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25-Year-Old From Dutchess Assaults Home Invasion Victim, Steals Car: Here's His Sentence 25-Year-Old From Dutchess Assaults Home Invasion Victim, Steals Car: Here's His Sentence
25-Year-Old From Dutchess Assaults Home Invasion Victim, Steals Car: Here's His Sentence A 25-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison for stealing a car from a Hudson Valley home and assaulting a home invasion victim with a knife in the span of two weeks, officials announced. Dutchess County resident Emmanuel Gates of Poughkeepsie was sentenced to 13 years in prison in connection with two incidents that happened in Orange County in August 2023, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, April 5.  According to the Orange County DA's Office, the first of these incidents occurred on Friday, Aug. 4 around 11 p.m., when Gates was c…
Burglar Tried Cutting Tenant's Eye Out After Kicking Way Into Hudson Valley Home Burglar Tried Cutting Tenant's Eye Out After Kicking Way Into Hudson Valley Home
Burglar Tried Cutting Tenant's Eye Out After Kicking Way Into Hudson Valley Home A Hudson Valley man could spend years in prison for breaking into a home and attacking a resident with a knife. Orange County resident Jesse Frank, age 38, of Unionville, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary in Orange County Court on Thursday, March 21. Prosecutors said Frank was armed with a steak knife when he kicked a door down at the victim’s Unionville residence shortly before noon on May 10, 2023. Once inside, he proceeded to a bedroom where he threatened to kill the occupant and used the knife to strike the man near his eye. Earlier Report: Unionville Man Stabs Another With…
Hudson Valley Armed Home Invasion: Suspects Disguised As Amazon Deliverymen On Run Hudson Valley Armed Home Invasion: Suspects Disguised As Amazon Deliverymen On Run
Hudson Valley Armed Home Invasion: Suspects Disguised As Amazon Deliverymen On Run Police in the Hudson Valley are searching for several men dressed as Amazon workers who allegedly forced their way into a home and robbed the family at gunpoint before locking them in the basement.  The incident occurred in Orange County around 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28 on Fletcher Drive in the town of Newburgh. According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Newburgh Police, the robbery began when a man knocked on the door of the home dressed as an Amazon delivery person, holding a package. The man told the resident he had a package to deliver that needed a signature. When the resident op…
Man Took Part In Killing Of 19-Year-Old Former Football Standout In Region, Jury Finds Man Took Part In Killing Of 19-Year-Old Former Football Standout In Region, Jury Finds
Man Took Part In Killing Of 19-Year-Old Former Football Standout In Region, Jury Finds Nearly three years after a former high school football standout was gunned down inside his home in the region, the last of three defendants in the case has been convicted of murder. A Rensselaer County jury found Carlos Lewis, age 26, of Schenectady, guilty of murder and related charges in the killing of 19-year-old Nathanial Miller on Friday, Feb. 23. Miller was found shot to death inside his Pittstown home on June 9, 2021, according to State Police. Earlier Report: Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Pittstown Home Prosecutors said Lewis and tw…
Home Invasion: CT Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary At NY Residence Home Invasion: CT Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary At NY Residence
Home Invasion: CT Man Accused Of Traveling 150 Miles Before Assault, Burglary At NY Residence A Connecticut man has been accused of violating an order of protection after traveling around 150 miles to commit a home invasion in upstate New York. Just before 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, New York State Police in Saratoga County responded to a home in the town of Wilton for the report of an assault with a knife. The investigation determined New Haven County resident Thomas A. Rivera, age 50, of Naugatuck, reportedly traveled to the location unexpectedly and uninvited.  "He allegedly entered the house without permission and assaulted the victim with a knife, causing serious but n…
New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable
New Info Released: Shooting Of CT 20-Year-Old Who Tried Entering Wrong Home Deemed Justifiable Officials in South Carolina have deemed the shooting death of a Connecticut college student justifiable after he attempted to enter the wrong home. New Haven County resident Nick Donofrio, age 20, of Madison, was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the front porch of a home in Columbia, South Carolina on the 500 block of South Holly Street around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, the city's police department said. Police said Donofrio lived on the same street and mistakenly tried to enter the wrong house when he was shot. Earlier report: Support Pours In For Fam…
