‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years
A man who led a violent, drug-dealing burglary crew known as the “Route Boys” will spend over two decades in federal prison.
Jason Liriano, 25, of Brooklyn–also known as “jay bigfella”–was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, April 29. It followed his September 2023 guilty plea to drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Tuesday’s sentencing marked the final chapter in a wide-reaching crime spree that spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Liriano founded the Route Boys gang, which committed more than 100 break-ins at pharmacies, bodegas, chec…
From One Cell To Another: Southeast Truck Thief Jailed After Serving CT Sentence, Sheriff Says
Soon after finishing his sentence in a Connecticut jail, a Dutchess County man accused of stealing a truck from a Putnam County driveway found himself right back behind bars—this time in New York, authorities said.
Sean F. Turcios, 39, of Beekman, was arrested and charged with third-degree grand larceny on Thursday, March 20, following an investigation into the theft of a truck from a Southeast home, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday, March 25.
The case stems from a September 8, 2024 incident, when a man reported his truck missing from a driveway on Route 3…
Chased, Caught: Duo Ditch Stolen Car, Run Through Yards In Rye Pursuit: Police
Two men were apprehended in Westchester after fleeing from a stolen vehicle that had been pursued in Connecticut, authorities said.
The events leading up to the arrests began in the City of Rye on Tuesday, March 11, just after 7:30 p.m., when officers responded to a call at the Rye Colony Apartments on Peck Avenue regarding several men fleeing from an abandoned vehicle, the City of Rye Police Department said on Wednesday, March 12.
Upon arrival, officers found a black 2025 Nissan Altima with New York registration LRF2969. The vehicle was running but unoccupied, with three f…
