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Driver Flees Traffic Stop, Leads Troopers On High-Speed Highway Chase In Capital Region: Police
A 34-year-old man is facing drug charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and leading troopers on a high-speed highway chase in the region.
The incident happened at around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, in Saratoga County, on I-87 in the town of Wilton, according to State Police.
After initially pulling over, Michael Casseus, of Troy, reportedly failed to comply with troopers’ commands and fled the scene, leading to a pursuit.
Speeds at times reached over 100 miles per hour in a work zone, according to police.
Casseus eventually stopped just south of exit 16 in Wilton, where he was a…
Ex-Lovers Attack Each Other Using Cars, Engine Oil, Fists In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Two ex-lovers are facing charges after attacking each other in a Hudson Valley incident that kept escalating in violence as it went on, police said.
The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 26, around 11:50 p.m., when officers in Putnam County responded to a parking lot of a closed business in Philipstown on Route 9, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
After arriving at the scene, sheriff's deputies began investigating the incident and determined that it had started when 23-year-old Beacon resident Jaznia McCrae began to track her ex-boyfriend, 23-year-old …
Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say
Two men were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after fleeing from New York State Police troopers in an allegedly stolen vehicle before crashing in the area.
Troopers on patrol at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, May 7 on Route 9W in Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd attempted to stop the driver of a 2005 Nissan Sentra after he committed a traffic violation.
The troopers initiated a traffic stop, police said, but as they approached the Nissan, the driver - later identified as 20-year-old Poughkeepsie resident Anthony Ermo sped away from the scene, prompting a pursuit.
Police said tha…
Stolen Car Rolls Into Cruiser After Teens Run From Cops In Area, Police Say
To evade pursuing police, three teens evading police in a stolen car jumped out of the moving vehicle, police said, which then rolled into a parked police cruiser in Ulster County.
A Kingston cop reportedly saw a 2015 Honda Civic he recognized, which had been reported stolen on Tuesday, Nov. 24, turning onto Farrelly Street from Flatbush Avenue at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25.
When the officer turned on his sirens and pursued the vehicle, the driver led the officer on a short chase from Farrelly Street to Gage Street onto Foxhall Avenue and then onto Derrenbacher Street, pol…
