Chips And Salsa Hijacking Crumbles After Cops Break The Case |Hudson Valley Crime Roundup

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a suspect arrested after an abused dog ws found abandoned in a cemetery with gruesome injuries.

Special Police Operation Hunts For Credit Card Skimmers Before The Damage Is Done

Using specialized skimming detection equipment, officers inspected over 130 credit card machines throughout Haverstraw.

Dutchess Man Admits Smothering His Own 17-Year-Old Sister

"This was a brutal and heartbreaking act of violence within a family," DA Parisi said, announcing the conviction.

'RAPTOR' Unit Drone Helps Find Domestic Violence Suspect On The Run From Above

At the time of the domestic violence call, the Paladin DFR drone was already airborne, and was quickly redirected to assist.

Suspect Arrested After Abused Dog Found Abandoned In Cemetery With Sliced Neck: SPCA Westchester

Frankie's injuries required a two-hour-long emergency life-saving surgery, according to the SPCA Westchester's HLE Unit.

Painter Who Raped 11-Year-Old Girl At Job Site Gets Enhanced Sentence After Refusing To Take Responsibility

He had been hired to paint apartments in the Peekskill residential building where the victim's family lived.

Hate Crime Charges After Yorktown Family Targeted With Hoax 911 Report: NYSP

The caller falsely claimed to have seen a threatening social media post, and blamed one of the family members, according to police.

Man, Woman Punched, Shoved Juvenile BJ's Employee 'Multiple Times Recklessly, Causing Physical Injury': Cops

The 53-year-old man and 54-year-old woman, both Yorktown residents, were charged with misdemeanor 3rd-degree assault.

Mom Whose 2-Year-Old Died After Being Left In Car For 8 Hours Is Indicted On Homicide Charge: DA

When the child was pronounced dead at a medical center, her body temperature was approximately 108.9 degrees, according to prosecutors.

Grafton Thomas, Accused In Machete-Wielding Hanukkah Attack, Declared Incapacitated Again

Thomas was again ruled legally incompetent to stand trial in connection to the horrific 2019 attack at a celebration in Monsey.

'Double-Dipping' Thief Steals Delivery Truck With 147 Cases Of Chips, 48 Containers Of Salsa On Board: WCPD

The 25-year-old Mount Kisco man found a spare key under a floorboard of the box truck parked at a Stamford supermarket, according to cops.

Westchester Man Faces 13-Count Indictment In 'Brutal' Rape And Assault Case: DA

"The acts alleged in this indictment are brutal," DA Cacace said. "No one should have to suffer from such acts of depravity."

Asking Strangers 1 Strange Question Eventually Leads To Teen's Arrest On Gun Charges On Main Street: Police

A car had been driving around town with three inside, asking those they encountered if they were in a gang, Haverstraw cops said.

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• Child Pornography Sting Nabs Hudson Valley Man: DA
• Felony Hate Crime, Weapons Charges After Suspect Displayed Handgun At Gas Station: NYSP
• 62-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man's Second Felony DWI Left Victim Injured
• After Planned Rendezvous, 68-Year-Old Man Charged With Attempted Rape Of A Minor: NYSP
• Teen Threw Rocks, Damaged Windows At Saw Mill River Road Property: Police