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Rockland County Man Accused Of Menacing With Billy Club, Gun Rockland County Man Accused Of Menacing With Billy Club, Gun
Rockland County Man Accused Of Menacing With Billy Club, Gun A 42-year-old Hudson Valley man was charged with criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly threatened others with a billy club and a gun. Rockland County resident Dahaire Edwards, age 42, of Pomona, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 26. for an incident that took place on Thursday, Feb. 15 in Tomkins Cove. According to Lt. Greg Becker of the Stony Point Police, officers responded to a home for a dispute where they found that Edwards had allegedly "menacingly" brandished both a billy club and a handgun during the dispute. Following an investigation, charges were formulated, and on Monday…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver With Gun In Pants Nabbed In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say Drunk Driver With Gun In Pants Nabbed In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say
Drunk Driver With Gun In Pants Nabbed In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say A man from the region was found with a .357 Desert Eagle in the front of his pants during a traffic stop by state police in the Hudson Valley. Ulster County resident Jason Lynch, age 44, of the town of Lloyd, was stopped around 1:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 4 in a 2014 Lexus IS in the city of Newburgh. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, while troopers were speaking to Lynch, they learned that his license was suspended, and he seemed to be impaired by alcohol. Troopers later determined that he was impaired by alcohol, and he was arrested. While being taken into custody, troopers located a loaded…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Hudson Valley Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Hudson Valley
Teen Duo Accused Of Subjecting Victims To Violent Crimes After Luring Them To Hudson Valley Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of alleged carjacking, robberies, and kidnappings in Westchester. Diante Fernandes, age 19, and Mark Francis, age 18, both of the Bronx, were arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 28, said Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations in the complaint, and statements made in court, between Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27, the duo carjacked, robbed, and kidnapped multiple victims, in the Bronx and Yonkers. Once on Sept. 26 and again on Sept. 27, the two lured victims to a loca…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say
Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say A 24-year-old man with an expired license was found in illegal possession of a handgun during a Hudson Valley traffic stop, police reported.  Fairfield County resident Bryon Bloomfield, of Norwalk, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm on Friday, July 22, according to New York State Police. At about 11:30 a.m., troopers in Putnam County pulled over a 2014 Volkswagen on State Route 22 in Southeast for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said.  Investigators found that Bloomfield was driving with a s…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting At Occupant Of Hudson Valley Home, Injuring Self During Struggle Man Accused Of Shooting At Occupant Of Hudson Valley Home, Injuring Self During Struggle
Man Accused Of Shooting At Occupant Of Hudson Valley Home, Injuring Self During Struggle A 33-year-old man is accused of entering a Westchester County home and firing a gun at one of the residents, before shooting himself in the leg during a struggle. Police responded to a report of a possible fight in the basement of a home on Ridge Road in Greenburgh at about 6:50 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, according to the Town of Greenburgh Police Department. Authorities were told that one of the people involved in the fight might be in possession of a firearm, police said. Before police arrived, a vehicle that may have been involved fled the scene, and was reportedly occupied by between thr…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Duo Charged After Ghost Guns Investigation In Hudson Valley, Police Say Duo Charged After Ghost Guns Investigation In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Duo Charged After Ghost Guns Investigation In Hudson Valley, Police Say An investigation into ghost guns and other illegal firearms in Westchester County led to the arrest of two men.  Police executed a search warrant in West Harrison on Friday, June 3, following a lengthy investigation, according to the Harrison Police Department. Authorities said investigators seized the following during the search warrant: Two illegal firearms Two ballistic vests  A high-capacity magazine One of the firearms did not have a serial number, making it a ghost gun, police said.  Police said 19-year-old Jeremiah Alicea, of Harrison, was charged with one coun…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Rockland Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt Man Wanted In Rockland Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt
Man Wanted In Rockland Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt Police in the Hudson Valley have apprehended a man wanted for menacing his girlfriend with a shotgun following a multi-agency manhunt throughout the region. In Rockland County, the Ramapo Police Department enlisted the aid of law enforcement agencies in Westchester on Wednesday, April 20, as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for a domestic incident reportedly involving a shotgun. According to police, the suspect, John Larywon, age 29, menaced his girlfriend with a shotgun in Rockland on Wednesday before reportedly fleeing to his mother’s home in the BelleFair neighb…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding 20-Year-Old Attempts To Break Down Door Of Westchester Residence, Police Say Gun-Wielding 20-Year-Old Attempts To Break Down Door Of Westchester Residence, Police Say
Gun-Wielding 20-Year-Old Attempts To Break Down Door Of Westchester Residence, Police Say A man was busted with a loaded handgun while attempting to break down a door of a Westchester home, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to a private residence on Horton Avenue at 3:51 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, where there was a report of a man attempting to break down the door of the home while carrying a weapon. Police said that upon arrival, they located 20-year-old Sincere Thomas, identified him as a suspect, and took him into custody without incident as he was exiting the property. The investigation into Thomas, a New Rochelle resident, found that h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley
Four Arrested After Two Overdoses, One Fatal, In Hudson Valley Two men and two women have been arrested following an investigation into two drug overdoses the weekend of April 21, one of which resulted in a fatality in Dutchess County. The New York State Police Troop K Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Village of Red Hook Police Department executed a pre-dawn search warrant at a residence located off South Broadway on Friday, April 27. A joint investigation between state police and the Red Hook Police Department led to the search which resulted in the seizure of an undisclosed amount of heroin, a small amount of marijuana, more than $2,000 i…

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by Joe Lombardi