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Video: Persons of interest in Staten Island robbery spree
by Staten Island Advance
Monday December 01, 2008, 6:49 PM
Police today asked the public's assistance locating two male African Americans wanted in connection with a four-hour robbery spree that crisscrossed Staten Island and left some victims injured.
In the six heists police have attributed to the pattern, the suspects approached their victims, displayed a silver handgun and knife, removed property from their victims, then fled. Some victims sustained minor injuries in the robberies.
Police today released video surveillance footage of a man and woman using a credit card that was reported stolen in one of the heists.
The male and female have been labeled persons of interest in the case, and it is not clear what role they played in the robberies.
Here's the video:
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Good Samaritan wanted in connection with Staten Island stabbing is in custody
by Staten Island Advance
Monday December 01, 2008, 5:24 PM
Reginald Bell of Port Richmond talks to reporters after chasing pit bulls away from a 90-year-old victim during an attack this summer.A Staten Island man wanted for questioning in a fatal stabbing on his block early Friday morning has been locked up by authorities in Baltimore.
Reginald Bell, 46, of Port Richmond, was arrested by Baltimore City Police at about 3:15 a.m. today and is being held on a fugitive from justice warrant, according to Baltimore authorities.
Continue reading "Good Samaritan wanted in connection with Staten Island stabbing is in custody" »3 Staten Island men arrested in drug-gun bust -- again
by Staten Island Advance
Monday December 01, 2008, 3:59 PM
It was deja vu all over again for three men from Staten Island's New Brighton community who were swept up in a drug and gun bust Friday afternoon.
William Conaty, 17, Leo Felder, 28, and Rayshawn Lawrence, 28 -- all of whom were arrested in an October 2007 raid on their 242 Benziger Avenue home -- all face a variety of felony charges after police hit the same house again.
The trio were all home when police with a search warrant came knocking, according to court papers.
Continue reading "3 Staten Island men arrested in drug-gun bust -- again" »Photo slideshow: Suspect taken into custody after Staten Island chase
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 28, 2008, 6:30 PM
A burglary suspect, wounded by a retired cop, was taken into custody in Staten Island's New Springville neighborhood after a wild chase this afternoon.
The suspect fled from Lucille Avenue in Rossville before being apprehended at Richmond and Saxon avenues in New Springville.
Here are photos from his arrest:
Wild chase on Staten Island ends with former cop, suspect in hospital
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 28, 2008, 6:19 PM
A burglary suspect is taken into custody at Richmond and Saxon avenues in New Springville.A 25-year career criminal picked the wrong house in Rossville to burglarize yesterday: He took a bullet in the side after he struggled with the homeowner, a retired NYPD officer.
Then the wounded man led police on a wild chase from the South Shore to the Mid-Island, where he was captured.
Click here for a photo gallery from the scene.
Alleged killer of former Staten Island mom out on bail
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 28, 2008, 2:54 PM
Rosario DiGirolamo watches court proceedings from a video monitor as he is arraigned on murder charges on March 28.After spending most of 2008 in jail, the suspected killer of a former Staten Island woman made bail on Wednesday, in time to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with his family.
Rosario DiGirolamo, who authorities believe killed and dismembered former Willowbrook resident Amy Giordano in her Hightstown, N.J. apartment, was released from the Mercer County Correction Center in Hopewell, N.J., after $1 million was posted by a bail bond company, according to a published report.
Continue reading "Alleged killer of former Staten Island mom out on bail" »Student athlete accused of breaking into Staten Island home
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 28, 2008, 1:39 PM
Jonathan Derbyshire poses for a photo before the football season.A student athlete from Staten Island's Huguenot section has been accused of breaking into a home in his community.
A little more than a week after capping the season by leading his school's football team to an impressive win, Monsignor Farrell quarterback Jonathan Derbyshire was arrested early yesterday morning for allegedly breaking into a Huguenot home.
