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Teenage Girl Accused Of Threatening Shooting At School District In Hudson Valley Teenage Girl Accused Of Threatening Shooting At School District In Hudson Valley
Teenage Girl Accused Of Threatening Shooting At School District In Hudson Valley A teenage girl has been accused of making a threat to a high school in the Hudson Valley. On Thursday night, Sept. 19, in Rockland County, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department said it was made aware of a potential threat of a shooting that would occur on Friday, Sept. 20, in the North Rockland School District.  Officers and detectives immediately began investigating the claim and were able to locate the individual who created a social media post.  After an investigation, it was found that this claim was false.  The Town of Haverstraw Police Department charged the 16-yea…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Behind Bars For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly making a terroristic threat and narcotics possession after threatening to blow up a government building. Ulster County resident Michael J. Bassile, age 37, of Esopus, was arrested on Monday, July 15, by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto, one of the department's deputies assigned to the Security Division at the Ulster County Department of Social Services building, received a report from staff regarding Bassile.  The report alleged that when they spoke with Bassile, he became angry and…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY Soldier Made Terroristic Threats At Army National Guard Base, Cops Say NY Soldier Made Terroristic Threats At Army National Guard Base, Cops Say
NY Soldier Made Terroristic Threats At Army National Guard Base, Cops Say An Army National Guard soldier in Upstate New York is facing charges after allegedly threatening violence at a military base in the Capital District. New York State Police said they began investigating after a concerned soldier from the Army National Guard Base in Latham contacted them on Saturday, July 23. Troopers determined that Thomas Greene, age 20, of Colonie, had made a terroristic threat while on the base and arrested him. State Police did not initially reveal Greene’s connection to the base, but an agency spokesperson later confirmed that he is a soldier. Investigators also sear…

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by Michael Mashburn
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13-Year-Old Refers To Texas Massacre In Threatening NY School Shooting, Police Say 13-Year-Old Refers To Texas Massacre In Threatening NY School Shooting, Police Say
13-Year-Old Refers To Texas Massacre In Threatening NY School Shooting, Police Say A middle school student  has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to shoot up his school in New York while making a reference to the recent Uvalde, Texas massacre. The incident took place in Suffolk County at Westhampton Beach Middle School on Thursday, June 2. The 13-year-old boy told other students and school officials that he was going to "shoot the school" because he was annoyed and frustrated with other students, said Chief Steven McManus of the Westhampton Police. "The teenager made reference to the recent Uvalde, Texas shooting," McManus said. McManu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says
Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says Updated story: Teen Placed On Home Confinement For Threatening Shooting At Bellport HS A teenage student has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to commit a mass shooting at a New York school. On Long Island, the 16-year-old student of Bellport High School was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Thursday, May 27 at his home in Bellport. The student, whose name has not been released due to his age, was arrested after police received multiple 911 calls when he allegedly posted the threat on his “Bellport Scholars” Instagram page, said Suffolk County…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Hudson Valley Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Hudson Valley
Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Hudson Valley A 17-year-old Hudson Valley teen has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat via social media that caused an area school to be evacuated. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh on Monday, May 2, at the Newburgh Free Academy’s North Campus. The teen was arrested on Friday, May 6, by the city of Newburgh police following a collaborative investigation with the New York State Police, the Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the FBI, said the City of Newburgh Police. The threat was made via social media and was directed toward the Newburgh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester
High School Student Accused Of Making Terroristic Threats In Westchester A teenager has been arrested and charged for making a terroristic threat after he threatened to shoot up his school, police announced. Police announced officers apprehended the 17-year-old Yonkers High School student on Tuesday, Dec. 7, charging him with a felony. It is alleged that the student made overt threats to shoot up the school. Police said that other students came forward and reported the comments to school administrators, who contacted the department, which launched an investigation. The investigation, initiated by the department’s Intelligence Division, found enough probable ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Makes Terror Threat To COVID-19 Testing Command Post In Westchester, Police Say Man Makes Terror Threat To COVID-19 Testing Command Post In Westchester, Police Say
Man Makes Terror Threat To Covid-19 Testing Command Post In Westchester, Police Say A Westchester man has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat at the building where the state Department of Health has set up its testing site for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Pero P. Cheng, 54, of White Plains, was arrested on Tuesday, March 17, for allegedly making a threat of violence at the GHP building at 145 Huguenot St., in New Rochelle just before 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, Cheng made the "terroristic threat" via telephone. Security immediately notified the state police.  An investigation f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teens In Westchester Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School Teens In Westchester Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School
