Staten Island
Great Kills
Police accuse a robber from the 1990s in a new bank heist
Back in the 1990s, the Staten Islander is believed to have been involved in 23 bank robberies. Now he’s out of jail, and suspected of holding up a Brooklyn bank.
An arcade game – with live lobsters
It works like a crane game for toys: Position the crane, drop it down. If it picks up a lobster and drops it down the chute, they cook it for you with a side of fries.
Cigarette ads raise hackles – right across the street from a school
A row of tobacco ads went up at the BP gas station right across the street from a private high school. It’s got Staten Islanders smoking, all right – with rage.
Dr. charged in $13 million Medicare scam
Federal prosecutors say Dr. Emma Poroger, a resident of Great Kills with a clinic in Queens, charged Medicare $13 million for osteopathic services she didn’t deliver. She was one of 12 medical professionals arrested citywide in a general sweep.
Girl who survived August crash charged with burglarizing Little League
Girl whose arm was nearly severed in a fatal SUV crash in Great Kills is charged with stealing from the Little League complex – once before the crash, and once after.
Prosecutors say a made-up person drew Social Security for 37 years
Back in 1974, a young woman started drawing $500 a month in disability payments using a bogus name and a Social Security number she’d somehow gotten a hold of, prosecutors say.
Throwing ice could count as ‘menacing’
Man who threw ice at off-duty police officer faces charge of menacing. Could snowballs be next?
Driver in fatal crash now charged with previous outburst
Two days before the crash, the suspect allegedly busted up a hospital psych ward while visiting someone.
Driver in fatal crash had long arrest record
Police said the suspect left the scene of the crash, and was tracked down to Brooklyn.
Bagel shop busted in major drug arrests
Bagel shop was part of larger groups of 25 arrests.
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