Violent Crimes News Update

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You are subscribed to Violent Crimes news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Two Defendants Charged With Murdering Man at a Queens Intersection 02/17/2026 07:00 AM EST Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Rafael Hernandez, also known as "Cap" and "Ralphy," and Joibel Perez, also known as "J.P.," with multiple crimes relating to the February 26, 2021 murder of Akil Kornegay in Queens, New York. Bronx Man Charged With Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting In Death 02/17/2026 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging TEDDY CACERES, a/k/a "Tito," with distribution of narcotics resulting in death in connection with the April 13, 2025, fentanyl overdose death of a resident of Yorktown Heights, New York.   Bolivian National Arrested in Tulsa for Child Sexual Abuse Material; Wanted by INTERPOL 02/17/2026 07:00 AM EST A Bolivian national currently residing in Tulsa and wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was charged by Criminal Complaint for receiving, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material. Willcox Man Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison for Bank Robbery 02/17/2026 07:00 AM EST TUCSON, Ariz. – Michael Dino Peraino, 64, of Willcox, Arizona, was sentenced on Feb. 9, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 156 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Peraino previously pleaded guilty to Bank Robbery.

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