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Snapchat Meetup At NY Library Ends With Teen Raped Behind Fire Department: Indictment Snapchat Meetup At NY Library Ends With Teen Raped Behind Fire Department: Indictment
Snapchat Meetup At NY Library Ends With Teen Raped Behind Fire Department: Indictment A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Hours-Long Standoff: Man Threatens Victim, Hides In Home In Capital Region, NYSP Say Hours-Long Standoff: Man Threatens Victim, Hides In Home In Capital Region, NYSP Say
Hours-Long Standoff: Man Threatens Victim, Hides In Home In Capital Region, Nysp Say A 37-year-old man was arrested after threatening harm to a victim and then barricading himself inside his Capital Region home during a standoff with police, authorities said.  Albany County resident William R. Jones of Colonie, 37, was taken into custody on Monday, March 24, following an incident earlier in the day, according to New York State Police. The incident began around 1:58 p.m. when troopers received a complaint from a resident in Halfmoon who said Jones had called and threatened to harm them and damage their property, police said.  Police then located Jones at his …

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Student, 14, Threatens Shooting At Capital Region High School, Police Say Student, 14, Threatens Shooting At Capital Region High School, Police Say
Student, 14, Threatens Shooting At Capital Region High School, Police Say A 14-year-old boy is accused of threatening to kill a classmate at a Capital Region school. Schenectady School District officials contacted police after learning that a student at Washington Irving School had threatened a 14-year-old classmate via Snapchat late Saturday night, Feb. 22, Schenectady Police said. Officers identified the suspect and determined that he threatened to bring a gun to school and kill one of his classmates following a dispute earlier in the week, police said. The teen was arrested on suspicion of aggravated harassment, a misdemeanor. His name was not publicized due …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Region: Police Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Region: Police
Man Nabbed With Loaded Rifle, Drugs After Sending Threats In Region: Police A 56-year-old Hudson Valley man was caught with controlled narcotics and an illegally possessed weapon following an investigation into threatening messages, police said. Putnam County resident Kevin Willis of Southeast was arrested on Friday, Oct. 18 around 3:45 p.m. after he was found with narcotics and a firearm he was prohibited from having, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23.  According to the Sheriff's Office, Willis's arrest followed a short investigation into threatening messages he had allegedly sent someone. While deputies questioned him, they l…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Man From Region, 2 Juveniles Nabbed For Hate Crimes, Police Say Man From Region, 2 Juveniles Nabbed For Hate Crimes, Police Say
Man From Region, 2 Juveniles Nabbed For Hate Crimes, Police Say A 19-year-old Hudson Valley man and two juveniles were nabbed for allegedly shooting gel pellets and shouting anti-Semitic remarks at two women. The incident occurred in Rockland County at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, on Lawler Boulevard in Spring Valley. According to Spring Valley Police Det. Sgt. Rony Charles, the two women were walking on Lawler Boulevard when a vehicle drove by and shot an unknown type of projectile at them, striking one.  Charles said the women were not injured but told police the people in the vehicle were shouting anti-Semitic remarks before speeding away. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Hate Crime At Synagogue Hudson Valley Man Charged With Hate Crime At Synagogue
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Hate Crime At Synagogue A Hudson Valley man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly posting an anti-semitic banner at a synagogue. Ulster County resident Caleb H. Rochester, age 55, of Kingston, was arrested on Thursday, May 16, for the Monday, March 25 incident at Temple Emanuel Synagogue in Kingston.  According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, congregants discovered a banner with anti-semitic language and artwork adhered to the exterior of the synagogue.  Sciutto said the adhesive product used had also caused damage to the exterior…

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by Kathy Reakes