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2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete 2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete
2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete A Hudson Valley man and woman were charged with possession of a weapon and menacing after allegedly threatening a person with a gun and a machete. The incident took place in Orange County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 in Newburgh on Timber Ridge Road.  According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Newburgh Police, a verbal argument broke between the man and woman and victim when the man pulled out a machete threatened the victim, and hit their car with the weapon as they were leaving. After the incident was reported, police attempted to make contact with Prince-Rasheem Crawley, age 30, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Barricaded Suspect Taken Into Custody After Standoff At Northern Westchester Residence: Police Barricaded Suspect Taken Into Custody After Standoff At Northern Westchester Residence: Police
Barricaded Suspect Taken Into Custody After Standoff At Northern Westchester Residence: Police A suspect has been taken into custody after barricading themselves into a Northern Westchester residence and making threats of harm, police said.  The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 13, when a person in Yorktown at a residence on Sandpiper Court made threats of harm and claimed they had access to weapons, according to Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble.  Authorities then limited access to Sandpiper Court out of an abundance of caution and told residents on Maple Brook, a neighboring road, to shelter in place as police attempted to bring the incident to a safe ending.&n…

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by Ben Crnic
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Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Northern Westchester Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Northern Westchester
Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Northern Westchester This story has been updated.  A vehicle pursuit in Northern Westchester eventually led to a long standoff with an armed driver that caused a busy road to close for hours, police said.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Friday evening, April 14 around 7:10 p.m., when state police were called to the Taconic State Parkway for a report of a man driving north with a possible firearm. The vehicle, a gray Nissan Altima, was soon located, and a chase began.  The vehicle eventually traveled through numerous roads in Yorktown and came to a stop on Route 6 westbound near the M…

