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Hudson Valley Man Out On Bail, Nabbed Again With Fentanyl, Gun, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Out On Bail, Nabbed Again With Fentanyl, Gun, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Out On Bail, Nabbed Again With Fentanyl, Gun, Police Say A Hudson Valley fentanyl dealer recently released from jail has been busted again, this time with alleged drugs and a gun. Dutchess County resident Jose J. Cruz, age 22, of Poughkeepsie, was charged multiple drugs and a weapon charge on Monday, April 15, in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office, Drug Task Force agents had been investigating the sale of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs in the Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park areas.  The investigation led to the Drug Task Force identifying Jose J. Cruz, age 22, of the town of Poughkeepsie…
Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Directed Multiple 'Vicious' Attacks: Here's His Sentence Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Directed Multiple 'Vicious' Attacks: Here's His Sentence
Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Directed Multiple 'Vicious' Attacks: Here's His Sentence A Hudson Valley marijuana dealer from Northern Westchester will spend nearly two decades in prison for directing multiple violent attacks, including a brutal beating that left a man naked and bloody in a pile of snow, officials announced.  Hawthorne resident Wayne Hicks, age 32, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for charges related to the attacks and drug trafficking, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, April 4.  According to federal officials, Hicks, a Rockland County marijuana dealer also known as "Weez," directed two separate …
Officers Save Fleeing Suspect From Burning Car After Chase In Northern Westchester Officers Save Fleeing Suspect From Burning Car After Chase In Northern Westchester
Officers Save Fleeing Suspect From Burning Car After Chase In Northern Westchester Two police officers are being awarded for their quick actions that saved a fleeing suspect who had become trapped in his burning car following a chase on a busy parkway in Northern Westchester.  Westchester County Police Officers Niall Nerney and Christopher Duffy are being nominated for a lifesaving award for pulling a fleeing 51-year-old suspect out of his burning car after he crashed on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua, the department announced on Monday, Dec. 18.  The events leading up to the crash began on Friday, Dec. 1 around 9:30 p.m., when a Chevrolet Malibu d…
Duo Nabbed After Firing Shot During Armed Robbery In Peekskill: Police Duo Nabbed After Firing Shot During Armed Robbery In Peekskill: Police
Duo Nabbed After Firing Shot During Armed Robbery In Peekskill: Police Two men have been apprehended in connection with an armed robbery in Northern Westchester that involved a gunshot being fired, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 4 just before 2:40 a.m., when officers responded to an armed robbery in Peekskill on the 300 block of Highland Avenue.  According to Peekskill Police Lt. Adam Renwick, an investigation into the incident determined that a shot had been fired while the robbery had been taking place. The specific location of the robbery was not identified by authorities.  Hours later, around 6:10 p.m. on Wednesday, o…
Repeat Offender Gets More Than Decade In Prison For Role In Hudson Valley Shooting Repeat Offender Gets More Than Decade In Prison For Role In Hudson Valley Shooting
Repeat Offender Gets More Than Decade In Prison For Role In Hudson Valley Shooting A Hudson Valley man with an extensive criminal history, including violent felony convictions, could possibly spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a shooting.  Orange County resident Wayne Lewis, age 36, of Middletown, was sentenced on Monday, June 26 to 12 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to a weapons charge in connection to a shooting in December 2022, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced. According to Hoovler, on the day of the shooting, Dec. 21, 2022, Lewis and a co-defendant were captured on surveillance video in the a…
Firearm Parts, Forged Documents Seized From Teen In Yorktown: Police Firearm Parts, Forged Documents Seized From Teen In Yorktown: Police
Firearm Parts, Forged Documents Seized From Teen In Yorktown: Police A 17-year-old in Northern Westchester faces charges after authorities found the teen in possession of firearm parts and forged documents, police said.  On Monday, March 13, police in Yorktown learned that a teenager in the town may have obtained firearms, firearm parts, and other components, according to Yorktown Police.  Later that day, around 12 p.m., officers from the Yorktown PD, Westchester County PD, and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office began looking for the teen, who was eventually caught on Baldwin Road. A search was then conducted at a local residence, where police alle…