Home Invasion Shooting: Residents Fire At Group, Injuring 1, During Area Break-In Home Invasion Shooting: Residents Fire At Group, Injuring 1, During Area Break-In
Home Invasion Shooting: Residents Fire At Group, Injuring 1, During Area Break-In Four people are facing criminal charges following an attempted home invasion and shooting at a house in the region, authorities said. Emergency crews in Schenectady were called just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, with reports of multiple shots fired at a home on Kings Road, according to Schenectady Police. Investigators determined that several people had attempted to break into the home and had made it into the home’s breezeway before two adults inside opened fire on them. One suspect was hit by gunfire, prompting the group to flee the scene, police said. Evidence technicians later …
Home Invasion Arrests: 3 Men Nabbed For Violent Pleasant Valley Incident Home Invasion Arrests: 3 Men Nabbed For Violent Pleasant Valley Incident
Home Invasion Arrests: 3 Men Nabbed For Violent Pleasant Valley Incident Three Hudson Valley men have now been charged in connection with an alleged home invasion-style robbery that happened last year. The latest arrest was made on Wednesday, April 12 after an ongoing investigation that began following the incident in Dutchess County on Saturday, July 2, 2022, in the town of Pleasant Valley. The three men, all from the city of Poughkeepsie, are accused of participating in an armed robbery at a Pleasant Valley residence during which cash was stolen and two victims suffered minor injuries, said Capt. John Watterson, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's …
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a woman during a violent home invasion. Orange County resident Jonathan Harris, age 41, of Middletown, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the incident which took place on Saturday, July 16, 2022. As admitted during the plea allocution and in charging documents filed in court, Harris broke into the home of his wife in the town of Wallkill in violation of a previously issued order of protection, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler…
Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley
Trio Nabbed For Home Invasion-Burglary In Hudson Valley A man and two juveniles were charged with an alleged home invasion burglary in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Ulster County around 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at a residence on Creek Locks Road in the town of Rosendale. Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence for the report of a home invasion after receiving a 911 call from the victim who told deputies several people had broken into his home while he was sleeping and when he confronted them, he was attacked, said Lt. Joseph Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The vi…
Man Broke Into Home Of His Children's Mother, Attacked Her Partner In Hudson Valley Man Broke Into Home Of His Children's Mother, Attacked Her Partner In Hudson Valley
Man Broke Into Home Of His Children's Mother, Attacked Her Partner In Hudson Valley A Westchester County man will spend years in prison after breaking into the Hudson Valley home of the mother of his children and then evading law enforcement for nearly a year. Jorge Sari-Tenesaca was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 24 for breaking into the Carmel home where the mother of his children and her current partner were residing along with the children, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Feb. 16.  The break-in happened sometime in late 2021 or early 2022 when Sari-Tenesaca entered the home through a kitchen window aroun…
Violent Home Invasion: Man Gets Years In Prison For Tying Up Woman In Hudson Valley Violent Home Invasion: Man Gets Years In Prison For Tying Up Woman In Hudson Valley
Violent Home Invasion: Man Gets Years In Prison For Tying Up Woman In Hudson Valley An out-of-state man will spend decades in prison after brutally invading a Westchester County home and violently threatening its occupants.  Earlier Report - Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Westchester Home Invasion North Carolina resident Confessor Soto, age 50, was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 3 to 25 years in state prison for the 2018 Yonkers home invasion, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced.  On the day of the incident, April 23, 2018, Soto entered a residence on Leighton Avenue through the backdoor while carrying a .45 caliber se…
Nearly Two Dozen Teens Break Into Home In Region, Assault 16-Year-Old, Police Say Nearly Two Dozen Teens Break Into Home In Region, Assault 16-Year-Old, Police Say
