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Hudson Valley Woman Busted With Drugs, Driving While High Following One-Car Crash, Police Say
A Hudson Valley woman was nabbed for alleged cocaine possession following a single-vehicle crash.
The incident took place in Dutchess County in LaGrange on Wednesday, Oct. 11, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police.
According to Hicks, troopers responded to a rollover crash around 12:45 a.m. on the Taconic State Parkway near mile marker No. 48.
During the investigation, the driver, Katherine Griffin, age 55, of East Fishkill, was located in an intoxicated condition and in possession of approximately 5.8 grams of cocaine, and 3.4 grams of crack cocaine, Hicks said.
Griffin was …
Shirtless, Shoeless Man Leads Officers On Lengthy Chase In Pleasantville, Police Say
A 19-year-old man faces charges after leading officers on an extensive chase through woods, streams, and neighborhoods in Northern Westchester following his theft of a car, police said.
The incident began on Friday, July 28 just before 11:30 a.m., when authorities identified a stolen Ford traveling in Lewisboro, according to Westchester County Police.
Just after this, a Patrol sergeant found the car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford and tried pulling it over. However, the driver would not stop and kept driving south before officers were able to catch up with it just …
Stop Of Mercedes On Taconic Parkway Leads To Discovery Of Local Man With AK-47, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was allegedly nabbed with an AK-47 during a traffic stop.
The stop took place in Dutchess County around 2:10 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill.
According to Trooper AJ Hicks, Essam A. Saleh, age 29, of East Fishkill, was arrested for criminal possession of a weapon after troopers stopped his 2015 Mercedes-Benz 500 for multiple traffic violations.
During an investigation, troopers found the Palmetto State Armory PSAK-47 rifle, Hicks said.
Saleh was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the town of East Fishkill Court on Thursday, …
