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Westchester Man Attempts To Hit Trooper With Vehicle Before Caught In Chase, Police Say Westchester Man Attempts To Hit Trooper With Vehicle Before Caught In Chase, Police Say
Westchester Man Attempts To Hit Trooper With Vehicle Before Caught In Chase, Police Say A Westchester man was arrested for attempted assault and other charges after taking New York State Police on a pursuit that began on the Sprain Brook Parkway. The incident began when troopers attempted to stop Tylik D. Wilson Brown, 22, of Yonkers, around 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 25, in a 2014 Kia Forte for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law on the northbound Sprain Brook Parkway in the town of Greenburgh, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Brown failed to comply and led the troopers on a pursuit on the parkway before exiting at West Cross Street and ended when he crashed into a pole in …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Threatens Women At Palisades Mall, Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Police Say Man Threatens Women At Palisades Mall, Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Police Say
Man Threatens Women At Palisades Mall, Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Police Say A 26-year-old unidentified man who allegedly assaulted two women at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack was nabbed with a loaded weapon and marijuana when captured by police. The incident began around 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18., when the Clarkstown Police Department responded to parking lot B (Northside A-frame) of the mall for the report of an attack, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Witnesses told officers the man had been heard threatening to shoot two females after he was observed assaulting them in the parking area, Peters said. A description of the suspect and his vehi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say 26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say
26-Year-Old Caught With Stolen Handgun In I-84 Stop, State Police Say A 26-year-old man was arrested by state troopers in Putnam county after he was found in possession of a stolen, loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun during a traffic stop, said police. Victor M. Jimenez, of New York City, was pulled over on I-84 in Putnam County the town of Southeast at approximately 3:55 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 12.  After finding the Taurus handgun in Jimenez's vehicle, police discovered that it had been reported stolen from a resident of Chesterfield County in Virginia.  Jimenez was charged with the felonies of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and four…

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by Christina Coulter
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23-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Pickup Truck After Chase, Crash On Taconic 23-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Pickup Truck After Chase, Crash On Taconic
23-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Pickup Truck After Chase, Crash On Taconic A 23-year-old man driving a stolen pickup truck was arrested after taking New York State Police troopers on a chase on the Taconic State Parkway, nearly striking several pedestrians before crashing into a parked car and attempting to flee on foot. Troopers blocking a lane on the parkway for the New York State Department of Transportation in Dutchess County at approximately 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19 in LaGrange attempted to stop a driver in a work zone for violating traffic laws. Police said that the driver, later identified as Rome, New York resident Andre-Pierre Cadrette failed to co…

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by Zak Failla
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Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say
Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say A 62-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen truck rammed two police cars and then fled on foot when officers attempted to make a traffic stop. Juan Colon, of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested around 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, after Clarkstown Police officers on patrol attempted to stop a black Ford F-350 that had been reported stolen, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. When officers tried to make the stop in the area of Shorn Drive and Western Highway, Colon allegedly attempted to flee by ramming two Clarkstown Police vehicles, which had boxed him in, Peters said. The occupants of the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details Emerge In Multi-County Chase That Started In Hudson Valley New Details Emerge In Multi-County Chase That Started In Hudson Valley
New Details Emerge In Multi-County Chase That Started In Hudson Valley A multi-county pursuit of two men in a U-Haul who had allegedly ripped off several TVs from a Walmart in the Hudson Valley ended with one nabbed by state police and the other by New Jersey police. The wild incident began around 9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, when New York State troopers from the Catskill barracks responded to a call to assist the Catskill Police Department with a larceny complaint, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, two men had fled Walmart in a U-Haul van with items they stole.  Troopers spotted the vehicle leaving the village of Catskill on Route 9W. The ve…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Wanted For Stealing Car, Credits Cards, State Police Say Man Wanted For Stealing Car, Credits Cards, State Police Say
Man Wanted For Stealing Car, Credits Cards, State Police Say 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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Man In Stolen Vehicle Arrested Following Chase In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man In Stolen Vehicle Arrested Following Chase In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man In Stolen Vehicle Arrested Following Chase In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 20-year-old man is being at the Westchester County Jail after taking police on a chase by car and foot, said the New York State Police. The incident began around 5:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 23,  when Simeon A. Sanders, of Middletown, refused to stop when troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 on East Main Street in the town of Cortlandt after being advised the vehicle was stolen and in the area, said Trooper AJ Hicks. He then led troopers on a vehicle pursuit which ended near 1821 East Main Street due to a ruptured tire. The suspect vehicle str…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Midnight Patrols Lead To Man's Arrest For Larceny From Vehicles In Wesley Hills Midnight Patrols Lead To Man's Arrest For Larceny From Vehicles In Wesley Hills
Midnight Patrols Lead To Man's Arrest For Larceny From Vehicles In Wesley Hills Police arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly committed several larcenies from motor vehicles in the Wesley Hills area. Two midnight patrol officers located the man, whose name was not released by police, in the Village of Wesley Hills the morning of Thursday, Dec. 27. He was found to be in possession of stolen property at the time of the arrest.

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by Valerie Musson
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Mahwah Pump Jockey Took Pics Of Driver's Credit Cards, Bought $1,370 In Jewelry, Police Charge Mahwah Pump Jockey Took Pics Of Driver's Credit Cards, Bought $1,370 In Jewelry, Police Charge
Mahwah Pump Jockey Took Pics Of Driver's Credit Cards, Bought $1,370 In Jewelry, Police Charge CHECK YOUR STATEMENTS: It took several tries, but a Mahwah gas station attendant finally got an online store in Texas to accept a credit card number stolen from a motorist to pay for $1,370 worth of jewelry that he turned around and hocked, authorities charged. Mahwah Police Detective Lt. Bussinelli and Detective Sgt. Kevin Hebert watched on surveillance video as Bryan Collazzo, 23, of Mahwah completed a gas sale at the Pilot Travel Center on southbound Route 17, then requested the victim’s credit card a second time, Police Chief James N. Batelli said. Collazzo then “disappeared behind the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area
Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area A pair of Orange County residents were among four busted with nearly $50,000 of stolen iPhones, drugs and burglary tools following complaints of suspicious activity in an area neighborhood. Port Jervis residents Peter Tansey, Lourriston Potter as well as Long Island residents Darick Sylvan and Donald Potter are facing felony charges in Port Jervis following a police investigation into reports of suspicious activity occurring on Brown Street located in the First Ward “Acre” Section.  During the execution of a search warrant in Port Jervis, police said that officers recovered cocaine, marijua…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman, Man Caught With Stolen Gun After Taconic Parkway Traffic Stop Woman, Man Caught With Stolen Gun After Taconic Parkway Traffic Stop
Woman, Man Caught With Stolen Gun After Taconic Parkway Traffic Stop A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to drug and weapon charges for a pair in possession of an allegedly stolen revolver. New York State Police troopers stopped Pittsfield, Mass. resident Charece Boatwright, 29, and Bronx resident Anthony Jackson, 25, on June 14 in East Fishkill, after spotting her 2000 Ford Taurus committing a vehicle and traffic law violation on the parkway. During the stop, police said that it was determined that Jackson was in possession of marijuana, and there was a loaded gun in the vehicle, which had been reported stolen in Vermont last …

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by Zak Failla