NY Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Cops After Shoplifting In Bergen County: Police NY Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Cops After Shoplifting In Bergen County: Police
NY Man Lights Cigarette Near Gas Pump, Fights Cops After Shoplifting In Bergen County: Police A Rockland County man is facing multiple charges after police say he shoplifted from a Bergen County gas station store, splashed an employee with water, and lit a cigarette near a gas pump before assaulting two officers. Albert Johansmeyer, 28, of Blauvelt, NY, was arrested on Tuesday, April 15, following a wild chain of events at the TigerMart inside the Exxon Gas Station on Chestnut Ridge Road — located just off the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, according to Capt. Alisha Foley. Johansmeyer allegedly stole items from the store and got into an altercation with the store manager outside,…
3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Hudson Valley Over 3 Years Later: DA 3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Hudson Valley Over 3 Years Later: DA
3 Indicted For 2021 Murder Of Taxi Driver In Hudson Valley Over 3 Years Later: DA Three young men have been indicted in connection with the 2021 murder of taxi driver Jorge Arbayza de la Cruz in Orange County, whose shooting sparked a years-long multi-state investigation.  Nehemiah Clarke, 20, Jordan Burch, 19, and Damani Cruz, 20, have been arraigned in Orange County Supreme Court on charges related to the fatal September 30, 2021, shooting, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, April 16.  According to court records and law enforcement officials, the three are accused of attempting to rob Arbayza de la Cruz, 51, a local taxi …
MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To NY: Prosecutors MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To NY: Prosecutors
MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To NY: Prosecutors An alleged MS-13 gang member who had been on the run for more than a year is back on Long Island, accused in a brutal kidnapping and stabbing of a 15-year-old boy. Josue Zepeda-Padilla, age 28, of Huntington Station, was extradited from North Carolina and arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 8, stemming from a brutal 2024 gang attack at the abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood. The teen victim was lured to the Huntington Train Station on the morning of Jan. 6, 2024, by a group of alleged members and associates of the MS-13 Huntington Criminal Locates Salvatrucha,…
Online Meet-Up Turns Violent: 21-Year-Old Nearly Kills Man Inside Area Home, Cops Say Online Meet-Up Turns Violent: 21-Year-Old Nearly Kills Man Inside Area Home, Cops Say
Online Meet-Up Turns Violent: 21-Year-Old Nearly Kills Man Inside Area Home, Cops Say An online meet-up ended with a 21-year-old Capital Region man facing attempted murder charges. Troy Police responded to an apartment on 2nd Avenue after neighbors called 911 reporting a man who was seriously injured on Monday, March 24. An investigation found that the victim had connected with Jahnye Griffin on social media and the two had agreed to meet at the victim’s apartment, Troy Police said. Shortly after arriving, Griffin began punching, kicking, and choking the victim before fleeing the scene with the man’s cell phone, according to police. The victim eventually sought help from n…
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hudson Valley Business, Feds Say $1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hudson Valley Business, Feds Say
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hudson Valley Business, Feds Say Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced. Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.  The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…
Psychiatric Escapee Punched Doctor At Hudson Valley Hospital, Gets Attempted Murder Charge: DA Psychiatric Escapee Punched Doctor At Hudson Valley Hospital, Gets Attempted Murder Charge: DA
Psychiatric Escapee Punched Doctor At Hudson Valley Hospital, Gets Attempted Murder Charge: DA A psychiatric patient who violently attacked his psychiatrist and escaped from Garnet Health Medical Center in Orange County has now been indicted for attempted murder, prosecutors announced. Christopher Morgan, 40, of Monroe, was arraigned on Tuesday, March 18, in Orange County Court on charges stemming from the brutal assault at the behavioral health unit of the hospital in Wallkill earlier this month, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Wednesday, March 19. Morgan was initially charged with felony robbery after authorities captured him in Port Jervis on Friday, Mar…
Gunman Robs Cashier At Store, Flees On Foot In Dutchess County Gunman Robs Cashier At Store, Flees On Foot In Dutchess County
