Fugitive Chase, DWI Bust, Stolen Car: Trio Of Arrests Made In Croton-On-Hudson, Police Say
Three dramatic busts, including a highway fugitive chase, a felony DWI, and a stolen car case, kept police in one Westchester County village busy over the last few weeks.
The arrests happened between Friday, Aug. 22, and Monday, Sept. 1, the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 19.
The first of the arrests happened on Aug. 22, when officers said they took Tequan Robinson, 26, of New York City, into custody after a multi-agency pursuit that started with a larceny case in Tarrytown.
The chase ended on Interstate 87, where Robinson was arrested and charged with …
'Ghost Gun' Assembly Hub Busted In New Rochelle, Loaded Weapons Seized, Police Say
A months-long investigation into illegal firearms trafficking in Westchester has led to the arrest of a 56-year-old man and the seizure of multiple untraceable “ghost guns,” police said.
Rhandy Thor, age 56, was arrested on Tuesday, July 8, following a raid on a Cooper Drive residence in New Rochelle on the same day, the New Rochelle Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 10.
Police said the address had been identified as a hub for assembling and distributing non-serialized firearms.
During the search, conducted by NRPD’s Special Investigations Unit and the Westchester …
Burglar Hits Pizza, Ice Cream, Nail Shops In Shirley Crime Spree, Police Say
A 55-year-old man was arrested in connection with a string of commercial burglaries on Long Island.
George Dimou, of Middle Island, was taken into custody Sunday, July 6, after Suffolk County Police linked him to several recent break-ins at businesses in Shirley, police said.
Dimou was caught on video breaking into Carlo’s Pizza on Glen Drive around 3 a.m. that same morning, where he stole cash, police said.
Detectives from the Seventh Squad allegedly connected Dimou to four additional burglaries:
Andy’s Nails, 411 William Floyd Parkway, on Monday, June 2
Carvel, 492 William Floyd Parkwa…
Heroin Bags, Felony DWI: Repeat Drunk Driver, Drug Suspect Caught In Kent, Cops Say
Two men were arrested in Putnam County following separate traffic stops that led to a repeat drunk driver getting more charges and a man being caught with bags of heroin, police said.
The first arrest happened in Kent on Friday night, June 6, around 8:50 p.m., when officers pulled over a vehicle near Kent Recycling on Route 52 for vehicle and traffic law violations. The driver, 27-year-old Oscar Patino of Carmel, was found to be intoxicated after field sobriety tests, the Kent Police Department said on Friday, June 27.
Further investigation revealed that Patino had a prior DWI c…
Men Kidnapped Teen Met On Social Media In Capital Region, Police Say
Two New York men are facing kidnapping charges after picking up a teen they met on social media without permission, police said.
David Hadsell and Mario Sierra, both 20, were arrested on Tuesday, May 6, following an investigation by New York State Police.
Troopers in Montgomery County were called at around 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, for a report of a missing teenager in the town of Root, police said.
The teen had connected with Sierra on social media and was picked up that evening by both Sierra and Hadsell—without the knowledge or permission of the child’s guardian, according to police.
Con…
Mugshot: Driver Dragged Cop, Nearly Hit Pedestrian Fleeing Valley Stream Traffic Stop, Cops Say
A New Jersey woman dragged a Nassau County police officer and nearly struck a pedestrian while fleeing a traffic stop in Valley Stream, authorities announced on Friday, May 2.
Charmaine N. Norville, 47, of Irvington, was behind the wheel of a black 2010 Volkswagen Jetta with multiple violations — an expired inspection sticker, a missing front plate, and an unregistered rear plate — when officers stopped her in the parking lot of 77 Green Acres Road West at 1:50 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, according to detectives with the Fifth Squad.
Norville allegedly refused to provide her license and regis…
Drug Suspect Flees Into Dollar General, Backyards, Enters Home In Poughkeepsie Chase: Police
A convicted felon under parole supervision was arrested after fleeing from police during a drug investigation in Dutchess County, breaking into an occupied home in the process, authorities said.
The incident happened on Tuesday, April 22 around 5:38 p.m., when City of Poughkeepsie Police officers were conducting an investigation into suspected drug activity near Main Street and Rose Street, the department said on Wednesday, April 23.
Police said the man, later identified as Jeremy Davis, 31, ran off as officers approached him for an interview. He ran through the nearby Dollar General,…
