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15-Year-Old Accused Of Making Threat Against School In Region, Police Say 15-Year-Old Accused Of Making Threat Against School In Region, Police Say
15-Year-Old Accused Of Making Threat Against School In Region, Police Say A 15-year-old teen from the region has been charged with allegedly making a terroristic threat against a school. On Sunday, Sept. 3, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a threat being made via Instagram against the Eldred Junior and Senior High School in the town of Highland. Working with the State Police, and the District Attorney’s Office, deputies executed a search warrant at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3 at a residence in Barryville and another in Eldred where they confiscated an electronic device and took a 15-year-old into custody, said Sullivan County Undersheriff …

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Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Hudson Valley Attack, DA Says Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Hudson Valley Attack, DA Says
Man Admits To Hate Crime After Hitting Asian Woman 125 Times In Hudson Valley Attack, DA Says A Westchester man has pleaded guilty to committing a violent hate crime against a 67-year-old Asian woman who was entering her home. District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Yonkers resident Tammel Esco, age 42, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, to committing a violent hate crime on Friday, March 11 against the woman who was entering her apartment building.  According to court documents, Esco cursed at the victim, punched her around 125 times in and around her head, repeatedly stomped on her upper body, and spit on her. “Today’s agreement secures j…

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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Raping, Sexually Abusing Minor, DA Says A 43-year-old Westchester man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for raping and sexually abusing a minor, the District Attorney’s Office announced. New Rochelle resident Jamaal Jackson was sentenced to 25 years in state prison, followed by 20 years of post-release supervision, according to Westchester DA Mimi Rocah. Jackson was convicted by a jury in 2018 of abusing a 12-year-old on these charges: First-degree sexual abuse; First-degree rape; Endangering the welfare of a child. Jackson was arrested on Sept. 11, 2020 following an investigation that was assisted by the NY…

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Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Hudson Valley Company, DA Says Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Hudson Valley Company, DA Says
Ex-Director Indicted For Stealing $700K From Hudson Valley Company, DA Says The former financial director of a Hudson Valley non-profit has been indicted after allegedly stealing more than $700,000 from the organization on behalf of herself and her husband, authorities announced. Bronx resident Ingrid Aquino, age 31, the former Director of Finance of Hudson Valley Community Services in Northern Westchester, has been indicted for allegedly stealing the funds between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, Aquino was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for second-degree grand larceny, a felony. She was arraigned on Tuesday, May 17. Westchester County District Attorney …

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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting Hudson Valley Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Bar Shooting A man from Northern Westchester is facing a murder charge for his role in a shooting at a bar in the county, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue where there was a report of a shooting with multiple victims. Upon arrival, first responders located two male victims at the scene - both employees of the bar -  with gunshot wounds, one of whom was unresponsive and given CPR. Police said that both men were transported to area hospitals, where Mo…

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Former PO In Hudson Valley Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman Former PO In Hudson Valley Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman
Former PO In Hudson Valley Admits To Sexual Abuse, Threatening Woman A former police officer in Northern Westchester admitted to sexually abusing a woman he threatened with arrest while he was on duty multiple times over the course of nearly a year, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Rockland County resident Michael Agovino, age 35, of Palisades, a former Peekskill police officer, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 17 to 18 counts for allegedly terrorizing his victim repeatedly between 2019 and 2020. Original story - Police Officer Who Lives In Palisades Abused Woman For Months, DA Says Specifically, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah sai…

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100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Hudson Valley Ghost Gun Probe 100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Hudson Valley Ghost Gun Probe
100+ Firearms Seized, 11 Arrests Made In Hudson Valley Ghost Gun Probe More than 100 firearms were seized and 11 people were arrested following a six-month, multi-agency investigation into “ghost guns” and illegal weapons in Westchester and Putnam counties. Search warrants were executed at eight locations by local, county, and federal authorities in Westchester and Putnam this week, which led to the seizure of rifles, handguns, “ghost guns,” and multiple high-capacity drum magazines. Police investigators added that some of the weapons lacked or had defaced serial numbers. Other seized items include silencers, ballistic vests, counterfeit police shields, and q…

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DA: 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed In Decades-long Delay In Durst Case DA: 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed In Decades-long Delay In Durst Case
DA: 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed In Decades-long Delay In Durst Case Missed opportunities by law enforcement decades ago led to the delays that allowed nationally-known real estate tycoon Robert Durst to get away with his wife’s disappearance 40 years ago, according to the District Attorney's Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah released the findings of her office’s investigation into the disappearance of Kathleen Durst, whose body has never been found after she went missing out of Northern Westchester County in 1982, in the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro. Original story - Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1…

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Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Social Media Fight Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Social Media Fight
Hudson Valley Teen Sentenced For Fatal Stabbing After Social Media Fight An 18-year-old from Northern Westchester who admitted to stabbing two teenagers, one of whom died during a fight that started on social media, will spend time in prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Peekskill resident Matthew Torres has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and assault earlier this year. In addition to his time behind bars, Torres was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision. Torres had faced up to 25 years in prison. Rocah said that a dispute that started through social media involving several people …

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Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Police are asking the public for help in an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old woman in the area. The woman, identified as Rose M. Mayhew-Moses, age 63, of Saugerties, was found when Ulster County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in the Town of Olive around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A preliminary investigation suggests Mayhew-Moses was visiting relatives at the location and may have drowned in a body of water on the property. The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact their office at 845-338-3640. The department is …

