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Man Choked Passenger During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Choked Passenger During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Choked Passenger During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man is facing criminal charges for allegedly choking a male passenger in his car during a fight in the Hudson Valley, authorities said. In Ulster County, Saugerties Police were called to Route 32 near Vinnie’s Farm Market just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 16, with reports of a domestic incident between two males. Investigators determined that the pair got into an argument while inside a vehicle before the driver, 36-year-old Vincent Neglia, exited the car and approached the victim, who was in the back seat. Neglia allegedly grabbed a hold of the victim’s neck area and “applied pressu…
Dad Assaults Driver After Child Hit By Car On Residential Area Street, Police Say Dad Assaults Driver After Child Hit By Car On Residential Area Street, Police Say
Dad Assaults Driver After Child Hit By Car On Residential Area Street, Police Say Police are investigating after they say a 4-year-old child was hit by a car on a residential street in the area and his father then assaulted the driver of the vehicle. The incident took place around 4 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20, in Rockland County in New City. According to Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, a vehicle was traveling southbound on Amundsen Lane when it struck the child who ran into the roadway. The driver, a 22-year-old man, got out of the vehicle to check on the child who was lying next to his car, Peters said. That's when the driver was charged by the c…
Police Sergeant In Westchester Charged With Choking Woman, Harassment Police Sergeant In Westchester Charged With Choking Woman, Harassment
Police Sergeant In Westchester Charged With Choking Woman, Harassment A Mount Vernon Police Department sergeant is facing charges connected to an assault of a woman during an off-duty incident earlier this year. Mount Vernon Police Sgt. Martin Bailey, 49, of Dutchess County, was arraigned on a multi-count indictment in connection to the physical assault of a Mount Vernon woman in September, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. It is alleged that on Saturday, Sept. 21, Bailey - while not on duty - was involved in a physical altercation with a woman in a private home he owns in Mount Vernon. During the assault, it is alleged th…
Greenburgh Man Faces Rape, Other Charges After Attack Greenburgh Man Faces Rape, Other Charges After Attack
Greenburgh Man Faces Rape, Other Charges After Attack A Westchester County man is facing multiple counts of rape and other charges for an alleged sexual assault of a woman in White Plains last month. Greenburgh resident Sidney Crockett, 42, was arraigned on Monday, Nov. 4, and charged in a 15-count indictment that includes two counts of rape, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced. On Thursday, Oct. 10, it is alleged that Crockett repeatedly strangled, physically, and sexually assaulted a woman he knew in a White Plains residence. The two had been in a relationship, according to the indictment. After the attack,…
Westchester Teen Charged With Criminal Obstruction Of Breathing Following Month-Long Probe Westchester Teen Charged With Criminal Obstruction Of Breathing Following Month-Long Probe
Westchester Teen Charged With Criminal Obstruction Of Breathing Following Month-Long Probe A Westchester teen has been charged with criminal obstruction of breathing after a month-long investigation, police say. New York State Police say Matthew Spataro, 19, of Yonkers grabbed the throat of a female victim against her will, causing injury in Glen Spey, located in Sullivan County. Spataro was arrested at his Yonkers residence on Wednesday, May 29 following a month-long investigation by SP Liberty BCI and the Campus Sexual Assault Victims Unit (CSAVU). Spataro was transported to the State Police barracks in Haverstraw for processing and charged with criminal obstruction of breathi…
Man Charged In Violent Westchester Domestic Incident Man Charged In Violent Westchester Domestic Incident
Man Charged In Violent Westchester Domestic Incident A 49-year-old man is facing charges after a violent incident in Northern Westchester. New York State Police responded to Oak Road in the town of Cortlandt on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at approximately 8:15 p.m. on the report of a physical domestic dispute. Further investigation revealed that Howard J. Powley of Cortlandt had choked the victim and then prevented an emergency call for help. Powley then allegedly released the victim, who ran out of the residence. Outside, Powley proceeded to menace the victim before smashing a lawn ornament on the victim’s vehicle. Powley was arrested and charged wi…
