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Covid-19: Police Warn Of Spike In Car Thefts, Thefts From Cars In Hudson Valley During Pandemic
Hundreds of cars have been stolen since the COVID-19 crisis hit the Hudson Valley in March, State Police are cautioning.
New York State Police in the Hudson Valley are calling on communities to offer an assist in curtailing a recent rise in car thefts and thefts from cars in the region.
Police said that since Sunday, March 1, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies have investigated more than 400 stolen vehicle cases in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Rockland counties.
Since the uptick in vehicle thefts, several arrests have been made in the area, and many of the vehicles hav…
Specially Equipped $60K Handicapped Accessible Van Stolen From Area Home, Report Says
A Putnam County man with cerebral palsy is hoping to be reunited with his specially equipped, handicapped accessible van after it was stolen from his driveway in Brewster, according to ABC7.
The van was stolen from their driveway in Brewster on Thursday, according to the report, throwing their daily routine into disarray, causing distress to both Ryan Gotto and his single mother, Christy.
"It's a real hopeless feeling," Gotto’s mother, a social worker, told ABC. "It's overwhelming because we rely on our community. We are out and about. And it's scary to think ff Ryan had to g…
