Fugitive Wanted On Several Warrants Apprehended In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Fugitive Wanted On Several Warrants Apprehended In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Fugitive Wanted On Several Warrants Apprehended In Poughkeepsie, Police Say A 34-year-old woman wanted on multiple felony warrants in another Hudson Valley county was taken into custody after officers spotted her in Dutchess County, police announced.  The arrest was made early Tuesday morning, July 15, when officers recognized Rebecca Austin around 12:05 a.m. in the 400 block of Main Street in Poughkeepsie, the city's police department said on Wednesday, July 16.  Police say they were already familiar with Austin from a previous investigation in which she allegedly used a false identity. Upon further investigation, officers discovered that Austin wa…
Camp Hill Man Tries To Disarm Officer During Welfare Check, Police Say Camp Hill Man Tries To Disarm Officer During Welfare Check, Police Say
Camp Hill Man Tries To Disarm Officer During Welfare Check, Police Say A Camp Hill man tried to disarm an officer while resisting arrest during a welfare check, borough police announced in a release issued Monday, July 7. The 45-year-old man was acting erratically and yelling at a home on the 300 block of Regent Street when officers responded to a welfare call at 3:54 p.m. on Monday, March 10, according to the Camp Hill Police Department. Police attempted to de-escalate the situation, but the man continued his behavior and posed a danger to himself and others inside the home, the department said. While officers tried to take him into custody, the man attempte…
Hackensack Police Beg For Bronco In Sad Sarah McLachlan Video — And It's Gold Hackensack Police Beg For Bronco In Sad Sarah McLachlan Video — And It's Gold
Hackensack Police Beg For Bronco In Sad Sarah McLachlan Video — And It's Gold A customized Ford Bronco was up for grabs. All it would take was a video and enough Instagram likes to win. So the Hackensack Police Department did what any self-respecting agency would do. They broke out the sad music, the slow pans, and a fleet of deeply exhausted vehicles — and filmed a masterpiece. Their pitch? A Sarah McLachlan-inspired video set to “Angel,” complete with mournful stares, sad cruisers, and officers just trying to start their cars without crying (cut to Chief Michael Antista playing with a matchbox Ford Bronco). The HPD is competing in a statewide contest hosted by Pa…
Police ID Stamford Man Found Dead In Car; Officers Investigating Cause Police ID Stamford Man Found Dead In Car; Officers Investigating Cause
Police ID Stamford Man Found Dead In Car; Officers Investigating Cause Police have identified the 43-year-old Stamford, Connecticut, man who was found unresponsive in a parked vehicle Monday, July 1, and later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Mark Pjetri was found around 1:50 p.m. near Avery Street and Cove Road in Stamford. A caller told police they banged on the vehicle’s windows and shouted to wake him, but Pjetri didn't respond. Officers and paramedics arrived minutes later and pronounced him dead. The cause of death remains under investigation. Investigators ask anyone with information to contact Sgt. Boeger of the Stamford Police De…
Man Exposes Himself, Urinates In Front Of Elementary School In Poughkeepsie: Police Man Exposes Himself, Urinates In Front Of Elementary School In Poughkeepsie: Police
Man Exposes Himself, Urinates In Front Of Elementary School In Poughkeepsie: Police A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly exposing himself and urinating on the sidewalk in front of an elementary school in Dutchess County. The incident happened in Poughkeepsie at around 2:24 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, when detectives spotted the man in front of Warring Elementary School on Mansion Street, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Friday, June 27.  Police said the man, identified as Delroy McPherson, 65, was exposing himself in public. When detectives approached him, they allegedly discovered multiple debit and electronic benefit cards on him bearing…
Jet Ski Theft: Man Arrested, Second Suspect At Large In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say Jet Ski Theft: Man Arrested, Second Suspect At Large In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say
Jet Ski Theft: Man Arrested, Second Suspect At Large In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say Authorities in Westchester County have made an arrest in connection with the theft of two jet skis and a trailer and are now asking for the public’s help identifying a second suspect. The theft happened on Saturday, February 15, in the area of Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson, the village's police department said in an announcement on Thursday, June 26.  Following an investigation, police arrested Kameron Hairston, 32, of New Rochelle, and charged him with grand larceny in the third degree.  However, detectives believe another person was involved in the theft and are asking …
Bear Sighting Near Elementary School In Peekskill Prompts Police Response Bear Sighting Near Elementary School In Peekskill Prompts Police Response
Bear Sighting Near Elementary School In Peekskill Prompts Police Response Police responded to an elementary school in Northern Westchester after a bear was seen near the grounds.  The incident happened on Thursday, June 26, at around 12:30 p.m., when the animal was sighted near Woodside Elementary School in Peekskill, according to Lt. Adam Renwick of the Peekskill Police Department.  Officers who responded reported that the bear was last seen entering the woods nearby, Renwick said.  
