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Man, 32, Threatens Victim With Gun Over Parking Space Argument In Hudson Valley: Police
A 32-year-old man was arrested after police said he threatened another person with a handgun during an argument over a parking space at an Orange County apartment complex. The incident happened a little after 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, at the Sunrise Gardens Apartment Complex on Fortune Road West in the Town of Wallkill, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced on Wednesday, June 10. Officers responded to the complex after reports of a disturbance involving a firearm. Investigators then interviewed the victim and a witness who told police that an argument had erupted over a p…
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Woman Who Barged Into Ex's Apartment, Held Family At Gunpoint In Westchester Is Convicted
A 36-year-old woman has been convicted on all counts after prosecutors said she forced her way into her ex-girlfriend’s Westchester County apartment while armed with a loaded handgun and threatened several of her family members. Brooke Manderson, 36, was found guilty by a Westchester County jury on Wednesday, May 27, of three counts of first-degree burglary, three counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of second-degree menacing, and one count of third-degree menacing, according to the Westches…
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Off-Duty State Trooper Shoots Teen During Carjacking Attempt In Westchester
A 17-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot by an off-duty New York State Trooper during an attempted carjacking at a Westchester County gas station, police said. The incident unfolded in Yonkers at around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, at a Mobil station on Kimball Avenue, the Yonkers Police Department said on Monday, April 27. Authorities said the trooper, a female member of Troop NYC, was refueling her vehicle when the teen approached her, took out a knife, and got into the driver’s seat of her car. The trooper then fired a single shot from her off-duty firearm, striking …
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Driver In Domestic Incident Hit By Car While Fleeing Cops On I-684, Police Say In New Update
Police have released details and filed charges against a Westchester man in a domestic incident and related crash that closed I-684 for hours on Tuesday, March 17. Investigators determined that John Kijek, 59, of Bedford Hills, was driving a 2025 Land Rover south when he stopped in a U-turn area of the highway, where a female got out at approximately 11:50 a.m., New York State Police said. As a trooper arrived and began investigating, Kijek fled on foot, running across the northbound lanes near mile marker 15.8, authorities said. While attempting to cross, he was struck by a 2015 Honda Odys…
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Father-Son Duo Threaten Neighbor With Machete, Use Woman To Lure Him Out In Westchester: DA
A father and son are facing a long list of charges after prosecutors say they repeatedly threatened a woman and a neighbor with a loaded gun and a machete during a violent dispute in Westchester County. New Rochelle residents Donald Thomas, age 47, and Sincere Thomas, age 25, were arraigned Tuesday morning, Feb. 17, in Westchester County Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Prosecutors allege the violence began on Jan. 13 after a dispute with a neighbor. According to charging documents, Donald Thomas punched his partner …
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Teen Tries Igniting Central Hudson Worker's Vehicle, Threatens Them In NY: Cops
A 19-year-old man was arrested after police say he threatened a Central Hudson employee and attempted to ignite the worker’s vehicle in Orange County. Officers were called to 24 South Miller St. in the City of Newburgh at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, for a report of a disorderly man harassing a utility worker. When police arrived, they found both the Central Hudson employee and the suspect at the scene, City of Newburgh Chief of Staff Mike Neppl said on Wednesday, Dec. 3. An investigation revealed that the suspect, 19-year-old Jerson Perez-Sanchez of Newburgh, allegedly he…
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Man Thought He Was Leaving Bar With Date, Instead Led Into Gunpoint Robbery In NY:
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Three people have been arrested after an Orange County woman lured a victim into a car where he was robbed at gunpoint in Rockland County, police announced. Police learned of the incident at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, when troopers responded to a report of an armed robbery on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway near Exit 10 in New City, New York State Police said on Monday, Nov. 17. According to investigators, the 21-year-old victim told troopers he had just left The Bridge Sports Bar & Lounge at 94 Main St. in Nyack with a woman he met inside, later iden…
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Man Accused Of Slashing Victim's Neck With Knife At Motel In NY: Police
A man was arrested after police said he slashed another man’s neck during an assault at an Orange County motel. The events leading to the arrest began on Sunday, Sept. 21, at around 9 a.m., when Town of Newburgh Police responded to the Super 8 Motel at 1287 Route 300 for a report of an injured man, the department said on Monday, Sept. 22. Officers arrived to find a 40-year-old victim with a neck laceration. Police said the injury was caused by an assault involving a knife at the motel. The victim was treated at the scene before being taken by Town of Newburgh EMS to Montefiore …
