Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Speeding Stop In Westport Results In Gun, Drug Charges Speeding Stop In Westport Results In Gun, Drug Charges
Speeding Stop In Westport Results In Gun, Drug Charges A 23-year-old man wanted for failing to appear for court proceedings in Fairfield County was busted by police in Westport over the weekend with an illegal handgun following a routine speeding stop. Officers on patrol at approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday morning on Bayberry Lane stopped Tony Bowens, Jr. of Shelton in a vehicle driving 63 mph in a 25 mph zone. During the subsequent stop, officers reported the “distinct odor of marijuana” coming from the vehicle, prompting further investigation. During the stop, police said that it was determined that Bowens had a warrant out for his arrest for …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Teen Intentionally Caused Damage To Cruiser In Westchester Chase Police: Teen Intentionally Caused Damage To Cruiser In Westchester Chase
Police: Teen Intentionally Caused Damage To Cruiser In Westchester Chase A teen is facing multiple charges after attempting to evade State Police troopers on I-87 in Westchester and intentionally damaging the pursuing police vehicle, officials announced on Tuesday morning. State Police troopers on patrol shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday on I-87 in Greenburgh attempted to stop 18-year-old Bronx resident Sandy Tejada for speeding. While a responding trooper was approaching Tejada’s vehicle to initiate the traffic stop, Tejada allegedly sped off, leading to a short chase that ended quickly after his vehicle became disabled. During that pursuit, Tejada allegedly inten…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Male Passenger Nabbed With Illegal Handgun In Route 52 Stop Male Passenger Nabbed With Illegal Handgun In Route 52 Stop
Male Passenger Nabbed With Illegal Handgun In Route 52 Stop A local man is facing a weapons charge after being busted by police in East Fishkill with an illegal handgun while he was the passenger of a car stopped for a routine violation in Stormville. An officer from the East Fishkill Police Department conducted a traffic stop at approximately 6 p.m. on Monday night in Stormville, when the 26-year-old Fishkill woman driving the vehicle committed an undisclosed violation. During the stop, police said that the driver - whose name was not released - was in possession of marijuana, leading to further investigation. During the search of the car, officers…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Man With Prior Offenses Charged With DWI In Route 44 Stop Man With Prior Offenses Charged With DWI In Route 44 Stop
Man With Prior Offenses Charged With DWI In Route 44 Stop A wanted Dutchess County man is facing a felony charge after being busted for driving while intoxicated for the second time in the past 10 years by state police on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley, according to state police. New York State Police troopers from the Poughkeepsie barracks on patrol at approximately 3:30 a.m. on March 31 in Pleasant Valley stopped Amenia resident Christopher Principato, 42, for traveling in excess of the posted speed limit, according to a report released on Tuesday. During the stop, troopers said that it was determined that Principato was allegedly under the influen…

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by Zak Failla
Scarsdale, NY
Police & Fire
Scarsdale Man Busted For DWI, Repeatedly Refuses Breathalyzer, Police Say Scarsdale Man Busted For DWI, Repeatedly Refuses Breathalyzer, Police Say
Scarsdale Man Busted For DWI, Repeatedly Refuses Breathalyzer, Police Say A Scarsdale man is facing multiple charges after drinking, driving and nearly losing control of his vehicle before coming to a stop on a village sidewalk over the weekend, according to police. An officer from the Scarsdale Police Department was on speed patrol at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Saturday morning when he spotted Scarsdale resident Nagazaki Iturriaga, 34, driving nearly 60 mph on Burgess Road, which has a posted speed limit of 30 mph. According to police, when attempting to stop Iturriaga for speeding, he swerved from the right lane to the left lane, back into the right lane before…

