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Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say
Couple Assaults State Troopers After Mercedes-Benz Traffic Stop, Police Say A couple fought back --literally -- after troopers attempted to arrest them during an early morning traffic stop over the weekend, New York State Police said. Troopers conducted a traffic stop of a Mercedes-Benz shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23, on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, near exit 21 (Nassau Road) in Hempstead, for a traffic violation. The driver, Long Beach resident Michael Nelson was found to be drunk, police said. As he was being taken into custody, Nelson allegedly headbutted a trooper in the face and body. While he was being arrested, Nelson’s wife,…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say
Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say Police intervention was required to break up a domestic incident in Rockland County involving a man brandishing a loaded handgun. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were called late on Friday, Dec. 7 to a residence in Airmont. The investigation into the alleged assault determined that a 51-year-old man - whose name has not been released by investigators - threatened his victim with the weapon and later resisted arrest. The incident happened in front of a minor. Police said that the man was arrested, taken into custody and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, assa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For Assaulting Police Officer In Area Man Sentenced For Assaulting Police Officer In Area
Man Sentenced For Assaulting Police Officer In Area An Orange County man is heading to prison after assaulting a Middletown police officer and leaving him with a knee injury. Moises Almanzar of Middletown was sentenced in Orange County Court to four years in state prison, followed by three years post-release supervision in connection to an incident that took place on Jan. 4 last year. On Sept. 14, Almanzar was found guilty of assault and two counts of resisting arrest. Prosecutors had recommended that Almanzar be sentenced to six years in state prison. Shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 4 last year, a uniformed officer approached Almanzar …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Caught With Heroin In I-87 Stop In Orange County Man Caught With Heroin In I-87 Stop In Orange County
Man Caught With Heroin In I-87 Stop In Orange County State Police stopped a vehicle in Orange County that led to the arrest of a Poughkeepsie man on Monday, Nov. 19 around 10:30 p.m. Robert J. Walker, 62, was one of the passengers in a vehicle that was pulled over in Orange County for a traffic violation, according to a New York State Police press release. During this stop, police established probable cause to search the vehicle as well as its occupants. In doing so, police discovered approximately 10.5 grams of heroin in Walker’s possession. Walker was taken into police custody, where he was transported and processed. He faces multiple char…

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by Valerie Musson
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Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties
Heroin, Cocaine Seized After Man, Woman Take Police On High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties A high-speed police chase through Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties ended with the arrests of a man and woman who were caught with a large amount of heroin as well as cocaine. The chase began after state police initiated a traffic stop at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18 as the suspects’ vehicle, a 2004 Acura TL, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. After the vehicle’s operator failed to comply, the duo led police on a pursuit that went through Northern Westchester and Putnam concluded on North Hamilton Street in Poughkeepsie once the v…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Man 'Violently Resists Arrest' After Parking Boot Placed On Jeep In Nyack, Police Say Man 'Violently Resists Arrest' After Parking Boot Placed On Jeep In Nyack, Police Say
Man 'Violently Resists Arrest' After Parking Boot Placed On Jeep In Nyack, Police Say A 58-year-old Nyack man was arrested after violently resisting police and making a scene at City Hall after a parking boot was placed on his vehicle. Erik J. Sprauer was charged with criminal mischief, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and other charges on Friday, Nov. 2, by Orangetown Police. According to police, a Nyack Parking Authority officer had placed a parking boot on a front tire of Sprauer's illegally parked Jeep on Sickles Avenue.  It was reported that he had previous unpaid parking tickets and the wheel clamp was installed to prevent t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Struggles With Officers After Driving Drunk With Kids On Route 9, Police Say Woman Struggles With Officers After Driving Drunk With Kids On Route 9, Police Say
Woman Struggles With Officers After Driving Drunk With Kids On Route 9, Police Say A 36-year-old woman struggled with police after she was caught allegedly drinking and driving with two children in the car. New York State Police troopers stopped a motorist at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, when she committed a vehicle and traffic violation on Route 9 in Red Hook. During the subsequent traffic stop, troopers said that they determined the driver, Rhinebeck resident Jillian Hargrove was under the influence of alcohol with two children under the age of 16 inside the Subaru Impreza. According to police, after a brief struggle with troopers, Hargrove was taken i…