Teens In Westchester Arrested After Threatening To Shoot Up High School Two students are in police custody after allegedly making threats on social media to shoot up a Westchester High School. The Yonkers Police Department received reports of school shooting threats making the rounds on social media against students at Lincoln High School at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos said. The threats contained specific language to carry out a school shooting with an intended number of victims to occur on Friday, Oct. 25, during a pep rally, prompting a police investigation. Investigators found several social media posts that were …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester
Two Students Charged For Threatening Shooting At High School In Westchester Two students have been arrested for allegedly making threats to carry out a school shooting in Westchester. The incident came to light around 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, when the Yonkers Police Department received several reports of school shooting threats circulating on social media against students at Lincoln High School, located on Kneeland Avenue, said Yonkers Police Spokesman Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos. According to Politopoulos, the threats consisted of a number of texts to carry out a school shooting with an intended number of victims on Friday, Oct. 25, during a&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Student Arrested For Threat That Led To Lockdowns At Mount Pleasant Schools Student Arrested For Threat That Led To Lockdowns At Mount Pleasant Schools
Student Arrested For Threat That Led To Lockdowns At Mount Pleasant Schools A 17-year-old boy who attends a school in Westchester has been arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat to another student causing at least three other school districts to go on a lockout status. The incident unfolded around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the EF Academy, located in Thornwood, after the Mount Pleasant Police were notified by the school of a possible threat on their campus, Mount Pleasant Police Lt. Martin Greenberg said. School security told the department that a student had received an AirDrop message stating "there would be a shooting in 10 minutes," Gree…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested With Suspicious Device At Westchester Metro-North Station Man Arrested With Suspicious Device At Westchester Metro-North Station
Man Arrested With Suspicious Device At Westchester Metro-North Station A 54-year-old man was arrested at a Westchester Metro-North station after allegedly threatening to detonate a backpack he was wearing, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department were dispatched to the train station shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, where there were multiple reports of the suspicious man attempting to detonate a backpack he was wearing. New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that the responding officers found a man - later identified as Thomas Skoupa - sitting on an outside bench, wearing a nylon pouch with wires protruding from the pouch wi…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat To Judge Westchester Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat To Judge
Westchester Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat To Judge A man from Westchester is facing charges for allegedly making a threat against a county judge, police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Millwood resident Steven McDowell, 41, was arrested by Westchester County Police on Monday, Sept. 9 and charged with making a terroristic threat. McDowell was booked at County Police headquarters in Hawthorne and held overnight pending his arraignment on Tuesday in New Rochelle City Court. New York State Court Officers reported to County Police on Monday that a person involved in a court action in Westchester had made a threat to harm the judge. Detectives f…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Arrested For Alleged Terroristic Threat Against Westchester School Teen Arrested For Alleged Terroristic Threat Against Westchester School
Teen Arrested For Alleged Terroristic Threat Against Westchester School A teenager is facing charges after being accused of making a threat to a high school in the area. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that a 17-year-old has been arrested and arraigned after making threats to Croton-Harmon High School. The arrest was made by Croton Village Police after a tip was received on Wednesday, Sept. 4, by the school district through its “Anonymous Alerts” reporting portal. Scarpino said that the teen was arraigned on Thursday, Sept. 5 in the Village of Croton Court and charged with making a terroristic threat. The teenager’s name is…

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by Zak Failla
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Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea
Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea A registered sex offender has pleaded not guilty to making a terroristic threat after police busted him for allegedly threatening to blow up a government building earlier this year. Poughkeepsie resident Dominick Volino, 53, was in court this week, following his March 5 arrest at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for allegedly writing a threatening letter that was intercepted by New York State Police investigators. In January, investigators received a forwarded letter that was allegedly penned by Volino, threatening to blow up an unidentified building in New York City. An …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with a scary situation that included the man leaving a backpack inside the Culinary Institute of America during a Marist College musical performance. The incident took place around 2:41 p.m., on Sunday, May 5, when the Hyde Park Police responded to the Culinary Institute of America for a report of a “Dangerous Situation," said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. "Patrols were advised that an unknown male entered the Marriot Pavilion and was acting suspicious," Benson said. Officers arrived…

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by Kathy Reakes
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12 Plead Guilty In Large Prescription Pill Trafficking Ring Operating In Hudson Valley 12 Plead Guilty In Large Prescription Pill Trafficking Ring Operating In Hudson Valley
