Ghost Gun Bust: Five Nabbed — Including Teens — In Albany Weapons Sweep, Police Say
Five people were arrested across Albany in an ongoing investigation on Friday, July 10, according to police.
Cops searched two residences and found an illegal ghost gun and two high-capacity magazines, the Albany Police Department said.
Two of the suspects were teenagers — one 15-year-old boy and one 14-year-old boy — who were both released after their initial arrests and set to appear in family court at a later date, authorities said.
Two more people were also released shortly afterward, cops said. Dumyarre Yarbrough, 20, was hit with two weapons charges, while Lakeeshia Leno, 44, was cha…
Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say
Three drunk drivers crashed their vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, July 12 in the Hamptons, police said.
All three incidents were single-car wrecks, and none of the drivers suffered serious injuries, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. All three were charged with DWI and violating traffic laws.
The first incident occurred on Seabreeze Avenue near Montauk Highway in Westhampton, police said. Marcelo Juarez Ajcuc, 36, crashed around 5:30 p.m. while traveling southbound toward the highway, and responding officers determined the Westhampton native was drunk, authori…
Man Steals Generator, Pulls Bladed Weapon On Victim In Poughkeepsie: Police
A 40-year-old man was arrested after police said he stole a generator from a Dutchess County home and pulled a weapon when confronted by the victim.
Jose Serrano, 40, was arrested on Friday, July 10, in connection with an incident in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, July 8, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced.
According to the department, on Wednesday, police received a report of a stolen generator from a residence. The victim said he saw a man making off with his generator and other items and went to confront him.
However, the suspect pulled out a bladed weapon and …
Friend Charged Months After 20-Year-Old Woodstock Native Died In CT Canoe Accident
A 20-year-old Connecticut native who died after a canoe capsized was the kind of person coaches called "the kind of player every younger athlete looked up to, the kind of teammate who made the dugout lighter, and the kind of person you never forget." Months later, the friend who was with him on the water has been charged with boating under the influence, police said.
Dominick Joseph Tocci, a Woodstock college student, died after the canoe overturned on Lake Hayward in East Haddam on March 21, police said. Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, was charged with boating under the inf…
4 Arrested In Greenwich Twp Shooting: Prosecutor
Four people are facing charges following a shooting in Warren County last month, authorities said.
At 8 p.m., on Saturday, June 20, Greenwich Township police responded to Prospect Street and Beacon Street after a physical altercation led to gunshots being fired, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said.
No injuries were reported, authorities said.
Janelle Strickland, a 21-year-old Stewartsville resident, John Hopkins, a 26-year-old Phillipsburg resident, Earl Deemer, a 34-year-old Phillipsburg resident and Quadir Gray, a 23-year-old Newark resident were arrested and charged with numerous…
Man Shot His Own Dog With Shotgun, Killing It: Saratoga County Sheriff
A man is accused of shooting his own dog with a shotgun, killing the animal in upstate New York, authorities announced.
Daniel J. Van Aken, 28, of Providence, was arrested on Wednesday, July 2, following an investigation into an animal cruelty complaint received by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, July 1, according to a media release issued Sunday, July 12.
Investigators said Van Aken shot his dog with a shotgun "with no justifiable purpose," causing the animal's death.
The shooting allegedly happened on Fish House Road in the Town of Providence on Sunday, June 29, sheriff…
Route 303 Crash: 5 Hurt, 2 Seriously, In Three-Car Orangeburg Collision, Cops
Five people were injured, including two seriously, in a three-car crash on Route 303 in Rockland County on Friday night, July 10, police said.
Orangetown police responded to the crash on Route 303, just south of the intersection with Route 340, at approximately 8:52 p.m., where a 2014 Volkswagen station wagon traveling north on Route 303 struck a 2009 Lexus SUV that was stopped in traffic, according to Capt. Michael Shannon. The impact pushed the Lexus into a 2017 Honda sedan that was also stopped, police said.
All five injured people were taken by ambulance to local ho…
Driver Airlifted After Head-On Piney Point Crash; Speed, Alcohol Suspected, Sheriff Says
A Southern Maryland man is fighting for his life after investigators say speed and alcohol appear to have fueled a violent head-on crash that left two people trapped Friday afternoon.
The collision happened around 3:55 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the intersection of Piney Point Road and Drayden Road in Piney Point, where St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived to find two mangled trucks, two people trapped inside, and one driver unconscious.
Investigators say Robert Lumpkins, 38, of Leonardtown, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado north on Piney Point Road when the truck cros…