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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Fathering Child With 12-Year-Old Girl A Northern Westchester man will spend nearly two decades in prison for fathering a child with a 12-year-old girl after sexually abusing her for years, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Croton-on-Hudson resident Pablo Dure was sentenced on Tuesday, June 1 to 17 years in prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after he pleaded guilty earlier this year to a felony count of course of sexual conduct against a child. A court-issued Order of Protection will also bar Sure from having contact with his victim and their daughter until 2046. Dure had been accused of engaging …

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Woman Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Teen During Argument Woman Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Teen During Argument
Woman Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Teen During Argument A 20-year-old woman was sentenced for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old outside of a residence. Orange County resident Chelsea Johnson, of Middletown, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday, March 29 to the prison term and three years post-release supervision. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, the victim accompanied Johnson’s former boyfriend to her residence on Orchard Street in Middletown, where they had gone to retrieve some of the former boyfriend’s belongings, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Johnson got involved in an argument with the victim and with John…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients
Covid-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients A nursing home administrator in New York reportedly sought to fight back against Andrew Cuomo’s edict to place COVID-19 patients in residential living facilities, though his protest was shut down, he said. Michael Kraus, a nursing home administrator on Staten Island told Fox News that he and other top officials at other facilities were “petrified” by the March 2020 mandate that COVID-19 patients be permitted back into long-term care facilities, not hospitals. Cuomo has reiterated several times that he was simply following federal guidance, and that at the time, they were worried about proje…

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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Sexually Abusing Women Hudson Valley Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Sexually Abusing Women
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Exposing Himself, Sexually Abusing Women A Westchester man is facing charges for allegedly exposing himself to a pair of women and attempting to sexually assault one, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Yonkers resident Folarin Soulaude was indicted for burglary and sexual assault charges following incidents in a Nepperhan Avenue apartment building over the summer when he gained access to one residence posing as a handyman. Specifically, Soulaude, 37, was charged with: Burglary as a sexually motivated felony; Burglary; Sexual abuse; Public lewdness. It is alleged that shortly before Wednesday, June 24, Soulaude knocked on …

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Police & Fire
Police Officer In Hudson Valley Arrested For Domestic Violence Police Officer In Hudson Valley Arrested For Domestic Violence
Police Officer In Hudson Valley Arrested For Domestic Violence A police officer in Westchester is facing charges after allegedly injuring his wife during a domestic disturbance, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Frank Corvino, a Harrison Police Officer, was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in the Town of Harrison Court on multiple charges related to an alleged assault on his wife earlier this week. It is alleged that Corvino assaulted his wife on Sunday, Sept. 27 in the presence of their child during an argument that turned physical.  Following the domestic dispute, Corvino's wife was treated for injuries to her ribs and shou…

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$12M DiPippo Rape, Murder Case Settlement Decision 'Foolish, Uninformed,' DA Says $12M DiPippo Rape, Murder Case Settlement Decision 'Foolish, Uninformed,' DA Says
$12M DiPippo Rape, Murder Case Settlement Decision 'Foolish, Uninformed,' DA Says Anthony DiPippo, who was twice convicted of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl before being found not guilty during his third trial, has settled with Putnam County for $12 million, much to the chagrin of District Attorney Robert Tendy. After being convicted of raping and murdering Josette Wright at two separate trials, DiPippo was acquitted in 2016 after two decades behind bars, walking away scot-free. DiPippo was alleged to have killed Wright with his friend Andrew Krivak, who remains in prison following his conviction in 1997, though he too has been granted a new trial last year. Kr…

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Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns
Some Syracuse University Students Leave Campus Early Due To Security Concerns Citing safety concerns following a string of racist incidents and hate crimes, some Syracuse University students are leaving campus early before the official start of the Thanksgiving holiday break. This month, there have been at least a dozen incidents reported on campus, including racist graffiti, the shouting of racial slurs, swastikas posted and a white supremacist manifesto that was sent to students’ phones. The Daily Orange reported that some professors opted to cancel some classes this week, while the Department of Public Safety has been on high alert. The student newspaper said that…

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Former Pastor In Area Accused Of Child Sex Abuse Former Pastor In Area Accused Of Child Sex Abuse
Former Pastor In Area Accused Of Child Sex Abuse A longtime area Catholic priest has been placed on administrative leave following an allegation of child abuse from years ago. Monsignor Edward Weber, the director of Priest Personnel Office in the archdiocese, is one of four priests in the Archdiocese of New York to be placed on leave following new allegations, said an article in the Catholic New York, the archdiocese's newspaper. The three other priests include Msgr. Edward Barry of Holy Rosary parish in Hawthorne, Father William Luciano of Blessed Sacrament parish in New Rochelle, and Msgr. James White of St. Vito-Most Holy Tri…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Viral Arrest Video Prompts Investigation Of Police Brutality In Orange County Viral Arrest Video Prompts Investigation Of Police Brutality In Orange County
Viral Arrest Video Prompts Investigation Of Police Brutality In Orange County An investigation has been launched in Orange County after a video went viral that prompted questions of police brutality in Port Jervis. On Thursday, June 13, local resident Chris Sicina shared a video on Facebook of an arrest in progress on Pennsylvania Avenue, where a suspect is dragged to the ground, appears to be kneed and punched in the head by a Port Jervis Police Department officer. The video was accompanied by the caption, “This Has To Stop ! … This is police brutality.” In the video, a police officer can be seen kneeing the suspect several times while he is on the ground. The sec…

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