Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE
It took 16 tries — and now an injured ICE officer — but federal agents say they finally have a dangerous gang member off Virginia’s streets.
Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, an illegal Guatemalan national and known gang member, was arrested Monday, May 12 in Fairfax, ICE officials in Washington, DC announced.
Santos-Santos didn’t go quietly. Officials say he resisted arrest, fought officers, and injured one of them during the takedown.
ICE says Santos-Santos has been arrested more than 30 times in Fairfax County since 2020.
His record includes assault and battery, burglary, drug distributio…
2 Teens Charged In New Windsor Car Theft Spree: Guns, Ammo, Stolen Goods Found, Cops Say
Three people—including two teens—are facing charges after a search warrant led police to a stash of stolen property and weapons linked to car break-ins in Orange County, authorities said.
The arrests followed an investigation by the New Windsor Police Department, which began on Monday, May 5 after a series of overnight thefts from vehicles in a neighborhood on the town’s west side, the department announced on Wednesday, May 7.
On Wednesday, with help from City of Newburgh Police, investigators executed a search warrant at a residence on Bush Avenue in Newburgh, police said.
Ins…
$30K Scheme: Man Tried Convincing Victim To Withdraw Cash In Yorktown, Police Say
A 27-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested in Northern Westchester after allegedly orchestrating a scheme to steal $30,000 in cash from a victim under fraudulent pretenses, police said.
Mykyta Lebedyev, of Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, was arrested on Friday, April 11, in connection with the scheme, Yorktown Police announced on Monday, April 14.
Authorities say the incident began earlier that day at 1:13 p.m., when police were alerted to a possible larceny. The victim reported being instructed to withdraw $30,000 in cash and hand it over to Lebedyev for a suspicious purpose. However, the vic…
