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5 Nabbed On Gun Charges During Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say 5 Nabbed On Gun Charges During Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say
5 Nabbed On Gun Charges During Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say Five people were charged with allegedly having loaded weapons during a Hudson Valley traffic stop. The incident occurred in Orange County around 3:40 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, in Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the Wallkill Police, the department, along with the New York State Police, performed a vehicle stop at Exit 116 on Route 17, which led to the arrest of five of the five suspects. A subsequent investigation resulted in the recovery of three loaded firearms, McLymore said. Those charged included: Capital Region resident Shawn A. Briggs, age 35, of Troy. …
Mask Ban Arrest: 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial NY County Law Mask Ban Arrest: 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial NY County Law
Mask Ban Arrest: 18-Year-Old First Person Charged Under Controversial NY County Law An 18-year-old man appears to be the first person arrested under a New York county's controversial law banning face coverings in public. On Long Island, Nassau County Police were called about a suspicious person in Levittown who was walking along Spindle Road shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Officers arrived to find 18-year-old Wesslin Omar Ramirez-Castillo, of Hicksville, dressed in black and wearing a face mask, police said. Earlier Report: NY County's Mask Ban Causes 'Great Stress, Fear,' Federal Lawsuit Argues The officer said the teen displayed “suspicious” behavior whi…
Man Accused Of Biting, Assaulting Deputy After Crash In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Biting, Assaulting Deputy After Crash In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Biting, Assaulting Deputy After Crash In Hudson Valley A man has been charged with allegedly biting and assaulting a deputy attempting to arrest him following a crash in the region. The incident occurred in Dutchess County, in the town of LaGrange, at around 12 a.m. on Monday, July 29. According to Captain John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Jordon A. Robin, age 27, of Poughkeepsie, was charged in connection with an auto accident investigation and subsequent assault. Watterson said that deputies responded to Titusville Road near Red Oaks Mill Road in LaGrange for a crash report.  Robin was identifi…
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Running Into 2 Police Cars After Home Depot Theft Hudson Valley Man Charged With Running Into 2 Police Cars After Home Depot Theft
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Running Into 2 Police Cars After Home Depot Theft A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly stealing from a Home Depot and then crashing into two police cruisers to escape before crashing. Orange County resident Clarence Hulzenga, age 48, of Highland, was arrested in the town of Newburgh on Wednesday, July 10 in Newburgh. According to Lt. Dennis Carpenter of the Newburgh Police, Hulzenga ran from the store after the theft to a pickup truck in the parking lot and, to get away, ran into a town of Newburgh and New York State Police cruisers. He then fled over medians in the parking lot to an access road behind Adam’s Fairacre F…
Not So Fast: Wanted Fisherman Tries Fleeing From Capital Region Cops In Rideshare, Police Say Not So Fast: Wanted Fisherman Tries Fleeing From Capital Region Cops In Rideshare, Police Say
Not So Fast: Wanted Fisherman Tries Fleeing From Capital Region Cops In Rideshare, Police Say In hindsight, it probably wasn’t the most efficient means of escape. A Greene County fisherman found himself in handcuffs after he allegedly attempted to flee from police in a rideshare vehicle. The incident happened Tuesday, July 2, along Catskill Creek in the town of Durham.  Officers with the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) spotted a man and woman fishing and asked for their fishing licenses. According to the agency, the man did not have an ID and gave them the name and birthdate of someone else with an active fishing license.  A check of his motorcycle’s …
Report Of Gun Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man Wanted On Felony Warrant, Police Say Report Of Gun Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man Wanted On Felony Warrant, Police Say
Report Of Gun Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man Wanted On Felony Warrant, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with felony criminal mischief after police responded to a call for a man possibly armed with a knife or a gun. Dutchess County resident Alfredo Robles, age 19, of Beacon, was nabbed in Beacon, on Tuesday, Aug. 29 around 11 a.m. According to Lt. Thomas Figlia of the Beacon Police, officers responded to an area of Willow Street after receiving the call and located Robles who matched the description of the armed person. Officers recognized Robles as having an active felony warrant from a previous domestic incident from which he fled from police, …
Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police
Man Damages Movie Theater, Assaults Deputies In 24-Hour Span In Hudson Valley: Police A Northern Westchester man faces numerous charges after breaking into a Hudson Valley movie theater, damaging property, and assaulting sheriff's deputies in the span of a single day, police said.  The first of these incidents happened on Saturday, July 29 around 8:40 a.m., when Putnam County sheriff's deputies responded to the Carmel Cinema at 156 Route 52, where a commercial burglary alarm had been set off.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, arriving deputies found that the front door was no longer locked and that there was a large amount of broken glass from the i…
Multi-County Pursuit Ends With Wanted Capital Region Man Hiding Under House, Police Say Multi-County Pursuit Ends With Wanted Capital Region Man Hiding Under House, Police Say
Multi-County Pursuit Ends With Wanted Capital Region Man Hiding Under House, Police Say A 39-year-old man wanted by police is facing numerous charges following a police pursuit that spanned two counties in the region. Troopers in Montgomery County attempted to stop Brandon Delavallade, of Schenectady, at around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, April 23, on East Main Street in Amsterdam, according to State Police. He allegedly refused to stop, triggering a pursuit. Troopers eventually ended the chase over concerns for public safety, and he was spotted a short time later by Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies in the town of Perth in Fulton County. Delavallade reportedly crashed his car, dam…
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Flees On Foot After Being Busted On Thruway, Police Say Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Flees On Foot After Being Busted On Thruway, Police Say
Drunk, Wrong-Way Driver Flees On Foot After Being Busted On Thruway, Police Say An alleged drunk driver is facing multiple charges after he was busted driving the wrong way on a highway in the region, authorities said. Greene County resident Conor Moan, age 25, of Greenville, was arrested for felony DWI and other charges following a near-crash that occurred early Sunday, March 5, on the Thruway in Schenectady County, in the town of Rotterdam. Troopers first spotted Moan at around 2 a.m. as he drove a Subaru Legacy westbound in the eastbound lane on I-90 near exit 26, according to State Police. They avoided a head-on crash by veering onto the right shoulder. Moan’s ve…
Road Rage: Woman Beats Man's Car With Bat, Steals Cell Phone In Hudson Valley, Police Say Road Rage: Woman Beats Man's Car With Bat, Steals Cell Phone In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Road Rage: Woman Beats Man's Car With Bat, Steals Cell Phone In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 30-year-old Hudson Valley woman was arrested following an alleged road rage incident in which she beat a man's car with a bat and then stole his cell phone as he tried to call the police, authorities said. The incident took place in Rockland County around noontime Sunday, Jan. 22 in Ramapo. According to Ramapo Police, officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress in the area of Route 306 and Maple Avenue.  The victim reported that he was driving when a vehicle cut him off and was driving aggressively. The victim pulled into a parking lot and the vehicle followed, police sa…
Man Charged After Dropping Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley Store, Police Say Man Charged After Dropping Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley Store, Police Say
Man Charged After Dropping Ghost Gun In Hudson Valley Store, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with illegally possessing a ghost gun after he allegedly dropped it in a store. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Thursday, Jan. 12, around 12:45 p.m. at 206 Main St., in Beacon. Officers responded to the store after a caller said they watched as the man dropped the gun and then picked it up, said Beacon PD Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson. At the store, police located the man identified as Charles Plowden, age 35, of Beacon, and found that he was in possession of a 9mm semi-automatic ghost gun (without serial numbers) that was loaded with 24 ro…
Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say
Cable Guy Helps Ghost Gun-Toting NY Man Flee From Officers, Police Say A man who allegedly fled from police with help from a local cable contractor is now facing criminal charges in New York. Long Island resident Borndivine Intelligence Jackson, age 26, of Bellport, was formally indicted on weapons charges Friday, Oct. 28, in Suffolk County Court. Prosecutors said Jackson ran from Suffolk County Police officers in June 2022 during a search for a suspect in an unrelated shooting investigation in Shirley. During the search, police encountered Jackson in a deli parking lot on Neighborhood Road. At the time, he was in possession of a loaded gun, police said. Upo…
