Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester
Teen Driver Wanted By FBI ID'd After Chase, Crash In Westchester A teenage suspect who was one of four wanted by the FBI is facing multiple felony charges after taking police on a chase through Westchester before crashing and being apprehended, authorities announced. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the New Rochelle Police Department that a vehicle driven by suspects wanted by the FBI was driving through the city in the area of North Avenue and Huguenot Street. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that the call to the department came at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Earlier story - Suspects W…

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by Zak Failla
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Brutal Assault In Northampton County: Police Man Wanted For Brutal Assault In Northampton County: Police
Man Wanted For Brutal Assault In Northampton County: Police Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man who brutally assaulted a victim in Northampton County. Darshawn K. Hallett, 37, was identified on surveillance footage striking another man in the back of the head with a stainless steel water bottle at Merakey on Sullivan Trail in Nazareth shortly before 3:25 p.m. on Dec. 15, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Hallett was also seen punching the back of the victim’s head with a closed fist, police said. A warrant has been issued for Hallett’s arrest with charges for felony aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime, simple assault …

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by Valerie Musson
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Indicted On Dozens Of Felony Charges Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Indicted On Dozens Of Felony Charges
Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Indicted On Dozens Of Felony Charges A deputy mayor in the Hudson Valley has been indicted on a host of charges following his arrest on gun possession charges earlier this year. In Rockland, Brian Downey, age 47, the deputy mayor of the Village of Airmont is facing dozens of felony charges following a federal, county, and local law enforcement investigation into the purchase of illegal gun parts. Downey was indicted by a Rockland County Grand Jury on these charges:
 First-degree criminal possession of a weapon; Twelve counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon under penal law §265.02(2); Nineteen counts of third…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
News
Hit-Run Driver Has Her Charges Enhanced After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Westchester Hit-Run Driver Has Her Charges Enhanced After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Westchester
Hit-Run Driver Has Her Charges Enhanced After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Westchester A hit-and-run driver who hospitalized a 72-year-old retired hospice nurse is facing new charges for her role in an incident in Westchester, authorities announced. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced on Thursday, Dec. 9 that New Rochelle resident Gillian Getlan, age 25, was charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury in City Court after striking and seriously injuring local resident Geraldine Sinceno. It is alleged that Getlan was driving near the intersection of North Avenue and 5th Avenue in New Rochelle at ap…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire
Two Building Department Officials Charged In Connection To Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Two Rockland County building inspectors have been indicted on felony charges involving the filing of false inspection reports in connection with a massive fire that killed two people, including a firefighter. Spring Valley Building Department chief Wayne Ballard and Assistant Building Inspector Raymond Canario, were indicted by a grand jury on Monday, Nov. 15 following an investigation into the March fatal fire at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults, said Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. Canario, age 45, was indicted on: Three counts of offering a false instrument for fil…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
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Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Four Pets In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Four Pets In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Four Pets In Hudson Valley A 27-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's pets over the course of a year, authorities announced. Matthew Savinovich, of the borough of Norwood in Bergen County, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 6 by officers from the Putnam County SPCA for allegedly killing three chihuahuas and a ferret that belonged to his ex in Lake Peekskill. Specifically, Savinovich was charged with: Felony burglary; Four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals; Four misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty; Four counts of felony criminal mischief; Bail jumping. It is…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Accused Of Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Vehicles In Northern Westchester 21-Year-Old Accused Of Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Vehicles In Northern Westchester
21-Year-Old Accused Of Stealing Checks From Mailboxes, Vehicles In Northern Westchester A 21-year-old has been accused of stealing checks from mailboxes and unattended vehicles in the area. On Friday, Sept. 16, New York State Police, in conjunction with the United States Postal Inspection Service, arrested Robert Curry Jr., age 21, of Peekskill, after an investigation into larcenies in Northern Westchester County and western Putnam County. Police said the stolen checks were fraudulently deposited. Curry has been charged with: Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a Class D felony,  Petit Larceny, a Class A misdemeanor Fifth-degree…

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by Joe Lombardi
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Reading Garage In Raid, Authorities Say Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Reading Garage In Raid, Authorities Say
Heroin, Cocaine Seized From Reading Garage In Raid, Authorities Say Two men were arrested after a raid of a Reading garage found an extensive amount of drugs authorities believe may be connected to an increase of overdoses in Berks County. Investigators served a search warrant for a garage in the 200 block of North 8th Street Sunday afternoon, according to Reading police. The search seized: 200 bags of suspected heroin/fentanyl 10.5 grams of suspected bulk cocaine 41 bags of suspected cocaine packaged for sales Drug packaging material Jayson Cuadrado, 38, and Dimitri Ortega, 28, were taken into custody and charged with felony drug and related charges…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Drunken Unlicensed Driver Sentenced In Bensalem Hit-Run Crash DA: Drunken Unlicensed Driver Sentenced In Bensalem Hit-Run Crash
DA: Drunken Unlicensed Driver Sentenced In Bensalem Hit-Run Crash A 43-year-old unlicensed Bucks County driver on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run crash that left two pedestrians injured -- one seriously -- in Bensalem on New Year's Day, authorities said. Almondo Merjia, of Bensalem, was sentenced to 2.5 years to 5 years in state prison by President Judge Wallace H. Bateman after entering a guilty plea to aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle, and accidents involving death of injury while not licensed, which are all felonies, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. An investigation began on Jan. …

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by Nicole Acosta
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Child Following NY State Police Investigation NJ Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Child Following NY State Police Investigation
NJ Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Child Following NY State Police Investigation New York State Police investigators busted a 54-year-old New Jersey man following a lengthy investigation into alleged sexual abuse involving a child in the region, authorities announced. Members of the New York State Police Sullivan County Child Abuse Unit arrested Newark's Terrence Riley on Monday, Aug. 16 following an investigation into a report of abuse five years ago. Riley was a suspect in a 2016 hotline report that led to an investigation by the New York State Police and Child Protective Services in Sullivan County. Following the launch of the investigation, Riley fled the area unti…

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by Zak Failla
York, PA
News
Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Head In York County Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Head In York County
Pregnant Woman Punched In Stomach, Head In York County A warrant has been issued for a 20-year-old York County who is wanted by police after beating a pregnant woman. Patrick Wilson Osbourne, of Carlisle, has been charged with a felony for endangering the welfare of a child along with other offenses following a domestic assault, according to Carroll Township police. Police were called to the 800 block of Route 15 North for a domestic assault on Thursday around 1:51 a.m. Osbourne had fled the scene prior to the officer's arrival. During the course of their investigation they learned that Osbourne elbowed the pregnant victim in the stomach and …

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by Jillian Pikora
York, PA
Police & Fire
York County Man Arrested Following Police Pursuit, Authorities Say York County Man Arrested Following Police Pursuit, Authorities Say
York County Man Arrested Following Police Pursuit, Authorities Say A York County man was arrest on felony charges after sending area police on chase on Tuesday. Andrew Owen Blessing, 30, of Wrightsville sent police on a high speed chase around 8:15 p.m., according to police in Lower Windsor Township. The pursuit began after he refused to stop when police attempted to pull him over for driving a vehicle with an expired registration. The attempted traffic stop was in the area of the public boat ramps, located on Long Level Road, south of Craley Road. Blessing sped off in a white Dodge Ram pickup truck. He drove past police and drove through a stop sign a…

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by Jillian Pikora