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Attempted Burglary

Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Serial Burglar Charged For String Of Robberies In Montgomery County, Police Say Serial Burglar Charged For String Of Robberies In Montgomery County, Police Say
Serial Burglar Charged For String Of Robberies In Montgomery County, Police Say A serial burglar has been taken into custody and faces new charges in Maryland after terrorizing Montgomery County businesses during a string of robberies, police say. Gaithersburg resident Lawrence Clipper, 57, has been linked to a series of burglaries during the first week of March in the area of Redland Road, Montgomery Village Avenue, and Stedwick Road. According to police, Clipper is accused of burglarizing and damaging property at these locations during his rash of robberies:  An Exterior ATM damage at the Bank of America in the 17500 block of Redland Road; Forcing entry and st…

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by Zak Failla
North Orange
News
25-Year-Old Assaults Home Invasion Victim, Steals Car In Newburgh, New Windsor: Here's Sentence 25-Year-Old Assaults Home Invasion Victim, Steals Car In Newburgh, New Windsor: Here's Sentence
25-Year-Old Assaults Home Invasion Victim, Steals Car In Newburgh, New Windsor: Here's Sentence A 25-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison for stealing a car from a Hudson Valley home and assaulting a home invasion victim with a knife in the span of two weeks, officials announced. Dutchess County resident Emmanuel Gates of Poughkeepsie was sentenced to 13 years in prison in connection with two incidents that happened in Orange County in August 2023, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, April 5.  According to the Orange County DA's Office, the first of these incidents occurred on Friday, Aug. 4 around 11 p.m., when Gates was c…

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by Ben Crnic
Prince William
Police & Fire
Failed Manassas Bank Burglar Threw Rocks At Windows, Police Say Failed Manassas Bank Burglar Threw Rocks At Windows, Police Say
Failed Manassas Bank Burglar Threw Rocks At Windows, Police Say A man who tried burglarizing a bank in Prince William County has been arrested, police say. Gabrielle David Damato Salcedo, 27, of Manassas, was seen trying to break into the Wells Fargo Bank on Sudley Road around 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, county police said. Officers found Salcedo near Sudley Road and Lomond Drive where he was detained without incident. The investigation revealed Salcedo tried to gain entry into the bank by throwing rocks at the windows which were found damaged.  Officers determined no entry was made into the bank. Following the investigation, Salced…

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by Cecilia Levine
Eastchester
Police & Fire
Noncitizen Caught With Fake ID After Attempted Burglary In Eastchester: Police Noncitizen Caught With Fake ID After Attempted Burglary In Eastchester: Police
Noncitizen Caught With Fake ID After Attempted Burglary In Eastchester: Police A noncitizen has been taken into custody by federal officials after police in Westchester caught him with fraudulent identification following an attempted burglary, authorities announced.  The suspect, identified as a noncitizen Colombian national, was arrested by Eastchester Police on Wednesday, March 20 after the department learned he had been using fraudulent identification under an assumed identity, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 26.  The department previously arrested the suspect on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, on two counts of second-degree attempted burglary after…

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by Ben Crnic
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Two Newark Teens Busted Trying To Break Into Vehicles: Nutley PD Two Newark Teens Busted Trying To Break Into Vehicles: Nutley PD
Two Newark Teens Busted Trying To Break Into Vehicles: Nutley PD Two 16-year-old Newark teenagers were arrested and charged for attempting to break into vehicles in Nutley on the evening of Thursday, March 28, authorities said. At 10:45 p.m., Belleville police notified Nutley police of two people wearing ski masks who were trying to enter homes in the township, Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo said. Nutley police searched the area and found the two teenagers trying to enter vehicles on Ohlson Avenue and Ridge Road, police said. The two teenagers were charged with attempted burglary, conspiracy and hindering…

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by Sam Barron
Arlington
Police & Fire
Four Homes Later: Failed Arlington Burglar Captured, Cops Say Four Homes Later: Failed Arlington Burglar Captured, Cops Say
Four Homes Later: Failed Arlington Burglar Captured, Cops Say If at first you don't succeed... Maybe don't "try, try again" if you're an allegedly failed burglar. Arlington resident Deonte Bell, 38, went to the well one too many times and was placed behind bars following a string of botched burglaries in the same neighborhood, police say. Officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 17 to investigate a reported burglary in progress when a woman heard loud banging and spotted Bell attempting to get inside by kicking a door. The suspect then left the scene, and while officers were investigat…

