Crime & Safety

Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Mysterious Church Vandal At Large

Plus, swastikas on the playground, a bloody hatchet attack, a dangerous imposter plumber, burglary spree comes to an end, more police news.

Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a kitchen knife killing conviction.
Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a kitchen knife killing conviction. (Patch graphic)

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a Hudson Valley man accused of bringing a teen from Connecticut for sex and three arrested in connection with a shooting.

Police Seek Public's Help IDing Man Who Vandalized Church

SPRING VALLEY, NY — Spring Valley police have launched a search for a man who did thousands of dollars of damage at the Church of St. Joseph on Thursday ... read more

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Brooklyn Woman Arraigned In Spring Valley Fire Investigation: DA

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A woman from Brooklyn turned herself in to investigators Tuesday to face a reckless endangerment charge in connection with the fire investigation at an assisted living home in Spring Valley that resulted in the deaths of a resident and a firefighter ... read more

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'Guilty': Jury Votes To Convict Yonkers Man In Fatal Stabbing

YONKERS, NY — A jury found a Yonkers man guilty in the fatal stabbing of a man he was doing drugs with following an argument ... read more


Yonkers Man Arrested In Bloody Hatchet Attack At NYC ATM: Cops

YONKERS, NY — A Yonkers man is in custody follow a headline-grabbing, bloody hatchet attack on a 51-year-old victim at an ATM in lower Manhattan on Sunday ... read more

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