Defenestration, Broom Impalement, Fraud |Hudson Valley Crime Roundup

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Check out the week's top police news covered by the region's 24 Patch sites. Stories include an investment advisor sanctioned for bilking his fellow church members.

Suspect In Video Arrested For Animal Abandonment: SPCA Westchester

"Rosie" the Labrador puppy is now doing well and has since been adopted by the good Samaritan that rescued her after being left in the road.

Newburgh Man Convicted Of Murder In Broomstick Impalement: DA

Police responded to a call for help and arrested one person who, after processing, returned and murdered the caller, prosecutors said.

Orange County Transport Company Accused Of Medicaid Fraud: NY AG

Three residents and their four companies were charged with stealing $3.8 million+ from Medicaid, according to the Attorney General's Office.

Guilty Plea In Attempted Rape Of Young Child: Orange County DA

He admitted he tried to have intercourse with the victim over the last Christmas break, prosecutors said.

Early Morning Home Intruder Armed With Gun Nabbed Weeks Later

Hastings-on-Hudson detectives led a probe, assisted by Yonkers PD, Westchester Real Time Crime Center, and Greenburgh & FBI task forces.

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