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Man From Region Sentenced For Possession Of Gun, Drugs Man From Region Sentenced For Possession Of Gun, Drugs
Man From Region Sentenced For Possession Of Gun, Drugs A Hudson Valley man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to criminal possession of a weapon and possession of drugs. Orange County resident Steven Bostic, age 41, of Middletown, was sentenced Monday, April 22, to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court on the evening of April 30, 2023, City of Newburgh Police Officers responded to a domestic incident at a residence in the City. Upon arriving, officers heard yelling inside…
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2
Hudson Valley Fire Leaves 24 Homeless, Injures 2 At least two residential buildings were destroyed during a two-alarm fire in the Hudson Valley that left 24 people homeless. The incident occurred in Orange County at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, April 8, at 59 and 61 Carter St., in the city of Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, a spokesman for the Newburgh Fire Department, arriving units found the rear of 59 and 61 Carter Street fully involved with fire, which was spreading to the interior of the buildings.  Neppl said crews stretched handlines into the interior and began bringing the fire down and searching for hidden fire. Mark Lieb…
Trio Nabbed For Home Burglaries In Region, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Home Burglaries In Region, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Home Burglaries In Region, Police Say Three men were apprehended by police in the Hudson Valley shortly after allegedly committing home burglaries. The incident occurred in Orange County around 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, on Continental Drive in New Windsor. The men were identified as Queens residents Jamez Torres Tinoco, age 41; Diego Hernandez-Corba, age 29, and Julian Cortes Cacamelo, age 23, after the homeowner called police to say he spotted the men on his home surveillance cameras attempting to enter his home, said Chief Daniel Valeri, of the New Windsor Police. As officers arrived, a vehicle was fleeing from in fron…
Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Man In Region, Police Say Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Man In Region, Police Say
Drug Sales Tip Lead To Arrest Of Man In Region, Police Say A Hudson Valley alleged drug dealer was busted after an investigation into drug sales in the region. The incident took place in Ulster County on Wednesday, Nov. 8. In August, members of the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (Urgent) initiated an investigation after receiving information about cocaine and crack cocaine sales occurring in the Town of Marlborough, said Capt. Joseph Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. A subsequent investigation alleges Orange County resident Richard L. Bonds, age 34, of Newburgh was responsible for the narcotic sales, Sciutt…
Former SUNY Police Officer In Capital Region Accused Of Sexual Assault Against Child, Rape Former SUNY Police Officer In Capital Region Accused Of Sexual Assault Against Child, Rape
Former SUNY Police Officer In Capital Region Accused Of Sexual Assault Against Child, Rape A 23-year-old police officer who was employed at two different agencies in New York has been been charged with sexual assault against a child, rape and two other offenses. New York State Police Latham Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Orange County resident John Kyle B. Dizon, age 23, of Cornwall, on Friday, June 9, and charged him with the following: Predatory sexual assault against a child,  Criminal sexual act in the first degree,  Rape in the first degree, Sexual abuse in the first degree. On Thursday, June 1, state police received information that an adult man had se…
Man Sentenced To Prison In Violent Slashing Attack In Region Man Sentenced To Prison In Violent Slashing Attack In Region
Man Sentenced To Prison In Violent Slashing Attack In Region A Hudson Valley 53-year-old has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to assault in the violent slashing attack of a man who was a life-long acquaintance. Orange County resident Melfred Williams, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and five years post-release supervision in connection with his guilty plea in the May 2022 slashing of a man on Lander Street in the City of Newburgh, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  The victim was a lifelong acquaintance of Williams. Several witnesses who saw the slashing immediately rendered first aid to the vic…
Arrest Made In Murder In Region That Also Injured 5-Year-Old, Police Say Arrest Made In Murder In Region That Also Injured 5-Year-Old, Police Say
