Unconscious Queens Man Slams Stolen Audi Into Jeep, Injures Officer In Valley Stream: Police Unconscious Queens Man Slams Stolen Audi Into Jeep, Injures Officer In Valley Stream: Police
Unconscious Queens Man Slams Stolen Audi Into Jeep, Injures Officer In Valley Stream: Police An unconscious Queens man behind the wheel of a stolen Audi woke up and caused a chaotic crash that left a police officer injured in Valley Stream, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Feb. 15. Jeffrey Cabreja, 30, was found unresponsive in a blue 2023 Audi blocking traffic on Green Acres Road around 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, detectives said. But when an officer approached to help, Cabreja suddenly slammed on the gas, smashing into a black 2019 Jeep and flipping the Audi, police said. Officers pulled him from the overturned vehicle and rushed him to the hospital. A responding off…
Spotsy Man Crashes Into Backyard After Missing Turn, Finds Trouble Instead: Stafford Sheriff Spotsy Man Crashes Into Backyard After Missing Turn, Finds Trouble Instead: Stafford Sheriff
Spotsy Man Crashes Into Backyard After Missing Turn, Finds Trouble Instead: Stafford Sheriff A Spotsylvania man ended up in a backyard instead of his destination after barreling straight through a T-intersection and off the road, authorities in Stafford County said. John Woodyard, 27, was arrested early on Thursday, Feb. 13, after deputies say he traveled farther off-road, through a fence, and came to rest in an area yard. The incident began around 3:15 a.m. on Thursday, when deputies responded to an auto accident on Woodford Drive, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.  Investigators determined Woodyard was eastbound on Primmer House Road when he failed to turn at Leela…
$316K Fentanyl-For-Food Stamps Scheme At Schenectady Deli Lands Employee Behind Bars $316K Fentanyl-For-Food Stamps Scheme At Schenectady Deli Lands Employee Behind Bars
$316K Fentanyl-For-Food Stamps Scheme At Schenectady Deli Lands Employee Behind Bars A Schenectady deli worker who turned his family business into a hub of illegal exchanges will spend the next year behind bars. Omar Alaidrus, 24, was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl and committing food stamp fraud totaling $316,975, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. Alaidrus operated the scheme out of his family’s Schenectady deli, where he exchanged controlled substances—including fentanyl—for food stamps, prosecutors said.  He also gave out cash and other prohibited item…
Woman Popping Fentanyl Pills In Plain Sight At Stafford Wawa Jailed: Sheriff Woman Popping Fentanyl Pills In Plain Sight At Stafford Wawa Jailed: Sheriff
Woman Popping Fentanyl Pills In Plain Sight At Stafford Wawa Jailed: Sheriff A late-night trip to Wawa ended in a drug bust when a Stafford woman was caught consuming suspected fentanyl in her vehicle, authorities said. Shortly before midnight on Monday, Feb. 10, deputies patrolling the Wawa on South Gateway Drive spotted a driver parked outside in plain sight, appearing to pop a bright blue pill suspected to be fentanyl. When deputies approached the woman, later identified as 44-year-old Heidi Erickson-Perkins, she admitted to taking fentanyl, a spokesperson for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  Deputies also noticed signs of intoxication, including…
Overdosing Mom Found With Fentanyl Near Kids, Home In 'Disarray', Warrington Police Say Overdosing Mom Found With Fentanyl Near Kids, Home In 'Disarray', Warrington Police Say
Overdosing Mom Found With Fentanyl Near Kids, Home In 'Disarray', Warrington Police Say A Warrington Township mom turned herself in after police discovered her overdosing with fentanyl near her children and a home in severe disarray, authorities announced Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Alexandre Diana Sharpe, 35, was arrested at the Warrington Township Police Department after an investigation stemming from a medical emergency at her Chalfont home on Teresa Circle on Nov. 23, 2024, police said. Officers arrived to find Sharpe actively overdosing alongside another adult, identified as Anderson-Ley, who also appeared under the influence of controlled substances, police detailed. Th…
NJ Gang Leader Faces Life After Ordering Multiple Murders: Feds NJ Gang Leader Faces Life After Ordering Multiple Murders: Feds
NJ Gang Leader Faces Life After Ordering Multiple Murders: Feds A 41-year-old Essex County gang leader faces up to life in prison after he admitted on Friday, Jan. 17,  to ordering fellow gang members to commit multiple murders, authorities said. Jason Franklin is a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips, a criminal enterprise responsible for acts of violence and the distribution of controlled substances in the New Jersey,  Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. In March 2019 in Irvington, Franklin ordered other members and associates of the enterprise to murder another person, in retaliation for the murder of a member and associat…
Princeton Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Oxy From Trenton Pharmacy: Feds Princeton Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Oxy From Trenton Pharmacy: Feds
