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3 Shot, Including 15-Month-Old In Region 3 Shot, Including 15-Month-Old In Region
3 Shot, Including 15-Month-Old In Region An intensive investigation is underway after three people, including a 15-month-old boy, were shot in at a home in the region. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Monticello around 10 p.m. on Friday, May 5 at a home located at 15 Holmes St. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police Department, officers responded to the home after receiving a 911 report of shots fired. When officers arrived they found three people who had sustained gunshot wounds including a 27-year-old man, a 20-year-old woman, and a 15-month-old. The infant was flown by Medevac to the Westcheste…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wheelchair-Bound Man Saved By Police Officer During Fire In Region Wheelchair-Bound Man Saved By Police Officer During Fire In Region
Wheelchair-Bound Man Saved By Police Officer During Fire In Region A man who is wheelchair-bound was saved by a police officer who received notice of smoke coming from an apartment in the area. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 8:35 a.m., Saturday, April 8, in Monticello. Monticello Police received a report of smoke coming from Apartment 4 at the Monticello Housing Authority Complex, located at 55 Liberty St., said Lt Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police. Officer Victor Agapito arrived on the scene and found an active fire inside the apartment. He entered the apartment through the front door and pulled out the 69-ye…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigating After Man Shot Twice In Region Police Investigating After Man Shot Twice In Region
Police Investigating After Man Shot Twice In Region Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating after a man was found shot twice inside an apartment. The incident took place in Sullivan County in the village of Monticello around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 2 at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex. According to Lt, Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, officers responded to a 911 call reporting a gunshot victim in Building 14 at the complex located on Terry Lane. Sullivan County 911 also reported that dispatchers could hear active gunfire while taking the call, Johnstone said. Responding Monticello officers located a 20-year-old …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Loud Exhaust Leads To Gun Charge For Man From Region, Police Say Loud Exhaust Leads To Gun Charge For Man From Region, Police Say
Loud Exhaust Leads To Gun Charge For Man From Region, Police Say A 34-year-old man from the region has been charged with alleged possession of a loaded gun after fleeing from police during a traffic stop for a loud exhaust. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 11 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the area of the old Leisure Time water company on Route 42 in Lake Kiamesha. Sullivan County deputies spotted a handgun on the passenger seat of a 2013 Nissan Altima as they approached the vehicle during a traffic stop for a loud exhaust, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. But just as they approached, the driver, iden…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Jumps Out Of Window After 3-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area Man Jumps Out Of Window After 3-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Man Jumps Out Of Window After 3-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Area A three-alarm fire destroyed a Hudson Valley home and kept firefighters on the scene for more than seven hours. The fire took place in Sullivan County around 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 at 132 Haddock Road in Monticello. While en route Sullivan Fire was told that a man that had reportedly jumped from a second-floor window had suffered multiple burns. Three fire trucks responded within a minute and arrived at the fire within four minutes, to find a working fire, said the Monticello Fire Department.  Mutual aid was requested from the Town of Bethel Fast, Rock Hill, and Forestburgh. Addi…

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by Kathy Reakes