3 Hurt In Overnight Shooting In Poughkeepsie: Man, 23, Charged, Police Say
Three people were injured in an overnight shooting in Dutchess County that also resulted in the arrest of a 23-year-old man, police said.
The shooting happened on Sunday, Dec. 28, when multiple patrol units were dispatched to Flannery Avenue in Poughkeepsie at about 1:39 a.m. after a report of a shooting, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Monday, Dec. 29.
When officers arrived, they found two victims suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said.
A suspect identified as Glenton Wright, age 23, was later located and taken to police headqua…
Drone Hunts Teen Auto Thieves, Leads To Gun Arrest In Montgomery County, Police Say
Not so fast.
A police drone tracked two teenagers as they prowled parked cars in a Maryland neighborhood, leading officers to stolen vehicles, a loaded handgun, and arrests — before both suspects were ultimately released, authorities said.
Officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police First District Special Assignment Team were conducting a theft-from-auto enforcement detail at around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, in Gaithersburg, when they spotted two Hyundai sedans traveling together along Norbeck Road, police said.
The vehicles were followed into a residential neighborh…
Four Arrested After Back-To-Back Smoke Shop Burglaries In Nassau County: Police
A series of overnight burglaries targeting smoke and vape shops ended with four suspects in custody, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Michael Cooper, 30, of North Valley Stream, and Jaison Burton, 20, of Hempstead, were arrested along with two male juveniles after investigators linked them to forced break-ins at two businesses in Nassau County, according to police.
Detectives said the first burglary occurred at Tobacco Town and Vape Shop on Long Beach Road in Oceanside shortly after midnight on Friday, Dec. 12. About 45 minutes later, a second smoke shop — Rockville Cent…