Nearly Two Dozen Teens Break Into Home In Region, Assault 16-Year-Old, Police Say Police are investigating after nearly two dozen teenagers broke into a home in the region and assaulted a 16-year-old girl, authorities said. The attack happened in Columbia County just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the Hudson Terrace Apartments in the city of Hudson, according to police. Investigators said several people broke into an apartment unit and physically assaulted the teen before the group spilled out into the streets. When officers arrived, they found multiple teens and adults yelling at each other, police said. One man was reportedly wielding a machete. Several agencies …
A Family Affair: Father, Son Among 6 Accused In Home Invasion Robbery In Region, Police Say A Family Affair: Father, Son Among 6 Accused In Home Invasion Robbery In Region, Police Say
A Family Affair: Father, Son Among 6 Accused In Home Invasion Robbery In Region, Police Say A father and son are among six suspects accused in a violent home invasion robbery in the region, authorities said. Multiple agencies in Greene County were called just before 2 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, with reports of a home invasion in the town of Greenville, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The victims told police that several armed individuals broke into their home before assaulting and holding down two occupants until they were able to locate and steal an undisclosed amount of cash. Two victims were treated at the scene for minor injuries, police said. Investigators have arrested fou…
Dutchess County Man Shot In Face After Attempting To Rob Man At Gunpoint, Police Say Dutchess County Man Shot In Face After Attempting To Rob Man At Gunpoint, Police Say
Dutchess County Man Shot In Face After Attempting To Rob Man At Gunpoint, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was shot in the face after allegedly breaking into an apartment and attempting to rob the resident at gunpoint. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at 464 Main St., in the city of Poughkeepsie. Police responded to the apartment after receiving a 911 call reporting a person shot. As responding officers entered the hallway leading to the apartment they found a 46-year-old city of Poughkeepsie man waiting for them with an unloaded handgun on a table, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. Inside the apartment, of…
Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Hudson Valley Home Invasion Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Hudson Valley Home Invasion
Out-Of-State Man Found Guilty In Violent Hudson Valley Home Invasion After a three-week trial, an out-of-state man has been found guilty of charges connected to a brutal Westchester home invasion in 2018.  At around 7:30 a.m. April 23, 2018, at around 7:30 a.m., Confessor Soto of Fayetteville, North Carolina, entered a residence in Yonkers on Leighton Avenue while armed with a handgun and zip ties, and tied up the 82-year-old homeowner, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah, Soto then forced the homeowner into his 54-year-old daughter's bedroom, woke her up, and demanded money from the pair at gunpoint, Rocah said. When…
Know Him? This Man Attempted To Open Back Door Of Hudson Valley Residence, Police Say Know Him? This Man Attempted To Open Back Door Of Hudson Valley Residence, Police Say
Know Him? This Man Attempted To Open Back Door Of Hudson Valley Residence, Police Say Police issued an alert to residents after a man tried to enter a home and multiple parked vehicles in Westchester County. A man tried to open the back door of a home, located in Rye on Horton Street, at about 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Rye Police Department said. Police said video of the incident showed that the suspect also tried to enter several parked vehicles. "This is an escalation from the car larcenies we have been seeing over the last two years," police said. "It is extremely important that our residents make a conscious effort to lock up their property, whether it is the…
Naked Intruder Awakens Couple In Region, Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say Naked Intruder Awakens Couple In Region, Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say
Naked Intruder Awakens Couple In Region, Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say A husband and wife from the Capital District were awakened by a naked intruder trying to sexually assault them, authorities said. The Saratoga County residents told police they were sleeping in their Stillwater home on Thursday, Aug. 4, when they awoke to find a fully nude man who they do not know attempting to sexually abuse the woman as she lay sleeping next to her husband. The victim and her husband were able to chase the intruder away before calling 911, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies located the man, identified as Stillwater resident Nicholas Lesson, …
Duo Planned Hudson Valley Home Invasion Robbery For Tens Of Millions In Bitcoin, Feds Say Duo Planned Hudson Valley Home Invasion Robbery For Tens Of Millions In Bitcoin, Feds Say
