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Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Dutchess County Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Dutchess County Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Dutchess County Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge
Cops Find 71-Year-Old Dead In Dutchess County Home — Now Man Faces Murder Charge A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder after a victim was found dead inside his Dutchess County home during a police welfare check, authorities said. Nicholus C. Peterson, 31, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 17, in connection with the death of William Martin Wein, 71, who was discovered inside a home on Albany Post Road in Hyde Park, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 23. The investigation began on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when officers from the Hyde Park Police Department responded to the home to check on Wein's well-being. There, police found Wein dead inside.  New York …
Man Who Stabbed Black Hudson Valley Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds Man Who Stabbed Black Hudson Valley Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds Man Who Stabbed Black Hudson Valley Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds
Man Who Stabbed Black Hudson Valley Woman Admits To Hate Crime: Feds A 33-year-old man has admitted to stabbing a Black woman from Orange County because of her race before fleeing to Florida, federal prosecutors announced.  Scott Schunzel, 33, of New York, pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge before US District Judge Vincent Briccetti, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Oct. 22. The plea stems from a racially motivated attack on June 18, 2024, around 10:30 a.m., when Schunzel stabbed a Jamaican-American woman from Newburgh who was standing next to a parked fruit truck.  According to prose…
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments
IRS Begins Sending $5,000 Refunds: See Who Qualifies For Payments An automatic IRS adjustment could put extra money in thousands of families' pockets without requiring them to redo their tax returns. The Internal Revenue Service says it has begun issuing refunds to more than 50,000 taxpayers with unused adoption tax credits carried forward from earlier years. The change applies to tax year 2025 only. Eligible adoption credit carryforwards from 2020 through 2024 can increase the refundable portion of the credit, subject to a $5,000 limit per qualifying child. That is a maximum, not a guaranteed payment. The amount depends on each taxpayer’s available cred…
Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Hudson Valley Home, Cops Say Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Hudson Valley Home, Cops Say Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Hudson Valley Home, Cops Say
Hatchet-Wielding Man Tased After Confronting Officers Inside Hudson Valley Home, Cops Say A confrontation inside a Westchester County home ended when police used a Taser-like device to subdue a man who they said threatened officers with a large hatchet.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 13, when Yonkers Police officers responded to a residence after receiving a call from concerned family members, the department said on social media on Friday, Oct. 23.  The relatives had requested assistance because a family member was behaving erratically and holding what they described as a "cutting tool," police said. When officers entered the home, they said they found a …
Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man, 18, Sexually Assaults 3 Girls, All Age 13, In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man is facing multiple felony sex charges after police linked him to the sexual assaults of three 13-year-old girls in Rockland County, including one who had been reported missing, authorities said. Alan Vasquez-Alarcon, 18, was arrested following investigations conducted by the Spring Valley Police Department and Town of Ramapo Police Department, Spring Valley Police announced on Friday, Oct. 23. The investigation began on Wednesday, Sept. 30, when the two departments launched a joint investigation involving Vasquez-Alarcon and a 13-year-old girl. Police said they determined that Va…
'Operation C.R.E.E.P.' Nabs 15 Sex Offenders In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says 'Operation C.R.E.E.P.' Nabs 15 Sex Offenders In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says 'Operation C.R.E.E.P.' Nabs 15 Sex Offenders In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says
'Operation C.R.E.E.P.' Nabs 15 Sex Offenders In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says Fifteen registered sex offenders were arrested across Sullivan County during a two-week crackdown targeting people who police said failed to comply with state registration requirements. The arrests were made during Operation C.R.E.E.P., or Coordinated Registrant Enforcement & Enhanced Prosecution, an initiative conducted by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Sex Offender Task Force, the Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 22.  During the operation, deputies visited registered sex offenders living throughout the county to determine whether they were complying with New Yor…