Continue reading "Student athlete accused of breaking into Staten Island home" »Stabbing claims the life of Staten Island man
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 28, 2008, 2:30 AM
Police investigate a fatal stabbing on John Street in Port Richmond, Staten Island. ADVANCE/BILL LYONS
The victim -- identified only as "Michael" and possibly 19 years old -- was rushed to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The teen's death is the borough's 20th homicide thus far this year, and the 12th for the North Shore's 120th Precinct, according to police statistics.
This time last year, there had been nine slaying in the borough, which was a 50 percent decline from the same time period in 2006.
Staten Island ended 2007 with 12 murders. In 2006, there were 20 homicides.
Last night's stabbing occurred just before 1 a.m. on John Street, a dead end off Richmond Terrace that abuts an overpass for the defunct North Shore Railway.
A suspect -- identified only as "Reggie" -- was described as bald, standing 5 feet, 8 inches, weighing about 170 pounds and wearing a checkered shirt.
Believed to be a resident of the block, he may have run into a nearby home and heavily armed Emergency Service Unit police officers responded to search the area.
Residents said the two men appeared to be intoxicated as they fought with one another.
The investigation is continuing, police said.
Last night's fatal attack occurred on the same block where, in July, Henry Piotrowski, 90, was mauled by a neighbor's two pitbulls. Piotrowski died a month later.
The dogs were euthanized. Their owners -- James McNair, 28, and Kim DiPrima, 37 -- now face manslaughter charges.
Staten Island man, woman face drug charges after raid
by Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 27, 2008, 2:02 PM
A man and woman from Staten Island's Mariners Harbor neighborhood face a veritable holiday banquet of drug and weapons charges after a raid on their apartment last night.
Narcotics officers descended on the Lake Avenue apartment of Samuel Martin and Stephanie Martin, 24 and 26, at about 9:10 p.m., according to court papers.
Continue reading "Staten Island man, woman face drug charges after raid" »Florida man accused of driving while impaired in Staten Island crash
by Staten Island Advance
Wednesday November 26, 2008, 9:03 PM
Police suspect a Florida man was high on drugs when he caused a crash in Staten Island's Prince's Bay section yesterday afternoon.
Robert F. Alfarano, 44, tested negative for alcohol but refused to take a urine test after the crash, which happened on Wilbur Street, according to court papers.
He's charged with driving while impaired by drugs.
More robbery charges for man after Staten Island attack
by Staten Island Advance
Wednesday November 26, 2008, 3:35 PM
A New Jersey man fresh out of court on robbery charges in the Bronx committed another robbery late last night, police allege, pummeling a man who was trying to hail a cab in Staten Island's Tompkinsville community.
Robert Edwards, 32, was still wearing the same clothes he showed up in court with when police arrested him just before midnight, a law enforcement source said.
Continue reading "More robbery charges for man after Staten Island attack" »Manslaughter charge for alleged DWI driver in Staten Island crash
by Staten Island Advance
Wednesday November 26, 2008, 1:23 PM
Vincent Caruso died after an accident on the Staten Island Expressway yesterday.The driver in a crash on the Staten Island Expressway that killed his passenger and longtime business partner has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
Peter Caporale, 48, of Sapphire Court in Tottenville, had a .082 percent blood alcohol content shortly after bouncing the 2008 Pontiac G6 off of two guard rails on a ramp on the expressway shortly before 12:30 p.m., police allege. The legal limit is .08.
Continue reading "Manslaughter charge for alleged DWI driver in Staten Island crash" »Staten Island murder victim not claimed by anyone
by Staten Island Advance
Wednesday November 26, 2008, 9:28 AM
Colene Adams, right, enjoyed the company of her co-workers in this 1995 photograph. The Staten Island woman who was choked and stabbed to death before her apartment was lit on fire -- allegedly by her young lover and his friend -- still has not been claimed by anyone, three days after her death.
The body of Colene Adams, 43, remains in the hands of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's.
