Trio Ran $500K Luxury Car ID Theft Ring On LI, Dragged Cop While Fleeing: DOJ
Three men are accused of running a sophisticated identity theft ring that used stolen personal information of unsuspecting victims to buy luxury cars—some of which were stored on Long Island.
The defendants—Tiansi Gong, 26, of Manhattan; Kevin McCarthy, 31, of Selden; and Matthew Hibner, 36, of Huntington Station—are accused of conspiring to obtain high-end vehicles using stolen identities, then stashing the cars at a lot on Zorn Avenue in Yaphank.
Investigators determined that the scheme involved more than $500,000 in fraudulent vehicle loans tied to at least 35 identity theft victims, acc…
Shooting Erupts At Philly Party, 3 Hit — Then Off-Duty Cop Run Down Near Scene: Police
Gunfire broke out at a rowdy Philly party, leaving a woman, a teen, and a man shot — and an off-duty cop was run over just minutes later near the chaos, authorities said.
The shots rang out around 1:28 a.m. Sunday, July 6, in a courtyard near a North Philadelphia housing complex, according to 22nd District police.
A man was found with gunshot wounds to his back and thigh. Meanwhile, a juvenile boy and an adult woman showed up at Temple University Hospital in a private car — all three were listed in stable condition, investigators said.
The courtyard was littered with bullet casings, fragme…
Man Shot Dead, Another Stabbed Inside Building In Alexandria: Police
A deadly confrontation in Northern Virginia left one man dead and another hospitalized after a shooting and stabbing inside an Alexandria building, authorities said.
Officers with the Alexandria Police Department were called to the 6000 block of Edsall Road around 5:55 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, for a reported stabbing, according to a department spokesperson.
When police arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple lacerations and cuts. He was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
While checking the area, officers found a second man, identified as Daniel Foster, 42, of Alexandria, …
