He was taken into custody. Authorities said the subject of the raid was Anthony Marshall, then 40, after an investigation deemed that major amounts of drugs were being dealt through the location. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A New York City police detective who was shot in the leg on Staten Island last month is back home after being released from the hospital on Monday. "This takedown shows the resolve of my office to continue to work with the special narcotics prosecutor and the NYPD to keep narcotics traffickers and the gun violence that often follows them, from doing business in Brooklyn.. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. >> Driver, 31, allegedly hit NYPD officer with car while fleeing traffic stop on Staten Islands Forest Ave. >> NYPD: Raid at Staten Island home nets loaded gun, drugs and 3 suspects, >> Man, 20, accused of videotaping sexual encounter with child on Staten Island. Todays takedown was the result of a 20-month investigation led by the Office of the Attorney Generals (OAG) Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) with support from the Warwick Police Department and the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. Grant did not return requests for comment. Police say Libretti and other officers breached the front door and announced who they were, then made their way upstairs before shots were fired. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Rivera, Bota and Lopez Santos were arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court Monday afternoon. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Authorities allege that a 40-year-old man sold drugs to an undercover officer and then was caught several weeks later with a glassine envelope of heroin stamped White Diamond in his St. George community. The drug ring, according to authorities at the time, stretched from Staten Island to Pennsylvania. Turk was charged with three counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance and was arraigned in Staten Island Criminal Court Thursday, police said. Search warrant! a police source told the Post. Over the following months, detectives seized more than 40 grams of cocaine, 3,100 ecstasy pills containing methamphetamine, 100 grams of crack cocaine and 360 oxycodone pills. Police were executing a search warrant at the address when Pizarro, who was not the target of the warrant, opened fire, authorities said. Even with a serious leg wound, bleeding badly enough that fellow officers had to apply immediate pressure to slow the blood loss, he held a ballistic shield in front of his team to protect them from gunfire, the top cop said. Pizarro, 40, who had seven prior arrests in New York, was charged in January with shooting Detective Dominick Libretti in the leg during a drug bust at his New Springville home. Theres no such thing as a simple gunshot wound.. He was not the subject of the warrant at the house. For them, the crisis provided an opportunity to charge some of the highest prices for cocaine seen in New York City in recent years, Brennan said. Here's why. Librettis lawyer did not immediately return a request for comment. Pizarro has an extensive criminal record that includes gun and narcotics convictions, records show. Both were taken into custody and have prior gun and drug arrests. Libretti then turned around to face the bedroom the man ran into, the source said. The investigation dubbed Operation Dirty Laundry due to the frequent reference to illegal prescription pills for sale as shirts included hundreds of hours of physical and covert surveillance, court-authorized wiretapping of phones, and review of subpoena compliance including phone and Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement records. And on New Years Day, an off-duty NYPD cop suffered a fractured skull after someone shot out the window of his car as he slept in an East Harlem precincts parking lot between shifts. Attorney Mario Gallucci, who is representing Brown, maintained his clients innocence. All Rights Reserved. Pizarro was shot in the leg by police returning fire. All rights reserved (About Us). The Division for Criminal Justice is led by Chief Deputy Attorney General Jos Maldonado, and overseen by First Deputy Attorney General Jennifer Levy. Other officers fired back striking the gunman in the leg. McMahon said the investigation dismantled a drug ring that afflicted the day-to-day lives of New Brighton residents. Wearing wings and waving a wand, Turk appears in a Staten Island-set music video called "My World Is Blue," which lauds drug use in the borough, referred to as "painkiller paradise," and pokes fun at the prospect of being busted by authorities, the NYPD said. Pizzaro had nine prior arrests in New York and two other states. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The shield he was holding ended up saving his life and protecting his fellow cops. Because there are so many guns on the street and the policies that are in place with bail reform are not working, the people of the city are unsafe, he told reporters. