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Area Man, 25, Faces Drug Trafficking, Firearms Offenses
An ex-convict wanted for missing mandated sessions with his parole officer was apprehended by police after they recovered a backpack he tossed aside, filled with an illegal firearm and "large quantity" of narcotics, while he was pursued by law enforcement, police said.
Police said a City of Newburgh detective allegedly spotted Alberto Rivera, of Newburgh, 25, who the detective knew was wanted by authorities, riding a bicycle on Broadway on Friday, Oct. 1 at approximately 1:25 p.m.
When the detective stopped his vehicle in Rivera's path, police said, the wanted man fled the scene…
Man Convicted Of Choking, Unlawfully Imprisoning Woman In Area
A Westchester man was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Orange County last year, but he was convicted of illegally imprisoning and choking her.
Andre Sims, 35, of Peekskill, was found guilty of first-degree coercion and first-degree unlawful imprisonment, both felonies, after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in September last year.
Sims was also found guilty of criminal obstruction of breathing, menacing, reckless driving reckless endangerment and unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a vehicle, all misdemeanors. The jury acquitted Sims of sexual assault char…
Four From Area Caught With Loaded Gun, Cocaine, Pot In Traffic Stop
State Police apprehended four men who are facing multiple charges for allegedly possessing a loaded handgun in addition to cocaine and marijuana in a traffic stop.
The arrests occurred on Broadway in the city of Newburgh on Saturday, Dec. 8. The police’s interview with the vehicle’s driver, Juan R. Murillo, 28, of Newburgh, gave them probable cause to conduct a search.
In doing so, police allegedly discovered a loaded .22 caller semi-automatic pistol as well as a quantity of cocaine and marijuana. Murillo and the vehicle other occupants, Abimael J. Pineiro-Ruiz, 26, of Newburgh, Dimas A. Gu…
