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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include an ex-cop admits guilt in sex crime case involving minor .

Ex-Saugerties Cop Pleads Guilty In Sex Crime Case Involving Minor: DA

A sentencing proceeding has been scheduled for September.

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Corrections Officer Arrested After Slipping Laxative Into Coffee Of Fellow Officer: Rockland DA

That guard was charged with assault, official misconduct, prison contraband, obstructing governmental administration and criminal tampering.

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Brooklyn Man Faces Felony Charge After Taking 'Magic Mushrooms,' Getting Lost In Hudson Valley Woods: NYSP

The 30-year-old was found to be in possession of around 45 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, according to state police.


Suspect With Fake NYPD Detective Shield Arrested On Impersonating Police Officer, Weapons Charges: WCPD

The NYC man had a loaded gun, police radio, high-capacity magazines and ballistic vests, when nabbed in Bronxville, Westchester police said.


Assisted Living Facility Worker Stole Residents' Credit Cards, Went On Spending Spree In Westchester: Police

The White Plains woman, who used the cards in White Plains and Port Chester, is charged with grand larceny and identity theft, cops say.


8 'Urban Explorers' Arrested Trespassing At Abandoned IBM Complex: NYSP

State police say that since February of this year, 42 people have been arrested for trespassing on IBM property in Somers.


'Monster' Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Shipped Upstate Just 1 Day After Sentencing: Officials

Rex Heuermann's DNA will now be entered into a national database, officials say.


King Richards Is Home, Father Arrested In Connection With 2025 Disappearance Of The 12-Year-Old Boy

Authorities say that the child is in good health and has been returned to the custody of his mother, after nearly a year of worry.


Strange Public Lewdness Incident At Putnam Lake Leads To Arrest Of CT Man: Sheriff

A woman reported that while walking her dogs, a man in a gray SUV allegedly exposed himself while making vulgar remarks, authorities said.

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