Man Enters Teenage Girl's Bedroom After Breaking Into Northern Westchester Home, Police Say Man Enters Teenage Girl's Bedroom After Breaking Into Northern Westchester Home, Police Say
Man Enters Teenage Girl's Bedroom After Breaking Into Northern Westchester Home, Police Say A man broke into a Northern Westchester home and then entered a teenage girl's bedroom where he requested money, police say. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 3 at about 2:25 a.m. in Peekskill on Seymour Lane, Responding Peekskill Police officers found Jonathan Martin, a 27-year-old Peekskill resident, inside the living room of the occupied residence, according to Lt. Jack Galusha of the City of Peekskill Police Department. An investigation then determined that Martin, who is unknown to the victims, forced entry to their home. The girl managed to escape the bedroom to c…
Two Men Nabbed In Connection With String Of Area Burglaries, Police Say Two Men Nabbed In Connection With String Of Area Burglaries, Police Say
Two Men Nabbed In Connection With String Of Area Burglaries, Police Say Two men were arrested in connection with a series of alleged burglaries that included a church, a business, and a shed in the area. Dutchess County residents Stephen Dachs, 22, of Red Hook, and Xavier Christiansen-Mulher, 22, of Rhinebeck, were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 10, following an investigation by Rhinebeck police into area burglaries, said Rhinebeck Police officer Darren Bondar. According to police, the business and church, along with the shed, were broken into on the morning of Dec. 10, with several items stolen. Police conducted an investigation that led to Dachs and Christianse…
Man Charged In Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Area Man Charged In Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Area
Man Charged In Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Area A man is behind bars after being identified as the suspect who allegedly was involved in an armed robbery in the area, police said. Orange County resident Daniel Webster, 44, of Middletown, allegedly walked into Wendy’s on Route 211 East in Wallkill at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, brandishing a handgun and demanding a manager open the restaurant’s safe, the Town of Wallkill police said. It is alleged that Webster took an unknown amount of cash after making the threat and took off, prompting a police investigation. According to police, the investigation led them to Webster, …
Two Teens Charged For Series Of Thefts In Northern Westchester Two Teens Charged For Series Of Thefts In Northern Westchester
Two Teens Charged For Series Of Thefts In Northern Westchester Police are thanking the public for their help in identifying the suspects wanted in connection with a business burglary and thefts from multiple vehicles. The burglary took place on Monday, Oct. 21, at Katonah Yoga on Main Street in Bedford Hills, said Bedford Police Lt. Andrew M Bellantone. Cash and credit cards were stolen during the burglary. One the same night, multiple parked vehicles were entered and rummaged through in close vicinity where the suspects either broke vehicle windows or entered vehicles via unlocked doors in each case.  Personal property …
Man, Woman Accused Of Breaking Into Area Home, Stealing Property Man, Woman Accused Of Breaking Into Area Home, Stealing Property
Man, Woman Accused Of Breaking Into Area Home, Stealing Property A man and woman were busted for burglary after they allegedly broke into a home in the area. Edward Santiago, 37, and Isabel I. Negron, 37, both of Poughkeepsie, were arrested on Sunday, Oct. 6, in Highland by Town of Lloyd police after they allegedly broke into a home on Oakes Road and stole property, said Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. Santiago was charged with burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and unlawful possession of marijuana, Janso said. Negron, 37, was charged with burglary, criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny, police said. Santi…
Woman Wanted After Being Stopped In Stolen Vehicle In Area Woman Wanted After Being Stopped In Stolen Vehicle In Area
Woman Wanted After Being Stopped In Stolen Vehicle In Area Know her? A Hudson Valley woman is wanted by New York State Police investigators after being arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property last year when she was busted by troopers in a stolen car. An alert was issued for 31-year-old Amy Cornielle, who is wanted by investigators in Highland after she was a passenger in a vehicle at approximately 1 a.m. on Dec. 8 last year, which had been reported stolen out of Monroe County. Cornielle later failed to return to court in Gardiner and a bench warrant was issued for her arrest. She is wanted on a charge of third-degree crim…
Northern Westchester Lawn Sign Thief Nabbed By Police Northern Westchester Lawn Sign Thief Nabbed By Police
