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Late-Night Gunfire In Hudson Valley Ends With Loaded Weapon Seized, Suspect Caught: Police Late-Night Gunfire In Hudson Valley Ends With Loaded Weapon Seized, Suspect Caught: Police
Late-Night Gunfire In Hudson Valley Ends With Loaded Weapon Seized, Suspect Caught: Police Shots fired in the middle of the night in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a man now facing multiple weapons charges, police said.  The incident happened in Orange County on Sunday, Jan. 19, at around 2:46 a.m., when City of Newburgh Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for gunfire in the area of 35 Cerone Pl., the department announced on Friday, Jan. 24.  Police arrived at the scene and spotted a man in the area of the activation. As additional officers arrived, the man, identified as 50-year-old Samuel Ponder of Newburgh, allegedly threw a heavy object int…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Northern Westchester Home: Police 22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Northern Westchester Home: Police
22-Year-Old Nabbed For Making 'Ghost Guns' At Northern Westchester Home: Police A 22-year-old man faces numerous felony weapon charges after authorities discovered that he was manufacturing "ghost guns" at his Northern Westchester home, police said.  Cortlandt resident Nicholas Zito, age 22, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 15 at his home on Langeloth Drive, Westchester County Police announced.  According to the department, Zito's arrest was the result of a multi-agency investigation conducted with the help of the New York State Police, FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Robbery, Other Charges Westchester Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Robbery, Other Charges
Westchester Man Sentenced For Kidnapping, Robbery, Other Charges A 26-year-old man will spend nearly two decades in prison after being sentenced for drug, weapon, and robbery charges in connection to a violent kidnapping on behalf of a Mexican cartel, authorities announced. Yonkers resident Fernando Ra was sentenced to 18 years in prison in connection to robbery, firearms, and narcotics offenses, US Attorney Damian Williams announced. Williams said that on Oct. 3, 2020, Ra and his co-conspirators kidnapped, restrained, robbed, and “savagely assaulted” two victims using guns and baseball bats to beat them. The indictment states that Ra also used a knife …

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by Zak Failla
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Heroin Dealer In Hudson Valley Sentenced On Drug, Weapon Charges Heroin Dealer In Hudson Valley Sentenced On Drug, Weapon Charges
Heroin Dealer In Hudson Valley Sentenced On Drug, Weapon Charges A felon with multiple previous narcotics arrests will spend nearly a decade in prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug and weapon charges. Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Jan. 27 that Mahopac resident Kyle Novotny has been sentenced to seven years in state prison followed by two years of post-release supervision following his guilty plea in December. Specifically, Novotny pleaded guilty to: Criminal sale of a controlled substance; Criminal possession of a controlled substance; Criminal possession of a weapon; Criminal possession of a firearm. On …

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by Zak Failla
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21-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident On Roadway In Region 21-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident On Roadway In Region
21-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Shots-Fired Incident On Roadway In Region A 21-year-old has been charged following an incident in which shots were allegedly fired on a roadway in the region. The incident happened around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 in Rockland County.  That's when Orangetown Police Department officers responded to the area of 49 West Central Ave. in Pearl River. As a result of the investigation, the Orangetown Police recovered a firearm and placed two people in custody.  The Rockland County Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to process the scene. The incident was investigated by the Orangetown Police&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Former Westchester Resident Extradited From Florida To Face Murder Charge Former Westchester Resident Extradited From Florida To Face Murder Charge
Former Westchester Resident Extradited From Florida To Face Murder Charge A former area resident has been extradited from Florida and is facing murder and weapon charges dating back to an incident in Yonkers more than two years ago. Anthony Burton - also known as David Burton and Anthony Faseoff - was arraigned by a Westchester County grand jury for his role in the fatal shooting of a man in Yonkers in April 2016. He was returned from Pensacola to his former home on Wednesday, Nov. 28 and has been remanded into custody. Prosecutors have alleged that shortly after midnight on April 30, 2016, Burton pulled a handgun and fired three shots outside a building on Waver…

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by Zak Failla
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Pleasant Valley Man Caught With Crack, Cocaine, Police Say Pleasant Valley Man Caught With Crack, Cocaine, Police Say
Pleasant Valley Man Caught With Crack, Cocaine, Police Say A 34-year-old man from Pleasant Valley was arrested on Feb. 1 on multiple drug and weapon charges, according to state police. State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Joseph M. Rogers for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree with Intent to sell and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 3rd degree, both B felonies. Rogers was additionally charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree, both class A misdemeanors, state police said on Thursday. The arrest …

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by Jon Craig