$90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Colonie Ends With Long Prison Term: DA
A thief with seven prior felony convictions who stole $90,000 worth of valuables from a Capital Region home was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8, authorities said.
Donald Law, 39, of Cohoes, got 10 years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Law and Ronald Horton, 46, broke into the home in Colonie on Dec. 30, 2025, and stole Rolex watches, a Cartier bracelet, an engagement ring, purses, and electronics, prosecutors said.
The pair then took a bus to Troy to pawn the stolen property for c…
Seaford Church Robbed For Second Time In 10 Months — This Time Losing Religious Items: Police
A Long Island man stole religious items from a church altar in Seaford, leading to his arrest more than a week later, police said.
James J. Vollaro, 58, of Deer Park, entered Maria Regina Catholic Church on Jerusalem Avenue on Sept. 28 around 7:30 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Vollaro took sacramentals from the altar and left the church, authorities said. After looking into the theft, investigators tied Vollaro to the case and arrested him Wednesday, Oct. 7 without incident, police said.
He was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and issued an appearance ticket, pol…
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Victim, Robs Teen On Farmingdale Street: Police
A Long Island man chased a woman’s son down the street with a machete before robbing a 15-year-old boy in Farmingdale on Wednesday, Oct. 7, around 8 p.m., police said.
Saul Sanchez, 45, of Farmingdale, was arrested following the incident on Colombia Street, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The confrontation began earlier in the day when Sanchez got into an argument with a 36-year-old woman, pulled out a box cutter, and threatened her, police said. He then fled on foot, authorities said.
The woman asked her eldest son, 21, to help change the locks on the doors, investigators said. …
Saratoga Springs Man Accused Of Flashing Girls Near School Hurled Chair At Jail Window: Cops
A Capital Region man originally arrested for exposing himself to underage girls near an elementary school is facing new accusations, authorities said Sunday, Oct. 4.
Tristan Sirchia, 30, of Greenfield, threw a chair into a window while locked up in Saratoga County jail on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the county sheriff’s office said. He caused damage in excess of $1,500, police said.
Sirchia was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a felony, then arraigned in Milton Town Court and hauled back to county jail, authorities said.
Back in March, Sirchia was arrested for an incident near Lake A…
Nine-State, $2.2M Home Depot Theft Ring Ends In 13 Plea Deals — Including Hicksville Woman, DA
A Long Island woman and a Hudson Valley man were among 13 people who admitted to a $2.2 million theft scheme that ripped off Home Depots across New York and eight other states, authorities said.
Joana Carolina Fermin, 39, of Hicksville, and Jonathan Tascon Suarez, 32, of Orange County, were both sentenced to prison time for their roles in the sprawling operation that racked up 319 documented thefts, the Queens District Attorney’s office said Monday, Oct. 5.
Suarez was the first person to plead guilty in the case, copping to third-degree grand larceny back on Feb. 18, according to prosecutor…
