Tag: New York

Crown to Seek 17-year Sentence for Quebec Man Convicted in Kidnapping of US Couple

A sentencing hearing is underway for a Quebec man found guilty in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York. The Crown is seeking a 17-year sentence for Gary Arnold, who was found guilty by a jury in February of five charges, including kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy to kidnap. Arnold is facing sentencing…


County Sheriff and District Attorney Launch White-Collar Crime Task Force

A new task force targeting public corruption and financial crimes in Orange County, New York, was formed by Sheriff Paul Arteta and district attorney David Hoovler on March 1.   Hoovler told The Epoch Times that one catalyst for the task force is residential contractor fraud, which is expected to go up as building season…


1 Dead, 9 Injured in Stampede at GloRilla Concert in New York

Unfounded fears of gunfire at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd rushing toward the exits in a stampede that killed one person and left two others fighting for their lives, authorities said. The Memphis rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Rochester’s Main Street Armory when people…


1 Dead, 8 Injured in Upstate New York Concert Stampede

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—A crowd pushed toward the exits of a concert in Rochester, N.Y., amid apparent fears that shots had been fired, killing one person and injuring eight others, police said. Police found “no evidence to support a shooting having occurred” inside the concert late Sunday featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes at the Main Street Armory,…


Police: Small Plane Crash on Long Island; 1 Dead, 2 Critical

LINDENHURST, N.Y.—A small plane trying to return to a suburban Long Island airport after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit crashed on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring the two others aboard, officials said. No injuries were reported on the ground. The Piper PA 28 crashed shortly before 3 p.m. while returning to…


NYPD Wants Businesses to Require Customers Remove Masks

The New York Police Police Department is advising businesses to ask patrons to take off their masks before entry in light of the high number of thefts and robberies across the city. Removing face masks should be made a “condition of entry,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference last week,…


NYPD Wants Businesses to Require Customers Remove Masks, Citing Crime Rates

The New York Police Police Department is advising businesses to ask patrons to take off their masks before entry in light of the high number of thefts and robberies across the city. Removing face masks should be made a “condition of entry,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference last week,…


‘In God We Trust’: NYC Mayor Talks Faith in Governance, Public Safety

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday doubled down on remarks he made earlier in the week dismissing the idea of the separation of church and state. Dana Bash, host of CNN’s “State of the Union,” said Adams’s earlier comments about the role of faith in governance “alarmed some people, even religious leaders who were in…


County Legislature Approves Revised $75 Million ARPA Spending Plan

The legislature of Orange County, New York, unanimously passed a revised spending plan of close to $75 million in federal COVID-19 dollars on Mar. 2.  The money was allocated to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—a $1.9 trillion federal pandemic stimulus package signed into law two years ago.  By law, the funds…


Name of Buffalo Firefighter Killed in Downtown Fire Released

BUFFALO, N.Y.—A firefighter killed in an explosive blaze in Buffalo was identified Thursday as a 37-year-old father who had been with the department for three years, as authorities promised a thorough investigation of the fire’s cause. Firefighter Jason Arno was found dead Wednesday inside a badly burned brick building in the city’s downtown, several hours…