Man Dies After Police Rush To Stop Violent Yonkers Apartment Attack, Deploy TASER Devices
A man died after police intervened to try to stop a violent attack inside a Westchester County apartment building, authorities said.
Officers responded around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, to 165 Bruce Ave. in Yonkers after a woman called to report a man actively assaulting multiple people and armed with a knife, Yonkers Police said on Wednesday, April 8.
When officers arrived, they said they encountered an ongoing attack in the building’s entryway, where the suspect was assaulting a resident.
Police said officers deployed a Taser-like device, which was ineffective, followed b…
Bristol Park Good Samaritan Attack: Police Release New Info, Woman Still Unidentified
Authorities have released more information on a violent attack in a city park that ended with a Good Samaritan stepping in and being slashed across the chest with a box cutter.
Joseph Cupe, 62, of Bristol, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, and first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the Wednesday, April 1, incident at Brackett Park in Bristol, according to a police report.
Bristol police spoke to several witnesses who gave slightly different accounts of what happened, but all said Cupe was harassing a woman in the park. Some said they believe…
Levittown Sugar Daddy Predator Who Drugged, Raped 12 Women Sentenced Up To 135 Years In Prison
A man who posed as a “sugar daddy” to lure women into drug-fueled sexual assaults has been sentenced to decades in prison, court records show.
Andrew Gallo, 41, of Levittown, was sentenced to a total of 65 to 135 years in state prison by Judge Stephen A. Corr on Tuesday, April 1, after pleading no contest to multiple counts tied to a years-long pattern of abuse, according to court documents.
Judge Corr called the crimes “unspeakable,” telling Gallo, “You treated these women like trash,” before ordering consecutive sentences for each victim.
Prosecutors said Gallo targeted at least 12 wome…
Farmingville Man Gave Victim Crack And Forced Her to Sell Sex, Jury Finds
A Long Island man plied a vulnerable woman with crack cocaine, then sex trafficked her under threat of a violence, a jury found Monday, March 30.
Mitchell Johnson, a 38-year-old Farmingville man, was convicted of sex trafficking and promoting prostitution, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced.
Johnson enticed the victim in March 2023 by pretending to be another woman, then preyed on her crack addiction, prosecutors said. He then forced the victim to remain in a motel room and perform sex acts for money, according to investigators.
However, the woman didn’t keep any of th…
Hicksville Man Punched, Bit 68-Year-Old During Nighttime Brawl: Cops
A young Long Island man bit and beat a 68-year-old man during an altercation in Hicksville, authorities said Friday, March 27.
Alejandro Adorno, a 21-year-old Hicksville resident, was arguing with the elderly man around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 before things turned violent, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Adorno then punched the older man multiple times with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground, cops said. He then bit the man’s ear and arm, according to investigators.
Both Adorno and the victim were transported to local hospitals, and Adorno was arrested without incident…
Student Assault Into Concrete Wall Leaves Teen With Concussion At Middle School In Lititz
A violent assault into a concrete wall at a Pennsylvania middle school left a 14-year-old with a concussion, police announced on Wednesday, March 25.
A 14-year-old Lititz teen was charged after attacking another 14-year-old student inside Warwick Middle School at 301 W. Orange St., Lititz, on Monday, March 10, at 10:45 a.m., according to police.
The juvenile pushed the victim twice into a concrete wall, causing their head to strike the surface, officers said. He then punched the victim in the face, knocking them to the floor.
As the victim attempted to walk away to seek help from the schoo…
Baltimore Prosecutors Push Back After 30-Year Sentence In Fatal Teen Bystander Shooting
A Maryland man convicted in the fatal shooting of an innocent teenage bystander has been sentenced, but prosecutors say the punishment does not go far enough.
Alexis Cancel-Soto was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, on Thursday, March 19, in Baltimore, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.
The case stems from a shooting that left Cameran Holt, an innocent teen, critically injured before she later died from her wounds.
Prosecutors had pushed for a harsher penalty.
“Today’s sentencing of Defendant Alexis Cancel-Soto to life, suspending all but 30 years, rep…
'Imma Violate You:' Elmont Rapper Sex Trafficked Teen Girl, Feds Say
A Long Island rapper sex trafficked a 16-year-old girl and threatened to “personally break [her] bones” in a menacing video, federal authorities said Friday, March 6.
Jimmy Francois, a 37-year-old Elmont resident, was arrested in South Florida in late January and extradited to New York earlier this week, the Justice Department said.
Francois, who goes by the stage name “Bentley Bugz,” advertised the girl as a prostitute in multiple states, including New York, and forced her to engage in sex for money, according to the feds. He also took explicit pictures of the girl, identified only as Jane…
