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First-degree reckless endangerment

White Plains
Police & Fire
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In White Plains: Police Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In White Plains: Police
Man Hits Victim With Handgun During Fight Behind Restaurants In White Plains: Police A man faces several charges after striking a victim with a handgun during an altercation in a parking lot behind several restaurants in Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Oct. 8 just after 6 p.m., when White Plains Police received reports of a fight involving a man with a gun in the Waller-Maple parking lot at 25 Waller Ave., which is located behind a strip of restaurants on Mamaroneck Avenue.  According to White Plains Public Safety, during the fight, a man identified as Tony Montague hit a woman with a licensed lawfully possessed handgun. Two off-duty off…

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by Ben Crnic
Capital District
News
Attempted Child Rapist Drove 285 Miles To Colonie For Sex With '13-Year-Old,' Police Say Attempted Child Rapist Drove 285 Miles To Colonie For Sex With '13-Year-Old,' Police Say
Attempted Child Rapist Drove 285 Miles To Colonie For Sex With '13-Year-Old,' Police Say An attempted child rapist avoided lockup after driving hundreds of miles to the region to have sex with who he thought was an underage teen, authorities said. Cary Youngs, age 28, of Hamburg in Erie County, in western New York, was arrested Thursday, April 27, in the Capital Region, in the Albany County town of Colonie, following a police pursuit that lasted nearly 15 minutes, according to state police. Investigators from the agency’s Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, along with the FBI, determined that he drove from Buffalo to Colonie - a distance of 28…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hartford
Police & Fire
Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say
Real-Life Grand Theft Auto: Man Tries To Carjack Vehicles On I-84 In Hartford, Police Say In a scene taken out of a video game, a man tried to repeatedly steal vehicles on I-84 in Hartford until he was stopped by good samaritans who had enough of his antics, police said. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 20 around 9:45 a.m., when state police received reports of an accident in Hartford on I-84 eastbound in the area of Exit 46.  According to police, the suspect, 45-year-old Manchester resident Francisco Rosario, was trying to run away from the scene and gain access to three vehicles that were passing by on the highway.  After this unsuccessful attempt at stealing a…

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by Ben Crnic
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Man Fires Gun At Car During Illegal Street Race In Mount Pleasant: Police Man Fires Gun At Car During Illegal Street Race In Mount Pleasant: Police
Man Fires Gun At Car During Illegal Street Race In Mount Pleasant: Police A 49-year-old man has been charged with shooting at his opponent in an illegal speed contest on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester, police said. On Sunday, Dec. 4, Ossining resident Andres Rosales participated in a speed contest on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant, according to New York State Police.  During the race, Rosales fired multiple rounds from a handgun toward his opponent's vehicle, police said.  Rosales was later arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 6, and charged with both second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless…

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by Ben Crnic
New London
Police & Fire
East Lyme Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say East Lyme Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say
East Lyme Father Charged After 4-Week-Old Twins Hospitalized With Fractures, Police Say A 19-year-old Connecticut father was charged after police reported that his 4-week-old twins were hospitalized with multiple fractures last month. The East Lyme Police Department said it was contacted by a medical office in Old Saybrook in October about infants with injuries. The twin babies were taken to the emergency room at Yale New Haven Hospital, police said.  Detectives responded and discovered that one of the babies had 13 fractures in various stages of healing, and the other baby had eight fractures, authorities said.  After an investigation, Torin Ruleman, of East Lyme,…

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by Nicole Valinote
Suffolk NY
News
19-Year-Old Sentenced After Attacking Teen, Pulling Out Loaded Gun At Crowded North Babylon Gym 19-Year-Old Sentenced After Attacking Teen, Pulling Out Loaded Gun At Crowded North Babylon Gym
19-Year-Old Sentenced After Attacking Teen, Pulling Out Loaded Gun At Crowded North Babylon Gym A 19-year-old man was sentenced to years in prison after he slashed a 17-year-old on the neck at a Long Island gym and then pulled out a loaded firearm. Noah Haynes, of Wyandanch, was given a sentence of three years in prison and three years of post-release supervision after he pleaded guilty in May to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Haynes was involved in an altercation with the victim on Dec. 21, 2021, and he slashed the victim on the neck with a sharp object in the LA Fitnes…

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by Nicole Valinote
Fairfield
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut 14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut
14-Year-Old Accused Of Firing Shots Into Occupied Vehicle In Connecticut A 14-year-old from Connecticut is facing charges after police said he fired shots into an occupied vehicle this past spring. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in New Haven County at about 4:30 p.m. on May 27, according to the Hamden Police Department. Police said the incident happened in the area of Woodin Street and Pine Rock Avenue in Hamden. Officers found two vehicles that were involved in a crash at the intersection, authorities said. One of the vehicles had been struck multiple times by gunfire while the vehicle was fleeing from a third vehicle, police reported.&nbs…

