Spa Owner Busted For Sex-For-Pay, Unlicensed Massage In Burnt Hills, Police Say
The owner of a Saratoga County spa is accused of turning her massage business into a front for prostitution.
Xianju Wang, 58, of Ballston, was arrested Friday, Oct. 17, following a Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office investigation into alleged prostitution at 772 BH Spa in Burnt Hills, the agency said.
Wang is accused of working as a massage therapist without a license and engaging in sexual conduct for money, police said.
She was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation remains active. The Depa…
Hicksville Man Harasses, Stalks Pennsylvania Woman For Over 1 Year: Affidavits
A 66-year-old Long Island man faces a felony stalking charge after allegedly harassing a woman in Pennsylvania for more than a year, police announced.
Robert Vincent Amorosino — who currently lives in Hicksville, New York, and is originally from Massapequa Park with a prior residence in Valley Stream, according to public records — was arrested on Monday, Sept. 8, after a string of harassment complaints stretching back to September 2022, according to court documents.
The most recent incident happened at the Prince Street Café at 2 W. Market St., York City, where Amorosino allegedly noticed t…
Maryland Man Tried To Kill Woman Sitting In Car On Lancaster Street, Police Say
A Maryland man is accused of firing two rounds at a woman as she sat in her car in Lancaster, police announced.
David Terrell Porter Jr., 29, of Bowie, Maryland, allegedly approached the victim shortly after midnight on Sunday, June 29, as she sat in the driver’s seat of her vehicle in the first block of Caroline Street, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.
Porter is accused of firing a gun twice into the car, with both rounds striking the driver’s side of the vehicle, investigators said. The woman was not injured.
Porter was charged with felony attempted criminal homicide, fe…
Drunk Driver Caught With 4-Year-Old Child In Truck In Brewster, Police Say
A Westchester man is accused of driving drunk in Putnam County with a young child in the vehicle, police said.
The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, when a trooper stopped a Ford F-350 on Main Street in Brewster for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
Police said the driver, 36-year-old Erasmo Garcia of Valhalla, showed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests. A 4-year-old child was in the truck at the time, authorities added.
Garcia was then arrested and taken to the Brewster barracks, where…
PA State Trooper Slammed Infant’s Head, Let Kids Handle Guns: AG
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper previously arrested for stalking a witness is now accused of causing head trauma to an infant and endangering two other children, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, July 1.
Christopher S. Young, 35, of Lancaster County, has been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and recklessly endangering another person, following a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the State Police Bureau of Integrity and Professional Standards.
Young was arraigned Tuesday and released on $50,000 ba…
Pit Bull Rescued, 5 Kids Found Living In Squalor At Central Islip Home, Police Say
A Long Island man is facing criminal charges after authorities discovered a pit bull living in filth—and five young children in similarly disturbing conditions, police said.
Steven Bartolomey, 37, of Central Islip, was arrested Thursday, May 8, on suspicion of animal cruelty, neglect, and child endangerment, officials said.
Bartolomey was charged with multiple misdemeanors after officers found a one-year-old male pit bull named Snoopy trapped in a urine-soaked cage amid garbage, feces, and debris, with no access to food or water, police said. The dog has since been surrendered to Almost Hom…
Mugshot: Driver Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing Valley Stream Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2.
Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad.
Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Illegal Spa Busted In Brookhaven: Flushing Women Accused Of Prostitution, Unlicensed Practice
Two women from Flushing are facing criminal charges after a massage parlor raid in Middle Island, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, April 29.
Yanmei Huang, 35, and Vivian Gao, 40, were arrested during an investigation conducted by Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers alongside Brookhaven Town Fire Marshals and Code Enforcement Inspectors at Evolve Spa, Inc., located at 831 Middle Country Road, police said.
The pair was charged with Felony Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and Misdemeanor Prostitution, authorities stated.
Huang and Gao were issued desk appearance tickets an…
3 Children Among 5 People Who Brutally Attacked 2 Women After Parade In Conshohocken: PD
Two adults and three children have been arrested after a brutal attack on two women following the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Conshohocken, police announced on Thursday, April 3.
The assault happened on the evening of Saturday, March 15, according to the Conshohocken Police Department. Investigators said the suspects — 35-year-old Demetria Miller, 18-year-old Kharee Nazir Davis, a 16-year-old boy, and two 10-year-old twin boys — repeatedly kicked, stomped, and punched the victims while they were lying on the ground, leaving them defenseless.
All five suspects were charged with felony aggr…
Alcohol Poisoning Of Child Leads To Arrest Of Bucks County Man: Police
A Hilltown Township man is facing charges after a child was hospitalized for alcohol poisoning, police announced on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Brian William Vanderleeuw, 42, was arrested on Feb. 12 after authorities investigated an Oct. 26, 2024 incident on Middle Road in Hilltown. Vanderleeuw supplied liquor to the minor, leading to the hospitalization, the police said.
Vanderleeuw is charged with misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children, misdemeanor corruption of minors, and misdemeanor furnishing liquor to minors, according to court records.
His preliminary arraignment details and bail in…
