Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Acting NY Mets GM Charged With DWI

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include an official arrested by the feds over a cache of illegal weapons and fake state court officer badges and ID cards.

Feds Charge Arrested Airmont Official Over IDs, Badges

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — Airmont Deputy Mayor Brian Downey now faces federal charges and more local charges, Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced ... read more

DPW Employee Fatally Stabbed In Workplace Violence: Report

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Workplace violence has taken the life of a Mount Vernon Public Works Department (DPW) employee ... read more

Bribery Case Involving Chappaqua Schools Ends In Guilty Verdict

CHAPPAQUA, NY — A Yonkers man who paid a Chappaqua Central School District employee more than $5,000 in bribes and kickbacks has been found guilty ... read more

HV Man Accused In Capitol Riot Pleads For Release From Jail

NEWBURGH, NY — The Newburgh man who was arrested after he was accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 siege of the United States Capitol is asking to be released from jail because his lawyers said he poses no public danger or flight risk ... read more

Woman Drives Drunk With Child In Car: Police

YORKTOWN, NY — Authorities said the woman had a previous conviction for DWI within the past 10 years ... read more

Putnam Sheriff: Danbury Woman Stole From Donation Jar At Store

SOUTHEAST, NY — A call about a possible panhandler sent Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies into a search for a woman caught on surveillance video taking money from a donation jar at the check-out counter of a store in Patterson ... read more

ALSO THIS WEEK:

• 'Not Random' Shooting Leaves Victim With Head, Face Injuries
• Acting NY Mets GM Charged With DWI: Westchester DA
• 17-Year-Old Sentenced For Murder Of Yonkers Teen
• Orange County Man Accused Of Faking Illness To Get Out Of Court