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Fleeing Domestic Assault Suspect Caught After Intense Search In NY: Police
A large search involving multiple agencies and a police aviation unit ended with the arrest of a man accused in a violent domestic incident in Orange County, authorities said. The incident began on Thursday, May 14, on Miller Lane in the Village of Monroe, according to the Monroe Police Department. Police said a male suspect fled the scene on foot following a domestic violence incident, prompting an immediate search effort involving several law enforcement agencies. Authorities later located and arrested the suspect, identified as Jose Mendoza Ramos, without further…
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Man Admits Shooting, Killing Couple Before Deadly NY Fire: Faces Decades In Prison
A man has admitted to murdering a couple inside their home before a deadly fire in Dutchess County that also killed their dog, prosecutors announced. Robert Buda Jr., 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in Dutchess County Court, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday, March 18. The charges stem from the deaths of Paul and Jo-Ann Hait on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at their home on Marlorville Road in Wappinger. Authorities previously said the fire that tore through the home was intentional…
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Woman Killed By Roommate During Argument Days Before Christmas,
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A 45-year-old woman was shot and killed by her roommate in a Hudson Valley home days before Christmas, authorities said. Joseph M. Pennyfeather III, 44, of South Blooming Grove, has been arraigned on second-degree murder and a weapons charge in the death of Tanzanica Dickerson, 45, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, New York State Police said. Troopers responded to the pair's home on Heights Trail in South Blooming Grove for a report of an unconscious woman with a gunshot wound, where they found Dickerson suffering from a gunshot wound and other apparent trauma just after 4:40 p.m., p…
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NYC Man Stabs Wife, 12-Year-Old Stepdaughter In Brutal Attack, Police Say
A Bronx man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stabbing his wife and 12-year-old stepdaughter inside their home while his two other young children were present, police said. The incident happened Wednesday night, Oct. 22, shortly before 11:15 p.m. at a residence on East 173rd Street in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx, according to the NYPD. Officers arrived to find a 31-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound to her abdomen and a slash to her face. Her 12-year-old daughter was also found with multiple stab wounds to the head and a slash on her face, police said. Autho…
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Woman Attacked With Screwdriver In NY: Sex Offender Caught In Chase, Police Say
A man has been arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck and holding a screwdriver to her throat in Rockland County, police said. The incident began at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, when officers were called to a residence in Haverstraw after receiving a report of a man grabbing a woman by her neck and holding a screwdriver to her, Haverstraw Police said on Monday, Sept. 15. Investigators said the victim was outside when the suspect approached and grabbed her. She was able to fight him off and call for help. Witnesses gave officers a description of the man and his…
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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 Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In Westchester, Police Say
A suspect was arrested and charged with murder just hours after a deadly shooting in Westchester, police said. The incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, on the sidewalk near 30 Cliff St. in Yonkers, according to an announcement by the Yonkers Police Department from Monday night. Officers arrived to find 41-year-old James Hardy of Yonkers with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Hardy and the suspect. During the argument, the suspect allegedly…
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Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At Westchester Home: DA
A married couple from Westchester and their nanny have been indicted in a disturbing kidnapping and assault case involving a teenager employed at a business owned by one of the suspects, prosecutors announced. Wayne Barnes, 44, and Jasmine Barnes, 42, of Hartsdale, along with their 19-year-old nanny, Lizbeth Cerrato-Sanchez of Yonkers, were arrested and arraigned on Thursday, July 10, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Monday, July 21. Prosecutors say the victim, a 19-year-old woman from Queens, worked for Wayne Barnes at his Bronx tattoo parlor, Sons of In…
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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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Man Who Shot Victim In Head In HV Finally Convicted After Jury Deadlock: DA
A man has been found guilty of pointing a gun at a victim's head and firing in Dutchess County after a previous trial ended with a hung jury, prosecutors announced. Gloversville resident Jan Deere, age 39, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon — all violent felonies — following a retrial in Dutchess County Court, the Dutchess County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, June 4. The case stems from a March 30, 2024, shooting that happened around 4:23 a.m. at 446 Main St. in the City of Poughkeepsie. Pro…
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Man Did Donuts On Former Neighbor's Westchester Lawn, Threatened Several Victims:
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A Westchester County man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly tearing up a neighbor’s lawn with his car, threatening multiple people, and sending menacing messages on social media, police said. Vincent G. D’Agnese, 33, of South Salem, was arrested on Thursday, May 29, following a series of incidents in Somers that began with a criminal mischief complaint and escalated to alleged threats and harassment across multiple platforms, New York State Police announced on Saturday, May 31. The first incident occurred on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, when troopers responded to a report that a m…
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Sex Offender Breaks Into Family's Home Hours After Attending Party In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
A 39-year-old man who attended a party at a Putnam County home is now facing felony charges after allegedly returning later that night and breaking into the same residence, authorities said. Putnam Valley resident Joseph Taylor Brown was arrested on Tuesday, March 25, after investigators executed a search warrant at his home in connection to a residential burglary that occurred earlier in March, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday, March 28. The investigation began on Sunday, March 9, when deputies responded to a report of a break-in at a residence in Putnam V…