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Menacing Call Ends With Loaded AR Pistol Arrest In NY: Police
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Dutchess County after police said he was found carrying a loaded AR-style pistol following a menacing complaint. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 19, at around 4:45 p.m. in the City of Poughkeepsie, when authorities received a report of a man threatening someone with a gun near 240 Main St., the city's police department said. Officers arrived and quickly found a suspect matching the description. Police said the man, identified as Jordan S. Lopez, was carrying a loaded 5.56-caliber Del-Tan Inc. DTI-15 AR pistol. Lopez was arrested and char…
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Carjacker Set Trap Before Stealing Woman's Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A 27-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly carjacking a woman in the Hudson Valley. The Ulster County incident happened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, on Oak Crest Drive in Highland, according to the Town of Lloyd Police. A woman told investigators that she was driving when she encountered a fallen tree across the roadway. A man then approached her car, threatened her by saying he had a gun, and forced her out before fleeing in her car, police said. The victim was not injured. About 30 minutes later, officers spotted the vehicle in the City of Kingston and Town of Ul…
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'I Have A Gun':
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Detective Points Gun At Teens In Westchester Road Rage Incident, DA Says
An off-duty NYPD detective from Putnam County was arrested after allegedly pointing a loaded gun at three teenagers during a road rage incident, prosecutors said. John O’Connell, age 36, of Patterson in Putnam County, was charged with menacing, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the incident, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The incident happened in Somers on Thursday, Aug. 28, at around 8:30 p.m. Three 16-year-olds from Westchester and Putnam counties were driving east on Rou…
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Armed Man Holds Up Gas Station In NY, Charged As Fugitive: Police
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing multiple charges after allegedly robbing a Hudson Valley, NY gas station at gunpoint and being found with an illegally possessed assault rifle, authorities said. The incident happened in Orange County around 6:16 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, when Connor J. Derrick, of the Lackawanna County borough of Archbald, entered the Sunoco station at 2 Ben Gilman Way in the Town of Wallkill, New York State Police said on Friday, Aug. 15. Investigators said Derrick approached the clerk, took out a gun, and demanded cash from the register before fleeing on fo…
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Man Points Gun At Group Of Kids During Street Fight Near School In NY, Police Say
A 25-year-old man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a group of youth during a street fight in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, near Mansion Street and Bement Avenue, near the Warring Elementary School, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Friday, Aug. 15. Officers were told a gun had been shown during the altercation before the suspect fled in a vehicle, police said. Soon after, patrol officers found a vehicle matching the suspect’s description and pulled it over, d…
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Man Fires Shotgun At Woman's Vehicle During Confrontation In NY Driveway: Police
A man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly firing a shotgun at a woman’s vehicle in Orange County, police said. The incident happened around 12:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, when troopers responded to a harassment complaint on County Road 12 in the Town of Wawayanda, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Aug. 12. According to investigators, a 60-year-old woman had been retrieving mail from her residence and drove up the driveway to turn around. At the top of the driveway, she was confronted by the residents, identified as 35-year-old James M. Blake and a 32-year-old …
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Duo Ambushes, Stabs Victim Outside Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
Two men are facing serious charges after ambushing and stabbing a victim outside a Hudson Valley home, police said. The alleged attack happened just after midnight Tuesday, July 29, at a residence on Higgins Trail in Monroe, according to New York State Police. Josue Huilca-Rea, 20, and Jony David Perez-Sanchez, 26, waited at the victim’s residence and physically attacked them when they arrived, stabbing the victim with a knife outside the home, police said. The victim was initially taken to Aizer Health Center before being transferred by Kiryas Joel EMS to Garnet Health Medical Center. The…
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13 Arrested At Illegal Fight Club On Long Island: Police
An unauthorized brawl in Shirley may have echoed the underground mayhem of Fight Club, the cult classic by author Chuck Palahniuk — but in Suffolk County unlawful fighting is no fiction, but police made it clear that it won’t be tolerated. Thirteen people were arrested after a scuffle broke out at a so-called fight club event on Sunday, July 20 around 6 p.m. at 20 Frances Landau Place, police announced on Monday, July 21. Seventh Precinct officers were responding to reports of possible shots fired when they arrived to find a chaotic scene. Investigators say one person fired a blank gun, str…
