Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison
Drug Distributor From Fairfield County Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison A convicted felon in Connecticut is heading back behind bars after being sentenced for distributing synthetic drugs. Michael Young, 48, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after admitting to importing, manufacturing and distributing synthetic cannabinoids. In August last year, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service identified a suspicious package that was shipped from a California business that marketed and sold herbal products for smoking to Young’s Bridgeport residence. A search of the package revealed a leafy plant-like su…
Woman Loses Hundreds In Craigslist Concert Ticket Scam, Darien Police Say Woman Loses Hundreds In Craigslist Concert Ticket Scam, Darien Police Say
Woman Loses Hundreds In Craigslist Concert Ticket Scam, Darien Police Say A woman in Darien was bilked out of hundreds of dollars by a fraudster running an elaborate ticket-selling scheme using a stolen identity, police said. Police were alerted to the scam on Friday, July 26, after the woman attempted to purchase tickets to a concert through an ad on Craigslist. According to the woman, she made contact with the seller, and in an attempt to verify his identity, the seller provided a picture of someone holding a Washington, D.C. Driver’s license, a picture of that same person with a degree from Duke University, as well as a bank card with the same name on it. Pol…
Seaford Homeschool Tutor Sentenced For For Attempted Child Enticement Seaford Homeschool Tutor Sentenced For For Attempted Child Enticement
Seaford Homeschool Tutor Sentenced For For Attempted Child Enticement A Long Island homeschool tutor is heading to prison after attempting to entice an undercover police officer posing as a teenage girl. Jeffrey Weber, of Seaford, has been sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty last December to attempted child enticement, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced this week.  Weber, 59, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison. Between Jan. 30 and Feb. 14 last year, Weber sent emails and text messages to engage in sexu…
Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says
Man Ran Sex Trafficking Ring From Parents' Brookhaven Basement, DA Says A 47-year-old Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly running a sex trafficking ring out of his parents’ basement. Raymond Rodio III, a resident of the Brookhaven hamlet of Sound Beach, allegedly trafficked nearly two dozen women in the past five years, holding some by force in the basement of a Lower Rocky Point Road home without a shower or bathroom, prosecutors allege. Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said that Rodio would set up dates with men in the basement or in area motels. He allegedly also kept the women’s money and gave them heroin and other drugs instead. "Thi…
Search Is On For Two Men Who Stole ATV From Melville Man Search Is On For Two Men Who Stole ATV From Melville Man
Search Is On For Two Men Who Stole ATV From Melville Man Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are on the lookout for two men who allegedly stole an ATV from a Melville man. Police say two men contacted the seller of an ATV through Craigslist and met them at a Lamarr Avenue residence on Friday, April 19 around 5:30 p.m. One of the men allegedly asked the seller to test drive the ATV, and he fled westbound on the Northern State Parkway, police say. The other man fled in a gray Toyota Camry, and neither of the two men returned, according to police. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up t…
Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say
Man Scammed Out Of $1.6K In Craigslist Scheme, Darien Police Say A local man was conned out of $1,600 by a fraudster on Craigslist pretending to sell a Ford Explorer online, police said. Investigators from the Darien Police Department received a complaint on Thursday, April 4 from a local resident who stated that he found an ad on Craigslist for a Ford Explorer that was for sale for $1,600 that he attempted to purchase. The complainant stated to police that he made contact with the seller, who said the transaction would take place through an eBay system, and an invoice was sent to his email address. At the direction of the seller, the man purchased eight…
Westchester Man Admits To Luring Teen To His Home Through Dog-Walking App Westchester Man Admits To Luring Teen To His Home Through Dog-Walking App
