Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In Westchester: Suspect Burned, Police Say Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In Westchester: Suspect Burned, Police Say
Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In Westchester: Suspect Burned, Police Say A suspicious hotel room fire at a Residence Inn in Westchester uncovered a clandestine drug lab and led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man, police said.  The blaze happened on Sunday, April 6, at the Residence Inn by Marriott in New Rochelle at 35 LeCount Pl., where the New Rochelle Fire Department responded to a fire on the seventh floor at around 9:20 p.m., according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  Although the hotel’s fire suppression system successfully contained the blaze, it caused significant flooding throughout the floor, Coyne said.  Coyne als…
Loaded Handgun Found In Carry-On Bag At Westchester County Airport: CT Man Arrested Loaded Handgun Found In Carry-On Bag At Westchester County Airport: CT Man Arrested
Loaded Handgun Found In Carry-On Bag At Westchester County Airport: CT Man Arrested A Fairfield County man was arrested at Westchester County Airport after TSA officers discovered a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at the security checkpoint, officials said.  The incident occurred on Sunday, March 30, and marks the first firearm intercepted at the airport this year, according to the Transportation Security Administration.  TSA officers detected the 9mm handgun, which was packed with a magazine containing 10 bullets, during routine screening. The Westchester County Police Department was immediately contacted and responded quickly to confiscate the weapon and arr…
$1.4K CVS Theft: Duo Stole From Westchester Store, Caught Days Later, Police Say $1.4K CVS Theft: Duo Stole From Westchester Store, Caught Days Later, Police Say
$1.4K CVS Theft: Duo Stole From Westchester Store, Caught Days Later, Police Say Two suspects, including one with an active arrest warrant out of New Jersey, have both been arrested in connection with the theft of over $1,400 worth of merchandise from a CVS in Northern Westchester, police said.  Brandon Andres Montes Riano, age 23, of Brooklyn, and Yaneth Marcela Ortiz Trujillo, age 35, of Queens, were both charged in connection with the theft, which happened at the CVS at 2000 Commerce St. in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Tuesday, April 1.  The charges stem from an investigation into a larceny at the CVS store on Thursday, March 20, wh…
Drug Dealer Busted With Sawed-Off Shotgun In Hudson Valley: Police Drug Dealer Busted With Sawed-Off Shotgun In Hudson Valley: Police
Drug Dealer Busted With Sawed-Off Shotgun In Hudson Valley: Police A months-long investigation into drug activity at a Dutchess County apartment complex led to the arrest of a 41-year-old accused narcotics dealer, authorities said.  Luke M. Grady, a resident of High View Estates at 26 Cooper Rd. in the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Tuesday, March 26, following a year-long investigation by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, officials announced on Friday, March 28.  Grady was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, after agents made multiple undercover drug purchases from him…
Drive-By Shooting Death: Fourth Suspect Caught Years After Hudson Valley Murder, Police Say Drive-By Shooting Death: Fourth Suspect Caught Years After Hudson Valley Murder, Police Say
Drive-By Shooting Death: Fourth Suspect Caught Years After Hudson Valley Murder, Police Say Nearly three years after a man was gunned down in a Dutchess County housing complex, police have arrested a fourth suspect who they allege was the mastermind behind the killing.   On Tuesday, March 25, Beacon Police, with assistance from the Dutchess County Drug Task Force and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Drone Unit, arrested Jarrell Brown, 32, of Beacon, in connection with the 2022 drive-by murder of Lionel Pittman, Police Chief Thomas Figlia announced on Wednesday, March 26. Brown was taken into custody on an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder (contract…
Man Slashed In Face With Scalpel Near Westchester Gas Station: 1 Caught, 1 At Large, Cops Say Man Slashed In Face With Scalpel Near Westchester Gas Station: 1 Caught, 1 At Large, Cops Say
Man Slashed In Face With Scalpel Near Westchester Gas Station: 1 Caught, 1 At Large, Cops Say A 29-year-old man was arrested after allegedly slashing a victim in the face with a scalpel during a fight at a Westchester gas station, police said.  The attack happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday, March 24, near the gas station at Main Street and Woodland Avenue in New Rochelle, according to the New Rochelle Police Department. Officers found a 27-year-old man with a severe facial injury. He told police he had just left the Drake Main Café and was walking home when he got into an argument with two men entering the gas station. The argument turned violent, and one of the men slashed him …
