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Unlawfully fleeing a police officer

Man Baits Cops Into Chasing Him, Caught When Engine Seizes In Northern Westchester: Police Man Baits Cops Into Chasing Him, Caught When Engine Seizes In Northern Westchester: Police
Man Baits Cops Into Chasing Him, Caught When Engine Seizes In Northern Westchester: Police An 18-year-old man is facing the music after taunting officers and instigating them into chasing him across multiple counties in the Hudson Valley before he was eventually caught thanks to a seized engine, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, March 23 around 9 p.m., when two officers from the Carmel Police Department were assigned to a traffic detail at a large gathering in Putnam County on Route 6 in Mahopac.  While the two officers were helping pedestrians and vehicles leave the area, an 18-year-old Northern Westchester man driving a "souped‐up" blue Dodge Challenger…
Man Accused Of Beating Woman, Taking Police On Pursuit In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Beating Woman, Taking Police On Pursuit In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Beating Woman, Taking Police On Pursuit In Hudson Valley A man has been charged in connection with the alleged violent beating of a woman and then taking deputies on a pursuit in the Hudson Valley. Ulster County resident, Matthew A. Dequarto, age 23, of Rosendale, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16, for the Monday, Tuesday, Feb. 13 assault, said Lt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. On Feb. 13, deputies responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a woman screaming for help on Springtown Road in the town of Rosendale.  When deputies arrived, they spotted a vehicle matching the description from the 911 callers …
Man Rams Two Cruisers During Multi-County Pursuit Ending In Westchester, Police Say Man Rams Two Cruisers During Multi-County Pursuit Ending In Westchester, Police Say
Man Rams Two Cruisers During Multi-County Pursuit Ending In Westchester, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested by New York State Police for allegedly fleeing officers and ramming two police vehicles in an effort to escape before finally being apprehended in Westchester County. The incident started around 4 p.m. Thursday, June 24, when New York State Police were assisting the Mahwah, New Jersey, Police Department and South Nyack Police Department with a pursuit that entered I-287 and continued south on I-87, said Trooper Tara McCormick. The fleeing vehicle intentionally caused damage to two troop cars, a South Nyack patrol car, and a Mahwah patrol car, said McCormick. …