Cohoes Gun Dealer Cuts Plea Deal After Selling To Undercover Cops: Authorities
A Capital Region man arrested on weapons and marijuana charges has taken a plea deal, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Bazeil Phoenix, 32, of Cohoes, copped to one count of third-degree criminal sale of a firearm, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He’s expected to get five years in prison and three years of probation at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2027, authorities said.
In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped two more weapons counts and a marijuana possession count against Phoenix, according to online court records.
Phoenix was arrested in January …
LI Coke, Fentanyl Traffickers Hauled In $2M While On Parole For Drug Convictions: Investigators
Two major drug traffickers on Long Island who made more than $2 million from their operation have been arrested, authorities said Thursday, Oct. 1.
Shamiek Porter, 34, and Branden Harris, 36, are both accused of being major narcotics distributors, according to court documents filed in Suffolk County.
Porter and Harris also have previous drug trafficking convictions and were on parole prior to their arrests on Wednesday, Sept. 16, according to state prison records and county prosecutors.
While Porter and Harris worked together throughout the scheme, Porter was the initial provider of cocain…
Huntington Station Man Pulls $3M-Winning Lottery Ticket Against 1-In-5 Million Odds
A Long Island man won a $3 million prize on a lottery scratch-off ticket, officials announced.
Cesar Martinez Alas, of Huntington Station, claimed the top prize in the $3 Million Max Multiplier game on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the New York Lottery announced.
Martinez Alas chose to receive a one-time lump sum payment of $1,328,043, after required withholdings, lottery officials said.
He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 247 Broadway Greenlawn in Huntington, according to the New York Lottery.
Martinez Alas was the first to claim the top prize in the statewide scratch-off game, and tw…
Will USPS, Amazon, UPS, FedEx Deliver During A Nor'easter? What To Expect
That package sitting in your tracking app might take a little longer to reach your doorstep as a powerful nor'easter impacts the East Coast.
The US Postal Service is already warning that the storm may delay the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages across Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
And USPS isn't the only delivery service keeping an eye on the weather.
Amazon, UPS, and FedEx all have procedures for severe weather that can result in packages being delayed, routes being changed, or deliveries being…
Domestic Violence History Leads To Felony Charges For Ballston Man: Police
A Capital Region man with a history of domestic violence was arrested again for violating an order of protection Monday, Sept. 21, police said.
Daniel S.P. Catone, 26, of Ballston, was arrested following a “domestic call” around 12:30 a.m. in the town, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday, Sept. 22.
Catone was detained for violating a protection order, then charged with aggravated family offense and felony criminal contempt, the sheriff’s office said. Both charges were felonies because Catone had been previously convicted of a similar crime in the past five years, according to …
