Woman Pistol-Whips Victim With Purple Gun In Dutchess County, Police Say Woman Pistol-Whips Victim With Purple Gun In Dutchess County, Police Say
Woman Pistol-Whips Victim With Purple Gun In Dutchess County, Police Say A 33-year-old woman was arrested after police said she struck a man in the head with a handgun during a confrontation in Dutchess County. The incident leading to the arrest began a little before 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, when officers responded to a reported menacing incident involving a handgun near Hooker Avenue and Montgomery Street in Poughkeepsie, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man who told them he had been hit in the head with a handgun, according to police.  Officers eventually located Zenobia Ward, 33, nearby an…
Sedan Catches Fire On Taconic State Parkway Sedan Catches Fire On Taconic State Parkway
Sedan Catches Fire On Taconic State Parkway A sedan was destroyed in a fire on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester.  The fire happened at around 11:49 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, on the northbound Taconic State Parkway near Exit 16 in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they found the sedan fully engulfed in flames, according to the department. Crews stretched a hose line and quickly brought the fire under control without incident.  No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was not made public. 
Supply King Takes Fall: Hudson Valley Man Owes $6.7M For Setting Up Rival Company, Jury Finds Supply King Takes Fall: Hudson Valley Man Owes $6.7M For Setting Up Rival Company, Jury Finds
Supply King Takes Fall: Hudson Valley Man Owes $6.7M For Setting Up Rival Company, Jury Finds A New York businessman must pay his old employer $6.7 million after he was caught secretly running a competing company with his son-in-law. Yonah Rothman, of Ramapo, lost all three claims from Long Island-based Complete Packaging in a Wednesday, July 15 verdict, according to Law.com. Rothman was hired by Westbury-headquartered Complete in 2005, working his way up to the Director of Government Sales position by 2020, according to court documents. Both Complete and Rothman’s new company sold basic emergency products such as soap and water to government agencies. But in April 2020, he acciden…
Child, 13, Arrested After Shots Fired In Hudson Valley Neighborhood Child, 13, Arrested After Shots Fired In Hudson Valley Neighborhood
Child, 13, Arrested After Shots Fired In Hudson Valley Neighborhood A 13-year-old was arrested in connection with a shots-fired incident earlier this month in Orange County, police announced.  The investigation leading to the child's arrest began at around 3:14 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, when officers responded to the area of Liberty Street and South Street in the City of Newburgh following reports of gunfire, the City of Newburgh Police Department said in an announcement on Friday, July 24. When officers arrived, they found evidence on South Street indicating that a semi-automatic firearm had been discharged, according to police, which prompted the in…
Injured Bear Guided Into Woods After Circling Hudson Valley Streets Injured Bear Guided Into Woods After Circling Hudson Valley Streets
Injured Bear Guided Into Woods After Circling Hudson Valley Streets An injured black bear wandered through several neighborhoods in Orange County over the weekend before police and state environmental officers safely guided it back into the woods.  The bear was first spotted on Saturday, July 25, in the areas of Tobins Lane, Church Street, Cozzens Avenue, and near Main Street in the Village of Highland Falls, according to the Highland Falls Police Department.  Police said at the time there was no immediate threat to the public but advised residents to use caution while officers monitored the bear's movements. The New York State Department of Envir…
Strip-Searched And Fired: State Police Recruit Claims Mistreatment, Teases Lawsuit Strip-Searched And Fired: State Police Recruit Claims Mistreatment, Teases Lawsuit
Strip-Searched And Fired: State Police Recruit Claims Mistreatment, Teases Lawsuit A New York State Police recruit says she was partially strip-searched by superiors during her time at the agency’s academy, according to a new report. Daiana Doran, 34, had been accused of concealing an Apple Watch while she was attending the academy’s 28-week training course, the Albany Times-Union reported Sunday, July 26. Doran filed a notice of claim, a typical precursor to a lawsuit, in which she detailed the experience, according to the Times-Union. The search began with troopers tossing her dorm room but coming up empty in the search for the watch, according to the notice of claim. …
