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Update: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Capital Region, Police Say Update: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Capital Region, Police Say
Update: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Capital Region, Police Say Call it a massive misunderstanding. Police now say an attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old boy in the region actually has an innocent explanation. In Columbia County, Hudson Police were called at around noon Thursday, Nov. 16, with reports of an attempted kidnapping near the Crosswinds Apartments on Harry Howard Boulevard. Officers were initially told that a boy was walking along the road when a white van pulled up next to him and told him to “get in” the vehicle. Earlier Report: 'Get In': Creeper Van Driver Tries Kidnapping 10-Year-Old Near Hudson Home, Police Say However, in an…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Get In': Creeper Van Driver Tries Kidnapping 10-Year-Old Near Capital Region Home, Police Say 'Get In': Creeper Van Driver Tries Kidnapping 10-Year-Old Near Capital Region Home, Police Say
'Get In': Creeper Van Driver Tries Kidnapping 10-Year-Old Near Capital Region Home, Police Say See a new, updated story here: 'Language Barrier' Sparked Fears Of Kidnapping Attempt In Hudson, Police Say Police are investigating a possible attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old boy outside a home in the region. The Columbia County incident happened at around noon Thursday, Nov. 16, in the city of Hudson, near the Crosswinds Apartments on Harry Howard Avenue. According to Hudson Police, the boy was walking along the road when a white van pulled up next to him. The driver, described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, reportedly told the boy to get in the vehicle. Clearly alarmed by the c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Sentenced For Attempting To Kidnap Woman At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempting To Kidnap Woman At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester
Man Sentenced For Attempting To Kidnap Woman At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester A man will spend the better part of a decade behind bars after he pulled a gun out and attempted to kidnap a woman in Northern Westchester. Kyle Gregg, 23, of Cortlandt, has been sentenced to seven years each for attempted kidnapping and criminal possession of a weapon dating back to an incident that took place on Jan. 5. According to police, shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, the woman was walking southbound on North Bedford Road (Route 117) in Mount Kisco when Gregg pulled up alongside her near the Bedford town line. Gregg offered the woman a ride, which she refused. Shortly…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Attempted To Abduct Woman At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Attempted To Abduct Woman At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Attempted To Abduct Woman At Gunpoint In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 23-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly pulled a gun out and demanded a woman get into his car as he attempted to abduct her on the side of a busy roadway in Northern Westchester, Westchester County Police said. Cortlandt Manor resident Kyle Gregg was arrested on Monday night, Jan. 7  following an investigation into allegations from the woman who alleged that he attempted to abduct her at gunpoint. According to police, shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, the woman was walking southbound on North Bedford Road (Route 117) in Mount Kisco when Gregg pulled up alo…

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by Zak Failla