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Officer Hit By Car: Driver ID'd, Gets Assault Charge In Hudson Valley Incident (Update)
A suspect has now been charged following an incident in Rockland County in which a police officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle, authorities said.
Peter Theus, 34, of Spring Valley, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department said in an update.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened around 1:10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, on Riverfront Lane in Haverstraw.
Officers had stopped a vehicle f…
Stony Brook Student Arrested For Dorm Room Drug Deals: Police
A Stony Brook University student was busted selling meth and ketamine out of his dorm room on Monday, April 27, police said.
William Turri, 20, was charged with four counts of possession and one count of selling controlled substances and will be held overnight until his arraignment Tuesday, April 28, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Following an investigation, cops searched Turri’s dorm room in Mount Hall on the Suffolk County campus around 12 p.m. Monday, police said. They found “methamphetamines, ketamine, and items used for drug sales,” authorities said.
Turri, originally from…
Off-Duty State Trooper Shoots Teen During Carjacking Attempt In Hudson Valley
A 17-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot by an off-duty New York State Trooper during an attempted carjacking at a Westchester County gas station, police said.
The incident unfolded in Yonkers at around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, at a Mobil station on Kimball Avenue, the Yonkers Police Department said on Monday, April 27.
Authorities said the trooper, a female member of Troop NYC, was refueling her vehicle when the teen approached her, took out a knife, and got into the driver’s seat of her car.
The trooper then fired a single shot from her off-duty firearm, striking …
