Door-To-Door Scam Artist Took $100K From Rochelle Park Homeowner Door-To-Door Scam Artist Took $100K From Rochelle Park Homeowner
Door-To-Door Scam Artist Took $100K From Rochelle Park Homeowner A Rochelle Park woman was scammed out of $100,000 by a door-to-door contractor — but police say they got every penny back. The incident began on May 22, when the victim answered an unsolicited knock at her door from a person offering construction, roofing, and pest control services, Rochelle Park Police said in a Tuesday, Aug. 12 release. Police said the man began work on the home, then convinced the victim to complete a wire transfer on her phone, sending the funds to a separate bank account. Detectives identified the business owner registered to the account and recovered all of the victim…
Woman Hits Boyfriend With Rock, Phone After Fight In Cortlandt: Police Woman Hits Boyfriend With Rock, Phone After Fight In Cortlandt: Police
Woman Hits Boyfriend With Rock, Phone After Fight In Cortlandt: Police A 19-year-old woman is accused of assaulting her boyfriend with both a rock and a cell phone during a dispute in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 24, around 6:05 p.m. at a home on Reynolds Lane in Cortlandt, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 7.  An investigation found that Amillyon A. Allen of Peekskill struck her boyfriend in the face with the objects after a verbal argument, causing facial injuries, according to police. Allen was arrested the following day and charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal posse…
Convicted Felon Shoots Self In Wendy's Drive-Thru In Wallkill, Caught On Gun Charge: Cops Convicted Felon Shoots Self In Wendy's Drive-Thru In Wallkill, Caught On Gun Charge: Cops
Convicted Felon Shoots Self In Wendy's Drive-Thru In Wallkill, Caught On Gun Charge: Cops A man on parole in Pennsylvania is accused of lying to police about being robbed after allegedly shooting himself with an illegal gun inside his car at a Wendy's drive-thru in the Hudson Valley, NY, authorities said. The events leading to the arrest began in Orange County just after midnight on Wednesday, July 23, when the Town of Wallkill Police Department contacted Middletown Police about a reported armed robbery and shooting on Phillips Street in Middletown, the Middletown Police Department said in an announcement on Friday, Aug. 8.  Police said the alleged victim, 39-year-old Terry…
Armed, Masked Meriden Man Threatens Waterbury Courthouse Marshals, Sparks Chase: Police Armed, Masked Meriden Man Threatens Waterbury Courthouse Marshals, Sparks Chase: Police
Armed, Masked Meriden Man Threatens Waterbury Courthouse Marshals, Sparks Chase: Police A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he threatened marshals at a Waterbury courthouse while carrying a pistol with live ammunition, police said.  Jose Torrez, 30, of Meriden, was arrested Wednesday morning, Aug. 6, after a chaotic chain of events at the Connecticut Superior Court on Grand Street in Waterbury, Connecticut State Police said. He had reportedly set off the metal detector at the courthouse entrance and refused to comply when Marshals asked him to empty his pockets.  Instead, officials say, he became aggressive and verbally threatened them.…
‘I’m Going To Kill Trump,’ TikTok Threats Land PA Man Federal Charges ‘I’m Going To Kill Trump,’ TikTok Threats Land PA Man Federal Charges
‘I’m Going To Kill Trump,’ TikTok Threats Land PA Man Federal Charges A Pennsylvania man is facing federal charges for threatening to kill President Donald J. Trump before he was sworn into office, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Jacob Buckley, 22, of Port Matilda (Centre County), made a series of violent statements on TikTok targeting the then-President-elect, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors say Buckley used an account named “Jacob_buckley” to post the following messages on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2025: “I hate MAGA republicans bro on god I’ll kill all of them”“I’m going to kill Trum…
K9 Finds Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $2.5K In Jeep On Taconic Parkway In Clinton: Police K9 Finds Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $2.5K In Jeep On Taconic Parkway In Clinton: Police
K9 Finds Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Over $2.5K In Jeep On Taconic Parkway In Clinton: Police A traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a Capital Region man after police said they discovered a large amount of drugs in his vehicle. The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at around 11 a.m., when troopers stopped a 2020 Jeep traveling northbound through the Town of Clinton for alleged vehicle and traffic law violations, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The driver and sole occupant was identified as Quintril M. Clark, age 35, of Albany, police said. During the stop, State Police K9 Wild conducted an exterior sniff of the …
