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Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Hudson Valley Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Hudson Valley
Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Hudson Valley New York State Police arrested 15 people during a protest calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after they shut down parts of a major highway and a bridge.  The incident occurred in Dutchess County on I-84 and the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge around 8 a.m., Monday, April 15. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, the bridge was closed for approximately 45 minutes for state police to clear the bridge and detain the protestors. During the protest, traffic was backed up on I-84 in Dutchess County from East Fishkill to the bridge. Hicks said the protesters c…
24-Year-Old Man Ejected, Critically Injured In Bedford Crash: Police 24-Year-Old Man Ejected, Critically Injured In Bedford Crash: Police
24-Year-Old Man Ejected, Critically Injured In Bedford Crash: Police A serious crash left a 24-year-old man critically injured in Northern Westchester and also resulted in the arrest of an uninvolved person at the scene who allegedly impeded the investigation into the incident, police said.  The crash happened on Sunday, Sept. 17 just before 5:20 p.m. in the area of Advance Auto Parts in Bedford at 794 North Bedford Rd. (Route 117), according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeffrey Gulick.  According to Gulick, arriving officers found that a vehicle collided with a van from behind before coming to rest in the Advance Auto Parts parking lot.  The driver…
Restaurant Fight: Ridgefield Woman Charged After Incident In Darien, Police Say Restaurant Fight: Ridgefield Woman Charged After Incident In Darien, Police Say
Restaurant Fight: Ridgefield Woman Charged After Incident In Darien, Police Say A woman was charged after allegedly slapping a woman's cell phone out of her hand and making comments about her ethnicity at a restaurant in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Darien at La Taqueria located at 1077 Post Road (Route 1), on Wednesday, April 5. According to Sgt.  Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police Department, officers responded to the restaurant on a report of two patrons physically fighting.  Officers spoke with the complainant who stated that Nancy Dichiora, age 54, of Ridgefield, made a comment about her ethnicity, which she took offe…
Man Accused Of Operating Remote-Controlled Car On Busy Roadway In Region Man Accused Of Operating Remote-Controlled Car On Busy Roadway In Region
Man Accused Of Operating Remote-Controlled Car On Busy Roadway In Region A man has been accused of operating a remote-controlled vehicle on a busy roadway in the region. Connecticut State Police troopers in Hartford received multiple reports of a pedestrian operating the remote-controlled car on Route 9 in the New Britain/Berlin area at around 7 a.m. Saturday, July, 16. Callers reported the man running across the northbound lanes of travel onto the southbound lanes, operating the car, police said.  A responding trooper located and approached an occupied vehicle, parked on the Route 372 westbound entrance ramp to Route 9, in the town of Berlin, and observe…
Man Accused Of Breaking Window Of FedEx Truck During New Canaan Dispute Man Accused Of Breaking Window Of FedEx Truck During New Canaan Dispute
Man Accused Of Breaking Window Of FedEx Truck During New Canaan Dispute A 61-year-old man is facing charges after police said he broke the window of a FedEx truck during an argument with the driver in Fairfield County. Police responded to a report of a dispute in the 300 block of Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, the New Canaan Police Department reported. Authorities said Robert Muller, of New Canaan, was driving south on Ponus Ridge Road when another vehicle entered his travel lane because a FedEx truck had stopped to make a delivery. Muller told officers he was upset about the way the truck was positioned on the road, an…
Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Region, Police Say Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Region, Police Say
Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Region, Police Say A sex offender wanted in two states was nabbed after police responded to a Hudson Valley mall for a man acting "disorderly." Eldon Ray Groh, age 49, of Missouri, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15, when officers responded to Mountain Mall in Sullivan County at 321 East Broadway in the village of Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, when officers stopped Groh and ran a background check, they found that he was wanted in Missouri on a felony warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. He was also wanted in by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office in F…
Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident
Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident The nephew of three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep will avoid any time behind bars after being caught on camera assaulting a teenager outside a New York bank during an incident of road rage last summer. Connecticut native Charles Harrison Streep, age 32, assaulted the then-18-year-old victim, David Peralta, on Long Island in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton in August 2020, leaving the teen hospitalized with “serious head trauma" after the altercation, according to his lawyers. Original story - Meryl Streep's Nephew Charged In Hamptons Road-Rage Incident This w…
Man Accused Of Intentionally Starting Fire At New Canaan Residence Man Accused Of Intentionally Starting Fire At New Canaan Residence
Man Accused Of Intentionally Starting Fire At New Canaan Residence A man has been accused of intentionally igniting a fire at a residence in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out around 9:25 a.m. Saturday, May 15 at a bathroom in a multi-family home in New Canaan at 35 Millport Ave. The fire was no longer active when officers arrived at the scene, New Canaan Police said.  The fire appeared to have been started in the garbage pail by placing ignited paper towels into the garbage pail, according to police.  The bathroom walls were covered in black soot from the fire and smoke, said police. A subsequent investigation by responding …
22-Year-Old From Fairfield County Accused Of Setting Off Fireworks Inside Upstate NY Walmart 22-Year-Old From Fairfield County Accused Of Setting Off Fireworks Inside Upstate NY Walmart
