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3 Teens, 1 Armed, Charged In Hudson Valley Burglary
Police captured three Hudson Valley teens for an alleged burglary in progress, one with a loaded gun.
The incident occurred in Dutchess County in the Tompkins Terrace area on Wednesday, April 3, in Beacon.
According to the Beacon Police, officers responded to the area and found the suspects had fled, but they were able to obtain a description of the teens.
A quick search of the area turned up the suspects, where police found a 15-year-old had a loaded, illegal weapon, the department said.
The three arrested, a 16 and 17-year-old, were charged with criminal trespass. The 15-year-old w…
Teen Duo Accused Of Bringing BB Gun To Northern Westchester High School
This story has been updated.
Two teenage boys face criminal charges after bringing an inoperable BB gun to a high school in Northern Westchester, police announced.
The two boys, ages 13 and 14, were arrested on Monday, Nov. 13, and Tuesday, Nov. 14 following an investigation conducted by Yorktown Police, the department announced on Friday, Nov. 17.
According to the department, the events leading up to the arrests began on Wednesday, Oct. 18 around 10 a.m., when a BB gun was found in Yorktown High School. This prompted a police response and investigation that resulted in the two teens…
Man Nabbed With Gun, Ammo After Running Red Light In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A 38-year-old man was nabbed with a Colt 9mm semiautomatic revolver during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley.
The stop took place in Rockland County in New City around 1:30 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 22 on N. Main Street.
Javier A. Ordonez, of Hollywood, Florida, was stopped by Clarkstown Police for failing to stop at a right light, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police.
During the stop, the officer asked Ordonez if he had any weapons, and he said yes he had a gun in the console of the vehicle and two bags of ammo on the floorboard of the passenger seat, Peters…
23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting, Sentenced, DA Says
A 23-year-old Hudson Valley man who pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon and assault has been sentenced to prison.
Orange County resident Tyshawn Milligan, of Middletown, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 7 to eight years in prison and five years of post-release supervision following the plea, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
As admitted during the plea allocution and in charging documents filed and comments made on the record in court, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, police officers in the City of Middletown responded to reports of shots fired.
The police loc…
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Gun, 16-Round Magazine, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was charged with possession of a weapon after being nabbed with a gun and a 17-round magazine.
Ulster County resident Aiden M. Becnel, age 21, of Saugerties, around 4 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, said Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Saugerties Police.
At the time of his arrest, Becnel was found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun containing a loaded 17-round magazine, Sinagra said.
Becnel was processed at Saugerties Police Headquarters and then arraigned in the Town of Saugerties Justice Court, where Becnel was released on his own recognizance by the court…
US Army Soldier Charged In Connection To Murder Of 41-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
A months-long investigation into a murder in the Hudson Valley has led to the arrest of a United States Army soldier.
Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 29, of Newburgh was apprehended at the US Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, New York State Police announced on Saturday, March 11.
The body of the victim in the case, 41-year-old Daniel Spotards, was found in Ulster County early Monday, Jan. 2, in the town of Plattekil, on the Campbell Lane extension near Saul Trail.
Spotards was located outside his residence with multiple gunshot wounds.
Dawkins was indicted on the …
Homeless Suspects In Marist College Dad's Fatal Shooting Weren't Placed In Hotel, Officials Say
Two homeless men who are being held in the fatal hotel shooting of a father of a freshman student who was visiting Marist College in Poughkeepsie on Family Weekend were not placed at the hotel by the county.
The two suspects, identified as Roy Johnson Jr., age 35, and Devin Taylor, age 26, have been charged in the death of Long Island resident Paul Kutz, age 53, of East Northport, at the Courtyard by Marriott in the Town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2.
No one is sure how the two men came to be at the hotel, but Dutchess County officials said they were not known to the Department of Commu…
2 New Suspects Nabbed For Murder Of 17-Year-Old In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old Hudson Valley teen earlier this summer.
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In Rockland County on Thursday, Aug. 11, Spring Valley Police arrested two suspects for the Friday, July 8 killing of Treynahel Cineus.
Ahmad Williams, age 22, and Brian Thomas, age 20, both residents of Haverstraw were arrested at the Westchester County Jail where they were being held for other crimes, said Det. Matthew Galli, o…
Road Rage: Man Menaces Driver, Family With Gun On I-684, Police Say
A man is facing multiple felony charges following a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley, state police said.
At about 3:20 p.m. July, 10, troopers from the Somers barracks were dispatched to Interstate 684 in Putnam County, in the town of Southeast, for a report of a man menacing another motorist with a firearm.
Troopers located the suspect’s vehicle northbound near mile marker 27.
An investigation determined the man, identified as Justin D. Blundell, age 23, of Lexington, Massachusetts, got into the incident with another operator and menaced the victim, who had children in …