Brewster Man Accused Of Raping Young Girl, Trying To Run From Deputies
A Putnam County man is facing serious rape charges after an investigation into the sexual assault of a young girl, authorities said.
Christian Alexis Lopez Gregorio, age 21, of Brewster, was arrested on Friday, April 3, following a sexual assault investigation, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, April 9.
The case began on March 27, when the agency received a report of a past sexual assault involving a female juvenile victim.
After an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Lopez Gregorio was located and ta…
LI Cops Manhandled, Injured 80-Year-Old Woman In Roosevelt, Then Filed Bogus Charges: Lawsuit
Nassau County police officers yanked an 80-year-old woman from her car and tossed her to the ground, then claimed she attacked them and filed criminal charges, according to a federal lawsuit.
Betty Cater, now 81, filed the suit Friday, March 20 in New York’s Eastern District. The criminal charges against her were later dropped.
She accused the cops of excessive force, false arrest, fabricating evidence, and malicious prosecution in the suit. Three officers — Michael Shannon, Anthony J. Catinella, and Lt. Daniel Decastro — are named as defendants in the suit, along with Nassau County, its po…
Cop Car Struck At 100 MPH By Fleeing Drugged Rensselaer Driver In Chase: State Police
A drugged driver hit speeds of 100 mph during a police chase around Albany and slammed into a marked cop car before she was arrested and hit with numerous charges, state police said Tuesday, March 17.
Janette Ketcham, a 54-year-old Rensselaer resident, led state troopers and local cops on a chase that began in Troy and ended in Rensselaer, authorities said.
Troopers attempted to pull her over just after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 but she refused to stop, state police said. Instead, she sped off at speeds exceeding 100 mph and attempted to evade police on I-787, I-90, and eventually into Re…
Drunk-Driving Woman Injuries Two Cops During Long Beach Arrest: Police
A Long Island woman sent two police officers to the hospital while resisting arrest after being pulled over for driving drunk Wednesday, March 11, cops said.
Alisha Thomas, a 36-year-old Long Beach resident, was stopped by officers around 3:30 p.m. while driving southbound on Long Beach Road in North Long Beach, the Nassau County Police Department said on Thursday, March 12.
Thomas, behind the wheel of a green 2026 Infiniti QX60, was failing to maintain her lane, according to investigators. Cops determined she was intoxicated.
But while attempting to arrest Thomas for DWI, she “became vio…
Man Convicted After Gas Station Rampage Ends In Smashed Holding Cell Toilet In Walden
A jury has unanimously convicted a man accused of threatening people at an Orange County gas station, resisting arrest while smoking and drinking alcohol, and later destroying a toilet in a police holding cell, prosecutors said.
Pine Bush resident Anthony Vanriper, 43, was found guilty Thursday, March 5, in Orange County Court of third-degree criminal mischief, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.
The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 11, 2024, when Village of Walden police were called to a report of a fight. O…
Ephrata Man Fires Officer's Gun During Struggle In Manheim Twp., Police Say
A struggle between a barefoot man and a Manheim Township police officer ended with a gunshot and multiple felony charges, authorities announced on Monday, March 2.
Michael Jay Fenstermaker, 38, of Ephrata, was arrested following the incident on the 600 block of Lausch Lane in Lancaster around 8:51 a.m., according to Manheim Township Police.
Officers had responded to the area of Ivy Terrace, Blossom Hill Drive, and Delp Road for several reports of trespassing. A white male wearing a gray hoodie, brown pants, and no shoes was attempting to enter several homes and was “screaming at the top of …
Man Attempts To Steal $22,500 From Elderly Oceanside Woman In Apple Account Scam: Police
A 66-year-old woman was told to withdraw $22,500 to “fix” her compromised Apple account — but detectives were waiting when the suspected pickup man arrived, police announced on Thursday, Feb. 26.
Changxuan Liu, 32, of 153-02 Peck Avenue in Queens, was arrested in Oceanside at 2:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to the Electronics Squad Fraud & Forgery Unit.
Fraud and Forgery detectives, working with the 4th Squad, said the woman had been attempting to service her Apple device when she was contacted by someone claiming to work for Apple and told her account had been compromised.
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