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Westchester Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds Westchester Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds Westchester Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds
Westchester Man Accused Of Threatening To 'Crucify' Cops Gets Deal To Avoid Prosecution: Feds A man accused of threatening to kill police officers and a Westchester County mayor ahead of a St. Patrick's Day parade could avoid federal prosecution under a new agreement that places him under strict supervision for a year.   Yonkers resident Ridon Kola, who was arrested in March 2023 after allegedly making repeated threats against Yonkers Police officers and Mayor Mike Spano, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with federal prosecutors on Thursday, Oct. 29.   The agreement, filed in federal court on Friday, Oct. 30, allows Kola to avoid further prosecu…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Westchester: Police Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Westchester: Police Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Westchester: Police
Woman Charged With Aggravated DWI After Welfare Check In Westchester: Police A 51-year-old woman faces an aggravated DWI charge following a welfare check in Northern Westchester, police said. Yorktown Heights resident Denise Francis, 51, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct 20, following an incident in Yorktown, the Yorktown Police Department announced on Monday, Nov. 2. According to police, a little after 7 p.m. on the day of Francis' arrest, officers responded to the area of East Main Street and Stony Street for a welfare check after someone reported a woman driving a car that was stopped in the road. Officers soon identified Francis as the driver and determine…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns 2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns
2 Cars Crash Into Barbershop In Hudson Valley, Knock Out Support Columns Two cars crashed into a Putnam County barbershop, knocking out support columns and leaving part of the building's roof in danger of collapsing, fire officials said.  The crash happened at International Barber Shop, located at 551 Route 6 in Mahopac, just before 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.   Firefighters arrived to find that both vehicles had struck the building, damaging two columns supporting an overhead roof. Crews first made sure everyone had safely gotten out of the vehicles before turning their attention to the da…

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by Ben Crnic
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Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Hudson Valley Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Hudson Valley Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Hudson Valley
Several Hospitalized After Route 43 Crash In Hudson Valley Multiple people were taken to hospitals after a crash on a Putnam County roadway.  The crash happened on Ludingtonville Road (Route 43) in the Lake Carmel area a little after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving crews helped EMS with caring for those injured while also providing traffic control at the scene.  Several people were hospitalized for further evaluation and treatment, the department said. More information about the extent of injuries was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops
Driver, 84, Hits 2 People After Jumping Curb At Taconic Parkway Rest Stop: Cops Two pedestrians were struck by an SUV that jumped a curb and drove onto a sidewalk at a rest stop along the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, police said.   The crash happened at the Taste of New York rest area in LaGrange at around 2:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, according to New York State Police.  Investigators said an 84-year-old Hudson resident was trying to park a 2014 Subaru at the rest area, located near mile marker 46.6 along the parkway. While pulling into a parking space, he accelerated, sending the vehicle over the curb and onto the sidewalk, where it s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me'
Man In Blackface Kicked Out Of NJ Dave & Buster's, He Says: 'Liberals Did This To Me' A man wearing blackface claims he was kicked out of a North Jersey Dave & Buster's after trying to order a beer in what he described as the "spirit of Halloween." The man, whose TikTok handle is @johnross.319, shared a video claiming he was removed from the Dave & Buster's at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne. In the video, reshared by Instagram account @newjerseygossip, the man can be seen wearing blackface and a baseball cap while speaking directly to the camera. "I'm at Dave and Buster's tonight... I got kicked out of here after I ordered a beer like this in the spirit of Halloween," he…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Peekskill Home, 3 Charged: Police Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Peekskill Home, 3 Charged: Police Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Peekskill Home, 3 Charged: Police
Cocaine, Oxycodone, Ammo Seized From Peekskill Home, 3 Charged: Police Three men were arrested after a three-month investigation into suspected drug dealing at a Westchester County apartment complex led to the seizure of cocaine, oxycodone, and ammunition, police said. The arrests followed a search of a residence on Highland Avenue in Peekskill on Thursday, Oct. 29, the Westchester County Police Department announced.  The investigation focused on suspected drug activity at the Dunbar Heights complex. After three months of investigating, authorities searched the Highland Avenue residence and found around six ounces of cocaine and 34 grams of oxycodone…

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by Ben Crnic
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SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley
SUV Plunges 50 Feet Down Embankment On Route 6, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley Firefighters rescued a driver after their SUV crashed through a guardrail, went down an embankment, and landed upside down along Route 6 in Orange County.  The crash happened on westbound Route 6 in the Woodbury area early Monday morning, Nov. 2, according to the Woodbury Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle that had gone over an embankment and arrived to find a Nissan Murano on its roof around 50 feet below the roadway. The SUV had gone over the guardrail before tumbling down the slope, fire officials said.  Crews found one person inside the…

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by Ben Crnic
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Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say
Rutgers Frat House Assault Among 2 Attacks On Halloween Night, Campus Police Say Two people affiliated with Rutgers University were hospitalized following separate assaults near the College Avenue campus in New Brunswick early Sunday, Nov. 1, including one involving an edged weapon, authorities said. The attacks happened between midnight and 1:30 a.m., according to Rutgers University Police Chief Kenneth Cop. In the first incident, a victim was walking along Stone Street when he got into a verbal exchange with a group of unidentified men, police said. The argument turned physical, and the victim was punched and struck with an edged object before the attackers fled …

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by Cecilia Levine
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6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say 6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say
6 Shot At Halloween Party Near UDel, Police Say Six people were shot at a Halloween party near the University of Delaware campus in Newark late Halloween night, according to police and the NY Post. BREAKING: Chaos erupted near the University of Delaware campus after shots were fired into a Halloween crowd on East Main Street.Six people shot and rushed to hospitals. The shooter is still on the loose.This lawlessness in our college towns has to end. Pray for the victims.… — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 1, 2026 The shooting happened around 11:13 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, on the south sidewalk of East Main Street, directly acros…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA
NY Man Who Raped Stepdaughter Over Decade Found Guilty: DA A 52-year-old man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting his stepdaughter over more than a decade, beginning when she was just 5 years old, prosecutors said.  Liberty resident Joseph Wallace, 52, was found guilty of three counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and one count of third-degree rape following a five-day jury trial, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced on Friday, Oct. 30.   According to prosecutors, the abuse began on July 1, 2010, when Wallace sexually assaulted his 5-year-old stepdaughter while they were alone at the …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later
Man Who Killed, Dismembered NY Mother Of 4 Learns His Fate Over Decade Later More than 12 years after a Sullivan County mother was murdered and her dismembered remains were discovered in the woods, her killer has been sentenced to years behind bars.  Keymarroo Guiden, 53, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, received the sentence on Friday, Oct. 30, for the 2014 murder of his girlfriend, April Parker, 31, of Monticello, Sullivan County District Attorney Brian Conaty announced.  Guiden was sentenced by Sullivan County Supreme Court Judge Stephan Schick after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder on June 23, following a 12-day trial.  The case dat…

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by Ben Crnic