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DWI Crash: Greene County Man Hits Parked Cop Cars, Police Say DWI Crash: Greene County Man Hits Parked Cop Cars, Police Say
DWI Crash: Greene County Man Hits Parked Cop Cars, Police Say A man was arrested on Long Island after he allegedly drove drunk, crashing into two parked police cars. It happened on Monday, Feb. 12 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. Just after 10 p.m. that day, 59-year-old Capital Region resident Richard Welch, who lives in the hamlet of Climax in Greene County, was driving his black pickup truck on South Central Avenue. He was driving south when he rammed into two Nassau County Police cars, which were parked on the side of the road tending to a different call. Welch was taken to a nearby hospital. It is unclear what his conditi…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Fake Capital Region ICE Agent Sparks Investigation, Police Say Fake Capital Region ICE Agent Sparks Investigation, Police Say
Fake Capital Region ICE Agent Sparks Investigation, Police Say A man was allegedly caught posing as a Customs and Border Protection Officer on Long Island, prompting police to investigate potential fraud. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, Andy Kwok, age 53, was arrested in a Levittown restaurant for pretending to be a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 11:20 a.m., Kwok, a resident of the hamlet of Delmar in Albany County, was dining at K City Hot Pot and Sushi, located at 3056 Hempstead Turnpike. He was dressed as a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer, complete with a fraudulent ID car…

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by Sophie Grieser