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McDonald's Arrest: Suspicious Homeless Man Caught With Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A man with an active arrest warrant was taken into custody at a McDonald's in Dutchess County, where police say they found him carrying a loaded ghost gun, high-capacity magazines, and knives. The incident happened on Sunday, March 9, at the McDonald's restaurant in Hyde Park at 4258 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9), when officers responded to a suspicious person report at around 3:30 p.m., according to the Town of Hyde Park Police Department. When officers arrived, they found 37-year-old Theodore T. Lutz Jr., a homeless man, and began questioning him, police said. During the conversa…
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Gunfire Erupts After Bus Dispute In Yonkers, Suspect Captured Blocks Away: Cops
A bus ride in Yonkers took a violent turn when an argument between two men spilled onto the street and ended in gunfire, police said. Officers responded to 1187 Yonkers Avenue at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 3, after receiving reports of a man shot outside the location, according to Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink. First responders found a 36-year-old Yonkers resident suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm. Officers stabilized him at the scene before transporting him to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Meanwhile, other officers scoured the area for a suspe…
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Gun, Drug Bust: Suspect Tries Climbing Out Window To Flee In Westchester, Police Say
A 29-year-old man who tried to escape police through a first-floor window in Westchester was quickly caught and found with a stolen gun, drugs, and illegal weapons parts, authorities said. The suspect’s failed escape attempt happened around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, when Westchester County Police Narcotics Unit detectives and Mount Vernon Police officers arrived at his Pearsall Drive residence to execute a search warrant, Westchester County Police announced on Saturday, March 1. According to police, as officers knocked on the door, the suspect climbed out a window—only to be immedi…
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Complaints Lead To Narcotics Raid: 6 Nabbed At Hudson Valley Apartment, Police Say
Authorities in Dutchess County took six people into custody and seized narcotics and firearms after raiding an apartment suspected of drug activity, police announced. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department executed a search warrant at 641 Main St., Apt. 4, following an investigation sparked by community complaints, according to the department. During the operation—conducted by the Poughkeepsie SWAT Team, the Detective Division’s Neighborhood Recovery Unit, the Patrol Division, and the New York State Police—officers found 12 people inside the small apartment.&…
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Man Caught With Hunting Knife At Train Station In Westchester
Train service was briefly delayed at a station in Westchester while a man was detained after being caught with a weapon in his backpack, authorities said. The arrest happened on Thursday, April 4 just before 1:15 p.m., when the MTA Police learned of a possibly armed man on Train No. 858 at Yonkers Station, according to an MTA spokesperson. Officers met the 11:45 Hudson Line train, which had departed from Poughkeepsie, at Yonkers Station after it made an unscheduled stop and identified the 52-year-old suspect. Police then removed the man from the train and detained him, soon discoverin…
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Victim Stabbed By Co-Worker In Westchester
A 33-year-old man is being held on felony charges after stabbing his co-worker in the stomach during a dispute in Westchester, police said. Mamaroneck resident Gener Perez-Ramirez was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 6 in connection with a stabbing incident that happened in the area of 657 Mamaroneck Ave., according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. Around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the department received a 911 call that a man had been stabbed in the stomach in that location. Detectives and officers then rushed to the area and found a 52-year-old White Plains man with a stab wound,…
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Fugitive Wanted For Narcotics Trafficking Caught With Gun At Westchester Gas Station
A fugitive wanted on federal narcotics trafficking charges and his two passengers were taken into custody following a traffic stop at a gas station in Westchester, police announced. The arrests stemmed from an incident on Monday, Jan. 29 that began around 10:15 a.m., when authorities saw a 2023 Hyundai Sonata with tinted windows and an expired North Carolina registration traveling east on the Cross County Parkway, Westchester County Police said on Thursday, Feb. 1. Officers then followed the Hyundai to New Rochelle Road in Eastchester and pulled it over as it entered a…
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Update: More Details Emerge After Man Shoots Ex-Girlfriend At Westchester Residence, DA Says
A 38-year-old man now faces attempted murder charges after breaking into a Westchester residence and shooting his ex-girlfriend, officials announced. New, updated report - Update: Man Gets More Charges After Shooting Ex-Girlfriend At Sleepy Hollow Residence, DA Says Ruben Santiago, who was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 3, now faces attempted murder charges in connection with a shooting in Sleepy Hollow that occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 2, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Jan. 5. Earlier Report - Suspect Nabbed After Shooting 37-Year-Old Wom…
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Man Nabbed After Firing Round Into Apartment Above His In Westchester: Police
A 34-year-old man has been hit with several charges after firing a round into the Westchester apartment above him with a defaced handgun, police announced. The arrest resulted from an incident on Sunday, Dec. 17 just before 7 p.m., when New Rochelle Police received a report that a gunshot had come through the floor of an apartment on Beechwood Ave., according to Captain J. Collins Coyne. According to Coyne, the complainant told police that she had heard the shot around 12:30 a.m. earlier that day but had not seen the damage until later in the evening. Detectives were then …
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Man Caught With Unserialized Ghost Gun In Westchester: Will Spend Over Decade In Prison
