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Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During NY Parking Enforcement, Police Say Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During NY Parking Enforcement, Police Say
Irate Over Noise, Man Shoots At Cops With Pellet Gun During NY Parking Enforcement, Police Say A man in upstate New York turned a routine construction detail into a standoff after firing a pellet rifle at a marked police car from his apartment window, police said. Troy Police officers were using sirens and loudspeakers to clear 5th Avenue at around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to notify residents to move their vehicles so roadwork could continue without towing, the agency said. That’s when 26-year-old Zachary Charney-Schatz leaned out of a second-story window and fired an air-powered pellet rifle at a marked Troy police vehicle, striking and damaging its door panel, police said. Offi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Armed Man Barricades Himself In NY Home With Injured Mom, Sets Fire During Standoff Armed Man Barricades Himself In NY Home With Injured Mom, Sets Fire During Standoff
Armed Man Barricades Himself In NY Home With Injured Mom, Sets Fire During Standoff A tense standoff in Westchester ended safely after an armed man barricaded himself inside a residence with his injured mother and allegedly set a fire, officials said.  The incident began around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, when police responded to a home on Touraine Avenue in Port Chester after receiving reports that a man had locked himself inside and was threatening to harm himself and others, village officials announced on Wednesday, July 16.  With assistance from the Westchester County Police Department, officers were able to secure medical attention for the suspect’s moth…

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by Ben Crnic
News
WATCH: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of NY Man Armed With Pellet Gun WATCH: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of NY Man Armed With Pellet Gun
Watch: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of NY Man Armed With Pellet Gun Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment police shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a pellet gun at them following a standoff in upstate New York. Brandon Moore, 34, was killed following a standoff with New York State Police and Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies at the Ellsworth Apartments on Route 9 in Malta on Thursday, April 10, as Daily Voice reported. Authorities alleged that Moore aimed a gun at police. The weapon was later determined to be a pellet gun, police said. Footage of the incident, released by the New York Attorney General’s Office Wednesday, June 11, shows at le…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Detained, Released In Motor Vehicle Stop At Mahwah Home Depot: Cops (UPDATE) Man Detained, Released In Motor Vehicle Stop At Mahwah Home Depot: Cops (UPDATE)
Man Detained, Released In Motor Vehicle Stop At Mahwah Home Depot: Cops (Update) Police thought they had their guy — until they realized the driver was not the registered owner of a vehicle in Mahway on Wednesday, June 4.  Mahwah officers assisted Upper Saddle Police Department in detaining a "possibly wanted individual" at Home Depot on Route 17 just before 5 p.m., Mahwah Lt. Michael Blondin said. "The registered owner was a wanted party," Blondin said. "The driver was detained, determined not to be the registered owner and released." Upper Saddle River police confirmed no arrest was made.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dutchess County Man Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dutchess County Man
Armed 5-Hour Standoff Ends With Arrest Of Dutchess County Man A five-hour standoff in Dutchess County ended with the arrest of a 36-year-old man wanted on a warrant for reckless endangerment, police said. Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Richard P. Danko, age 36, of Dover Plains, was charged following a complaint and an hours-long standoff at his residence on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 in Dover Plains. According to Watterson, deputies responded to 16 Old State Route 22 at around 6:10 a.m. after receiving a report of a person being threatened with a shotgun. When they arrived, Danko was identified as a suspect but refused t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Rockland Fugitive Barricades Himself In Jersey Shore Club, Authorities Say Rockland Fugitive Barricades Himself In Jersey Shore Club, Authorities Say
Rockland Fugitive Barricades Himself In Jersey Shore Club, Authorities Say This story has been updated. A SWAT team was called to a vacant beachfront club in Central Jersey after a Rockland County fugitive refused to leave, authorities said. The man was wanted for making terroristic threats against law enforcement in Ramapo, New York, they said. Deal police responded to a call about a trespasser at 12:41 p.m. on Wednesday. The man became uncooperative, prompting an hours-long standoff with multiple police agencies and help from the SWAT team, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. After entering the vacant Loch Arbour Beach…

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by Jon Craig