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by Nicole Valinote
Brookfield
Police & Fire
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say
Man Crashes Into Multiple Vehicles, Including Cruiser After Shooting, CT State Police Say A 63-year-old Connecticut man was arrested after authorities said he was involved in a shooting and then crashed into multiple vehicles, including a police cruiser, during a pursuit. Hartford County resident William Ramos Sr., of New Britain, was arrested following an investigation into a shooting on Friday, Nov. 26, in Manchester. A 56-year-old woman came into the lobby of the police department with a gunshot wound to her hand at about 9 p.m. on Friday, the Manchester Police Department reported. The woman reported that she suffered the injury during an altercation with her son's fath…

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by Nicole Valinote
Nassau
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Shots-Fired Incident At Long Island Residence Suspect Nabbed After Shots-Fired Incident At Long Island Residence
Suspect Nabbed After Shots-Fired Incident At Long Island Residence A suspect has been apprehended after an incident in which shots were fired at a Long Island residence earlier this month. The incident happened on Monday, Oct. 4 on Sound Avenue in Calverton. Riverhead Police said officers responded after gunshots were reported on the property. The Riverhead Police Department Detective Division, along with the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Unit, conducted the investigation which resulted in the arrest of Demario Weston Jr, age 19, of Riverhead, on Friday, Oct. 22 Weston was charged with: First-degree attempted assault, First-degree…

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by Joe Lombardi
Ramapo
News
Teenage Suspect In Fatal Rockland Shooting To Appear In Court Teenage Suspect In Fatal Rockland Shooting To Appear In Court
Teenage Suspect In Fatal Rockland Shooting To Appear In Court A teenage suspect is due in court to answer charges in a fatal shooting in Nyack that the Rockland County District Attorney called “senseless.” Valley Cottage resident Collyer Goodman, 18, was apprehended by Orangetown Police investigators on Sunday, Aug. 23 after he allegedly shot and killed Country Club Hills, Illinois resident Darien Brydie, 21, outside a Nyack apartment complex. Brydie was shot while he was in a car with Goodman in the parking lot of Nyack Plaza, police said. He was transported to Montefiore Nyack Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead from the gunshot wounds. G…

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by Zak Failla
Nassau
Police & Fire
Teen Duo Arrested After Report Of Shots Fired On Long Island Residential Street Teen Duo Arrested After Report Of Shots Fired On Long Island Residential Street
Teen Duo Arrested After Report Of Shots Fired On Long Island Residential Street A pair of teenagers are in custody after police responded to a 911 report of shots fired at a residential street on Long Island. It happened in North Bay Shore on Hemlock Drive, east of Manatuck Boulevard, at around 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3. When officers arrived at the scene, they found shell casings on the ground and began canvassing the area before locating and arresting the duo a short distance from the scene. The two, Jason Espinal and Jose Linarte, both 18-year-olds from Bay Shore, each in possession of a handgun, were located and arrested a short distance from the scene, Suffolk County …

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Drive-By Long Island Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Drive-By Long Island Shooting
Suspect Nabbed In Drive-By Long Island Shooting A 20-year-old suspect has been charged after a man was injured in a drive-by shooting on Long Island. The shooting happened on Saturday, Feb. 22 at approximately 3:40 p.m. in Bay Shore. Suffolk County Police Third Squad officers responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired and found the victim shot in front of 89 2nd Ave.  The man was standing in front of a house when a car pulled up and multiple shots were fired, striking the man, police said. On Monday, Feb. 24, Suffolk County Police announced a Lindenhurst man has been arrested in connection with the incident. Kenny Walker …

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by Joe Lombardi
Stratford
Police & Fire
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University
Police Officer Charged In Use Of Force Incident Near Yale University A police officer has been arrested for his role in a shooting that happened in New Haven in April, police said. Hamden Police Officer Devin Eaton, 29, was charged with first-degree assault and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, State Police said. It is alleged that Eaton and Yale University officer Terrance Pollock opened fire on a vehicle being driven by Paul Witherspoon on April 26, police said. During the incident, Witherspoon’s passenger, Stephanie Washington, was struck by one of the bullets and suffered minor injuries. According to police, the shooting happened on Arg…

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by Zak Failla
Greenwich
Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich
Stamford Man Charged With Assaulting Woman At Parking Lot In Greenwich A Stamford man is facing numerous charges after police say he assaulted a woman in a Greenwich parking lot. Greenwich Police say they investigated a report of an assault that occurred in the lot on West Putnam Avenue on Friday, July 5. Statements from the victim report that she was physically assaulted by a man she knows, identified as Jose Rohena, 30, police say. During the assault, police say Rohena threatened to cause further harm to the victim and her family and prevented her from calling 911. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries. Police say a minor child was also presen…

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by Valerie Musson