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Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region
Man Charged With Making Threat Of Violence Against School District In Region A 37-year-old man from the region was charged with making an alleged threat against a school district in the region. Sullivan County resident Steven Kelly, of Narrowsburg, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 2 for allegedly making threats against the Sullivan West School District in Jeffersonville.  According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies received information shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1, Kelly had made posts on social media expressing his dissatisfaction with the school district.  In his posts, he allegedly referred to a gun. He had also made verba…
Fatal Family Dispute: Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting Of 39-Year-Old Fatal Family Dispute: Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting Of 39-Year-Old
Fatal Family Dispute: Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting Of 39-Year-Old A Hudson Valley man faces years in prison after pleading guilty to killing another man during a dispute involving family members. Ulster County resident Dominic “Domo” King, age 32, of Kingston, made the plea on Thursday, Aug. 24 in the shooting death of Gerald Keith Richardson, age 39, of Ellenville in 2021, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. The plea follows a 2021 indictment by the Ulster County Grand Jury and extradition from California. On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, King shot and killed Richardson on Berme Road in the Village of Ellenville, said the DA's Office. The tw…
Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Hudson Valley Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Hudson Valley
Pursuit Leads To Standoff With Armed Driver In Hudson Valley This story has been updated.  A vehicle pursuit in Northern Westchester eventually led to a long standoff with an armed driver that caused a busy road to close for hours, police said.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Friday evening, April 14 around 7:10 p.m., when state police were called to the Taconic State Parkway for a report of a man driving north with a possible firearm. The vehicle, a gray Nissan Altima, was soon located, and a chase began.  The vehicle eventually traveled through numerous roads in Yorktown and came to a stop on Route 6 westbound near the M…
18-Year-Old Nabbed After Armed Robbery Of Gas Station In Hudson Valley, Police Say 18-Year-Old Nabbed After Armed Robbery Of Gas Station In Hudson Valley, Police Say
18-Year-Old Nabbed After Armed Robbery Of Gas Station In Hudson Valley, Police Say An 18-year-old man has been charged with allegedly robbing a Hudson Valley gas station at gunpoint. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 5:15 a.m., Monday, March 6 at the Shell gas station at 1831 Route 376 in the town of Wappinger. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Shell gas station at 1831 Route 376 in the Town of Wappinger for a report of an armed robbery, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. A preliminary investigation revealed that Joseph A. Wrubel, age 18, of Poughkeepsie, entered the business, displayed a firearm,…
Teen Admits To Fatally Shooting Man At Apartment Complex In Area Teen Admits To Fatally Shooting Man At Apartment Complex In Area
Teen Admits To Fatally Shooting Man At Apartment Complex In Area A teen has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a Hudson Valley man in 2019. Jayden Rodriguez, age 19, from the Township of North Bergen, New Jersey, made the plea on Tuesday, May 1, for the homicide which took place in Spring Valley, according to Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh. During his plea, Rodriguez admitted that on or about Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, he entered a Spring Valley apartment building and fired numerous shots at an individual identified as 20-year-old Emerson Jean-Baptiste, ultimately causing his death, Walsh said. Rodriguez was arres…
Police Release New Info On Fatal Shooting Of College Student From Area Police Release New Info On Fatal Shooting Of College Student From Area
Police Release New Info On Fatal Shooting Of College Student From Area The 21-year-old SUNY Potsdam student from the Hudson Valley who was killed just off-campus was fatally shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting, according to new information released by police. Putnam County resident Elizabeth Howell, age 21, who was a senior at SUNY Potsdam, was struck by three bullets that were fired from a grey, four-door Honda Civic at around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, investigators from the Potsdam Police Department announced. Original story - Brewster HS Grad Killed In Upstate Shooting Was An Aspiring Educator Police said that her alleged shooter, St. Lawrence C…
Indictments Announced In Orange County Attempted Murder Case Indictments Announced In Orange County Attempted Murder Case
