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NY School Bus Aide Charged In Undercover Child Exploitation Investigation: Cops
A school bus aide is among two men arrested in ongoing undercover investigations targeting people who police said tried using the internet to sexually exploit children in Sullivan County.
Seth Tremper, 21, of Swan Lake, and Matthew Wunner, 31, of Kiamesha Lake, were arrested in separate investigations by the Village of Liberty Police Department, bringing the number of arrests tied to its ongoing undercover child exploitation investigations to eight, the department announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
In both cases, a Liberty Police officer posed online as a 13-year-old child, according t…
Poughkeepsie Woman Caught With Stolen Gun On I-84, Police Say
Three Hudson Valley residents face felony charges after police said they found them with a stolen, loaded handgun during a traffic stop on I-84 in Putnam County.
The arrests followed a stop on I-84 eastbound in Southeast on Friday, Sept. 11, at around 9:45 p.m., New York State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
There, troopers stopped the vehicle for alleged traffic violations and identified the driver as Chaz W. Townes-Haines, 29, of Middletown. The other two people inside the car were identified as Middletown resident Dominick R. Bledsoe, 35, and Poughkeepsie resident …
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials
A young Long Island man left a starving dog locked in a basement with little to eat, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Isaiah Thomas, 20, of Wheatley Heights, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15 on two animal cruelty charges, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
Thomas owned a 4-year-old Cane Corso named Apollo, then confined the dog to a basement secured by a metal door that was held closed by three vehicle tires, investigators said.
When authorities found Apollo, the dog was severely underweight and suffering from a flea infestation, excoriations, wounds, severe generalized muscle loss, and diff…
