Crime & Safety

Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Massage Parlor Raid Prostitution Arrests

Murder For Hire At The McDonald's Drive-Thru | Gas Station Fight Leaves 74-Year-Old Dead | Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Suspected In 3 Fatal ODs

Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a hotel shower hammer attack that led to a car chase across the Hudson Valley and ended with a crash.
Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a hotel shower hammer attack that led to a car chase across the Hudson Valley and ended with a crash. (Patch graphic)

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a Yonkers pill mill doctor admitting to distributing over 100K oxycodone pills and a task force crackdown on illegal smoke shops.

Fight Ends With 74-Year-Old Stabbed To Death At Gas Station: Police

Police are asking anyone with information about the tragic incident to contact Town of Wallkill Police Department investigators ... read more

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Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Suspected In 3 Overdose Deaths On Monday

The deadly batch on the streets is apparently packaged in distinct green glassine envelopes, according to police ... read more

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Stabbing At Putnam Restaurant Leads To Attempted Murder Charges

A 27-year-old Danbury man is accused of repeatedly stabbing the victim in a pre-dawn altercation at La Patrona Mexican Restaurant ... read more


Hammer Attack Leads To Car Chase Across Hudson Valley, Ends In Crash

Screams in a hotel room after an ambush in the shower, a pursuit across Putnam, Rockland and Orange, then a collision on the roadway ... read more

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