City of Newburgh/New Windsor - Pursuit w/MVA - 07/21/14

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Date: 07/21/14 (late entry)

Time: 0345hrs (approx)

Location: Rt. 94 & Forge Hill Rd. (Location of MVA)

District: Town of New Windsor/Vails Gate Fire District

Units: City of Newburgh PD (numerous), New Windsor PD (numerous), NYSP (numerous), Vails Gate FD Cars 1, 2 & 3, R480, E481, E479, New Windsor EMS/ALS

Description: Vehicle pursuit w/roll-over MVA

0345hrs (approx)-City of Newburgh conducting a traffic stop. While the officer was interviewing the occupants, the driver drove off. NPD units pursued the vehicle toward the Town of New Windsor.

Base-1 (NPD) advising Base-5 (NWPD) of the pursuit and advising that they are approaching the town line.

Base-5 units then joined in the pursuit with NYSP units aiding as well.

NWPD units advising that the suspect vehicle is traveling at 70+ MPH west on Blooming Grove Tpke (Route 94).

0355hrs (approx)-NWPD units advising that the vehicle has been involved in a roll-over 10-50 (MVA) at 94 and Forge Hill, requesting FD and EMS.

0358hrs-Base-5 alerting Vails Gate for the roll-over MVA w/entrapment.

- Cars 1, 2, & 3 responding. Base-5 alerting VGFD units that the MVA is secondary to a pursuit and there is a large police presence in the area, use caution.

FD arrived to find that PD was able to remove the driver, who was placed in custody and examined by NWEMS.

The vehicle had rolled over, coming to rest on the driver side with the passenger unable to get out.

VGFD units placed the hydraulic tools into service and planned to cut the A, B and C posts and fold the roof.

However, members were able to access the passenger through the rear hatch and subsequently removed him to the care of EMS and PD custody.

FD units then picked up and returned to service.

PD closed the road and remained on scene until approximately 0930hrs conducting the accident reconstruction.

From Mid Hudson News:

Four incidents, four guns taken off the streets of Newburgh

NEWBURGH Four unrelated incidents in the City of Newburgh, included one attempted murder, have resulted in police removing four guns from the streets.

On Monday, July 21 at 1 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting at the intersection of William and South William streets. The victim was transported to the hospital by private vehicle for treatment of four gunshot wounds.

Police quickly obtained a description of the suspect, recovered a 32 caliber handgun believed to have been used incident and arrested a City of Newburgh resident. Tyahnjaii Legette, 19, currently under parole supervision for an attempted robbery conviction, was charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

***At 3:37 a.m. on Monday, Newburgh Police observed a car that failed to stop at a red light at Dubois Street and Broadway. The officer stopped the vehicle, which was occupied by two people. The driver could not produce ID and appeared to be intoxicated. At that point, the driver put the car in gear and took off but wound up crashing into a rock wall in the area of Forge hill Road and Route 94 in New Windsor.

The driver and passenger were treated for minor injuries.

A 9 mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered after he was tossed out of the car window.

The driver, Pedro Rainey, 41, of Newburgh, currently on parole supervision for a drug possession charge, was charged with felony weapon possession, felony DWI, several misdemeanors including for false personation and several traffic infractions.

The passenger, a 37-year-old Kingston man, was not charged in the incident.***

On Tuesday, July 22 at 2:17 a.m., Newburgh Police responded to a dispute inside a residence in the 700 Block of Broadway and found two people who were related to one another but not living together arguing. One of them left the residence and retrieved a handgun from a car and began pointing it in the direction of residents. The vehicle then fled the scene and no shots were fired.

Officers were able to stop the car and arrest Jeffrey Morales, 30, of Newburgh. Officers located a loaded 380 semi-automatic handgun on the sidewalk in the area of 603 Broadway. The investigation linked the gun to Morales, who was charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

At 11:53 a.m. on Monday, July 21, police received a call from a female motorist of a road rage incident. She told police a car was driving aggressively weaving in and out of traffic on South William Street.

The car began to tailgate the woman so she pulled over to get the license plate number at which time the driver pointed a gun at her and drove away.

Police later found the car parked in a business parking lot at 175 South Robinson Avenue.

The driver, Christopher Peloso, 27, was charged with misdemeanor menacing and weapons possession. It was determined he had a valid pistol permit. Detectives obtained a search warrant and found a loaded 25 caliber semi-automatic and gun and marijuana in the car. The handgun is registered on Pelosos permit.

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Edited July 24, 2014 by BFD1054