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Spring Break 'Takeovers' Turn Chaotic In Florida Beach Towns: Video
Unpermitted spring break "takeovers" are causing chaos in Florida, with law enforcement overwhelmed by massive gatherings, shootings, and street fights in several beach towns. Authorities are responding with stricter enforcement and financial penalties for organizers. Daytona Beach was among the hardest hit over the weekend, according to NBC affiliate WESH 2 News in Orlando. Four shootings, numerous fights, and video footage of chaotic crowds sent city officials scrambling to restore order. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said deputies made 133 arrests over the weekend, with…
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Fishkill Jail Officer Indicted After 106
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LI Crash Injures Pregnant Woman, Kills Unborn Baby
A state corrections officer has been indicted after prosecutors say he drove more than 100 mph through a residential street before crashing head-on into another car, seriously injuring two people and killing a pregnant woman’s unborn child. Andre-Marcel Devieux, 28, of Amityville, was indicted on assault and other charges following the crash in Suffolk County, District Attorney Ray Tierney announced Friday, March 13. Devieux was employed as a corrections officer at Fishkill Correctional Facility at the time of the crash, and investigators say his driving privileges were suspended. …
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Man Caught With Nearly 9 Pounds Of Cannabis On Taconic Parkway In Dutchess County:
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A Long Island man is facing a felony charge after police say he was found with nearly nine pounds of cannabis in his vehicle during a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in the Hudson Valley. The stop happened in Dutchess County just after 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, when a trooper pulled over a car traveling north on the Taconic State Parkway in Pleasant Valley for alleged traffic violations, New York State Police said on Friday, March 6. Police identified the driver, the only one inside the car, as Nassau County resident Paul T. Kim, 40, of Roslyn. During a search…
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Drunk Driver Crashes, Falsely Claims Car Was Stolen In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
A 35-year-old man is accused of falsely reporting his vehicle stolen after authorities say he crashed it while intoxicated in Putnam County. The incident unfolded late Sunday night, Jan. 4, in Southeast, when sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a vehicle theft near Carmel Avenue and Drewville Road, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday, Jan. 5. The driver, identified as Carmel resident Scott A. Endrulat, 35, initially told deputies that he had pulled over to check on an injured deer and returned to find his vehicle gone. The car was later discovered crashed a short…
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NY Drunk Driver Busted With Toddler In Car On Thanksgiving, Police Say
A Brooklyn man is facing felony charges after he was pulled over on Staten Island while allegedly driving drunk with a 2-year-old child in the car on Thanksgiving Day, police said. Elijah Page, 34, was stopped on I-278 near Exit 3 on Thursday, Nov. 27, after a trooper spotted a gray Honda sedan speeding and following another vehicle too closely, according to New York State Police. During the roadside investigation, the trooper determined Page was intoxicated, and a 2-year-old child was found in the backseat, police said. The child was not injured and was released to a family member. Page w…
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Woman Caught Driving Over Twice Legal Limit With Suspended License At NY Deli: Police
A 47-year-old woman was charged with DWI after police said she was found behind the wheel with a blood alcohol concentration more than twice the legal limit in Westchester County. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Friday, Oct. 17, when officers responded at around 11 a.m. to Steinmann’s Deli on Gomer Street in Yorktown after receiving reports of an erratic driver, the Yorktown Police Department said on Monday, Oct. 27. When officers arrived, they identified the driver as 47-year-old Karen Tintori of Yorktown. Police said Tintori was allegedly operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated…
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Drunk Man Caught Nearly Twice Legal Limit With Child In Car On I-87 In NY, Police Say
A New Jersey man is accused of driving drunk with a child in his vehicle after being stopped for speeding on Interstate 87 in Westchester County, NY, police said. The arrest happened after an incident at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, when troopers saw a 2025 Mazda CX-9 speeding northbound on I-87 and pulled it over in Ardsley, according to New York State Police. Troopers said the driver, Jose Vargas, 39, showed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, diminished reflexes, and the odor of alcohol. A child was also found in the back seat, police added. Vargas was arrested …
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Angry Driver Blocks Ambulance Heading To Emergency In NY, Police Say
A 47-year-old man is accused of chasing down and blocking an ambulance that was rushing to an emergency call with its lights activated in Orange County, police said. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, on Route 78 near High Barney Road in Wallkill, New York State Police said on Friday, Sept. 12. Troopers said a Town of Wawayanda paramedic was driving an ambulance in emergency mode when it legally passed a 2001 Chrysler. The driver of the Chrysler, later identified as Terrill Osborne, 47, of Middletown, then allegedly followed the ambulance at h…
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Guns, MDMA, Cocaine Found In Car Stopped On I-684 In NY: Duo Arrested, Police Say
A Bronx woman and a Pennsylvania man are behind bars after a traffic stop on Interstate 684 in the Hudson Valley, NY turned into a major drug and gun bust, authorities announced. The arrests happened on Friday, Aug. 22, when State Police said a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) was issued for a vehicle connected to a fraud investigation out of Port Jervis in Orange County, New York State Police said on Monday, Aug. 25. Not long after, troopers spotted the car allegedly violating state vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on I-684 in the Putnam County town of Southeast. With help from the Putnam …