Hudson Valley Officer Suspended After Off-Duty DWI Arrest In NYC: Police Hudson Valley Officer Suspended After Off-Duty DWI Arrest In NYC: Police
Hudson Valley Officer Suspended After Off-Duty DWI Arrest In NYC: Police A Mount Vernon Police officer has been suspended without pay following his off-duty arrest on a drunk driving charge in New York City, according to department officials.   Officer Steven Moreano, 29, was arrested by the NYPD on Sunday, July 26, and charged with driving while intoxicated, the Mount Vernon Police Department announced.   Following the arrest, Moreano was suspended without pay. The department said that, because he is a permanent civil service employee, other disciplinary actions will be handled in accordance with the procedures of the Mount Vernon Police Dep…
Man Who Fought Police, Kicked Out Cop Car Window After NY Store Incident Is Convicted Man Who Fought Police, Kicked Out Cop Car Window After NY Store Incident Is Convicted
Man Who Fought Police, Kicked Out Cop Car Window After NY Store Incident Is Convicted A 37-year-old man has been convicted on multiple charges years after prosecutors said he violently resisted arrest and damaged a patrol vehicle during a 2022 incident outside a Westchester County liquor store before later fighting officers in a courthouse. Carlos Bringas, 37, of South Salem, was convicted on Friday, July 24, following a four-day jury trial in Lewisboro Town Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, July 27.  The jury found Bringas guilty of third-degree assault, resisting arrest, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree obstruc…
Tractor-Trailer Hauling Popcorn Goes Up In Flames In Hudson Valley Tractor-Trailer Hauling Popcorn Goes Up In Flames In Hudson Valley
Tractor-Trailer Hauling Popcorn Goes Up In Flames In Hudson Valley A tractor-trailer carrying a load of popcorn caught fire in Putnam County, leading to an hours-long battle to put the flames out.  The blaze happened at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, on Pugsley Road in the Town of Southeast, according to the Brewster Fire Department.  Arriving crews found the trailer, which was loaded with popcorn, heavily consumed by flames. They quickly stretched handlines and began an aggressive attack on the fire, bringing it under control before it could spread to nearby areas, the department said. Crews stayed at the scene for around …
Sleeping DWI Driver Awakens, Spits On, Injures 2 Officers In NY: Police Sleeping DWI Driver Awakens, Spits On, Injures 2 Officers In NY: Police
Sleeping DWI Driver Awakens, Spits On, Injures 2 Officers In NY: Police A driver injured two police officers after they found him asleep behind the wheel of an SUV in New York early Sunday morning, police said. Fourth Precinct officers responded to the area of Nassau Expressway and Rock Hall Road at approximately 5:48 a.m. Sunday, July 26, for a report of a vehicle stopped with its driver appearing to be asleep, according to a Nassau County Police Department release issued Sunday, July 26. When officers attempted to wake the driver of a red Hyundai Santa Fe, he allegedly became combative and spat at them, police said. During the ensuing arrest, two officers su…
21-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking To Bar In NY: Police 21-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking To Bar In NY: Police
21-Year-Old Man Shot While Walking To Bar In NY: Police A 21-year-old man was shot while walking toward a bar in New York early Sunday, July 26, police said. The victim was walking on Wilson Street toward a bar on Main Street in Port Jefferson Station at approximately 2:20 a.m. when a vehicle pulled up alongside him, according to a release issued by the Suffolk County Police Department. A passenger seated in the vehicle's rear passenger seat fired multiple shots, striking the Wyandanch man in the leg, police said. The victim was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Suffolk County Pol…
Street Takeover Involving 200 ATVs, Dirt Bikes Ends With Gun Arrest In NY Street Takeover Involving 200 ATVs, Dirt Bikes Ends With Gun Arrest In NY
Street Takeover Involving 200 ATVs, Dirt Bikes Ends With Gun Arrest In NY A street takeover involving at least 200 ATVs, dirt bikes, and motorcycles ended with three arrests — including one man accused of carrying a loaded gun — after riders tore through parts of Suffolk County on Saturday, July 25, police said. The incident began at approximately 4:20 p.m. when Suffolk County Police received multiple 911 calls reporting riders driving recklessly and performing stunts on Route 347 in Hauppauge, according to a release issued Saturday, July 25. Officers from the Fourth Precinct responded and arrested two people while impounding several vehicles, police said. The…