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New Update: Classes Canceled For Day At School In Hudson Valley After Violent Attack New Update: Classes Canceled For Day At School In Hudson Valley After Violent Attack
New Update: Classes Canceled For Day At School In Hudson Valley After Violent Attack New update: A school in the Hudson Valley has been closed for the day following a violent attack in which two students were injured in a reported stabbing. Click here for an updated story: 13-Year-Old Charged For Monhagen Middle School Stabbing In Middletown The incident occurred in Orange County around 8 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Monhagen Middle School in Middletown. "We have just completed a full physical grid check of the entire Monhagen Middle School campus," said school officials. "The situation was isolated to one area of the building." All roads leading to the school wil…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Anti-Gun Leader From Westchester Admits Supplying Cocaine To Hudson Valley Drug Ring: DA Anti-Gun Leader From Westchester Admits Supplying Cocaine To Hudson Valley Drug Ring: DA
Anti-Gun Leader From Westchester Admits Supplying Cocaine To Hudson Valley Drug Ring: DA The 49-year-old director of a prominent anti-gun violence program from Westchester has admitted to supplying cocaine to narcotics dealers in the Hudson Valley, officials announced.  Yonkers resident Michael Rodriguez, age 49, pleaded guilty to drug and conspiracy charges on Thursday, Oct. 12 in Orange County Court, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.  Earlier Report: Anti-Gun Leader Busted As Alleged Kingpin Of Orange County Drug Network Rodriguez is the Director of Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.), an anti-violence program…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Seen Her? Search For Missing Pregnant Hudson Valley Woman Intensifies Seen Her? Search For Missing Pregnant Hudson Valley Woman Intensifies
Seen Her? Search For Missing Pregnant Hudson Valley Woman Intensifies Family and friends of a 6-month pregnant missing Hudson Valley woman are desperate to find their loved one who hasn't been seen since Monday, April 24. Orange County resident Mildred "Milly" Sullivan, age 31, of Middletown, was last seen leaving her home in Middletown and was headed for Harlem, according to Hope Alive 845. Sullivan is described as being 5-foot-9, 250 pounds with thick, curly brown hair, and brown eyes, and 6 months pregnant.  Mildred's neck tattoo.Mildred Sullivan/Facebook She also has several tattoos, including a large Japanese symbol on her neck and the words Wanderl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley
Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley A teacher was injured during a fight between two students at a school in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County on Monday, March 6 at Middletown High School. The fight took place in a hallway outside a classroom.  The teacher was injured while attempting to intervene, said Amy Creeden, Superintendent of Schools for the Enlarged City School District of Middletown. "This saddens our entire school community and we are thinking of the faculty member during this difficult time," Creeden said in a letter to staff.  Security staff responded immediately, arriv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old In Area Suspect Nabbed After Fatal Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old In Area
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal Stabbing Of 22-Year-Old In Area A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for the alleged stabbing murder of another area man during a dispute. The incident took place in Orange County. around 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 20 in the city of Middletown when police received a call for a dispute with weapons involved. According to Lt. Jeffery Thoelen, of the Middletown Police, when officers responded to the area of 9 Maryland Ave., for a report of a dispute that possibly involved weapons they were flagged down by several people inside of a 2014 Acura four-door sedan, who said they needed assistance with a passenger inside of the vehic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Mall In Hudson Valley Locked-Down After Report Of Active Shooter, Police Say Mall In Hudson Valley Locked-Down After Report Of Active Shooter, Police Say
Mall In Hudson Valley Locked-Down After Report Of Active Shooter, Police Say A report of shots fired at a popular Hudson Valley mall proved to be unfounded after the mall was evacuated and locked down. The incident started around 2:50 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, in Orange County. The town of Wallkill Police received a report of shots fired at the Galleria Mall at Crystal Run in Middletown. When police arrived on the scene, they were met by a citizen that told officers she had seen a "suspicious" man, possibly armed with a gun walking in the mall parking lot, said Wallkill PD Chief Robert Hertman. At this point, the mall had been locked down (with some people hidi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officer Shot, Wounded After Exchanging Gunfire With Suspect In Hudson Valley Officer Shot, Wounded After Exchanging Gunfire With Suspect In Hudson Valley
Officer Shot, Wounded After Exchanging Gunfire With Suspect In Hudson Valley A  police officer was shot and wounded after exchanging gunfire with a suspect in the Hudson Valley. The officer was responding to a domestic dispute at a home in Orange County on Myrtle Avenue in Middletown on Saturday, Aug. 29 at about 7:45 p.m. The officer was shot and then returned fire, Middletown Police said. The suspect also was wounded. The officer, who was on routine patrol in a marked police vehicle, after being flagged down, pulled his vehicle to the side of the road and exited his patrol car to speak with the woman who had requested assistance, sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
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19 In Rival Hudson Valley Gangs Charged With Murder, Drug, Firearm Offenses 19 In Rival Hudson Valley Gangs Charged With Murder, Drug, Firearm Offenses
19 In Rival Hudson Valley Gangs Charged With Murder, Drug, Firearm Offenses Nineteen competing gang members in the Hudson Valley are facing federal drug, weapon and murder charges. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced this week that 19 members of two rival gangs operating out of Middletown, have been indicted. Six Guap Gang members are charged with narcotics conspiracy and firearms offenses, while 13 Coke Wave Boys members have been charged with a host of crimes. On Monday, three more men, John McGuigan, Duane Kirby and Desmen Agosto, were taken into federal custody. Another suspect, Christopher Shelp, remains…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Allegations Area Teacher Set Up Meeting With Minor Under Investigation By Police Allegations Area Teacher Set Up Meeting With Minor Under Investigation By Police
Allegations Area Teacher Set Up Meeting With Minor Under Investigation By Police New York State Police are investigating allegations against an unnamed Hudson Valley teacher who allegedly planned to meet a minor in New York City. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, state police met last week with Middletown High School Principal Tracey Sorrentino who provided a statement at its Town of Wallkill barracks regarding the teacher. The allegations and investigation came to light through a website that claims to run sting operations. The Facebook page, Team Loyalty Makes You Family, sends out messages on different websites acting as an 18- or 19-year-old. Once a person respond…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Hudson Valley School Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Hudson Valley School
Teen Arrested For Making 'Credible Threats' Against Hudson Valley School An 18-year-old has been arrested for making "credible threats" against his Hudson Valley high school, according to police. Brendan Vaughan, a student at Washingtonville High School in Orange County, was arrested following a search of his home by Washingtonville police along with the FBI, state police and Middletown police, police said.  “Investigators discovered evidence in the home, and obtained a statement from the suspect, supporting information that he was in the planning stages of some sort of attack at the school, and posed a threat to public safety,” Washingtonville Police …

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by Kathy Reakes