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Southeast, NY

East Haven Man Caught Snorting Cocaine In Car: Police East Haven Man Caught Snorting Cocaine In Car: Police
East Haven Man Caught Snorting Cocaine In Car: Police A 32-year-old Connecticut man was apprehended after authorities caught him snorting cocaine inside a vehicle in the Hudson Valley, police announced.  The arrest was made on Monday, Aug. 26 just before 3 p.m., when a man was seen snorting a white powdered substance while sitting in the driver's seat of a car in the Putnam County town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said on Monday, Sept. 30. According to the Sheriff's Office, the man's vehicle was found to have a Virginia license plate that expired in 2016. A search of his car undertaken by members of the Sheriff's Offic…
Update: Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley Fatal Wrong-Way Collision Update: Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley Fatal Wrong-Way Collision
Update: Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Hudson Valley Fatal Wrong-Way Collision A 30-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a wrong-way driver fatal crash on I-84 in the Hudson Valley. Related: Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed In Hudson Valley The crash occurred in Putnam County around 4 a.m. Monday, April 8, near mile marker 68 eastbound on I-84 in the town of Southeast. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, a Subaru Cross Trek driven by Alexandra R. Quinn, age 30, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck an eastbound 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer. Quinn was pronounced de…
MTA Announces Schedule Changes For Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines: Here's When They Start MTA Announces Schedule Changes For Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines: Here's When They Start
MTA Announces Schedule Changes For Hudson, Harlem, New Haven Lines: Here's When They Start To accommodate Metro-North crews working to replace sections of track and switches in Grand Central Station, officials have announced schedule changes for Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven line trains.  The upcoming schedule changes will take effect on Tuesday, Jan. 16, and are expected to last until early spring, according to Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi.  "The tracks and switches in and around the Grand Central Terminal complex are at the heart of the Metro-North system," Rinaldi said, adding, "It is vital that we keep those tracks in a state of good re…
Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley: Police Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley: Police
Duo Nabbed After Trying To Sell Cocaine To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley: Police Two Connecticut residents were arrested following a chase that began after one of the suspects tried selling cocaine to an undercover investigator in the Hudson Valley, police said.  New Haven County residents Luis Flores, age 32, and Lymaris Burgos, age 37, both from Ansonia, were arrested in late October in connection with an investigation into drug sales in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Nov. 22.  The events leading up to the duo's arrests began in October when an investigator discovered that Flores was involved in the sale of cocaine in …
String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects Face Charges In Hudson Valley String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects Face Charges In Hudson Valley
String Of Drug Arrests: 5 Suspects Face Charges In Hudson Valley A total of five people face drug-related charges after authorities made arrests in three separate incidents in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The five arrests were all made by the Narcotics Enforcement Unit in Putnam County and stemmed from three incidents on Tuesday, June 13, Wednesday, June 14, and Wednesday, May 31, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The first three arrests resulted from the May 31 incident, when NEU members saw three suspects allegedly committing larcenies at a business in the town of Southeast. When authorities attempted to pull over the susp…
Man Caught With 5 Grams Of Cocaine On I-684, Police Say Man Caught With 5 Grams Of Cocaine On I-684, Police Say
Man Caught With 5 Grams Of Cocaine On I-684, Police Say A Connecticut man faces drug charges after he was caught with cocaine during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley, police said.  On Friday, Feb. 10 around 10:15 p.m., police in Putnam County pulled over a 2012 Acura TL on Interstate 684 in Southeast for violations of traffic and vehicle laws. After a short investigation, officers found the driver to be in possession of five grams of cocaine, according to New York State Police.  The driver, identified as Danbury resident Kenneth Rios, age 26, was charged with the following:  Third-degree criminal possession of a con…
27-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Hudson Valley Restaurant 27-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Hudson Valley Restaurant
27-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Person Repeatedly Outside Hudson Valley Restaurant A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly repeatedly stabbing another man outside a Hudson Valley restaurant. The incident took place in Putnam County around 4 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 16 in the town of Southeast at the La Patrona Mexican Restaurant at 182 Route 22. Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville said deputies were dispatched to the restaurant for a dispute in progress with a knife involved.  Arriving deputies found a large crowd outside the restaurant and quickly located the victim, a 27-year-old man who had been stabbed in the neck an…
Road Rage: Massachusetts Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On NY Roadway, Police Say Road Rage: Massachusetts Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On NY Roadway, Police Say
Road Rage: Massachusetts Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On NY Roadway, Police Say A New England man is facing multiple felony charges following a road-rage incident in New York, police said. At about 3:20 p.m. July, 10, New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Interstate 684 in Putnam County, in the town of Southeast, for a report of a man menacing another motorist with a firearm.  Troopers located the suspect’s vehicle northbound near mile marker 27. An investigation determined the man, identified as Justin D. Blundell, age 23, of Lexington, Massachusetts, got into the incident with another operator and menaced the victim, who had children in the ve…
Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Area Ice Arena, Police Say Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Area Ice Arena, Police Say
Hockey Coach Charged With Assaulting Player At Area Ice Arena, Police Say A youth hockey coach has been arrested after allegedly hitting a 10-year-old player with a hockey stick, injuring him. Marvin A. Minkler, age 53, a Connecticut resident, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 31, in New York and charged with assault and endangering a child, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. According to the criminal complaint outlining his arrest, the incident took place on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Brewster Ice Arena located at 63 Fields Lane in the town of Southeast. During the incident, Minkler allegedly "did knowingly strike a minor in the area of the head, neck, shoulder …
One Dies After Three-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash, State Police Say One Dies After Three-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash, State Police Say
One Dies After Three-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash, State Police Say A Connecticut man has died three days after a three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley on Route 22. The crash took place on Monday, April 26, on Route 22 in Putnam County in the town of Southeast when a driver struck a vehicle while passing cars on the shoulder of the roadway, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation indicates a 2008 Honda CRV operated by, Ricardo Bregante, age 57, of Carmel, was traveling north on Route 22 passing to the right of vehicles on the shoulder of the road, Hicks said. Bregante struck a 2017 Ford Edge operated by, Christoph…
I-684 Stop Results In Felony, Other Charges For Woman Accused Of Dealing Drugs I-684 Stop Results In Felony, Other Charges For Woman Accused Of Dealing Drugs
I-684 Stop Results In Felony, Other Charges For Woman Accused Of Dealing Drugs A 33-year-old woman accused of dealing drugs was arrested during a traffic stop on I-684 in Putnam County. Fairfield County resident Stephanie Deleon, of Danbury, was arrested around 8:25 p.m., Monday, March 8, after troopers conducted a traffic stop of a 2016 Ford Explorer for a traffic violation in the town of Southeast, said Trooper AJ Hicks.  An investigation determined Deleon, was in possession of approximately 10.5 grams of MDMA, and 4.1 grams of cocaine, Hicks said. Deleon was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and two counts of crimi…
Metro-North Service Suspended As Snow Becomes Heavier During Nor'easter Metro-North Service Suspended As Snow Becomes Heavier During Nor'easter
Metro-North Service Suspended As Snow Becomes Heavier During Nor'easter Metro-North trains will be temporarily suspending service as the rate of snowfall during the Nor'easter has become heavier, creating potential travel hazards. MTA officials announced that with major snow accumulation and high winds creating increasingly hazardous travel conditions, Metro-North will shut down service with the last trains departing Grand Central Terminal at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1. The last scheduled arrivals into Grand Central will be at approximately 4 p.m. According to the MTA, the last departures on Monday will be:  Hudson Line
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