Crime & Safety

Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: A Devil Humming A Haunting Tune

Plus, drugs packaged to look like kids' snacks; Lyft driver sexually abuses passenger; cop charged in child's death and more police news.

Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a grandmother who assaulted her granddaughter and a string of school burglaries.
Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a grandmother who assaulted her granddaughter and a string of school burglaries. (Patch graphic)

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a guilty plea in the capitol riot, road rage shooting and arrests in the fatal shooting of Aaliyah Waiters.

Dog Killed When Man Sets Parents' Home On Fire: Police

GREENVILLE, NY — The New York State Police said Brett Bayo, 29, of Greenville, was arrested Monday and charged with third-degree arson and aggravated cruelty to animals ... read more

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Man Admits Stabbing Woman In Face While Sexually Assaulting Her

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The man walked his naked victim towards his Mount Vernon home at knifepoint before she was able to escape ... read more

Find out what's happening in New Rochellefor free with the latest updates from Patch.


Lyft Driver Admits To Sexually Abusing Passenger In Hudson Valley

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — A Lyft driver has admitted to driving a woman from Manhattan to a secluded area in Westchester County and forcing himself on her ... read more


Mahopac Man Pleads Guilty To Entering Capitol During Riot

MAHOPAC, NY — A Mahopac man is the first Hudson Valley resident to admit to illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the riot Jan. 6 ... read more


Pot Packaged to Look Like Candy, Kids' Cereal, Chips: NY AG Warns

NEW YORK — The New York Attorney General is warning parents about a dangerous new trend that is causing children under five to be at risk of overdosing on THC ... read more


State Trooper Charged In Death Of 11-Year-Old: AG

ULSTER COUNTY, NY — A New York State Police trooper was accused of using his police vehicle to ram a car that resulted in the death of 11-year-old Monica Goods ... read more

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