Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Bomb Threats Target Hudson Valley Schools

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a lucky snake in the lobby and the case of the flickering lights behind the pizza parlor.

School Occupational Therapist Accused Of Child Sexual Exploitation

Prosecutors said the Port Jervis resident was also charged with having and distributing child pornography.

Plea Deal For Rockland Man Accused Of Killing Man, Hiding Corpse

He will be sentenced in January to 15 years in state prison with 5 years post-release supervision, the DA said.

Rye City Schools Latest District To Face Bomb Scare

Schools opened on time today after a late night threat set police and bomb units searching school buildings overnight.

Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Plead In $1.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Four others have already pleaded in the cash-for-genetic tests scheme, prosecutors said.

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