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Long Island Man Assaults
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Worker, Then Kicks Hospital Wall, Cops Say
A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a PSEG worker, then caused damage to a hospital wall while in custody, Nassau County Police said. The incident happened on Saturday, July 19, at 11:03 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue near Marina Pointe Drive in East Rockaway, detectives from the Fourth Squad said in an arrest report. According to police, the victim, a 61-year-old male PSEG employee working as an Environmental Engineer, was on site investigating hazardous materials when he was approached by a man later identified as John A. Spears, 33, of Lynbrook. “A verbal argument ensue…
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Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say
A late-night food delivery nearly turned into a horror movie in a small New York town. Troopers in Albany County responded to a New Scotland residence shortly before midnight Sunday, June 29, for reports that a hatchet-wielding man was attacking a delivery driver, according to New York State Police. The driver had unknowingly arrived at the wrong house while trying to deliver food around 11:50 p.m. when Paul Byron, 43, stormed out of his home carrying a hatchet, police said. As the driver sat in their vehicle attempting to explain the mix-up, Byron threatened them with the weapon, accordin…
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Gun Pulled In Chainsaw Argument In NY: Man Gets Menacing Charge, Police Say
A chainsaw-related dispute in Dutchess County ended with a man facing weapons charges after allegedly threatening another person with a handgun, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, July 3 around 7:13 p.m. on Long Dock Road in the town of Rhinebeck, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 7. Police said the confrontation began as an argument between two people over the use of a chainsaw to cut trees. During the altercation, 55-year-old Joseph Z. Dalu of Rhinebeck allegedly pulled out a black handgun and racked the weapon while threatening the other person, according…
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Man Robs Gas Station At Gunpoint, Flees With $2.5K In Cash In NY: Police
An armed robbery at a Dutchess County gas station ended with a major arrest thanks to what police called a swift and thorough investigation. Dalton J. Desimone, 33, of Florida, was taken into custody on Sunday, June 29, after allegedly robbing a Sunoco Gas Station in Hyde Park just three days earlier, the Town of Hyde Park Police Department announced. The robbery happened around 10:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at the Sunoco station at 4299 Albany Post Rd. Police said Desimone entered the store, took out what appeared to be a black handgun, and demanded cash. He then took off in a…
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DA Drops Attempted Murder Charge In Knife Attack On US Attorney Near NY Capitol
The man accused of chasing a US Attorney with a knife near the New York State Capitol will not face attempted murder charges. Saul Morales-Garcia will instead face reduced charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, a spokesperson for the Albany County District Attorney’s Office told Daily Voice, citing video surveillance footage and other evidence. “A fair reading of the evidence and controlling case law informs that this incident did not rise to the level of attempted murder,” Albany County DA Lee Kindlon said in a statement. He noted that US Attorney John Sarcone, the allege…
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Teens Targeted Victims Through Dating App In Violent HV Robbery Scheme: Police
Two 19-year-old men face a long list of charges — many as hate crimes — after allegedly luring victims through a dating app and attacking them in a Rockland County park, police said. The arrests followed a detailed investigation by the Ramapo Police Department, which uncovered a disturbing pattern of threats, intimidation, and armed robberies, the department announced on Friday, June 20. According to police, the two suspects, one from Flushing, Queens, and one from Monsey, used a dating app to lure victims to a children’s park in the Village of Wesley Hills during the late night and e…
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US Attorney Almost Murdered By Previously Deported Felon Outside Albany Hotel, DA Says
A man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to attack US Attorney John Sarcone in upstate New York. Saul Morales-Garcia, 41, was arraigned in Albany County Court on Wednesday, June 18, hours after he allegedly attacked Sarcone, the US Attorney for the Northern District of New York, outside an Albany hotel, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told Daily Voice. Morales-Garcia, who is in the country illegally, made aggressive advances toward Sarcone with a knife and motioned as if suggesting he would cut Sarcone’s throat, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple told…
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Cops Storm Apartment After Menacing Incident In Westchester: Suspect Caught, Police Say
