Taconic Crackdown: Almost 400 Tickets Issued In 2 Days Across Hudson Valley
Nearly 400 tickets were issued during a two-day enforcement detail targeting commercial and other restricted vehicles on the Taconic State Parkway in four Hudson Valley counties, police said.
Troopers conducted the commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1, along the parkway in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Columbia counties, New York State Police announced on Friday, Oct. 2.
During the operation, troopers said they issued 376 traffic tickets. Of those, 198 were issued for violations of parkway rules prohibiting certain restricted typ…
236 Tickets Issued In 2-Day Taconic Parkway Crackdown — Here's What For
More than 200 tickets were handed out during a two-day crackdown targeting commercial and other restricted vehicles on the Taconic State Parkway across three Hudson Valley counties, police said.
New York State Police conducted the commercial vehicle enforcement detail on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and Thursday, Aug. 20, along the Taconic in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, the agency announced on Friday, Aug, 21.
Troopers issued 236 traffic tickets during the operation, including 133 for restricted vehicle types that are prohibited from traveling on the parkway.
Another 33 …
Man Hits Patrol Car, Injures Deputy, Flees Into Woods During Patterson Traffic Stop: Sheriff
A 33-year-old man faces felony charges after allegedly assaulting a deputy during a DWI stop in Putnam County, authorities said.
The incident began around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, when a deputy pulled over a vehicle for speeding on Route 22 near Haviland Hollow Road (Route 68) in Patterson, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced.
The driver, later identified as Paul J. Cheque-Tacuri, 33, of Patterson, was suspected of being drunk, authorities said.
As the deputy investigated, Cheque-Tacuri’s vehicle rolled backward, hitting the patrol car. When the depu…
K9 Catches Man Who Broke Into Home, Car Dealership In Southeast, Police Say
A Bronx man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly committing two late-night break-ins in Putnam County — and being caught thanks in part to a trusty police K9.
The incidents began around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, when Brewster Police and Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home off Peaceable Hill Road in Brewster. The homeowner, who was away, called 911 after spotting someone inside through a Ring camera, Carmel Police said on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
When officers searched the house, they did not find the intruder, but evidence confirmed that someone had entered…
