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DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say
DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say A 23-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license after crashing her car in the region, police said. Ulster County resident Rosa M. Morales, of Lake Katrine, was charged on Thursday, Aug. 31 in the town of Esopus. According to Ulster County Sheriff's Sgt. Collin Reynolds, around 6:30 p.m. deputies responded to a one-car rollover crash on Mill Brook Drive. An investigation found that Morales was driving in an intoxicated condition and struck an embankment which caused the car to overturn, Reynolds said. It was also discovered that Morales was driving with…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After 500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant, Police Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After 500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant, Police
Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After 500 Gallons Of Cooking Oil Stolen From Restaurant, Police Two New York men have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than 500 gallons of used cooking oil at a Connecticut restaurant. The men, both from Westchester County, were stopped in Litchfield County in Harwinton around 5:45 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 12. According to Connecticut State Police, the duo, identified as Yonkers residents Jeyson Santiago, age 25, and Isaac Then, age 25, were stopped after troopers received a 911 call regarding a suspicious vehicle parked near a restaurant in Harwinton. Troopers located the vehicle fleeing the scene, but were able to stop it on Route 8. Troopers de…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman In Crash Accused Of Heroin Possession, Evidence Tampering Woman In Crash Accused Of Heroin Possession, Evidence Tampering
Woman In Crash Accused Of Heroin Possession, Evidence Tampering Police report the arrest of a Northern Westchester resident, for tampering with evidence after allegedly being caught with heroin following a vehicle crash. Brooke Tschudy, age 28, of Yorktown, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 21 after officers were dispatched to Oakside Road.  An investigation by Yorktown Police found that Tschudy was driving while her privilege to do so was suspended for failing to answer a summons and for possession of heroin, police said. The investigation also found that she allegedly tampered with physical evidence during the incident. Tschudy was charged with: …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed With Drugs After Acting 'Suspiciously' In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed With Drugs After Acting 'Suspiciously' In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Drugs After Acting 'Suspiciously' In Area, Police Say A 32-year-old man was arrested after police responded to a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of an area shop. Joshua Allen, of Albany, was arrested around 8:20 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, at Stewart’s Shop in Saugerties, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. Allen was arrested after police searched his vehicle officers, including a K-9 officer, allegedly found several glassine packets containing a narcotic drug in addition to hypodermics and other drug paraphernalia, Sinagra said.  Allen was charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving witho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Spring Valley Man Caught Stealing From ShopRite In Stony Point, Police Say Spring Valley Man Caught Stealing From ShopRite In Stony Point, Police Say
Spring Valley Man Caught Stealing From ShopRite In Stony Point, Police Say A 29-year-old man was allegedly caught stealing from the ShopRite store in Stony Point. Kevin Michel, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Friday, Sept. 6, after Stony Point police received a report of a man shoplifting in ShopRite, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel J Hylas. According to police, Michel was observed leaving the store with a handbasket containing stolen merchandise and then entered a vehicle. Officers were able to stop the vehicle and Michel was found to have a suspended driver's license, Hylas said. Inside, officers found the alleged stolen merchandise from the store, h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Caught Picking Up 531 Grams Of Mailed Cocaine, Police Say Man Caught Picking Up 531 Grams Of Mailed Cocaine, Police Say
Man Caught Picking Up 531 Grams Of Mailed Cocaine, Police Say A 31-year-old man was arrested after police were able to intercept a package filled with drugs with the help of U.S. Postal officials. The incident took place on Monday, May 13, when the City of Newburgh Police Department received information from the U.S. Postal Service that they intercepted a package for delivery to an address within the City of Newburgh which was believed to contain illegal narcotics, said City of Newburgh Police Sgt. Christopher Lahar. City of Newburgh officers set-up surveillance and watched as an individual, later identified as Randy Montero, 31, o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Man In Stolen Vehicle Arrested Following Chase, Police Say Orange County Man In Stolen Vehicle Arrested Following Chase, Police Say
Orange County Man In Stolen Vehicle Arrested Following Chase, Police Say A 20-year-old man is being at the Westchester County Jail after taking police on a chase by car and foot, said the New York State Police. The incident began around 5:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 23,  when Simeon A. Sanders, of Middletown, refused to stop when troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 on East Main Street in the town of Cortlandt after being advised the vehicle was stolen and in the area, said Trooper AJ Hicks. He then led troopers on a vehicle pursuit which ended near 1821 East Main Street due to a ruptured tire. The suspect vehicle str…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Who Drove Towards Cops Flees Before Getting Caught After Route 9W Crash, Police Said Woman Who Drove Towards Cops Flees Before Getting Caught After Route 9W Crash, Police Said
Woman Who Drove Towards Cops Flees Before Getting Caught After Route 9W Crash, Police Said A woman who allegedly drove towards police officers and fled before crashing following a domestic dispute was arrested in Newburgh. The incident took place around 5:23 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, after City of Newburgh officers responded to an address on Benkard Avenue for a domestic dispute, said City of New Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Once on the scene, officers separated a man and woman fighting and during the investigation determined that no crime had been committed.  The woman, Odarly Rodriguez-Reyes, 23, of Newburgh, became upset and began to leave the area towards a m…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Woman Busted On Heroin Charges After Traffic Stop Area Woman Busted On Heroin Charges After Traffic Stop
Area Woman Busted On Heroin Charges After Traffic Stop A Walden woman who was stopped for failing to signal a turn not only was driving an unregistered vehicle without a license – she was also carrying heroin, police in New Jersey said. Police said they busted Tanja Strickland, 28, on charges of having the drugs, along with paraphernalia and a hypodermic needle after stopping her car just off Route 208 in Fair Lawn – an hour or so drive from her home. They said they also gave her summonses for failing to signal a turn, operating an unregistered vehicle and driving while on the suspended list.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockland Man Nabbed With Pills, No License, Police Say Rockland Man Nabbed With Pills, No License, Police Say
Rockland Man Nabbed With Pills, No License, Police Say A 54-year-old area man was arrested for alleged possession of drugs after being stopped for an unsecured license plate.  Eric Halstead, of Tomkins Cove, was arrested Friday, Aug. 10 when a Stony Point Police officer stopped him on Bayview Drive after noticing an unsecured rear license plate, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Upon further investigation, police found that Halstead was driving with a revoked license and was in possession of 8.5 alprazolam pills, which were located in an unmarked pill bottle, Hylas said. Halstead was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and driving …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License
Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License A Haverstraw man was nailed with driving without a license and a required alcohol interlock device after being stopped for numerous traffic violations, according to the Orangetown Police. Jonathan Reyes-Santos, 27, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. Monday after being stopped on North Highland Avenue in Nyack police said. During the stop, officers discovered that Reyes-Santos was driving without a license that had been suspended four times. He was also in possession of marijuana and didn't have a required alcohol interlock device, police said. He was charged again aggravated unlicensed operatio…

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by Kathy Reakes