A teen suspect was apprehended by U.S. Marshals after he was accused of shooting a tourist in Times Square.
A teenage suspect accused of shooting and killing a tourist in Times Square has been arrested by federal marshals. Jesús Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, 15, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested by federal marshals on Friday afternoon. As a result of the investigation, U.S. Marshals tracked the boy down to a residence on Saratoga Street in […]
Brooklyn friends who spent decades wrongly imprisoned for 1987 Times Square tourist murder finally cleared
Two Brooklyn friends who spent decades in prison for killing a French tourist in Times Square on New Year’s Day 1987 were finally acquitted Wednesday. Eric Smokes, 56, and David Warren, 53, were arrested in connection with the fatal robbery of Jan Kass, 71, on West 52nd Street, which occurred shortly after the ball dropped […]
French tourist Julien Navas finds 7.46-carat diamond in Crater of Diamonds State Park
A French tourist discovered a giant 7.46-carat diamond after stopping at an Arkansas state park during a road trip this month. Paris resident Julien Navas discovered the giant rock on the surface of Crater of Diamonds State Park while searching a 37.5-acre search area on January 11th. state officials said. He was in the US […]