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Woman Stalks Local Victim For Months, Files False Child Abuse Claims, Police Say
A woman from the region is accused of stalking a person for months, stealing their identity, and wrongly accusing them of child abuse.
Rensselaer County resident Nacirema Harris, age 28, of Troy, was arraigned on more than a dozen charges, including burglary and identity theft, in Albany County Court on Friday, March 8.
New York State Police said troopers began investigating the case in January 2024. After determining that Harris had followed the victim in both Troy and Albany, they obtained a warrant to search her Troy residence.
Further investigation determined that Harris targeted the v…
Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Using Ex-Boyfriend's Credit Card, Bank Account
A Hudson Valley woman has been charged with allegedly using her ex-boyfriend's credit card and bank account to make $700 in purchases.
Orange County resident Kelly Kopp, age 34, of Middletown, was arrested on Thursday, May 18, and charged with:
Grand larceny
Identity theft
Petit larceny
An investigation revealed that during the months of April and May, Kopp used the credit card, and bank account of an ex-boyfriend to make unauthorized purchases in the amount of $711.00, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
She was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Monroe Court on Monday, M…
New Update: Woman From Region Crashes Into 6 People, Including 2 Toddlers, Police Say
This story has been updated.
A Northern Westchester woman has been arrested for allegedly losing control of a stolen car and careening onto an Upper Manhattan sidewalk, striking six people, including two 3-year-olds.
Northern Westchester resident Sharon Godwin, age 32, of Peekskill, was arrested on Wednesday, March 15, after New York City Police responded to a 911 call of pedestrians struck by a motor vehicle at West 190th Street and Broadway, said the NYPD.
Upon arrival, officers observed six pedestrians with injuries on the sidewalk. A preliminary investigation determined that Godwin los…
Duo Nabbed In Regional Break-Ins Part Of 'South American Theft Group,' Police Say
Two members of an organized crime ring are behind bars in connection with numerous home break-ins across the country, including in Westchester County and on Long Island, authorities said.
Jorge Luis Araneda Pogge, age 39, and Ingrid Johana Gomez, age 33, were both arrested in Queens Thursday, Jan. 12, following a multijurisdictional investigation that began in 2020, according to Harrison Police.
The pair is accused of taking part in multiple residential burglaries and other theft-related crimes throughout the country, including the Town of Harrison and Nassau County.
Pogge and Gomez are b…
Officials in Ulster County Helped Catch Suspects Of Nationwide 'Felony Lane Gang' Fraud Scheme
Two suspects who admitted to being part of a nationwide fraud scheme were caught with the help of police in the Hudson Valley.
The two men, Joshua Mallory, age 37, and Gary Grier, age 36, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to being part of the multi-state "Felony Lane Gang," a fraud scheme involving suspects breaking into cars and stealing debit cards and checkbooks, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.
Between 2015 and 2020, Mallory, Grier, and several co-conspirators traveled across the country breaking …
Trio Nabbed In $701K Fraud Scheme In Region, Feds Say
Three men are facing federal charges for allegedly using other people’s identities to defraud the New York Labor Department out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Errol Murray, age 21, of Yonkers; Taliek Lanier, age 22, of Albany; and Thomas Brace, age 61, of Altoona, Pennsylvania, formerly of Albany, were all arrested on federal charges of mail and wire fraud, plus identity theft.
Federal prosecutors said the trio conspired with a 36-year-old Albany woman, Jamie Johnson, and provided her with the personal identifying information of other people.
Jonson pleaded guilty in February 2022 of…