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by Zak Failla
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License
Rockland Man Nabbed For The Fifth Time Driving With Suspended License A Haverstraw man was nailed with driving without a license and a required alcohol interlock device after being stopped for numerous traffic violations, according to the Orangetown Police. Jonathan Reyes-Santos, 27, was arrested around 2:30 p.m. Monday after being stopped on North Highland Avenue in Nyack police said. During the stop, officers discovered that Reyes-Santos was driving without a license that had been suspended four times. He was also in possession of marijuana and didn't have a required alcohol interlock device, police said. He was charged again aggravated unlicensed operatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Clifton PD: Drug-Dealing Driver Pepper-Sprayed After Resisting Arrest Clifton PD: Drug-Dealing Driver Pepper-Sprayed After Resisting Arrest
Clifton PD: Drug-Dealing Driver Pepper-Sprayed After Resisting Arrest CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton police had to use pepper spray and a baton to subdue a driver who fought against being removed from his car after an overnight drug stop Wednesday, authorities said. Officer Jomarcell Urena was joined by fellow Officers James Zenock and Alessio Esposito after he stopped a 2005 Acura TSX on Lakeview Avenue near Garretsee Place around 2:10 a.m., Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. The driver, 25-year-old Joseph Lee of Clifton, had no registration or insurance and refused to get out of the car, which smelled of marijuana, Bracken said. "The vehicle's tinted window…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ossining, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed Again After Fleeing On Foot After I-84 Stop, Police Say Suspect Nabbed Again After Fleeing On Foot After I-84 Stop, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed Again After Fleeing On Foot After I-84 Stop, Police Say A familiar face attempted to evade New York State Police troopers on Tuesday morning after being busted driving while under the influence of marijuana in Putnam County, tossing credit cards and checks as he fled on foot, according to a state police spokesperson. Troopers conducted a traffic stop of Bronx resident Earl Allen, 26, after he committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations on I-84 in Southeast. During the subsequent stop, police said there was a strong smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle, and Allen presented troopers with a fake driver’s license. Police said that when …

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
PD: Failed Knifepoint Robber From Ridgefield Park Leaves Dollar For Donut PD: Failed Knifepoint Robber From Ridgefield Park Leaves Dollar For Donut
PD: Failed Knifepoint Robber From Ridgefield Park Leaves Dollar For Donut RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- A Ridgefield Park man who tried to rob a local Dunkin Donuts at knifepoint got only a donut for his troubles -- then left a buck behind for it, authorities said. A patrol sergeant recognized Kevin A. Almodovar, 21, from surveillance video on Tuesday after the abortive weekend robbery. An employee at the Main Street store told responding officers jthat the 20-something robber was wearing a dark colored Carhart jacket, dark colored hoodie and red winter-style hat, carrying a tan and orange backpack when he entered the store around 6:30 p.m. Saturday brandishing a larg…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Two Arrested After Spotted Running From Closed Greenwich Gas Station Two Arrested After Spotted Running From Closed Greenwich Gas Station
Two Arrested After Spotted Running From Closed Greenwich Gas Station Two men are behind bars after an alert police officer on patrol noticed them running from a closed gas station to a car parked on the side of the road. Tyquan Catala, 28, and Sheldon Todd, 28, both of the Bronx, were arrested around 3:30 a.m. Monday after the officer noticed the car parked near the closed Shell gas station on Post Road and then saw the two men running toward the vehicle, said Lt. John Slusarz. When the officer pulled the vehicle over the two men denied running from the gas station and "things went downhill for them from there," said Slusarz. Police said the two m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Teen Arrested Three Times In One Day Hudson Valley Teen Arrested Three Times In One Day
Hudson Valley Teen Arrested Three Times In One Day A Rockland County teenager couldn’t keep out of trouble, finding himself in police custody three times in one day for various offenses in Ramapo. The 18-year-old man from Hillcrest - whose name has not been released by police - is now facing several misdemeanor charges following a wild Wednesday that saw him arrested on drug, DWAI and robbery charges. The teenager was first ticketed for marijuana possession shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28 following a car crash on Rockland Lane in Hillcrest. Police said that the teen was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in the crash,…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Two Charged In Robbery, Shooting At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot Two Charged In Robbery, Shooting At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot
Two Charged In Robbery, Shooting At Hudson Valley Supermarket Parking Lot Two men are behind bars after being arrested in connection with an incident Sunday in which a victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound after an apparent robbery in the parking lot of a supermarket in the Hudson Valley. At about 2:35 p.m., a good Samaritan flagged down a trooper on Route 82 and reported a male suffering from a gunshot wound in the Acme parking lot in East Fishkill. The trooper rendered medical aid and provided suspect information to surrounding law enforcement.  The two suspects were then located nearby fleeing in a 2007 Honda CRV, and were stopped by a Dutchess Count…

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by Joe Lombardi