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Second-degree menacing

Yorktown
Police & Fire
Staff Member Strikes Student In Head At Yorktown School: Police Staff Member Strikes Student In Head At Yorktown School: Police
Staff Member Strikes Student In Head At Yorktown School: Police A 38-year-old Hudson Valley man faces charges after allegedly striking a physically disabled student in the head at a Northern Westchester school, police said.  Orange County resident Manuel Pirella of Newburgh, age 38, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 16 in connection with an incident that happened at the Shrub Oak International School in Yorktown at 3151 Stony St., Yorktown Police announced.  According to the department, on Saturday, Oct. 21 around 1:45 p.m., Yorktown officers received a report from the administration at the school that a student had been struck in the head by a f…

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by Ben Crnic
Yorktown
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Charged With Threatening Victim With Baseball Bat In Yorktown, Police Say Road Rage: Man Charged With Threatening Victim With Baseball Bat In Yorktown, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Charged With Threatening Victim With Baseball Bat In Yorktown, Police Say A 21-year-old man from Northern Westchester is in trouble after he aggressively approached a victim with a baseball bat in a road rage incident, police said.  On Tuesday, Nov. 1, police responded to a report of road rage in Yorktown on East Main Street (Route 6) in the area of Mohegan Diner, and through investigating found that the suspect had left his car, approached the victim while holding a baseball bat, and had left before police arrived, according to Yorktown Police.  On Saturday, Nov. 26, the suspect, identified as Peekskill resident Miguel Reyes, turned himself into police…

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by Ben Crnic
Nassau
Police & Fire
Employee Punched, Put In Chokehold By Man At Great Neck Plaza Dry Cleaners, Police Say Employee Punched, Put In Chokehold By Man At Great Neck Plaza Dry Cleaners, Police Say
Employee Punched, Put In Chokehold By Man At Great Neck Plaza Dry Cleaners, Police Say A 33-year-old man is accused of attacking an employee of a Long Island dry cleaners, causing injuries that sent the victim to the hospital. James Orfanos was arrested for assaulting an employee at Alpian Cleaners, located at 4 Welwyn Road in Great Neck Plaza, at about 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, the Nassau County Police Department said. Officers responded to the business and learned that Orfanos had entered the employees-only section and punched and kicked a 27-year-old man, NCPD said. Police said officers were told that Orfanos held a knife to the back of the victim's head and p…

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by Nicole Valinote
Nassau
Police & Fire
Nassau County Man Accused Of Robbing 7-Eleven Nassau County Man Accused Of Robbing 7-Eleven
Nassau County Man Accused Of Robbing 7-Eleven A 42-year-old man was arrested after authorities said he robbed a 7-Eleven on Long Island. Danefield Bourne, of Roosevelt, was arrested following a robbery that happened at about 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Bourne entered the store, located at 420 Nassau Road in Roosevelt, and took two 12-packs of beer from the shelf. An employee told Bourne that the store wasn't selling alcohol at that time, and Bourne began to argue with the employee and reached into his back pocket, police said. The employee saw the handle of a weapon, …

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by Nicole Valinote
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Menacing Two People With Knife In Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Menacing Two People With Knife In Northern Westchester
Man Accused Of Menacing Two People With Knife In Northern Westchester A man was charged for allegedly threatening two people with a knife, pulling them to the ground, striking them several times in their sides and wielding the knife menacingly.  Yorktown Police said they responded to the scene of the incident on Sunday, Nov. 29 at approximately 12:10 p.m, charging 62-year-old Muhammad Nagani with the misdemeanors of second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and second-degree harassment.   On Friday, Dec. 11, Yorktown Police were contacted by a second individual who claimed they were also victimized during the Nov. 2…

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by Christina Coulter
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm
LI Man Sets Fire To House After Sending Texts To Family Members Threatening Self Harm A Long Island man threatened "suicide by cop" and ultimately set a house on fire when officers arrived to check on his welfare after his family reported that he had sent them text messages threatening to harm himself. Pasquale Preziosa, of Atlantic Beach, 53, refused to come out of the house on Erie Avenue when officers arrived at the scene at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and threatened to harm those officers in an attempt to goad them into shooting him, according to Nassau County Police.  Authorities from the department's Emergency Service Unit, Bureau of Operations…

