grand larceny

Authorities arrested two people in connection with a tech scam that targeted an 83-year-old Long Island man, Nassau County police said Tuesday — and some of the claims against the suspects are remarkably similar to other recent incidents. The alleged crime in question dates back to mid-January but the defendants, 47-year-old Rong Chen of Fresh Meadows and 46-year-old ZhenSheng Yu…

A former finance director at New York University has pleaded guilty to a more than $3 million fraud scheme that authorities say helped fund renovations to her home in Connecticut. Cindy Tappe, 57, of Westport, Connecticut, used her position at the Manhattan school to divert money intended for minority- and women-owned businesses, the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg…

A 51-year-old homeless woman faces grand larceny and other charges for allegedly stealing a running car — with a child inside — when the mother stopped at a Long Island stationery store on Christmas Day, authorities say. The woman told investigators she parked her 2016 Ford Fusion in a parking space in the lot on East Main Street around 11…

The NYPD is hunting two bandits who carjacked at least five luxury vehicles at gunpoint in the span of four days. All of the attacks happened in Queens, mainly the 109th Precinct, between Friday, Dec. 15, and Monday, Dec. 18. The first in the pattern occurred around 7 p.m. Friday, when a 35-year-old woman parked her gray 2018 Porsche sedan…

Despite multiple warnings from police, and even new software upgrades, Kias and Hyundais continue to be stolen at an alarming rate. The trend started as a social media challenge, and in New York City, one borough in particular is getting hit hard.

Kias and Hyundais continue to be stolen at an alarming rate despite multiple warnings from cops and software upgrades. Marc Santia reports.

Police are looking for a pair of robbers they say allegedly stole an ATV from the flatbed of a towing vehicle in the Bronx. The NYPD received a report that on Sunday, shortly before 7 p.m., that a 32-year-old man was driving a tow truck with a flatbed on the Bruckner Expressway Service Road at Bruckner Boulevard in the vicinity…