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Man Points Gun At Driver After Miles-Long Road Rage Incident On Route 17M In NY: Sheriff Man Points Gun At Driver After Miles-Long Road Rage Incident On Route 17M In NY: Sheriff
Man Points Gun At Driver After Miles-Long Road Rage Incident On Route 17M In NY: Sheriff A 49-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly pointing a handgun at another driver as part of a mile-long road rage incident in Orange County, authorities announced. The incident happened in Wawayanda on Thursday morning, Aug. 21, around 10:15 a.m., when deputies and New York State Police responded to reports of a road rage altercation on Route 17M, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday, Aug. 22.  Investigators determined that the confrontation spanned several miles before escalating when the suspect, identified as 49-year-old Marckensy Louissaint of Highland Mills, a…

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by Ben Crnic
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Retired Cop Appears In Court On Murder Charge After Shooting Roommate In Dutchess, DA Says Retired Cop Appears In Court On Murder Charge After Shooting Roommate In Dutchess, DA Says
Retired Cop Appears In Court On Murder Charge After Shooting Roommate In Dutchess, DA Says A retired police officer accused of fatally shooting his roommate in Dutchess County last month has now been formally indicted for murder, prosecutors announced.  Former City of Beacon Police Officer Edison Irizarry, 52, of Beacon, was arraigned in Dutchess County Court following the return of a grand jury indictment charging him with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting of his roommate in July, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced Tuesday, Aug. 5.  The charge stems from a fatal shooting that occurred on the night of Monday, July 21, at 8…

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by Ben Crnic
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Former Cop Convicted Of Killing NY Native Husband In 'Freak Accident' Learns Fate: Prosecutor Former Cop Convicted Of Killing NY Native Husband In 'Freak Accident' Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Former Cop Convicted Of Killing NY Native Husband In 'Freak Accident' Learns Fate: Prosecutor Joseph Grieco, a former Tenafly police officer convicted of fatally shooting his husband in what he called a freak accident was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Thursday, April 10, authorities said. Grieco was previously convicted of aggravated manslaughter and faced up to 30 years in prison. On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Grieco and his husband John Kelly, a former New York City police officer, were at their Vernon Township home after a night out with friends, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Sahil  Kabse said.  Grieco, who had been drinking, retrieved his handgun, a Gen4 Glock…

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by Sam Barron
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Teen Admits Having Machine Gun At Capital Region Home Teen Admits Having Machine Gun At Capital Region Home
Teen Admits Having Machine Gun At Capital Region Home An 18-year-old from the region could spend years behind bars after being busted with a machine gun. Rensselaer County resident Ahmed AlSaadi, of Troy, pleaded guilty to weapons charges in Albany federal court on Thursday, Dec. 21. Prosecutors said AlSaadi admitted that in August 2023 he possessed three machine gun conversion devices and a Glock handgun that had been modified with such a device. The conversion devices can be attached to a handgun allowing the weapon to shoot and function as a fully automatic machine gun. AlSaadi was arrested following a joint investigation by the ATF, FBI…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Transient Who Killed College Dad In Hudson Valley Hotel Lobby Hit With New Charges, DA Says Transient Who Killed College Dad In Hudson Valley Hotel Lobby Hit With New Charges, DA Says
Transient Who Killed College Dad In Hudson Valley Hotel Lobby Hit With New Charges, DA Says A transient who allegedly shot and killed a college dad from Long Island at a Hudson Valley hotel and attempted to kill a hotel employee while firing indiscriminately in the lobby has been hit with additional charges. The incident involving Roy Johnson, age 35, took place in Dutchess County at the Courtyard by Marriott in the town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2. Dutchess County District Attorney, William V. Grady said Johnson was arraigned on Wednesday, Dec. 14, and charged under a superseding indictment with: Murder Two counts of criminal possession of a weapon Attempted murder  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details Reveal Step-By-Step Look At Fatal Shooting Of College Dad At Hudson Valley Hotel New Details Reveal Step-By-Step Look At Fatal Shooting Of College Dad At Hudson Valley Hotel
New Details Reveal Step-By-Step Look At Fatal Shooting Of College Dad At Hudson Valley Hotel Newly released documents offer a step-by-step look at what led to the deadly shooting of a father from the region at a Hudson Valley hotel. The documents detail how a transient by the name of Roy Johnson allegedly killed Long Island resident Paul Kutz, at the Courtyard by Marriott in the town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2, while he visiting his youngest son at Marist College. Here is info included in the documents: At around 7:30 a.m., Johnson, armed with a loaded Glock which had been outfitted with a fixed pin to make it fully automatic entered the lobby area cursing and yelling…

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by Kathy Reakes
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3 Nabbed With 6 Guns In Hudson Valley, Police Say 3 Nabbed With 6 Guns In Hudson Valley, Police Say
3 Nabbed With 6 Guns In Hudson Valley, Police Say Three Hudson Valley men were arrested in a week and nabbed with a total of six guns. The arrests took place in Orange County during the week of Monday, Aug. 15, in the City of Newburgh. During an operation with New York State Police, the City of Newburgh Police recovered six illegal handguns from the area of 104 William St: According to Newburgh Police, the guns recovered included: Smith & Wesson .38 special air weight revolver Smith and Wesson .40 SD40 VE semi-automatic pistol Defaced 9mm Glock 43X semi-automatic pistol 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistol Phoenix Arms .22 Caliber sem…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Busted By NYSP With Rifles, Loaded Guns During Traffic Stop In Westchester Driver Busted By NYSP With Rifles, Loaded Guns During Traffic Stop In Westchester
Driver Busted By Nysp With Rifles, Loaded Guns During Traffic Stop In Westchester An out-of-state driver is facing a host of charges after being busted by New York State Police troopers while allegedly intoxicated in possession rifles and other weapons during a traffic stop on I-95 in Westchester. New York State Police troopers on patrol shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 stopped Loris, South Carolina resident Joshua Barnes, age 41, on I-95 in New Rochelle when he was caught making multiple vehicle and traffic violations. During the subsequent investigation, police said that they located a box of ammunition in the center console of Barnes’ vehicle, at which poin…

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by Zak Failla