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Man Caught With Illegally-Possessed Gun In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop: Police Man Caught With Illegally-Possessed Gun In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop: Police
Man Caught With Illegally-Possessed Gun In Hudson Valley Traffic Stop: Police A Connecticut man faces a felony weapons charge after being caught with an illegally possessed gun during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley, police announced.  Fairfield County resident Mathew Conti of Danbury, age 27, was arrested in Putnam County on a weapons charge on Tuesday, June 25, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, June 28.  According to the Sheriff's Office, at around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, deputies saw a vehicle with an obscured license plate driving north on Route 22 near the interchange with Interstate 684 in Brewster and pulled it over. After th…

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by Ben Crnic
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67 Guns, 4 Assault Rifles Turned In At Rockland County Gun Buyback Event 67 Guns, 4 Assault Rifles Turned In At Rockland County Gun Buyback Event
67 Guns, 4 Assault Rifles Turned In At Rockland County Gun Buyback Event A Hudson Valley gun buyback event collected 67 guns, including four assault rifles. The annual event was held in Rockland County in Spring Valley on Thursday, June 6. During the event, sponsored by the Rockland County Sheriff's Office with the Spring Valley Police Department, the New York State Police, and the Rockland County District Attorney’s, residents were given gift cards in exchange for guns.  Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco said the guns collected included: Four assault rifles 29 handguns 32 rifles and shotguns Two antique or non-working guns Individuals also turned…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Passenger In Vehicle Menaces Victim With Handgun In Hudson Valley Police: Passenger In Vehicle Menaces Victim With Handgun In Hudson Valley
Police: Passenger In Vehicle Menaces Victim With Handgun In Hudson Valley A suspect is at large after allegedly threatening a man with a handgun in Northern Westchester, police said. The North Castle Police Department received a report at 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 from a man who said he had been “menaced” with a dark-colored handgun by a Black man who was a passenger in a vehicle on Reservoir Road in North White Plains. Police said the vehicle was described as being a white Chrysler 300 with white license plates, possibly from New York, with the letters beginning with “KDP.”  The driver was described as being a heavyset Black woman who continued onto Ca…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man An alert was issued by New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley for a wanted man who was busted with a stolen trailer and handgun in Orange County. Jemel Brown, age 40, is wanted by New York State Police Troop F following his arrest for fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property dating back to a traffic stop in Monroe. Brown was stopped in Monroe last year when he was reportedly spotted in possession of a stolen trailer plate reported out of New York City. The investigation by New York State Police found that Brown allegedly stole a trailer that was ultimately reco…

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by Zak Failla