Ms. Adams led a shy and quiet existence, according to neighbors and former co-workers. She lived with her grandmother in the Cassidy-Lafayette Houses in New Brighton until she died in the late 1990s. She has been on her own ever since.
Luis Morell, 18 -- who had a month-long relationship with Ms. Adams -- and Jose Capo, 19, are faced with second-degree murder.
Read John Annese's story about Colene Adams' life.
Suspects in Staten Island murder-arson held without bail
by Staten Island Advance
Tuesday November 25, 2008, 2:51 PM
Murder suspects Jose Capo, top left, and Luis Morell, center, are escorted out of the 120 Police Precinct stationhouse.Two teens accused of knifing a Staten Island woman to death, then setting her apartment on fire to cover up the murder, were ordered held without bail today during their arraignment at Stapleton Criminal Court.
Eugene Lamb, the attorney for suspect Jose Capo, 19, requested his client be placed on a suicide watch today. When approached by a reporter, Lamb said his client denies the charges.
Matt Zuntag, attorney for co-defendant Luis Morell, 18, declined comment, saying he didn't have enough information to make a statement.
Continue reading "Suspects in Staten Island murder-arson held without bail" »No bail for suspects accused in Staten Island arson-murder
by Staten Island Advance
Tuesday November 25, 2008, 1:56 PM
Luis Morell, left, and his friend Jose Capo are led out of the 120th Precincthouse in St. George. The two teens arrested in connection with the murder of a woman from Staten Island's Tompkinsville community were ordered held without bail during their arraignment in Stapleton Criminal Court today.
Police say Luis Morell, 18, and his friend Jose Capo, 19, who goes by the nickname "Blaze," went to Colene Adams' Woodstock Avenue apartment to rob her early Sunday morning. The 43-year-old Ms. Adams, who was Morell's lover, was choked and stabbed her to death before her apartment was set on fire early Sunday morning.
Continue reading "No bail for suspects accused in Staten Island arson-murder" »Staten Island driver killed after he fails to stop, cops say
by Staten Island Advance
Tuesday November 25, 2008, 2:37 AM
Police investigate a fatal accident at the intersection of Van Pelt Avenue and Heusden Street in Mariners Harbor. A South Beach man died late last night when the car he was driving allegedly blew a stop sign and collided with an SUV at a Mariners Harbor intersection.
Carl L. Thomas, 37, was pronounced dead at Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, following the 11:50 p.m. smash-up at the intersection of Van Pelt Avenue and Heusden Street, police said.
2 teens arrested in murder of Staten Island woman
by Staten Island Advance
Monday November 24, 2008, 12:58 PM
Firefighters responding to a blaze at 351 Woodstock Ave. in Tompkinsville discovered the body of a murder victim.Two teenagers have been arrested and charged with stabbing a Staten Island woman to death and setting her apartment ablaze to cover up the grisly murder.
Luis Morell, 18, of Benziger Avenue in New Brighton, and Jose Capo, 19, of Corson Avenue in Tompkinsville, conspired to rob Colene Adams, 43, early Sunday morning in her second-floor apartment at 351 Woodstock Ave. in Tompkinsville, authorities said.
Continue reading "2 teens arrested in murder of Staten Island woman" »Tragic morning of mayhem on Staten Island
by Staten Island Advance
Monday November 24, 2008, 7:12 AM
Firefighters hang black and purple bunding outside Lt. Robert Ryan outside his New Brighton firehouse.Staten Island saw it's deadliest, most violent seven-minute span in recent memory early Sunday morning when two people, including a veteran fire lieutenant, died in fires in New Brighton and Tompkinsville and a Clifton teen was wounded after being shot at a party.
The clock had barely passed midnight when a fire broke out at 39 Van Buren St. in New Brighton and Fire Lt. Robert Ryan rushed in to help extinguish the flames in the attic. He never made it out. When the roof collapsed on top of him, it knocked the helmet from his head and his breathing mask from his face sending him into immediate cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at Richmond University Medical Center. Read Deborah Young's story.
