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Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Hudson Valley Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say
A 41-year-old man is accused of attacking a victim inside her own bathroom after she invited him into her Orange County home, police said.
Newburgh resident Mark Adams, 41, was arrested following the assault on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
On the day of the incident, officers responded to a home near 29 East Parmenter St. just before 7 p.m. after receiving a report of an unknown man inside a residence. The woman told police that Adams, whom she knew, had asked to use her bathroom.
After she allowed him inside, Adams asked…
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In NY Sentenced: Report
A former United States Postal Service worker who was caught on surveillance video shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and received his sentence, according to reports.
Stony Point resident Gabriel Stan, 39, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was sentenced to three years of probation, six weeks of anger management classes, and a $1,000 fine, The Monsey Scoop reported.
Stan was also ordered to stay away from the child.
The case stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 19, on Garden Terrace off …
Blaze Tears Through Hudson Valley Home, Heavily Damages Roof
A fire broke out in the attic of a Rockland County home, leaving the roof heavily damaged and bringing firefighters from New York and New Jersey to the scene.
The blaze happened at 18 Cranberry Rd. in Sloatsburg at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the Ramapo Police Department.
Officers first responded to a report of smoke coming from the home. When they arrived, they discovered an active fire in the attic, police said.
Firefighters from Sloatsburg, Suffern, Hillburn, and Mahwah responded to battle the flames.
No injuries were reported, according to Ramapo Pol…
Driver, 86, Hits 2 Women With Car, Then Arrested In Westchester County, Police Say
Two women were hospitalized after being struck by an 86-year-old man's car while crossing a busy Westchester County street — and the driver was then arrested, police said.
The crash happened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and East Prospect Avenue in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.
Police said the driver was making a left turn from East Prospect Avenue onto Mamaroneck Avenue at around 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday when he struck two women, ages 28 and 50, who were crossing the street.
Officers ar…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say.
Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department.
Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said.
He has been charged with murder, stran…
