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Duo Caught With Stun Gun, 75 Grams Of Cocaine On Route 6 In Putnam County: Cops Duo Caught With Stun Gun, 75 Grams Of Cocaine On Route 6 In Putnam County: Cops
Duo Caught With Stun Gun, 75 Grams Of Cocaine On Route 6 In Putnam County: Cops Two people were arrested on felony drug charges after deputies recovered a significant amount of cocaine during a traffic stop in Putnam County, authorities said.  The arrests followed a traffic stop at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, when deputies stopped a vehicle on Route 6 in Carmel, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, May 1.  During the stop, deputies found around 75 grams of cocaine, the Sheriff's Office said.  A 32-year-old woman from Carmel and a 41-year-old man from Peekskill were taken into custody at the scene. Their names were not made p…

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Teen Returned To NY, Indicted After Deadly Shooting That Killed 22-Year-Old: DA Teen Returned To NY, Indicted After Deadly Shooting That Killed 22-Year-Old: DA
Teen Returned To NY, Indicted After Deadly Shooting That Killed 22-Year-Old: DA An 18-year-old man who was arrested in Maryland earlier this month has been formally charged with murder and weapons offenses in connection with a broad-daylight shooting that killed a 22-year-old man in a Dutchess County downtown, prosecutors announced.  Poughkeepsie resident Anthony Taylor was indicted by a Dutchess County Grand Jury and arraigned in County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in connection with a shooting in the city on Friday, Oct. 3, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced.  He is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of sec…

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Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In NY Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In NY
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For Fatally Shooting Victim In Head In NY A man found guilty of pointing a gun at a victim's head and firing in Dutchess County, killing him, will spend decades behind bars.  Gloversville resident Jan Deere, age 39, was sentenced to 30 years in state prison on Monday, Aug. 18, after being found guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges in Dutchess County Court, prosecutors announced.  Deere received the maximum sentence of 25 years for first-degree manslaughter and an additional five years for two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all violent felonies. He will also serve five years of post-release …

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Shoplifter's BF Found Hiding Behind Car During Her Arrest In Putnam, Found With Gun: Sheriff Shoplifter's BF Found Hiding Behind Car During Her Arrest In Putnam, Found With Gun: Sheriff
Shoplifter's BF Found Hiding Behind Car During Her Arrest In Putnam, Found With Gun: Sheriff A shoplifting complaint in Putnam County led deputies to a loaded handgun and multiple weapons charges for an out-of-state man found hiding behind a car, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 4:45 p.m. on Monday, June 2, when Putnam County deputies responded to a supermarket in Southeast for a report of a previous shoplifter who had returned to the store, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, June 11.  Deputies arrested the woman, identified as 41-year-old Mary Pincus Robles of Mahopac. While at the scene, investigators spotted a man trying to hide behind …

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Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing
Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing A Jackson Township man was arrested and charged after two people were stabbed — one fatally — during a violent early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. Steven McNeill, 32, was charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Eluding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer The attack happened on Friday, May 9, around 7:20 a.m., when Toms River Police responded to a 911 call about an altercation on Adams Avenue. The call was made …

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Late-Night Gunfire In Hudson Valley Ends With Loaded Weapon Seized, Suspect Caught: Police Late-Night Gunfire In Hudson Valley Ends With Loaded Weapon Seized, Suspect Caught: Police
Late-Night Gunfire In Hudson Valley Ends With Loaded Weapon Seized, Suspect Caught: Police Shots fired in the middle of the night in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a man now facing multiple weapons charges, police said.  The incident happened in Orange County on Sunday, Jan. 19, at around 2:46 a.m., when City of Newburgh Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert for gunfire in the area of 35 Cerone Pl., the department announced on Friday, Jan. 24.  Police arrived at the scene and spotted a man in the area of the activation. As additional officers arrived, the man, identified as 50-year-old Samuel Ponder of Newburgh, allegedly threw a heavy object int…

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