Hudson Valley Crime Roundup: Burglar Posing As The Gas Man

HUDSON VALLEY, NY —Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include a con artist posing as a utility worker, a Westchester man with a violent past involved in a heartbreaking triple murder and a Mount Vernon man getting the most out of schools.

Mamaroneck Police Warn Of Burglar Posing As Con Edison Worker

MAMARONECK, NY — The Mamaroneck Police Department is warning that an imposter posing as a utility worker has recently talked his way into homes in an attempt to steal valuables. In one case, the would-be burglar ... read more

71-Year-Old Dutchess Woman Accused Of Killing 72-Year-Old

WAPPINGER, NY — A 71-year-old southern Dutchess County woman was accused of killing a 72-year-old woman ... read more

Resident Accused Of Setting Fire At Golden Acres Home

SPRING VALLEY, NY — A woman living at the Golden Acres Adult Residential Facility faces charges of arson and attempted murder after Spring Valley police were called to the home Tuesday morning about a fire that had been deliberately set "in the recent past."... read more

Mount Vernon Man With Violent History At Center Of Murder-Suicide

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mount Vernon man police say was behind a triple murder and suicide in Brooklyn on Monday night had a violent past, according to criminal records. Joseph McCrimons had previous convictions for manslaughter and two bank robberies in Mount Vernon and Ardsley ... read more

Man Arraigned In String Of Westchester School Burglaries

WHITE PLAINS, NY — A Mount Vernon man, who is accused of unlawfully entering school buildings in a number of towns across the Hudson Valley, was arraigned today in Westchester County Court on multiple charges. In some, but not all of the cases, Donald Mack Bennett is believed to have stolen items from the schools ... read more

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