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Woman Admits Setting Fire To Hudson Valley Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says Woman Admits Setting Fire To Hudson Valley Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says
Woman Admits Setting Fire To Hudson Valley Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says A woman has pleaded guilty to attempted arson in connection with intentionally setting fire to a Hudson Valley home with her and her grandchildren inside. Niagara County resident Itita Washington-Thompson, age 48, of Niagara, made the plea on Monday, Sept. 16, said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. Parisi said: "This case is a chilling example of how a domestic incident or dispute can escalate to dangerous extremes."  The incident occurred on Friday, May 24, at Hammersley Avenue in Poughkeepsie. According to officials and court documents, Washington-Thompson…

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by Kathy Reakes
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31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Ridgefield 31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Ridgefield
31-Year-Old Charged With Murder After Man Found Dead At Home In Ridgefield A murder suspect is in custody after a man was found dead inside a residence in Fairfield County. At about 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, in Ridgefield, officers responded to a home on Powder Horn Drive, located off Farmingville Road, for a report of a domestic incident and discovered the deceased victim, an elderly man. The suspect, Steven James Urrichio, age 31, has been charged with murder and is being held at the Ridgefield Police Department on a court-set $1.5 million bond. Ridgefield PD Captain Jeff Raines said it was an isolated incident and "there is no danger to the public." The identi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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
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Man Charged After Assaulting Victim At Northern Westchester Residence, Police Say Man Charged After Assaulting Victim At Northern Westchester Residence, Police Say
Man Charged After Assaulting Victim At Northern Westchester Residence, Police Say A 62-year-old man faces a criminal charge after allegedly assaulting a victim at a Northern Westchester home, police announced. Yorktown resident Nimon Brucaj was arrested on Friday, May 24 following an incident that occurred earlier in the day at a residence in the town, Yorktown Police announced on Tuesday, May 28. According to the department, around 8 a.m. on Friday, officers responded to a home following an alleged domestic incident during which Brucaj allegedly shoved a victim to the ground. This caused them pain in their neck and head, authorities said. Police did not detail the…

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by Ben Crnic