Crime & Safety

Burglary Linked To South American Gang |Hudson Valley Crime Roundup

Soccer Match Melee |Ring Camera Saves The Day |School Zone Drug Bust |Mahjong Club Cracks The Case |Bomb Threat At NYS Government Office

Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a Yorktown man arrested after turning over his illegal assault rifle to police.
Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a Yorktown man arrested after turning over his illegal assault rifle to police. (Patch graphic)

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a school athletic director accused of sexual extortion of teen.

DA Seeks Other Possible Sex Abuse Victims Of School Athletic Director

The Eastchester Schools administrator has been arrested, and accused of extorting a teen to send sexually explicit videos.

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Women Playing Mahjong Help Crack The Case Of The Pill-Toting Burglar

The story starts when a resident of Louden Woods told Rye police a man was attempting to enter her home.

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New Rochelle 19-Year-Old Man Sexually Assaulted 13-Year-Old Girl: NRPD

The adult gave alcohol to the child before the assault, and she was later taken to the hospital for being "highly intoxicated," police said.


25-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man To Death With Kitchen Knives

After an altercation, he grabbed kitchen knives from a home and repeatedly stabbed the victim, prosecutors contend.


Yorktown Man Arrested After Turning In Illegal Assault Rifle: Police

He was required to turn over weapons because of a stipulation of an order of protection after a domestic dispute.


2 Yorktown Residents Punched A Man In Head At Soccer Match: Police

The pair of "soccer hooligans" were served with a criminal summons for second degree harassment, according to Yorktown police.


2 Burglars Linked To South American Gang Nabbed By Mt. Pleasant Police

The suspects are connected to a criminal organization that targets families of Indian and Chinese descent in NY, cops said.


Bomb Threat At NYS Department Of Environmental Conservation Office

The NYSDEC Region 3 Office in New Paltz was searched for explosives following an emailed bomb threat according to New York State Police.


Parade Canceled After Financial Secretary Embezzled The Funds

The Washington Heights Fire Company had to cancel the parade that was to include 35 other fire departments, just 11 days before the event.

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