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NY Man Hoping For Sex With 14-Year-Old Girl Drove Two Hours Into Sting Operation: Feds NY Man Hoping For Sex With 14-Year-Old Girl Drove Two Hours Into Sting Operation: Feds
NY Man Hoping For Sex With 14-Year-Old Girl Drove Two Hours Into Sting Operation: Feds A New York man drove nearly two hours to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex, only to be confronted by undercover police officers in a sting operation, authorities said Monday, April 6. Anthony Perrente, a 30-year-old Loudonville man, had two fentanyl pills and bondage equipment on him when he was nabbed Thursday, April 2 about 100 miles south in Middletown, the Justice Department said in charging documents. Perrente began messaging the undercover officer, who was posing as a 14-year-old girl, on Friday, March 27 on an unidentified mobile app, the feds said. After brief introductory conversatio…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Police & Fire
Trio Used Internet To Try To Engage In Sexual Acts With Children In Hudson Valley: Police Trio Used Internet To Try To Engage In Sexual Acts With Children In Hudson Valley: Police
Trio Used Internet To Try To Engage In Sexual Acts With Children In Hudson Valley: Police Three men from the Hudson Valley have been arrested following a multi-agency undercover operation targeting suspects accused of attempting to exploit minors online, police announced. The operation, conducted over several days, involved State Police working alongside the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Town of Newburgh Police Department, and regional intelligence and crime analysis units, New York State Police said on Wednesday, April 1.  Authorities said specially trained undercover officers used advanced cyber techniques to identify s…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Chief Busted Soliciting Sex From Undercover Detective During Sting: DA Police Chief Busted Soliciting Sex From Undercover Detective During Sting: DA
Police Chief Busted Soliciting Sex From Undercover Detective During Sting: DA A Massachusetts police chief has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex for cash, authorities said.  Cheshire Police Chief Michael Alibozek, 53, of Adams, was busted Thursday night, Nov. 6, in an undercover sting, where investigators said he tried to pay for sex from an undercover officer.  Officers arrested him around 9:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Hoosac Valley Middle and High School, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators said Alibozek had been communicating online with an undercover detective …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: Children Saved, 2 Arrested In HV, Police Say Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: Children Saved, 2 Arrested In HV, Police Say
Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: Children Saved, 2 Arrested In HV, Police Say Two adults have been arrested and multiple children rescued following a major undercover operation targeting sex trafficking at a Rockland County residence, police said.  The operation was carried out by the Clarkstown Police Department at a home located at 16 Smith Rd. in Nanuet, the department announced on Wednesday, June 11.  Police said the investigation began after concerned community members reported suspected illegal activity at the address. Officers infiltrated online platforms commonly used to promote prostitution and trafficking and launched surveillance of the location.…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Spa Shut Down For Prostitution, 1 Charged, Police Say Hudson Valley Spa Shut Down For Prostitution, 1 Charged, Police Say
Hudson Valley Spa Shut Down For Prostitution, 1 Charged, Police Say One person was charged with alleged prostitution during an undercover operation at a Hudson Valley spa. The incident occurred in Rockland County on Wednesday,  July 17, at the Angel Spa in Pearl River. According to Capt. Michael Shannon of the Orangetown Police the department conducted a joint operation with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Narcotics Task Force after receiving allegations of prostitution and unlicensed massages at the spa. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Pei-Chen Juan, age 46, of Staten Island, for prostitution and unauthorized…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Undercover Spa Investigation In Hudson Valley Results In 2 Prostitution Arrests Undercover Spa Investigation In Hudson Valley Results In 2 Prostitution Arrests
Undercover Spa Investigation In Hudson Valley Results In 2 Prostitution Arrests Two people were charged with alleged prostitution and unauthorized practice of a profession during an undercover operation at two Hudson Valley spas. The incident occurred in Orange County on Wednesday, June 5, at the 207 Spa on Little Britain Road and Sun & Moon Spa on Little Forge Road in New Windsor. According to South Windsor Police Chief Daniel Valeri, the department, in conjunction with investigators from the New York State Police, conducted an undercover investigation into prostitution and unlicensed/illegal massages being conducted at several locations throughout New W…

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by Kathy Reakes