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19-Year-Old Leads Officers On Pursuit, Almost Hits Cop Cruiser In Yorktown: Police 19-Year-Old Leads Officers On Pursuit, Almost Hits Cop Cruiser In Yorktown: Police
19-Year-Old Leads Officers On Pursuit, Almost Hits Cop Cruiser In Yorktown: Police A 19-year-old man was jailed after leading officers on a high-speed chase in Northern Westchester, almost hitting a police cruiser head-on in the process, authorities announced.  Katonah resident Max Lupinacci was arrested on Monday, Feb. 26 in connection with an incident that happened in Yorktown on Thursday, Jan. 18, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28.  According to the department, at around 1 a.m. on the night of the incident, a Yorktown Police officer saw a vehicle speeding through a stop sign at the intersection of Commerce Street and Hanover Street. Authorities …
4 Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail In Carmel: Police 4 Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail In Carmel: Police
4 Nabbed During Super Bowl Weekend Drunk Driving Enforcement Detail In Carmel: Police A police enforcement detail conducted over Super Bowl weekend in the Hudson Valley resulted in several drunk driving arrests, authorities announced.  The enforcement detail was conducted in Putnam County by the Carmel Police Department and resulted in a total of four arrests on Saturday, Feb. 10, according to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo. The first of the arrests resulted from an incident that began around 1 a.m. when a Carmel Police officer responded to a two-car crash in the area of 1350 Route 6. An investigation eventually determined that one of the drivers, 73-year-old Anton Anto…
High-Speed Chase Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Tree In Yorktown: Police High-Speed Chase Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Tree In Yorktown: Police
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…
2 Cruisers Struck By Speeding Vehicle During Pursuit In Northern Westchester, Police Say 2 Cruisers Struck By Speeding Vehicle During Pursuit In Northern Westchester, Police Say
2 Cruisers Struck By Speeding Vehicle During Pursuit In Northern Westchester, Police Say Two police cruisers were struck by a vehicle during a high-speed chase on a busy road in Northern Westchester, authorities said.  The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, April 19 in Briarcliff Manor, when police tried to stop a speeding vehicle on Route 9A northbound. When the vehicle did not stop, a brief chase then started. During this pursuit, two Briarcliff Manor Police Department cruisers were struck by the vehicle, which eventually came to a stop on Hazelton Circle.  The driver of the vehicle then ran away but was quickly caught by an officer and taken into custody,&n…
High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Hudson Valley, Police Say High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Hudson Valley, Police Say
High-Speed Chase Ends In Flat Tire For Suspect In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man who led police on a high-speed chase on several busy parkways in Westchester was caught after his vehicle suffered a flat tire, authorities said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, April 18 around 9 a.m., when a Westchester County Police officer saw a black Mercedes driving at a high speed on the northbound Bronx River Parkway near the Cross County Parkway interchange.  According to police, the officer tried pulling the Mercedes over but it did not stop. It then continued traveling at high speed onto the Sprain Brook Parkway and exited onto Central Park Avenue in Yonker…
Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say
Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say Two Danbury teens have been arrested for allegedly stealing a Honda CRV that may have been involved with two shootings in the area and taking police on a high-speed pursuit. The incidents began in Danbury around 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 when officers responded to Mill Ridge Road for two separate shots fired complaints, police said. In both incidents, homes were shot at by one or more occupants of a car driving through the area. As a result, several of the houses were damaged by bullets. While many of the homes were occupied, there were no reported injuries, police said. During a…
High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley
High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley A high-speed chase with state police which reached speeds of 100 mph ended in a crash and led to the arrest of two men who were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. The chase began in Rockland County in Ramapo around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 when troopers patrolling the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Ramapo, spotted a 2021 Nissan Altima traveling north on the parkway in violation of traffic laws, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Troopers stopped the vehicle near Exit 12. While approaching the car, the driver fled the area and continued north. Troopers initiated …
Trio Busted In Hudson Valley Jewelry Store Smash, Grab, Police Say Trio Busted In Hudson Valley Jewelry Store Smash, Grab, Police Say
