Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say
Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say A man and a woman from the region are facing felony charges after police said they robbed a victim in his home and then fled the scene in his pickup truck. Police received a report about a robbery in Sullivan County on Old Liberty Road in Monticello at about 2:40 a.m. on Friday, July 15, according to New York State Police.  The victim told troopers he heard a knock at his door, and when he opened the door he saw a woman who asked him for help, police said.  A man who was carrying a machete and a pocket knife then pushed his way into the home, and he and the woman robbed the man o…
Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area
Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area A 52-year-old man is facing criminal charges after police said he brandished a gun following a car crash in the Hudson Valley. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened June 17 on Route 9D in the village of Cold Spring. According to investigators, an 18-year-old Cold Spring woman was driving south on Route 9D near the Breakneck Tunnel when she passed a vehicle in front of her. She was unable to get back into her lane in time and her driver’s side mirror struck the mirror of an oncoming vehicle being driven by a Beacon man, the sheriff's office said. The impact sent …
Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say A man is facing multiple felony charges following a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley, state police said. At about 3:20 p.m. July, 10, troopers from the Somers barracks were dispatched to Interstate 684 in Putnam County, in the town of Southeast, for a report of a man menacing another motorist with a firearm.  Troopers located the suspect’s vehicle northbound near mile marker 27. An investigation determined the man, identified as Justin D. Blundell, age 23, of Lexington, Massachusetts, got into the incident with another operator and menaced the victim, who had children in …
Man Found Guilty Of Murdering 21-Year-Old In Westchester County Man Found Guilty Of Murdering 21-Year-Old In Westchester County
Man Found Guilty Of Murdering 21-Year-Old In Westchester County A 39-year-old man from Westchester County was found guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old. Negus Kirton, of Mount Vernon, was found guilty on Friday, July 1, of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after a weeklong trial, according to Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah. Kirton was charged in the May 5, 2020, shooting of 21-year-old Michael Toro, of Mount Vernon, Rocah said.  Rocah said Kirton chased Toro on Darling Avenue in Mount Vernon at about 1:45 a.m. and shot him in the back of the head. He then shot T…
Man Accused Of Operating Auto Chop Shop In Region That Included Theft Of Catalytic Converters Man Accused Of Operating Auto Chop Shop In Region That Included Theft Of Catalytic Converters
Man Accused Of Operating Auto Chop Shop In Region That Included Theft Of Catalytic Converters A man has been arrested for running a chop shop in the region that included the theft of catalytic converters. Sullivan County resident Richard E. Smith, age 51, of the town of Thompson, was arrested on a warrant during a search on Wednesday, May 4, following a three-month investigation. Smith is accused of running an unlicensed vehicle dismantling operation across the street from the Harris Post Office, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. During the search, deputies also discovered 28 long guns which Smith is prohibited from possessing due to prior felony convictions, Chaboty …
Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Illegal Drugs After Warrant Search Executed In Area Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Illegal Drugs After Warrant Search Executed In Area
Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Illegal Drugs After Warrant Search Executed In Area A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for alleged criminal possession of controlled substances and a loaded handgun following a warrant search at his home. The warrant was executed in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie on Friday, May 6. Following an investigation, Luis A. Martinez, age unknown, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was arrested following the search in which a number of illegal drugs and a loaded handgun were found, according to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force. He was charged with criminal possession of controlled substances with intent to sell…
Suspect Nabbed For Shooting Repo Man, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For Shooting Repo Man, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For Shooting Repo Man, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a man who was attempting to repossess a car. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the City of Poughkeepsie around 2:10 a.m., Thursday, May 5. Officers responded to South Avenue after receiving a call from a man saying he had been shot while attempting to repossess a car, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. An investigation found other people involved and located seven 9mm shell casings in the area of 97 South Ave., Clark said. After interviewing all involved, a Glock 9mm handgun with the serial…
Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester
Five Arrested, Two Cars Recovered, Handgun Seized In Westchester Suspects wanted for allegedly stealing two stolen cars out of Northern Westchester and Fairfield County were busted by county investigators with a pair of stolen cars and an illegal handgun, authorities announced. The incident began at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20 when the Greenwich Police Department notified the Westchester-Putnam Real Time Crime Center that they were seeking suspects in connection to an investigation into a pair of stolen vehicles. According to police, the suspect vehicles - a Dodge Durango and a Mercedes G Wagon - had last been seen traveling onto the sout…
Suspect Faces Felony Charge After Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting Suspect Faces Felony Charge After Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting
Suspect Faces Felony Charge After Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting An area man has been arrested for criminal possession of a weapon after being shot by police when he allegedly threatened them with a knife. Dutchess County resident Michael Becerril, age 29, of Fishkill, was charged on Tuesday, March 8, by New York State Police. Becerril, who was shot at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, at The Views at Rocky Glenn in the town of Fishkill, was arraigned virtually and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail, $250,000 secure bond, or $500,000 unsecured bond after he is released from Westchester Medical Center, said Trooper AJ H…
Northern Westchester Man On Probation Busted With Pounds Of Drugs, Weapons Northern Westchester Man On Probation Busted With Pounds Of Drugs, Weapons
Northern Westchester Man On Probation Busted With Pounds Of Drugs, Weapons An investigation in Northern Westchester led to a massive drug bust of a 40-year-old man who was found in possession of cannabis, Psilocybin mushrooms, amphetamine, and other narcotics, state police investigators announced. The Westchester County Department of Probation launched an investigation into Somers resident Vincenzo Fidanza after receiving a tip that he was in violation of the terms of his probation. The investigation led state police to seize multiple drugs and illegal weapons, including: 21.5 pounds of marijuana; 2.7 pounds of Psilocybin mushrooms, 246.9 grams of THC oil; 101 …
Lyft Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Customer In Westchester, State Police Say Lyft Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Customer In Westchester, State Police Say
Lyft Driver Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Customer In Westchester, State Police Say A Lyft driver in Westchester allegedly sexually assaulted a customer at knifepoint after watching porn in front of a minor during a ride, New York State Police said. On Thursday, Dec. 2, state police troopers in Westchester received a complaint out of Greenburgh of a driver who sexually assaulted a caller. It is alleged that the driver, Manuel Nunez, age 27, of Mount Vernon, was on duty as a Lyft driver when he picked up a party of four people on Thursday. Police said that during the ride, Nunez began displaying pornographic material on his cellphone in view of a child under the age of 17…
Man Nabbed For Making, Selling Guns From Home In Area, Authorities Say Man Nabbed For Making, Selling Guns From Home In Area, Authorities Say
Man Nabbed For Making, Selling Guns From Home In Area, Authorities Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested following a months-long investigation into the alleged manufacture, sale, and possession of illegal firearms. David Goldberg Jr., age 23, of Carmel, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 2, following a warrant search of his residence, Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr., said.  According to Langley, deputies, and members of the department's Narcotic Enforcement Unit seized 10 unlawfully possessed pistols, one unlawfully possessed assault rifle, 67 large capacity ammunition feeding devices, as well as tools and parts to make more than 20 additional fir…