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by Zak Failla
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Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Caught After Foot Chase Ends In Struggle, Stony Point PD Says Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Caught After Foot Chase Ends In Struggle, Stony Point PD Says
Home Invasion Robbery Suspect Caught After Foot Chase Ends In Struggle, Stony Point PD Says A 30-year-old Rockland man allegedly involved in a home invasion is behind bars after he was apprehended following a foot chase in which he struggled with an officer, police said. Stony Point Police responded to a home on Major Andre Drive on Friday, Oct. 12 at around 12:15 p.m. on a report of a home invasion robbery in which the caller reported a male broke into his home, threatened him with a knife and stole property from him.  The male resident gave 911 a description of the perpetrator and an officer spotted a male fitting the description walking on Filors Lane, just down the street from…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Seen Him? Police Searching For Suspect In Stolen Vehicle, Credit Cards Seen Him? Police Searching For Suspect In Stolen Vehicle, Credit Cards
Seen Him? Police Searching For Suspect In Stolen Vehicle, Credit Cards Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a man wanted in Putnam County on a host of charges. An alert was issued on Wednesday for Earl Allen, 27, who is wanted on a bench warrant stemming from two different incidents involving a stolen car and credit cards. Police said that Allen is wanted by the New York State Police and the town of Southeast Court following his arrest for possessing a stolen vehicle and credit cards in November 2017. Allen was also arrested in March this year for DWAI, identity theft and possessi…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunk Driver Crashes Into Ditch In Pearl River, Police Say Drunk Driver Crashes Into Ditch In Pearl River, Police Say
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Ditch In Pearl River, Police Say An allegedly drunk driver refused to comply with police orders in Orangetown after he lost control of his vehicle, and drove into a ditch. The Orangetown Police Department received a report at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18 of a single-vehicle crash on Blauvelt Road in Pearl River. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found that a vehicle, driven by Pearl River resident Michael Tiepolt, 49, had driven off the roadway, and was attempting to dislodge the vehicle from the ditch on the side of the road. Police said that when the officers approached, Tiepolt refused to exit the veh…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Threatens To Throw Urine After Being Busted During An Orange County Drug Investigation Teen Threatens To Throw Urine After Being Busted During An Orange County Drug Investigation
Teen Threatens To Throw Urine After Being Busted During An Orange County Drug Investigation A teenager wanted in Orange County who attempted to flee police and attempted to resist arrest was among two apprehended in a drug bust outside a daycare in Newburgh. Detectives from the Newburgh City Police Department were conducting surveillance on City Terrace following several complaints of open-air drug dealing and drug use in the area in front of a State Certified Day Care Center. While surveilling the area, investigators spotted two men in the area, including 19-year-old Sean Mitchell, who is wanted on a bench warrant for armed robbery out of the City of Newburgh Court, and a second …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman With 159 Bags Of Heroin, Two Others Nabbed In Area Drug Bust Woman With 159 Bags Of Heroin, Two Others Nabbed In Area Drug Bust
Woman With 159 Bags Of Heroin, Two Others Nabbed In Area Drug Bust Three people were nabbed on drug charges following an investigation by a multi-agency task force working out of Orange County.  Conducted by the Port Jervis Police Department, the New York State Police, and the FBI, the task force focused on the sales of crack cocaine and heroin in the City of Port Jervis, officials said. Arrested during the round-up on Wednesday, Aug. 22 included Stephanie Reis, 27, of Sprarrowbush, who was caught with 159 bags of heroin.  She was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. She is being held without bail.  In addition,…

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by Kathy Reakes