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Ex-Area Cop Admits To Protecting Prostitution Rings In Exchange For Sex Ex-Area Cop Admits To Protecting Prostitution Rings In Exchange For Sex
Ex-Area Cop Admits To Protecting Prostitution Rings In Exchange For Sex A former police officer in the Hudson Valley has admitted to providing protection to a pair of Queens-based sex trafficking rings in exchange for sexual favors. The ex-cop in Putnam County, Wayne Peiffer, was a member of the Village of Brewster Police Department. He's a resident of the Ulster County hamlet of Highland. The 48-year-old Peiffer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act extortion and conspiracy to commit bribery in violation of the Travel Act in federal court in Brooklyn on Friday, April 8.  Peiffer was charged for his role in protecting the two prostitution busin…

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Man Charged With Assaulting Taxi Driver With Knife In Brewster Man Charged With Assaulting Taxi Driver With Knife In Brewster
Man Charged With Assaulting Taxi Driver With Knife In Brewster A 43-year-old man is behind bars after state police from the Brewster barracks say he assaulted a taxi driver with a knife. Troopers received a call from the taxi driver that he had been assaulted by a customer with a knife on Sunday, Feb. 11, at approximately 2:45 a.m.  Investigation determined that the victim was driving the suspect, Manuel Estabon of Brewster, to the bank to obtain payment for the taxi services. Prior to reaching the bank Estabon assaulted the victim with a knife, police said. The victim suffered wounds to the face, neck, and hands but is in stable condition. Estabon, wh…

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by Joe Lombardi