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16-Year-Old Vandalizes School With Swastika In Hudson Valley, Police Say 16-Year-Old Vandalizes School With Swastika In Hudson Valley, Police Say
16-Year-Old Vandalizes School With Swastika In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 16-year-old faces a felony charge after carving a hate symbol into tennis courts at a Hudson Valley high school, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident in Putnam County on Wednesday, Sept. 20 around 5 p.m., when authorities were notified of graffiti that was found at Carmel High School by students and staff.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, responding deputies and investigators found a swastika and the words "Adolf Hitler" scratched into the surface of the school's tennis courts. The sheriff's office then began interviewing students and staff and going ov…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Sharing Intimate Images Of Victim, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Sharing Intimate Images Of Victim, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Sharing Intimate Images Of Victim, Police Say A man from the region is behind bars without bail following an investigation for sharing intimate images of a victim. Ulster County resident Joshua Sickler, age 44, of Port Ewen, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 3 by New York State Police, said  Trooper AJ Hicks. Sickler was charged with: Unlawful surveillance Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image Aggravated harassment After receiving a complaint, Investigators determined Sickler disseminated intimate images of the victim, Hicks said. Sickler was arraigned before the town of Claverack Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Wanted Man Seen Him? Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Wanted Man
Seen Him? Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Wanted Man Police in the Hudson Valley issued an alert for a 39-year-old man who is wanted on multiple charges. Jeffrey Cafaldo is wanted for second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment in a disturbance incident, the Saugerties Police Department, located in Ulster County, reported on Monday, July 18. Police said the warrant was issued on Wednesday, June 29. He is described as being 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, police said.

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Arrest Made After Swastikas Found Inside Synagogue In Rockland Arrest Made After Swastikas Found Inside Synagogue In Rockland
Arrest Made After Swastikas Found Inside Synagogue In Rockland A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly scrawling swastikas and hate speech inside an area synagogue. Rockland County resident Rolando DeJesus Gomez-Velazquez, age 32, of Hillcrest, was arrested following an investigation into the incident which took place on Friday, June 17. In addition to the drawings and hate speech, Gomez-Velazquez allegedly also damaged several items inside the synagogue, said Det. Lt. Christopher Franklin, of the Ramapo Police. He was charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime with damages in excess of $250 and aggravated harassment, police said. Gom…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Hudson Valley Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Hudson Valley
Teens Charged After Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found In Hudson Valley Three teenagers are facing charges after police said they spray painted racist and anti-Semitic graffiti in Northern Westchester. The graffiti was discovered on Croton Dam Road under a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Yorktown on Saturday, May 21, according to an announcement from town officials.  The three suspects, who are all from Croton-on-Hudson, were charged with criminal mischief and criminal impersonation, officials said on Wednesday, June 8. Authorities said one of the teens, whose identity was not released, is 18 years old and was charged as an adult. The other two are juve…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Threatened To Kill White People In NY, Start 'Race War,' Police Say Man Threatened To Kill White People In NY, Start 'Race War,' Police Say
Man Threatened To Kill White People In NY, Start 'Race War,' Police Say A man who allegedly threatened to start a “race war” in New York is behind bars. Long Island resident Julien Henriquez, age 30, of Medford, was upset about service he had received at a local business in April 2022 when he called the company and threatened to kill white people in a race war, according to Suffolk County Police. Investigators did not name the business that was threatened. Henriquez was arrested at his home on Jamaica Avenue Friday, May 27, following an investigation by the Suffolk County Police Hate Crime Unit. He was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment as a ha…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says
Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says Updated story: Teen Placed On Home Confinement For Threatening Shooting At Bellport HS A teenage student has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to commit a mass shooting at a New York school. On Long Island, the 16-year-old student of Bellport High School was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Thursday, May 27 at his home in Bellport. The student, whose name has not been released due to his age, was arrested after police received multiple 911 calls when he allegedly posted the threat on his “Bellport Scholars” Instagram page, said Suffolk County…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Person At Park In Hudson Valley A Northern Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a person at an area park. The incident took place in Yorktown around 1:30 p.m., on Friday, April 29 at DeVito Memorial Park. Sidney M. Russ, age 50, of Yorktown Heights, was arrested after officers responded to 345 Kear St. for a report of an aggravated harassment complaint, said the Yorktown Police. Following an investigation at the scene, it is alleged that Russ placed the victim in fear by threatening to kill them, police said. Officers on patrol located Russ at the DeVito Memorial Park, where the victim ide…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Area Man Charged With Threatening To Kill County Police Officer Area Man Charged With Threatening To Kill County Police Officer
Area Man Charged With Threatening To Kill County Police Officer A 20-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly threatening to kill a Westchester County police officer, authorities announced. Yonkers resident Hector Gonzalez was charged with aggravated harassment following his arrest on Thursday, Jan. 20 for making the alleged threat after tracking down an officer's contact information. According to police, Gonzalez is accused of obtaining the officer’s cell phone number and making an anonymous call on Sunday, Jan. 16 to threaten the officer’s life while also referencing his family.  A spokesman for the department noted that Westchester County …