Duo Planned Hudson Valley Home Invasion Robbery For Tens Of Millions In Bitcoin, Feds Say Two men have been apprehended after federal authorities say they planned to commit a home invasion robbery for tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin in Westchester. Federal officials announced the unsealing of an Indictment in White Plains Federal Court on Friday, June 24m charging the duo with conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery in May 2020 in Irvington-on-Hudson.  Dominic Pineda, age 21, of Manassas, Virginia, and Shon Morgan, also age 21, of Centreville, Virginia, were arrested on Thursday, June 23 in Virginia. From May 18, 20200 to May 24, 2020, they participated in the plan…
Man From Region Accused Of Burglarizing Connecticut Home Man From Region Accused Of Burglarizing Connecticut Home
Man From Region Accused Of Burglarizing Connecticut Home A 33-year-old New York man is accused of burglarizing a Connecticut home.  Police responded to a report of a burglary in the Litchfield County town of Norfolk at about 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 8, according to Connecticut State Police.  At the scene, troopers found a hammer and crowbar used to pry open a kitchen window, and the homeowner said he had security footage of the suspect entering an unsecured entryway toward the area where the tools were found, police said.  Police said the suspect fled the scene before troopers arrived.  Authorities later were able to ide…
Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Hudson Valley A 58-year-old “persistent violent felony offender” has been sentenced after pleading guilty to his role in a violent armed home invasion in Westchester that played out like a scene in a movie, the county District Attorney announced. Bronx resident Rick Scocozza pleaded guilty in August 2021 to second-degree attempted burglary after holding a family at gunpoint while attempting to burglarize their Pelham Manor home in 2019. On Friday, May 6, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Scocozza has been sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender to a term of&nbs…
NY Man Shoots 15-Year-Old During 'Ring-Run' Prank, Reports Say NY Man Shoots 15-Year-Old During 'Ring-Run' Prank, Reports Say
NY Man Shoots 15-Year-Old During 'Ring-Run' Prank, Reports Say A Long Island man was charged after authorities said he shot a 15-year-old boy who had knocked on the doors of his home and run away as a prank, according to multiple news outlets. James Moshier, age 64, is accused of shooting through the door of his Suffolk County home located in the Town of Southold on Peconic Bay Boulevard on Thursday, April 21, after the teen knocked on the front and back doors, according to a report from ABC 7. The boy was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening wound to his arm, the news outlet reported. CBS New York reported that the boy had been attending a b…
Two Sentenced For Violent Hudson Valley Home Invasion Two Sentenced For Violent Hudson Valley Home Invasion
Two Sentenced For Violent Hudson Valley Home Invasion Two men have been found guilty and sentenced to years in state prison for a violent home invasion in Westchester County. Trejuan Deas, age 26, and Joshua Emanuel, age 21, both of the Bronx, were sentenced Friday, April 15 for the 2020 home invasion in Yonkers, said Westchester District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. The invasion took place around 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, when both men forced their way into a Yonkers home and committed multiple crimes against two separate victims inside the house, the DA's Office said. The female victim was able to covertly call 911, but befor…
Two Arrested In Hyde Park Home Invasion Two Arrested In Hyde Park Home Invasion
Two Arrested In Hyde Park Home Invasion Two men have been arrested for an alleged home invasion in the area. The incident took place around in Dutchess County in the town of Hyde Park around 10:25 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, authorities said. The men were arrested after deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a home invasion on Lyons Drive, said Lt. Shawn Castano, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. “As a result of strong teamwork by the responding police agencies, two male suspects were immediately taken into custody at the scene of the incident," said Dutchess County Sheriff Kirk A. Imperati. "I want to assure t…
Man Admits To Daytime Break-In At Single-Family Home In Area Man Admits To Daytime Break-In At Single-Family Home In Area
Man Admits To Daytime Break-In At Single-Family Home In Area A Hudson Valley man faces up to 16 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to attempted burglary in connection with the daytime break-in at an area home. Jorge Martinez, age 60, of Newburgh, pled guilty on Thursday, March 17 in Orange County Court. On Monday, Dec.16, 2019, a homeowner returned to the home that he owned and lived in with his wife and daughter, Orange County District Attorney Dave Hoovler said.   Upon entering, he found their property was strewn throughout the house and discovered that numerous items, including a laptop, a GPS watch, and money belonging to hi…
