Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order In Northern Westchester, Police Say An out-of-state man was nabbed for allegedly violating an order of protection in Northern Westchester. Raphael Ayensu, 44, of Irvington, New Jersey, was arrested by Yorktown Police on Thursday, Jan. 7, after police responded to a call for the violation. According to police, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, officers responded to a Yorktown residence and met with the victim who said that Ayensu had called the victim violating the protective order. Following an investigation, a warrant was issued for Ayensu, who turned himself in at police headquarter where he was arrested and charged with criminal conte…
Man Accused Of Installing GPS Device To Spy On Protected Victim In Area, Police Say Man Accused Of Installing GPS Device To Spy On Protected Victim In Area, Police Say
Man Accused Of Installing GPS Device To Spy On Protected Victim In Area, Police Say An area man has been arrested for allegedly installing a GPS device in order to eavesdrop and spy on a person who has an order of protection against him. Dutchess County resident Brett M. Marinaccio, 33, of Hopewell Junction, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, by New York State Police, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, an investigation determined Marinaccio utilized hidden GPS tracking devices with audio capabilities to eavesdrop on the victim while an order of protection was in place issued by the Dutchess County Family Court to protect the victim. Marinaccio was charged with: Eav…
Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order
Area Woman Accused Of Violating Protective Order An area woman has been arrested for allegedly violating a stay-away order of protection and becoming involved in a family dispute. Ulster County resident Katherine Moreira, 40, of Saugerties, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 23, after Saugerties Police responded to a call for a domestic in progress at the Skyline Drive Apartments in the Town of Saugerties, said Chief Joseph Sinagra. Upon arrival, officers conducted an interview with Moreira who reported being involved in a dispute with other family members that were present.  A file check on Moreira revealed that there was …
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley
State Police Issue Alert For Man Wanted In Hudson Valley State troopers, police, and sheriff's deputies are attempting to locate a Hudson Valley man who sent threatening text messages and threw a rock through a victim's windshield.  Jonathan V. Henry, 22, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and first-degree criminal contempt in Orange County. An arrest warrant was issued by the city of Newburgh Court after the reported property damage incident took place on Chamber Street; warrants have also bee issued by state police in Kingston and the Orange County Sheriff's Department.  Henry is 5-foot-11, weighs 160 pounds and has blac…
Westchester Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment, Arson Westchester Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment, Arson
Westchester Man Charged With Stalking, Harassment, Arson A Westchester man is facing a host of charges, including stalking, harassment, and arson, following several incidents where he terrorized his girlfriend over the summer. Mount Vernon resident Tony Clark has been charged in a 15-count indictment for stalking and harassing a former partner on four separate occasions, including incidents where he set fire to her home and endangered her child. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that between Wednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23, Clark allegedly flattened the tires of his victim’s car, threatened her with a knife,…
Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack
Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack An area man who had assaulted a woman and returned two days later and stabbed the woman and burned down her family's home has pleaded guilty. Orange County resident Anthony Mahabir, 38, of the City of Newburgh, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 21, assault, arson, and criminal contempt, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The plea was in connection with the stabbing of the woman on March 26 after being arrested two days earlier for assaulting the same woman, the DA's Office said. Mahabir later returned and stabbed the woman and intentionally …
Drunk Driver Violates Protection Order, Crashes Into Woods In Rockland, Police Say Drunk Driver Violates Protection Order, Crashes Into Woods In Rockland, Police Say
Drunk Driver Violates Protection Order, Crashes Into Woods In Rockland, Police Say An area man who crashed his vehicle while under the influence was also violating an order of protection at the time by driving with a woman who had a restraining order against him, police said.  Members of the Ramapo Police Department said that a 34-year-old Orange County man, from Warwick, who they did not name, crashed his vehicle into a wooded area in the vicinity of Sterling Mine Road and Eagle Valley Road around 11:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7.  Responding officers said that the man and his female passenger, who had a court-mandated stay-away order of protection against him, …
Man Who Violated Court Order Breaks Into Town Of Poughkeepsie Home, Police Say Man Who Violated Court Order Breaks Into Town Of Poughkeepsie Home, Police Say
Man Who Violated Court Order Breaks Into Town Of Poughkeepsie Home, Police Say A Poughkeepsie man not only violated a court order by trespassing on a property that he was forbidden to access--he broke in, according to police.  John F. Hollis Jr., 37, reportedly broke into the back door of a town of Poughkeepsie home at approximately 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22 before he was placed under arrest by responding officers. Hollis was charged with criminal contempt for violating the order, in addition to the felony of second-degree burglary and the misdemeanor of fourth-degree criminal mischief. 
Police: Man Violating Protection Order Breaks Into Home, Gives Fake Name To Cops Police: Man Violating Protection Order Breaks Into Home, Gives Fake Name To Cops
Police: Man Violating Protection Order Breaks Into Home, Gives Fake Name To Cops A Hudson Valley man tried to pull a fast one on police after being busted violating an order of protection after entering the window of an Ulster County home, police said. Officers from the Saugerties Police Department responded to a Pine Grove School Road home shortly after 11 p.m. on Monday, July 27, where there was a report of a man violating an order of protection. Police said that Saugerties resident Jairo Gonzalez-Palma, who has an active no-contact order of protection against him was found inside the home of the protected party after he was spotted attempting to enter a window of the…
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man A man who was arrested for violating a court-mandated Order of Protection last year in the Hudson Valley is wanted by New York State Police. Joseph Hankerson is wanted by State Police in Poughkeepsie and the Town of Lagrange Court following his arrest last year for a domestic incident with an acquaintance. Police said that Hankerson was involved in a physical domestic incident with his victim while the Order of Protection was in place.  Hankerson later failed to appear at court proceedings, the warrant was issued by the Town of Lagrange Court for first-degree criminal contempt. Hanke…
Man Violates Protection Order, Threatens To Kill Victim, Police Say Man Violates Protection Order, Threatens To Kill Victim, Police Say
Man Violates Protection Order, Threatens To Kill Victim, Police Say A 28-year-old man who allegedly violated an order of protection was arrested after attacking and threatened to kill another person who came to the aid of the victim. Ulster County resident Edward J. Steffens, of Milton, was arrested by New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks on Monday, April 27, after responding to a domestic violence report in LaGrange, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers responded around 12:55 a.m., to Overlook Road, they determined that Steffens had come to the home of the victim in violation of a protective order and allegedly menaced and threatened t…
Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub
Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub A man and woman have been charged with criminally negligent homicide after a 6-month-old infant was found dead in a bathtub. Ulster County residents Jordan E, Balcom, 29, and Ashante D. Inniss, 26, both of Kingston, were arrested around 6 p.m., Saturday, April 18, after Kingston Police responded to a home at 59 Gill St., for a report of a possible drowning, the department said. Officers responded to along with the Kingston Fire Department and Mobile Life Ambulance. Once on-site, officers began CPR on the unresponsive child and the child was transported to Health Alliance Broadway campus whe…