Arrest Made In Murder In Region That Also Injured 5-Year-Old, Police Say Police in the Hudson Valley have nabbed a man wanted in connection with the murder of an area man and also injured a 5-year-old. The murder took place in Orange County on Thursday, Sept. 29, in the City of Newburgh. City of Newburgh Police Commissioner Jose Gomerez announced Tuesday, Nov. 22 that Lamont Williams, age 29, no known address, was arrested in North Carolina following a months-long investigation. Williams was found hiding in the closet of a mobile home and apprehended by US Marshals, said Gomerez.  The fugitive, who has connections to the city, allegedly shot and killed Da…
Suspect On Run, Man From Region Critical Following Shooting, Police Say Suspect On Run, Man From Region Critical Following Shooting, Police Say
Suspect On Run, Man From Region Critical Following Shooting, Police Say Police are searching for suspects after a Hudson Valley man was found shot inside an area home. The incident took place in Orange County around 10 p.m. in the city of Newburgh around 10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27. According to the City of Newburgh Police Department, officers responded to the home in the area of City Terrace and Van Ness Street after receiving multiple calls of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 45-year-old Newburgh man with two gunshot wounds, one to his upper chest and one to his right arm, police said. Officers immediately rendered medical assista…
Police ID 'Persons Of Interest' In Shooting After HS Football Game In Region Police ID 'Persons Of Interest' In Shooting After HS Football Game In Region
Police ID 'Persons Of Interest' In Shooting After HS Football Game In Region Do you know them? Police have identified two "persons of interest" after three people were shot following a high school football game overnight in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 in Orange County at the Newburgh Free Academy when police say a fight broke out in the north parking lot after the game against visiting Warwick Valley High School. Five shots were fired as soon as the fight broke out, according to Newburgh Police.  Officers on the scene who responded located the three victims:  A 43-year-old woman who was shot in…
Man Confesses To Killing Missing Teacher In Region Man Confesses To Killing Missing Teacher In Region
Man Confesses To Killing Missing Teacher In Region A Hudson Valley man has confessed to killing a missing teacher and will provide information to police to help find her body. Orange County resident Matthew Mercado, age 39, of Newburgh, made the admission in court on Thursday, Aug. 25, while pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge in the death of Jessica Lopez, also of Newburgh, who has been missing since 2019. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said  Mercado will also help police locate Lopez's body. Jessica Lopez - also known as Yessica Lopez - was reported missing to the City of Newburgh Police Department on S…
Police Asking Public For Help Following Shootings In Region Police Asking Public For Help Following Shootings In Region
Police Asking Public For Help Following Shootings In Region Police are asking the public for help after two shootings a day apart left three people injured. The shootings took place in Orange County on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 in the city of Newburgh. Police were alerted to the first shooting around 3 a.m. when they were informed that two Dutchess County residents from Beacon had arrived at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall General Hospital for gunshot wounds, said the Newburgh Police. One victim was male and the other was female, both are 23 years old, police said. The female victim was shot in the foot and the male victim wa…
Woman From Region Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death Woman From Region Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death
Woman From Region Sentenced To 15 Years For Starving Boy To Death A Hudson Valley woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for starving to death a 7-year-old boy in her care. Orange County resident Leticia Bravo, age 40, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 21 after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Peter Cucuas. In addition to the 15 years, Bravo will also serve five years post-release supervision, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. On February 10, 2021, shortly after 8 a.m., Bravo brought Cuacuas’ lifeless body to St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, the DA's Office said…
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 17 Crash In Region Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 17 Crash In Region
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 17 Crash In Region A woman was killed and a 21-year-old injured in a two-vehicle crash on a busy Hudson Valley roadway. It happened just before 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 17 in Orange County on Route 17 in the town of Goshen. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2016 Honda CRV, operated by Alexandre Lavandero, age 21, of New Rochelle, was traveling west in the left lane when he lost control of his vehicle and crossed over the median and struck a Kia Forte, operated by Samantha Turnbull, age 34, of Port Jervis, state police said.  Troopers observed Turnbull outside of her vehicle unconscious wher…