New City, NY
Police & Fire
Rockland Man Under Protective Order Hits Ex-Girlfriend In Head, Police Say Rockland Man Under Protective Order Hits Ex-Girlfriend In Head, Police Say
Rockland Man Under Protective Order Hits Ex-Girlfriend In Head, Police Say A Spring Valley man was arrested after hitting his ex-girlfriend in the head during a fight, causing a laceration that needed medical attention, Spring Valley Police said. Josset Alfredo Barrera-Cazco, 20, was arrested around 9:30 a.m., Monday, July 8, when officers responded to Washington Street for a report of a physical domestic dispute, said Spring Valley Officer Matthew Galli. An investigation found that Barrera-Cazco allegedly a  hit his ex-girlfriend in the head with a dangerous instrument causing a laceration, Galli said. Barrera-Cazco was under a protective ord…

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by Kathy Reakes
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
Larceny Suspect Caught In CVS Parking Lot After Police Search In Wilton Larceny Suspect Caught In CVS Parking Lot After Police Search In Wilton
Larceny Suspect Caught In CVS Parking Lot After Police Search In Wilton A larceny suspect has been caught in a CVS parking lot after a search in Wilton, police say. Wilton Police say they received a call from a CVS employee stating that the man, described as wearing a blue hat, blue shirt, black pants and maroon sneakers, tried to steal 19 bottles of Tylenol and other painkillers on Thursday, June 13 around 5:30 p.m. The caller stated that the suspect had left the store on foot and was last seen running behind Bank of America (117 Old Ridgefield Road), police say. The suspect was located after approximately 40 minutes of searching, according to police. He was …

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Vernon, NY
Politics
Mount Vernon Mayor Rejects Plea Deal In Criminal Case, Will Head to Trial Mount Vernon Mayor Rejects Plea Deal In Criminal Case, Will Head to Trial
Mount Vernon Mayor Rejects Plea Deal In Criminal Case, Will Head to Trial Embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas will have his day in court. Thomas rejected the final plea deal in his criminal case on Friday and is scheduled to go to trial in July, according to lohud. At his latest court date, Thomas reportedly told Supreme Court Justice Barry Warhit that “I have faith in the system, your honor. I’m proceeding to trial.” The decision came following two hours of conferences between the judge, prosecutors and lawyers representing the mayor. Thomas has vehemently denied any wrongdoing since allegations arose claiming he misappropriated campaign funds. Jury sel…

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Oops! Fleeing Cat Burglar Mistakes Maywood Police Car For His Lyft Ride, Rochelle Park PD Says Oops! Fleeing Cat Burglar Mistakes Maywood Police Car For His Lyft Ride, Rochelle Park PD Says
Oops! Fleeing Cat Burglar Mistakes Maywood Police Car For His Lyft Ride, Rochelle Park PD Says A burglar who fled a Rochelle Park couple's home after waking them became an easy grab for police when he mistook a police vehicle for a Lyft ride, authorities said. The sound of someone trying to open their rear porch door awoke the Catherine Street couple around 10 p.m. Thursday, Detective Sgt. James DePreta said. Moments later, they found 28-year-old Nicholas Maziot, who'd climbed in through a second-story window, he said. Maziot climbed out the same window, jumped from the roof to the ground, then hid outside while summoning a ride through his Lyft app, the sergeant said. By that…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged After Cops Find Gun On Roof During Raid In Stamford Suspect Charged After Cops Find Gun On Roof During Raid In Stamford
Suspect Charged After Cops Find Gun On Roof During Raid In Stamford Police uncovered a gun and ammunition during a raid of a suspected stash house for weapons in Stamford. The gun, a .357-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol, was found by an eagle-eyed officer who spotted it on a roof outside of a window of the room he was searching during the raid about 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 21, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Warrants for the search were provided after officers with the squad received intel that Bridgeport resident, Frank Massey, 24, was helping funnel guns to Stamford by transporting them to a Stamford home were they were then…

