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200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Hudson Valley 200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Hudson Valley
200 Citations, 6 Arrests Made In Major Crackdown On Fake, Stolen Plates In Hudson Valley A massive operation targeting fake license plates, stolen vehicles, firearms, narcotics, and organized criminal activity led to dozens of seizures, six arrests, and more than 200 tickets across Sullivan County, police announced. The operation, dubbed “Operation Plate Check 2026,” took place Thursday, May 7, and involved State Police alongside the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, Liberty Police Department, Monticello Police Department, Fallsburg Police Department, and the New York State DMV Field Investigations Division, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 13. Authorities said…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Westchester: Police Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Westchester: Police
Drunk Driver Caught With 3 Kids In Car On I-287 In Westchester: Police A Connecticut man is facing felony charges after police said he was caught driving drunk on the New York State Thruway in Westchester County, NY — with three children inside the vehicle.  Stamford resident Gilberto Valdovinos-Gonzalez, 38, was arrested shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, following a traffic stop on Interstate 287 in the village of Harrison, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, May 13. Troopers said they stopped a 2016 GMC Yukon traveling eastbound on I-287 for vehicle and traffic law violations. While interviewing Valdovinos-Gonzalez, troopers detecte…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Man, 22, Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway: Sheriff Westchester Man, 22, Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway: Sheriff
Westchester Man, 22, Caught With Loaded Gun, Stolen Plates On Taconic Parkway: Sheriff Two people were arrested on felony weapons charges after deputies found a loaded handgun, high-capacity magazine, and stolen license plates during a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County, authorities said. The arrests happened just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 10, when a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle traveling southbound on the Taconic in Putnam Valley for multiple traffic violations, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday, May 12.  During the investigation and a search of the vehicle, deputies said they recovered a loaded 9m…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At High School In Westchester 'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At High School In Westchester
'Suspicious Incident' Prompts Police Sweep At High School In Westchester Police responded to a Westchester County high school campus following a suspicious incident on Tuesday, May 12.  New, updated report - Teen Trespasses At HS In Westchester, Leaves Note That Prompted Police Sweep: Cops (UPDATE) The incident happened at Briarcliff Manor High School and Middle School, where a suspicious note was found in the building, according to Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District Superintendent Jim Kaishian.  Briarcliff Manor officers worked alongside the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to thoroughly search the campus out of an abundan…

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by Ben Crnic
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Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA
Mass Man Lived Beside Father’s Body For A Week Before Confessing To Killing Him: DA A western Massachusetts man who admitted to police that he beat and stabbed his father to death lived beside the body for a week, prosecutors said. David Louis Boucher, 48, walked into the North Adams Police Department on Monday morning, May 11, and confessed to killing his father, David Allen Boucher, 67, according to the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office. David Louis Boucher and his dad lived in separate units of a Walnut Street multi-family home. During a search of the house on Monday afternoon, police found evidence that David Boucher had beaten and stabbed his father repeate…

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by Josh Lanier
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Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Westchester Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Westchester
Firefighter Suffers Medical Emergency After Battling Blaze In Westchester A firefighter was taken to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency at the scene of a house fire in Westchester County.  The incident happened on Monday, May 11, when firefighters responded to a home on Austin Place in Port Chester for a reported odor of gas inside the building at around 5:30 p.m., according to the Port Chester Fire Department.  When firefighters entered the basement, they found heavy smoke conditions, according to the department. Crews then began a search of the building and found a fire burning inside the walls between the basement and first floor. …

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by Ben Crnic
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Cops ID Colgate Student From Westchester Found Dead In Upstate NY River (UPDATE) Cops ID Colgate Student From Westchester Found Dead In Upstate NY River (UPDATE)
Cops ID Colgate Student From Westchester Found Dead In Upstate NY River (Update) A 21-year-old Colgate University student from Westchester County who was found dead after his kayak overturned in an Upstate New York river has been identified by authorities. Sohail A. Nabi, of Yonkers, was found dead Monday, May 11, in the Schroon River in Warrensburg, New York State Police confirmed.  The incident began just after 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, when troopers responded to the area of Library Avenue following reports of an overturned kayak in the river.  Investigators later determined Nabi had been kayaking with a small group of people when they lost sight of him. Wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man's Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Leads To Stolen Weapons Discovery At Westchester Home: NYSP Man's Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Leads To Stolen Weapons Discovery At Westchester Home: NYSP
Man's Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Leads To Stolen Weapons Discovery At Westchester Home: Nysp A man who claimed he was shot by a stranger at his front door is now facing numerous felony charges after investigators determined the wound was self-inflicted — and uncovered drugs and stolen firearms inside his Westchester County home, police said.  The incident began on Friday, May 8, when troopers responded to a home on Narcissus Drive in Somers at around 12:15 a.m. for a report of a shooting victim, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 11. According to police, 47-year-old John A. Fiore told troopers he opened the front door of his residence and encountered an u…

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by Ben Crnic
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Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say
Teen ‘Sex Slave’ Scheme: NY Predator Used Snapchat, TikTok To Ensnare Minor Girls, Feds Say A Hudson Valley man who Connecticut prosecutors say used Snapchat and TikTok to manipulate teenage girls into sexual abuse schemes has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison. James Pagliaro, 27, of Middletown, New York, was sentenced Thursday, May 8, in federal court in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. Federal investigators said Pagliaro spent months targeting minors through social media apps. Prosecutors said he sent sexually explicit messages and photos of himself to thousands of underage girls between April 2024 and Mar…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Caught Driving Drunk On I-287 Ramp — Then Found With Loaded Gun In Westchester, Cops Say Man Caught Driving Drunk On I-287 Ramp — Then Found With Loaded Gun In Westchester, Cops Say
Man Caught Driving Drunk On I-287 Ramp — Then Found With Loaded Gun In Westchester, Cops Say A man is facing multiple felony weapons charges after police said they found a loaded handgun inside his SUV during a drunk driving arrest on a Thruway exit ramp in Westchester County.  White Plains resident Omar Alexis Castillo-Ramos, 24, was arrested early Sunday, May 10, following a traffic stop on the eastbound Interstate 287 off-ramp in White Plains, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 11. At around 4:20 a.m. on the day of his arrest, troopers stopped a 2018 Land Rover for vehicle and traffic law violations. While interviewing Castillo-Ramos, troopers said they saw…

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by Ben Crnic
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Church Statue Falls On Man, 27, Leaves Him Hospitalized In Westchester Church Statue Falls On Man, 27, Leaves Him Hospitalized In Westchester
Church Statue Falls On Man, 27, Leaves Him Hospitalized In Westchester A man was hospitalized after a statue fell on him at a church in Northern Westchester, police confirmed.  Troopers responded just before 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, to Saint Joseph Church on Plum Brook Road in Somers for a report of a statue falling onto a person, New York State Police told Daily Voice.  Police said a 27-year-old man was injured in the incident and was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital before troopers arrived at the scene.  Authorities described the injuries as non-life-threatening. State Police said the incident was determined to be non-criminal in nat…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: NYSP Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: NYSP
Man Caught With Child Sexual Abuse Material After Search Of Hudson Valley Home: Nysp A 20-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges following an investigation into his alleged possession of child sexual exploitation material, police announced.  Alexis J. Rios Mendez of Middletown was arrested on Friday, May 1, on child sexual exploitation charges, New York State Police said on Monday, May 11.  The investigation began on April 18, after State Police received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), authorities said. Authorities later executed a search warrant at Rios Mendez’s residence in Middletown on May 1 as part of t…

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by Ben Crnic