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Cops Damages Hotel After Arrest In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Cops Damages Hotel After Arrest In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill Cops Damages Hotel After Arrest In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 41-year-old man has been accused of damaging a hotel in the Hudson Valley after being released following an arrest during an altercation with police officers earlier in the day at a convenience store/gas station. The incidents happened Thursday, Oct. 6 in Rockland County, in the Village of Airmont. The man, whose name was not released by Ramapo Police, "violently resisted arrest, spit in the face and on the arms of several officers, while threatening to kill the officers," the department said. After the officers deployed a taser, the man continued to resist to avoid his arrest, requiring…
Woman Busted For DWI In Capital District At Over 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say Woman Busted For DWI In Capital District At Over 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say
Woman Busted For DWI In Capital District At Over 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say A woman had a blood alcohol concentration of more than three times the legal limit when she was busted driving drunk in the Capital District, authorities said. State Police in Albany County first made contact with 36-year-old Mary Mazur, of Troy, just after 1 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, when they stopped to assist her disabled vehicle on I-787 in Menands. Troopers discovered that Mazur did not have a valid driver’s license and testing revealed her blood alcohol concentration was 0.26 percent, police said. She was arrested for aggravated DWI and unlicensed operator. While in custody, police sa…
Impaired Driver Passes Out While Behind Wheel In Hudson Valley, Police Say Impaired Driver Passes Out While Behind Wheel In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Impaired Driver Passes Out While Behind Wheel In Hudson Valley, Police Say A woman is facing charges after police said she drove while impaired and passed out behind the wheel in the Hudson Valley. In Dutchess County, police in Red Hook received a call  at 2:15 p.m. on Monday, March 28, for a welfare check of a woman passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle on Morry Road at the intersection of Hewlett Road. Officers located the driver, identified as 36-year-old Amber Pease, of Red Hook, and saw Pease inhaling nitrous oxide from a canister, authorities said.  Police said Pease resisted arrest before she was taken into custody. Authorities said Peas…
Two Teens Arrested Trespassing At High School In Northern Westchester Two Teens Arrested Trespassing At High School In Northern Westchester
Two Teens Arrested Trespassing At High School In Northern Westchester A pair of teenagers are facing charges after allegedly breaking into an area high school and resisting arrest when approached by investigators in Northern Westchester. The two 14-year-old boys from Peekskill were busted by a Yorktown High School resource officer on Thursday, March 17 after they were caught by a staff member loitering on campus without authorization, according to Yorktown Police. Police said that the high school resource officer was joined by a member of the Mildred E. Strang Middle School security team to launch an investigation into the juveniles. During the subsequent in…
Imposter Gains Access To Law Enforcement Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say Imposter Gains Access To Law Enforcement Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Imposter Gains Access To Law Enforcement Center In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man from the region has been arrested for allegedly attempting to gain access to an area law enforcement center. Detectives and deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office arrested Josue Gonzalez, age 35, of Kingston on Friday, Jan. 28, after he attempted to enter the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center and attempted to access a secure area. A foot chase ensued, during which Gonzalez kicked a deputy in the chest, causing the deputy's body camera to break. He was taken into custody at the Family Practice Medical Complex without further incident, the department said.  Gonzalez w…
Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say
Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say An area man has been charged with allegedly burglarizing a business and then stealing a car to get away. Sullivan County resident Trevor Tompkins, age 25, of Monticello, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 29 for the Thursday, Nov. 11 robbery, police said. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police Department, Tompkins was arrested following an investigation in which he was caught on video surveillance.  The burglary took place around 4 a.m. at the Safelite Auto Glass store at 51 Forestburg Road in the Village of Monticello, Johnstone said. Tompkins broke into the busine…
Man Threatens People With Knife In Area, Police Say Man Threatens People With Knife In Area, Police Say
Man Threatens People With Knife In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly threatening others with a knife and then fighting with police. Dutchess County resident Gary Hricewich, age 33, of Hyde Park, was arrested around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24 after police responded to a report of a man threatening people with a knife, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police. When officers arrived in the area of 241 Crum Elbow Road they found Hricewich was pulled off the side of the roadway and was having an altercation with a jogger, Benson said. Police said the 911 caller had also stopped to offer hel…
Parolee Nabbed With Guns, Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Parolee Nabbed With Guns, Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
Parolee Nabbed With Guns, Drugs During Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man on parole was busted for alleged possession of a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop by state police. Orange County resident Tyrone Burkes, age 33, was arrested on Thursday, July 15, in the City of Newburgh during a traffic stop, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, Burks was a passenger in a vehicle during a traffic stop on Farrington Street in the city of Newburgh.  He attempted to flee the scene on foot. Burks, of Newburgh, was in possession of a shoulder bag that contained a loaded 9mm Ruger Handgun, crack coca…
Man Who Fled From Troopers In Westchester Turns Himself In, Police Say Man Who Fled From Troopers In Westchester Turns Himself In, Police Say
Man Who Fled From Troopers In Westchester Turns Himself In, Police Say A man turned himself in to New York State Police following a pursuit on I-87 in Westchester. Elisha D. Vazquez, age 39, of Kingston, was arrested on Friday, Jan. 8, for the incident which took place on Saturday, Dec. 26 in the town of Greenburgh, said the state police. According to police, on Dec. 26, around 10:40 p.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-87 in the Town of Greenburgh for a vehicle and traffic violation.   After conducting a license check on the driver, identified as Vazquez, and establishing probable cause to search the vehicle, Vazquez suddenly accelerated and f…
Teen Arrested After Riding Dirt Bike, Taking Police On Chase In Area Teen Arrested After Riding Dirt Bike, Taking Police On Chase In Area
Teen Arrested After Riding Dirt Bike, Taking Police On Chase In Area A Rockland County teenager was arrested after taking officers on a short chase when he was busted for driving a dirt bike without a helmet on. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department on patrol on Route 202 on Wednesday, Dec. 16 spotted an unregistered dirt bike being driven by a minor who was not wearing a helmet. When the officer attempted to stop the teen, he dismounted the dirt bike and fled into a wooded area nearby, police said, prompting a short foot chase that led to the apprehension of the minor without further incident. Related story - 23-Year-Old Issued Nine Tickets Aft…
Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From NYPD On I-87, Police Say Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From NYPD On I-87, Police Say
Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From Nypd On I-87, Police Say A man driving a vehicle stolen from the NYPD on I-87 attempted to flee on foot after being involved in a one-car crash in Rockland County, New York State Police said. New York State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-87 in Clarkstown, where there was a report of a rollover crash involving a stolen 1997 Toyota Avalon that had been taken by the NYPD. A witness observed the driver, police said, who appeared to be injured, and provided his identifying information to State Police troopers at the scene. A second witness followed the driver on foot, who was found in a ditch off the I-87 r…
Rockland Man Who Violated Protection Order Becomes Violent With Officers, Police Say Rockland Man Who Violated Protection Order Becomes Violent With Officers, Police Say