Gunman Robs Cashier At Store, Flees On Foot In Dutchess County Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a cashier at gunpoint at a Dutchess County business before fleeing the scene. The robbery happened at a store in Poughkeepsie at 195 Mill St., where officers responded just before 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Wednesday, March 19.   According to police, a male suspect entered the premises, brandished a firearm, and demanded money from the cashier. The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of cash before escaping on foot. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate th…
Escaped Psychiatric Patient Attacked Employee, Took ID Card At Hudson Valley Hospital: Police Escaped Psychiatric Patient Attacked Employee, Took ID Card At Hudson Valley Hospital: Police
Escaped Psychiatric Patient Attacked Employee, Took ID Card At Hudson Valley Hospital: Police A psychiatric patient who escaped from an Orange County hospital after attacking a hospital employee has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including a prior bomb threat, authorities announced.  On Thursday, March 6, Christopher M. Morgan, 40, of Port Jervis, was a patient at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown when he violently assaulted a 74-year-old hospital employee, forcefully taking their ID access card, New York State Police said on Friday, March 7. Morgan then used the stolen card to flee the behavioral health unit and escaped the hospital on foot, as Dail…
Bank Robber Nabbed 7 Minutes After Fleeing Branch in Region, Police Say Bank Robber Nabbed 7 Minutes After Fleeing Branch in Region, Police Say
Bank Robber Nabbed 7 Minutes After Fleeing Branch in Region, Police Say An accused bank robber didn’t have much time to spend his proceeds. Alex Courtwright, 49, of Watervliet, was arrested just seven minutes after he robbed the M&T bank on Hoosick Street in Troy on Monday morning, Feb. 10, Troy Police said. Courtwright entered the bank at around 11:42 a.m. and demanded money from the teller before making off with several hundred dollars, police said. After fleeing on foot, he made it several blocks before he was spotted by officers with the agency’s Second Platoon Patrol. He was apprehended in a parking lot near Hoosick and 15th streets at 11:49 a.m., po…
Armed Robber Of Convenience Store In Region Nabbed Thanks To Video, Cops Say Armed Robber Of Convenience Store In Region Nabbed Thanks To Video, Cops Say
Armed Robber Of Convenience Store In Region Nabbed Thanks To Video, Cops Say A suspected armed robber accused of targeting a Capital Region convenience store was busted thanks in part to video evidence, police said. Luke White, 23, of Duanesburg, was arrested on suspicion of robbery and related charges on Monday, Jan. 27, in connection with a hold-up at the Sunoco station on Broadway in Colonie two days earlier. Donning a mask and brandishing an imitation handgun, White entered the convenience store and demanded cash from the register at around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, Colonie Police said. The clerk complied and gave roughly $800 in cash. No customers or emplo…
Five Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery That Involved Zip-Tying Two Victims In Wallkill Five Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery That Involved Zip-Tying Two Victims In Wallkill
Five Charged With Armed Home Invasion Robbery That Involved Zip-Tying Two Victims In Wallkill Five people have been charged in connection with a violent gunpoint home invasion robbery in the town of Wallkill in Orange County, during which a family, including four young children, was terrorized. Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Y. Kim announced the arrests alongside FBI Assistant Director in Charge James E. Dennehy on Thursday, Jan. 16. The suspects—Bhupinderjit Singh, 26, Elijaiah Roman, 22, Corey Hall, 45, Erik Suarez, 24, and Divya Kumari, 26—were taken into custody and will face charges in White Plains federal court. According to court documents, the robbery occurred on Sunday, Dec. …
Police Nab Robbery Suspect, Investigate Separate Dutchess County Shooting Police Nab Robbery Suspect, Investigate Separate Dutchess County Shooting
Police Nab Robbery Suspect, Investigate Separate Dutchess County Shooting Poughkeepsie Police responded to two major incidents—a robbery at a Boost Mobile store and a shooting near Eastman Towers over the weekend. Boost Mobile Robbery:  On Saturday, Jan. 11, at 8:25 p.m., the city of Poughkeepsie officers were dispatched to Boost Mobile at 403 Main St. following a robbery report.  A store employee reported that the suspect engaged in a physical altercation before stealing property and fleeing the scene, police said. Police quickly identified the suspect as Rhondre Robinson, 25, of Poughkeepsie. He was located on Washington Street shortly and taken int…