Burglary linked to South American gang | Hudson Valley Crime Summary

HUDSON VALLEY, NY – Check out the week’s top police news stories covered across the region’s 24 patch sites. The stories include a school athletic director accused of sexually blackmailing a teenager.

Prosecutors are looking for other possible victims of sexual abuse by the school’s athletic director

The Eastchester Schools principal has been arrested and accused of blackmailing a teenager into sending sexually explicit videos.

Women playing mahjong help solve the pill burglar case

The story begins when a Louden Woods resident told Rye police that a man tried to break into her home.

New 19-year-old Rochelle man sexually assaults 13-year-old girl: NRPD

The adult gave the child alcohol before the attack and she was later taken to the hospital for “severe intoxication,” police said.

25-year-old is accused of stabbing man with kitchen knife

After an argument, he grabbed kitchen knives from a house and repeatedly stabbed the victim, prosecutors allege.

Yorktown man arrested after discharging illegal assault rifle: police

Due to a protection order following a domestic dispute, he was required to hand over weapons.

Two Yorktown residents hit a man in the head during a soccer game: police

According to Yorktown police, the two “soccer hooligans” were served with a citation for second-degree harassment.

Two burglars linked to a South American gang nabbed by police in Mt Pleasant

The suspects are linked to a criminal organization that targets families of Indian and Chinese descent in New York, cops said.

Bomb threat at New York City Department of Environmental Protection

According to New York State Police, the NYSDEC Region 3 office in New Paltz was searched for explosives following an emailed bomb threat.

Parade canceled after finance minister embezzled funds

The Washington Heights Fire Company had to cancel the parade, which was scheduled to feature 35 other fire departments, just 11 days before the event.