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DUI Long Island Driver Wanted In Deadly NJ Crash Arrested At JFK Airport: Officials DUI Long Island Driver Wanted In Deadly NJ Crash Arrested At JFK Airport: Officials
DUI Long Island Driver Wanted In Deadly NJ Crash Arrested At JFK Airport: Officials A Long Island man accused of driving drunk in a deadly Garden State Parkway crash has been captured nearly 15 years after he jumped bail and became a fugitive, authorities said. U.S. Marshals arrested 52-year-old Chaudhry Yousaf at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 30. Yousaf's last known address was in Valley Stream, New York. Yousaf was originally charged in the crash that happened on the southbound side of the parkway on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Troopers responded to …

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by Chris Spiker
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44-Year-Old Caught With Crack Cocaine, Gun During Westchester Traffic Stop: Police 44-Year-Old Caught With Crack Cocaine, Gun During Westchester Traffic Stop: Police
44-Year-Old Caught With Crack Cocaine, Gun During Westchester Traffic Stop: Police A 44-year-old Westchester man faces a long list of charges after he was caught with crack cocaine and a handgun during a traffic stop, police said.  New Rochelle resident Desmond Carter was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 19 following a traffic stop in Mount Vernon, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20.  According to authorities, just after noon on Tuesday, troopers pulled over a 2015 BMW 328 Series on Mount Vernon's Union Avenue for violations of vehicle and traffic laws.  The driver, Carter, was found to be driving with a suspended license. He then tried running…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Accused Of Burglarizing Northern Westchester Residence Man Accused Of Burglarizing Northern Westchester Residence
Man Accused Of Burglarizing Northern Westchester Residence A 37-year-old man faces a felony charge after allegedly burglarizing a Northern Westchester home, police announced.  Peekskill resident Kevin Powell was arrested on Thursday, June 20 in connection with an incident in Cortlandt on Tuesday, June 18, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, June 26.  According to police, on the day of the incident, troopers responded to a domestic dispute at a Cortlandt home. Authorities then discovered that Powell was not welcome at the residence, which was not his, and had entered an outbuilding to try to steal property, police said. Police d…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Hudson Valley Road, Officials Say Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Hudson Valley Road, Officials Say
Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Hudson Valley Road, Officials Say A 64-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly abandoning two dogs on the side of a Hudson Valley road, authorities announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, June 6, when the Putnam County SPCA learned that two dachshund mix dogs had been found the day before by a good samaritan on Longfellow Drive in the Lake Carmel area of the town of Kent.  According to the SPCA, the dogs were then put into the custody of the Town of Kent Dog Control Officer Mary Madsen, who had learned they allegedly belonged to a Dutchess County resident from Wappingers Falls.  Fo…

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by Ben Crnic