Police Blotter, October 26 – November 1, 2021, Print Edition

Croton-on-Hudson Police Department

Oct. 11: Report of a person cursing and yelling at customers for not wearing face masks at ShopRite on South Riverside Avenue at 11:11 a.m. The party was located inside the store and interviewed. The store manager was notified. No report filed.

Oct. 12: Patrol responded to ShopRite at 9:04 a.m. after a resident reported their property missing from inside the store. The caller thought someone may have taken their shopping carriage. Patrols canvassed the store and located the belongings in the frozen food section.             

Oct. 13: A car stop was performed on southbound Route 9 at 1:17a.m. Patrol took a 30-year-old Mohegan Lake man into custody for vehicle and traffic violations, DWI and reckless driving. The suspect was released on his own recognizance.    

Oct. 14: Patrol responded to a commercial area of Maple Street at 3:20 p.m. for a male who was panhandling. The party was located at a bus stop on Maple Street and given a warning.     

Oct. 15: Report of a group of disorderly juveniles being loud and obnoxious on Radnor Avenue at 8:58 p.m. The group was dispersed without incident. 

Putnam County Sheriff’s Department

 Oct. 15: At about 4:10 a.m., a deputy responded to a home on Route 301 in Philipstown. An elderly male homeowner reported that he was unable to free his blind and deaf dog from a trapped position. The animal’s head had become lodged in the legs of a wooden rocking horse after falling off a bed. The deputy freed the animal, determined that it was uninjured and helped the homeowner rearrange the room to prevent a repeat of the incident.

Oct. 18: Report of a larceny at a residence in Southeast. Deputies responded and spoke with two residents who reported that between Oct. 7 and Oct. 11m they noticed that the front door of the home appeared damaged. The residents originally believed that the damage was caused by a storm; however, on Oct. 18, they noticed several personal items missing and realized that the front door had been pried open and the screen cut. No arrests were made.

Oct. 19: Report of a property damage automobile accident in the parking lot of JRS Pharmacy on Route 22 in Patterson at 4:12 p.m. The responding deputy observed two vehicles with minor damage.

Oct. 21: A deputy responded to Hudson Valley Hospital at about 5 p.m. on a report of a past domestic related assault. The deputy spoke with a 63-year-old female victim who had a black eye. It was determined that the black eye was caused by the victim’s 64-year-old husband at their Putnam Valley home the previous evening when the husband punched his wife with a closed fist multiple times causing the victim to lose consciousness. The husband was arrested at his home at about 9 p.m. after an arrest warrant was issued.

Yorktown Police Department

Oct. 18: Jesus Gonzalez, 55, of Cortlandt, was charged with grand larceny, burglary and criminal mischief, all felonies, at 6:35 p.m. after allegedly unlawfully entering Curry Honda, causing damage in excess of $1,500 to a doorframe and locks, and stealing multiple items from inside the business, valued at more than $3,000. He was remanded to Westchester County Jail.

Oct. 18: Sokol Vuktilaj, 49, of Carmel, was charged with driving while intoxicated, criminal impersonation and other offenses following a motor vehicle accident on Route 6 at 8:42 p.m.

Oct. 20: Jonathan Martinez, 28, of Mount Vernon, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle at 10:05 a.m. after being stopped on Route 6 in the area of Strawberry Road for changing lanes unsafely. A computer check revealed his driving privileges in New York State had been suspended for failing to answer a summons.

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