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by Zak Failla
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Egg Harbor Township Man Threatened Woman, Didn't Follow Order To Give Up Guns: Police Egg Harbor Township Man Threatened Woman, Didn't Follow Order To Give Up Guns: Police
Egg Harbor Township Man Threatened Woman, Didn't Follow Order To Give Up Guns: Police An Egg Harbor Township man was arrested more than three months after shooting at a woman's home and trying to break into it, authorities said. Joseph Dill of Egg Harbor Township was arrested on Wednesday, Mar. 6 on an outstanding warrant for unlawful possession of a weapon, the township's police department said in a Monday, Mar. 11 news release. His arrest stems from an incident on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Egg Harbor Township police responded to a home on Tremont Avenue after a woman reported that a man was breaking her porch lights and trying to break in by kicking the house's front door. …

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by Chris Spiker
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Car Break-In, More In Cedarhurst: Police Man Nabbed For Car Break-In, More In Cedarhurst: Police
Man Nabbed For Car Break-In, More In Cedarhurst: Police A Long Island man was arrested for allegedly attempting to break into a Long Island home after stealing items from the car in the driveway. It happened on Tuesday, March 5 in Cedarhurst, according to Nassau County Police. Shortly after 5:15 a.m., police said East Meadow man Thomas E. Taylor, age 53, was caught on camera rummaging through a car in front of a Cedarhurst home. After he took a few items, Taylor allegedly used the garage door remote inside the car to open the house’s garage. He went inside the garage but ended up leaving on foot without taking anything else. Police found …

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by Sophie Grieser
Somerset
Police & Fire
Raritan Man Nabbed In Failed Hillsborough Break-Ins: Police Raritan Man Nabbed In Failed Hillsborough Break-Ins: Police
Raritan Man Nabbed In Failed Hillsborough Break-Ins: Police A 35-year-old Raritan man was was arrested and charged with breaking into a home in Hillsborough Township last week, police said. Hillsborough Township police responded to a home on Post Court on a report of a man attempting to open the front door, where a man named Richard Linker tried to break in around 10 p.m. Friday, March 1, local police said. After the front door gambit failed, Linker walked through the open garage doors and began pulling on the locked interior garage door, police said. After pulling on the interior garage door, Linker left the area, police said. Linker then went to …

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by Sam Barron
Ramapo
Police & Fire
2 Charged In Larcenies From Vehicles In New Square 2 Charged In Larcenies From Vehicles In New Square
2 Charged In Larcenies From Vehicles In New Square Two men have been charged with allegedly entering unoccupied vehicles in the Hudson Valley at night and stealing various items including cash. The incidents occurred in Rockland County beginning on Monday, Feb. 26 in the village of New Square. According to Ramapo Police Lt. Chris Franklin, the department received multiple reports of larcenies from vehicles within the Village of New Square. The Ramapo Police Investigations Division conducted an investigation that revealed two suspects had entered unoccupied vehicles in the overnight hours and stole various items including cas…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
News
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison
Repeat Violent Felon Who Opened Fire On Riverhead Crowd Gets Decades In Prison A repeat violent felon will spend decades more behind bars for opening fire on a crowd outside a Long Island apartment complex. Messiah Booker, age 38, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 28. It came after a jury found him guilty on more than a half dozen counts in connection with a broad daylight shooting at Riverhead’s Riverpointe Apartments in May 2022. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Firing Shot Near Riverhead Apartment Complex, Police Say According to prosecutors, Booker got into an argument with a teenager in the…

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by Michael Mashburn
North Orange
News
Duo From Orange County Headed To Prison For Abusing Girlfriends Duo From Orange County Headed To Prison For Abusing Girlfriends
Duo From Orange County Headed To Prison For Abusing Girlfriends Two Hudson Valley men are headed to prison for up to three years for admittedly abusing their girlfriends. Orange County residents Carlos Flores-Banegas, age 31, of Newburgh, and Kevin Salaman, age 34, of Mount Hope, were sentenced in Orange County Court on Thursday, Dec. 21. Flores-Banegas was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to aggravated family offense and attempted burglary, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Salaman was sentenced to one-and-a-half to three years in prison following his guilty ple…

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by Kathy Reakes
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
'South American Theft Group' Targeted 'Affluent' Montco Homes, Police Say 'South American Theft Group' Targeted 'Affluent' Montco Homes, Police Say
'South American Theft Group' Targeted 'Affluent' Montco Homes, Police Say Police in Abington Township say they arrested four would-be burglars casing a Meadowbrook neighborhood.  A detective was patrolling an area that had been targeted by thieves in the past when he noticed a car driving around suspiciously on Friday night, Dec. 8, the department said in a release.  When he stopped the car, the four men inside said they had driven to Pennsylvania from California to visit a friend and were looking for a restaurant, according to authorities. They were held for further investigation when none of them could produce a legitimate ID, police said.  In t…

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by Mac Bullock
Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Man Wearing Flower Hat Tried To Break Into Brighton Home: Boston PD Man Wearing Flower Hat Tried To Break Into Brighton Home: Boston PD
Man Wearing Flower Hat Tried To Break Into Brighton Home: Boston PD Police are searching for a man who tried to break into a Brighton home on Sunday, Oct. 1. The attempted burglary happened just before 3 a.m. in the area of 34 Pratt St., according to the Boston Police Department. BPD Community Alert: Detectives Assigned to District D-14 Seek the Public’s Help to Identify An Individual Following an Attempted Breaking and Entering In Brighton https://t.co/OSskyE6bxt pic.twitter.com/o4pqjrVMMD — Boston Police Dept. (@bostonpolice) November 2, 2023 Photos from a surveillance camera show the man wearing a windbreaker jacket and baseball cap with flowers on …

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by Khier Casino
Capital District
Police & Fire
Burglar Who Targeted Brunswick Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say Burglar Who Targeted Brunswick Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say
Burglar Who Targeted Brunswick Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say A suspected burglar is facing charges more than a year after allegedly targeting multiple businesses in the region. Columbia County resident James Smith, age 52, of Hudson, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 20, in connection with a burglary at a Brunswick business in Rensselaer County in April 2022. According to New York State Police, Smith broke into a business on Hoosick Road at around 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2022. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time. He then tried breaking into a nearby restaurant with a burglary tool on the same day, but was unable to get inside, troopers said…

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by Michael Mashburn
Prince William
Police & Fire
Woman Assaulted, Dragged Toward Burglars' Car In Botched Manassas Robbery: Police Woman Assaulted, Dragged Toward Burglars' Car In Botched Manassas Robbery: Police
Woman Assaulted, Dragged Toward Burglars' Car In Botched Manassas Robbery: Police Police say that several people are at large after a violent attempted abduction in Virginia. Early on Sunday morning, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to an attempted burglary in Manassas when a verbal altercation rapidly turned physical.  The incident was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10 in the 9500 block of Clemantis Street in Manassas. According to police, a group of people were attempting to break into a residence when the homeowner, a 21-year-old woman, arrived back at her place. When she engaged them, it is alleged that th…

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by Zak Failla
Hudson
Police & Fire
Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted At Three Hoboken Schools Following Burglary (UPDATED) Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted At Three Hoboken Schools Following Burglary (UPDATED)
Shelter-In-Place Order Lifted At Three Hoboken Schools Following Burglary (Updated) A shelter-in-place order at three schools in Hoboken has been lifted following an attempted burglary, police said on Wednesday, June 21. Police had initially received a report of the burglary in a residential building on the 800 block of Willow Avenue and they attempted to track down a suspect, officers said. A shelter-in-place was ordered for Wallace Elementary School, Brandt Elementary School and Hoboken High School as a precaution, police said. There was no threat to any schools, police said. Police lifted the order after clearing the area, officers said. Police were unable to loca…

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by Sam Barron
Nassau
Police & Fire
Uniondale Man Accused Of Trying To Break Into Jericho Motel Office Uniondale Man Accused Of Trying To Break Into Jericho Motel Office
Uniondale Man Accused Of Trying To Break Into Jericho Motel Office Police have arrested a Long Island man for alleged attempted burglary at a motel. The incident took place in Nassau County at the Edgewood Motel around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 20 in Jericho. According to detectives, a 24-year-old male employee of the motel, located at 38 Jericho Turnpike, was approached at the front desk by a male resident complaining of a water leak in his room. Police said the employee accompanied the guest to his room to check on the leak. Upon returning to the office, the employee noticed the office door had been tampered with.  Police were notifi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hudson
Police & Fire
Peeping Tom Peering Into Secaucus Apartment Popped By Police Peeping Tom Peering Into Secaucus Apartment Popped By Police
Peeping Tom Peering Into Secaucus Apartment Popped By Police An Essex County man was arrested in Secaucus after police said he was seen peering into an apartment window on the evening of Sunday, April 30. Jason Rosario, a 30-year-old Belleville resident, was spotted on scene by officers and began to run, police said.  He got into a car and police initiated a traffic stop, where he was later arrested and charged with attempted burglary and criminal trespass, officers said.  He was transferred to Hudson County Jail, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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by Sam Barron
Cresskill-Closter
News
Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police
Would-Be Burglar Aborts Break-In, Bolts After Busting Cresskill Pharmacy Window: Police A would-be burglar bolted after breaking a window at a Cresskill pharmacy, authorities said. A passerby who saw the aborted attempt at Hudson Drug on Union Avenue dialed 911 shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, March 17, Capt. Jason Lanzilotti said. Officers found broken glass and no entry, the captain said Tuesday. The witness told police the bandit, who ran south on Willow Street, had on dark clothing and a baseball cap, Lanzilotti said. Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification forensics investigator gathers evidence following what local police said was an aborted burglary …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Nassau
News
Know Him? Man Wanted For Burglaries In Franklin Square, Valley Stream Know Him? Man Wanted For Burglaries In Franklin Square, Valley Stream
Know Him? Man Wanted For Burglaries In Franklin Square, Valley Stream Police on Long Island are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a man wanted in connection with an alleged burglary and another attempted burglary. The burglary took place in Franklin Square around 2:50 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 28 at the CardSmart store located at 326 Dogwood Ave. According to Nassau County detectives, the man broke the front glass door of the business and removed the ATM machine, an undetermined amount of cash, a laptop, lottery tickets, and multiple cartons of cigarettes before fleeing the scene in a dark-colored SUV. On Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3:37 am, o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
4 Nabbed After Attempted Home Burglary In Great Neck, Police Say 4 Nabbed After Attempted Home Burglary In Great Neck, Police Say
4 Nabbed After Attempted Home Burglary In Great Neck, Police Say Four men are facing charges following an attempted break-in at a home located in an affluent neighborhood on Long Island. The incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in Great Neck on Oxford Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said four men, ranging in age from 19 to 56, tried to break into the home through a rear window, but were unsuccessful. They then fled, but were spotted a short time later by detectives with the agency’s Burglary Pattern Team. All four were arrested without incident. Police identified the suspects, who are each charged with seco…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Man Tries to Break Into Deli With Hammer In Cortlandt, Police Say Man Tries to Break Into Deli With Hammer In Cortlandt, Police Say
Man Tries to Break Into Deli With Hammer In Cortlandt, Police Say A man is facing attempted burglary charges after trying to use a hammer to get into a Northern Westchester deli after-hours, police said. On Friday, Jan. 13, around 5 a.m., state police were told by Zio's Italian Deli in Cortlandt at 2040 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9A) that someone had activated their burglar alarm and broken a window. Authorities then began investigating the incident and determined that 41-year-old Jose Erazo of Cortlandt had tried and failed to use a hammer to enter the deli, and had vandalized a security camera on the property.  Erazo was charged with:  Third-de…

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by Ben Crnic
Darien
Police & Fire
Caught At Darien Train Station: Bridgeport Man Nabbed Trying To Break Into Cars, Police Say Caught At Darien Train Station: Bridgeport Man Nabbed Trying To Break Into Cars, Police Say
Caught At Darien Train Station: Bridgeport Man Nabbed Trying To Break Into Cars, Police Say A Bridgeport man was charged with attempted burglary after he pulled on the door handles of three cars allegedly attempting to break into them. The incident took place at the Darien Train Station on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Darien Police approached Mohamed Batchilly, age 21, after another train rider reported a "suspicious person" pulling on the door handles of vehicles, said Darien Police Sgt. Dan Skoumbros. The witness told officers he got off the train with Batchilly and watched him pull on a "couple" vehicle doors, said Skoumbros. The witness was able to provide police with a descripti…

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by Kathy Reakes
Dauphin
News
Harrisburg Homeowner Shoots Burglar Armed with Knife: Police Harrisburg Homeowner Shoots Burglar Armed with Knife: Police
Harrisburg Homeowner Shoots Burglar Armed with Knife: Police A man armed with a butcher's knife was shot by a homeowner during an attempted robbery on Friday Oct. 21, authorities say. Keon Washington, 32, of Palmyra, kicked down the door of a home in the area of Disbrow and Carnation streets on Oct. 21 at around 4:45 p.m., according to the release by the Harrisburg police. That's when he was confronted by the homeowner, "who was lawfully armed with a firearm," and "gave Washinton warnings to stop and leave," before opening fire at Washington, the police say.  Washington was located by officers— still armed with a large butcher's knife— in the a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Shots Fired In Capital Beltway Police Pursuit: Report Shots Fired In Capital Beltway Police Pursuit: Report
Shots Fired In Capital Beltway Police Pursuit: Report Three shooting suspects are in custody after firing shots at police from a BMW during a pursuit on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County that ended with a crash, according to multiple reports. The pursuit kicked off shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 30 in Bethesda, when there was a reported attempted burglary in the 6000 block of Johnson Avenue in Bethesda, according to WUSA. Investigators said that officers recognized a silver BMW SUV that was implicated in a similar crime the previous night, prompting them to attempt to stop the driver. During the incident, NBC Washington repo…

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by Zak Failla
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Caught While Trying To Rob Monticello Liquor Store, Police Say 37-Year-Old Caught While Trying To Rob Monticello Liquor Store, Police Say
37-Year-Old Caught While Trying To Rob Monticello Liquor Store, Police Say A man from the region was arrested after he was allegedly caught by police attempting to break into a liquor store. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18 in Monticello. Paul J. Delorenzo, age 37, of Monticello was arrested after police on patrol spotted him attempting to burglarize the Route 42 Liquor Store, located at 9 Forestburg Road, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police. Delorenzo had thrown a rock at the front door of the business, shattering the glass, and was attempting to kick the rest of his way through the door when he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Attempting To Burglarize Roslyn Estates Home Man Accused Of Attempting To Burglarize Roslyn Estates Home
Man Accused Of Attempting To Burglarize Roslyn Estates Home A 40-year-old man was arrested and accused of attempting to burglarize a home on Long Island. The incident happened in Roslyn Estates at about 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Steven Morra, of Levittown, is accused of attempting to enter an occupied home on The Intervale, police reported. Police said a 15-year-old girl heard a loud noise and saw that the back door of the residence was damaged. She saw Morra walking around the backyard, and she ran to a neighbor's house, where the police were called, NCPD reported. Authorities said that Morr…

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by Nicole Valinote
White Plains
News
Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Pelham Manor Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Pelham Manor
Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Pelham Manor A 58-year-old “persistent violent felony offender” has been sentenced after pleading guilty to his role in a violent armed home invasion in Westchester that played out like a scene in a movie, the county District Attorney announced. Bronx resident Rick Scocozza pleaded guilty in August 2021 to second-degree attempted burglary after holding a family at gunpoint while attempting to burglarize their Pelham Manor home in 2019. On Friday, May 6, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Scocozza has been sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender to a term of&nbs…

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by Zak Failla
Putnam
News
Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Putnam County Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Putnam County
Man Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend's Pets At Her Home In Putnam County A man has admitted to torturing and killing his former girlfriend’s two pets inside her Hudson Valley home. Matthew Savinovich pleaded guilty in a Putnam County Court Tuesday, April 26, to two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals, one count of torturing animals, and one count of attempted burglary. Investigators said Savinovich, a New Jersey resident from the borough of Norwood in Bergen County, admitted to killing two of the woman’s chihuahuas by slamming them against a wall in her Lake Peekskill home. He also confessed to intentionally dropping a mattress and box spring on top of her …

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by Michael Mashburn
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Two Hicksville Churches, Police Say Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Two Hicksville Churches, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Two Hicksville Churches, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into two churches, and stealing two cash boxes from one.  Suffolk County resident Luke Wigutow, age 27, of Patchogue was arrested on Monday, April 11, for the burglary which took place in Hicksville. According to detectives, Wigutow was seen getting out of a BMW X5 in the parking lot of St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church located at 129 Broadway, said the Nassau County police. Wigutow pried open the locked exterior doors and entered the church. Once inside, he again used a screwdriver and pry bar on the se…

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by Kathy Reakes