Man Throws Chair, Chokes Victim In Westchester Assault, Police Say Man Throws Chair, Chokes Victim In Westchester Assault, Police Say
Man Throws Chair, Chokes Victim In Westchester Assault, Police Say A man who allegedly threw a chair and choked his victim during a domestic incident has turned himself into police custody in Westchester. Members of the Yorktown Police Department responded to a local home, where there was a report of a domestic dispute that turned physical. According to police, the investigation into the incident determined that Yorktown resident Bekim Rexhepi, 28, allegedly threw a chair at his victim, “causing pain and injury.” Rexhepi also allegedly then “applied pressure to the neck and throat using his hands, making it hard for the victim to breathe.” The following d…
Alert Issued For Man At Large After Being Charged In Motel Attack Alert Issued For Man At Large After Being Charged In Motel Attack
Alert Issued For Man At Large After Being Charged In Motel Attack New York State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a wanted man. An alert was issued from New York State Police for Alfredrick Morrison, Jr., who is wanted for criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, and criminal obstruction of breathing dating back to an incident in 2016. Morrison is wanted by the New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks and the town of LaGrange Court. Police said the warrant for Morrison was issued after he failed to appear in court following his 2016 arrest, which came about after he had a dispute turn phy…
Video: Woman Faces New Charges After Racial Rant On Hudson Valley Bus Video: Woman Faces New Charges After Racial Rant On Hudson Valley Bus
Video: Woman Faces New Charges After Racial Rant On Hudson Valley Bus A Rockland County woman who threatened passengers on a TOR bus with racially charged insults and one physical attack with the video of the incident going viral is now facing new charges from the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Anne Marie Messiano, 57, of Pearl River, was arrested Thursday afternoon following an investigation into the incident that took place on Saturday, June 30, said Chief William Barbera of the Sheriff's Office. The incident took place around 5 p.m. on Bus #235 along Route 92, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Executive Ed Day. The woman can be seen on a vi…
Police: Man Chokes Two, Including Child, In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute Police: Man Chokes Two, Including Child, In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute
Police: Man Chokes Two, Including Child, In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute A 32-year-old man spent the night behind bars after allegedly abusing a child during a domestic incident in Dutchess County. State Police troopers in received a report of a domestic incident at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night, prompting an investigation.  That investigation determined that Red Hook resident Christopher Struse allegedly choked his first victim, who was reporting the crime, and a child under the age of 6 years old, during the struggle. Struse was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal obstruction of breathing, and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdem…
Man Chokes, Threatens To Kill Victim With Knife In Westchester, Police Say Man Chokes, Threatens To Kill Victim With Knife In Westchester, Police Say
Man Chokes, Threatens To Kill Victim With Knife In Westchester, Police Say A 32-year-old is behind bars after a domestic dispute turned physical and he allegedly threatened to kill another man while choking him and displaying a large kitchen knife, Yorktown Police said in a media release. Officers from the Yorktown PD were dispatched to a Stoney Street home at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Monday, April 23 where there was a report of an altercation in progress. Upon arrival at the scene, officers determined that Yorktown Heights resident Alexander Lieberman choked the male victim and allegedly threatened to kill him while displaying the knife, police said. Lieberman…
Westchester Man Chokes Victim In Domestic Dispute, Police Say Westchester Man Chokes Victim In Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Westchester Man Chokes Victim In Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 45-year-old man choked a woman during a domestic dispute turned violent in Westchester over the weekend, police said. Officers from the Yorktown Police Department received a report of the domestic incident shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 at a Lockwood Avenue home. During the subsequent investigation into the dispute, it was determined that Yorktown resident George Singelakis grabbed the throat of the woman, impeding her normal breathing and continued to choke her. He was arrested at the scene and transported to Yorktown Police Headquarters for processing. Singelakis was cha…