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Man Baits Cops Into Chasing His Sports Car, Caught When Engine Seizes In Westchester: Police Man Baits Cops Into Chasing His Sports Car, Caught When Engine Seizes In Westchester: Police
Man Baits Cops Into Chasing His Sports Car, Caught When Engine Seizes In Westchester: Police An 18-year-old man is facing the music after taunting officers and instigating them into chasing him across multiple counties in the Hudson Valley before he was eventually caught thanks to a seized engine, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, March 23 around 9 p.m., when two officers from the Carmel Police Department were assigned to a traffic detail at a large gathering in Putnam County on Route 6 in Mahopac.  While the two officers were helping pedestrians and vehicles leave the area, an 18-year-old Northern Westchester man driving a "souped‐up" blue Dodge Challenger…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man With Gun Apprehended After Dispute In Hudson Valley Man With Gun Apprehended After Dispute In Hudson Valley
Man With Gun Apprehended After Dispute In Hudson Valley A man was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun during a dispute in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Putnam County around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 in Mahopac. According to Lt. Michael Bodo, of the Carmel Police, officers were dispatched to the area of 912 Route 6 in Mahopac for a possible person with a gun. Officers arrived within a minute and found that Zongbo Xu, age 48, of Queens, had reportedly displayed a handgun during the dispute, Bodo said.  Xu was taken into custody without further incident or injuries to officers or the public and a firearm wa…

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by Kathy Reakes