Cyrus Vance Jr.

Campos Houses in the East Village (file / credit: Google Maps)

Three Dozen Indicted In Connection With Drug Rings At Manhattan Housing Projects

Authorities in Manhattan announced Friday the indictment of 41 alleged members of two narcotics trafficking rings, but there’s a twist.

2013/04/12

Authorities seized 25 guns in connection with a crackdown against three violent East Harlem gangs on Thursday, April 4, 2013. (credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

DA: 63 Members Of Rival Street Gangs Indicted In East Harlem Crackdown

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly say the crimes date back to at least 2009. They include three murders and more than 30 shootings as well as assaults and gun trafficking.

2013/04/04

Rapist Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For ‘Vicious’ West Village Attack

DA Cyrus Vance, Jr. said Ivan Ramos, who pleaded guilty to first-degree rape, two counts of criminal sexual assault and assault, “will be off the streets of New York for a very long time.”

2013/03/12

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Judge Convicts Manhattan Lawyer Soma Sengupta Of Lying About Age

Of all the forgeries of college and law school degrees and forged letters of reference from employers, it was a forged birth certificate that finally tripped her up.

2013/02/15

Pedro Hernandez in court on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 (credit: CBS 2)

Etan Patz Suspect Pedro Hernandez Makes Brief Court Appearance

Pedro Hernandez, 51, did not speak during his brief court proceeding. His lawyer said he was fit to stand trial and a judge ordered him held without bail.

2012/11/15

More than a 110 illegal guns that were seized by the NYPD are on display on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 (credit: Glenn Schuck/1010 WINS)

Officials: 16 Indicted For Gun Trafficking In NYC

More than 110 guns are off the streets of New York City in what authorities are calling the largest seizure of illegal firearms in Manhattan in recent history.

2012/10/12

19 Indicted As Cocaine Ring Busted In East Harlem

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said an open air drug market has been effectively closed down.

2012/08/02

Pedro Hernandez/Etan Patz (credit: CBS 2)

Pedro Hernandez Arraigned On Murder Charge In 1979 Etan Patz Disappearance

Wearing an orange jumpsuit and seated with his hands behind his back, Pedro Hernandez was arraigned from his bedside at Bellevue Hospital via teleconference. He did not enter a plea.

2012/05/25

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NYC Bldg. Super Mihaly ‘Mike’ Kovacsezics Sentenced For Stealing From Residents

A New York City building superintendent who exploited residents’ trust to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of art and jewelry will spend three to nine years in prison.

2012/04/03

Jury Deadlocked On Rape Charges Against NYPD Officer Michael Pena

On Tuesday, the jury found the 28-year-old Michael Pena guilty of three counts of predatory sex assault, for possessing a weapon, and three counts of criminal sex acts involving “touching,” but was deadlocked on two counts of rape in the first degree.

2012/03/28

Manhattan DA Won’t File Criminal Charges Against Anchor Greg Kelly

Kelly, the co-host of “Good Day New York” on Fox 5, made headlines last month after a woman accused him of rape.

2012/02/07

Greg Kelly’s Accuser Claims She Got Pregnant And Had An Abortion Following Sexual Assault

No charges have been filed against the son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly after a woman alleges he sexually assaulted her, but the scandal is keeping channel 5 anchor Greg Kelly off the air.

2012/01/27

Manhattan DA Investigating Greg Kelly, NYPD Commissioner’s Son

A woman has reportedly filed a complaint accusing TV news anchor Greg Kelly of sexual assault.

2012/01/26

Fmr. Thruway Lawyer Accused Of Stealing From Authority

Authorities say a former lawyer for the New York State Thruway Employees union is accused of stealing more than $211,000 from its accounts.

2012/01/25

Leader Of Costumed Crime Ring Gets 9 To 18 Years

The leader of a crime ring that combined old-fashioned pickpocketing, modern-day identity theft and an array of costumes to steal more than $700,000 from banks was sentenced Monday to 9 to 18 years in prison.

2012/01/09

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