Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Armed BMW-Jacking In Home Driveway

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a jailer accused of rape, a conversation turned violent and a Hudson Valley man shot and killed.

Yonkers Man Arrested For Starving His Dog: SPCA

YONKERS, NY — The SPCA of Westchester's Humane Law Enforcement Unit has arrested and charged Uriah Joseph of Yonkers with animal cruelty ... read more

Bronx Man Dumped Truck Loads of Tires In Yonkers Parks: Police

YONKERS, NY — Police were already on alert after a string of late night tire dumping incidents in parks in Yonkers ... read more

Overnight Armed Carjacking Reported On Beechwood Avenue

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A New Rochelle resident told police that a man armed with a handgun robbed him of jewelry and a BMW in the driveway of his own home ... read more

Hudson Valley Man Among NYC Jailers Accused Of Smuggling Contraband

PELHAM, NY — A Westchester County resident is among 9 people accused of smuggling contraband to inmates in New York City jails ... read more

How Harrison Police Ended An Armed Standoff Peacefully

HARRISON, NY - A fraught situation involving an armed suspect ended after officers managed to convince the man to surrender peacefully after a six-hour-long conversation ... read more

Sergeant At Greene Correctional Accused Of Rape

COXSACKIE, NY — Authorities said the officer engaged in forcible sex acts with the victim from 2009 to 2011 ... read more

Talk Turns Violent At Victim's Home

CLAVERACK, NY — A Claverack man faces four felony and four misdemeanor charges after an incident that started with a conversation outside the victim's house ... read more

Newburgh Man Driving With Open Alcohol Container, Cocaine: Police

MIDDLETOWN, NY — A Newburgh man was accused of drunken driving and having illegal drugs after a traffic stop in the city of Middletown Thursday night ... read more

SEE ALSO:

• Cortlandt Woman Accused Of Fleeing From Police After Traffic Stop
• Sentencing In Murder Of A Man Who Slighted Killer's Girlfriend
• Former Poughkeepsie Resident Shot, Killed Friday
• Police Charge 22-Year-Old With DWI After Crash In Rockland
• Yorktown Cops Accuse Upstate Man Of Intent To Sell Drugs
• Car-Related Thefts Reported In Eastern Dutchess
• Beacon Man Arrested Downriver On Drug, Driving Charges
• Police Probe Home Burglary In Blauvelt