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36 Nabbed In Drug Bust Centered In Area 36 Nabbed In Drug Bust Centered In Area
36 Nabbed In Drug Bust Centered In Area A four-month-long investigation into drug trafficking in the region led to the arrest of 36 people and the seizure of a large number of drugs. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Final Blow” was initially started by the City of Port Jervis Police Department, and also included: The Orange County Drug Task Force The New York State Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team The Pike County Criminal Investigations Division of the Pike County District Attorney’s Office The Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and The investigation included the use of court-ordered e…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Standout Don Bosco Running Back Dillon Romain Dead At 28 Standout Don Bosco Running Back Dillon Romain Dead At 28
Standout Don Bosco Running Back Dillon Romain Dead At 28 Former Don Bosco running back Dillon Romain has died at 28 years old. The cause of death had not been made public as of Tuesday afternoon. “Dillon was one of the best to ever run the ball for us," Bosco Football wrote on Twitter Monday. "The DBP Football Family sends its condolences to the Romain family." A Vernon native, Romain was a three-year starter under former head coach Greg Toal during the school’s six-year consecutive Non-Public Group 4 winning streak from 2006 to 2011.  He scored 26 touchdowns and dashed 1,436 yards for the Ironmen. Romain was named the New Jersey Ga…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area
Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area A 32-year-old man was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison in connection with the deaths of two women during a vehicle crash. Christopher Perrella, of Vernon, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 24, by Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill for the deaths of two women, who were passengers in a car that Perrella had been driving on Nov. 4, 2017, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said. The DA's Office had recommended that Perrella be sentenced to six to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aggravated vehicular h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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DWI Driver Charged After BMW Crashes Into Area House, Killing Two DWI Driver Charged After BMW Crashes Into Area House, Killing Two
DWI Driver Charged After BMW Crashes Into Area House, Killing Two A drunk driver was charged with four counts of aggravated vehicular manslaughter in connection with a November crash into a home that killed two people, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Christopher Perrella, 32, of Vernon, N.J., was arraigned Tuesday in connection with the deaths of two women who were passengers in a BMW that Perrella had been driving and crashed into a house in Warwick on Nov. 4,  the DA's Office said. Perrella, who was also charged with several other counts including driving while his ability to operate the car was impaired by both alcohol and m…

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by Kathy Reakes