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HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a 15-year-old arrested following a razor blade slashing at school.
Slain White Plains Mother Mourned; GoFundMe Launched To Help Family
The 32-year-old was murdered on Nov. 2, according to police.
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Arrest Made In Connection To After-Hours Playland Vandalism Rampage
Two other suspects, a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old, also from New Jersey, have been identified as well, according to authorities.
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'Guilty': Jury Convicts Rai Thomas Of 'Particularly Egregious' Crimes Against Trafficked Teen
The Mount Vernon man took the teen girl from a children's facility in the Bronx to perform sex acts for money.
15-Year-Old Arrested Following Razor Blade Slashing At High School: Police
A 14-year-old student was taken to the hospital by family members following the violent altercation at Valley Central High School.
A search warrant was executed at his home, by DA's Office investigators, the FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, and MVPD.
The U.S Attorney praised FBI agents in both Alaska and New York, New York State Police Troop F, and the Middletown Police Department.
Police Officer In Patrol Car Warning Motorists Of Downed Tree, Hit By Intoxicated Driver: Police
The officer was not injured in the collision, but the patrol car had to be towed from the already treacherous scene, Ramapo police said.
After denying she knew anything about the incident, she deleted 17 videos from her doorbell camera, and texted a friend about it, cops said.
Former NYPD Cop From Hudson Valley Faces Federal Bribery, Narcotics, Firearms And Robbery Charges
He abused his position as an NYPD officer by soliciting and accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, according to the feds.
Rapist Who Fled To Mexico Nearly 2 Decades Ago Will Now Be Staying Put For A Long Time
Between December 2006 and January 2007, the longtime fugitive from justice forcibly raped a young child in Westchester.
Naked Man Found Walking On Empire State Trail Is Arrested For Public Lewdness: Police
The Putnam County Sheriff's deputies were conducting nighttime patrols of the Putnam County Trailway when they spotted something odd.
K-9 Vinn Leads Troopers To Cocaine, Ketamine Stash On I-87: NYSP
A Vermont man and a Brooklyn man are now facing felony charges after troopers got a little help from a nosy police dog.
'Guilty': Jury Convicts Peekskill Man In Murder Of Social Worker Making Home Visit
Jenkins beat her until the nerves in her brain stem were severed beyond repair, hurling repeated epithets as she lay dying, the DA said.
>> Also this Week
- Raid At Hudson Valley Home Leads To Crack Stash, Felony Charges: NYSP
- 5 Corrections Officers Arrested In Probe Into Fraudulent Sick Leave, Workers' Comp Schemes
- 2 Illegal Assault Weapons Seized, 1 Arrested After Police Operation In Westchester
- Double Shooting At Nyack Home Being Investigated As Murder-Suicide, Victim ID'd
- LI Woman Accused Of Lifting $1,855.26 In Skin Care Products From Westchester CVS: Police
- K-9 Vinn Leads Troopers To Coke, Fentanyl, Cash On The Taconic: NYSP
- The Gun Was Submerged In Mud, But K-9 Enzo Uncovered The Evidence: Sheriff
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