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NYC Brothers Get 5 Years In Prison In Trumbull Heroin Case
TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Two New York City brothers busted in a Trumbull drug sting will serve five years in federal prison for heroin trafficking, according to U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly.
Jimmy Estevez, 25, of Brooklyn, and his brother, Miguel, “Domi,” 27, of the Bronx, were both sentenced in Hartford on Tuesday, Feb. 2, to 60 months behind bars, to be followed by four years of supervised release, Daly announced.
In custody since 2014, the Estevez brothers were indicted by a grand jury on 13 counts of heroin trafficking and money laundering, along with their cousin, Carlos Gab…
Unlocked Car With Keys Inside Stolen From Wilton Driveway
WILTON, Conn. — A car stolen from the driveway of a home in Wilton had been left unlocked with the keys inside, police said.
The car’s owner told authorities that the Audi was taken from their home on Westport Road sometime between Saturday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, Feb. 28.
The stolen car was recovered in New Haven, police said.
Also, a wallet and debit card inside the car were taken, police said. Police did not say whether those items were recovered as well.
The victim’s neighbor, who lives on Poplar Plain Road in Westport, also reported that his car had been broken into at about the same…
Spring Valley Teens Charged In Stolen License Plates Case
RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Two teenagers were arrested this week in Ramapo after they were caught in a car with stolen license plates, police said.
The unidentified boys, 17 and 19 years old respectively, were stopped early Monday, Feb. 1, on College Road by a Ramapo officer who had received a hit for a stolen vehicle on his unit’s license-plate reader, police said.
It turned out, police said, that the car was not stolen, but the license plates belonged to another car that had been taken in Monsey about two weeks ago.
The 19-year-old Spring Valley resident, the owner of the car he was a passenger in,…
Columbia Democrat Issues Challenge In 19th Congressional District Race
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Another Democrat has thrown his hat into the race to represent the 19th District in Congress, which includes parts of Dutchess, according to a report in the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Will Yandik, 38, is a fourth-generation farmer who was born and raised in the Columbia County city of Hudson, according to his Facebook page.
Yandik, the deputy town supervisor in Livingston said he will challenge Dover Plains resident Zephyr Teachout, an associate professor of law at Fordham University, in the contest for the seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Gibson, a Kinderhook Republican…
Man Charged With Striking Female Passenger On I-87
ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- A Queens man, who authorities said roughed up a woman and forced her out of his car in Elmsford last month, now faces assault charges, according to New York State Police.
William B. Rodriguez Jr., 29, of Maspeth, turned himself in to state police last month, police said.
State troopers from Hawthorne and Tarrytown were called to Exit 8A on Interstate 87 about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, to investigate a report that a woman had been beaten up and shoved out of a vehicle.
The unidentified victim, who had multiple cuts and bruises, refused medical treatment, police said.
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