• Man Nabbed After Hit-Run Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley

    Thanks to newly installed surveillance cameras, authorities were able to catch a 48-year-old driver who struck a school bus in the Hudson Valley and left the scene.  The incident that prompted the search for the driver happened in Putnam County on Friday, April 26, when a Dodge pickup truck struck a school bus's extended stop sign on Shear Hill Road in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police.  According to authorities, the collision occurred while the bus was picking up a student on its morning...

  • Fake witness, fake mayor, fake rice sufficiency

    Two Senate committees, on dangerous drugs and on women, are wasting valuable hours focusing on two things:

  • Juveniles wanted for attempted robbery out of Huntington are arrested in Alabama

    The Huntington Police Department confirmed Thursday that three juveniles were taken into custody.

  • Fake Apple ID badge fetches $1,000 on eBay

    Someone dropped a thousand bucks on an apparently fake Apple ID badge for the company's 10th employee (according to its eighth employee). (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

  • Suspected bogus cop nabbed for US$22k armed robbery

    A SUSPECTED bogus police officer Takesure Magunje, 50, has been brought to court facing armed robbery charges of over US$22 000 on To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions

  • Police: Repeat Wyoming Valley Mall retail theft offender wanted

    WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man who is allegedly a repeat retail theft offender at the Wyoming Valley Mall. According to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police, for the last two months, the man pictured has been going to JC Penneys at the Wyoming Valley Mall and stealing Levi's jeans. Police say []

  • Prosecutors charge 6 with faking robberies to get U.S. visas for 'victims'

    (The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors have charged six people with staging armed robberies to help purported victims get U.S. immigration visas reserved for crime victims.

  • Road Reopens After Large Oil Spill On Stretch Of Busy Hudson Valley Route

    This story has been updated. A stretch of a busy Hudson Valley road was temporarily closed to traffic following a crash that resulted in a large oil spill, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, May 15, when a crash occurred on Route 6 in Mahopac between Crane and Washington Roads, Carmel Police announced around 12:15 p.m.  The crash caused a large oil spill that had to be cleaned up by hazmat teams and area fire departments.  No injuries were reported in the...

  • Support Pours In For Family Of Beloved Fallen Hudson Valley Officer Who Died In Crash

    A community is coming together to support the family of a US Army veteran and dedicated police officer from the Hudson Valley who died suddenly in a crash.  Following the untimely death of Putnam County's Jose Colon, a committed officer who served with the Brewster Police Department, dozens of friends, family members, and fellow officers have come together to support Colon's wife and son financially. Earlier report - Brewster Police Officer Jose Colon Dies Suddenly At Age 55 Colon, a US Army...

  • Drug Dealer Linked To Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time: Here's His Sentence

    A 47-year-old Hudson Valley drug dealer who sold a dangerous drug concoction connected to a fatal overdose will spend years in prison, officials announced.  Putnam County resident William Mancusi III of Kent was sentenced to nine years in state prison for selling a dangerous combination of heroin and fentanyl on two occasions, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, May 14.  Earlier Report - Drug Dealer From Kent Convicted After Being Linked To Fatal Overdose:...

  • 20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest In Hudson Valley

    A 20-year-old is accused of assaulting a New York State Police trooper during a  pro-Palestine protest/encampment at a college campus. The event was being held in the Hudson Valley, in Ulster County, at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, May 2, and the state police were requested to respond.  At around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, while the state police were dispersing the crowd, a protestor threw a metal Gatorade bottle that hit a New York State Police investigator in the face, causing a...

  • Fatal Crash: Vehicle Hits Tree, Goes Up In Flames On Busy Hudson Valley Highway

    A person was killed in a fiery crash on a busy Hudson Valley highway, police announced.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, May 6, around 7:15 p.m., when a vehicle traveling on I-84 in Kent left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. After hitting the tree, the vehicle went up in flames, Hicks said. The driver, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash has not been released....