Continue reading "Tragic morning of mayhem on Staten Island" »Staten Island teen shot twice at party
by Staten Island Advance
Monday November 24, 2008, 12:42 AM
A 16-year-old was shot in the stomach and arm during a party in the Park Hill Apartments early yesterday. As firefighters struggled in vain to save one of their own in New Brighton early yesterday morning, a 16-year-old Clifton resident was engaged in an entirely different sort of struggle -- staggering along Park Hill Avenue after he had been shot twice at a party.
The teen, who police did not identify last night, was shot once in the stomach, and once in the arm. He's expected to survive his injuries, police said.
75-year-old Staten Island man faces child-porn rap
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 21, 2008, 6:16 PM
A 75-year-old man from Staten Island's Oakwood Beach community dropped his computer off for repairs and was arrested when child pornography was discovered on the database.
Amedeo Amendola, of the 200 block of Emmet Avenue, brought his Compaq Presario to Staples, 1885 Hylan Blvd., Dongan Hills, on Thursday at about 4:52 p.m., according to court papers.
Continue reading "75-year-old Staten Island man faces child-porn rap" »Motorist gets 90 days for deadly hit-and-run on Staten Island
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 21, 2008, 5:28 PM
Ibraim Qoku, 20, center, is escorted to a court appearance after his arrest last year.A Brooklyn man was sentenced today to 90 days in jail and five years' probation for leaving the scene of a fatal accident in Staten Island's Grasmere community last year that took the life of a mother of four.
Ibraim Qoku, 20, of Bay Ridge, ran over Maria Alvarenga, 42, as she crossed Hylan Boulevard between Fingerboard Road and Linwood Avenue on Oct. 30, 2007.
Continue reading "Motorist gets 90 days for deadly hit-and-run on Staten Island" »Alleged impostor attorney from Staten Island pleads not guilty to new charges
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 21, 2008, 4:49 PM
Renauld GreggFacing heavy gambling debts, the son of a retired Staten Island judge allegedly bilked his girl friend and her parents of $31,100, then wired his ill-gotten gains to an Atlantic City casino to pay his debts.
Renauld Gregg, 29, the son of retired judge Ronald Gregg, posed as an attorney to fleece the victims in a real-estate deal in May, said prosecutors. The victims live in Port Richmond.
Continue reading "Alleged impostor attorney from Staten Island pleads not guilty to new charges" »Firefighter hurt in Staten Island attack tried to hide incident
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 21, 2008, 4:14 PM
Former Firefighter Robert Walsh was injured when a colleague attacked him in at the Engine Co. 151/Ladder Co. 76 firehouse in Tottenville.Dazed and bloody after a fellow firefighter slammed his head with a metal chair, former Staten Island resident Robert Walsh still wanted to hide the truth.
"I told the nurse that I fell down the stairs," Walsh, 45, recalled today under questioning by city assistant corporation counsel Sosimo Fabian.
Continue reading "Firefighter hurt in Staten Island attack tried to hide incident" »Cops release identities of suspects in Staten Island restaurant shooting
by Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 20, 2008, 2:08 PM
Orlando Douglas, left, and Jimmy SandersPolice are asking the public's assistance in locating two men they suspect fired a hail of bullets outside a restaurant in Staten Island's New Springville community, sending two to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
Orlando Douglas, 25, and Jimmy Sanders, 30, are wanted in the shooting, which took place at T.G.I. Friday's on Nov. 11.
Two friends who stepped outside the eatery to have a smoke were wounded in the attack.
Continue reading "Cops release identities of suspects in Staten Island restaurant shooting" »District attorney setting sights on holiday shoplifters at Staten Island Mall
by Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 20, 2008, 1:31 PM
District Attorney Daniel Donovan announced an anti-shoplifting campaign at the Staten Island Mall today.Besides sitting on Santa's lap, there's another sure-fire way to get your picture posted this holiday season at the Staten Island Mall: Shoplift.
