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Two Officers Cleared After Fatally Shooting Mentally Ill Man Brandishing Knife Two Officers Cleared After Fatally Shooting Mentally Ill Man Brandishing Knife
Two Officers Cleared After Fatally Shooting Mentally Ill Man Brandishing Knife Two police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill, intoxicated man allegedly menacing them with a knife were cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury in Orange County.  On Thursday, March 19, the now-deceased man's mother, Beverly Parker, called the City of Port Jervis Police Department, saying that her son was “sitting here with a knife in his hand,” and was a “psych patient” who was “off his medication," according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  Within five minutes, police said, four uniformed officers and one detective arrived at the home on Railroad A…

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by Christina Coulter
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Knife-Wielding Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Area Knife-Wielding Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Area
Knife-Wielding Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Area A 47-year-old man was shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting in the area. It happened in Orange County at around 9:07 p.m., Thursday, March 19. Police officers responded to a call for an emotionally disturbed person with a knife inside a Port Jervis home, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, and City of Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. An initial investigation found that when officers attempted to confront the man, identified as Charles Parker, at the Railroad Avenue home, he was allegedly brandishing a knife, refused to put it down and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Suspects Behind Bars After Violent Area Robbery Two Suspects Behind Bars After Violent Area Robbery
Two Suspects Behind Bars After Violent Area Robbery Two men allegedly stabbed a man in his head and neck and robbed him during an armed robbery in Orange County, police said. Officers from the Port Jervis Police Department were dispatched to Railroad Avenue in the city’s “Acre” section shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, where there was a report of a man yelling.  Upon arrival at the scene, police found a 26-year-old man bleeding, who was stabbed multiple times and had been robbed by two men. The investigation into the stabbing led detectives to Matamoras, Pa. resident Christian Turner, 23, and Westbrookville resident Nicholas Jam…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Armed With Knife Caught After Foot Pursuit In Orange County Suspect Armed With Knife Caught After Foot Pursuit In Orange County
Suspect Armed With Knife Caught After Foot Pursuit In Orange County A 21-year-old Orange County parolee took police on a wild foot chase after allegedly threatening another man with a knife during an altercation in Port Jervis. Officers from the Port Jervis Police Department were dispatched to Holbrook Street in the west end of the city at approximately 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, where there were reports of a disturbance involving a man threatening another with a weapon. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that the suspect - later identified as Port Jervis resident Austin Babcock - had fled on foot, leading to an investigation in the area. While s…

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by Zak Failla