Colombian woman to engage in sex for money at a Flushing brothel. The woman was told she had to work off a $14,000 fee … Continue reading Three Charged in Queens, New York Sex Trafficking Case Involving Mother and Child

By Tiffany Williams - Isaiah Gurley, 29, of South Conduit Avenue in Jamaica Queens, New York, faces a seven-count indictment for allegedly killing and burning a pit bull that belonged to a relative. The dog, named Square K, was a service animal. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said the defendant “was supposed to be caring … Continue reading NYPD Arrests Man in Fiery Pit Bull Killing in Queens

By Tiffany Williams - A senior engineer for New York City Health + Hospitals pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $22,000 in wages, officials announced. Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Investigation, and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said 35-year-old Nicholas Ruszala of Cranford, New Jersey, was accused of falsifying his timesheets between January … Continue reading Nicholas Ruszala Pleads Guilty to $22K Wage Theft from NYC Health + Hospitals

By Tiffany Williams - A Bronx man was sentenced to seven and a half years behind bars for a reckless shooting that sent a stray bullet through an MTA bus, injuring two women, prosecutors said. Bronx DA Darcel D. Clark announced that 47-year-old Anibal Colon was sentenced by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Timothy Lewis to … Continue reading Bronx Gun Violence: Stray Bullet Hits Bus Passengers, Shooter Gets 7.5 Years

By Tiffany Williams - A Rikers Island inmate faces a slew of charges after allegedly slashing two correction officers with a scalpel, Bronx prosecutors said. Bronx DA Darcel D. Clark announced that 31-year-old Sundance Oliver, of Manhattan, was arraigned on Attempted Murder in the second degree along with multiple assault and prison contraband charges. The … Continue reading Rikers Inmate Tried to Kill Guards With Scalpel, Tossed Feces in Prior Attacks

By Tiffany Williams - A Queens high school student was arrested after threatening to “shoot the school up” on social media, authorities said. Queens DA Melinda Katz said the 16-year-old, of Springfield Gardens, faces multiple weapon and terroristic threat charges after posting the threat to Instagram on September 18. The post included a photo of … Continue reading 16-Year-Old Arrested With Gun at Queens School Following Social Media Threat

By Tiffany Williams - A Queens construction worker was mowed down and killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Nassau Expressway Friday morning — and prosecutors say the reckless driver never should have been behind the wheel. Queens DA Melinda Katz said Daveanand Budhai, 25, of South Ozone Park, was barreling his Infiniti sedan at … Continue reading Queens DA: Reckless Driver Should Never Have Been Behind Wheel in Deadly Crash

By Tiffany Williams - Four prison guards admitted Monday to their roles in the savage beating death of a Black inmate at an upstate New York lockup — a brutal attack caught on bodycam video that sparked outrage across the state. Robert Brooks, 43, was handcuffed when he was pummeled inside Marcy Correctional Facility on … Continue reading Upstate NY Prison Guards Face Prison for Fatal Beating of Black Inmate

By Tiffany Williams - Two people were caught in the crossfire Tuesday afternoon on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including a 63-year-old woman just walking by. Police said the shooting went down around 2:30 p.m. near East Broadway and Clinton Street. The woman was struck in the foot and rushed to a nearby hospital, where officials … Continue reading Two Injured in Daylight Shooting on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

By Tiffany Williams - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A Greenburgh, New York firefighter was sentenced Monday to three years of probation for a brutal domestic attack on his former girlfriend, sparking outrage over the violence inside their shared apartment. Joseph Apostoli, 46, a Fairview Fire Department firefighter, avoided jail time despite a DA push for … Continue reading Greenburgh, New York Community Outraged as Firefighter Avoids Jail for Brutal Ex-Girlfriend Attack

By Tiffany Williams - A Brooklyn killer who turned East New York into a war zone with two daytime ambushes has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars with no chance of parole. Charles Hernandez, 52, of East New York, was ordered by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun to die … Continue reading Brooklyn Triple Murder Case: Killer Sentenced to Life for Daytime Ambush Shootings

By Tiffany Williams - A Brooklyn gangbanger who left a trail of blood across the borough will spend the next quarter century behind bars. Devante James, 29, of East Flatbush — a member of the Mac Balla 59 Brims subset of the Bloods — was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to a … Continue reading Brooklyn Bloods Member Convicted in Gang Shootings That Left One Dead, Two Wounded

By Tiffany Williams - Two men were arraigned in Queens on a staggering 194-count indictment charging them with trafficking guns and narcotics in what prosecutors are calling the “Iron Pipeline.” Teddy Gaston, 39, aka “JD Yikes,” of Jamaica, and 41-year-old Jezerel Huston of Macon, Georgia, allegedly ran a coordinated operation moving firearms from Georgia into … Continue reading Two Men Arrested in Queens for Trafficking Assault Weapons and Narcotics from Georgia

By Tiffany Williams - A Queens man was arraigned Monday on murder and attempted murder charges after allegedly driving his SUV into a group of people, killing a 16-year-old girl and injuring her mother and stepfather. Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, of Uniondale, faces a litany of charges including second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, … Continue reading Queens Tragedy: Teen Killed, Parents Injured After Alleged Drunk Driver Rampage

By Tiffany Williams - Justin Torres, 37, of Ellenville, New York, is headed to federal prison for more than three years after admitting his role in a drug conspiracy that pumped fentanyl and cocaine into Ulster County. Torres was sentenced to 37 months behind bars for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute … Continue reading Federal Authorities Dismantle Ulster County, New York Drug Network; Ellenville Man Receives Prison Term