A 43-year-old Westchester man will spend more than 10 years in prison after authorities caught him in possession of a loaded unserialized ghost gun following a shots fired incident, officials announced. Mount Vernon resident Robert Culton was sentenced to 12 years in state prison for his illegal possession of a ghost gun, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Nov. 17. According to the DA's Office, on Aug. 15, 2021, around 5:15 p.m., Culton was found to be in possession of an un-serialized loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol on South 1…
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Teen Duo Accused Of Bringing BB Gun To Yorktown High School
This story has been updated. Two teenage boys face criminal charges after bringing an inoperable BB gun to a high school in Northern Westchester, police announced. The two boys, ages 13 and 14, were arrested on Monday, Nov. 13, and Tuesday, Nov. 14 following an investigation conducted by Yorktown Police, the department announced on Friday, Nov. 17. According to the department, the events leading up to the arrests began on Wednesday, Oct. 18 around 10 a.m., when a BB gun was found in Yorktown High School. This prompted a police response and investigation that resulted in the two teens…
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High-Speed Chase Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Tree In Yorktown: Police
A 27-year-old man faces several charges after refusing to pull over and leading officers on a high-speed pursuit that ended with him crashing into a tree in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, Sept. 28 around 1:30 p.m., when a Yorktown Police officer conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Veterans Road (Route 118) allegedly saw a car drive through a steady red traffic signal. The officer then activated his emergency lights and sirens on his cruiser to pull the car over. Instead, though, the vehicle fled at speeds as high as 70 mph in a 40 mph z…
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4 Nabbed In BMW Stolen From Impound Yard While Driving In Westchester: Police
Four people face a variety of charges after they were caught on a Westchester roadway in a stolen BMW that had been taken from an impound yard, police said. The arrests resulted from an incident on Tuesday, Aug. 29 around 10:30 p.m., when Harrison Police were alerted of a stolen BMW X5 that was driving north on the Hutchinson River Parkway, the department announced on Saturday, Sept. 2. Officers also learned that the vehicle had been associated with a crime involving a firearm and that it had been allegedly stolen from a New York City Police Department impound yard, police said.…
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Hit-Run Suspect Flees Officers, Crashes Into Another Car In Westchester
A hit-run suspect made matters worse for himself when he tried fleeing officers in Westchester and ended up crashing into another car, leading to the discovery of a loaded gun inside his vehicle, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, May 18 just after 1:30 p.m. in Mount Vernon, when detectives tried pulling over a vehicle wanted in connection with an earlier hit-and-run incident, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen. However, the driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Bronx resident Demarco Royal-King, instead drove away from police in an…
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Cops Find Illegally Possessed Guns While Helping Disabled Vehicle In Westchester: Police
What started out as a simple incident of officers helping out a man with his disabled vehicle in Westchester turned criminal when they discovered several guns and large-capacity magazines in the process, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, May 6 just after 5 p.m., when police were attempting to aid a disabled vehicle in Greenburgh at the intersection of Mountain Road and Blueberry Hill Road and recovered two loaded semi-automatic pistols, according to Greenburgh Police Captain Frank Farina. One of these firearms had been loaded with ammunition in a large-capacity maga…
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Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Northern Westchester: Police
Three teenagers from the Hudson Valley face charges after they were allegedly caught with a loaded gun and narcotics packaged for sale in Northern Westchester just minutes after the stolen vehicle they were traveling in had been reported, police said. The incident started on Wednesday, March 5 around 8:05 p.m., when Yonkers Police reported that a 2009 Acura MDX had been stolen from Tuckahoe Road. Shortly after this, Westchester County Police detectives determined that the car was traveling north on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. Soon after, a Westchester …
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US Army Soldier Charged In Connection To Murder Of 41-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
A months-long investigation into a murder in the Hudson Valley has led to the arrest of a United States Army soldier. Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 29, of Newburgh was apprehended at the US Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, New York State Police announced on Saturday, March 11. The body of the victim in the case, 41-year-old Daniel Spotards, was found in Ulster County early Monday, Jan. 2, in the town of Plattekil, on the Campbell Lane extension near Saul Trail. Spotards was located outside his residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Dawkins was indicted on the …
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Duo Busted With Drugs, Guns During Hudson Valley Warrants Raid, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man and woman were busted for alleged possession of drugs and guns during warrant searches following an investigation. The searches took place in Rockland County on Friday, Feb. 10 in Congers. The arrests were the result of search warrants stemming from a month-long investigation conducted by the Rockland County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Westchester Resident Office Tactical Diversion Squad, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. The basis of the search warrant was the result of a multi-ag…
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Duo Charged With Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old In Westchester, Police Say
Two men have been charged with fatally shooting a 17-year-old in Westchester County nearly two years ago, police said. The shooting happened in Mount Vernon on May 6, 2021, around 10:40 a.m., when police found 17-year-old Anthony Boyd Jr. with gunshot wounds to his chest at 34 South 8th Ave. Boyd was then taken to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital, where he later died. After a long, arduous investigation into the killing, authorities have now indicted two suspects, identified as Mount Vernon residents Tyrese White, age 20, and Christopher Mills, also age 20, Mount Verno…
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