Crime & Safety

Baby Jesus; Dominatrix; Chimney Sweeps Scams

Recent weird and unusual crime in the Hudson Valley.

Dominatrix Gina Pane was cleared to sue the Town of Greenburgh—according to News 12 Westchester. A Greenburgh officer allegedly pleasured himself while making Pane defecate next to him in the woods one day after the dominatrix was arrested on pot charges outside of the Greenburgh movie theater. Now Pane is suing.

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A baby Jesus was taken from the front yard of an Edgewood Avenue residence in Mamaroneck. The figure is worth approximately $200.

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A Dobbs Ferry resident of Lefurgy Avenue reported she has been the victim of at least five eggings since late November. She has no idea who has done the eggings. Dobbs Ferry police informed Irvington police that the eggings were crossing village lines.

Fake chimney sweeps clean your chimney then claim you have chimney problems and stick victims, one in Croton, with the bill. The scammers go by All Seasons Chimney. The scammers give victims an inflated quote to fix the fake problem, negotiate the cost down, then take off with the payment.

Clarkstown police report two Pearl River women are accused of stealing $1,300 worth of clothing from Sears in Nanuet. They allegedly hid the clothing in baby strollers. The women were charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. They were both released pending a Feb. 6 hearing in Clarkstown Town Court in New City.

A Southeast woman told police she believed someone was sitting in a vehicle in her driveway and watching her through a window. Police did not find anyone on the scene and believe someone had pulled into the driveway to turn around.


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