Social Services Clerk From Mount Vernon Extorted Daycare Providers For Cash, DA Says Social Services Clerk From Mount Vernon Extorted Daycare Providers For Cash, DA Says
Social Services Clerk From Mount Vernon Extorted Daycare Providers For Cash, DA Says A Westchester County Department of Social Services employee is facing charges for allegedly demanding cash bribes from daycare providers in exchange for processing reimbursement checks meant to support families in need, prosecutors announced. Cheryl Spencer, 61, of Mount Vernon, was arraigned Tuesday afternoon, August 5, in White Plains City Court on five counts each of third-degree bribe receiving, fourth-degree criminal solicitation, and official misconduct, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  According to the DA's Office, Spencer, a Senior Audit Clerk …
Stratford Man Fired 10 Shots At Girlfriend’s Ex During Argument: Police Stratford Man Fired 10 Shots At Girlfriend’s Ex During Argument: Police
Stratford Man Fired 10 Shots At Girlfriend’s Ex During Argument: Police A Connecticut man is accused of firing a gun 10 times during a violent argument involving the father of his girlfriend's children, authorities said.  Joseph Gray, of Stratford, is charged with reckless endangerment in the first degree, criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, and illegal discharge of a gun, authorities said. Gray got into a heated argument with the ex-boyfriend of his 26-year-old girlfriend, Stratford police said. Gray and the other man both have children with the woman.  The incident happened at a home in the 100 block of Oakland Place in Stratford on Ju…
Wanted Upper Marlboro Man Busted With Cocaine, Suboxone, Stolen Rental Car At Walmart: Sheriff Wanted Upper Marlboro Man Busted With Cocaine, Suboxone, Stolen Rental Car At Walmart: Sheriff
Wanted Upper Marlboro Man Busted With Cocaine, Suboxone, Stolen Rental Car At Walmart: Sheriff A wanted man was busted with a stolen car and drugs in the Walmart parking lot in Dunkirk, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Brendan Anthony Morris, 25, of Upper Marlboro, was caught with cocaine, Suboxone, and a stolen vehicle during an investigation in Maryland, officials said. A deputy was dispatched late last month to a southbound stretch of Southern Maryland Boulevard at Route 260 in Dunkirk for a report of a stolen car, according to a sheriff’s office report released Monday, Aug. 4. Deputies tracked the vehicle to the Walmart parking lot in Dunkirk and made contact wi…
Fatal Injury To Puppy, Assault Of Woman Leads To Highspire Man’s Arrest: Police Fatal Injury To Puppy, Assault Of Woman Leads To Highspire Man’s Arrest: Police
Fatal Injury To Puppy, Assault Of Woman Leads To Highspire Man’s Arrest: Police  Highspire man is accused of assaulting a woman and fatally injuring a puppy during a domestic incident, police announced on Friday, Aug. 1. Nathaniel H. Clipp, 23, was arrested after Highspire Police responded to a domestic violence call on the 1st block of Ann Street at 8:56 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, according to the department. Investigators determined that Clipp had assaulted a female victim and intentionally caused an injury to the family’s six-month-old Australian Shepherd and Pitbull mix, police said. The dog was rushed by officers to Shores Veterinary Care Center for emergency…
Gunmen Caught In Armed Standoff That Rocked Arlington Street: Police Gunmen Caught In Armed Standoff That Rocked Arlington Street: Police
Gunmen Caught In Armed Standoff That Rocked Arlington Street: Police Gunfire erupted in a Virginia neighborhood after a dispute between two groups turned into an armed standoff in broad daylight last year. Now, three alleged gunmen are in custody, according to the Arlington Police Department. Shots were fired shortly before 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in the 1200 block of South Ross Street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood, police said. The shooting stemmed from a verbal argument between two groups that rapidly escalated, they noted. Members of each group pulled out guns and began firing, according to investigators, though no injuries were reported…
Danbury Lawmaker Arrested Again On Shoplifting Charge: Cops Danbury Lawmaker Arrested Again On Shoplifting Charge: Cops
Danbury Lawmaker Arrested Again On Shoplifting Charge: Cops A Connecticut state representative is facing criminal charges for the second time in less than two months. Raghib Allie-Brennan, the 34-year-old Democratic lawmaker representing Bethel and Danbury, turned himself in to police on Monday, July 28, and was charged with sixth-degree larceny, Bethel police said in a news release. Authorities have not released details about the alleged theft.  A judge released him on a promise to appear at his Aug. 5 court date.  This marks the second arrest this summer for Allie-Brennan, who serves as the chief majority whip in the state legislature.…