Daylight Shootout With Albany Police Leads To Guilty Plea For NY Man: Authorities
A New York man who engaged in a shootout with police pleaded guilty Friday, Nov. 6 to multiple incidents, authorities said.
Devante Wadjas, 29, of Albany, faces a possible sentence of 75 years to life behind bars at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2027, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Two Albany police detectives attempted to arrest Wadjas on Dec. 18, 2025, but he ran away, pulled a .40-caliber handgun, and fired four bullets at the two officers, authorities said.
The cops returned fire and struck Wadjas in the torso, then recovered the .40-caliber gun at the scene, of…
Attempted Murder Suspect Captured In Albany Seven Weeks After Shooting: Police
An attempted murder suspect has been arrested in Albany and charged for a shooting earlier this year, police said Friday, Nov. 6.
Joshua Belland, 30, of Albany, was arrested Thursday, Nov. 5 for the shooting that sent a 29-year-old man to the hospital on Sunday, Sept. 13, the Albany Police Department said.
The victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm on the 300 block of Livingstone Avenue, near McArdle Avenue, police said. He was treated at Albany Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries, cops said.
Following a nearly two-month investigation, Belland was arrested …
Florida Firebombing Fugitive Caught In Saddle Brook With Machete: Police
A Florida fugitive wanted in a firebombing that left a teenage girl with severe burns was arrested during a traffic stop in Bergen County after giving police multiple false names and trying to run, authorities said.
Yang L. Chiong, 37, of Homestead, FL, was arrested around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, on North Midland Avenue in Saddle Brook, Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. said.
Chiong was wanted by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office on a full-extradition warrant for second-degree attempted murder and first-degree arson, Zotollo said.
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2 Charged In Fairfield Twp Double Shooting That Left One Dead: Prosecutor
Two men were arrested and charged after a man was shot and killed in Fairfield Township, authorities said.
On Friday, Oct. 9, Shykeem Boyd, a 41-year-old Bridgeton man was shot and transported to Inspira where he was pronounced dead, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. A 34-year-old Bridgeton woman was struck, treated and released, Webb-McRae said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Leonard Fortune, a 40-year-old Vineland resident and Paul Willoughy Jr., a 33-year-old Vineland resident were charged with murder, conspiracy, attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses, Webb-McRae said…
Victim Robbed Of $100, Stabbed On Bridge In New Rochelle — Assailant Found Guilty, DA Says
A 41-year-old man has been convicted of attempted murder after robbing a pedestrian of $100 and repeatedly stabbing him in the face, neck, and body as he tried to make his way home in Westchester County.
New Rochelle resident Kevin Lopez, 41, was found guilty by a Westchester County jury on Thursday, Oct. 29, in connection with the violent robbery on the Centre Avenue Bridge in New Rochelle, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
The attack happened at around 10 p.m. on July 30, 2025, as the victim was walking across the Centre Avenue Bridge over Interstate…
Attempted Murder Suspects Arrested Days After Hudson Shooting: State Police
Two men have been arrested for attempted murder following a shooting in the Capital Region, police said.
Devin Mackey, 23, and Demetries Mackey, 21, both of Hudson, are accused of shooting a 44-year-old man on Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Stockport, New York State Police announced Thursday, Oct. 29.
Police responded around 4:20 p.m. Oct. 20 to Hill Street in Stockport and located a man suffering from gunshot wounds, authorities said. The victim was rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, state police said.
The Mackeys were arrested Monday, Oct. 26, according to state police. …
Man Who Shot, Killed 17-Year-Old While He Was With His Aunt In Spring Valley Is Convicted
More than four years after a 17-year-old boy was shot to death while parking a car with his aunt at a Rockland County apartment complex, his killer has been convicted of murder.
Haverstraw resident Anthony Mitchell, 27, was found guilty on Thursday, Oct. 29, of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in the July 2022 shooting that killed Treynahel Cineus, 17, of Spring Valley, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced.
The verdict followed a three-week trial before Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo.