Westchester Man Admits To Luring Teen To His Home Through Dog-Walking App A man has admitted to luring a teenager to his home through a dog-walking app and attempting to sexually assault her in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Charles Johnson pleaded guilty to attempted sex abuse on Thursday, Jan. 17, after he lured a teenager to his home through the app on the pretense of looking for a sitter for his dog. On May 3 last year, using the alias “Chuck J.,” Johnson made contact with his victim using rover.com, a pet-care hiring application. Through a series of messages, the teen was lured to his Mount Vernon home. Once in his home, Johnson trapped the teenage…
Palisades Park PD: Repeat Offender Couple Tried Selling Stolen Steak On Craigslist Palisades Park PD: Repeat Offender Couple Tried Selling Stolen Steak On Craigslist
Palisades Park PD: Repeat Offender Couple Tried Selling Stolen Steak On Craigslist A male-female pair of repeat offenders from Ridgefield were caught trying to fence shoplifted steak on Craigslist, Palisades Park police said. An off-duty Palisades Park police officer whose suspicions were raised alerted patrol units after he spotted Danielle Rose Marttine, 29, and James Vietzen, 33, toting stuffed supermarket bags. Responding officers arrested Vietzen and Marttine on 8th Street at East Brinkerhoff Avenue around 8 p.m. Friday after Vietzen showed them a bogus receipt for the steaks, which were shoplifted from the Shop-Rite on South River Street in Hackensack, police said. …
HUD: Paramus Landlord Refuses To Rent To Black Mom, Uses 'N' Word, 'White Power,' 'KKK' HUD: Paramus Landlord Refuses To Rent To Black Mom, Uses 'N' Word, 'White Power,' 'KKK'
HUD: Paramus Landlord Refuses To Rent To Black Mom, Uses 'N' Word, 'White Power,' 'KKK' A Paramus landlord texted racial slurs to a black mom while refusing to rent her an apartment, said federal housing authorities who’ve charged him with discrimination. John Graham “denied the opportunity to rent a two-bedroom apartment that was advertised on Craigslist because [the woman and her young son] are African-American,” the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) said. Graham asked the woman to come see the apartment the same day that she called him after seeing the ad, the HUD complaint says. She said she couldn't and he hung up, it says. Then came a text exchange …
NJ Prison Guard From Lodi Who Thought He Was Pursuing Girl, 8, Gets Five Years In Fed Pen NJ Prison Guard From Lodi Who Thought He Was Pursuing Girl, 8, Gets Five Years In Fed Pen
NJ Prison Guard From Lodi Who Thought He Was Pursuing Girl, 8, Gets Five Years In Fed Pen A now-former state corrections officer from Lodi who the government said was trying to arrange a tryst with what he thought was an 8-year-old girl will have to serve nearly five years in federal prison for receiving images of child sexual abuse. Stephen Salamak, 39, must serve the full term handed down Thursday in U.S. District Court in Newark because there is no parole in the federal prison system. Salamak struck a deal with the government and pleaded guilty in July to receipt of child pornography at a time when federal prosecutors said he tried to arrange to have sex with a…
Craigslist Scam Warning Issued By Police Craigslist Scam Warning Issued By Police
Craigslist Scam Warning Issued By Police Police are cautioning area residents of a scam making the rounds involving Craigslist. According to police, people who have items listed for sale on Craigslist have recently been receiving text messages from an unidentified person expressing interest in purchasing the listed item.  The party will not negotiate the purchase price, but will offer to pay the full advertised price for the item, plus an additional $50 to have it held for them.  Police said that the scammers will indicate that they will send a cashier’s check for the full amount, plus $1,500 for shipping.  The vi…
Police Warn Residents Of Scam Involving Internet Transactions Police Warn Residents Of Scam Involving Internet Transactions
Police Warn Residents Of Scam Involving Internet Transactions A new scam is making the rounds in the area, police are cautioning. The scam has become prevalent involving Internet transactions on platforms such as Craigslist and other similar sites. Police said that the scam takes place when a suspect, posing as a buyer, pays the victim for an item with either a fraudulent or bad check.  Before the check can bounce or be discovered as a fake, and before the item is shipped, the suspect will then claim he no longer wants to complete the transaction, asking for the victim to refund the money. According to police, “unknowingly, the victim will then wire…