Douglas Montero
The Archive
DWI-slay ‘discount’ - just three years for ‘sorry’ cop
A decorated ex-cop convicted of killing a beloved granny in a drunken-driving crash was sentenced yesterday to three to nine years in prison in a ruling that angered the victim’s...
Detective gets three to nine years in prison for 2009 DUI death of Bronx grandmother
A highly decorated ex police detective was sentenced today to three to nine years in prison for the drunk-driving death of a Bronx grandmother in October 2009. Kevin Spellman, 45,...
Son accused of hacking apart his Bronx mom indicted for murder
The Bronx lunatic who chopped up his mother and distributed her body parts throughout the South Bronx was indicted for murder today. Bahsid McLean, 23, faces up to life in...
Mauled tiger nut: Forgive my trespasses, but I’m not guilty
The thrill seeker who was mauled after jumping into the tiger pen at the Bronx Zoo pleaded not guilty yesterday to trespassing David Villalobos “is a very intelligent person and...
Teacher ‘booted her baby daddy, 17’
A Bronx teacher who scoffed at using birth control while having sex with her 17-year-old student got pregnant — then kicked the young baby daddy out of her pad for...
Bronx Zoo jumper pleads not guilty to trespassing charges
The tiger-loving thrill seeker, mauled by a Bronx Zoo tiger last year, pleaded not guilty to trespassing charges this morning. David Villalobos, 25, didn’t exhibit any visible wounds today from...
Ghoul admits Bronx grave thefts
The ghoulish grave robber who chipped and chiseled bronze from dozens of mausoleums at St. Raymond’s Cemetery in The Bronx pleaded guilty yesterday to grand larceny. In exchange, Louis Peduto,...
Career thug pleads guilty to attempted murder of cop
A career thug who shot an off-duty NYPD detective in the back during an argument over a parking lot fender bender will spend 13 ½ years in prison after pleading...
Sick track-team ‘haze’ busts at Bronx Sci
Three students at the elite Bronx HS of Science have been busted for allegedly assaulting and threatening to rape a 15-year-old track teammate as part of a sickening hazing ritual....
Ex-Bx. prosecutor beats rap for DWI
A former Bronx assistant district attorney was acquitted yesterday of driving while impaired. It took a Manhattan jury only 15 minutes to clear Rafael Urena, 27, said his lawyer, Steven...
Bronx assistant district attorney acquitted of driving while impaired
A former Bronx assistant district attorney was quickly acquitted today of driving while impaired. It took a Manhattan jury only 15 minutes to clear the name of Rafael Urena, 27,...
Outrage as officials sideline three Bronx judges to make way for upstate jurists
There was disorder in Bronx Criminal Court last week when officials effectively benched three in-house judges in favor of a trio of out-of-town jurists brought in to deal with a...
‘Ma chop’ suspect in the bag
The Bronx man accused of killing and dismembering his mother before taking a picture of himself with her severed head appeared in court yesterday wearing only a garbage bag. At...
Bronx man who allegedly dismembered mom wears garbage bag to court, ordered held without bail
The Bronx man accused of killing and dismembering his mother before taking a picture of himself with her severed head appeared in court today in nothing but a garbage bag....
Ghoulish plea
A homeless man pleaded not guilty yesterday to looting $160,000 worth of brass and bronze from the historic St. Raymond’s Cemetery in The Bronx.Louis Paduto, 56, was charged Monday with...
Crook who fatally shot cab driver refuses to apologize to family, gets 30 years
A defiant career criminal was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for the 2009 shooting death of a Bronx livery cab driver who refused to hand over his hard...
Bronx 'grave robber' arraigned
The guards at Riker’s Island better keep an eye on the precious metals. A disheveled-looking Louis Paduto, 56, was arraigned today on grand larceny, cemetery desecration and criminal mischief charges...
Teen who allegedly threw 9yo neighbor from roof indicted; victim still in coma
The teen accused of viciously tossing his 9 year old neighbor off the roof of a Bronx apartment building was indicted on attempted murder and assault charges, the Bronx DA’s...
Bronx super gets jail time for dog fighting and cruelty
A Bronx building superintendent was sentenced today to 1 to 3 years behind bars for conducting dogfights and creating a doggie den of horrors. Raul Sanchez, 59, stood emotionless during...
Teen-shoot cop warned he’d blast granny, too: suit
The NYPD officer who gunned down an unarmed Bronx teen last year also threatened to shoot the boy’s grandmother, a lawsuit filed yesterday charges. The family of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham...