'Roger Rabbit' Gets Prison For School Lunch Scheme |Crime Roundup

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a good Samaritan who followed package thieves until guns were drawn and cops warning about threatening email scams using images of your home.

Danbury Man Faces Charges In Hudson Valley ATV Mob Incident: Police

Operating recklessly in the road and on sidewalks, members of the group circled a state police patrol vehicle shouting profanities: NYSP

Waterbury Fentanyl Dealer Pleads After Fatal OD In Putnam: DA

Investigators found his contact information in the victim's cellphone, the district attorney said.

Painter Arrested For Raping Child At Apartment Building Worksite: Cops

The child's parent notified the Peekskill Police Department leading to an investigation and ultimate arrest.

School Bomb Threat Originated In Malaysia: Bronxville Police

Students were evacuated from the school and buildings and the campus were searched, but no explosive devices were found.

'Roger Rabbit' Gets Prison For School Lunch Bribery, Corruption Scheme

Complaints about foreign objects in students' food and a worker choking on a bone in a chicken tender helped expose the conspiracy.

Buffalo Man Arrested For 'Lewd Act' In A Westchester Library

He pulled down his pants and underwear, exposing himself in front of a woman. He then masturbated in front of her, according to police.

Good Samaritan Follows Package Thieves Until Guns Are Drawn: Police

Police are asking any Port Chester residents who were expecting a delivery on Monday and are missing items to get in touch.

Connecticut Man Charged With Manslaughter In Wrong-Way Hutch Crash

Westchester County police say the Bridgeport man was intoxicated when he crashed head-on into a car on the parkway, killing the driver.

Police Warn About Threatening Scams Using Images Of Your Home

Google map images using recipients home addresses are included in extortion emails threatening to release embarrassing, hacked information.

Woman Who Killed Her Mother With 2 Knives Pleads Guilty: Rockland DA

Prosecutors said the husband was on the phone with 911 when the stabbing occurred.

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