Unknown Man Pulls Woman To Ground, Forcibly Touches Her In NY — Cops Investigating Unknown Man Pulls Woman To Ground, Forcibly Touches Her In NY — Cops Investigating
Unknown Man Pulls Woman To Ground, Forcibly Touches Her In NY — Cops Investigating Police in Westchester County are searching for a suspect accused of knocking a woman to the ground and forcibly touching her.  The incident happened at around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, in the area of Florence Street and Halstead Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  Police said three women were walking home after leaving a local establishment when an unknown man approached one of them from behind and grabbed her.  According to investigators, the suspect forced the victim to the ground and forcibly touched her befo…
Woman Busted With 51 Pounds Of Marijuana On I-84 In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Woman Busted With 51 Pounds Of Marijuana On I-84 In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Woman Busted With 51 Pounds Of Marijuana On I-84 In Hudson Valley: Sheriff A Connecticut woman was arrested after authorities said they discovered more than 50 pounds of marijuana and suspected ketamine in her car during an early morning traffic stop on Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley, NY.  West Hartford resident Reynalda G. Sierra Mejia, 35, was arrested following a traffic stop just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, in the town of Southeast, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, July 27. The Sheriff's Office said a deputy was patrolling eastbound on I-84 when she saw a black GMC SUV commit multiple traffic violations. She then pulled …
Man Shoots Himself With Illegal Gun — Then Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Shoots Himself With Illegal Gun — Then Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Shoots Himself With Illegal Gun — Then Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say Police said an Orange County man shot himself in the leg over the weekend and was hospitalized — and was then arrested on a gun charge.  The events leading to the arrest began at around 2:15 p.m. on Sunday. July 26, when police responded to a report of a gunshot victim at 158 Pike St. in Port Jervis, according to the Port Jervis Police Department.  When officers arrived, they found Adrian Booth, 40, suffering from a gunshot wound to his thigh, police said. Officers immediately rendered emergency medical care before Booth was rushed by Port Jervis EMS to Garnet Medical Center for …
Ex-Employee Charges Over $1.3K In Gas Purchases To Company's Account In Dutchess County: Cops Ex-Employee Charges Over $1.3K In Gas Purchases To Company's Account In Dutchess County: Cops
Ex-Employee Charges Over $1.3K In Gas Purchases To Company's Account In Dutchess County: Cops A former employee of a Dutchess County landscaping company is now facing charges after police say he fraudulently used the business's fuel charge account for months after his employment ended.  Hyde Park resident Austyn A. Moyer-Mayhar, 20, was arrested on Friday, July 24, in connection with the investigation into the use of a local business charge account, New York State Police announced on Monday, July 27. The investigation began on June 23 after the owner of Lehan's Lawn and Landscaping, based in Hyde Park, reported unauthorized purchases made using the company's fuel charge account…
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…