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20-Something Trio In Stolen Car Caught After Chase In Hudson Valley, Police Say 20-Something Trio In Stolen Car Caught After Chase In Hudson Valley, Police Say
20-Something Trio In Stolen Car Caught After Chase In Hudson Valley, Police Say Three men are facing charges after allegedly leading police on a highway chase in a stolen vehicle through the region, authorities said. New York State Police troopers in Northern Westchester attempted to stop the vehicle, which had been reported stolen, at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, as it drove on I-684 in the town of Bedford. The driver refused to stop, leading troopers on a 13-mile pursuit that finally ended at the I-84 interchange in the village of Brewster in Putnam County, police said. That's where troopers deployed a spike strip, disabling the vehicle. All three suspe…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say
Man Charged After Handgun Found During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Troopers Say A 24-year-old man with an expired license was found in illegal possession of a handgun during a Hudson Valley traffic stop, police reported.  Fairfield County resident Bryon Bloomfield, of Norwalk, was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm on Friday, July 22, according to New York State Police. At about 11:30 a.m., troopers in Putnam County pulled over a 2014 Volkswagen on State Route 22 in Southeast for a vehicle and traffic law violation, police said.  Investigators found that Bloomfield was driving with a s…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area
Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area A 52-year-old man is facing criminal charges after police said he brandished a gun following a car crash in the Hudson Valley. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened June 17 on Route 9D in the village of Cold Spring. According to investigators, an 18-year-old Cold Spring woman was driving south on Route 9D near the Breakneck Tunnel when she passed a vehicle in front of her. She was unable to get back into her lane in time and her driver’s side mirror struck the mirror of an oncoming vehicle being driven by a Beacon man, the sheriff's office said. The impact sent …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun In Hudson Valley, Police Say Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man is facing multiple felony charges following a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley, state police said. At about 3:20 p.m. July, 10, troopers from the Somers barracks were dispatched to Interstate 684 in Putnam County, in the town of Southeast, for a report of a man menacing another motorist with a firearm.  Troopers located the suspect’s vehicle northbound near mile marker 27. An investigation determined the man, identified as Justin D. Blundell, age 23, of Lexington, Massachusetts, got into the incident with another operator and menaced the victim, who had children in …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say A 26-year-old man from Northern Westchester was arrested and accused of raping and assaulting a victim in the region.  Alexander Backofen, of Bedford, was arrested on Wednesday, May 25, according to New York State Police. Police said he was charged with the following: First-degree rape  Two counts of first-degree criminal sex act Second-degree assault  State Police said investigators determined that Backofen traveled to Carmel and raped and assaulted a victim who is "known to him." He was arraigned and remanded to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $75,000 cash bail or…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Work Zone In Hudson Valley Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Work Zone In Hudson Valley
Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Work Zone In Hudson Valley A man wanted for stealing $180,000 has been arrested during a traffic stop at a work zone in the area. Joshua C. Allen, 19, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 17 on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County as a fugitive from justice out of Bossier, Louisiana, said State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Allen was stopped around 11:20 a.m., in a 2016 Nissan Altima for a vehicle and traffic law infraction committed in a work zone on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Putnam Valley, Hicks said. An investigation discovered Allen had an active felony warrant from Louisiana for allegedly …

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by Kathy Reakes
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26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say 26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say
26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say A 26-year-old man was arrested by state troopers in Putnam county after he was found in possession of a stolen, loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun during a traffic stop, said police. Victor M. Jimenez, of New York City, was pulled over on I-84 in Putnam County the town of Southeast at approximately 3:55 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 12.  After finding the Taurus handgun in Jimenez's vehicle, police discovered that it had been reported stolen from a resident of Chesterfield County in Virginia.  Jimenez was charged with the felonies of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and four…

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by Christina Coulter