Convicted Albany Man Busted With Loaded 9mm During Traffic Stop: Cops
A New York man with a prior conviction was busted with an illegal loaded gun during a routine traffic stop, police said.
Miguel A. Flores, 23, was a passenger when Cohoes police pulled over a vehicle on I-787 on Friday, May 15 around 8 p.m., the Cohoes Police Department said Monday, May 18.
Flores, of Albany, was found to be in possession of a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm semi-automatic handgun, cops said. He was arrested and charged with six counts of weapons possession, including one for having a weapon despite a prior conviction, authorities said.
The vehicle’s driver, 20-year-old Yandell Moya…
Homeless LI Man Pulled Gun On Three Young Bicyclists In East Meadow: Police
A homeless Long Island man pulled a gun on three young bicyclists on Sunday, May 17, police said.
Ramzee Mayo, 47, was near the Meadowbrook State Parkway overpass above Front Street in East Meadow when three male bike riders, ages 20, 18, and 17, encountered him around 4:30 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Mayo displayed a handgun, and the three bikers took off in fear for their lives, police said. They dialed 911 while fleeing the area.
Responding officers placed Mayo under arrest without incident and located the weapon, authorities said. He was charged with three counts of…
'Reckless' Evening Gunfire Exchange In Newburgh Leads To Hard Time For Duo
Two men are heading to prison after admitting to illegally carrying and firing guns during a street shooting in Orange County.
Zephaniah Mason, 21, of New Windsor, was sentenced on Monday, April 27, to six years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, while his co-defendant, Naviean Wheeler, 20, of Newburgh, had previously been sentenced to 10 years in prison with five years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, April 28.
Both men had pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapo…
Home Argument Leads To Stabbing In Moreau, Arrest Made: State Police
A New York man stabbed an acquaintance in the hand and now faces felony charges, state police said Tuesday, April 7.
Clinton J. Breault, 55, of Moreau, was arrested on Sunday, March 26, after troopers responded to a Moreau home for reports of a stabbing just before 3 p.m., New York State Police said.
Investigators determined Breault and the victim were involved in a dispute when Breault stabbed the other person in the hand, police said. Breault knew the victim prior to the argument, according to authorities.
The injury was not considered life-threatening, and the victim was taken to Glens …
Shots Fired At Moving Car In Hampton Bays, Juvenile Suspect Arrested: Police
A Long Island juvenile opened fire on a moving vehicle with two people inside over the weekend, but no one was hurt, authorities said Monday, March 16.
The juvenile suspect, who was identified only as a male, was arrested hours after the shooting on Saturday, March 14, the Southampton Town Police Department said in an alert.
Cops began investigating after a person pulled up to police headquarters in Hampton Bays around 6:45 p.m. and reported their vehicle was struck by gunfire while they were driving on Red Creek Road near Dewey Lane, police said. The vehicle had multiple bullet holes, but …
Man Shoots Victim, Climbs On His Car, Fires Again In Walden: Here's His Sentence
A 56-year-old man who admitted shooting another man twice during a violent confrontation in Orange County nearly half a decade ago will serve a lengthy state prison term, prosecutors announced.
Pine Bush resident Wilfredo Crespo, 56, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9, to 15 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said on Monday, Jan. 12.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the charges stem from a Christmas Eve shooting on Dec. 24, 20…