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App Leads To Teen Car Thief, 'Violent Struggle' With Cops In Capital Region, Police Say
They say there’s an app for everything, and that includes catching car thieves.
Police in Columbia County were called at around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, May 4, with reports that a woman’s SUV had been stolen in Hudson, near Warren and 5th streets, according to Hudson Police.
Fortunately for the victim, she has an app on her phone that allowed investigators to track the vehicle right to the suspect’s doorstep.
Using the app, officers found the vehicle approximately four blocks away, near Columbia and 1st streets, where they identified the suspect as Darrick Sanchez, age 18, of Hudson. …
Area Residents Among 68 Charged During Drug Bust At Music Festival In Upstate New York
Four residents of the Hudson Valley and two from Fairfield County were among 68 people charged during a four-day New York State Police detail that focused on the illegal distribution of controlled substances at the Disc Jam Music Festival in Stephentown, New York, east of Albany.
The detail was held from Thursday, June 6 to Monday, June 10 by members of Troop G and Troop K uniform and BCI, along with the Troop G Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team.
State Police seized quantities of cocaine, doses of LSD, hallucinogenic mushrooms, ketamine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, MDMA, and …
Police Seize Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, Loaded Handgun In Poughkeepsie Drug Raid
A drug raid in Poughkeepsie has led to the discovery and seizure of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and a loaded handgun, police say.
A search warrant was carried out at Apartment 204 on 159 Franklin Street in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, Feb. 14 by members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department Neighborhood Recovery Unit and Emergency Services Unit, Poughkeepsie Police said.
During the search, officers recovered and seized:
Approximately 10 grams of cocaine
16 grams of a heroin/fentanyl compound
19 grams of hashish
A loaded .45 caliber handgun
Approximately $2,300 of U.S. currency
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