Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Vaping To Get High Leads To ER

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a Chappaqua drug dealer who robbed a cartel and smuggled cocaine and a loaded gun into a federal prison.

Brutal Anti-Asian Assault Leads To Hate Crime Charges: DA

A Yonkers man is accused of punching and stomping a 67-year-old woman over a hundred times after calling her an "Asian bitch," cops said ... read more

Chappaqua Drug Dealer Robbed Cartel, Smuggled Coke To Inmates

A 45-year-old Westchester man's brazen robbery of a Puerto Rico-based drug cartel left several people injured, but even after law enforcement caught up with the man, he continued to play a dangerous game from behind bars ... read more

Newburgh Woman Drives Drunk With 2 Kids In Car: Police

She was impaired by alcohol, police said, and she had two children, ages 5 and 8, who were not restrained with seat belts, in the car ... read more

ALSO THIS WEEK:

• One Arrested In Connection With West Point Cadets OD'ing In FL
• Officer Seriously Injured Being Dragged By Stolen Vehicle: PD
• Caregiver Enters Plea In Starvation Death of 7-Year-Old
• 15-Year-Old Leads Police On Chase In Stolen Car: NRPD
• Dutchess County Man Accused Of Selling Drugs Out Of Motel
• CT Man Drives Drunk, Almost Causes Crash With Patrol Car: PD
• 2 14-Year-Olds Accused Of Trespassing At Yorktown HS
• Reckless, Drunk Teen Driver Sentenced In Fatal 2021 Suffern Crash
• Orange County Students Vaping Dangerous Substances: DA
• Mount Vernon 'Goonies' Sentenced For Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl
• Sentence For Man Who Repeatedly Stabbed Woman
• Felony Charge For Using Credit Card Without Permission