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Two Charged With Scamming Area Couple Out Of Thousands Two Charged With Scamming Area Couple Out Of Thousands
Two Charged With Scamming Area Couple Out Of Thousands Two men are facing charges after duping an elderly couple out of thousands of dollars by pretending their grandson was in jail. New York State Police investigators from Orange County responded to a residence in Wawayanda earlier this year, for a report of a “grandparent bail bond scam.” Police said that the couple received a call from someone alleging to be their grandson, stating that he had been arrested and needed bail money.  The couple was then put into contact with an alleged attorney who advised that he needed $8,700 in cash to bail their grandson out of jail. They were t…

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by Zak Failla
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Bus Driver Charged With Making Terroristic Threat In Hudson Valley Bus Driver Charged With Making Terroristic Threat In Hudson Valley
Bus Driver Charged With Making Terroristic Threat In Hudson Valley  A school bus driver with the Minisink Valley School District has been arrested for making threats of violence against other employees at the district's bus garage, according to the New York State Police. Albert DiPaola, 71, of the Town of Greenville, was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count of making a terroristic threat, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Minisink Valley Superintendent Brian Monahan said in a statement on the school district website Thursday, that the district received complaints from employees on Wednesday and the state police were contacted. "At no time was a thr…

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by Kathy Reakes