Loud Exhaust Leads To Gun Charge For Man From Region, Police Say Loud Exhaust Leads To Gun Charge For Man From Region, Police Say
Loud Exhaust Leads To Gun Charge For Man From Region, Police Say A 34-year-old man from the region has been charged with alleged possession of a loaded gun after fleeing from police during a traffic stop for a loud exhaust. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 11 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the area of the old Leisure Time water company on Route 42 in Lake Kiamesha. Sullivan County deputies spotted a handgun on the passenger seat of a 2013 Nissan Altima as they approached the vehicle during a traffic stop for a loud exhaust, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. But just as they approached, the driver, iden…
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Area, DA Says 5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Area, DA Says
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Area, DA Says Five people have been charged with alleged crimes pertaining to trafficking cocaine, crack and ecstasy in Orange County. The arrests were announced by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler on Tuesday, Feb. 21 following a multi-agency investigation and enforcement by the Orange County Drug Task Force. The five were charged with trafficking the drugs in the city of Middletown and the surrounding area, the DA's Office said. According to Hoolver, over the course of the past several months, undercover investigators purchased quantities of narcotics from individuals in and around the Mid…
Area Man Sentenced For Role In Armed Cocaine Robbery, Smuggling Gun Into Jail Area Man Sentenced For Role In Armed Cocaine Robbery, Smuggling Gun Into Jail
Area Man Sentenced For Role In Armed Cocaine Robbery, Smuggling Gun Into Jail A Hudson Valley man who admitted to taking part in an armed cocaine robbery and later smuggling a loaded gun into jail will spend more than two decades in federal prison. Northern Westchester resident Deejay White, age 45, of Chappaqua, was sentenced to 21 years behind bars Thursday, Sept. 22, in federal court in Manhattan. It came over a year after White pleaded guilty in July 2021 to charges of armed robbery, conspiring to smuggle contraband into a federal detention facility, and possession of a firearm while incarcerated. Federal prosecutors said White and four co-conspirators got wind…
Suspect At Large After Standoff With Police In Area Suspect At Large After Standoff With Police In Area
Suspect At Large After Standoff With Police In Area A manhunt is underway in the Hudson Valley for a man wanted for his role in an alleged domestic dispute. In Rockland County, the Ramapo Police Department enlisted the aid of law enforcement agencies in Westchester on Wednesday, April 20, as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for a domestic incident reportedly involving a shotgun. According to police, the suspect, John Larywon, age 29, menaced his girlfriend with a shotgun in Rockland on Wednesday before reportedly fleeing to his mother’s home in the BelleFair neighborhood in Rye Brook. Members of the Rye Brook Pol…
Couple From Area Nabbed With 10 Pounds Of Pot In Suitcase, Police Say Couple From Area Nabbed With 10 Pounds Of Pot In Suitcase, Police Say
Couple From Area Nabbed With 10 Pounds Of Pot In Suitcase, Police Say A couple from the region were busted with a gun and 10 pounds of marijuana in a suitcase during a routine traffic stop by New York State Police. The bust took place around 1:30 a.m, Saturday, Jan. 1, when state troopers stopped a 2010 Nissan Altima on North Front Street in Kingston for a traffic law violation, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Troopers had the driver of the vehicle, identified as Jeannie M. Ferraro, age 21, from the town of Hurley step out of the vehicle after she was found to be in possession of a small amount of cocaine, Nevel said. While speaking with Ferraro she told troopers…
Man Passed Out In Area Walgreen's Parking Lot In Region Nabbed For DWI/Drugs, Police Say Man Passed Out In Area Walgreen's Parking Lot In Region Nabbed For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
Man Passed Out In Area Walgreen's Parking Lot In Region Nabbed For DWI/Drugs, Police Say An area man was charged with DWI/drugs after he was allegedly found passed out in the middle of a Walgreen parking in his vehicle with the motor running. Sullivan County resident Jason Roberts, age 32, of Forestburgh, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 22, after Monticello Police received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the Walgreen's parking lot.  According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, when officers arrived, Roberts was awakened by the officer and while being handcuffed, physically struggled with the officer before being taken into custody, Johnstone said.…
Five New Yorkers Among 11 Members Of Heavily Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff Five New Yorkers Among 11 Members Of Heavily Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff
Five New Yorkers Among 11 Members Of Heavily Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff Police have identified the heavily armed 10 adults and one juvenile who were apprehended after an hours-long standoff in a wooded area off a busy stretch of Interstate 95 and announced the charges against them. The situation began to unfold in the early morning hours Saturday, July 3 on the stretch of I-95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As a result, I-95 was shut down for several hours. Authorities initially had taken two of the suspects in military-style uniforms into custody after they were observed refueling their vehicle in Wakefield overnight. The others …
NY Duo Nabbed With 100 Pounds Of Cocaine Stamped With Nickname Of Sports Star, Authorities Say NY Duo Nabbed With 100 Pounds Of Cocaine Stamped With Nickname Of Sports Star, Authorities Say
NY Duo Nabbed With 100 Pounds Of Cocaine Stamped With Nickname Of Sports Star, Authorities Say Two New York men were allegedly busted with more than 100 pounds of cocaine stamped with the nickname of a world-renowned professional athlete during an investigation by the DEA and the New York Special Narcotics Prosecutor's Office. Christopher Jone, and Wykim Williams, both age 43 from New York City, were arrested on Monday, March 29, following warrant raids on a seventh-floor apartment in Queens, said Bridget G. Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor. During the raids, investigators and agents recovered one loaded handgun, and more than $200,000, in addition to seizing the 50 kilograms o…
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun During Traffic Stop, Police Say A man was arrested following a traffic stop by state police for the alleged criminal possession of a loaded firearm in the area. David E. George, age 25, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 8 p.m., on Thursday, March 25, in the town of LaGrange, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, George was stopped in a 2014 Mazada for a traffic violation on Route 55. During an investigation, troopers found that George was in possession of a loaded Polymer P80 handgun with no serial number, Hicks said. He was charged with criminal possession of a handgun and remanded to the Dutchess County jail w…
Sex Offender, Felon Charged With Shooting Woman During Dispute In Area Sex Offender, Felon Charged With Shooting Woman During Dispute In Area
Sex Offender, Felon Charged With Shooting Woman During Dispute In Area A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg who was standing outside his residence while he was in a fight with another man.  Ulster County resident William “Billy” Babcock, of the town of Saugerties, was arrested after he allegedly shot the woman, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra. According to Sinagra, Saugerties Police, New York State Police, and the Ulster County Sheriff's office responded to 2731 Route 9W to a 911 call reporting that a female had been shot in the Glenerie Flats area of Saugerties. An investigation by police…
Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area
Police Swarm Yankees GM After He's Mistaken For Armed Car Thief In Area A report of a man who had completed a physical exam while carrying a gun led to a misunderstanding that prompted police officers with their firearms drawn to swarm Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman at a gas station in Fairfield County. Here's how it all happened. At about 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, the Darien Police Department says it was notified by a local medical group on Old Kings Highway North that a male patient, arriving and preparing for a scheduled routine physical, was observed in the office in possession of a handgun. "Despite what has been reported by various news outlet…
Felon From Area Charged With Transporting Minor For Criminal Sexual Activity Felon From Area Charged With Transporting Minor For Criminal Sexual Activity
Felon From Area Charged With Transporting Minor For Criminal Sexual Activity A Hudson Valley man who was previously convicted of raping a child is facing life behind bars for allegedly transporting a minor from Orange County to West Virginia with his eyes on engaging in sexual activities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Eduardo Talentino, 54, of Monroe, who was convicted of rape in 1997, has been charged with transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announced this week. Talentino was arrested on Monday, July 29, and arraigned in White Plains federal co…
Three Suspects On Run After Saw Mill Parkway Police Chase Ends In Crash Three Suspects On Run After Saw Mill Parkway Police Chase Ends In Crash
