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US Coast Guard Headquarters Attack: Driver Assaults Officer After Ramming Gate In Philadelphia US Coast Guard Headquarters Attack: Driver Assaults Officer After Ramming Gate In Philadelphia
US Coast Guard Headquarters Attack: Driver Assaults Officer After Ramming Gate In Philadelphia A man is accused of ramming a white sedan through a security barrier at the United States Coast Guard headquarters in Philadelphia, police announced on Saturday, Oct. 11. The breach happened around 7 p.m. at 1 Washington Avenue, Sgt. Eric Gripp said. After disabling several surveillance cameras and communication devices, the man struck a Philadelphia police officer in the face with a camera when confronted by the Marine Unit and Coast Guard personnel, according to Gripp. The officer sustained minor injuries. The suspect was taken into custody after a brief struggle and transported to a hos…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Held Against Will, Guns Found In NY Home: Man Charged, Police Say Woman Held Against Will, Guns Found In NY Home: Man Charged, Police Say
Woman Held Against Will, Guns Found In NY Home: Man Charged, Police Say A 27-year-old man was arrested on gun charges after allegedly holding a woman at an Orange County home against her will, police said. The case unfolded on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at around 10:18 a.m. when officers responded to a residence on Vails Gate Heights Drive in New Windsor after receiving a report that a woman was being held against her will, the New Windsor Police Department said on Wednesday, Sept. 17.  When officers arrived, they were able to make contact with everyone inside. The victim told police there were guns in the home, prompting detectives to secure the residence and obt…

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by Ben Crnic
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Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During NY Parking Enforcement, Police Say Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During NY Parking Enforcement, Police Say
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During NY Parking Enforcement, Police Say A man in upstate New York turned a routine construction detail into a standoff after firing a pellet rifle at a marked police car from his apartment window, police said. Troy Police officers were using sirens and loudspeakers to clear 5th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to notify residents to move their vehicles so roadwork could continue without towing, the agency said. That’s when 26-year-old Zachary Charney-Schatz leaned out of a second-story window and fired an air-powered pellet rifle at a marked Troy police vehicle, striking and damaging its door panel, police said. Offi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say
Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say A late-night food delivery nearly turned into a horror movie in a small New York town. Troopers in Albany County responded to a New Scotland residence shortly before midnight Sunday, June 29, for reports that a hatchet-wielding man was attacking a delivery driver, according to New York State Police. The driver had unknowingly arrived at the wrong house while trying to deliver food around 11:50 p.m. when Paul Byron, 43, stormed out of his home carrying a hatchet, police said. As the driver sat in their vehicle attempting to explain the mix-up, Byron threatened them with the weapon, accordin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Dutchess County Man Admits To Assault, Drug Possession Dutchess County Man Admits To Assault, Drug Possession
Dutchess County Man Admits To Assault, Drug Possession A man in the region is headed for prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of attempted assault and possession of narcotics.  Dutchess County resident Rakim Paulin, age 43, of Beacon, pleaded on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. "The defendant's involvement in both a violent assault and the illegal drug trade shows a clear disregard for the law and the lives of others, Parisi said.  The assault incident occurred on Tuesday, August 20, at Pershing Avenue and Maple Street in the City of Poughkeepsie, the DA's Offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Traveled Across NY To Kill Ex-Wife's Partner Apprehended In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Who Traveled Across NY To Kill Ex-Wife's Partner Apprehended In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Who Traveled Across NY To Kill Ex-Wife's Partner Apprehended In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man was apprehended in the region after authorities say he traveled hundreds of miles across New York to murder his ex-wife's partner. State Police troopers responded to a Columbia County 911 broadcast about the suspect on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The suspect, Andrew J. Case, age 41, of West Seneca, in Erie County, was located and arrested on Route 9 in the Columbia County town of Greenport, according to police. An investigation determined he was en route to Westchester County with three shotguns, police said. Case was charged with: Attempted murder, Attempted assault, Criminal use of a fir…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Duo Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking UPS Driver IN Hudson Valley Duo Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking UPS Driver IN Hudson Valley
Duo Charged With Hate Crimes After Attacking UPS Driver IN Hudson Valley Two men have been charged with alleged assault as a hate crime after attacking a UPS driver while using racial slurs and attempting to steal the keys to his vehicle. The incident occurred in Rockland County at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, on Spook Rock Road in the village of Montebello. According to Ramapo Police Chief Daniel Hyman, the driver was struck by a water bottle thrown from outside the vehicle. He was then confronted by two men who physically attacked him while using racial slurs and attempting to steal the keys to the vehicle, Hyman said. The two men were captured and identi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wrongful Conviction? Jury Misunderstood Assault Charge Against UAlbany Student, Activists Claim Wrongful Conviction? Jury Misunderstood Assault Charge Against UAlbany Student, Activists Claim
Wrongful Conviction? Jury Misunderstood Assault Charge Against UAlbany Student, Activists Claim A University at Albany student accused of slashing a woman with a knife on campus was wrongly convicted after jurors misunderstood the charges against him, activists claim. Dozens of people gathered in front of the Albany County courthouse on Wednesday, May 22, to rally in support of 20-year-old McKyle Hall, who was found guilty in connection with the September 2022 incident. According to Saratoga Black Lives Matter (BLM), the then 18-year-old Hall was attacked on campus by a group of 12 to 15 people. In an attempt to escape, he accidentally cut one of the female attackers with a knife, the…

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by Michael Mashburn