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City In Region Names New Police Chief City In Region Names New Police Chief
City In Region Names New Police Chief A Hudson Valley city has named a new police chief, a 16-year department veteran. Newburgh City Manager Todd Venning announced Monday, May 6, that Lt. Brandon Rola had been appointed the City's Chief of Police. Rola is a decorated 16-year department veteran who has risen through the ranks since beginning his policing career in 2008.  "Chief Brandon Rola represents the very best of the City of Newburgh Police Department: an officer who rose through the ranks with unimpeachable integrity, selfless acts of heroism, an unwavering commitment to our community, and innate …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Student Injured In Leg While Riding On School Bus In Region Student Injured In Leg While Riding On School Bus In Region
Student Injured In Leg While Riding On School Bus In Region Police are investigating after a Hudson Valley student riding on a school bus allegedly sustained a "superficial laceration to the leg." The incident took place in Orange County around 2:40 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5 in the area of Dubois Street, in the city of Newburgh. According to Mike Neppl, spokesman for the Newburgh Police Department, officers responded to a reported stabbing on a school bus. Officers located a 17-year-old student of Newburgh Free Academy, who had a superficial laceration on their lower leg. The victim was tended to by hospital staff for a non-life-threatening injury, Ne…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With Hate Crime After Road Rage Incident In Region, Police Say Man Charged With Hate Crime After Road Rage Incident In Region, Police Say
Man Charged With Hate Crime After Road Rage Incident In Region, Police Say This story has been updated. A Hudson Valley man was charged with menacing as a hate crime stemming from a road rage incident. Orange County resident William J. Ryan, age 60, of the town of Newburgh, was arrested on Tuesday, June 14, for the incident that took place on Saturday, June 11. According to Newburgh Police Chief Anthony Geraci, Ryan was charged after allegedly getting into a  fight with a Black Newburgh resident who he threatened with a knife while making 'derogatory ethnic slurs." Ryan told the man, who reportedly shared a video of the incident, that he was an off-duty tro…

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by Kathy Reakes