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Man Busted With Felony-Weight Crack Cocaine After Traffic Stop In Dutchess County, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in Dutchess County led to a felony drug arrest after officers allegedly discovered a large quantity of crack cocaine, authorities announced. The arrest happened around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, when City of Poughkeepsie Police officers stopped a vehicle near Winnikee Avenue and Harrison Street, the department said Thursday, Aug. 7. The driver, identified as 31-year-old Donques Derello-Johnson, was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license, police said. During the stop, officers conducted a further investigation and allegedly uncovered a felony-w…
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Olympian Mary Lou Retton Tie Oxygen Tube To Face During DUI Test In West Virginia: Report
Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton can be seen struggling to breathe and tying an oxygen tube to her face while attempting a DUI sobriety test, bodycam footage released this month reveals. The footage, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, shows the 57-year-old gymnast on Saturday, May 17, in an AutoZone parking lot in Marion County, West Virginia, where officers say she was found behind the wheel with an open bottle of wine in the passenger seat. Retton gasps and clutches her chest as an officer from the Fairmont City Police Department asks her to raise her leg six inches off the ground and count…
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Heroin, Cocaine Bags Belonging To Dutchess Man Sniffed Out By K9 In Traffic Stop: Police
Two men were arrested in Putnam County following separate traffic stops that led to a repeat drunk driver getting more charges and a man being caught with bags of heroin, police said. The first arrest happened in Kent on Friday night, June 6, around 8:50 p.m., when officers pulled over a vehicle near Kent Recycling on Route 52 for vehicle and traffic law violations. The driver, 27-year-old Oscar Patino of Carmel, was found to be intoxicated after field sobriety tests, the Kent Police Department said on Friday, June 27. Further investigation revealed that Patino had a prior DWI c…
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: Suspected DUI Pregnant Woman Refuses Sobriety Test In Bodycam Arrest
A New Jersey woman pulled over for speeding was arrested for DUI after officers said she failed a sobriety test — then claimed she was pregnant and needed to go to the hospital, bodycam footage shows. Aymira Rivera-Torres, 28, of Long Branch, was stopped around 12:48 a.m. on April 18 while driving a black 2011 Toyota Yaris on Norwood Avenue in Deal, according to police. Officers said she was driving 52 MPH in a 25 zone and later refused a chemical breath test, according to court summonses Bodycam footage of the stop published by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube this weekend shows River…
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Driver With 26 License Suspensions Busted In Region Let Go With Tickets, Police Say
A New York man was pulled over for a busted plate light — and what deputies say they uncovered next was a jaw-dropper. Jason Stover, 45, of Ballston Spa, was behind the wheel in the village of South Glens Falls just after midnight Monday, April 28, when deputies stopped him for a routine equipment violation, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Stover’s driver’s license had a staggering 26 active suspensions, including 23 for failing to answer summonses — all spread out across 10 different dates, deputies said. He was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation …
Obituaries
Passenger, 25, Killed In NY Police Chase Was Father To Young Son: Campaign
Support is on the rise for the family of a 25-year-old man who was killed in a crash following a high-speed police chase in Orange County last week. Phelipe Figueroa, of Otisville, was a passenger in the GMC Sierra pickup truck operated by Liam F. McNichol, 25, of Port Jervis, that New York State troopers had attempted to stop for vehicle and traffic violations on Route 9W in Newburgh, early Friday, April 25, authorities said. McNichol fled onto Interstate 84 west, where troopers discontinued the pursuit due to the vehicle's dangerously high speeds, as previously reported by Daily Voice.&nb…
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Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Dutchess:
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A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk with three children in his vehicle in Dutchess County and registering a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 18, when a trooper pulled over a 2016 Acura on Old Post Road in Wappinger for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22. Police said the driver, Jordan T. White, 42, of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests. Troopers then discovered that three children, ages 1, 8, …
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Man Drives Drunk With Child In Car In Dutchess, Has Past Conviction: Sheriff
A 33-year-old man is facing felony drunk driving charges after deputies say he was caught driving under the influence with a child in the car in Dutchess County, according to police. Millerton resident Roman I. Xo-ical was pulled over around 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, on North Elm Avenue in Millerton for traffic violations, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 20. During the stop, deputies said they determined that Xo-ical was intoxicated, and also saw that a child passenger was in the car with him. He was then taken into custody at the scene, the …
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Dutchess Man Caught Drunk Driving Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff
Deputies arrested three drivers for DWI in Putnam County over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, authorities said. The arrests took place in Southeast between Sunday, March 16, and Monday, March 17, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, March 19. Felony DWI Arrest The first arrest happened on Saturday, March 16, around 1 a.m., when a deputy on Route 22 spotted a vehicle swerving out of its lane and running a red light. The driver, identified as Dutchess County man Jacob T. Westcott, 24, of Dover Plains, was found to be intoxicated and failed field sobriety tes…