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Charged With Violating Protective Order In South Norwalk Bridgeport Man Charged With Violating Protective Order In South Norwalk
Bridgeport Man Charged With Violating Protective Order In South Norwalk A 36-year-old Fairfield County man was nabbed by police for violating a protective order after he was caught in the company of the person who had the order against him. Juan Rodriguez of Bridgeport was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Friday when a Norwalk police officer patrolling Water Street at Burritt Avenue observed three people engaged in suspicous activity, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. The officers stopped the trio and found Rodriguez had an active violation of probation warrant. He was arrested, and was also found to be the subject of a protective order, Blake said. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Woman With Warrant Charged After Lexus SUV With Unreported Paint Change Stopped In Greenwich Woman With Warrant Charged After Lexus SUV With Unreported Paint Change Stopped In Greenwich
Woman With Warrant Charged After Lexus SUV With Unreported Paint Change Stopped In Greenwich A 35-year-old woman was arrested on a failure to appear warrant after being stopped for having the wrong color paint on her vehicle. Kadian Shamar Davis, of Greenwich, was arrested Monday on Greenwich Avenue after a registration check came back to a white Lexus wagon, but she was driving a black Lexus wagon, Greenwich Police said. When stopped, the VIN numbers matched the license plate registration, but Davis told officers that the registered owner had not reported the paint change to the DMV, which is required, police said. During the stop, police discovered that Davis was wanted on a war…

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Man With Loaded Pistol In Waistband Faces Drug Charges After Foot Chase In Norwalk, Police Say Man With Loaded Pistol In Waistband Faces Drug Charges After Foot Chase In Norwalk, Police Say
Man With Loaded Pistol In Waistband Faces Drug Charges After Foot Chase In Norwalk, Police Say A man who was already on probation was busted by police on drug and weapon charges after a brief struggle when officers spotted him with a pistol in his waistband. Officers from the Norwalk Police Department’s Strategic Narcotics Enforcement Team attempted to apprehend Norwalk resident Harlie Thompson on Sunday afternoon. Police said that three officers on patrol spotted Thompson on Meadow Street with “what appeared to be a firearm in his waistband.” According to police, when Thompson was approached by the officers, he took off on foot being ultimately being caught in the backyard of a Mead…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Mexican National Sentenced To Prison For Third Illegal Reentry Mexican National Sentenced To Prison For Third Illegal Reentry
Mexican National Sentenced To Prison For Third Illegal Reentry A Mexican national with multiple criminal convictions is heading back to prison after being busted reentering the country for the third time after being deported from Connecticut. Jose Del Carmen Hernandez Hernandez, 43, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally reentering the country after being deported, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction for illegally reentering the states. Between 1999 and 2009, Hernandez - whom U.S. Attorney John Durham noted never held legal status in the c…

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by Zak Failla
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Lifestyle
Offender Convicted Of Sexual Contact With Girl Moves In Poughkeepsie Offender Convicted Of Sexual Contact With Girl Moves In Poughkeepsie
Offender Convicted Of Sexual Contact With Girl Moves In Poughkeepsie A registered sex offender convicted of having sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl has reported a move in Dutchess County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert on Tuesday to Dutchess residents regarding the residency of 62-year-old Allan Willig, who has moved to an apartment on Maple Street in Poughkeepsie. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Willig as a Level 2 threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense." According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Willig had deviate sexual intercourse and …

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
News
Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills
Ex-Director Of Rockland Non-Profit Sentenced For Passing $480 In Counterfeit Bills A former director of a Rockland County-based non-profit has been sentenced to a year in jail for using counterfeit money. Ya’el Williams, 55, of Thiells, was sentenced to the year in the county jail after pleading guilty to one count of criminal possession of a forged instrument, said the Rockland County District Attorney's office. On Jan. 6, 2016, Williams passed $480 in counterfeit $20 bills to purchase a Netspend money card at a Walgreens in the Village of Spring Valley, said the DA's Office.  Upon pleading guilty before the Honorable Kevin Russo, Williams admitted to knowing the curren…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Video Helps Federal Judge Convict Ex-Con Of Stashing Gun In Passaic Garbage Can Video Helps Federal Judge Convict Ex-Con Of Stashing Gun In Passaic Garbage Can
Video Helps Federal Judge Convict Ex-Con Of Stashing Gun In Passaic Garbage Can A federal judge in Newark convicted a Yonkers ex-con of having a gun in the city of Passaic, thanks to surveillance video that caught him stashing it in a garbage can before police showed up. Francisco Vallejo, 28, had been convicted of three previous felonies and was prohibited from having a firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito noted after U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton issued a guilty verdict on Thursday following a four-day bench trial. City police responding to a June 7, 2015 call of shots fired detained Vallejo and then discovered a loaded .25-caliber handgun stashed in a near…

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by Jerry DeMarco