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Schools
Social Media Threat Leads To Early Dismissal Of School In Hudson Valley
Students at a Hudson Valley high school were dismissed early after a threat was made on social media. In Dutchess County, John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction was dismissed at approximately 11 a.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, Principal David Kedzielawa said in a message released to parents in the district. According to Kedzielawa, the threat was made on Snapchat “threatening the school community.” Kedzielawa said that the district has contacted law enforcement and is working inc coordination with the Office of the Superintendent, East Fishkill Police, and State Police. “Please understand…
Schools
Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat
Alarms were sounding among some school districts in New York amid threats being made on social media as part of what is seemingly a national scheme. On Sunday, Oct. 24, in the Hudson Valley, the Village of Walden Police Department in Orange County received a complaint in reference to a social media post that went viral on Snapchat. “I had to make a new account so they don’t trace me,” the threat posted by “Alex Anderson” reads. “But me and a couple of my friends have been bullied for so long and we can’t deal with it anymore. “We plan on shooting up Central High School around 10 to 11 Am …
News
Man Admits To Posing As Teen To Receive Explicit Videos Of Fairfield County Girl
This story has been updated. A 36-year-old out-of-state man has pleaded guilty to the distribution of child pornography in connection with a Fairfield County case. Brian Grinnell, of Lakewood, Ohio (near Cleveland), pleaded guilty on Monday, April 19 in Hartford for posting nude videos of a 12-year-old New Canaan girl on a popular video-sharing service, said Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in March 2020, Grinnell posed as a 15-year-old girl and met a New Canaan girl, who at the time w…
Politics
Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Busted On Child Porn Charges In Undercover Sting
The father of a Pennsylvania woman who stole Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was busted on child porn charges after asking an undercover detective posing as a teenage girl online to film herself using the bathroom, news reports say. Rickey Williams, 55, -- a security guard from Dauphin County -- was communicating with the detective under the belief he was a girl on the Snapchat app, Fox43 says citing the criminal complaint. During the course of this alleged communication, Williams, of Steelton, requested a video of the girl using the bathroom, Local21news reports. …
News
FBI Asks For Help Identifying Possible Victims Of Westchester Man Facing Child Porn Charge
Authorities are asking for help in identifying possible victims from throughout the country in a sextortion investigation involving a New York man from Westchester County. The FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force and Port Chester Police Department issued the joint advisory on Friday, Feb. 5. Investigators arrested Jose Zafra on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, and charged him with the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or what is commonly known as child pornography. Based on the criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of New York, investigators allege Zafra …
News
New Hudson Valley Resident Charged For Role In Capitol Riot
Another Hudson Valley man is facing federal charges for his alleged role in the deadly pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol after being caught on camera, sharing and receiving photos on social media. Dutchess County resident William Vogel, of Pawling, was apprehended for his role in the Wednesday, Jan. 6 riot after being connected through images and video posted on Snapchat and conversations on Facebook that were later flagged by FBI investigators, authorities said. According to an FBI joint terrorism task force officer, videos with the Snapchat usernames “will vogel” and “willvogelmusic…
Police & Fire
Don Jr. Leaves NY As City Cancels Trump Organization Contracts, PGA, Corporate America Cut Ties
Donald Trump Jr. has become the latest member of the First Family to flee New York amid more fallout tied to the circumstances surrounding his father's unprecedented second impeachment. According to reports, Trump Jr. is following in the footsteps of his sister, Ivanka, who already left New York to establish residence in Florida. The move comes as the PGA moved the 2022 championship from the Trump golf course in Bedminister, New Jersey, and corporate America began severing all ties with the much-maligned president. Reports stated that Trump Jr. is looking at homes in Jupiter, Florida, less…
News
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Sexually Exploiting Three 13-Year-Olds Online
A 29-year-old Hudson Valley man was arrested for the sexual exploitation of three young teens online following an investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigative Division. Orange County resident Jonathan Weiss, also known as "Ian_Jameson," of Middletown, has been charged with communicating with three different underage victims online and directing them to take sexually explicit images and send them to Weiss. "Jonathan Weiss's alleged crimes are abhorrent and predatory," ," said Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. "Using a common socia…
Police & Fire
'Illicit' Photos Of Area Female HS Students Shared On Snapchat, Police Say
Police are working to find the person who posted private photos of some 30 female students on various Snapchat accounts. Town of Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson said his department received information on Sunday, Jan. 12, from several students at FDR High School. The students told officers that there were "illicit photos posted on Snapchat of students at FDR," Benson said. The Hyde Park Police Department along with Hyde Park School District officials, Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office and the state police Computer Crimes Unit are conducting a thorough investiga…
News
Teen Charged With Threatening Shooting At High School's Homecoming Football Game
An area teenager is facing charges after allegedly posting a threat on social media stating that he was going to start shooting at the Minisink Valley High School homecoming game earlier this month. Louis Allen, 19, of Wallkill, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 11, the same date he allegedly posted the threat on Snapchat, police said. He’s since been charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony. According to school officials, parents were notified on the day of the game after a student reported the message to officials, prompting them to alert police. The threat was ultimately deemed not …
News
Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation
A racially charged post on Snapchat by an area high school student that went viral has put the author in hot water with law enforcement. The incident began when the unidentified student at Minisink Valley High School allegedly took a photo of a female African-American classmate and then referred to her using the "N'" word in the post, and adding that she should be lynched, said News 12. The girl's brother told News 12 the boy didn't have his sister's consent to take the photo or share it on Snapchat. He posted a video on social media to hold the student accountable. Minisink Valley S…
Police & Fire
Brewster Schools Placed On Lockout After Suspended Student Makes Threat
Brewster schools are on lockout Wednesday after a suspended high school student made a threat via his Snapchat account that was serious enough for many to call the school's tip line to alert officials. The unnamed student made the Snapchat threat Tuesday evening and by 10 p.m. the school had received enough notices to notify the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte said in a letter to parents. "We received several messages sent through Anonymous Alerts that a student who was suspended, posted threats directed at the high school using h…
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