Princeton Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Oxy From Trenton Pharmacy: Feds A 64-year-old Princeton Junction pharmacist was found guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for illegally dispensing and distributing oxycodone, authorities said. Between 2014 and 2017, Florence Ndbubizu was the co-owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Healthcare Pharmacy in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. She and her employee conspirators, acting at her direction, filled fraudulent prescriptions outside the usual course of professional practice, knowing that the drugs would not be used for a legitimate medical purpose, but instead would be illegally diverted, including to…
Walden Man Nabbed On I-87 In Albany For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police Walden Man Nabbed On I-87 In Albany For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police
Walden Man Nabbed On I-87 In Albany For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police A traffic stop on I-87 in Albany led to the arrest of a Walden man for possession of felony-weight narcotics, the New York State Police reported. According to Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, the incident occurred on Monday, Jan. 13, around 10:2o a.m., when troopers stopped a vehicle for multiple violations.  The driver, identified as Orange County resident Ibo E. Boone, age 37, of Walden, was found to have a significant quantity of controlled substances, O'Neil said. With the assistance of an Albany County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit, felony-weight narcotics and an additional controlled substa…
Armed Troy Man Leads High-Speed Pursuit Across State Lines Before Crashing Armed Troy Man Leads High-Speed Pursuit Across State Lines Before Crashing
Armed Troy Man Leads High-Speed Pursuit Across State Lines Before Crashing A Troy man faces a long list of charges after a multi-state police chase that started in Vermont ended in a crash and his arrest in Queensbury, NY, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 9, at approximately 12:54 p.m., New York State Police joined the pursuit of a vehicle that had fled a traffic stop in Vermont and evaded multiple law enforcement agencies in both Vermont and New York. The vehicle was first reported traveling on State Route 4 toward Whitehall, NY. Troopers located the vehicle in Fort Ann, NY, and attempted to stop it. However, the driver refused to comply, initiating a high-spe…
New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay $455K For Over-Prescribing 'Holy Trinity' Of Dangerous Drugs: DA New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay $455K For Over-Prescribing 'Holy Trinity' Of Dangerous Drugs: DA
New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay $455K For Over-Prescribing 'Holy Trinity' Of Dangerous Drugs: DA A Connecticut psychiatrist has agreed to pay $455,439 to resolve allegations that he issued large amounts of medically unnecessary prescriptions and submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, federal and state officials announced. Dr. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, formerly practicing in Danbury and New Haven, was accused of prescribing dangerously high amounts of controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose between 2016 and 2021, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Investigators alleged that Syed’s prescriptions often included benzodiazepines and other high-risk drug combinat…
Rotting Food, Fentanyl Found In Chalfont Home With Children; Dad Charged: Police Rotting Food, Fentanyl Found In Chalfont Home With Children; Dad Charged: Police
Rotting Food, Fentanyl Found In Chalfont Home With Children; Dad Charged: Police A Warrington Township man is accused of endangering his three young children by exposing them to unsafe living conditions and controlled substances, including fentanyl, police announced Thursday, Dec. 19. Christian Jeffrey Anderson-Ley, 36, turned himself over to Warrington Township Police on Dec. 18 after an arrest warrant was issued for him following a Nov. 23 medical emergency at his home on Teresa Circle, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of a woman overdosing at the residence and found Anderson-Ley under the influence of controlled substances, police said. His three ch…
Knife-Wielding Fare Jumper Assaults Officers During Pentagon City Metro Arrest, Police Say Knife-Wielding Fare Jumper Assaults Officers During Pentagon City Metro Arrest, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Fare Jumper Assaults Officers During Pentagon City Metro Arrest, Police Say A fare evasion stop at the Pentagon City Metro Station escalated into a chaotic scene when a knife-wielding man resisted arrest, assaulted officers, and spat on them, according to Arlington police. On Wednesday afternoon, Arlington resident Vincent Trice, 45, was spotted by an officer working a crime prevention detail at the station as he attempted to evade paying for a fare, authorities said. Officers stopped Vincent Trice, 45, of Arlington, shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 11 for alleged fare evasion in the 1200 block of S. Hayes Street, according to the Arlington Police Department. When …