Two Admit To Attempted Murder In Brutal Hudson Valley Home Invasion Involving Children Two Admit To Attempted Murder In Brutal Hudson Valley Home Invasion Involving Children
Two Admit To Attempted Murder In Brutal Hudson Valley Home Invasion Involving Children Two men face up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder in a brutal Hudson Valley home invasion. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh announced on Thursday, March 3, the guilty plea of two Brooklyn men to attempted murder and endangering the welfare of a child stemming from a home invasion in Garnerville. On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, Dwayne Holmes, age 39, and Keinone Wilson, age 36, entered an apartment on Hasbrouck Drive in Garnerville while two minor children were in the home, the DA's Office said. After forcing the chil…
21-Year-Old Nabbed After Random Knife Attack On Homeowner In Region, Police Say 21-Year-Old Nabbed After Random Knife Attack On Homeowner In Region, Police Say
21-Year-Old Nabbed After Random Knife Attack On Homeowner In Region, Police Say A 21-year-old man was arrested after investigators said he entered a homeowner's home in the region and stabbed him repeatedly with a knife.  Brian Scott, of the Sullivan County town of Mamakating, was arrested for second-degree attempted murder, according to New York State Police.  Troopers responded to a report of an assault on Locust Trail in Wurtsboro at about 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, State Police said. While traveling to the location, troopers also received "numerous" calls about a man walking on Locust Trail wearing a black mask and carrying a shotgun, police said.&nb…
Teen Arrested In Hudson Valley On Weapons Charge, Home Burglary, Police Say Teen Arrested In Hudson Valley On Weapons Charge, Home Burglary, Police Say
Teen Arrested In Hudson Valley On Weapons Charge, Home Burglary, Police Say A teenage suspect implicated in a home burglary was busted by police in Westchester with an illegal, loaded pistol, authorities announced. Detectives from the Mount Vernon Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit on patrol along the 200 block of South Third Avenue on Wednesday, Feb. 2 spotted a teenage suspect who was being sought in connection with a previous home invasion. Police said that when the detectives approached the 16-year-old suspect, he attempted to conceal a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol in his waistband. The suspect was taken into custody by detectives without incident and…
Homeowner Detains Minor Who Broke Into Dutchess County Home With A Knife Homeowner Detains Minor Who Broke Into Dutchess County Home With A Knife
Homeowner Detains Minor Who Broke Into Dutchess County Home With A Knife A fast-acting homeowner in the Hudson Valley jumped into action to stop a juvenile who broke into his home with a weapon in the middle of the night, state police announced. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County responded to a Lime Kiln Road home in the town of Dover Plains shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, where there was a reported burglary in progress. According to investigators, upon arrival, troopers found a 17-year-old teen who had broken into the home, but was ultimately detained by the homeowner until police arrived at the scene. The teen was armed with a knife at…
Two Nabbed In Armed Home Invasion Robbery In Area, Police Say Two Nabbed In Armed Home Invasion Robbery In Area, Police Say
Two Nabbed In Armed Home Invasion Robbery In Area, Police Say Two men have been arrested in connection with an alleged armed home invasion robbery. On Monday, Nov. 29, around 9:20 a.m., the Sullivan County 911 received a report of an assault that had just occurred on the grounds of the Hebrew Day School in Lake Kiamesha, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. Units from the Sheriff’s Office, Fallsburg, and Monticello Police Departments converged on the scene where they learned that when the school’s caretaker returned to his residence, he was attacked by a man who came out of his bedroom wearing a ski mask and armed w…
Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Hudson Valley Home Invasion Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Hudson Valley Home Invasion
Second Suspect Arrested, Charged, Following Hudson Valley Home Invasion Two men have been arrested and are facing charges following a violent armed home invasion in Westchester, authorities announced. On Wednesday, July 7, members of the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a reported home invasion on South Sixth Avenue. While officers were investigating, shots were fired at the residence by a man who proceeded to flee the scene in a BMW. Earlier story - One Apprehended, One At Large After Armed Home Invasion In Westchester, Police Say Bronx resident Yorddy Nunez, age 18, was apprehended by police near the home after crashing following a brief chase. A …