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Pair Of New Windsor Drug Dealers Behind Bars Following 10-Month Investigation, DA Says Pair Of New Windsor Drug Dealers Behind Bars Following 10-Month Investigation, DA Says
Pair Of New Windsor Drug Dealers Behind Bars Following 10-Month Investigation, DA Says Two Hudson Valley men are behind bars following a months-long investigation into drug sales in the region. Orange County residents Steven Gordon, age 58, and John Maines, age 66, both of New Windsor, were held on various weapons and drug charges following a warrant search of a home. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Town of New Windsor Police Chief Daniel Valeri said both men were the focus of a 10-month investigation into narcotics trafficking throughout the town of New Windsor and surrounding areas.  New Windsor Police investigated in collaboration with the: Ora…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Newburgh, Police Say Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Newburgh, Police Say
Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Newburgh, Police Say A 23-year-old Hudson Valley parolee was allegedly nabbed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol and drugs after police received a narcotics complaint. The incident took place in Orange County around 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the area of William Street and Benkard Avenue in the city of Newburgh. Newburgh Police said they attempted to stop parolee Kadeem Knight, of Newburgh, after receiving a narcotics complaint. When officers attempted to stop Knight, he engaged officers in a brief foot pursuit before his apprehension, police said.  As a result of an investigation, a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2012 Murder Area Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2012 Murder
Area Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2012 Murder The last of three gang members charged in the death of a Hudson Valley teen has been sentenced to prison. Dutchess County resident Dimetri Moseley, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, a member of the "Uptown" gang, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Moseley was sentenced to 25 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute heroin in connection with the 2016 murder of Caval Haylett and the distribution of heroin, said the US. Attorney's Office. He had previously pled guilty to participation in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Man Busted With Fentanyl Following Investigation, Police Say Orange County Man Busted With Fentanyl Following Investigation, Police Say
Orange County Man Busted With Fentanyl Following Investigation, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of a large quantity of fentanyl following a three-month investigation. The bust took place in the city of Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, May 17, and resulted in the arrest of Orange County resident Laquan Falls, age 26, of Newburgh. The arrest is the culmination of a three-month investigation by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force into Falls drugs sales in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster County areas, said Det/Sergeant Adam D. Harris, coordinator of the task force. When taken into custody by task force agents Falls was in&…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Illegal Drugs After Warrant Search Executed In Area Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Illegal Drugs After Warrant Search Executed In Area
Man Nabbed With Loaded Handgun, Illegal Drugs After Warrant Search Executed In Area A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for alleged criminal possession of controlled substances and a loaded handgun following a warrant search at his home. The warrant was executed in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie on Friday, May 6. Following an investigation, Luis A. Martinez, age unknown, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was arrested following the search in which a number of illegal drugs and a loaded handgun were found, according to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force. He was charged with criminal possession of controlled substances with intent to sell…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Newburgh Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Newburgh
Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Newburgh A 17-year-old Hudson Valley teen has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat via social media that caused an area school to be evacuated. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh on Monday, May 2, at the Newburgh Free Academy’s North Campus. The teen was arrested on Friday, May 6, by the city of Newburgh police following a collaborative investigation with the New York State Police, the Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the FBI, said the City of Newburgh Police. The threat was made via social media and was directed toward the Newburgh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Nabbed In Newburgh Bust Targeting Drug Dealing Four Nabbed In Newburgh Bust Targeting Drug Dealing
Four Nabbed In Newburgh Bust Targeting Drug Dealing Four City of Newburgh residents, one a juvenile, were arrested after area police and FBI agents connected them to numerous complaints about open-air narcotics sales; a fourth man was arrested on an active warrant from the state of New Jersey in the process of the investigation. Damaire Forrest, 18, Milton Delvalle, 48, Lamel Johnson, 41, and a juvenile were all charged with two counts each of felony third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Monday, Sept. 1.  DayShawn Brown, who is wanted on several violent felony warrants from Atlantic County in New Jersey, was char…

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by Christina Coulter
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Suspect Charged, Victims ID'd in Town Of Newburgh Triple-Fatal Shooting Suspect Charged, Victims ID'd in Town Of Newburgh Triple-Fatal Shooting
Suspect Charged, Victims ID'd in Town Of Newburgh Triple-Fatal Shooting A man has been arrested and charged with the shooting deaths of three people and the attempted murder of a toddler in a quiet, suburban area neighborhood. Kaliek Goode-Ford, 30, of Newburgh, has been charged in the connection with the triple homicide in Orange County that took place around 8 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, in the Town of Newburgh, police said. Goode-Ford is believed to be the lone shooter in the incident that left Jimmy Crisantos, 27, Shatavia Crisantos, 26, and Giovanni Tambino, 9, the son of Shatavia from a previous relationship, dead, according to Town of Newburgh Police Chi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm
FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust A months-long investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Liberty Street area of the City of Newburgh has led to the arrest of five people and the seizure of a large amount of heroin, handguns, and cocaine.  Abimael Bruno, 37; Samir Lantigua, 25; Alex Santos-Martinez, 29; Micaela Sanabria, 34, and Christine Guzman, 26, of all of the City of New Newburgh, were arrested on Thursday, May 16, following a search the basement and second-floor apartments at 508 Liberty St., said City of Newburgh Police Det. Sgt.  Joseph Rutigliano. The search by members of the police department,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Third Person Arrested In Connection With 'Uptown' Street Gang Murder Third Person Arrested In Connection With 'Uptown' Street Gang Murder
Third Person Arrested In Connection With 'Uptown' Street Gang Murder Another Dutchess County gang member is facing life in prison for the 2012 murder of Daquelle LeBlanc in Poughkeepsie. Davonte “Vont” Hamilton, an alleged member of the “Uptown” street gang, was arrested and is facing various charges, including murder. Hamilton is the 32nd member of the “Uptown” and “Downtown” street gangs in Poughkeepsie to be charged with various offenses for their activities in the area. Hamilton is the third person charged with murder in aid of racketeering activity and weapons charges in relation to the 2012 murder. He was arraigned in White Plains federal court on Mond…

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by Zak Failla
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Seven Charged With Narcotics Trafficking In Orange County Seven Charged With Narcotics Trafficking In Orange County
Seven Charged With Narcotics Trafficking In Orange County Seven alleged drug traffickers are facing decades to life in prison after being indicted in White Plains federal court for their roles in pushing cocaine in Orange County. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging seven people with trafficking more than five kilograms of cocaine in Newburgh. According to the federal complaint, beginning last year, through the beginning of last month, Edwin “Eddy” Guerrier, Carlos Fabian and Fernando Ferrer conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine as…

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by Zak Failla