Mini Cooper Stolen From Auto Shop Found At Wendy's In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say Mini Cooper Stolen From Auto Shop Found At Wendy's In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say
Mini Cooper Stolen From Auto Shop Found At Wendy's In Hudson Valley: Suspect Caught, Police Say A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of two vehicles from a local business, including one found at a Wendy's restaurant in Dutchess County, authorities announced. Poughkeepsie William R. Vanderlinden was taken into custody after a police investigation linked him to the burglary of Auto Warehouse on South Road in Poughkeepsie, where a pickup truck and Mini Cooper were stolen, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Friday, March 21.  The case began on Monday, March 10, at around 9:17 a.m., when officers responded to Auto Warehouse for a burgla…
Heartless Woman Drowned Dog In Airport Bathroom Because He Wasn't Allowed On Flight: Report Heartless Woman Drowned Dog In Airport Bathroom Because He Wasn't Allowed On Flight: Report
Heartless Woman Drowned Dog In Airport Bathroom Because He Wasn't Allowed On Flight: Report A Florida woman was arrested after authorities say she abandoned and killed her dog inside a bathroom trash can at Orlando International Airport late last year. Alison Agatha Lawrence was taken into custody in Lake County earlier this week on a charge of aggravated animal cruelty, a third-degree felony, according to the Orlando Police Department. Officers responded to a women’s restroom in the pre-security area of the airport on Dec. 16, 2024, after an employee found a dead animal, police said. Following an investigation, authorities determined that Lawrence was at the airport with her dog…
Stranger Brutally Beats Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight Attack At NY Bus Stop: Police Stranger Brutally Beats Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight Attack At NY Bus Stop: Police
Stranger Brutally Beats Elderly Woman In Broad Daylight Attack At NY Bus Stop: Police A New Jersey woman is accused of brutally assaulting an elderly woman as she waited at a New York bus stop. Dalisa Wormack, 40, of Newark, was arrested following the attack near Northern Boulevard and Maple Street in Manhasset on Wednesday, March 19, Nassau County Police said. A 76-year-old woman was seated on a bus stop bench shortly after 1 p.m., waiting for a bus, when Wormack punched her numerous times with a closed fist, according to police. Two good Samaritans came to the victim's aid and stopped the attack. The victim was taken to the hospital with fractured ribs, as well …
Violent Gas Station Assault: Victim's Son, Suspect Arrested In Westchester, Police Say Violent Gas Station Assault: Victim's Son, Suspect Arrested In Westchester, Police Say
Violent Gas Station Assault: Victim's Son, Suspect Arrested In Westchester, Police Say A violent altercation at a Westchester gas station left one man hospitalized with a head injury and resulted in the arrest of two people, including the victim's son, police said. The incident unfolded on Saturday, March 15, at around 6:30 p.m., at a gas station located at the intersection of North Avenue and Lincoln Avenue, the New Rochelle Police Department announced on Wednesday, March 19. When officers arrived, they stopped a gray Subaru trying to leave the station onto North Avenue. Inside, they found the driver suffering from a serious head injury. The victim told police he had been st…
Dunkin' Customer Exposed Genitals To Employee In NY Drive Thru, Police Say Dunkin' Customer Exposed Genitals To Employee In NY Drive Thru, Police Say
Dunkin' Customer Exposed Genitals To Employee In NY Drive Thru, Police Say A 26-year-old man is accused of exposing his genitals to a Dunkin’ Donuts employee in upstate New York. Montgomery County resident Zachary Weber, of Fort Plain, was arrested Monday, March 17, on an active warrant issued by the Town of Palatine Court. It came a week after employees at a Dunkin’ Donuts store in Palatine Bridge called police reporting that a male drive-thru customer had exposed himself to a worker on Tuesday, March 11, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Officials said. An investigation found that Weber had in fact shown up to the Dunkin’ drive-thru and exposed himself “in a lewd man…
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…