12 Plead Guilty In Large Prescription Pill Trafficking Ring Operating In Hudson Valley A dozen Hudson Valley residents have pleaded guilty for their roles in a large prescription pill trafficking ring that sold thousands of pills to customers on a daily basis, according to the office of New York State Attorney General Letitia James. The 12 were busted following a nine-month investigation by the Attorney General's organized crime task force along with the New York State Police that included surveillance and wiretapping, hidden cameras, GPS devices, undercover agents, and cooperating witnesses, the AG's office said. Dubbed “Operation Candy Crush,” due to the code names of …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say
Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say A 53-year-old area man attempting to fly out of the country now is behind bars after authorities say he threatened to blow up a government building in New York. In January, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks were forwarded a letter from Domick Volino threatening to blow up an unidentified New York State government building.  With the assistance of Amtrak Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Volino, a Poughkeepsie resident, was arrested on …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Charged With Threatening School Shooting On Instagram Woman Charged With Threatening School Shooting On Instagram
Woman Charged With Threatening School Shooting On Instagram A woman already facing time behind bars for her role in a drug trafficking ring operating out of the Hudson Valley also posted a threat on social media targeting a Dutchess County high school, according to an indictment unsealed this week. Poughkeepsie resident Samantha Vantassell, 35, allegedly created a fictitious Instagram account under another person’s name to create a post that threatened a school shooting at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park. In the post, Attorney General Barbara Underwood said Vantassell posted a photo of someone holding what appeared to be an assaul…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Called 911 From Event In Area Threatening To Kill People, Police Say Man Called 911 From Event In Area Threatening To Kill People, Police Say
Man Called 911 From Event In Area Threatening To Kill People, Police Say A man who called 911 from an event in the area has been charged with threatening to "kill people," according to the Ramapo Police Department. The event took place in Airmont around 12:21 p.m. Saturday, July 7, when Ramapo dispatch received a 911 call from an unknown man via cellphone that threatened to "start killing people," said Det. Sgt. Brian Corbett. Police were quickly able to determine that the call had originated in the area of Fosse Court in Airmont and immediately responded and secured the area which included a synagogue and residential homes, Corbett said.  F…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Makes Threats, Menaces Victims At DMV In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Makes Threats, Menaces Victims At DMV In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Makes Threats, Menaces Victims At DMV In Hudson Valley, Police Say Nobody enjoys a trip to the DMV, but a 28-year-old area man took things to a whole new level. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to the Department of Motor Vehicles on Marshall Road in Wappingers Falls at approximately 9:10 a.m. on Monday, June 18, where there was a report of a man with a gun making threats in the building. Police said that the investigation into the incident found that Wappinger resident Barry Gutierrez was allegedly “acting in a disruptive manner, alarming people at the DMV by implying that he was in possession of a gun, and was worse than a preschool shooter.…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Hudson Valley School Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Hudson Valley School
Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Hudson Valley School An 18-year-old has been arrested for making "credible threats" against his Hudson Valley high school, according to police. Brendan Vaughan, a student at Washingtonville High School in Orange County, was arrested following a search of his home by Washingtonville police along with the FBI, state police and Middletown police, police said.  “Investigators discovered evidence in the home, and obtained a statement from the suspect, supporting information that he was in the planning stages of some sort of attack at the school, and posed a threat to public safety,” Washingtonville Police …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Threatens To Shoot Bank Employees In Hudson Valley Man Threatens To Shoot Bank Employees In Hudson Valley
Man Threatens To Shoot Bank Employees In Hudson Valley A man who threatened to shoot employees at a Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union bank was nabbed by police for making terroristic threats, according to the Wallkill Police Department.  Paul Martin, 54, of Bloomington, was arrested after Wallkill Police received a report around 4 p.m. Thursday, May 24, of a disturbance at the bank at 40 Lloyds Lane, said Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman. When Officer John Zonneveld arrived on scene a bank employee told him that a person had called and threatened to shoot bank employees, Hertman said. While investigating, Martin approached the bank where …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Makes 'Disturbing, Violent' Threat To Westchester School, Police Say Teen Makes 'Disturbing, Violent' Threat To Westchester School, Police Say
Teen Makes 'Disturbing, Violent' Threat To Westchester School, Police Say A  teenager is facing criminal charges after allegedly making threats against his school and posting violent images on social media. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to the Hawthorne PEARLS School on April 16, to investigate a report of a student who made threats against the school. According to police, the investigation into the threats determined that a 13-year-old male student at the school had allegedly posted “disturbing and violent images to social media, placing other students in fear of a school shooting incident.” Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoul…

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by Zak Failla