Rockland Man Who Violated Protection Order Becomes Violent With Officers, Police Say A man known to police for allegedly repeatedly violating a court-issued protection order by attacking the same woman in Rockland County became combative with officers attempting to take him into custody, police said. Officers from the Spring Valley Police Department were dispatched at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, on a complaint by a woman who needed them at an apartment complex on West Eckerson Road because her child’s father was there in violation of the order. Upon arrival, officers said they found the man, Spring Valley resident Tyrell Bridgers, 37, in the parking lot, blocking his ch…
Wanted Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Shots Fired Report Wanted Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Shots Fired Report
Wanted Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Shots Fired Report A 21-year-old man was nabbed with a defaced loaded gun after police responded to a call of shots fired. The incident happened in Sullivan County when Kristopher D. Frederick, of Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Monday, April 27, and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. Frederick was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, as well as being a fugitive from justice, Johnstone said. The incident began around 8 p.m. when police responded to…
Man Assaults, Injures Three Officers Attempting To Bring Him Into Custody In Area, Police Say Man Assaults, Injures Three Officers Attempting To Bring Him Into Custody In Area, Police Say
Man Assaults, Injures Three Officers Attempting To Bring Him Into Custody In Area, Police Say A 20-year-old man wanted for assault was arrested after attempting to flee three officers attempting to interview him, injuring three in the process, police said. LaGrange resident Juan Carlos Alvarez-Lopez was approached by officers from the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, following a report of a suspicious person around Main Street in Arlington. According to police, officers located Alvarez-Lopez on Main Street, and while speaking with him, Alvarez-Lopez was told by investigators that he was to be detained for further investigation, at w…
Man Arrested For DWI Following Crash Had 13 Active License Suspensions, Police Say Man Arrested For DWI Following Crash Had 13 Active License Suspensions, Police Say
Man Arrested For DWI Following Crash Had 13 Active License Suspensions, Police Say An Ulster man arrested for alleged DWI after crashing his vehicle had 13 active license suspensions. Cesar Infante, 35, of Saugerties, was arrested around 1152 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, after police responded to the area of 67 Sparling Road for a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a ditch, and then proceeded to drive into a field, where it became disabled, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. When police arrived on the scene they found Infante who when they attempted to interview was "highly intoxicated and abusive toward officers," Sinagra said.  …
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing two cab drivers in the face with a screwdriver in the area. Gimel Kimble, of Monticello, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after police responded to a report of an assault in the area of Broadway and Jefferson Street in the Village of Monticello, Lt. Mark Johnstone said. The incident took place around 12:08 a.m., when the two victims, both cab drivers for the same company, were in the process of a shift change in a parking lot when they were approached by another man, Johnstone said. The man, later identified as Kimble, started…
K9 Helps Subdue Man Who Punched Officer In Face, Police Say K9 Helps Subdue Man Who Punched Officer In Face, Police Say
K9 Helps Subdue Man Who Punched Officer In Face, Police Say A police K9 proved why dogs are man’s best friend, jumping into action to assist his partner in dealing with an intoxicated, ranting man in Newburgh. A Newburgh police officer and his K9 partner “Lee” responded to a Washington Street home early on Monday, Nov. 25, where there was a report from neighbors of a man pacing in the driveway and shouting. The officer approached the man - later identified as Newburgh resident Tony Mann, 31 - who promptly advanced toward him and punched him in the face, according to Newburgh Police. At that point, Lee got involved. Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano said …
Man Charged With Fleeing From Police, Reckless Driving In I-87 Stop Man Charged With Fleeing From Police, Reckless Driving In I-87 Stop
Man Charged With Fleeing From Police, Reckless Driving In I-87 Stop A 21-year-old man from the area is facing a host of charges after attempting to evade New York State Police troopers attempting to stop him by weaving through traffic on I-87 in Orangetown. New York State Police troopers attempted to stop Joshua Grant of Chester in Orange County at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, for a vehicle and traffic violation. Police said that when troopers attempted to stop him, Grant refused to comply and took them on a short chase while weaving through traffic. Following that brief pursuit, Grant eventually pulled over, and during the subsequent invest…