Three Suspects On Run After Saw Mill Parkway Police Chase Ends In Crash Police are on the hunt for three suspects who ran from police following a chase and crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Thursday, July 11, when Yonkers police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a vehicle in the McLean Avenue area when the vehicle's driver failed to stop, said Yonkers Police Sgt. David Fraszka. Officers followed the vehicle which was being driven in a reckless manner, striking multiple vehicles in the process, Fraszka said. When the vehicle finally stopped, all four occupants ran from the scene. Office…
Drug Bust Nets Cocaine, Cash, Stolen Gun In Area Drug Bust Nets Cocaine, Cash, Stolen Gun In Area
Drug Bust Nets Cocaine, Cash, Stolen Gun In Area A Wallkill man was allegedly busted with drugs, guns, and cash following a three-month investigation by police into the sale of crack cocaine in the City of Middletown. Jason Chisolm, 39, was busted on Thursday, May 23, by the City of Middletown Police Department Narcotics Unit, assisted by members of the New York State Police and the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force, during the execution of a search warrant of his residence, said City of Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry Thoelen. While conducting a search of the residence, officers found 53.3 grams of cocaine, 31.3 grams of crack co…
Man Charged With Gun, Heroin Possession After Raid In Area Man Charged With Gun, Heroin Possession After Raid In Area
Man Charged With Gun, Heroin Possession After Raid In Area A man from Poughkeepsie has been charged after police say he was caught with heroin and a gun during a search warrant execution. The Dutchess County Drug Task Force and the City of Poughkeepsie Police Emergency Services Unit executed a search warrant at 13 Academy Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on Friday, May 10. The warrant was a result of an ongoing investigation into narcotics sales police say were taking place at the location and its surrounding areas. The warrant was executed without incident, and 24-year-old Jamani Brown, who resides at the location, was taken into custody, polic…
22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area 22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area
22 Nabbed After Investigation Of Sales Of Crack, Heroin Mixed With Fentanyl In Area More than 20 have been arrested over the course of a months-long investigation targeting crack cocaine and heroin mixed with fentanyl in the village. On Wednesday, March 20, four Ellenville residents were arrested for selling large amounts of crack cocaine in the Ellenville area as charged in an indictment returned last week by a federal grand jury, said the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District in a press release. Three additional Ellenville residents were charged in December 2018 and January 2019.  The latest arrested include Antonio Naveo, 38, Margaret Vandyke,…
Two Charged For Home Invasion After Following Victim From Store, DA Says Two Charged For Home Invasion After Following Victim From Store, DA Says
Two Charged For Home Invasion After Following Victim From Store, DA Says A man and woman who followed a woman home from a Westchester grocery store before pulling a gun on her and robbing her are facing a host of charges after being busted attempting to make a second heist. Mirabai Sheridan, of the Bronx and New York City resident Philip Budin has been indicted and arraigned on charges related to a Chappaqua home invasion in October last year, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Thursday. The indictment alleges that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 24 last year, Sheridan and Budin spotted their victim at DeCicco’s in Millwo…
Off-Duty Uber Driver From Danbury Caught With Gun, Drugs, Police Say Off-Duty Uber Driver From Danbury Caught With Gun, Drugs, Police Say
Off-Duty Uber Driver From Danbury Caught With Gun, Drugs, Police Say An off-duty Uber driver was busted with cocaine, marijuana, and a gun after Narc Squad agents received a tip that he would be in the area delivering drugs. Fernando " Sosa" Rodriguez, 27, of Danbury, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime squad received a tip that he would be making a drop in the area on Wardwell Street, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Agents set-up on the location and nabbed Rodriguez when he pulled in a black Jeep SUV, drawing their weapons when he reached into the front of his pants, Conklin adde…
Police Nab Suspected Drug Dealer Making Bank Deposit In Area Police Nab Suspected Drug Dealer Making Bank Deposit In Area
Police Nab Suspected Drug Dealer Making Bank Deposit In Area A crackdown on suspected drug dealers in the area resulted in a new arrest of a dealer making a bank deposit in Danbury. For the second time this week, the Danbury Police Department’s Special Investigations Division executed a search and seizure warrant, which led to the arrest of two men in Danbury. Danbury resident Cristopher Marcos, 22, who was the focus of a weekslong investigation related to drug sales from his Osborne Street home, was arrested on Wednesday.  The initial investigation was launched after police received multiple complaints from local residents regarding his alleged ill…