Illegal Immigrant Arrested In Connection To Murder Of Family Of 4

Irondequoit Police
Irondequoit Police

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
2:33 PM – Saturday, September 14, 2024

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An illegal immigrant has been arrested in connection to the murder of a family of four in New York. 

On Friday, police announced the arrest of Dominican Republic immigrant Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, who is also wanted in his home country for another murder that occurred in 2019.

Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangey Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2, were murdered at their home in Irondequoit on August 31st

“This was a horrific scene,” said Irondequoit Police Chief Scott Peters at a press conference. “In almost 32 years of doing this job, I haven’t seen anything like it.”

On September 7th, Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano was arrested by police following an extensive investigation.

“It appears Mr. Soriano entered the island of Puerto Rico illegally and obtained fraudulent New York identification,” read the Irondequoit Police Department’s post. “With that identification, he was free to travel from Puerto Rico to the United States mainland.”

“Our condolences go out to the family, their friends and neighbors,” Irondequoit Town Supervisor Andrae Evans said to Spectrum News. “I’m so sorry this has happened, but I want you to know that the Town Board and I will authorize anything that’s needed to our police department to collaborate and to use any and all resources to bring these people to justice.”

That morning, firefighters were battling multiple fires at the house when they discovered the family’s bodies in the basement.

Following further investigation, police determined that the family’s death was unrelated to the fires.

While police have stated that only limited information will be released at this time, the Irondequoit Police Department is still conducting an active investigation to bring justice for the Moreno family.

A vigil has been set up on the front porch of the Moreno family’s home with stuffed animals and photos of the victims.

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Report: NYC Subway Murders Surge by 60%, Approaching Record Levels

 People wait for a train in a subway station June 18, 2003 in New York City. A new report by the New York Police Department (NYPD) reports that felonies are down 15 percent this year on New York's subways. The NYPD credits an increase in officers at subway stations for part of the drop in crime on trains and stations. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
People wait for a train in a subway station June 18, 2003 in New York City. A new report by the New York Police Department (NYPD) reports that felonies are down 15 percent this year on New York’s subways. The NYPD credits an increase in officers at subway stations for part of the drop in crime on trains and stations. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
12:44 PM – Saturday, September 14, 2024

SEE: https://www.oann.com/newsroom/report-nyc-subway-murders-surge-by-60-approaching-record-levels/; republished below in full, unedited, for informational, educational, & research purposes:

New York Police Department (NYPD) data has shown that murders on New York City subways have surged 60%, nearing a new record. 

According to NYPD data, eight people were killed in subway cars or in stations as of September 8, up from five in the same period last year.

The murder rate is on track to match the 25-year high set in 2022, when 10 people were killed. 

Jakeba Dockery, 42, whose husband, Richard Henderson, was fatally gunned down in January on a train in Brooklyn, said that “It’s not a safe environment to be waiting for the train.”

“It just feels evil,” she told The New York Post.

The latest subway death occurred on September 5th, shortly after 11 p.m., when a gunman shot grocer Freddie Weston, 47, near the MetroCard booth at the Rockaway Avenue station in Brooklyn, according to police and his family.

Weston’s sister stated that her brother could have been saved if cameras had been installed near the station’s ticketing area.

The increase in murders continues despite a variety of high-profile initiatives that helped stop an early-year surge in crime underground. Heavy-traffic stations were flooded with 750 National Guardsmen, and an additional 1,000 NYPD officers were deployed to monitor the subway system.

“This overall crime reduction is due in large part to thorough investigations by detectives into every major crime within the subway, and the proactive work of officers deployed in the transit system,” a NYPD spokesperson said. “This year alone, those very officers removed 43 guns (compared to 28 last year) and 1,536 knives (compared to 1,004 last year) from the subway system, the highest weapons seizure rates in the last decade.”

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