Man Slashed In Head, Back By Group Of Attackers In Dutchess County Man Slashed In Head, Back By Group Of Attackers In Dutchess County Man Slashed In Head, Back By Group Of Attackers In Dutchess County
Man Slashed In Head, Back By Group Of Attackers In Dutchess County A man was hospitalized after being slashed multiple times in the head and back by a group of suspects who fled before police arrived in Dutchess County, authorities said.   The violent assault happened at around 11:23 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, in the 400 block of Main Street in the City of Poughkeepsie, the city's police department announced on Thursday night, Oct. 22. Officers responded there after a caller contacted 911 to report a man bleeding from his head. Police later found the victim suffering from numerous slash wounds to his head and back, authorities said. …
Armed Man Dies On Route 9G In Dutchess County During Police Welfare Check: Sheriff Armed Man Dies On Route 9G In Dutchess County During Police Welfare Check: Sheriff Armed Man Dies On Route 9G In Dutchess County During Police Welfare Check: Sheriff
Armed Man Dies On Route 9G In Dutchess County During Police Welfare Check: Sheriff A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Route 9G in Dutchess County after police found him following a report of an armed person, authorities said.   The incident happened at around 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, on Route 9G just south of Route 9 in Rhinebeck, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.  Around an hour earlier, at 11:45 a.m., authorities said they received a report of an armed person experiencing a suicidal crisis who was traveling in northern Dutchess County. Authorities eventually located the man's vehicle and stopped it on Route 9G …
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down
NJ Dentist Vows To Expose Who Sparked 'Witch Hunt' As Halloween Display Shuts Down Skeletons dressed in colorful costumes, glowing orange and green lights, and towering cornstalks still lined Wayne Gangi's Clifton property. But Thursday night, Oct. 22, the Halloween magic was already coming undone. Decorations were piled in the driveway, bags of brush lined the curb, and cars rolled past one by one as people stopped for what could be their final look at one of the city's most elaborate Halloween displays. Gangi, whose annual attraction has drawn thousands of visitors for 25 years, says he's shutting it down after being hit with city penalties — and now he's determined to…
Man Sexually Abuses Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley: NYSP Man Sexually Abuses Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley: NYSP Man Sexually Abuses Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley: NYSP
Man Sexually Abuses Child Younger Than 11 In Hudson Valley: Nysp A 53-year-old man is facing a felony charge after engaging in sexual contact with a child younger than 11 in Putnam County, police said.  Lake Peekskill resident Julio Hipolito Amaya Bravo was arrested following an investigation into sexual abuse in Putnam Valley, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 22.  The investigation began in September 2026, when police received a report that Bravo had engaged in sexual contact with a child under the age of 11, authorities said.  Troopers later arrested Bravo and charged him with first-degree sexual abuse and endangering t…
NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police
NY Man Attacks, Restrains Woman In Car Until Westport Crash Lets Her Escape: Police A woman escaped a car crash near Interstate 95 in Westport after her former partner struck her and kept her from leaving his car, police said. Vanderval Ferreira, 28, of Port Chester, New York, faces kidnapping and attempted assault charges stemming from the Thursday incident, according to Westport police. The woman agreed to meet Ferreira and got into his BMW, police said. He had called and texted her repeatedly after their relationship ended, including sending threats to kill her, authorities said. Ferreira drove “extremely erratically” through Westport, police said. When the woman tried…
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say
Long Island Synagogue Targeted By Would-Be Arsonist, Cops Say A would-be arsonist tried to start a fire inside a Long Island synagogue, but his efforts failed and he ended up burning a bush, police said. Azzm Khan, 29, of Lakeview, was arrested following the incident outside Young Israel of West Hempstead late Wednesday night, Oct. 21, the Nassau County Police Department said. Cops initially responded to a criminal mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. on Hempstead Avenue, where a Nassau County Police Department auxiliary vehicle’s side mirror had been damaged, police said. While officers searched for the suspect, another man stopped them and reported…