According to prosecutors, the shooti…
Man Lured Nutley Teen From Home Before Accomplice Fired 12 Shots, Jury Finds
A 66-year-old New York man has been convicted of trying to kill a 19-year-old outside his mother's Nutley home in a Fourth of July ambush that left the teen shot four times, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Armando Villareal Mena, of Newburgh, NY, was found guilty Friday, Oct. 23, of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, first-degree attempted murder, and second-degree aggravated assault in the shooting of Jahniel Perez, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
Mena and an accomplice drove from Newburgh to Perez's mother's Nutley home on July 4, 2025, prosecutors s…
Eatontown Woman Accused Her BF Of Trying To Burn Her Alive, Now She's Charged With Lying
A New Jersey woman who claimed her boyfriend tried to burn her alive in a wooded area, leading to his arrest on attempted murder charges, is now accused of lying to police about what happened, authorities said.
Chelsea Villano, 33, of Eatontown, was charged with two counts of falsely incriminating another on Friday, Oct. 23, after investigators determined she provided false information about how she suffered her burns and who caused them, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Her accusations had led to the arrest of Justin Martin, 36, of Saddle Brook, who was charged with attem…
Gunman Who Shot Up Car After Albany Bar Fight Takes Plea Deal, Officials Say
An Albany man who opened fire on a car after a bar dispute has taken a plea deal in the case, authorities said.
Lateek Williams, 26, pleaded guilty to second-degree weapons possession, the Albany County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday, Oct. 22.
Williams is expected to get eight years in prison at his sentencing hearing on Dec. 15, prosecutors said. He was previously facing a second-degree attempted murder charge, which was dropped, according to online court records.
The case started on the night of Nov. 2, 2024, at The Pub on Madison Avenue in Albany, where Williams was invol…
Brother-On-Brother Shooting In Troy Home Ends With Hefty Prison Term For Shooter, DA Says
A Capital Region man who shot his brother during a family disturbance will spend more than a decade in prison, authorities said.
Stafon A. Ferrell, 31, of Troy, was sentenced to 16 years behind bars on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said. He will also spend five years on probation following his release.
The case began with a disturbance involving family members at a home on Sixth Avenue in Troy on July 6, 2025, shortly before 6 p.m., authorities said.
Officers arrived at the scene and realized someone had been shot, then broadcast a description of the su…
Attempted Murder, Drugs, Weapons: NJ Man Convicted, Atlantic County Prosecutor Says
A 40-year-old Camden man was convicted of attempted murder following an Atlantic City shooting, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
On Friday, July 5, Atlantic City police responded to a shooting on Florida Avenue and found Antoyane McCall with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. McCall was transferred to a trauma center where he underwent numerous surgeries, authorities said.
An investigation determined Ricardo Berrios shot McCall on the sidewalk following a fistfight the prior evening, authorities said. He was arrested at the Downbeach I…
Glen Cove Murderer Who Stabbed Mother-In-Law To Death Learns His Fate: Authorities
A Long Island man who stabbed his estranged mother-in-law to death after a family birthday celebration was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 15 to decades in prison, authorities said.
Erick Corado Gonzalez, 29, of Glen Cove, got 25 years to life behind bars for murdering Ana Espinoza outside a West Hempstead restaurant, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Espinoza, 51, and other family members had been celebrating her adult daughter’s birthday at La Candela II on Sept. 28, 2024, prosecutors said. Gonzalez, the daughter’s estranged husband, was not invited, authorities said.
As the fa…
Gunman And Two Victims All Arrested Following Bellport Lirr Shooting: Report
The gunman and two victims involved in a shooting on a Long Island Rail Road platform have all been arrested, authorities said Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Cops identified Jahmez Cureton, 19, of Wyandanch, as the attacker and Abdul Willett, 40, of Bellport, as an adult victim, Newsday reported. Additionally, a 17-year-old boy who was also shot was arrested on an unrelated charge, authorities said.
Police said Cureton targeted the 17-year-old victim following a “dispute over a female,” according to Newsday. Willett was an innocent bystander in the shooting but was in possession of a stolen bicycle wh…
