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Downstate Correctional Facility

Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman An alert has been issued for a wanted woman who was arrested more than five years ago for attempting to sneak marijuana into the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill. New York State Police investigators in Wappinger are attempting to locate Latifah Price, 24, who is wanted following her arrest for promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said that Price was arrested in 2014 after an investigation determined she attempted to smuggle 18 grams of marijuana into the Downstate Correctional Facility. An arrest warrant was issued for Price by the Town of Fis…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman Seen Her? Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman
Seen Her? Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators as they attempt to locate a woman who attempted to smuggle drugs into the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill earlier this year. Investigators in Wappinger issued an alert for Vataria Barcelo, 22, who is wanted by State Police and the Town of Fishkill Court following her arrest in May for attempting to smuggle synthetic cannabis into the prison. Police said that a warrant was issued for Barcelo’s arrest after she failed to appear at court proceedings. She was last known to reside in the Albany area. Barcelo has been de…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
News
Attorney Convicted Of Scheme To Bribe Witness In Long Island Double Homicide Trial Attorney Convicted Of Scheme To Bribe Witness In Long Island Double Homicide Trial
Attorney Convicted Of Scheme To Bribe Witness In Long Island Double Homicide Trial A longtime attorney from Long Island has been convicted of plotting to bribe a convicted murderer to testify on behalf of his client, who was charged with the execution-style killings of two men. John Scarpa, Jr., of Happaugue, who has been an attorney in New York State since 1982 was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn of using interstate facilities in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to do the same. The verdict came following a four-day trial. U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that in early 2015, Scarpa and co-conspirator Charles Gallman attempted to bribe a convicted murderer to …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Extradited To Greenwich On Narcotics Possession Charge Westchester Man Extradited To Greenwich On Narcotics Possession Charge
Westchester Man Extradited To Greenwich On Narcotics Possession Charge A man from Westchester has been extradited to Greenwich on narcotics possession charges, according to police. Greenwich Police Department investigators say they responded to Downstate Correctional Facility (121 Red Schoolhouse Road in Fishkill, New York) on Tuesday, April 29 in order to take 29-year-old Vincent Chambless of Port Chester, New York into custody. Greenwich Police say they stopped Chambless for a motor vehicle violation on Dec. 17, 2018. He allegedly fled the scene on foot but was later found and arrested. Officers then allegedly obtained a search warrant for Chambless’s vehic…

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by Valerie Musson
Poughkeepsie, NY
News
Ex-Downstate Correctional Officers Sent To Prison For Beating Inmate, Falsifying Records Ex-Downstate Correctional Officers Sent To Prison For Beating Inmate, Falsifying Records
Ex-Downstate Correctional Officers Sent To Prison For Beating Inmate, Falsifying Records Two former New York State Correction Officers are going to be on the other side of the bars for several years for beating a defenseless inmate and attempting to cover it up during an elaborate scheme. Kathy Scott, 43, has been sentenced to 100 months and George Santiago, Jr., 35, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison. They were convicted in November last year for their roles in the 2013 beating of inmate Kevin Moore in the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill. According to evidence introduced at the trial, on Nov. 13, 2013, Moore, 54 at the time of his death, was brought to the f…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Police: Teen Tried Smuggling Scalpels Into Downstate Correctional Facility Police: Teen Tried Smuggling Scalpels Into Downstate Correctional Facility
Police: Teen Tried Smuggling Scalpels Into Downstate Correctional Facility A teenager is herself now behind bars after attempting to smuggle scalpels into the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill. New York State Police troopers arrested 19-year-old Bronx resident Charisma Gonzalez on the Fourth of July following an investigation that determined she was in possession of a pair of scalpel blades when she entered the prison. It is further alleged that she was planning to provide them to an inmate. Gonzalez was arrested at the prison and charged with a felony count of promoting prison contraband. She was remanded to Dutchess County Jail in lieu of bail and is d…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Inmate Caught With Weapon At Downstate Correctional Facility, Police Say Inmate Caught With Weapon At Downstate Correctional Facility, Police Say
Inmate Caught With Weapon At Downstate Correctional Facility, Police Say An inmate at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill is facing new charges after being busted with an alleged weapon while he was incarcerated. On Monday, New York State Police investigators announced that on April 18, troopers arrested Brooklyn resident John Hayes following an investigation, that determined that on June 5 last year, Hayes was allegedly in possession of an “improvised weapon” while he was an inmate. Hayes was charged with a felony count of first-degree promoting prison contraband and arraigned in the Town of Fishkill Court. Following arraignment, Hayes remains reman…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Man Assaults Another Inmate At Downstate Correctional Facility, Police Say Man Assaults Another Inmate At Downstate Correctional Facility, Police Say
Man Assaults Another Inmate At Downstate Correctional Facility, Police Say A 20-year-old inmate at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill is facing new charges after allegedly assaulting another inmate while in custody, state police said. Following an investigation, New York State Police investigators determined that Brooklyn resident Akil Baptiste assaulted another inmate on Jan. 14 while he was still incarcerated, leading to a felony second-degree assault charge, officials announced on Monday. Baptiste was arraigned in the Town of Fishkill Court and remanded back into the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.…

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by Zak Failla
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Seen Her? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Hudson Valley Suspect Seen Her? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Hudson Valley Suspect
Seen Her? Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Hudson Valley Suspect New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a woman busted for bringing heroin into the Downstate Correctional Facility and never appeared in court to answer the charges. An alert was issued by police from the Wappinger barrack regarding 28-year-old Amanda Murphy, who is wanted on charges that include promoting prison contraband, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument dating back to an incident nearly three years ago. Police said that Murphy is wanted by New York Sta…

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by Zak Failla
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Police & Fire
Downstate Correctional Facility Inmate Throws Feces At Officer, Police Say Downstate Correctional Facility Inmate Throws Feces At Officer, Police Say
Downstate Correctional Facility Inmate Throws Feces At Officer, Police Say An inmate at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill is facing charges after allegedly throwing fecal matter and urine at a uniformed corrections officer. State Police from the Wappinger barracks announced that Brooklyn resident Chico Rivera, 30, has been charged with a felony count aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate after assaulting the officer on Wednesday. Rivera was arraigned in the Town of Fishkill Court and remanded back into the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. He is due back in the Town of Fishkill Court to ans…

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by Zak Failla