District Attorney Daniel Donovan today announced an anti-shoplifting campaign featuring the "mug shots" of five repeat offenders convicted of ripping off mall merchants.
From now through mid-January, their nameless faces will pop up every six minutes on the 11 digital advertising boards stationed throughout the New Springville shopping center.
Continue reading "District attorney setting sights on holiday shoplifters at Staten Island Mall" »Teens accused in Staten Island 'Obama' attack make court appearance
by Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 20, 2008, 1:17 PM
Bryan Garaventa, 18, of Rosebank, arrives at Stapleton Criminal Court this morningTwo Staten Island teenagers accused of pummeling a black Muslim in a racially-charged Election night attack made a brief appearance in Stapleton Criminal Court this morning.
Neither Bryan Garaventa of Rosebank or Ralph Nicoletti of Fort Wadsworth -- both 18 -- said anything during the short hearing, and their case was adjourned until a later date.
The teens have been charged with assault as a hate crime in connection with the Nov. 4 attack on 17-year-old Alie Kamara. Kamara told cops a carload of white teens assaulted him with a bat while shouting "Obama," just as Barack Obama's election as the nation's first black president was becoming official.
Staten Islander cuts plea deal in body-parts scheme
by Staten Island Advance
Wednesday November 19, 2008, 4:47 PM
Joseph Nicelli leaves his Staten Island home after his arrest in 2005.The curtain drew down today on a ghoulish multi-million-dollar body-parts harvesting scheme as the final defendant -- a former funeral parlor owner and embalmer from Staten Island's Rossville community -- cut a plea deal.
Joseph Nicelli, 52, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn state Supreme Court to enterprise corruption and other charges stemming from the macabre plot. No promises were made, although Nicelli potentially faces an effective life sentence. However, sources said he possibly will be sentenced to five to 15 years on Jan. 26. He remains free on bail.
Continue reading "Staten Islander cuts plea deal in body-parts scheme" »Staten Island man flashed phony badge for free bus ride, cops allege
by Staten Island Advance
Tuesday November 18, 2008, 6:17 PM
An ex-con from Staten Island's Elm Park community tried to get a free ride on a city bus by flashing a NYC Transit badge, only he wasn't a transit employee, police allege.
Joseph Brown, 46, of the 300 block of Pulaski Avenue, tried the ruse at about 2 p.m. Monday at the corner of Arthur Kill Road and Richmond Avenue, court papers allege.
Continue reading "Staten Island man flashed phony badge for free bus ride, cops allege" »Men accused of killing Staten Island cop discussed shooting, witness says
by Staten Island Advance
Tuesday November 18, 2008, 5:40 PM
Dexter Bostic, Robert Ellis and Lee Woods are standing trial in the murder of Police Officer Russel Timoshenko.A woman who had a brief relationship with one of three men accused of gunning down a Staten Island cop during a traffic stop, told jurors she heard the suspects admit they shot somebody the night of the murder.
Tameeka Buggs, 22, a Queens resident who was involved for a short time with alleged cop-killer Robert Ellis, recalled today a conversation where Ellis and defendants Dexter Bostic and Lee Woods said they had opened fire on somebody the night Officer Russel Timoshenko of Bay Terrace was killed.
Continue reading "Men accused of killing Staten Island cop discussed shooting, witness says" »Staten Island teen caught in act while mugging man, cops say
by Staten Island Advance
Monday November 17, 2008, 3:56 PM
An off-duty cop foiled a knife-point mugging at a bus stop in Staten Island's Mariners Harbor community yesterday, arresting one of the two teens responsible, cops said.
Police say Frank Pardee, 17, of Birch Road in Mariners Harbor, and another suspect, who was not caught, approached a man at a bus stop on Forest Avenue, near South Avenue, just after 2 p.m.
