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Woman Charged With Felony DWI After Wrong-Way Hit-Run Crash In Area With Child In Backseat Woman Charged With Felony DWI After Wrong-Way Hit-Run Crash In Area With Child In Backseat
Woman Charged With Felony DWI After Wrong-Way Hit-Run Crash In Area With Child In Backseat An area woman was charged with a felony after side-swiping another car while driving in the wrong lane while intoxicated with a child in the car, said police.  State police received a 911 call reporting the hit-and-run accident at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19.  The caller told police that, as they were driving on State Route 42 in the town of Thompson, a white SUV coming toward them while driving in the wrong lane side-swiped theirs and drove off.  After pulling over a car that matched the caller's description, police said, Sullivan County resident Julie Murray, 4…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Threatens Women At Palisades Mall, Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Police Say Man Threatens Women At Palisades Mall, Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Police Say
Man Threatens Women At Palisades Mall, Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Police Say A 26-year-old unidentified man who allegedly assaulted two women at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack was nabbed with a loaded weapon and marijuana when captured by police. The incident began around 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18., when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to parking lot B (Northside A-frame) of the mall for the report of an attack, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Witnesses told officers the man had been heard threatening to shoot two females after he was observed assaulting them in the parking area, Peters said. A description of the suspect and his vehi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Impaired Driver Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Crash Following Police Chase In Area Impaired Driver Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Crash Following Police Chase In Area
Impaired Driver Nabbed After Fleeing Scene Of Crash Following Police Chase In Area A Long Island man wanted by New York State Police in the Hudson Valley took troopers on a chase before crashing into a police cruiser and being busted with methamphetamine. New York State Police troopers stopped the driver of an Audi Q7 shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17 in Orange County on Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville when he committed a traffic violation. While speaking with the driver - Lawrence resident Todd Balzano - troopers determined that Balzano was wanted by State Police in Brewster. During the traffic stop, police said that Balzano became irate and pro…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Man Who Struggled With Troopers After Traffic Stop, Faces Drug, Other Charges Police: Man Who Struggled With Troopers After Traffic Stop, Faces Drug, Other Charges
Police: Man Who Struggled With Troopers After Traffic Stop, Faces Drug, Other Charges A paroled man who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over by State Troopers attempted to run from law enforcement; after he was detained and briefly struggled with police physically, it was found that he had 49 grams of cocaine and 8 grams of marijuana on his person. State Police in Ulster County said that they stopped the vehicle driving on Furnace Street in Kingston that resident David Stokes, 35, was riding in on Sept. 2 at approximately 8:15 p.m. due to traffic violations.  After running the vehicle's plates, officers determined that they had been switched from another vehicle.&nb…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Caught With Drugs Pulls Switchblade On Troopers In Rockland Traffic Stop, Police Say Man Caught With Drugs Pulls Switchblade On Troopers In Rockland Traffic Stop, Police Say
Man Caught With Drugs Pulls Switchblade On Troopers In Rockland Traffic Stop, Police Say A man allegedly brandished a switchblade when state troopers noticed him clutching a plastic bag filled with a powdered white substance in the backseat of a pulled-over car and asked him to exit the vehicle on a busy stretch of I-87.  Troopers from the Haverstraw barracks patrolling the interstate in the town of Ramapo reportedly stopped the 2006 Cadillac Deville for a routine vehicle and traffic violation on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at approximately 3 a.m.  After being asked multiple times to put the weapon down, he complied. He was not cooperative during a search of his person and …

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Accused Of Exposing Himself At Park In Area Man Accused Of Exposing Himself At Park In Area
Man Accused Of Exposing Himself At Park In Area A man who allegedly exposed himself repeatedly to park-goers in the area took police on a short foot chase attempting to evade arrest before being taken down. Members of the Beacon Police Department responded to a specific location in Long Dock Park at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, July 31, Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson said, where there were reports of a man exposing himself. Police said that upon arrival, officers were given a description of the suspect, Beacon resident David Zornetsky, who was quickly located. When officers attempted to give him commands, Zornetsky took off on foot and attem…

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by Zak Failla
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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…

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by Zak Failla
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Out Of State Man Nabbed For Attacking Person With Wrench, Fleeing Officers, Police Say Out Of State Man Nabbed For Attacking Person With Wrench, Fleeing Officers, Police Say
Out Of State Man Nabbed For Attacking Person With Wrench, Fleeing Officers, Police Say A 36-year-old out-of-state man was nabbed by police after allegedly attacking an area man with a wrench after entering his property. The incident took place around 4:17 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Ulster County after police responded to a home on Route 9 in Saugerties for a report of a fight in progress. When officers arrived on the scene the victim told them a man, later identified as Denis A. Shelagin of Spokane Valley, Washington, had entered his property, assaulted him with a wrench, and then fled the scene, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. A Saugerties Police K-9&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Smoking Pot On Nyack Sidewalk 'Violently Resists' Being Handcuffed, Police Say Man Smoking Pot On Nyack Sidewalk 'Violently Resists' Being Handcuffed, Police Say
Man Smoking Pot On Nyack Sidewalk 'Violently Resists' Being Handcuffed, Police Say A man who was allegedly smoking marijuana in public is now facing two other charges, including felony assault, after police say he became violent when confronted by an officer. The incident occurred on Friday, Feb. 28 at approximately 11:15 a.m. on South Franklin Street in Nyack. The Orangetown Police Officer had stopped Peter Engel, 33, of Orangeburg for smoking what was alleged to be pot while on a public sidewalk. While being placed under arrest. Engel fled the scene on foot, police said. During the foot pursuit, Engel stopped and engaged the officer in a physical alterc…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: Drunk Driving Stop Turns Violent As Cop Sustains Injury While Suspect Is Apprehended Police: Drunk Driving Stop Turns Violent As Cop Sustains Injury While Suspect Is Apprehended
Police: Drunk Driving Stop Turns Violent As Cop Sustains Injury While Suspect Is Apprehended A 36-year-old man who was allegedly driving drunk is facing a host of charges after a motor vehicle stop turned violent, resulting in an injury to a police officer in the area. It happened on Friday, Feb. 28 at about 2 a.m. in Nyack. The Orangetown Police Officer had stopped a 2004 Lincoln four-door sedan for violations of state vehicle and traffic law.  The driver of the vehicle, Tyrell Bridgers, of Spring Valley, appeared to be intoxicated, according to police. A check of Bridgers' driver’s license also revealed it was suspended, police said. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say
Large 'Unpermitted' Car Show Leads To One Being Tased, Arrested In Area, Police Say A large car show with more than 250 people that drew complaints from neighbors ended with one of the attendees being tased and placed under arrest. Wappingers Falls police were alerted to the "unofficial" show in the parking lot of Dutchess Plaza on Route 9, around 8 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, said Wappingers Falls Police Lt. Paolo Capparelli. When police responded they found more than 250 people attending the unpermitted event with the cars engines revving and backfiring, Capparelli said. The parking lot has been a gathering spot in the past for such events, but once police arrived on the sce…

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by Kathy Reakes