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Orange County Man Nabbed After Taking Cops On 120 MPH Chase, Police Say Orange County Man Nabbed After Taking Cops On 120 MPH Chase, Police Say
Orange County Man Nabbed After Taking Cops On 120 MPH Chase, Police Say A 32-year-old man was arrested after allegedly taking state police on a pursuit reaching speeds of more than 120 miles per hour. Orange County resident Michael L. Wright, of Wallkill, was arrested on Sunday, March 7, following a pursuit in the town of Wawarsing in Ulster County, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, around 5 p.m. a state trooper from the Ellenville barracks spotted a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu traveling east on Route 52 in violation of several vehicle and traffic laws.  The trooper attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle failed to comply and fled the trooper re…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Palisades Interstate Parkway Pursuit Reaches Speeds Of 105 MPH, State Police Say Palisades Interstate Parkway Pursuit Reaches Speeds Of 105 MPH, State Police Say
Palisades Interstate Parkway Pursuit Reaches Speeds Of 105 MPH, State Police Say New York State Police arrested a man following a police high-speed pursuit when he fled during a routine traffic stop in Rockland County.  Trevor S. Calder, age 37, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after fleeing during an attempted traffic stop on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Stony Point, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The incident began when a trooper patrolling the parkway spotted a 2014 BMW traveling west in violation of traffic laws. The trooper attempted to stop the vehicle and instead of pulling over, Calder fled, Nevel said.  During the pursuit, the veh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest
State Police Pursuit Into Rockland Tops 100 MPH, Ends In Arrest A high-speed New Jersey State Police pursuit that began Wednesday night in Morris County ended nearly a half-hour later in Rockland with a suspect in custody, responders said. The nearly 30-mile chase began on northbound Route 287 shortly before 8 p.m. With wet road conditions and speeds eventually topping 100 miles per hours, troopers began to pull back as the suspect exited at Airmont Road in Suffern, responders said. Moments later, the driver was taken into custody at the corner of Route 59 and College Road just off the highway in the Airmont section of Ramapo, they said. CHECK BACK FO…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wanted Man Takes Police On High-Speed Chase In Orange County Wanted Man Takes Police On High-Speed Chase In Orange County
Wanted Man Takes Police On High-Speed Chase In Orange County A routine traffic stop by a City of Newburgh police officer and his K-9 partner turned into a high-speed pursuit after the vehicle refused to stop. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, when Officer Ricardo Rivera, and his K-9 partner Bane, attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Carson and S. Lander Street, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. The vehicle, a 2005 GMC Sierra pickup truck, feigned pulling over in the area of Benkard Ave and Liberty Street before pulling away at a high rate of speed, Burns said. The driver of the vehicle led police …

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by Kathy Reakes