Light Snow 35°
Tag:

Unlawfully fleeing a police officer

Police & Fire
Man Baits Cops Into Chasing His Sports Car, Caught When Engine Seizes In Westchester: Police Man Baits Cops Into Chasing His Sports Car, Caught When Engine Seizes In Westchester: Police
Man Baits Cops Into Chasing His Sports Car, Caught When Engine Seizes In 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…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
News
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 …

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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. …

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Driving Without License Arrested At Home After Fleeing Scene Of Westchester Police Stop Woman Driving Without License Arrested At Home After Fleeing Scene Of Westchester Police Stop
Woman Driving Without License Arrested At Home After Fleeing Scene Of Westchester Police Stop A 33-year-old woman was arrested at her home after allegedly fleeing the scene of a police stop in Westchester. State Police say they stopped her vehicle on I-87 in the Town of Greenburgh for a vehicle and traffic violation on at around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7.  Troopers then conducted a license check of the driver, Dominique H. Murphy of the Bronx, and determined that she did not have a valid license. As police continued to interview Murphy, she fled the scene in her vehicle, police said. Police followed Murphy’s vehicle for approximately seven miles, but the pursuit was ter…

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Trio Nabbed After Westchester Stolen Vehicle Chase, Crash IDs Released For Trio Nabbed After Westchester Stolen Vehicle Chase, Crash
IDs Released For Trio Nabbed After Westchester Stolen Vehicle Chase, Crash Three men are facing charges after allegedly taking police on a wild chase in an allegedly stolen vehicle over the weekend that ended in a Mamaroneck yard on Sunday night, according to police. Juan Camacho, 22, Ashley Perez, 20, and Roberto Reyes, 20, of the Bronx were arrested on Sunday night, and now are facing various felony charges after being arraigned in Larchmont Village Court earlier this week. According to police, officers attempted to pull over an SUV being driven by Reyes at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Sunday for a traffic violation, leading to a wild chase that led to a crash in…

SHARE

by Zak Failla