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Bear Cub With Container Stuck On Head Rescued In Hudson Valley: 'Dangerous Situation' Bear Cub With Container Stuck On Head Rescued In Hudson Valley: 'Dangerous Situation'
Bear Cub With Container Stuck On Head Rescued In Hudson Valley: 'Dangerous Situation' A bear cub in Rockland County is back in the wild after police and a concerned resident worked together to free it from a container stuck on its head.  The rescue happened Saturday afternoon, June 6, on Brook Street in the Village of Hillburn, according to the Ramapo Police Department.  Officers responded after receiving a report of a bear cub with a container stuck on its head. Authorities said the object could have posed a serious threat to the cub's survival if it had remained trapped.  Working alongside the person who reported the incident, officers were able to safely r…

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by Ben Crnic
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Boy With Special Needs Found Cut From Thick Brush After Running From Home In Hudson Valley Boy With Special Needs Found Cut From Thick Brush After Running From Home In Hudson Valley
Boy With Special Needs Found Cut From Thick Brush After Running From Home In Hudson Valley A boy with special needs who was reported missing in Orange County was found banged up, but safe on Sunday evening, June 7, after an intense search — and a crucial tip from local children, authorities said.  The search began at around 6:19 p.m. on Sunday, when New York State Police issued an alert for a missing special needs boy who had last been seen in the Town of Hamptonburgh, according to the Blooming Grove Police Department.  Blooming Grove officers, who were already patrolling near the Hamptonburgh border, soon began searching the area.  During the search, officers fou…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Holds Woman Against Her Will At Hudson Valley Home, Police Say Man Holds Woman Against Her Will At Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
Man Holds Woman Against Her Will At Hudson Valley Home, Police Say A 46-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he restrained a woman inside a residence against her will in Orange County.  Jerry Carrasquillo, 46, of Maybrook, was arrested on Thursday, June 4, following a domestic incident investigation in the Village of Maybrook, State Police announced. According to investigators, troopers responded to a report of a domestic incident at a home on Prospect Avenue on the day of the incident. Investigators found that Carrasquillo allegedly restrained and held a 47-year-old woman against her will inside the home, State Police sai…

