CRIME & SAFETY
NYPD: 19-year-old man slashed in face in Staten Island shopping plaza; 4 boys arrested
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 19-year-old man was slashed across the face while outside a businesses in a busy Eltingville shopping center Tuesday night, according to police. Four males, ranging in age from 14 to 15, were taken into custody, according to a police spokeswoman. No knife was recovered at the scene, she said.
Immigrant found dead behind NYC pizzeria was ‘hissy-pissy drunk,’ local who wheeled him there on office chair says
A Staten Island man found dead behind a local pizzeria was “hissy pissy drunk” on the ground just hours earlier — according to a neighbor who cops say helped wheel him there in an office chair. John Young told The Post the victim, identified by sources and neighbors as Julio Morocho, 34, was sprawled out on his driveway early Sunday — and asked repeatedly to be taken to the pizza joint. “My daughter is a nurse and she called me and she said there was a man passed out in the driveway,” said Young, 61. “So I told my daughter, ‘Go over...
Car overturns in crash in Staten Island’s Castleton Corners section
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A vehicle flipped onto its side in a crash in Castleton Corners on Tuesday. The NYPD and FDNY were among those on the scene on Slosson Avenue near Martling Avenue after the crash, which was reported around 11:40 a.m., according to emergency radio transmissions. If...
Source: Drug OD suspected for man, 32, found dead behind Staten Island stores
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities believe that a 32-year-old man whose body was found behind stores in Port Richmond died of a drug overdose, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. Officers responded around 6:15 a.m. on Sunday and found the man unconscious and unresponsive lying face...
NYPD investigating report of shots fired on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is investigating a confirmed report of shots fired in Stapleton late Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at around 5:35 p.m., after a ShotSpotter activation in the vicinity of Warren Street, according to an NYPD spokeswoman. The spokeswoman went on to say that while...
4 alleged members of Dominican gang accused of running Staten Island drug ring
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Four alleged members of the Trinitarios, a Dominican-based criminal organization, have been indicted in connection with a massive drug-dealing network centered in New Brighton, prosecutors announced. The arrests were the result of a long-term narcotics investigation by the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office and the...
FDNY: 1 civilian taken to hospital from fire at home on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sprinklers were used to extinguish a small fire before the FDNY arrived at a home in New Brighton on Tuesday morning. A person with minor injuries was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton from the blaze, which was reported at 8:05 a.m. at 224 Richmond Terrace, according to a spokesman for the FDNY/EMS.
Unsettling moments in shooting death of Staten Island grandmother detailed at murder trial
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— There were three people inside a Clifton apartment on the morning of Sept. 21, 2022, when gunfire erupted. The woman who lived there died instantly from a bullet to the back of the head. A male friend who was visiting was shot in both arms. Another man, Shaheem Chavis, also described as a friend of the victim, was gone by the time police arrived.
Defendant’s family turns out for arraignment in gunpoint robbery at T-Mobile store on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Bail was set last week for two men charged in an armed robbery that played out weeks ago inside a T-Mobile store in New Springville. Carlos Santos Vicioso, 23, of W. 159th Street in Manhattan, and Juan Feliz, 26, of Elliot Place in the Bronx, were indicted recently on charges that include first-degree robbery, criminal possession of a loaded firearm, unlawful imprisonment and grand larceny, records show.
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