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$42K Phone Scam: Duo Impersonated Government Agents To Steal In Hudson Valley, Police Say $42K Phone Scam: Duo Impersonated Government Agents To Steal In Hudson Valley, Police Say
$42K Phone Scam: Duo Impersonated Government Agents To Steal In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two men were apprehended after allegedly running a telephone scam that tricked an Orange County woman into handing over $42,000, authorities said.  New York City residents Nian Lin, 40, and Zhen Chen, 25, were taken into custody on Friday, March 14, after a sting operation led by Port Jervis Police with assistance from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Orange County Drug Task Force, and the US Department of Homeland Security, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 19.  According to police, the duo pretended to be government officials and told the victim her iden…
23-Year-Old Busted With Child Pornography In Region Following Online Tip: Police 23-Year-Old Busted With Child Pornography In Region Following Online Tip: Police
23-Year-Old Busted With Child Pornography In Region Following Online Tip: Police A Capital Region man was caught with sexually explicit images of children thanks to a cyber tip, police said. Alexander Floud, 23, was arrested following a multi-agency search of his Milton residence on Thursday, Feb. 6, New York State Police said. Troopers with the agency’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, along with the US Department of Homeland Security, uncovered images consistent with child sexual exploitation, police said. The search stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Floud was charged with promoting a sexual performance …
Hudson Valley Man, Woman Nabbed With Illegal Firearms, Parts: DA Hudson Valley Man, Woman Nabbed With Illegal Firearms, Parts: DA
Hudson Valley Man, Woman Nabbed With Illegal Firearms, Parts: DA A Hudson Valley man and woman are behind bars following an investigation into illegal firearms in the region. Rockland County residents Tao Zhang, age 35, and Vivian Wu, age 35, both of Nanuet, were charged on Tuesday, July 2, following an ongoing investigation into illegal firearms in the county. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh said the investigation began in May after his office received information regarding an illegal firearm component being shipped to Nanuet. The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office Special Investigations Unit Detectives, who are cross-s…