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Fleeing Robber Strips To Underwear After Targeting Area Home, Police Say Fleeing Robber Strips To Underwear After Targeting Area Home, Police Say
Fleeing Robber Strips To Underwear After Targeting Area Home, Police Say A man is accused of breaking into a woman’s home in the region on Christmas Eve and robbing her. Police in Columbia County were called shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24 about a break-in at the Hudson Terrace Apartments in the city of Hudson. The victim told investigators that a man had forced his way into her apartment before approaching her and stealing her cell phone. He then exited her home and stripped down to just his underwear while in a hallway. As officers were investigating the break-in, someone in a different unit called 911 saying a man was knocking on apartment windows wea…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Pine Plains Contractor Steals $85K From Business, Police Say Pine Plains Contractor Steals $85K From Business, Police Say
Pine Plains Contractor Steals $85K From Business, Police Say A contractor from the Hudson Valley is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a business in the region. In Columbia County, a man contacted the Hudson City Police Department in October 2023 saying that a substantial sum of money had been stolen from his company’s bank account. A closer look revealed that over $85,000 had been pilfered from his account between November 2022 and October 2023. On Saturday, Dec. 23, Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 39-year-old Ryan Winters, of Pine Plains in Dutchess County, in connection with the alleged theft. An investigation foun…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Stranger Breaks Into Area Home, Attacks Woman After Being Booted From Amtrak Train, Cops Say Stranger Breaks Into Area Home, Attacks Woman After Being Booted From Amtrak Train, Cops Say
Stranger Breaks Into Area Home, Attacks Woman After Being Booted From Amtrak Train, Cops Say A 31-year-old man is accused of breaking into a complete stranger’s home in the region and physically attacking her, minutes after getting booted off an Amtrak train. The Columbia County incident unfolded at around 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in the city of Hudson, at the Hudson Terrace Apartments located on South Front Street. According to Hudson Police, the victim was inside her apartment with her young children and a friend when they heard a knock at the door. The man, identified by police as Matthew McNamara, of Walden in Montgomery County, allegedly then forced his way inside and began…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man From Region Sexually Abuses Young Child, Police Say Man From Region Sexually Abuses Young Child, Police Say
Man From Region Sexually Abuses Young Child, Police Say A 52-year-old man from the region is facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child. Columbia County resident Robert Schaefer, of Ghent, was arrested Monday, Sept. 18, by New York State Police. According to troopers, Schaefer sexually abused a victim under the age of 11. Investigators did not elaborate on his relationship to the alleged victim. Schaefer is charged with felony sexual abuse and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child. He was arraigned in Kinderhook Court, where a judge ordered him held at the Columbia County jail on $5,000 cash bail. 

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home In Region, Breaking Windows Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home In Region, Breaking Windows
Man Accused Of Breaking Into Home In Region, Breaking Windows A local man is facing charges for allegedly burglarizing a Columbia County home and breaking windows. New York State Police troopers were called to a home in Copake on Friday, July 1, after the victim returned home and saw that someone had broken in and damaged windows. Investigators determined that the culprit was Ancram resident Arnold Albright Jr., age 54, who had violated an order of protection, police said. He was arraigned in the town of Copake court on charges of felony burglary and misdemeanor criminal contempt and criminal mischief. He was being held at the Columbia County jail …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Cortlandt Man Charged In Burglary At Upstate Gas Station Cortlandt Man Charged In Burglary At Upstate Gas Station
Cortlandt Man Charged In Burglary At Upstate Gas Station Two men are facing charges after allegedly breaking into an upstate New York gas station and stealing cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets, police said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to the Citgo gas station on Rigor Hill Road in Austerlitz at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, where there was a reported burglary. The investigation into the break-in led to the arrests of Omar Hassan, 28, of Cortlandt, and Jonathan Barham, 30, of Deer Park, who allegedly entered the building to steal cigarettes, lottery tickets and money from an ATM. Troopers tracked the two men…

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by Zak Failla