HV Crime Roundup: Middle School Knife Fight Injures 2 Students

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a fake nurse accused of abuse and the man who raped his kid's baby sitter.

Bronx Woman Sets Westchester Bar On Fire, Tries To Flee In Uber: Cops

The woman returned with a can of gas after an earlier dispute with bar staff early this morning, police said.

1 Student Stabbed, Another Injured In Middle School Knife Fight

Administration officials said that no intruder got into the building and that the incident was a student-on-student issue.

Intentional Damage Caused Iconic Armonk Eagle Sign To Fall

The familiar Hudson Valley landmark at the intersection of Rte. 22 and Rte. 128 won't be greeting commuters for the foreseeable future.

Prostitution Ring Operators Arrested In Middletown: Police

During a search, police recovered ledgers detailing the schedule of prostitution activity, evidence of an accounting system for prostitution records, a large supply of contraceptives and $3,089 in cash

.Man Posed As Nurse, Kidnapped And Abused Women In Westchester: NYPD

Feds say the 30-year-old kidnapped a Westchester woman and her two-year-old child at knifepoint and took them to his home in NJ.

Suspects Filled Trash Bag At Clothing Store Before Fleeing: Police

Witnesses to the commotion were able to provide police with the license plate information of the suspects' getaway car.

Also this Week:

• Officers Of Volunteer Fire Company Stole Funds: NYSP
• Arrest Made After Reports Of Cooking Oil Thefts In Ramapo
• Ulster Teacher Had Inappropriate Relationship With Student: Sheriff
• 14 Arrests Made In Drug Trafficking Organization: NYSP
• Man Who Raped Babysitter Receives Decades-Long Sentence
• Former Rockland County Inmate Convicted On Assault, Weapons Charges
• DA Reacts To Sentence Of Drunken Driver Who Killed Westchester Teen
• Port Jervis Man Sentenced For Having Illegal Loaded Gun, Drugs
• Ramapo Police Seek Public's Help IDing 2 Suspects
• Persistent Violent Felony Offender Gets 12-To-Life For Gun Possession