Northern Westchester Lawn Sign Thief Nabbed By Police A lawn sign thief turned himself in to police after an investigation pointed the finger at the Northern Westchester resident. The case of the disappearing signs began on Monday, Sept. 16, when the Bedford Police Department received a complaint of 12 stolen lawn signs from around town, said Bedford Police Lt. Andrew M Bellantone. The signs were informational about an upcoming possible residential cell tower in town, police said. In the following days, the department received more complaints from other associations regarding their signs being stolen, Bellantone said. Following an …
Northern Westchester High-Speed Chase Leads To Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest Northern Westchester High-Speed Chase Leads To Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest
Northern Westchester High-Speed Chase Leads To Crash Of Stolen Vehicle, Arrest A high-speed chase in Northern Westchester by New York State Police led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man who fled to evade officers during an attempted traffic stop. Michael F. Burton Jr., of the Bronx, was arrested around 2:20 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, for criminal possession of stolen property, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The incident began around 2:20 p.m., when troopers spotted Burton driving a 2019 BMW 530I at a high rate of speed on I-684 in the town of Lewisboro, said Hicks.  Burton failed to comply with attempts to stop the vehicle and led troopers on a pursuit to Route 22, North …
Two Busted Stealing Thousands In Alleged 'Granny Scam' In Northern Westchester, Police Say Two Busted Stealing Thousands In Alleged 'Granny Scam' In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Two Busted Stealing Thousands In Alleged 'Granny Scam' In Northern Westchester, Police Say Two men were taken into custody by officers in Northern Westchester after operating an alleged granny scam using a vacant home, police said. Officers on patrol near an unoccupied house in Ossining on Yates Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 19, were put on alert when they spotted a car pull up, a man retrieve a package from the property and go back to the car. Police said that they then saw two men in the car open the package and start counting cash, in what appears to be a “granny scam," since the money had been sent to California. The officers approached the two men, who were found to be in posse…
Two Nabbed In Series Of Area Car, Home Burglaries Two Nabbed In Series Of Area Car, Home Burglaries
Two Nabbed In Series Of Area Car, Home Burglaries Two men were nabbed in connection with a series of alleged home and vehicle burglaries in the Town Of Poughkeepsie. Patrick I. Singleton, 23, of the City of Poughkeepsie, and Johnny H. Johnson, 20, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, were arrested around 3:11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, after Town of Poughkeepsie Police received a call about a break-in, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd. According to O'Dowd, the caller told dispatchers that two men had entered his vehicle. When officers responded to the area other residents came out and reported their vehicles and a residence and been entered and…
Man, 23, In Stolen Vehicle Caught After 12-Mile I-684 Chase, Police Say Man, 23, In Stolen Vehicle Caught After 12-Mile I-684 Chase, Police Say
Man, 23, In Stolen Vehicle Caught After 12-Mile I-684 Chase, Police Say A 23-year-old man driving a stolen vehicle is behind bars after taking state troopers on a 12-mile chase on I-684. It started at around 1:50 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5.  At approximately 1:50 a.m., troopers patrolling I-684 in the town of Bedford initiated a traffic stop on a northbound taxi for an infraction of the vehicle and traffic law.  The operator of the 2019 Toyota Camry, identified as Begnauth Renseroop, of Queens, failed to comply, and led troopers on the chase, state police said. During the pursuit, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department broadcast a report of…
89-Year-Old Woman Wakes To Find Strange Man Sitting On Her Bed 89-Year-Old Woman Wakes To Find Strange Man Sitting On Her Bed
89-Year-Old Woman Wakes To Find Strange Man Sitting On Her Bed An 89-year-old woman woke up to find a man sitting on her bed in her clothes after he had stolen items from her bedroom as she slept, Town of Lloyd Police said. The woman, "who was petrified," began to talk with Renny G. Widrew, 46, address unknown, around 5 a.m., Monday, Sept. 2, in an effort to keep him calm, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janson. "She was scared out of her mind and talked to the man until she had a chance to call a relative who then called the police," Janso said. When police arrived at the woman's Highland home a short time later they found Widrew in the back…