Indictments Announced In Orange County Attempted Murder Case A Hudson Valley man who has been on the run in connection with a shooting earlier this year has been captured and charged with attempted murder. Orange County resident Lavelle Stackhouse, age 24, of Newburgh, was arraigned on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and charged with attempted murder in the second degree. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, the indictment was in connection with a shooting of a man in the middle of the day on Williams Street, in the City of Newburgh, on Wed. Sept. 8. The man that Stackhouse was shooting at, Joshua Hendrick, age 21, of Newburgh…
Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Area Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Area
Officer Injured During Gun Arrest In Area A police sergeant in Westchester was injured attempting to apprehend a man with a firearm, officials announced. Detectives from the Mount Vernon Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit spotted a group of four people arguing on Monday, Nov. 15 in the area of South 8th Avenue and West 2nd Street. As the detectives approached, police said that they spotted one man, later identified as Omowale James, age 23, take a gun out of his pocket, prompting them to oder him to drop the firearm, at which point he fled. While James fled on foot, police said that a uniformed sergeant from the department spo…
Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Hudson Valley Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Hudson Valley
Duo Indicted For Murder Of 20-Year-Old Woman in Hudson Valley Two men have been charged with murder for their roles in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old woman in Westchester. Mount Vernon resident Aaliyah Waiters was shot and killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after she was struck in the head by a bullet at approximately 2:30 a.m. on South Third Street in the city. She was with a group in Mount Vernon when she suffered the gunshot wound. Waiters was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, put on life support, and pronounced dead days later. The investigation led police to identify New Rochelle residents Tyquan Carcamo, age 20, and Laquan Jones…
Suspect Wanted In Shooting Death Of Man Found Lying On Area Sidewalk Arrested, Police Say Suspect Wanted In Shooting Death Of Man Found Lying On Area Sidewalk Arrested, Police Say
Suspect Wanted In Shooting Death Of Man Found Lying On Area Sidewalk Arrested, Police Say Police in Ulster County have arrested a suspect wanted for the shooting death of a man found lying on a city sidewalk. Truvock Noble, aka Jeffrey Ali, age 45, undomiciled, was arrested on Tuesday, March 23 in the town of Fishkill, by Kingston and Fishkill Police for the Sunday, March 21 killing of Erick Crawford, age 38, of Kingston, said the Kingston Police. Craw was found after Kingston police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Liberty Stree just off Boardway, police said.  Officers arrived at the scene and found Crawford, who had been shot twice, lying on the sidew…
Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area
Man With Handgun Leads Police On Chase Through School Zone In Area  A man is in custody after he threatened the security guard of a residential building with an "Uzi-type handgun," then fled from police on foot, causing an area elementary school to lock down after running through a school zone with the loaded weapon, said police.  Maceo B. Lewis, 23, first brandished the gun to a security guard in Poughkeepsie of the Eastmin & Bixby apartments on 22 Montgomery St. at approximately 11:38 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, said City of Poughkeepsie police.  The guard reported the incident to police, who responded to the area.  A detective re…
Large Fight Breaks Out In Food Court At Poughkeepsie Galleria Large Fight Breaks Out In Food Court At Poughkeepsie Galleria
Large Fight Breaks Out In Food Court At Poughkeepsie Galleria Police intervention was required at the Poughkeepsie Galleria when a large fight broke out and a gun was pulled out during the altercation. At approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, police responded to reports of a fight in the food court of the mall, leading to officers detaining five suspects for questioning and the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department bringing in a K9 Unit to search for a weapon that was allegedly displayed. According to a source at the scene, during the fight, a man pulled out the gun after being confronted at the food court over an unknown dispute, sending nearby …
New City Bank Robbery Suspects ID'd New City Bank Robbery Suspects ID'd
New City Bank Robbery Suspects ID'd Three men arrested Friday for robbing the New City Key Bank branch have been identified by the FBI and the Clarkstown Police Department. Jason Parris, 34, of Nyack, Demetrice Young, 27, of Spring Valley, and Iyibia Brown, 24, of Monsey, were apprehended by police just hours following the brazen robbery where several employees were threatened with a handgun, police said. The robbery took place around 2:20 p.m. Friday, at the Key Bank, 270 S. Little Tor Road, when two men dressed all in black with their faces covered and waving a handgun, walked into the bank, said Clarkstown Police. All thr…