#NYPD busts suspect in torching of cop cruiser

#NYPD busts suspect in torching of cop cruiser

“#NYPD busts suspect in torching of cop cruiser” They got a hot tip. Cops this week busted one of three men they say lit a cop car on fire in Brooklyn during George Floyd protests more than six months ago, authorities said Thursday morning.  Matthew Piscitello, 21, of Dyker Heights, was identified through tips and…

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#New Yorker cartoonist arrested on child porn charges: cops

#New Yorker cartoonist arrested on child porn charges: cops

“#New Yorker cartoonist arrested on child porn charges: cops” A cartoonist famous for his work in The New Yorker was arrested Wednesday on child pornography charges, state police said. Rhinebeck resident Danny Shanahan, 64, was charged with possession of a sexual performance by a child, cops said in a statement. The kiddie porn was allegedly…

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#Man charged with shoving NYPD traffic agent in Manhattan

#Man charged with shoving NYPD traffic agent in Manhattan

“#Man charged with shoving NYPD traffic agent in Manhattan” A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly shoving a 63-year-old female NYPD traffic agent to the ground in Manhattan last week, police said. Efrain Burgos, 18, was charged with assault for the alleged attack on the officer last Wednesday morning at West 49th Street and 10th…

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#LI day care owner arrested after serious injury to infant

#LI day care owner arrested after serious injury to infant

“#LI day care owner arrested after serious injury to infant” A Long Island day care owner was arrested Saturday after a 10-month-old boy was seriously injured at her business, police said. Natalie Rose, 34, proprietor of Kiddie Academy in Bethpage, is accused of falsifying a state incident report after the Sept. 24 incident in which…

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#SI ‘Autonomous Zone’ bar owner released from custody

#SI ‘Autonomous Zone’ bar owner released from custody

“#SI ‘Autonomous Zone’ bar owner released from custody” The co-owner of Staten Island’s rogue “Autonomous Zone” bar was freed from custody Sunday — despite being hit with 10 charges for allegedly driving into a sheriff’s sergeant trying to arrest him for illegally staying open. Danny Presti, co-owner of Mac’s Public House, was arrested just after…

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#Accused MTA overtime cheat may lose hefty pension

#Accused MTA overtime cheat may lose hefty pension

“#Accused MTA overtime cheat may lose hefty pension” An accused MTA overtime cheat has been collecting a massive pension that the feds say was boosted by pay he didn’t actually earn — but that gravy train could soon be thrown into reverse! Thomas Caputo, 56, of Holbrook, LI, raked in $144,000 in pension benefits during…

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#Upstate NY mayor charged with crack possession

#Upstate NY mayor charged with crack possession

“#Upstate NY mayor charged with crack possession” The mayor of a small upstate New York village was arrested Tuesday for allegedly possessing crack cocaine, cops said. Massena Mayor Tim Currier was busted after a brief police pursuit through the village near the Canadian border at about 12:25 p.m., according to authorities. Currier, 55, was targeted…

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#Long Island man charged with killing his 70-year-old mother

#Long Island man charged with killing his 70-year-old mother

“#Long Island man charged with killing his 70-year-old mother” A Long Island man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly killing his 70-year-old mother inside their home, police said. Logan Lawson, 24, called 911 at about 4 p.m. and confessed to the killing, according to police. Officers with the Suffolk County Police Department found Lawson’s mother, Barbara…

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