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Fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle

Rivertowns
Police & Fire
Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say
Saw Mill River Parkway Pursuit, Crash: Suspect Nabbed In Westchester With False ID, Police Say A 40-year-old man faces a long list of charges after leading authorities on a chase with two young children inside his car and crashing on a busy parkway in Westchester, police said. The incident leading to the arrest began on Saturday, May 11 just before 11 p.m., when an officer tried stopping a white Mercedes-Benz SUV on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway just south of Route 119 in Elmsford after seeing it commit traffic violations, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. The Mercedes did not stop and instead continued to drive south.…

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by Ben Crnic
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way, Drunk Driver Nabbed After Chase On Long Island Expressway In Suffolk: Police Wrong-Way, Drunk Driver Nabbed After Chase On Long Island Expressway In Suffolk: Police
Wrong-Way, Drunk Driver Nabbed After Chase On Long Island Expressway In Suffolk: Police A man is facing a host of charges after police say he drove the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway while intoxicated. Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officers responded to a 911 report of a box truck swerving across the roadway as it traveled eastbound in the westbound lanes of the LIE near Exit 48 at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5. The truck, a 2017 Hino box truck, continued the wrong way for four exits before cutting across the center median in the vicinity of Exit 52, where it continued eastbound in the eastbound lanes, according to police. A Highway Patrol vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
North Rockland
Police & Fire
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets For Fleeing State Police In Stony Point Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets For Fleeing State Police In Stony Point
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets For Fleeing State Police In Stony Point A speeding driver from New York has been charged with fleeing a police officer and other charges and issued 106 tickets after failing to stop for a traffic infraction. Joseph S. Salazar, age 26, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, June 28, for the incident which took place in Rockland County in the town of Stony Point on Sunday, May 28. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, Salazar was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger when he fled a traffic stop in Harriman State Park in the town of Stony Point.  While fleeing the traffic stop, he struck a New York Sta…

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by Kathy Reakes
North Orange
News
Middletown Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following Police Pursuit, Cops Say Middletown Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following Police Pursuit, Cops Say
Middletown Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following Police Pursuit, Cops Say A Hudson Valley man was busted with an alleged stolen weapon after taking police on a pursuit. The incident took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 on Cantrell Avenue in the city of Middletown. Troopers pulled over a 2019 Acura on Cantrell Avenue for having a suspended license. When they approached the vehicle, the driver, Nkosi Callender, age 32 from Middletown, became irate and began to yell at the troopers and refused to get out of the vehicle, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Callender then placed the vehicle in drive and fled the area. Troopers pursued him for a short …

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Medford Man Nabbed For Gas Station Robbery, Stealing Catalytic Converters, Police Say Medford Man Nabbed For Gas Station Robbery, Stealing Catalytic Converters, Police Say
Medford Man Nabbed For Gas Station Robbery, Stealing Catalytic Converters, Police Say A 45-year-old man is facing felony charges after investigators said he burglarized a home, stole catalytic converters, and robbed a gas station on Long Island. James O’Brien was arrested outside of his Medford home at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Detectives received information about a gas station robbery in Yaphank on Wednesday, Nov. 2, and located the suspect, identified as O'Brien, after an investigation, SCPD said.  O'Brien was also found to be responsible for stealing two catalytic converters on Lakeland Avenue in Ronkonkom…

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by Nicole Valinote
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Chase On Taconic Parkway, Crash Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Chase On Taconic Parkway, Crash
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Chase On Taconic Parkway, Crash A teenager in a stolen sports car took New York State Police troopers on a chase before attempting to flee on foot to avoid arrest. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County attempted to stop a 2019 Dodge Challenger on the Taconic State Parkway when the driver committed a traffic violation while driving at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Milan. The driver failed to slow down, police said, speeding away south on the parkway. Troopers used spike strips to slow the vehicle near the Salt Point Turnpike, but the driver continued on. According to police, the driver continued…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Teen Taken Into Custody After Crashing Audi Into Police Cruiser In Northern Westchester Chase Teen Taken Into Custody After Crashing Audi Into Police Cruiser In Northern Westchester Chase
Teen Taken Into Custody After Crashing Audi Into Police Cruiser In Northern Westchester Chase A teenager in an allegedly stolen Audi in the Hudson Valley took police on a wild ride during a late-night high-speed chase. An 18-year-old driving a stolen 2010 Audi A4 on I-684 in Northern Westchester attempted to flee police attempting to stop him, intentionally driving into a New York State Police cruiser before continuing the chase and ultimately crashing into a utility pole in New Castle. According to New York State Police, at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Monday, July 13, troopers attempted to stop a 2010 Audi A4 on I-684 for traffic violations in Lewisboro. The teen failed to comply w…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries
Long Island Man Nabbed For String Of Business Burglaries A Long Island man is in custody following a string of business burglaries over the course of two months, police said. Suffolk County Police investigators arrested Mastic Beach resident Richard Greene at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, after he attempted to break into a pizzeria that still had employees inside. Police said that Greene broke the glass door of Michelangelo Pizzeria on Main Street in Center Moriches on April 8, at which point an employee inside the closed restaurant approached Greene, who fled. The employee chased Green and called the police. Investigators track…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties
Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties A high-speed police chase through Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties ended with the arrests of a man and woman who were caught with a large amount of heroin as well as cocaine. The chase began after state police initiated a traffic stop at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 as the suspects’ vehicle, a 2004 Acura TL, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. After the vehicle’s operator failed to comply, the duo led police on a pursuit that went through Northern Westchester and Putnam concluded on North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie once the v…

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by Valerie Musson
Armonk
Police & Fire
Driver Nabbed With Drugs, Baton After Route 22 Police Pursuit Driver Nabbed With Drugs, Baton After Route 22 Police Pursuit
Driver Nabbed With Drugs, Baton After Route 22 Police Pursuit A man attempting to evade arrest while in possession of drugs and an illegal weapon was busted by state police troopers after losing control of his car during a chase and crashing on Route 22 in Dutchess County. State Police troopers attempted to initiate a traffic stop of Bronx resident Halil Cekaj, 23, at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the Wassaic area of Amenia after he committed a vehicle and traffic law violation. Police said that once troopers activated their emergency lights, Cekaj increased his speed, taking the troopers on a lengthy pursuit before losing control an…

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by Zak Failla