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. In the second conspiracy, Joseph Mignano conspired with Vincent Posa, Frederick Zittel, and Birol Kagitcioglu to sell oxycodone pills in Brooklyn and Staten Island. So theyre not nickel and dime players out there. He was undergoing surgery and was expected to recover. The police conducted a court-authorized search of his car and found an additional 150 grams of cocaine, heroin, a scale and about $4,000 in cash from a hidden compartment in the vehicle. On Twitter, police showed As alleged in the first conspiracy, Neil Garone a/k/a Beanz (a New York City Department of Sanitation employee) and Alex Calatozzo a/k/a Houdin operated an oxycodone pill distribution network in and around Brooklyn and Staten Island. Officers knew that Pizarro would be in the Rockne Street apartment because they previously determined he pays rent there, the chief said. Joseph Ostapiuk | jostapiuk@siadvance.com. The State of New York, its officers, employees, and/or agents shall not be liable for damages or losses of any kind arising out of, or in connection with, the use or performance of such information, including but not limited to, damages or losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy of any such information, or damages incurred from the viewing, distributing, or copying of such materials. A gang flooded illegal drugs into a violence-plagued Staten Island neighborhood for over a year, cops and prosecutors said Tuesday as they announced the arrests of 15 people on narcotics and other charges. Theres no such thing as a simple gunshot wound., The officer will be going to the O R because of some complications that have set in, and were all praying for his recovery and we expect that he will make a full recovery.. (Staten Island Advance/NYPD photos). The Office of Attorney General does not make any promises, assurances, or guarantees as to the accuracy of the translations provided. When the guy opens fire, a lot of those bullets hit the shield and a couple of them went under the shield, which is the one that hit him in the [right] leg, the source said. We have an 11-month-old child struck by a stray bullet and multiple shootings throughout the whole city of New York. Two women were also arrested. He had four prior arrests in New York City. The 40-year-old former running back originally from Rockland County played at Notre Dame and signed with the Giants, but never played for them after an off-season injury. He was struck in the right inner leg, authorities said. Dangerous drugs have long ravaged our communities and devastated the lives of many individuals throughout our state and nation, said Attorney General James. FOX 5 NY, Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app! All rights reserved (About Us). "They are not selling minor drugs out there. Its another slap to all of our detectives, the entire NYPD, and in particular, the brave officers this defendant nearly killed while they executed a search warrant in our ongoing fight against drug dealers on Staten Island.. Those charged in todays two indictments include: NEIL GARONEa/k/a Beanz, 34 years old, Staten Island, New York ALEX CALATOZZOa/k/a Houdin, 38 years old, Brooklyn, New York BEN BUTLER, 32 years old, Randolph, Massachusetts JOSEPH MIGNANOa/k/a Migs, 61 years old, Brooklyn, New York VINCENT POSA, 51 years old, Brooklyn, New York JOSEPH ROMANO, 28 years old, Staten Island, New York ANTHONY ROMANO, 32 years old, Staten Island, New York FREDERICK ZITTEL, 53 years old, Brooklyn, New York BIROL KAGITCIOGLU, 72 years old, Brooklyn, New York JOHN MCAVOYa/k/a Henry, 39 years old, Brooklyn, New York ROSARIO CARUSOa/k/a The Italian Kid, 38 years old, Staten Island, New York MIA CHAMBERSa/k/a Mimi, 37 years old, Brooklyn, New York ANDREW MASONa/k/a Roberto, 24 years old, Brooklyn, New York PAUL EKERLING, 39 years old, Toms River, New Jersey MILLAN CENEUSa/k/a Millz, 36 years old, Brockton, Massachusetts THOMAS SCHILLIZZI, 45 years old, Staten Island, New York. "Our officer is hit in the right leg but, heroically, managed to cover the remaining members of his team with his ballistic shield, saving potential injury to other members of his team," said NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig. Anyone relying on information obtained from Google Translate does so at his or her own risk. Pizarro was not the target of the raid, but allegedly started shooting at officers from a bedroom with a 9 mm Beretta handgun. One bullet hit a nearby home, authorities said. 2023 FOX Television Stations, 11-month-old girl sitting in her car with her mother was shot in the face, Rep. 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As outlined in the first indictment, 15 defendants are charged for their roles in three conspiracies in which the defendants sold and possessed oxycodone pills and cocaine throughout New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. An 11-month-old girl sitting in her car with her mother was shot in the face Wednesday in the Bronx. Officers armed with a Three of them were previously hit with weapons charges as police recovered firearms throughout the duration of the long-term bust, prosecutors said. An ex-con accused of shooting an NYPD detective during a Staten Island drug bust was sprung from jail Wednesday after former Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant helped secure bail, sources told The Post. I will hopefully be able to get him the real assistance he needs to end this cycle of drug abuse and make him a productive member of society once again., >> NYPD: Woman, 39, caught with 4 guns on Staten Island, >> NYPD: 2 men arrested for gunpoint robbery of marijuana at smoke shop on Staten Island, >> NYPD: Man, 18, arrested after pre-dawn raid nets gun on Staten Island, >> Staten Island man, 33, caught with child porn image phone, NYPD alleges. Watch unedited video of police walking suspects arrested in a heroin ring on Staten Island. Dominick Libretti was shot while conducting a drug raid back on January 20. Pizarro told police that his intentions on the morning in question were to defend his home from unknown intruders. A 9 mm handgun was recovered at the scene. Marshall had prior arrests for drug possession. He was expected to undergo surgery and make a full recovery. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 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