Rescue Owner Charged With Animal Cruelty |Hudson Valley Crime Roundup

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a nursing home worker arrested for attacking a disabled resident.

Huntington Man Accused Of Road Rage Hate Crime: DA

Prosecutors allege that he threatened the Muslim occupants of an adjacent car, then rammed it with his vehicle.

Life Without Parole For Promising Hitman $15K To Kill Neighbor

The murder-for-hire plot that left a 53-year-old stabbed to death as he worked in his yard, was sparked by a feud between neighbors.

Yonkers Man Trafficked Synthetic Drug More Potent Than Fentanyl: DOJ

The feds say Protonitazene is three times more potent than fentanyl and marks the arrival of an even deadlier opioid on the streets.

Arrest Made In Milton Road Home Break-In, Stolen Safe, Case

After a four-month-long investigation, a 45-year-old White Plains man was taken into custody, according to Rye police.

Arrest Made In Machete Robbery At A Notorious Apartment Building

The 51-year-old New Rochelle man is accused of threatening the use of a machete at the residential building well-known to police.

Kennel And Animal Rescue Owner Charged With 5 Counts of Animal Cruelty

SPCA Westchester's Humane Law Enforcement Unit arrested the Bedford woman after receiving tips about a "dire situation."

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