Continue reading "Staten Island teen caught in act while mugging man, cops say" »Staten Island man shot in foot by cousin faces charges himself
by Staten Island Advance
Monday November 17, 2008, 2:14 PM
A man from Staten Island's Mariners Harbor community who was shot in the foot by his cousin now faces criminal charges after lying to police about who shot him and why, authorities said.
Michael Blackman, 22, of the 100 block of Brabant Street, was arrested Friday on a single misdemeanor count of falsely reporting an incident.
Continue reading "Staten Island man shot in foot by cousin faces charges himself" »Police still hunting for Staten Island shooting suspects
by Staten Island Advance
Monday November 17, 2008, 1:10 AM
Police are still searching for suspects in the slaying of Michael DeCouteau, 29, of Brooklyn, who was found shot in the face at the intersection of Brook and Jersey streets in New Brighton. Police have been called to the block on a number of occasions over the past year, including last March for a fatal stabbing (photo above).Police are still searching for suspects in an early-morning shooting that left a Brooklyn man dead on perhaps Staten Island's most violence-prone block Saturday.
Michael DeCouteau, 29, of Brooklyn, was found shot in the face in front of 127 Brook Street in Tompkinsville, just a few steps away from the La Casa del Tequila nightclub, at about 6:05 a.m.
Staten Island teens' night of hatred targeted others, prosecutors say
by Staten Island Advance
Sunday November 16, 2008, 2:37 PM
Bryan Garaventa, left, and Ralph Nicoletti arrive at Stapleton Criminal Court for their arraignment.It was pure hatred that prompted two 18-year-olds from Staten Island's East Shore to allegedly jump in their car and cruise to Stapleton to seek out an African American, any African American, to pummel bloody, on the night Barack Obama became the country's president elect.
Those were the charges leveled by the District Attorney's office at Ralph Nicoletti of Wadsworth Avenue, Fort Wadsworth, and Bryan Garaventa of the 100 block of Maryland Avenue in Rosebank -- both 18 -- during their arraignment this morning at Stapleton Criminal Court. (Click here for a photo gallery.)
Continue reading "Staten Island teens' night of hatred targeted others, prosecutors say" »PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Staten Island assault suspects arraigned
by Staten Island Advance
Sunday November 16, 2008, 2:02 PM
Two teens accused in a racially-charged, election night assault on Staten Island were arraigned in Stapleton Criminal Court today.
Here's a photo slide show of their arrival:
Teens accused in Staten Island 'Obama' assault arraigned
by Staten Island Advance
Sunday November 16, 2008, 1:38 PM
Bryan Garaventa, left, and Ralph Nicoletti are led into Stapleton Criminal Court for their arraignment.The two Staten Island teens who are accused in a vicious, racially-charged, election night beating were arraigned in Stapleton Criminal Court this afternoon.
Ralph Nicoletti of Wadsworth Avenue, Fort Wadsworth, and Bryan Garaventa of the 100 block of Maryland Avenue in Rosebank -- both 18 years old -- were arrested yesterday and were preliminarily charged with second-degree assault, a hate crime, and criminal possession of a weapon, according to police.
Check out a photo slideshow from their appearance.
Continue reading "Teens accused in Staten Island 'Obama' assault arraigned" »Man arrested after allegedly dealing drugs to undercover Staten Island cop
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 14, 2008, 5:08 PM
A Port Richmond man could land in prison for up to nine years for allegedly dealing drugs to an undercover cop.
Felix Caplias, 31, of Albion Place, together with an associate, sold two plastic bags of cocaine to the officer on Aug. 15, court papers said.
Six days later, the defendant returned to the corner of Port Richmond and Castleton avenues, and the cop bought a bag of pot. The final transaction allegedly occurred yesterday on Port Richmond Avenue and Albion Place, down the street from Caplias' home.
