Suspect Busted For Stealing $250K Of Phones In 2020 Hudson Valley Best Buy Heist Suspect Busted For Stealing $250K Of Phones In 2020 Hudson Valley Best Buy Heist
Suspect Busted For Stealing $250K Of Phones In 2020 Hudson Valley Best Buy Heist A second suspect who was part of an operation that stole nearly $250,000 worth of cellphones from a Hudson Valley Best Buy has been apprehended by investigators, state police authorities announced. Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 27, 2020, State Police in Orange County responded to an alarm at Best Buy in Monroe, where there was a reported burglary in progress. En route to Best Buy, police said troopers spotted a grey Subaru Crosstrek with no license plates and three people inside the vehicle on Larkin Drive, prompting a traffic stop. According to investigators, two passengers fled the veh…
Westchester Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Sexually Motivated Home Invasion Westchester Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Sexually Motivated Home Invasion
Westchester Man Sentenced To Decade In Prison For Sexually Motivated Home Invasion A felony offender from Westchester who exposed himself to a woman and demanded she perform a sexual act on him will spend time in prison, the District Attorney announced. White Plains resident Derrick Toone, age 35, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to violently forcing himself onto a woman in her White Plains residence. Specifically, Toone pleaded guilty to burglary as a sexually motivated felony and attempted criminal sexual act, both felonies. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Toone, a seco…
Suspect Nabbed For Stealing Audi, TV, Computer From Area Residence, Police Say Suspect Nabbed For Stealing Audi, TV, Computer From Area Residence, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed For Stealing Audi, TV, Computer From Area Residence, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is facing felony charges after police said he stole a luxury car, a television, and a computer from an area home. Police responded to a report of a burglary at a home in Ulster County on State Route 209 in the Town of Rochester at about 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, according to New York State Police. Investigators found that a 2012 Audi A4, a television, and a computer were missing from the home. The following day, New Paltz Police Department told State Police that the stolen Audi was found unoccupied behind a restaurant On Old Route 299 in New Paltz.  After…
Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Area Gas Station, Police Say Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Area Gas Station, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Area Gas Station, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been apprehended for an alleged robbery of an area gas station. Dutchess County resident Frank Booth, age 29, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21 after the Town of Hyde Park Police responded to the Citgo Gas Stop on Albany Post Road in Staatsburg. According to Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police, when patrol officers arrived on the scene they found the front glass broken and cigarettes spewed all over the floor. While patrols were investigating the crime scene other officers were canvassing the area, Benson said. While checking the Royal Cr…
Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say
Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say A man from the region was arrested after allegedly being caught in the basement of a housing complex sawing off copper pipes. Sullivan County resident Joshua Whidbee, age 44, of Monticello, was nabbed on Monday, Dec. 13, after the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a burglary. According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the Sunny Forest Bungalow Colony on Liberty Road in the town of Thompson. Once on the scene, deputies and backup units from the Monticello Police Department found an open door at Unit #2, Chab…
Man Accused Of Breaking Into House To Sexually Assault Victim In Area Man Accused Of Breaking Into House To Sexually Assault Victim In Area
Man Accused Of Breaking Into House To Sexually Assault Victim In Area A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a resident. Dutchess County resident Thomas E. Ryan, age 54, of LaGrange, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 2, for the Monday, Nov. 1 incident, said Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, Troopers were dispatched to a residence in the town of Amenia for a report of a burglary in progress.  An investigation determined Ryan illegally entered the residence through a window and sexually assaulted the victim. Ryan was arrested and charged with: Criminal sex act Burglary Sexual abuse  He was…
Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say
Area Man Nabbed For Burglary Of Auto Glass Business, Police Say An area man has been charged with allegedly burglarizing a business and then stealing a car to get away. Sullivan County resident Trevor Tompkins, age 25, of Monticello, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 29 for the Thursday, Nov. 11 robbery, police said. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police Department, Tompkins was arrested following an investigation in which he was caught on video surveillance.  The burglary took place around 4 a.m. at the Safelite Auto Glass store at 51 Forestburg Road in the Village of Monticello, Johnstone said. Tompkins broke into the busine…
Duo Busted After Burglarizing Area Elks Club, State Police Say Duo Busted After Burglarizing Area Elks Club, State Police Say
Duo Busted After Burglarizing Area Elks Club, State Police Say A pair of burglars took elaborate steps in an effort to pull off a heist of an area Elks Club in the Hudson Valley before they were busted red-handed, State Police said. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County responded to the Elks Club on Albany Post Road in Red Hook at approximately 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, where there was a burglary alarm activation. Upon arrival, police said that troopers found the power and alarm lines cut, damage to the interior of the building, as well as damaged cash registers, lottery machines, safe, and a jukebox with the money emptied out. …
Duo Admits To Roles In Burglary Of Area Store Leading To Fatal Crash Duo Admits To Roles In Burglary Of Area Store Leading To Fatal Crash
Duo Admits To Roles In Burglary Of Area Store Leading To Fatal Crash Two men have pleaded guilty to taking part in a burglary of an area motor-sports store that eventually led to the death of an occupant in their get-away van. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Monday, Oct. 18, that Luis Colon, age 27, and Jose Tavera, age 18, both of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to charges related to the burglary of a Town of Newburgh motor-sports store, in Orange County, where an occupant of the van that they were in which was transporting the stolen motorbikes and ATVs crashed, killing one occupant.   Colon, who admitted being the driver…
Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services
Woman Guilty Of Burglarizing Homes In Three Counties While Families Were At Funeral Services A 30-year-old woman was found guilty by a jury of burglarizing homes that she targeted while families were attending the funeral services of loved ones in several area homes. Bronx resident Latonia Stewart was found guilty of six counts of burglary and criminal possession of stolen property following a weeklong trial for a rash of burglaries in Westchester, Fairfield, and Putnam counties between the winter of 2017 and spring 2018. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that between December 2017 and May 2018, Stewart burglarized the homes of six Westchester County residents in…
Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square
Cancer Nurse Dies After Being Knocked Down By Homeless Mugger In Times Square A cancer nurse died following a day and a half of fighting for her life after being knocked down in Manhattan by muggers in Times Square. Maria Ambrocio, 58 -- who worked at Bayonne Medical Center in New Jersey -- was walking through Times Square with friends after a trip to the  Philippines Consulate and lunch around 1:30 p.m., the New York Post reports. Meanwhile, Jermaine Foster grabbed a cell phone out of a 29-year-old woman's hands on West 41st Street and Broadway, then shoved Ambrocio to the ground while he fled, police said. Ambrocio was rushed to Bellevue with head trauma and was …
Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say
Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say Suspects in Westchester took pages out of a movie script to break into an area jewelry store as part of an elaborate heist, police said. Officers from the Greenburgh Police Department responded to Tarrytown Jewelers on North Central Avenue in Hartsdale at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, where there was a reported burglary. The investigation into the burglary found that suspects cut through the roof of the neighboring business, Noblesse Nail Salon, then proceeded to lower themselves into the building. It is alleged that the suspects then made several openings in the wall of the …