Crime & Safety

HV Crime Roundup: Girl, Blues, Peaches, Green Beans Off The Streets

Operation Elm Sweep | Woman Bites Trooper, Drugs Suspected: NYSP | Feds Charge Lawyer With Possessing Child Porn | Puppy Abused And Killed

Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a body found and a Rockland man charged with murder.
Here is a roundup of police-related news from around the Hudson Valley over the past week, including a body found and a Rockland man charged with murder. (Patch graphic)

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a road rage incident that resulted in hate crime charges and a man who sexually abused his friend as she slept.

Woman Bites Trooper, Damages Patrol Car While Being Arrested: NYSP

The 43-year-old woman was impaired by drugs, police said ... read more

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


Liberty Man Kills Pit Bull Puppy With Rock: PD

Police said the 4-month-old dog's remains were found in a shallow grave ... read more

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


Road Rage Incident Leads To Hate Crime Charge For HV Man: PD

A 60-year-old driver was arrested after being accused of menacing another driver with a knife while using a racial slur ... read more


12 Arrested In Massive Cocaine Trafficking Ring Takedown: AG

Police said the traffickers tried to conceal their activities by calling the drugs such names as girl, blues, peaches or green beans ... read more

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