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Woman From Region Nabbed With 3 Guns On School Grounds, Police Say Woman From Region Nabbed With 3 Guns On School Grounds, Police Say
Woman From Region Nabbed With 3 Guns On School Grounds, Police Say A woman from the region was allegedly nabbed with three handguns she had on a high school campus, according to police. Sullivan County resident Amanda Jones, age 38, of Monticello, was arrested by the Village of Liberty Police on Thursday, March 7. According to Chief Steven D'Agata of the Liberty Police, the investigation began when Jones was found to have three handguns during a traffic stop. Jones was a passenger in the vehicle and was found to have a Ruger 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a loaded Ruger SR22 .22 caliber semi-automatic handgun, and a Glock 43 9mm semiautomatic&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Threatening Police Department Hudson Valley Man Charged With Threatening Police Department
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Threatening Police Department A man from the region is behind bars for allegedly threatening a police department with violence. Dutchess County resident Michael A. Cavagnolo, age 48, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Tuesday, March 5 in connection with an investigation into threats of violence made against the Town of Hyde Park Police. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the department was requested to investigate an incident in which the Hyde Park Police had been threatened with violence by Cavagnolo. A further investigation found that he allegedly contacted the H…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Cocktail Lounge In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Cocktail Lounge In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Stabbing Victim At Cocktail Lounge In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man in the neck at a cocktail lounge that has been the scene of another recent shooting and stabbing. Related: 2 Shot, 1 Stabbed Near Wallkill Bar The incident took place in Orange County around 4 a.m., Saturday, March 9 at Whispers Cocktail Lounge on Route 17 in the town of Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the Wallkill Police, officers responded to the cocktail lounge for a report of a stabbing and found a 32-year-old Ellenville man suffering from a stab wound to his neck. The victim was transported t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Accused Of Texting Threats To Girl In Region Teen Accused Of Texting Threats To Girl In Region
Teen Accused Of Texting Threats To Girl In Region A Massachusetts teen with a history of making bomb threats at a school has been taken into custody for allegedly texting threatening messages to a girl in New York. The incident began in Columbia County on Tuesday, March 5 when the Hudson Police Department received a report from a concerned mother and her juvenile daughter regarding disturbing physical threats received on the daughter's cell phone.  The unknown sender made threats to harm the 17-year-old and her friends, referencing a recent altercation on the school bus, the Hudson Police Department said. The girl received text messa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash
21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash This story has been updated. A 21-year-old man was killed during a two-car crash after allegedly losing control of his vehicle in the region. The crash occurred in Ulster County around 3:55 p.m., Saturday, March 9 in the town of Ulster on Route 209 south of Sawkill Road. According to Ulster Police Chief Kyle Berardi, an investigation found that Noah Ortman, age 21, of Ulster, was driving a 1997 Ford Mustang southbound when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed the grass median into the northbound lane of Route 209, and was struck by a 2022 Jeep Wrangler, driven by a 24-year-old man. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pair Of 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Hudson Valley School Shooting Hoax Pair Of 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Hudson Valley School Shooting Hoax
Pair Of 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Hudson Valley School Shooting Hoax Two 14-year-old students have been charged in connection with a call to a Hudson Valley school reporting an active shooter. The incident occurred in Orange County around 12:10 p.m., Friday, March 8 at Monhagen Middle School in the town of Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the Wallkill Police, officers responded to the school after a 911 call was made reporting the shooter. An investigation between school staff and officers determined there was no shooter and led to the arrest of two 14-year-old students that live in Middletown, McLymore said. The students, who were not named d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio Nabbed For Stealing Vehicles In Nanuet Key Fob Swap Scam, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Stealing Vehicles In Nanuet Key Fob Swap Scam, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Stealing Vehicles In Nanuet Key Fob Swap Scam, Police Say Three men were busted for allegedly using a key fob swap scam in which they asked to look at a vehicle at a car dealership and then gave back a fob from another vehicle so they could steal the auto at night.  The suspects were caught in Rockland County on Monday, March 4 in Nanuet. According to Det. Norm Peters with the Clarksdown Police, on Monday, officers responded to Rockland Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership on Route 304 in Nanuet, regarding a key fob swap incident. An employee of the dealership told officers that two men came to the dealership looking to purchase a us…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Stealing Chainsaw From Store: Police Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Stealing Chainsaw From Store: Police
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed For Stealing Chainsaw From Store: Police A 32-year-old man from the region faces larceny charges after stealing a chainsaw from a store in Northern Westchester, police announced. Ulster County resident Christian Bang of Highland was arrested in Northern Westchester County after surrendering himself to Yorktown Police on Monday, March 4 in connection with a theft committed in May 2023, the department announced.  According to police, on May 13, 2023, at around 5:30 p.m., officers were alerted of a past larceny at the Lowe's at 3200 Crompond Rd. (Route 202). A responding officer determined that days earlier, on May 7, Bang had t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drug Task Force Raids Apartment, Shuts Down Hudson Valley Fentanyl Operation Drug Task Force Raids Apartment, Shuts Down Hudson Valley Fentanyl Operation
Drug Task Force Raids Apartment, Shuts Down Hudson Valley Fentanyl Operation A Hudson Valley drug task force raided an apartment allegedly being used to distribute fentanyl throughout the region. The raid occurred in Dutchess County on Thursday, March 7 on South Clinton Street in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force received numerous complaints about an apartment reportedly being used to distribute fentanyl and other dangerous drugs to vulnerable community members.  Residents in the area also reported being threatened by individuals in this apartment and they…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old: Police Hudson Valley Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old: Police
Hudson Valley Man, 33, Paid For Sex With 12-Year-Old: Police A 33-year-old New York man was arrested by New Jersey State Police after paying a woman to have sex with her 12-year-old daughter, authorities said. New Jersey State Police began investigating Ulster County resident Alexander Boyd in January after he was soliciting children for sex on the internet, New Paltz Police, where Boyd lives, said. Boyd made plans with a woman to purchase her 12-year-old daughter for sex, police said. Once they settled on a price, Boyd traveled to New Jersey, booked a hotel room, and waited for the woman and her daughter, police said. He was located and taken i…

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by Sam Barron
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Police Raid 3 Illegal Pot Shops In Hudson Valley Police Raid 3 Illegal Pot Shops In Hudson Valley
Police Raid 3 Illegal Pot Shops In Hudson Valley Police raided three alleged illegal pot shops in the region with warrants after receiving complaints from residents. The raids took place on Tuesday, March 5 at the following locations in the city of Poughkeepsie: 13 Academy St. 25 Academy St. 196 Main St. According to Det. Sgt. Terrance Beam of the Poughkeepsie Police, the unlicensed dispensaries that allegedly sold pot were searched after police received complaints from residents and issues with parking. No arrests were made, but a "lot" of pot in different forms was confiscated from each, Beam said. An investigation is continuing into…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Husband, Wife Nabbed For Fatal Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A 42-year-old woman and her husband have been charged in connection with the alleged hit-and-run death of a SUNY student in the region. Related: Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Saugerties Woman Identified As Victim Ulster County residents Lacey Maxwell and Ryan Maxwell, age 43, both of Malden, were arrested on Tuesday, March 5 for the incident that occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 10 on Route 9W in the town of Saugerties. According to the Saugerties Police, an extensive investigation determined that Lacey Maxwell was driving her 2021 Subaru south on Route 9W when she struck Starllie …

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by Kathy Reakes