A suspect accused of menacing was arrested after fleeing into a Westchester apartment, sparking a tense police response, officials said. The incident happened in Mount Vernon around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9 on the 100 block of South 11th Avenue, Mount Vernon city officials said on Tuesday, June 10. Responding officers found the suspect had entered a nearby residence and secured the area “out of an abundance of caution." After obtaining a search warrant, officers entered the apartment and took the suspect into custody without incident, police said. They were arrested for menacing. T…
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Man Nearly Crashes Into Ex's Car, Stalks, Menaces Her In Westchester:
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A 39-year-old man is facing multiple charges after allegedly violating an order of protection by stalking and harassing his ex-girlfriend in Westchester and nearly crashing his car into her vehicle, police announced. Croton-on-Hudson resident Ralph V. Sedlmayer was arrested following an investigation into the alleged violations, New York State Police said on Tuesday, May 13. The case began on Monday, April 28, when the victim reported a near-collision involving a vehicle driven by someone who resembled her ex-boyfriend, Sedlmayer. The victim had an active order of protectio…
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TASER Device Stops Knife-Wielding Man Threatening Himself, Sister In Westchester: Police
A violent incident in Westchester ended safely after police used a TASER device on a knife-wielding man who was threatening his sister and officers, authorities said. The incident happened around 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, when Village of Mamaroneck Police responded to a home for a report of a drunk man armed with a knife, the department announced Tuesday, May 6. The caller, a 26-year-old woman, told police she had locked herself in a room because her 28-year-old brother, identified as Jorge Cerna of Mamaroneck, was acting violently and wouldn't let her leave, according to the departmen…
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Chainsaw-Wielding Man In Clown Mask Tackled After NY Neighborhood Scare: Police
A New York neighborhood turned into a scene out of a horror movie when a man wearing a clown mask and carrying a chainsaw was confronted and tackled to the ground, police said. The Albany County incident happened in Cohoes, outside a residence on Lancaster Street near Newark Street, at around 2:40 p.m. Thursday, May 1. Craig Wolcott, 34, was spotted looking into people’s cars in the area, a Cohoes Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. When a resident stepped outside and asked what he was doing, Wolcott approached the man before the resident tackled him to the ground. Officers quickly res…
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Man Pulls Knife On Child, Victim At Hampton Inn In Hudson Valley:
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A Brooklyn man is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening a guest and a child with a knife during a confrontation at a Dutchess County Hampton Inn, police announced. Joseph L. Sanchez, 39, was arrested on Sunday, April 6, following an investigation into a reported disturbance at the Hampton Inn in the Village of Fishkill the previous evening, New York State Police said on Monday, April 7. Troopers responded to the hotel on Saturday, April 5, after receiving a report that a man had threatened another guest with a knife. Investigators say Sanchez had been involved…
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Brutal Dog Killing: Man Grabbed Pet By Neck, Threw It Into Street In Westchester, DA Says
A man has been indicted for the violent killing of a small Shih Tzu dog in a shocking act of animal cruelty that took place in Westchester in late 2024, prosecutors announced. Valhalla resident Cory Eulin, 41, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, April 1, on charges stemming from the Dec. 19, 2024, incident, which happened in Greenburgh, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, April 3. According to District Attorney Susan Cacace, around 3:45 p.m. on the day of the incident, Eulin allegedly grabbed the small dog by the neck …
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Road Rage: Man Points Gun At Victim, Calls Him Racial Slur In Yorktown, Police Say
A Putnam County man faces charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at another driver while calling him a racial slur in Westchester, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident in Yorktown at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when New York State Police relayed a report about a road rage incident in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Officers determined that the altercation had taken place on Route 6, but both people involved were found in the area of 302 Somers Commons. According to the victim’s report, Mahopac resident James P. Brown, age 59, …
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Man Pulls Knife On Female Employee During Altercation At Hudson Valley Restaurant: Police
A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening a restaurant employee with a knife during an altercation at a Hudson Valley business, police said. The incident happened in Dutchess County on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at around 7:45 p.m. at Cancun’s Mexican Restaurant on South Broadway in Red Hook, the Red Hook Police Department announced on Thursday, Feb. 20. According to police, witnesses said a man entered the restaurant and got into a heated verbal altercation with a female employee, which escalated when he allegedly displayed a knife and made threats against her. Both the man an…
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