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by Zak Failla
News
Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder
Woman Admits To Hate Crime For Harassing Area Family Whose Child Had Rare Disorder A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment as a hate crime in connection to threatening a Hudson Valley family whose child has a rare genetic disease. Krista Sewell of Melville, in Suffolk County, entered the guilty plea on Friday, Feb. 5, in Ulster County. In pleading guilty, Sewell admitted to sending electronic messages and a letter to a local Ulster County family harassing and threatening their infant daughter who has the rare genetic skin condition harlequin ichthyosis, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. Sewell was arrested for the crime in late 20…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Criminal Contempt, Aggravated Harassment Man Wanted For Criminal Contempt, Aggravated Harassment
Man Wanted For Criminal Contempt, Aggravated Harassment A Hudson Valley man who violated an order of protection is wanted by New York State Police. Joseph Pasqualina, 24, is wanted by New York State Police and the Town of Hyde Park Justice Court on charges that include criminal contempt and aggravated harassment following multiple incidents in Dutchess County. Pasqualina, of Hyde Park, was arrested in 2016 following a complaint from a Rhinebeck resident who reported that he was sending text messages in violation of a court order. The New York State Department of Parole and Community Supervision was contacted when troopers learned that Pasqualin…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Teen Charged With Rape, Attempted Strangulation Of 19-Year-Old Girl, Police Say Teen Charged With Rape, Attempted Strangulation Of 19-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
Teen Charged With Rape, Attempted Strangulation Of 19-Year-Old Girl, Police Say A teen was arrested for allegedly raping and attempting to strangle a 19-year-old woman. Devon Austin Payne, of Cragsmoor in Ulster County, was arrested by Town of Montgomery Police following an investigation into the Wednesday, Nov. 6, sexual assault, said Town of Montgomery Police Investigator Stephen Ragni. Payne was charged with felony rape, felony strangulation, aggravated harassment, stalking, assault, and unlawful imprisonment, police said.  He was arraigned in the Town of Montgomery Court and remanded to the Orange County Jail. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Violating Order Of Protection In Area Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Violating Order Of Protection In Area
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Violating Order Of Protection In Area A Hudson Valley man who violated an order of protection is wanted by New York State Police. Joseph Pasqualina, 24, is wanted by New York State Police and the Town of Rhinebeck Court on charges hat include criminal contempt and aggravated harassment following multiple incidents in Dutchess County. Pasqualina, of Hyde Park, was arrested in 2016 following a complaint from a Rhinebeck resident who reported that he was sending text messages in violation of a court order. The New York State Department of Parole and Community Supervision was contacted when troopers learned that Pasqualina was re…

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by Zak Failla
News
Man To Be Charged In Brutal Stabbing Case In Rockland Man To Be Charged In Brutal Stabbing Case In Rockland
Man To Be Charged In Brutal Stabbing Case In Rockland A 23-year-old man is scheduled to be charged with felony attempted murder and numerous charges in connection with a violent attack on a Haverstraw woman who was stabbed 23 times. During an arraignment on Tuesday, May 21, Anthony Russell of the Bronx will be charged with attempted murder, assault, two counts of aggravated criminal contempt and aggravated harassment, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. The stabbing was uncovered around 11:20 a.m., Monday, April 29, when the Haverstraw Police responded to the parking at 35 South Route 9W in West Haverstraw for a repor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Man Threatens To Kill Woman At Park In Westchester Racial Incident Police: Man Threatens To Kill Woman At Park In Westchester Racial Incident
Police: Man Threatens To Kill Woman At Park In Westchester Racial Incident A 47-year-old man is behind bars after police say he threatened to kill a woman because of her race at a park in Northern Westchester. The incident occurred on Wednesday, March 27 at Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Park in Yorktown Heights. Yorktown Police say they received a walk-in aggravated harassment complaint at police headquarters from the woman who had been walking on the track at the park. After an investigation, police say they identified Sidney M. Russ of Yorktown Heights as the suspect. It was alleged by the victim that Russ followed and threatened to kill the woman based on her r…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Video: Pearl River Woman Facing New Charges After Racial Rant On Bus Video: Pearl River Woman Facing New Charges After Racial Rant On Bus
Video: Pearl River Woman Facing New Charges After Racial Rant On Bus A Rockland County woman who threatened passengers on a TOR bus with racially charged insults and one physical attack with the video of the incident going viral is now facing new charges from the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Anne Marie Messiano, 57, of Pearl River, was arrested Thursday afternoon following an investigation into the incident that took place on Saturday, June 30, said Chief William Barbera of the Sheriff's Office. The incident took place around 5 p.m. on Bus #235 along Route 92, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Executive Ed Day. The woman can be seen on a vi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Former Rockland Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat Former Rockland Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat
Former Rockland Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat A man on parole was arrested for making terroristic threats toward the Rockland County Clerk's office, according to Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco. Kim Vasquez, 37, of Austin, Texas, was nabbed Friday, March 9, in Congers after a warrant was put out for his arrest for making the threats through the clerk's website, said Det. Lt. Ted Brovarski.  At the time Vasquez was making the threats he was on parole in New York, with his supervision being monitored by the state of Texas due to his relocating to Austin, said Brovarski.  An investigation into the threats revealed that not only did h…

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by Kathy Reakes