Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley
Eighth-Grader With BB Gun At School Charged In Hudson Valley A Dutchess County middle school student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a BB gun to school despite enhanced procedures. The student was charged on Thursday, March 10 at Poughkeepsie Middle School, said Irwin Goldberg, the public information officer for the Poughkeepsie School District. "District officials are reviewing video and gathering facts via internal investigation to determine how the weapon may have gotten into the school," said Goldberg.  Any information will be shared with law enforcement, he added. The student was not identified due to his age. See Earlier Story…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
News
Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun
Police: Young Thugs —13, 14 — Rob Clifton Liquor Store With BB Gun A Clifton liquor store was robbed by four young city teens, one of whom displayed what turned out to be a BB gun, said authorities who took them into custody. The haul? A vape. The quartet entered Dante's Liquor & Wine on Van Houten Avenue shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. One of the boys asked the cashier for a vape, then pulled up his shirt to expose the weapon in his waistband, Bracken said. The youth grabbed the vape and they all bolted, he said. A detective was checking the area when he spotted the group sitting on a porch a few blocks away…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bedford, NY
News
Teens Charged With Assault For After-School Attack In Hudson Valley Teens Charged With Assault For After-School Attack In Hudson Valley
Teens Charged With Assault For After-School Attack In Hudson Valley Two teens are facing charges after viciously assaulting a classmate during an after-school attack, authorities announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, police in Newburgh launched an investigation following an assault that saw a 16-year-old student attacked and robbed of his cellphone by a group of teenagers who pistol-whipped, punched, and kicked him in the head. The altercation reportedly came about following a verbal exchange in class earlier in the day. It was caught on video by a student watching the fight, which subsequently went viral on social media. Original story - Violent After-School A…

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by Zak Failla
Lancaster, PA
News
Shots Fired At Horse-Buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Say Shots Fired At Horse-Buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Shots Fired At Horse-Buggy, Pennsylvania State Police Say Shots were fired upon a horse and buggy on Sunday night, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The buggy was being driven by a 25-year-old man in the area of White Horse and Amish roads in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, around 10:35 p.m. A green Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo drove by and a passenger fired either an Airsoft or BB gun at the buggy. There were no injuries reported to the driver of the buggy or to the horse. The buggy was not damaged. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

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by Jillian Pikora
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Threatening Officer With Fake Glock In Area Man Accused Of Threatening Officer With Fake Glock In Area
Man Accused Of Threatening Officer With Fake Glock In Area A Hudson Valley man was arrested for a host of crimes, including allegedly threatening a police officer with a gun, which turned out to be a BB gun replica made to look like a Glock.  The incident took place in Rockland County on Sunday, July 4. Clarkstown Police responded to the area of 100 Rockland Plaza, in Nanuet, for reports of an erratic driver.  A witness told officers that a black Acura had just driven onto the sidewalk, narrowly missing him, but striking the exterior of a building, said Clarkstown Police Detective Norm Peters. As a search of the area was being…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Face Charges After Incident Involving BB Gun At Long Island Stop & Shop Man, Woman Face Charges After Incident Involving BB Gun At Long Island Stop & Shop
Man, Woman Face Charges After Incident Involving BB Gun At Long Island Stop & Shop A man and woman were arrested for allegedly threatening a customer at a Long Island Stop & Shop with what turned out to be a BB gun during an argument. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, May 23, at the store at 50 Cherry Valley Ave., in West Hempstead, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the victim was shopping when he had a verbal disagreement with another man he didn't know who then exited the store and retrieved what appeared to be a black handgun from his parked car.  The man, identified as Usaiyah Smith, age 20, of Hempstead, approached the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Points BB Gun At Officers, Police Say Long Island Man Points BB Gun At Officers, Police Say
Long Island Man Points BB Gun At Officers, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly pointing a BB gun at police officers who were walking down a street. The unidentified 60-year-old Valley Stream man was arrested around 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, in Valley Stream, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while traveling on Fletcher Avenue two Detectives observed a Hispanic male walking northbound with what appeared to be a pistol sticking out of his waistband.  The detectives parked their vehicle and as they exited the man reached for the pistol and pointed it in their direction, police sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper
Police: NY Man Jailed For Wielding BB Gun, Fleeing During Dispute With Sussex County Landscaper A 31-year-old man has been jailed after wielding a BB gun during an alleged dispute with a Sussex County landscaper. David A. G. Martin of Peekskill, NY is accused of brandishing PSM45 BB handgun during an argument over payment at a landscaping business off Limecrest Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Andover Township Police said. Martin then drove away, heading toward Newton-Sparta road in a red Ford F150, police said. Martin’s vehicle was located “within minutes” on Lawrence Road, where he was stopped and found in possession of the BB gun used in the incident, police said. Martin was arreste…

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by Valerie Musson
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Lansdale Juvenile Arrested For Pistol Whipping Incident Near COVID-19 Testing Center Lansdale Juvenile Arrested For Pistol Whipping Incident Near COVID-19 Testing Center
Lansdale Juvenile Arrested For Pistol Whipping Incident Near Covid-19 Testing Center A juvenile was in custody for a pistol-whipping incident that occurred near a Lansdale COVID-19 testing center, NorthPennNow reports. The juvenile, whose name and age were not released, approached the victim and brandished what appeared to be a firearm, then began hitting the victim in broad daylight on Mill Street near the COVID-19 testing center Monday, police told the news outlet. The incident occurred in front of multiple witnesses, including a testing site worker who called 9-1-1 and reported the incident as an armed subject with a handgun, police said. The juvenile suspect fled …

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by Nicole Acosta
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Police Search For Red SUV After Dozens Of Vehicles, House Damaged Overnight On Long Island Police Search For Red SUV After Dozens Of Vehicles, House Damaged Overnight On Long Island
Police Search For Red SUV After Dozens Of Vehicles, House Damaged Overnight On Long Island Police are searching for a suspect or suspects after dozens of vehicles and one house were damaged overnight on Long Island. The incidents happened between 1:20 a.m. and 3:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan.  23 in Selden and Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County Police said. During that time, a person or people damaged about 40 vehicle windows and one house, said police. In most cases, it appears a BB gun was used to shoot the windows, police said. Surveillance video captured the suspect’s red SUV in the area. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to call Sixth Preci…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Armed With BB Gun Taken Into Custody At Fairfield County Park Man Armed With BB Gun Taken Into Custody At Fairfield County Park
Man Armed With BB Gun Taken Into Custody At Fairfield County Park A man armed with a BB gun has been taken into custody in Fairfield County after police received reports of an armed man at an area park. The incident began around noon on Wednesday, Jan. 6, when the Darien Police receive the notification of the man with what appeared to a rifle in the area of Woodland Park, said Sergeant James Palmieri. When officers located the suspect and attempted to make contact with him, he began to flee on foot with what appeared to be a rifle in his possession, Palmieri said. After a brief foot pursuit, the individual was located and it was determined…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers With What Looked Like A Rifle Taken Into Custody In Area Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers With What Looked Like A Rifle Taken Into Custody In Area
Barricaded Man Who Threatened Troopers With What Looked Like A Rifle Taken Into Custody In Area State Police took a man into custody after he barricaded himself in Wappinger and then threatened officers with what looked like a rifle. The event took place around 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, in Wappinger, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Police responded to the home of Jerry Ford, 44, Wappinger after receiving a request for a welfare check, Hicks said. Ford apparently became "upset" while being interviewed and went inside his home and came back out with what looked like a rifle and pointed it at officers, he added. State Police were able to talk Ford into surrendering and place him under arrest. …

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by Kathy Reakes