Continue reading "Man arrested after allegedly dealing drugs to undercover Staten Island cop" »Staten Island man facing assault rap after allegedly beating stepdaughter
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 14, 2008, 5:05 PM
A hulking Grant City man is accused of beating his stepdaughter and fracturing her arm.
Bernard Petosa, 40, of Fremont Avenue, told police he lost his temper and punched the 12-year-old's left arm several times, because she was "acting up," a law-enforcement source said.
Continue reading "Staten Island man facing assault rap after allegedly beating stepdaughter" »Convicted Staten Island sex offender in trouble for lying about address
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 14, 2008, 4:24 PM
Denard Brown is in hot water for lying about his addressA New Brighton man is already serving six months behind bars for swiping a credit card from a nursing home patient's bedside drawer.
When he gets out, convicted sex offender Denard Brown could get thrown right back into the pokey -- for allegedly lying to authorities about his address.
Continue reading "Convicted Staten Island sex offender in trouble for lying about address" »Higher reward offered for tips about election night bias-crime on Staten Island
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 14, 2008, 12:48 PM
Dongan Hills doctor Jim WyneThe reward pot has grown to $16,600 for anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who beat up an African-American teen-ager on election night.
Former Staten Island congressional candidate Jim Wyne is putting up $10,000 in addition to the $6,600 reward announced last night by several elected officials. Seventeen-year-old Ali Kamara told cops he was walking home on the 100-block of Pine Place in Stapleton at about 10 p.m. when four white men leaped from a car and attacked him. The teen claims the attack was fueled by Sen. Barack Obama's win in the presidential election.
Staten Island rape suspect arraigned
by Staten Island Advance
Friday November 14, 2008, 11:53 AM
Thomas Fields, center, is escorted out of the 122 Police Precinct stationhouse in New Dorp.The man arrested Wednesday night for allegedly raping a woman in Staten Island's Mariners Harbor community last weekend was arraigned this morning in St. George Supreme Court and remanded to Rikers Island.
After eluding capture, Thomas Fields, 23, of the 100-block of Van Pelt Avenue -- also in Mariners Harbor -- was picked up by cops after getting a call on the NYPD's tip hotline.
Fields was charged with first-degree rape, second-degree assault and first-degree criminal sexual act, or sodomy.
Cops make arrest in Staten Island sex attack
by John Annese / Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 13, 2008, 6:13 PM
Thomas Fields, center, is escorted out of the 122 Police Precinct stationhouse in New Dorp.Police say they have caught up with the man who eluded capture after raping a woman in Staten Island's Mariners Harbor community over the weekend -- and it turns out he's a convicted serial rapist who got his start as a 15-year-old.
And based on the circumstances of his earlier crimes, the now 23-year-old suspect appears to be falling back into his old patterns, according to authorities.
Detectives arrested Thomas Fields, of the 100 block of Van Pelt Avenue just before midnight, after getting a call on the NYPD's tip hotline, according to a police spokesman.
Continue reading "Cops make arrest in Staten Island sex attack" »Staten Island man sprayed ex's car with bullets, cops allege
by Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 13, 2008, 6:07 PM
A Staten Island man wanted his car back from his ex-girl friend, authorities say, and to get his point across, he riddled it with bullets as she watched.
Brendan D. Reid, 28, of Young Street in Stapleton, fired 14 bullets at the vehicle as it was parked on Arlington Place in Mariners Harbor on Sept. 28, according to police.
Continue reading "Staten Island man sprayed ex's car with bullets, cops allege" »Staten Island nurses accused of stealing drugs from patients
by Staten Island Advance
Thursday November 13, 2008, 2:31 PM
The office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced the arrest of two Staten Island nurses.Nurses at two Staten Island facilities stole painkillers from patients trusted to their care, officials allege.
The office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today announced the arrest of Kathleen Scano, a registered nurse at the Silver Lake Specialized Care Center in Brighton Heights, and Milagros Gallo, a licensed practical nurse at the Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Egbertville.
Continue reading "Staten Island nurses accused of stealing drugs from patients" »