Brentwood, NY
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Suffolk Cop Accused Of Failing To Respond To Calls, Filing False Reports Suffolk Cop Accused Of Failing To Respond To Calls, Filing False Reports
Suffolk Cop Accused Of Failing To Respond To Calls, Filing False Reports A Long Island police officer has been arrested for allegedly failing to respond to calls and then filing false reports that showed he did respond.  Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced on Wednesday, Sept. 15, the arrest of Suffolk County Police officer Matthew Drury, age 34, of Lake Grove, and charged him with: Six counts of falsifying business records Six counts of offering a false instrument for filing Six counts of official misconduct Drury has been employed by the Suffolk County Police Department since September 2016 and was assigned to the Fourth Precinct P…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four people have been arrested, including two facing manslaughter charges, and two others face arrest warrants in connection with a fatal fire at a Rockland County home for elderly residents. The arrests were announced on Tuesday, June 29 by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh during a press conference following a three-month investigation into the Tuesday, March 23, fire at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The fire, which caused the building to partially collapse, killed Spring Valley Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd as he was rescuing residents and a 79-year-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fort Lee, NJ
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Man Accused Of Posing As Child, 11, To Harass Fort Lee PD Man Accused Of Posing As Child, 11, To Harass Fort Lee PD
Man Accused Of Posing As Child, 11, To Harass Fort Lee PD A man accused of threatening several law enforcement officers and members of the Jewish community on Long Island pretended to be an abused 11-year-old as part of a relentless harassment campaign against police in Fort Lee, authorities said. Bradley Goldberg, 47, of Cedarhurst, LI, used a voice modifier and untraceable “spoof” numbers as part of the assault, a police complaint charges. Goldberg falsely reported "child abuse, neglect and attempted murder" of the youngster to Fort Lee police several times over a three-week period in March, the complaint obtained by Daily Voice says. Even thou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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FBI Charges Paterson Officers With Civil Rights Violations In Beating Of Arab-American Resident FBI Charges Paterson Officers With Civil Rights Violations In Beating Of Arab-American Resident
FBI Charges Paterson Officers With Civil Rights Violations In Beating Of Arab-American Resident Two Paterson police officers beat a 19-year-old Arab-American man and then lied about it, said federal authorities who charged them with violating the victim's civil rights. Officers Kevin Patino, 29, surrendered to federal agents Tuesday morning and was expected to be followed by Kendry Tineo-Restituyo, 28, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Both are charged with “depriving a victim of his Constitutional right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by law enforcement officers and with filing a false police report,” Honig said. ****** IN ADDITION: Passaic County’s prosecu…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say
Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say A Long Island man has been charged after allegedly telling police that he was struck by a car during a Black Lives Matter Protest in Suffolk County. Hempstead resident Keith Harrison attended a Black Lives Matter protest on Broadway in Huntington Station on Monday, July 6, when a vehicle struck a pedestrian at approximately 6:45 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. Following the pedestrian strike, Harrison filed a police report that alleged he was also struck and transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment on undisclosed injuries. Police said that an investigation by Suffolk County Polic…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Indicted On Misconduct Charges Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Indicted On Misconduct Charges
Passaic County Sheriff's Officer Indicted On Misconduct Charges A Passaic County sheriff’s officer was accused of lying in a police report and on an affidavit, authorities announced. A grand jury in Paterson returned official misconduct and false reporting charges against Joel Familia, 36, of Lake Hopatcong, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Monday night. Valdes didn’t explain, saying only: “It is alleged that on March 22, 2018, the defendant, a Passaic County [s]heriff’s [o]fficer, made false statements in a police report and in an affidavit of probable cause. Familia was issued a summons for a first appearance in Central Judicial P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area State Police turned out in force after a call was received for shots fired, but once on the scene, it was discovered it was falsely reported. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when New York State Police received a 911 call about a reported disturbance involving a gun and shots fired at a home in Red Hook, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the incident had been falsely reported, Hicks said. "No one was injured and there was no shooting," Hicks said. An investigation is underway regarding the incident, he added. State police we…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
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Worker At Corporate Park In Westchester Admits To String Of Bomb Threats Causing Evacuations Worker At Corporate Park In Westchester Admits To String Of Bomb Threats Causing Evacuations
Worker At Corporate Park In Westchester Admits To String Of Bomb Threats Causing Evacuations A 22-year-old man has admitted to calling in several false bomb threats to a busy Westchester corporate park that led to multiple evacuations. David Prieto of White Plains pleaded guilty to four counts of false reporting, all felonies, for making false bomb threats against a Greenburgh building at 660 White Plains Road between Sept. 13 and Sept. 19 last year, forcing its evacuation four times. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said that Prieto was employed by his father’s construction business at the time of the phony threats. In each incident, the threat was…

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County A man wanted on a warrant for murder was nabbed at a City of Newburgh apartment after running inside the occupied dwelling. The incident began around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, when the City of Newburgh Police received a call that a man had taken a gun from a vehicle and ran inside an apartment at the Mullins Apartment complex on Walsh Road, said City of Newburgh Police Lt. Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Officers from the City of Newburgh, Town of New Windsor, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and set up a perimeter around the apartment, Burns said. A …

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown
Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Update, 5:45 p.m. Thursday A student has been arrested as a result of the incident that prompted the Arlington High School to be placed in a lockdown on Monday morning. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 15-year-old male student with falsely reporting an incident. The youth has been referred to Family Court for further action. Although it was determined that there was no imminent threat, school officials and sheriff’s deputies remained visible for the remainder of the school day to ensure the safety of all the students and staff in the building. Original report: Arlington…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Stamford Woman Arrested For Making False Death Threat Claim Stamford Woman Arrested For Making False Death Threat Claim
Stamford Woman Arrested For Making False Death Threat Claim A Fairfield County woman was charged with filing a false police statement claiming that her estranged husband threatened to kill her following a court proceeding. Maryann Conrad, 50, of Stamford, was charged Aug. 18 with falsely reporting an incident and giving a false statement, according to the Connecticut State Police. Conrad reported to a court marshal and then the state police that her husband, Kyle Conrad, came up behind her following a court hearing on a temporary restraining order and yelled "I'm going to kill you bitch! I'm in control," according to a police report by Tro…

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by Kathy Reakes