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Man From Region Nabbed Beating Up Girlfriend With His Fists, Police Say Man From Region Nabbed Beating Up Girlfriend With His Fists, Police Say
Man From Region Nabbed Beating Up Girlfriend With His Fists, Police Say A Hudson Valley teen was charged with assault after allegedly beating up his girlfriend on more than one occasion, injuring her with his fists and choking her.  Rockland County resident Thomas Peragine, age 19, of Stony Point, was charged in Stony Point on Thursday, Oct. 24. According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stonyy Point Police, he was charged after deputies responded to a home in Stony Point for a welfare check, believing the woman was in danger. While on the scene, Peragine was present and placed under arrest for a previous domestic incident with the same woman, Scho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mother From Region Nabbed For Beating Kids With Foam Baseball Bat, Police Say Mother From Region Nabbed For Beating Kids With Foam Baseball Bat, Police Say
Mother From Region Nabbed For Beating Kids With Foam Baseball Bat, Police Say A Hudson Valley mother has been charged with allegedly beating her two children with a foam baseball bat, causing injuries. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:20 a.m., Monday, Oct. 7, in Stony Point. According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stony Point Police, officers responded to Nyack Hospital to investigate a domestic incident. The investigation revealed that two juveniles revealed that their mother, Kimberly Rivas, age 33, of Stony, had used a foam baseball bat to strike both juveniles several times, causing injuries, Schoales said.  Rivas was arrest…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former Teacher Accused Of Touching, Kissing Student At High School In Westchester Former Teacher Accused Of Touching, Kissing Student At High School In Westchester
Former Teacher Accused Of Touching, Kissing Student At High School In Westchester A retired music teacher of more than two decades faces criminal charges after allegedly taking a student behind a high school auditorium curtain in Westchester and kissing them, officials announced. New, updated report - Teacher Accused Of Kissing Student Returned To Westchester HS After Retirement Announcement Hartsdale resident Michael Rubino, age 63, was arrested in connection with an incident at Hastings High School in June involving the unwanted touching and kissing of an underage student, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Accordi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing Trooper In ATV Mob Incident In Region Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing Trooper In ATV Mob Incident In Region
Suspect Nabbed For Allegedly Harassing Trooper In ATV Mob Incident In Region An out-of-state man was charged with harassing a New York State trooper during an alleged "street takeover" in the Hudson Valley, which included 30 to 40 ATVs and motorcycles. Related: ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Wappingers Falls The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls.  According to State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a report of 30 to 40 motorcycles and off-highway vehicles operating "recklessly" on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls and on sidewalks. When a trooper arrived in a mark…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Duo Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking UPS Driver In Region Duo Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking UPS Driver In Region
Duo Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking UPS Driver In Region Two men have been charged with alleged assault as a hate crime after attacking a UPS driver while using racial slurs and attempting to steal the keys to his vehicle. The incident occurred in Rockland County at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, on Spook Rock Road in the village of Montebello. According to Ramapo Police Chief Daniel Hyman, the driver was struck by a water bottle thrown from outside the vehicle. He was then confronted by two men who physically attacked him while using racial slurs and attempting to steal the keys to the vehicle, Hyman said. The two men were captured and identi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI, After Using Snow Shovel To Threaten Woman, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI, After Using Snow Shovel To Threaten Woman, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI, After Using Snow Shovel To Threaten Woman, Police Say A from the region man was charged with a host of charges after being stopped for alleged DWI following a domestic violence incident in which he allegedly used a snow shovel to threaten a woman. Ulster County resident Vincent Organtini III, age 27, Kingston, was arrested at around 1 a.m., Thursday, July 25, in the town of Ulster. According to Sgt. Collin Reynolds of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, deputies were responding to a domestic violence call when they found that Organtini had been stopped for driving while intoxicated. An investigation found that Organtini was driving in an into…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NY Police Chief Arrested On Harassment, Unlawful Imprisonment Charges Days After Promotion NY Police Chief Arrested On Harassment, Unlawful Imprisonment Charges Days After Promotion
NY Police Chief Arrested On Harassment, Unlawful Imprisonment Charges Days After Promotion A newly promoted police chief in upstate New York is facing criminal charges following a complaint from his estranged wife. In Washington County, Cambridge-Greenwich Police Chief Robert Danko was taken into custody Wednesday, July 10, on suspicion of harassment and unlawful imprisonment charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident. Sheriff's officials did not elaborate on the specific nature of the allegations. The arrest came exactly one week after the 44-year-old Danko, a resident of Salem, was sworn in as chief of police on Wednesday, July 3. He was released following his arraignm…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Capital Region Woman Accused Of Stalking Capital Region Woman Accused Of Stalking
Capital Region Woman Accused Of Stalking A resident from the region has been accused of stalking. New York State Police in Columbia County from the Livingston barracks say an investigation determined Tara Tomlin, age 29, of Elizaville, contacted the past and current employer of the victim to make false allegations of drug use and inappropriate behavior. On Tuesday, June 25, Tomlin was charged with: Aggravated harassment in the second degree,  Stalking in the fourth degree. Tomlin was arraigned before the city of Hudson Court and released on her own recognizance to reappear on Tuesday, July 2.

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by Joe Lombardi