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25-Year-Old Nabbed For Northern Westchester Vehicle Larcenies Following Foot Pursuit
A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to break into numerous vehicles and taking police on a foot pursuit when they attempted to stop him.
Michael S. O'Connor, of Carmel, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 15, by state police after they received a call about a suspicious person on Ridge Road, in Northern Westchester, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
Responding Troopers found and attempted to interview a male subject in the area. The subject, later identified as, O’Connor, fled on foot from the approaching troopers, Hicks said.
After a short pursuit, O’Connor was located in a nearb…
Officer Injured Attempting To Arrest Shoplifter At Area Store, Police Say
A police officer was injured during a confrontation with an alleged shoplifter at a Dollar General store.
The incident took place around 12:24 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Dollar General at 534 Main St., in the City of Poughkeepsie.
When the officer attempted to place the suspect, Romairo Stroman, 40, of Hyde Park, into custody, he pushed the officer to the ground injuring the officer, said Poughkeepsie PD Det. Lt. Matt Clark.
The officer then attempted to use a taser on the suspect, but the taser failed to penetrate the suspect's clothing.
Other officers arrived and were able…
Man Blocks Roadway, Hits Vehicle, Fights With Officers In Northern Westchester, Police Say
A Northern Westchester man was arrested for criminal mischief and other charges after he allegedly blocked a roadway.
Lehman Greene, 57, of Katonah, was arrested around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, after Yorktown Police responded to a complaint of a person blocking the roadway on Croton Heights Road, said the Yorktown Police.
When the officers arrived on the scene, they found Greene had stood in front of a vehicle while blocking the roadway, police said.
Greene then allegedly caused damage to the same vehicle by punching the hood of the vehicle several times causing more than $250 in damag…
Man Charged In Death Of Northern Westchester Resident Fled Parkway Crash Scene, Prosecutor Says
A 37-year-old man has been charged in the death of a Northern Westchester man who was struck on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, authorities said.
Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, of Toms River, New Jersey, was charged with vehicular homicide, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Daniel Cintron, 50, of Ossining, had been involved in a minor crash late Saturday, Sept. 5, with a car driven by Frank Puglisi, 21, of Staten Island before a third vehicle struck both of them along the side of the parkway, Billhimer said.
Cintron and Puglisi had gotten …
Out Of State Man Nabbed For Attacking Person With Wrench, Fleeing Officers, Police Say
A 36-year-old out-of-state man was nabbed by police after allegedly attacking an area man with a wrench after entering his property.
The incident took place around 4:17 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Ulster County after police responded to a home on Route 9 in Saugerties for a report of a fight in progress.
When officers arrived on the scene the victim told them a man, later identified as Denis A. Shelagin of Spokane Valley, Washington, had entered his property, assaulted him with a wrench, and then fled the scene, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said.
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