Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: A Ruse By Any Other Name

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a teaching assistant charged with endangering an 11-year-old in the classroom.

HV Murder-Suicide Investigation Continues After Mom Shot Baby: Police

Police said Dr. Krystal Cascetta went into her infant's room Saturday morning and fatally shot the child before turning the gun on herself ... read more

Police Nab Armed Robbery Suspect After Clerk Triggers Panic Alarm

The worker was unsure if the suspect had fled the scene, or was still inside, and believed that the robber may have had access to a gun ... read more

Yorktown Bank Teller Sees Familiar Face Using Different Name: Police

The teller had a customer Wednesday attempting to cash a check using a Connecticut drivers license. The teller recognized the man from a transaction on Saturday — but he had been using a different name ... read more

15-Year-Old Arrested In 5 Islands Park Sexual Assault Of Juvenile

New Rochelle police say the teen has also been linked to a similar assault on a young girl near Soundview Avenue in the city ... read more

Genovese Family Associate From Westchester Sentenced

The racketeering case involved illegal gambling, loan-sharking and debt collection ... read more

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• Rockland Man Convicted Over Unprovoked Box-Cutter Attack
• 17-Year-Old Arrested, 5 Loaded Semiautomatic Guns Seized From Home
• Adult Accused Over Drunk Teen Driver With Passengers In The Trunk
• Middletown Man Has Sex With 10-Year-Old: DA
• Mount Vernon Man Gets 25 Years For Fatal Shooting Of Kwasi Kirton
• Wappinger Man Accused Of Rape, Incest
• Yorktown Man Breaks Car Door Window, Punches Victim: Police
• Walden Man Guilty In Fatal Road Rage Collision
• Woman With Drugs Tried To Scam Bank Of Debit Card In Stony Point: SPPD
• Florida Man, Bronx Woman Accused Of Having A Stolen Car
• 2 Accused Of Stealing OTC Drugs From Eastchester Walgreens
• Delaware Man Gets 25 To Life For Execution-Style Murder In Westchester