Trio Busted In Hudson Valley Jewelry Store Smash, Grab, Police Say Three suspects are in custody after a “brazen” robbery of a Westchester jewelry store where they made off with $100,000 in items before crashing while fleeing the scene, police said. In Yonkers, officers responded to the Golden Square Jewelry Store on South Broadway at approximately 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, after a group of masked men broke through the front window with a sledgehammer and crowbar. Yonkers Police Department spokesperson Dean Politopoulos said that after the smash and grab robbery, the men fled in a dark-colored SUV, which was located in the Park Hill neighborhood by re…
Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say
Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman who took police on a high-speed chase was saved by the officers who had been attempting to stop her after she intentionally crashed into a river, police say. The incident began around 7:49 p.m., Monday, June 21, in western Orange County. Port Jervis Officer Andrew Dillinger was conducting speed enforcement on East Main Street near the Port Jervis Middle School when he observed a gray Chrysler sedan driving 50 miles an hour in a 30 per hour zone on East Main Street. The vehicle was operating at a high rate of speed into a sharp curve located in front of the Port Jervis…
32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say 32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say A 32-year-old was killed during a crash while allegedly attempting to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed in the Hudson Valley, state police said.. Long Island resident Leighton L. Douglas, of Bay Shore in Suffolk County, was killed around 4 p.m., Saturday, May 22, in the Orange County area known as the Hawks Nest in Sparrow Bush, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, Douglas was operating a 2019 red Ducati motorcycle westbound on Route 97 at a high rate of speed when he lost control and was thrown from the bike.  An investigation found that Do…
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states. Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles. The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…
Man Takes Cops On 18-Mile High-Speed Chase, Taunting Officers, Hitting Two Cruisers, Police Say Man Takes Cops On 18-Mile High-Speed Chase, Taunting Officers, Hitting Two Cruisers, Police Say
Man Takes Cops On 18-Mile High-Speed Chase, Taunting Officers, Hitting Two Cruisers, Police Say A man driving a U-Haul truck was arrested and issued 39 traffic tickets after leading New York State Police on an 18-mile high-speed chase, getting out of his vehicle to taunt officers and striking two police cruisers in the process.  The chase started in Ulster County in Wawarsing and ended in Orange County in Pine Bush on Saturday, Dec. 12. A trooper from the Ellenville barracks reportedly first saw the U-Haul pick up pulling a trailer while speeding westbound on State Route 52 in Wawarsing, driving at approximately 80 miles per hour at around 9:25 a.m. Saturday. When he tried to pu…
Teen In BMW Nabbed After Going 132 MPH In Chase, State Police Say Teen In BMW Nabbed After Going 132 MPH In Chase, State Police Say
Teen In BMW Nabbed After Going 132 MPH In Chase, State Police Say A teenager driving a BMW topped 130 mph and was issued more than a dozen tickets after trying to evade New York State Police troopers during a high-speed chase in the Hudson Valley. New York State Police troopers in Sullivan County spotted a blue BMW M3 driving 111 mph in a 55 mph zone in Mamakating on Route 17 at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, prompting a traffic stop. When troopers attempted to conduct the stop, the driver, later identified as New York City resident Sulejman Muratovic, 19, of Brooklyn, failed to comply and sped west on Route 17, eventually reaching a top s…
High-Speed Chase Leads To Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest High-Speed Chase Leads To Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest
High-Speed Chase Leads To Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest A high-speed chase in Northern Westchester by New York State Police led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man who fled to evade officers during an attempted traffic stop. Michael F. Burton Jr., of the Bronx, was arrested around 2:20 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, for criminal possession of stolen property, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The incident began around 2:20 p.m., when troopers spotted Burton driving a 2019 BMW 530I at a high rate of speed on I-684 in the town of Lewisboro, said Hicks.  Burton failed to comply with attempts to stop the vehicle and led troopers on a pursuit to Route 22, North …
Officer Escapes Injury After Tree Falls On Cruiser Following 100 MPH Police Chase On Taconic Officer Escapes Injury After Tree Falls On Cruiser Following 100 MPH Police Chase On Taconic
Officer Escapes Injury After Tree Falls On Cruiser Following 100 MPH Police Chase On Taconic A pair of 47-year-old men were apprehended after a high-speed chase involving a van with stolen license plates on the Taconic State Parkway ended when they crashed into trees, according to Westchester County Police. One of the trees struck by the van then toppled on to a Westchester County Police patrol car as the officer pulled up to the scene, shattering the windshield with the officer still behind the wheel, according to police. The tree did not enter the vehicle and the officer was not injured. The two suspects climbed from the van in a further attempt to flee but were taken into custod…
Drunk Driver Of Porsche Cayenne Who Hit 128 MPH In Chase Sentenced For Fatal Crash Drunk Driver Of Porsche Cayenne Who Hit 128 MPH In Chase Sentenced For Fatal Crash
Drunk Driver Of Porsche Cayenne Who Hit 128 MPH In Chase Sentenced For Fatal Crash The drunk driver of a Porsche Cayenne who killed a woman while attempting to evade police during a high-speed chase may spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for murder. Ryan Williams, 29, of Poughkeepsie, has been sentenced to a term of between 25 years to life in prison after he was found guilty earlier this year of murder, several counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated operation of a motor vehicle. At approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 1 last year, Williams attempted to evade police on Route 299 in the Town of Lloyd when they attempted to stop him for …
Video: Teen Takes Police On High-Speed Chase That Ends In Area Video: Teen Takes Police On High-Speed Chase That Ends In Area
Video: Teen Takes Police On High-Speed Chase That Ends In Area An 18-year-old was arrested after taking police on a high-speed chase that ended in Dutchess County. A police pursuit began at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, when the teen - whose name has not been released - failed to comply with officers attempting to pull him over in the City of Poughkeepsie, police said. The driver, from Rosendale in Ulster County, proceeded to drive away in an attempt to elude officers, reaching speeds exceeding 100 mph, nearly striking a Hyde Park Police cruiser. It was unclear why officers were attempting to pull him over in the first place or if the car…
Three Men Admit To Involvement In Area Homicide Three Men Admit To Involvement In Area Homicide
Three Men Admit To Involvement In Area Homicide Three men - including the gunman - from Poughkeepsie have pleaded guilty to their roles in the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man in Newburgh before taking police on a high-speed chase. Poughkeepsie residents Steven Williams and Donnell Johnson, both 24, had faced murder charges, but Williams pleaded guilty in Orange County Court this week to reduced charges that include manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. Johnson pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. A third man, Tysheed McPhee, 23, pleaded guilty to attempting to tamper with physical evidence. Williams fac…
Woman Injures Three Troopers In Chase That Ends In Area Woman Injures Three Troopers In Chase That Ends In Area
Woman Injures Three Troopers In Chase That Ends In Area A 71-year-old woman who refused to pull over for a traffic stop injured three state police troopers in a high-speed chase before finally being stopped in Rockland County when police used spike strips to stop her. New York State Police first attempted to stop Laura Duffy, of the hamlet of Willow in Ulster County, around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in the Town of Woodstock, when she refused to stop for a traffic violation in her 2017 Hyundai Accent, said Trooper Michael Cassella. After failing to stop during two separate pursuits, state police broadcast a BOLO alert with a descripti…
High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest In Area High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest In Area
High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Arrest In Area A 27-year-old man is behind bars after taking police on a high-speed chase and attempting to flee on foot after crashing into another vehicle in Red Hook. Officers from the Rhinebeck Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop of Hyde Park resident Christopher Marchant for a traffic violation on Saturday, Nov. 10. When officers attempted to stop him, Marchant allegedly fled from police at a high rate of speed into Red Hook, where he proceeded to crash into another vehicle on Firehouse Lane. Following the crash, police said that Marchant got out and fled on foot before being quickl…
Stolen Vehicle Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Foot, On Bike In Area Stolen Vehicle Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Foot, On Bike In Area
Stolen Vehicle Suspect Caught After Fleeing On Foot, On Bike In Area A high-speed chase broke out in East Fishkill, as police officers attempted to apprehend a suspect who allegedly stole a car in Dutchess County before attempting to flee on a bicycle. Officers from the East Fishkill Police Department were dispatched to a Roundhill Road residence in Hopewell Junction at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a report of a motor vehicle theft from the home. Responding officers launched an investigation, which led to East Fishkill Police Officer Sean Phillips tracking down the stolen vehicle, with a suspect inside, near the intersection of R…
Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In Carmel Crash Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In Carmel Crash
Reckless Driver Caught After Four-Town Chase That Ends In Carmel Crash A Hudson Valley man who took police on a high-speed chase through four towns, three in Fairfield County, that finally ended with a crash in Putnam County has been arrested two years after the event.  Daniel O'Brien, 38, of Liberty in Sullivan County turned himself into Wilton Police on May 29, after getting out of prison in connection with the chase that continued into New York and ended in Carmel, in Putnam County, according to the Wilton Police Department. The Connecticut incident began April 14, 2016, when Wilton police attempted to stop O'Brien on Route 7 in the area of Westport Road fo…
Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire
Man Takes State Police On High-Speed I-84 Chase With Flat Tire A man wanted for a domestic violence assault and shooting took Connecticut State Police on a high-speed chase on I-84 at speeds reaching 95 mph with a flat tire for part of the chase. Daniel Ballard, 36, of Coventry, was arrested on numerous charges including reckless driving, reckless endangerment, and engaging police in pursuit, among others following an attack on a woman and her children, according to Coventry Police. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday when the Coventry Police Department received a call from an uninvolved party reporting a domestic assault taking place at a…
Two Charged In Armed Robbery That Led To 125 MPH Two-County Chase Two Charged In Armed Robbery That Led To 125 MPH Two-County Chase
Two Charged In Armed Robbery That Led To 125 MPH Two-County Chase Two men are behind bars after an armed robbery at an AT&T store in the Hudson Valley led to a high-speed chase through Sullivan and Orange counties ended off Route 17K in Bloomingburg on Friday afternoon. Charges were announced Saturday for a pair of New York City men in connection with the robbery. At 12:49 PM on Friday, May 11, Monticello Police responded to a 911 report of an armed robbery at the store on 125 Jefferson Street in the Village of Monticello. Two males, disguising their appearances with hooded sweatshirts, sunglasses and a mask, had entered the store and displayed what …
Suspects Caught After High-Speed, Two-County Chase Ends On Route 17K Suspects Caught After High-Speed, Two-County Chase Ends On Route 17K
Suspects Caught After High-Speed, Two-County Chase Ends On Route 17K Click here for an updated story: Pair charged in armed robbery after 125 mph police chase ends at a diner in Orange County.  Three people are in police custody after a high-speed chase through Sullivan and Orange counties ended off Route 17K in Bloomingburg on Friday afternoon. The chase involving a Jaguar began after a robbery at an AT&T store in Monticello. The names of the three and the charges against them have not yet been released as the investigation continues. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot
Man Faces Host Of Charges After Fleeing 115 MPH I-84 Chase On Foot A local man faces a host of charges after taking police on a high-speed chase reaching speeds of 115 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. Nathaniel Calloway, 28, was arrested after Connecticut State Troopers attempted to stop him on Monday on I-84 for a suspended vehicle registration, Trooper Kelly Grant said. When the trooper pulled out to stop Calloway he sped up reaching speeds of 115 mph before the trooper lost sight of him, Grant said. A minute or so later, the trooper came upon the vehicle that had rolled on the right shoulder of I-84. As he approached the vehicle, Calloway jumped out…
Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase
Five Juveniles In Stolen Vehicle Take Police On High-Speed Chase A carload of juveniles in a stolen car took police on a high-speed chase early Friday from the City of Poughkeepsie before being stopped in the Town of Amenia, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The event took place around 1:15 a.m. when sheriff's deputies responded to a call for help from the City of Poughkeepsie Police to stop the vehicle which wasn't complying, said Capt. John Watterson. Once the vehicle was outside the city limits the Sheriff’s Office assumed the lead role and continued attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle then continued to travel without stopping…
Man Charged With DWI After Chase Ends With Crash In Putnam Pond Man Charged With DWI After Chase Ends With Crash In Putnam Pond
Man Charged With DWI After Chase Ends With Crash In Putnam Pond A 32-year-old man is facing multiple charges after taking a Putnam County Deputy Sheriff on a high-speed chase in excess of 100 mph before coming to a crashing halt through a guardrail and into a pond. Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley announced the arrest of Brewster resident Mercer Given following the wild chase, which started on Route 22 near the intersection of Route 312. Shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 23, a Deputy Sheriff on patrol in Southeast spotted Given’s vehicle traveling at a high-rate of speed northbound on Route 22 before he blew through a red light, nearly causing another…