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Waterbury Pair Nabbed With Loaded Pistol, Cocaine In I-684 Stop Waterbury Pair Nabbed With Loaded Pistol, Cocaine In I-684 Stop
Waterbury Pair Nabbed With Loaded Pistol, Cocaine In I-684 Stop Two men are facing felony weapon and charges after being busted by state police with cocaine and an illegally possessed handgun during a routine traffic stop on I-684 in Putnam County. New York State Police troopers on patrol at approximately 9 p.m. on April 14 conducted a traffic stop of a 2006 GMC being driven by Waterbury resident Kurtis Leduc, 36, on I-684 in Southeast for a series of vehicle and traffic law violations. During the stop, police said that troopers spotted part of a handgun under the driver’s seat. Further investigation determined that Leduc was in possession of a loaded G…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say
Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say This story has been updated. A 32-year-old man who left a series of threatening phone messages for a staff member at a Rockland County school that he attended in 2002 was arrested after police found nine illegal guns and bump stock at his home on Long Island, the Clarkstown and Suffolk police departments announced Sunday afternoon. The Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious incident on Saturday, April 14, possibly involving a threat to a staff member, at the Summit School located at 339 N. Broadway in Upper Nyack. The school is for students with emotional and behavio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say
Man Who Threatened Area School Had 9 Guns, Bump Stock, Police Say This story has been updated. A 32-year-old man who left a series of threatening phone messages for a staff member at a Rockland County school that he attended in 2002 was arrested after police found nine illegal guns and bump stock at his home on Long Island, the Clarkstown and Suffolk police departments announced Sunday afternoon. The Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious incident on Saturday, April 14, possibly involving a threat to a staff member, at the Summit School located at 339 N. Broadway in Upper Nyack. The school is for students with emotional and behavio…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fairfield County Woman Threw Hatchet In Domestic Dispute, Police Say Fairfield County Woman Threw Hatchet In Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Fairfield County Woman Threw Hatchet In Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 41-year-old Fairfield County woman is behind bars after New York State Police say she threw a hatchet at a male victim and rammed his vehicle during a domestic dispute in Northern Westchester. Troopers responded to Spring Hill Road in North Salem to assist North Salem Police Department with a domestic dispute on Thursday, March 30 at approximately 9:30 p.m. An investigation determined the dispute began on Route 116 around 4:30 p.m. when Debbie P. Coller of Stamford is alleged to have rammed the victim’s vehicle several times with her own vehicle, police said. Coller then forced entry int…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teacher's Aide Fired After Bringing Gun To School Teacher's Aide Fired After Bringing Gun To School
Teacher's Aide Fired After Bringing Gun To School A 24-year-old teacher's aide who was arrested for bringing a gun to a school in her purse has been fired. Gillian J. Jeffords, 24, of Warwick, was fired Wednesday evening, effective immediately, from the Jesse Kaplan School of the BOCES Campus in West Nyack, according to Scott Salotto, director of communications for BOCES. "The Board of Education met last night and a decision was made to terminate Ms. Jeffords," he said. "She was informed last night." The discovery of the gun took place around 9 a.m. Wednesday when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the schoo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Danbury Man Caught After Stealing Items From Cars In Fairfield County Danbury Man Caught After Stealing Items From Cars In Fairfield County
Danbury Man Caught After Stealing Items From Cars In Fairfield County Two vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed in the Town of Southeast ended with one of the drivers behind bars for stealing items from unlocked vehicles. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reported that after one of their officers spotted the two speeding cars on March 4 around 2:45 a.m., it took help from the New York State Police and the Brewster Police Department before both were stopped and a 20-year-old Danbury resident was in cuffs. According to the sheriff's office, Alex J. Cardenas-Tacuri had fled Connecticut after stealing items from several unlocked cars. The occupant of the o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust
Assault Rifles, Bump Stock Discovered In Tristate Area Police Bust A two-week long investigation by state police led to the arrest of a man in possession of an arsenal of automatic weapons, marijuana and hallucinogens. New York State Police troopers executed a search warrant at a residence in Wawayanda that led to the recovery of a cache of illegal weapons and ammunition that allegedly belong to 39-year-old Middletown resident Norwell Therien. Police said the search resulted in the recovery of: Glock 9mm; Five assault rifles, including an Uzi with a 50-round magazine and a Calico 9mm rifle with a 100-round high capacity magazine; Two AK-47 rifles with 10…

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by Zak Failla