Category: City Courts
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On the Bridge, a Near-Miss and a Single Shot. In Court, $1 Million Bail and a Charge the Family Calls Too Light
Victor Romero, 62, a retired NYPD detective, was arraigned on a first-degree manslaughter charge in the killing of Koran Irvine, 46, on the George Washington Bridge. A judge set bail at $1 million. Mr. Irvine’s family, which wanted a murder charge and a remand, called it “a miscarriage of justice.”
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“G.O.A.T.” Stamped on the Envelopes, a Two-Year-Old in the Bedroom: Three Charged in Williamsbridge Fentanyl Mill
The Special Narcotics Prosecutor says agents found about two kilograms of fentanyl mixed with the veterinary sedative medetomidine, tens of thousands of glassine envelopes and $30,000 in a first-floor Williamsbridge apartment where a two-year-old was present. Three adults were arraigned; bail ranged from $150,000 to release.
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In Brooklyn Housing Court, the Tenants of Rutland Plaza Lose Their State Defendants but Keep Their Landlord
Judge Logan J. Schiff ruled that the state housing agency, the Housing Finance Agency and a Section 8 administrator are not “owners” under the city’s Housing Maintenance Code. The repair case against Rutland Plaza’s owner and managing agent goes on, with a conference set for Oct. 28.