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by Christina Coulter
Nassau
Police & Fire
Two LI Officers Bringing Coworker To Urgent Care Break Up Would-Be Violent Altercation Two LI Officers Bringing Coworker To Urgent Care Break Up Would-Be Violent Altercation
Two LI Officers Bringing Coworker To Urgent Care Break Up Would-Be Violent Altercation Two off-duty Long Island corrections officers prevented a violent altercation when one of two arguing parties allegedly brandished a knife. Correction Sargeant Kenny Selg and Correction Officer Robert Ragonese were reportedly accompanying a coworker to an urgent care center on Wading River Road in Manorville when they noticed two men on the sidewalk engaged in a rapidly-escalating argument, according to the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department. The two officers inserted themselves into the situation when one of the two men allegedly exclaimed "he has a knife!" The exclaiming man noticed the …

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by Christina Coulter
North Orange
Police & Fire
Man Threatens Ex-Girlfriend With Box Cutter In Area, Police Say Man Threatens Ex-Girlfriend With Box Cutter In Area, Police Say
Man Threatens Ex-Girlfriend With Box Cutter In Area, Police Say A 50-year-old man threatened his ex-girlfriend with a box cutter in her home, police said. On Friday, Sept. 17 at approximately 6 p.m., Ulster County resident Alan W. Ocasio, of Ellenville, a.k.a. "Ali Baba," repeatedly threatened his ex-girlfriend with the weapon, and fled on foot when she called police, according to the Ellenville Police Department.  He was reportedly located by police on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 27. Ocasio was charged with the felonies of:  aggravated family offense, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon,  and with the misdemeanors of: …

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by Christina Coulter
Cortlandt
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For First-Degree Rape Suspect From Northern Westchester Wanted In Area Alert Issued For First-Degree Rape Suspect From Northern Westchester Wanted In Area
Alert Issued For First-Degree Rape Suspect From Northern Westchester Wanted In Area An alert has been issued for an area man wanted for rape in the first degree. The Putnam County Sheriff's Department reported on Wednesday, Sept. 9 that Jose Tapia, 45, has a warrant in his name for the felonies of first-degree rape and first-degree criminal contempt. That's in addition to the misdemeanors of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree menacing.  Tapia's last known place of residence was in Peekskill.  Tapia has back hair and brown eyes, weighs 225 pounds and stands at 5-foot-10. Anyone with information pertaining to his whereabouts is asked…

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by Christina Coulter
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Man Chokes, Threatens To Kill Victim With Knife In Westchester, Police Say Man Chokes, Threatens To Kill Victim With Knife In Westchester, Police Say
Man Chokes, Threatens To Kill Victim With Knife In Westchester, Police Say A 32-year-old is behind bars after a domestic dispute turned physical and he allegedly threatened to kill another man while choking him and displaying a large kitchen knife, Yorktown Police said in a media release. Officers from the Yorktown PD were dispatched to a Stoney Street home at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Monday, April 23 where there was a report of an altercation in progress. Upon arrival at the scene, officers determined that Yorktown Heights resident Alexander Lieberman choked the male victim and allegedly threatened to kill him while displaying the knife, police said. Lieberman…

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by Zak Failla
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
LaGrange Man Strikes Victim With Pipe In Domestic Dispute, Police Say LaGrange Man Strikes Victim With Pipe In Domestic Dispute, Police Say
LaGrange Man Strikes Victim With Pipe In Domestic Dispute, Police Say A 20-year-old Dutchess County man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting his victim during a domestic dispute in LaGrange and threatening the victim with a BB gun, police said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Bray Farm Lane on Sunday, March 11 after receiving reports of a domestic dispute in progress. Further investigation determined that LaGrange resident Shaheer Ali allegedly struck his victim with a copper pipe before menacing his victim with a BB gun as police arrived. Ali was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, a felony and a misdemeanor co…

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by Zak Failla