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Man Nabbed With Illegal Handgun After Fleeing From Cops In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed With Illegal Handgun After Fleeing From Cops In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Illegal Handgun After Fleeing From Cops In Area, Police Say A man was nabbed with an alleged illegal handgun after fleeing from police in the area. Peter Telesco, age 23, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 3 p.m., on Tuesday, April 20, in Orange County after the City of Newburgh Police received a call for a man in a grey hoodie with a firearm in the area of South and Liberty streets, said Lieutenant Brandon Rola. Police responded to the area and located Telesco who began to run while police gave chase in their police vehicles, Rola said.  Telesco led police on a chase through several streets and backyards until he began to run northbound on Cham…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Gang Leader Admits To Murdering Man During Card Game In Area Gang Leader Admits To Murdering Man During Card Game In Area
Gang Leader Admits To Murdering Man During Card Game In Area A gang leader is facing life in prison after admitting to murdering a man and injuring two others while robbing a card game being played on the sidewalk in front of a laundromat in the area. Skylar “S-Dot” Davis, 22, a “Southside” gang leader, pleaded guilty this week to his role in a racketeering conspiracy, and to murdering Samuel Stubbs during a robbery as he was playing cards on Lander Street in 2015. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said that as part of his guilty plea, Davis - who was already in prison for weapon and drug charges - also admitted to committing or helping to commit an addi…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Shots Fired In Area, Police Said Teen Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Shots Fired In Area, Police Said
Teen Nabbed With Gun, Drugs After Shots Fired In Area, Police Said An Orange County teen was allegedly nabbed with a gun and drugs after officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation. Quasim K. Blamoville, 17, of Newburgh, was arrested a little after midnight on Friday, April 12, after City of Newburgh police responded to the area of North Miller and South streets for a Shot Spotter activation, said Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano. While officers were performing a neighborhood canvass, they began to hear more gunfire in the area of Gidney Avenue and Chambers Street. One officer observed a male wearing a black hood…

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by Kathy Reakes