22-Year-Old From Fairfield County Accused Of Setting Off Fireworks Inside Upstate NY Walmart A 22-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested by New York State Police after setting off fireworks inside an upstate Walmart location, investigators said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Walmart on Old Glick Road in Wilton, Saratoga County, on Saturday, March 27, where there was a report of someone setting off fireworks in the electronics department. The investigation into the incident led police to Stratford resident Leonardo Miller, who was located and taken into custody without further incident after being accused of setting off the fireworks intentionally. No injuri…
Man Accused Of Installing Camera In Women's Locker Room In Danbury Man Accused Of Installing Camera In Women's Locker Room In Danbury
Man Accused Of Installing Camera In Women's Locker Room In Danbury A Connecticut man has been charged with voyeurism and disorderly conduct for allegedly placing a video recording device in a women’s locker room at a Fairfield County manufacturing building. Matthew Aaron Cooper, age 31, of Beacon Falls in New Haven County, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 30, by Danbury Police following an investigation. Cooper works at a local manufacturing business, where he was accused of placing a video recording device in the female locker room. A female employee was able to link the device to Cooper and notified her work supervisor, who in turn notified the police depa…
Police: Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Cut' Tree Worker With Ax In Wilton Police: Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Cut' Tree Worker With Ax In Wilton
Police: Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Cut' Tree Worker With Ax In Wilton A man was arrested for allegedly threatening a tree trimmer with an ax while he was cutting branches from a tree in Fairfield County. Jonathan Damast, age 45, of Wilton, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 7, after Wilton Police responded to a home on Ridge Lane for a dispute, said Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson. According to Phillipson, officers responded to Ridge Lane, for a report of a man yelling at tree workers. Upon arrival, officers that one of the workers was working in a tree cutting limbs when Damast was seen on video yelling for Chevez to stop cutting the tree or he would…
Man Causes Scene At Northern Westchester T-Mobile Store, Police Say Man Causes Scene At Northern Westchester T-Mobile Store, Police Say
Man Causes Scene At Northern Westchester T-Mobile Store, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested after allegedly causing a scene at a T-Mobile store by yelling obscenities and scaring customers.  Jan Kluk, age 66, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, following the disturbance at the store located at 650 Lee Blvd., at the Jefferson Valley Mall, in Yorktown Heights, said the Yorktown Police. According to police, Kluk caused a public disturbance by yelling obscenities and using threatening language in a public place, frightening other patrons.  He was arrested at the store and charged with disorderly conduct, police said. …
COVID-19: Man Arrested After Intentionally Coughing On Walmart Customer, Police Say COVID-19: Man Arrested After Intentionally Coughing On Walmart Customer, Police Say
Covid-19: Man Arrested After Intentionally Coughing On Walmart Customer, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly coughing on another customer at an area Walmart several times after an eagle-eyed police officer spotted him during a traffic stop. The incident took place on Monday, December 14, in Rockland County at Walmart in the Village of Airmont, said the Ramapo Police. It was alleged that the man, an Orange County resident, unprovoked coughed on another customer several times. The man then left the store, police said. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the customer became concerned over the possibility of being exposed to the virus.   Police obtained …
Northern Westchester Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct After Violent Outburst, Police Said Northern Westchester Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct After Violent Outburst, Police Said
Northern Westchester Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct After Violent Outburst, Police Said A Northern Westchester man was arrested for allegedly engaging in violent behavior and using obscene language while in public. Jan Kluk, 66, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 13, after Yorktown Police responded to a complaint of disorderly conduct, said the Yorktown Police. According to police, Kluk is alleged to have engaged in "violent, tumultuous and threatening behavior," while in a public place. Kluk was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, police said.  He was released on his own recognizance to a responsible party and is scheduled to appear in court on…
Bedford Man Blocks Roadway, Hits Vehicle, Fights With Officers, Police Say Bedford Man Blocks Roadway, Hits Vehicle, Fights With Officers, Police Say
Bedford Man Blocks Roadway, Hits Vehicle, Fights With Officers, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was arrested for criminal mischief and other charges after he allegedly blocked a roadway. Lehman Greene, 57, of Katonah, was arrested around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, after Yorktown Police responded to a complaint of a person blocking the roadway on Croton Heights Road, said the Yorktown Police. When the officers arrived on the scene, they found Greene had stood in front of a vehicle while blocking the roadway, police said. Greene then allegedly caused damage to the same vehicle by punching the hood of the vehicle several times causing more than $250 in damag…
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Westchester Shooting ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Westchester Shooting
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Westchester Shooting The identity of a man shot dead while sitting inside a vehicle in Westchester has been released. Warren Clahar, 35, of Mount Vernon, was found Saturday, Oct. 24, shot to death while was sitting in his vehicle on South Fulton Avenue, according to News 12 Westchester. Police are still investigating the homicide, but told News 12, that while on the scene, they arrested two other people for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Mount Vernon police at 914-668-6841.
COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After Greeley HS Graduation Cluster COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After Greeley HS Graduation Cluster
Covid-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After Greeley HS Graduation Cluster Police will be increasing social distancing enforcement after a cluster of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the graduation ceremony in Northern Westchester County at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua. New Castle Police Chief James D. Carroll made the announcement early Monday evening, June 29. The cluster, traced to a student at the ceremony who tested positive after returning from Florida, has jumped to 13 cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier in the day Monday. Cuomo said that anyone who attended the graduation ceremony should self-quarantine until at lea…
Two Arrested After Large Fight Breaks Out In Westchester Two Arrested After Large Fight Breaks Out In Westchester
Two Arrested After Large Fight Breaks Out In Westchester Two men were arrested after police responded to several reports of a large group of people gathering. The incident took place in Westchester around midnight on Sunday, May 18, in New Rochelle. According to Costa, the department received several calls of a group of about 75 people gathering in the area of Brook Street and Lincoln Avenue, said New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa. Shortly after midnight, police received another call of a disorderly group fighting on Hartley Court.  New Rochelle Police units responded, began to disperse the crowd when several men began fighting ag…
Taconic Parkway Drug Bust: Suspect Nabbed After Struggle With Trooper Taconic Parkway Drug Bust: Suspect Nabbed After Struggle With Trooper
Taconic Parkway Drug Bust: Suspect Nabbed After Struggle With Trooper A traffic stop in Northern Westchester led to a man getting tased and New York State Police troopers seizing hundreds of grams of ecstasy, marijuana, and cocaine. New York State Police troopers conducted a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway of the driver of a 2019 Jeep Compass in Yorktown at approximately 10:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, for vehicle and traffic violations. During the stop, police said that the driver, Watervliet, New York resident Kenyatta Ingram, Jr., 30, refused to comply with troopers and a struggle ensued. According to police, a State Police canine was utilized, …
Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave
Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave As the news swirls around the arrests of Fotis Dulos and his ex-lover Michelle Troconis for the alleged murder of Fairfield County missing mom Jennifer Farber Dulos, another person was arrested as well, Kent Mawhinney, an attorney, and friend of Dulos.  Mawhinney, 54, of South Windsor, Connecticut, was reportedly arrested at gunpoint during a traffic stop by state police after searching for him for several hours on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Once in custody Mawhinney was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the case, the arrest warrant says. Mawhinney had represented Foti…
Woman Who Repeatedly Called 911 Becomes Belligerent With Officers, New Canaan PD Says Woman Who Repeatedly Called 911 Becomes Belligerent With Officers, New Canaan PD Says
Woman Who Repeatedly Called 911 Becomes Belligerent With Officers, New Canaan PD Says A woman who called 911 five times in less than an hour became belligerent when responding officers performed a welfare check in New Canaan, police said. Police responded on Thursday, Nov. 14 at about 11:15 p.m. Madeleine Arnheim, 47, called 911 five times between 11:06 p.m. and 12:11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, according to New Canaan Police. Knapp, who police say screamed at the officers when they arrived, was taken into custody and charged with disorderly contact and misuse of 911/false alarm. She is due in court on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
Driver Arrested For 'Burning Rubber' In BJ's Parking Lot Driver Arrested For 'Burning Rubber' In BJ's Parking Lot
Driver Arrested For 'Burning Rubber' In BJ's Parking Lot A 20-year-old man was busted for allegedly "burning rubber" and smoking his tires in a parking lot filled with other vehicles and people. Joseph Popovic, of Yonkers, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 12, after Yorktown Police responded to a complaint of a vehicle in the parking lot of the BJ's Wholesale Club at 3333 Crompond Road (Route 202), in Yorktown Heights, said the Yorktown Police.  When officers responded they found that Popovic had allegedly been driving while burning out in circles, making excessive noise and smoke while in the parking lot filled with people and other vehicles, …
Hudson Valley Company Will Repair Charging Bull Damaged In Attack On Wall Street, Report Says Hudson Valley Company Will Repair Charging Bull Damaged In Attack On Wall Street, Report Says
Hudson Valley Company Will Repair Charging Bull Damaged In Attack On Wall Street, Report Says A Hudson Valley foundry has been tasked with repairing the iconic Wall Street Charging Bull statue after a man from Texas went on a rampage during an anti-Donald Trump rant. Rock Tavern-based Polich Tallix, the Orange County company that makes the Oscars statuette, has been hired to fix the statue, which has extensive damage near the right horn of the charging bull. The damage is expected to cost upwards of $15,000, according to the Wall Street Journal. Tevon Varlack, 43, of Houston, climbed the bull at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 and began smashing a metal banjo against…
Westchester Resident Faces Disorderly Conduct Charge In Greenwich Westchester Resident Faces Disorderly Conduct Charge In Greenwich
Westchester Resident Faces Disorderly Conduct Charge In Greenwich An altercation at a Greenwich residence has resulted in disorderly conduct charges for a Westchester resident, according to police. Greenwich Police say they responded to a local private residence on a report of an altercation taking place between two parties on Greenwich Avenue on Thursday, August 1 around 11 a.m. Further investigation revealed that Jay Jones, 36, of Yonkers had created a disturbance. Jones was arrested, charged with disorderly conduct and released after posting a $1,000 bond. Jones was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, August 2.
