Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

FBI’s Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force

Police & Fire
School Threat In Dutchess County Deemed Unfounded, Police Say School Threat In Dutchess County Deemed Unfounded, Police Say
School Threat In Dutchess County Deemed Unfounded, Police Say A threat against a Hudson Valley middle school caused an area-wide lockdown of schools and a large police response. The threat took place in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Rombout Middle School in Beacon. According to Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson of the Beacon Police, the school received a call from an individual who made a specific threat. Department members immediately responded to secure Rombout Middle School as well as the other schools in the city and began coordinating with School District administration as well as the Town of Fishkill Police to ensure that all of the…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Busted With Fentanyl, Other Drugs During Warrant Search In Area, Police Say Man Busted With Fentanyl, Other Drugs During Warrant Search In Area, Police Say
Man Busted With Fentanyl, Other Drugs During Warrant Search In Area, Police Say A 41-year-old man was busted with a host of drugs following an investigation into drug dealing in the area. Orange County resident Wilfredo S. Gonzalez Jr., of New Windsor, was arrested on Friday, March 26, following a warrant search of his home by police detectives from the Town of New Windsor & City of Newburgh Police departments, along with members of the FBI’s Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, Orange County Sheriff’s Office and federal probation officers, said New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. The search warrant was the result of a several-month-long in…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Major Street-Level Dealer Taken Down In Area, Police Say Major Street-Level Dealer Taken Down In Area, Police Say
Major Street-Level Dealer Taken Down In Area, Police Say An alleged major street-level drug dealer was taken down during a no-knock search warrant following a months-long investigation. Juan P. Colon, 40, of Middletown, was arrested on Wednesday, March 13, by the City of Middletown Police Department’s Narcotics Unit, in conjunction with the state police, the FBI’s Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group, said Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen. During the raid at 90 Linden Ave., Colon was located inside the residence and immediately taken into custody wit…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Who Fled After Fatal Poughkeepsie Social Club Shooting Surrenders To Police Suspect Who Fled After Fatal Poughkeepsie Social Club Shooting Surrenders To Police
Suspect Who Fled After Fatal Poughkeepsie Social Club Shooting Surrenders To Police A 38-year-old man wanted for the murder of a City of Poughkeepsie resident has surrendered to police. Robert Whitaker of North Carolina turned himself in for the Jan. 27 shooting of a man in front of the Fireman's Exempt Social Club, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. According to Clark, Noel McClinton, 35, was killed around 2:58 a.m. at the club at 200 Mansion St., when multiple shots were fired, striking him numerous times. McClinton was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he died.  City of Poughkeepsie detectives began an investigation into the shooting d…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes