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Fugitive Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit In Hudson Valley Fugitive Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit In Hudson Valley
Fugitive Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit In Hudson Valley A fugitive wanted in Westchester is now in custody after leaving the scene of a car crash and leading authorities on a chase through a wooded area in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 just before 5:30 p.m., when Dutchess County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported car crash and order of protection violation in LaGrange in the area of Noxon Road and Budd Lane.  According to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the suspect, who was determined to be a wanted fugitive from Westchester, had fled into a wooded ar…
Man From Region Involved In Fight At McDonald's Hits Cop With Car While Fleeing, Police Say Man From Region Involved In Fight At McDonald's Hits Cop With Car While Fleeing, Police Say
Man From Region Involved In Fight At McDonald's Hits Cop With Car While Fleeing, Police Say A police officer was struck by a car and a New York man armed with a gun was apprehended following a fight inside a McDonald's in Connecticut. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 2:40 p.m., Friday, May 5 at the McDonald's in Stamford on Bedford Street. According to Capt. Chris Baker of the Stamford Police, two officers were working an extra duty job directing traffic when a McDonald's employee called to them for help with a fight inside the restaurant. The two officers entered the restaurant and found several people arguing and fighting. Additional officers were dispatc…
Man Nabbed Fleeing State Police During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Cops Say Man Nabbed Fleeing State Police During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Cops Say
Man Nabbed Fleeing State Police During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Cops Say A 27-year-old man was charged with fleeing a police officer after allegedly taking off at a high rate of speed during a traffic stop in the area and then crashing. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 in the town of Thompson. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, a state trooper was patrolling in the town of Thompson when he spotted a 2015 BMW 6 on Route 17 violating several traffic laws. As the trooper approached the vehicle, he observed a male driver and a female front-seat passenger. Before there was any exchange, the driver of the vehicle sped off, Nev…
Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two ex-lovers are facing charges after attacking each other in a Hudson Valley incident that kept escalating in violence as it went on, police said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 26, around 11:50 p.m., when officers in Putnam County responded to a parking lot of a closed business in Philipstown on Route 9, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  After arriving at the scene, sheriff's deputies began investigating the incident and determined that it had started when 23-year-old Beacon resident Jaznia McCrae began to track her ex-boyfriend, 23-year-old …
Woman, Age 27, Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing Attempted Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say Woman, Age 27, Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing Attempted Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say
Woman, Age 27, Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing Attempted Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say A Connecticut woman is in trouble for leading authorities on a chase after they attempted to pull her over in Westchester County, police said.  On Monday, Nov. 28, around 8:45 a.m., police attempted to pull over a vehicle on Interstate 95 southbound in Rye for a traffic violation. After the vehicle failed to stop, a chase began, according to New York State Police.  The vehicle then eventually left I-95 at exit 18B in White Plains and briefly pulled over on the right shoulder before again driving off, police said. Police then stopped the pursuit when the vehicle entered the villag…
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley
Duo Nabbed After Investigation At Bank Ends In Crash Between BMW, School Bus In Hudson Valley Two men were apprehended and are facing charges after a grand larceny investigation at a bank in the Hudson Valley ended in a crash. At about 4:25 p.m., Friday, Aug. 12, the Village of Fishkill Police pursued a vehicle northbound on Route 9 in connection to the investigation at Key Bank.  The fleeing vehicle, a 2017 BMW 330i, struck a small school bus on Route 9 in the town of Wappinger and came to rest in a ditch, state police said.   ll occupants of the BMW and the bus were treated at local area hospitals for minor injuries and released, police said. The operator of the …
Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say A suspect is behind bars after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint at a Hudson Valley apartment complex. In Dutchess County, police in the Town of Poughkeepsie were called to the Manchester Gardens Apartments on Rhobella Drive at around 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, with reports of an armed robbery. The victim told police a man had brandished a handgun and demanded property. Officers eventually spotted a man matching the suspect’s description in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was leaving the apartment complex. The occupants of the car ignored officers’ commands and fled the area, police …
Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Police Say Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Duo Busted With Stolen Gun, Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two suspects are facing charges in Westchester after being busted with a stolen gun in an allegedly stolen vehicle, police said. In New Rochelle, the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted police in the city shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1 to a reportedly stolen car that was entering their jurisdiction from I-95. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives were able to locate the suspect vehicle, which was getting off at exit 15 on I-95 and entering the city. When the detectives attempted to stop the vehicle on the exit ramp, the two susp…
Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Hudson Valley, Police Say Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Four Nabbed For Stealing Catalytic Converters In Hudson Valley, Police Say Four men were arrested after they were caught in the act of stealing a catalytic converter in Westchester County. The men were arrested on Tuesday, March 22, in Yonkers in the area of Delano Avenue. Plainclothes units were surveilling the area of Delano Avenue at Agawam when they spotted the catalytic converter theft in progress, according to Yonkers Police. As officers approached, the suspect vehicle took off and officers followed, police said.  The suspects attempted to evade officers on the New York State Thruway, however, a blown tire forced them back onto Central Park Avenu…
Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say
Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say Two men were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after fleeing from New York State Police troopers in an allegedly stolen vehicle before crashing in the area. Troopers on patrol at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, May 7 on Route 9W in Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd attempted to stop the driver of a 2005 Nissan Sentra after he committed a traffic violation. The troopers initiated a traffic stop, police said, but as they approached the Nissan, the driver - later identified as 20-year-old Poughkeepsie resident Anthony Ermo sped away from the scene, prompting a pursuit. Police said tha…
Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say
Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say To evade pursuing police, three teens evading police in a stolen car jumped out of the moving vehicle, police said, which then rolled into a parked police cruiser in Ulster County.  A Kingston cop reportedly saw a 2015 Honda Civic he recognized, which had been reported stolen on Tuesday, Nov. 24, turning onto Farrelly Street from Flatbush Avenue at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25.  When the officer turned on his sirens and pursued the vehicle, the driver led the officer on a short chase from Farrelly Street to Gage Street onto Foxhall Avenue and then onto Derrenbacher Street, pol…
Suspects On Run After Multi-Vehicle I-87 Crash Injures State Trooper Suspects On Run After Multi-Vehicle I-87 Crash Injures State Trooper
Suspects On Run After Multi-Vehicle I-87 Crash Injures State Trooper A New York State trooper was transported to Westchester Medical Center following a wild chase on I-87 that ended with the trooper's vehicle being rear-ended by an unmarked NYPD officer taking part in the chase. The event began around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, when the unidentified trooper attempted to pull over a suspect vehicle on I-87 in Woodbury in Orange County, said Trooper Tara L. McCormick, spokeswoman for the state police. The vehicle stopped, but when the trooper walked up to the vehicle it sped off at a high rate of speed. The trooper pursued the vehicle with the he…