Police: Woman Who Ran From Cops In Area Charged With Resisting Arrest Police: Woman Who Ran From Cops In Area Charged With Resisting Arrest
Police: Woman Who Ran From Cops In Area Charged With Resisting Arrest A woman who was yelling and screaming and causing a public scene was arrested for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, police said. Annette Reinhardt, 66, of New York City, was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, after Yorktown Police received a call about a civil dispute at 3673 Hill Blvd., said the Yorktown Police. When officers arrived on the scene, Reinhardt allegedly threatened police and was screaming and shouting obscenities causing alarm to other people in the area, police said. Police made multiple attempts to get the woman to quick yelling and blocking the sidewalk, but she conti…
Bedford Teen Removed From Van, Arrested After Cursing At Police Officers Bedford Teen Removed From Van, Arrested After Cursing At Police Officers
Bedford Teen Removed From Van, Arrested After Cursing At Police Officers A Northern Westchester teenager had to be forcibly removed from his vehicle by officers after becoming belligerent with Westchester County Police in Mount Kisco. An employee of a South Moger Avenue business called police at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17, to report that there was a group of men hanging out and blocking the store’s entrance. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the group of men, who agreed to move to a different location without incident. While speaking with the men, a person in a nearby parked van began screaming at the officers and cursing them repeatedly, pol…
Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say
Teen Arrested For Screaming, Banging On Door In Westchester, Police Say A Fairfield County teenager was taken into police custody over the weekend after a Westchester family called the police when he was shouting and banging on their door in the middle of the night in an attempt to get in what he thought was a buddy's house. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to a Butler Road home shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, where there was a report of a man “screaming outside the house, banging on the front door and trying to get into the house.” According to police, the officers arrived at the scene and found Greenwich resident R…
Man Tased After Threatening Police In Northern Westchester Man Tased After Threatening Police In Northern Westchester
Man Tased After Threatening Police In Northern Westchester A Westchester man was arrested after threatening to attack another man was tased after turning his anger on police. The incident took place around 6:19 p.m., Monday, June 3,  when Westchester County Police responded to Kensington Way in Mount Kisco on a report of a disturbance at a residence, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester CountyPolice. Upon arrival, officers found two men in a verbal dispute on the front porch. One of them was clenching a set of keys in his fist with the jagged ends protruding. He was threating to strike the other male. The parties were separated …
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with a scary situation that included the man leaving a backpack inside the Culinary Institute of America during a Marist College musical performance. The incident took place around 2:41 p.m., on Sunday, May 5, when the Hyde Park Police responded to the Culinary Institute of America for a report of a “Dangerous Situation," said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. "Patrols were advised that an unknown male entered the Marriot Pavilion and was acting suspicious," Benson said. Officers arrived…
Bedford Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say Bedford Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say
Bedford Woman Violates Protective Order In Front Of Child, Police Say A woman from Northern Westchester is facing charges after she allegedly violated her protective order in front of a child, police say. Greenwich Police responded to a residence in the Back County section of Greenwich on the report of a person displaying disorderly conduct on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Police say 44-year-old Carmen Santos of Bedford violated the conditions of a protective order in the presence of a minor child. Police obtained an arrest warrant, and Santos turned herself in to Greenwich Police Headquarters on Sunday, March 3 around 7 a.m. Santos faces the following charges: Risk…
Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say
Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say A couple fought back --literally -- after troopers attempted to arrest them during an early morning traffic stop over the weekend, New York State Police said. Troopers conducted a traffic stop of a Mercedes-Benz shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, near exit 21 (Nassau Road) in Hempstead, for a traffic violation. The driver, Long Beach resident Michael Nelson was found to be drunk, police said. As he was being taken into custody, Nelson allegedly headbutted a trooper in the face and body. While he was being arrested, Nelson’s wife,…