Fake ICE Raid Tip Sent Westwood Into Hysteria: Police Working To Uncover Who Did It Fake ICE Raid Tip Sent Westwood Into Hysteria: Police Working To Uncover Who Did It
Fake ICE Raid Tip Sent Westwood Into Hysteria: Police Working To Uncover Who Did It Police are investigating a fake immigration raid warning that caused widespread panic in one Bergen County town, they said. A misinformation campaign falsely claimed that the Westwood Police Department told a local church that ICE raids would take place on Friday, June 13, the department said. The person or people responsible for the act purported that the Westwood Police Department contacted a local church, saying that immigration raids would be taking place, Westwood police said.  “This misinformation spread like wildfire and led to an unnecessary level of hysteria in our community.…
'He Was The Life Of The Party': DC Man 'Kuisy' Dies Days After Oxon Hill Hit-Run 'He Was The Life Of The Party': DC Man 'Kuisy' Dies Days After Oxon Hill Hit-Run
'He Was The Life Of The Party': DC Man 'Kuisy' Dies Days After Oxon Hill Hit-Run He was the kind of person who would give you his last dollar, his last hoodie, and dance until the lights turned off—now his family is hoping to give him the farewell he deserves. Marquise Maddox, 25, of Washington, DC, died on June 1, days after he was struck in a hit-and-run crash in Prince George’s County, police confirmed. The crash happened on Tuesday, May 28, around 9:50 p.m. near the intersection of eastbound Oxon Hill Road and Livingston Road. Officers arrived to find Maddox lying in the roadway with traumatic injuries, the Prince George’s County Police Department said. He was take…
Police Deny ICE Presence Rumors In Hastings: Traffic Stop Mistaken As Raids Police Deny ICE Presence Rumors In Hastings: Traffic Stop Mistaken As Raids
Police Deny ICE Presence Rumors In Hastings: Traffic Stop Mistaken As Raids Police in a Westchester County village are clearing up false rumors after a photo circulated online claiming that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was operating in the area. The image, shared on social media and among Hastings-on-Hudson residents, allegedly showed ICE agents making stops in the area. But on Wednesday, June 11, the Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department confirmed that the photo actually depicted their own detective division conducting a traffic stop.  According to police, the stop involved an erratic driver who had been recklessly traveling through the village. O…
Speeding Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Mom Of 5 Days Before Birthday In Woodbridge: Cops Speeding Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Mom Of 5 Days Before Birthday In Woodbridge: Cops
Speeding Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Mom Of 5 Days Before Birthday In Woodbridge: Cops The teen driver behind the wheel of an SUV that slammed into a mother of five in Virginia — killing her just days after her birthday — has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced. Wania Mussarat Shaikh, 18, of Woodbridge, was arrested on Monday, June 10, in connection with the May 27 crash that killed Seema Rizvi at the intersection of Minnieville Road and Summit School Road, Prince William County Police said on Wednesday, June 11. Investigators now say Shaikh was speeding at more than double the posted limit through an active work zone when she ran a red light and…
Police Commissioner To Retire After Almost 4 Decades In New Rochelle: 'Honor Of Lifetime' Police Commissioner To Retire After Almost 4 Decades In New Rochelle: 'Honor Of Lifetime'
Police Commissioner To Retire After Almost 4 Decades In New Rochelle: 'Honor Of Lifetime' A longtime law enforcement leader in Westchester County is preparing to retire after nearly 40 years of service to his department.  New Rochelle Police Commissioner Robert Gazzola will step down at the end of June, closing a distinguished chapter with the department he joined in 1986, city officials announced on Friday, June 6.  Gazzola has served as commissioner since July 2021 and spent his entire policing career with the city where he was born, raised, and educated. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of New Rochelle and to work alongside the dedicated off…