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by Ben Crnic
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New Armed Standoff: Man Threatens To Shoot Himself At Apartment In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says New Armed Standoff: Man Threatens To Shoot Himself At Apartment In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says
New Armed Standoff: Man Threatens To Shoot Himself At Apartment In Hudson Valley, Sheriff Says A 59-year-old Hudson Valley man threatened to shoot himself following an eviction notice that led to an hours-long standoff. The incident took place in Ulster County around 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Kingston. The drama unfolded when an Ulster County Sheriff's Office deputy executed a court-ordered eviction for the man living in an apartment located at Wiltwyck Gardens on Albany Avenue.  The deputy initially spoke with the man to be evicted inside the apartment and observed he still had property inside. Since it appeared the man was not ready to immediately vacate as specified in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Armed Standoff: 28-Year-Old Apprehended After Hours-Long Incident In Hudson Valley Armed Standoff: 28-Year-Old Apprehended After Hours-Long Incident In Hudson Valley
Armed Standoff: 28-Year-Old Apprehended After Hours-Long Incident In Hudson Valley A 28-year-old Hudson Valley man was apprehended after an hours-long standoff with police. The incident began in Dutchess County around 9 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 21 Pleasant View Road in the town of Poughkeepsie. Just after 9 a.m., a deputy from the Sheriff’s Office’s Civil Division went to the home of Shawn R. Magliocchino in Poughkeepsie for the purpose of serving an eviction warrant, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. When the deputy arrived, Magliocchino displayed a shotgun and refused to cooperate with the service of the warrant, Watterson said. At …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three-Hour Standoff After Knife Attack Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say Three-Hour Standoff After Knife Attack Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say
Three-Hour Standoff After Knife Attack Leads To Arrest Of Hudson Valley Man, Police Say A three-hour standoff with police led to the arrest of a Hudson Valley man who threatened to kill officers after allegedly stabbing one person and attacking another. The incident took place in Orange County around 7:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 8, in the City of Newburgh. According to City of Newburgh Police detectives, officers responded to a home on Van Ness Street for an assault in progress. Officers arriving on the scene located a 50-year old woman who had been struck in the head with the butt of a folding knife and a 47-year-old man who had been stabbed in the hand and arm, police …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hours-Long Standoff Ends In Suicide In Area Hours-Long Standoff Ends In Suicide In Area
Hours-Long Standoff Ends In Suicide In Area A tense hours-long standoff ended when an area resident with a rifle killed himself. Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. said the incident unfolded around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 23,  when the town of Kent Ambulance along with the EmStar medics were dispatched to Pudding Street in the Town of Putnam Valley for a man with chest pain. The medic unit was first on scene and was confronted by a man with a shotgun.  Recognizing the severity of the situation, the medic retreated to safety, while notifying Putnam 911 of the situation, Langley said. Earlier Story: Residen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Barricaded Suspect Surrenders To Officers After Five-Hour Standoff In Westchester, Police Say Barricaded Suspect Surrenders To Officers After Five-Hour Standoff In Westchester, Police Say
Barricaded Suspect Surrenders To Officers After Five-Hour Standoff In Westchester, Police Say An attempt to serve a warrant in Westchester turned into a five-hour standoff when the man allegedly barricaded himself inside his home with a knife. The incident began around 5:45 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, when the Yonkers Police Department attempted to serve a warrant to Antonio Valez, age 43, of White Plains, said White Plains Public Safety Chief Joseph Castelli. As the warrant team made contact with Yonkers Police, Valez met them at his apartment door and charged officers with a knife, Castelli said. Yonkers Police deployed a taser, which was ineffective and Valez retreated inside the a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Westchester Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Westchester
Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Westchester A man who allegedly threatened an employee at a business in Westchester died following a standoff in which he fired shots at officers, authorities announced. Just before 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, officers were dispatched to 11 Livingston Avenue in Yonkers to check on the welfare of a man following a report that he had made threats to an employee of an insurance company. Several minutes, later the first Yonkers Police Department 3rd Precinct units arrived on the scene. Upon approaching the house, officers made verbal contact with the male subject who appeared agitated and ref…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Removed From Home In Area Following Standoff With Police Man Removed From Home In Area Following Standoff With Police
Man Removed From Home In Area Following Standoff With Police A man who was barricaded inside an area home has been taken into custody by the New York State Police. The Dutchess County standoff began around 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10, in the area of Osborne Hill Road in the Town of Wappinger.  State police announced around 12:47 p.m., that the situation had been resolved "peacefully." State police did not reveal the nature of the stand-off but did announce additional details would be released later Wednesday.  During the stand-off, heavily armed police surrounded the area and used a bullhorn to communicate with a person inside the ho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Domestic Incident Leads To Seven-Hour Standoff In Area Domestic Incident Leads To Seven-Hour Standoff In Area
Domestic Incident Leads To Seven-Hour Standoff In Area A man facing charges in a domestic incident barricaded himself inside his home, leading to a nearly seven-hour standoff that finally ended just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 in Carmel. At approximately 2:20 p.m. a member of the Carmel Police Department was on Putnam Drive investigating a prior domestic incident involving the 28-year-old resident, Alexander Booth.  The officer, hearing what he believed to be a gunshot come from the residence, requested backup, Carmel Police Chief Michael Cazzari said. When additional officers arrived, Booth was observed in his doorway a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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State Trooper Grazed By Bullet During Seven-Hour Standoff With Man In Area State Trooper Grazed By Bullet During Seven-Hour Standoff With Man In Area
State Trooper Grazed By Bullet During Seven-Hour Standoff With Man In Area Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Trooper Shot, Suspect Involved In Seven-Hour Standoff A state trooper was grazed by a bullet during a seven-hour standoff with a Wappiner man following a domestic dispute, according to multiple sources. The incident started around 7:32 p.m., Monday, Sept. 2, when police received a 911 call for a disturbance on Marlorville Road in the Town of Wappinger. When state police responded an unidentified man opened fire, grazing the trooper, sources said. State police then set up a perimeter and began negotiations with the man, who sources…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Update: Man Taken Into Custody After Being Barricaded In Lake Carmel Update: Man Taken Into Custody After Being Barricaded In Lake Carmel
Update: Man Taken Into Custody After Being Barricaded In Lake Carmel Update, 10:30 p.m. A man who barricaded himself inside a home in Lake Carmel was taken into custody late Friday night. The incident began Friday afternoon around 3:40 p.m. in the Vernon Drive area when a family member called police reporting the situation. The Putnam Sheriff's Department and Kent Police responded with assistance from Westchester County Police. There had been reports the man had a gun and that a loud bang was heard at one point, but no weapon was immediately recovered. The Sheriff's Office alerted residents in the Vernon Drive area to stay inside during the first hours of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say
Suspect In Southbury Police Standoff Struck Trooper, Police Say A man who held police at bay for more than 14 hours was arrested after striking a Connecticut State Trooper while surrendering to police.  During a search of his home, troopers found numerous weapons. The incident began around 2 a.m. Monday when state police, along with Southbury officers, responded to a domestic violence call at the home of Joseph Michael Stotz, 38, of Southbury, said Trooper Kelly Grant. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Stotz who immediately barricaded himself in the home, Grant said. The state police Tactical Unit was deployed in an attempt to get Stotz to come…

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by Kathy Reakes