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Unusual Suspects: Martin Sheen; Hastings Grinch; Percoset

Recent weird and unusual crime in the Hudson Valley.

Martin Sheen Visits Sing Sing

Actor Martin Sheen visited Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining to meet with Jon-Adrian Velazquez, who fatally shot a former police officer who was running an illegal gambling parlor in Harlem, reports Fox News. "And I have assured him that we're not going to give up his fight until he walks out of Sing Sing an innocent man," said Sheen. Velazquez, 45, has been in jail for 13 years.

Clarkstown police responding to a drunk driving tip were surprised to find the caller was the driver in question. When a town police officer pulled into Chili's restaurant on Route 59 in Nanuet, Michael Trent, 58, of New City pulled his car up next to the officer and asked if it was OK to drive even though he had been drinking. The answer was "no," and Trent was charged after failing sobriety tests. 

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After Bedford police stopped a car for allegedly driving 18 miles over the speed limit, they noticed the passenger, Patricia Tompkins, 28, of Shenorock, appeared to be intoxicated. When they tried to talk to Tompkins, she jumped out of the car and yelled, "search me." She then dumped the contents of her bag on top of the police car and eight Percoset pills fell out. She was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

Toys collected by St. Matthew Church on Warburton Avenue for their annual toy drive were stolen from the rear of the building Nov. 30. 

80-Year-Old Woman Stands Up To Attacker

An 80-year-old Southeast woman attending the sentencing hearing of the man who sexually assaulted her in 2009 stood up to him in court Wednesday, reports LoHud.com. "You are a very, very bad man, in fact, horrible. If I had my way, you would serve the rest of your life in prison. Since that will not be the case, I hope you'll be miserable in there and when you get out, you are rejected by society," she said.

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Boron December 11, 2011 at 03:45 pm
If Martin Sheen had spent more time with his boys instead of drinking and drugging and worrying about cop killers he might have turned out a better product. Is he trying to divert attention from his kid or is he just a blind liberal. Maybe Velazquez could do his halfway house at Marty's house. I don't think so, not the lefty way.
One day Sheen was having a benefit for the homeless at his house. Wilford Brimley asked Sheen why he didn't invite any of his homeless honorees to his house. Sheen was speechless. What a hypocrite!
JJ December 12, 2011 at 04:30 am
Boron............Bravo great post!
Sheen is another dimwitted actor who hasn't seen the ball since kickoff. These Hollyweird types are all fueled by their own egos and the sense that they're making the world better. None of them live in the real world. They fast become the characters they have played because their real lives are useless
Oscar Delannoya December 12, 2011 at 03:08 pm
Boron I am not saying I agree with Sheen but the fact is that The EX cop was holding illegal gambling in his "legit" business . I remember this story well as I was baffled on how people reacted . The story goes that Velazquez and another went into the "Illegal" gambling parlor and tried to hold up the place . The Ex cop opened fire first and was killed in the shoot out . Now granted Velazquez was wrong and deserved the punishment he was given but let not throw stones in a glass house as the ex officer was getting his pension and using tax payers money for illegal doings .
Ded Yorick December 12, 2011 at 08:20 pm
Kurtz: Are you an assassin?
Sheen: I'm an activist. Kurtz: You're neither. You're an errand boy sent by Hollywood liberals to collect a bill.
Boron December 12, 2011 at 09:14 pm
oh! That changes everything. An off duty cop certainly deserves to be killed for gambling.
Spruce Bringsteen December 12, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Exactly. Maybe he was a crooked cop that got mixed up in the rackets, like McCluskey in The Godfather.
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