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Driver On Suspended License Busted With 'Altered' Inspection Sticker In Region: Police
A driver with at least 10 license suspensions was busted behind the wheel with a fraudulent safety inspection sticker, police said. Saratoga County Sheriff’s officials stopped Ricky Trombley, 52, in the Village of Corinth at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, after noticing what appeared to be an altered inspection sticker, deputies said. Trombley, of Lake Luzerne, was driving on 10 or more suspensions, imposed on at least 10 separate dates for failure to answer, appear, or pay a fine, deputies said. He was also accused of operating a motor vehicle without a valid certificate of inspec…
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Orange County Man Nabbed On I-87 For Possession Of Felony-Weight Narcotics: Police
A traffic stop on I-87 in Albany led to the arrest of a Walden man for possession of felony-weight narcotics, the New York State Police reported. According to Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, the incident occurred on Monday, Jan. 13, around 10:2o a.m., when troopers stopped a vehicle for multiple violations. The driver, identified as Orange County resident Ibo E. Boone, age 37, of Walden, was found to have a significant quantity of controlled substances, O'Neil said. With the assistance of an Albany County Sheriff’s Office K9 unit, felony-weight narcotics and an additional controlled substa…
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Hudson Valley Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit With No Headlights Nabbed For DWI: Police
A Hudson Valley man was nabbed for allegedly driving drunk nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit. Officials said the incident occurred in Ramapo on Tuesday, Jan. 14, just after midnight. An officer spotted a vehicle driving without headlights and committing several traffic violations. Ramapo Police said the motorist, Byron Lopez Vasquez of Nyack, was found to be nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit. Vasquez was charged with DWI and issued nine tickets before being released to return to court later. Note: DWI is not a bail-qualifying offense, Rama…
Lifestyle
NY 'Star Trek' Fan Beams Up Legal Help In Battle Over Vanity Plate Snafu
A Long Island woman is contesting tickets issued from all over the nation tied to her distinctive "Star Trek" vanity license plates despite not having driven her car in four years, according to a new report. Beda Koorey, a 76-year-old resident of Huntington and a devoted "Star Trek" fan, believes her license plates were cloned, resulting in tickets for violations in locations she never visited, according to CBS News. She says she's even being billed for E-ZPass tolls. The plates bore the same number as the Starship Enterprise: NCC-1701. Click here to read the complete CBS News repor…
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Red Light Camera Programs To Be Extended In These NY Locales
To protect motorists on New York roads, Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the creation of a new red light camera program in the Hudson Valley and the expansion of other initiatives across the state. In an announcement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Hochul revealed that she signed legislation to extend several existing red light camera programs in Westchester, Albany, and Nassau counties. The legislation also includes the "largest expansion" of the red light camera program in New York City's history, Hochul's office said. "The safety of all New Yorkers is my top priority and we know that …
Police & Fire
Mercedes Theft Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man nabbed for the alleged theft of a 2005 gold Mercedes from a Budget 19 Motel led to his arrest for a host of charges, including alleged DWI/Drugs. The incident occurred in Ulster County around 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Budget 19 Motel on Route 28 in Kingston. According to State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, in a preliminary investigation, the stolen car was involved in a collision with a 2021 Ford. While speaking with the operator of the Mercedes, later identified as Kevin Johnson, age 26, of Kingston, troopers determined that he was impaired, and he was arr…
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Hudson Valley Man Asleep In Busy Traffic Lane, Crashes Into Numerous Cars, Police Say
Aman who was allegedly asleep behind the wheel of his car on a roadway in the Hudson Valley woke up when police arrived, crashed into numerous vehicles, and attempted to flee, injuring several people. The incident occurred in Rockland County in Spring Valley at 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. According to Spring Valley Police Det. Matt Galli, an officer en route to another call for service, found Westchester County resident Nelson Torres, age 54, of Yonkers, asleep at the wheel on Route 59. Galli said the officer positioned his patrol car in front of the other vehicle to protect th…
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Drunk Driver Hits Motorist, Causes Them Severe Injuries In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A 65-year-old man faces several felony charges after hitting a motorcyclist in the Hudson Valley while allegedly driving drunk, causing them severe injuries, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, June 12 just after 5 p.m., when a downed motorcyclist was found with serious leg injuries after they were struck by a gray Cadillac SUV in a residential neighborhood off Hill Street in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police. A Carmel officer soon recognized the Cadillac as a suspect vehicle in a separate hit-run incident that had occurred earlier in the day. After an i…
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Drunk Driver Charged In Hudson Valley Crash That Left Man In Serious Condition: Police
A Northern Westchester woman faces drunk driving charges following a Hudson Valley crash that left a 22-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries, police said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Friday, May 31 just before 7 p.m. on Route 22 just north of Sodom Road in the town of Southeast. According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, at the time of the crash, a vehicle driven by 52-year-old Katonah resident Christine Bueti was making a left turn out of a restaurant driveway to head south on Route 22 when she struck a motorcycle traveling northbound driven by 22-year-old…
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