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by Ben Crnic
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NY Woman Suffered Paranoia Before Falling Into NJ Trash Chute At Luxury High-Rise: Cops NY Woman Suffered Paranoia Before Falling Into NJ Trash Chute At Luxury High-Rise: Cops
NY Woman Suffered Paranoia Before Falling Into NJ Trash Chute At Luxury High-Rise: Cops A 25-year-old New York woman was suffering from what a witness described as "paranoia" before she entered a trash chute on the 14th floor of a Hackensack apartment building and became trapped several stories below, police said. The incident unfolded at approximately 1:03 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at 150 Main St., where Bergen County Communications received a 911 call reporting that a person had fallen into a garbage chute at a luxury apartment building, according to Hackensack police. Police said their investigation indicates the woman had ingested alcohol and a combination of narcotics before r…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Animal Torture, Neglect Found In NY Home Now Deemed Uninhabitable: Sheriff Animal Torture, Neglect Found In NY Home Now Deemed Uninhabitable: Sheriff
Animal Torture, Neglect Found In NY Home Now Deemed Uninhabitable: Sheriff What deputies discovered during an animal complaint investigation at a Malta home was so concerning that a dog was seized, criminal charges were filed, and the residence was ordered vacated, authorities said. Holly M. Walsh-Plew, 46, was charged with overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide sustenance following an investigation by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office.  Deputies were called to an animal complaint on Arbor Avenue at 10:07 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, according to the release.  Investigators determined Walsh-Plew failed to provide sustenance to a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DWI Crash Destroys Utility Pole, Downs Wires After SUV Rolls Over In NY: Sheriff DWI Crash Destroys Utility Pole, Downs Wires After SUV Rolls Over In NY: Sheriff
DWI Crash Destroys Utility Pole, Downs Wires After SUV Rolls Over In NY: Sheriff A rollover crash that brought down utility wires and left an SUV upside down ended with a DWI arrest in Saratoga County, the sheriff's office announced. Barbara A. Frederick, 39, of Ballston Lake, was charged after the single-vehicle crash on Ballston Lake Road in Clifton Park at 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, June 7, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say Frederick was driving a 2014 Subaru Forester northbound when the vehicle left its lane of travel, crossed into the opposite lane, struck a mailbox and guardrail, and overturned. The SUV then slammed into a utility pol…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized
Wrong Dog Put Down After Deadly NJ Attack? Owner Charged, New Dog Seized A New Jersey woman has been charged after investigators determined the wrong dog may have been surrendered and euthanized following a fatal pit bull attack that injured a local resident and killed her pet, authorities said. The case stems from an attack that happened near 91 Springfield Ave. in Summit at approximately 5:52 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2025, local police said. A 70-year-old woman was walking her small dog when two pit bulls broke free from their handler and launched an unprovoked attack, police said. The woman was knocked to the ground and suffered injuries to both upper thighs, her…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boat Fire, Coast Guard Chase End With BWI Arrest Off Long Island Boat Fire, Coast Guard Chase End With BWI Arrest Off Long Island
Boat Fire, Coast Guard Chase End With BWI Arrest Off Long Island A boat operator is accused of fleeing from the U.S. Coast Guard before running his vessel aground and sparking an engine fire in the Great South Bay, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, June 6. Abimal Acosta, 58, of West Islip, was charged with Boating While Intoxicated after the incident west of Captree Island at 10:18 p.m. on Friday, June 5, according to Suffolk County Police. Marine Bureau officers and the U.S. Coast Guard responded after a 911 caller reported a 24-foot vessel moving erratically in the Great South Bay at approximately 8 p.m., police said. When Coast Guard perso…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hudson Valley Man Wanted In 3 Jurisdictions Arrested In New Jersey, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Wanted In 3 Jurisdictions Arrested In New Jersey, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Wanted In 3 Jurisdictions Arrested In New Jersey, Police Say A pair wanted on extraditable warrants in multiple states were arrested during a traffic stop in New Jersey, police said. Officers stopped a black 2020 Lincoln SUV in Saddle Brook at approximately 11:23 a.m. on Thursday, June 4,  according to Saddle Brook Police Chief John A. Zotollo Jr. The two initially provided fake driver's licenses that appeared to originate overseas, and an investigation identified them as Sena Miclescu, 29, of Newburgh, NY, and Edera Miclescu, 27, of Baltimore, MD. Police found that Sena Miclescu was wanted on full extradition warrants from Las Vegas, NV, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 6 Stretch In Putnam County (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 6 Stretch In Putnam County (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 6 Stretch In Putnam County (Developing) This story has been updated.  A serious crash temporarily closed part of Route 6 in Putnam County on Friday afternoon, June 5.  The collision happened on Route 6 in the area of Buckshollow Road near the Countryside Kitchen restaurant in Mahopac, Carmel Police said at 2:25 p.m. on Friday. The SUV involved in the single-vehicle crash rolled over, leaving it heavily damaged with a shattered windshield.  According to the department, the driver, the only one inside the vehicle, walked away from the wreck to an ambulance.  He was then taken to a hospital for evaluation, pol…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman, 4 Dogs Pulled From Burning Hudson Valley Home Woman, 4 Dogs Pulled From Burning Hudson Valley Home
Woman, 4 Dogs Pulled From Burning Hudson Valley Home A 65-year-old woman and four dogs were rescued from a house fire in Dutchess County after first responders rushed into action Thursday afternoon, June 4.  The fire began at around 2:58 p.m. at a home on Trestle Lane in the Town of Stanford, New York State Police said on Friday, June 5.  Troopers were dispatched by Dutchess County 911 after reports of a residential structure fire with a woman trapped inside the home.  When they arrived, police and members of the Stanford Fire Department immediately began rescue efforts and safely rescued the woman through a rear window of the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Stray Bullet That Killed College Athlete At NY Party Leads To Guilty Plea Stray Bullet That Killed College Athlete At NY Party Leads To Guilty Plea
Stray Bullet That Killed College Athlete At NY Party Leads To Guilty Plea A teenager has admitted to the stray-bullet shooting that killed a 19-year-old college athlete at a New York house party, prosecutors announced Friday, June 5. Jacob McMillan, 18, pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 4, to Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree in the death of Amira McCleod, according to the Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. McMillan is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 11 and is expected to receive 20 years to life in prison. The fatal shooting happened at approximately 10:50 p.…

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by Jillian Pikora