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Hudson Valley Man Makes 16 Emergency Calls In Effort To Have Neighbor Evicted, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Makes 16 Emergency Calls In Effort To Have Neighbor Evicted, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Makes 16 Emergency Calls In Effort To Have Neighbor Evicted, Police Say A man from the region has been charged with allegedly making 16 emergency calls in an effort to get his neighbor evicted.  Ulster County resident Brian P. Johnson, age 47, from the hamlet of Ruby, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 18 for falsely reporting an incident and criminal impersonation. Chief Kyle S. Berardi of the Ulster Police Department said Johnson was charged following an 18-month investigation stemming from the 16 calls to 911 made between March 2022 and Sept. 2023. During the investigation, it was learned that Johnson impersonated his neighbor while making these call…

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by Kathy Reakes
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3 Women Charged With Faking Missing Person Report In Region, State Police Say 3 Women Charged With Faking Missing Person Report In Region, State Police Say
3 Women Charged With Faking Missing Person Report In Region, State Police Say Three women from the area have been charged with allegedly falsely reporting a missing person. The incident took place in Sullivan County on Saturday, Feb. 18 in Fallsburg. Lisa M. Bowers, age 29, Maria Encarnacion, age 37, and 20-year-old Dymond Schell, all of Fallsburg, were charged with falsely reporting an incident after contacting the Fallsburgh Police to report Encarnacion was missing, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the State Police. The circumstances described in the report along with the fact that missing person reports have the possibility of tragic results the State Police and Fall…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Area Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Area
Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Area A 17-year-old Hudson Valley teen has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat via social media that caused an area school to be evacuated. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh on Monday, May 2, at the Newburgh Free Academy’s North Campus. The teen was arrested on Friday, May 6, by the city of Newburgh police following a collaborative investigation with the New York State Police, the Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the FBI, said the City of Newburgh Police. The threat was made via social media and was directed toward the Newburgh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Northern Westchester, Police Say Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Student Falsely Reported Robbery, Assault Incident In Northern Westchester, Police Say This story has been updated. A teenage student in Northern Westchester falsely reported an assault and robbery, police said. Officers from the Pound Ridge Police Department and New York State Police troopers from Somers received the report of a robbery and assault at approximately 7:05 a.m. on Friday morning, April 12 at a bus stop on Trinity Pass Road. The false report led to a lengthy police investigation. According to police, a 16-year-old alleged that she had been assaulted by a man who then stole two purses. A BOLO ("Be on the Lookout") alert was issued for a dark-skinned man wit…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Charged In Vehicle Break-In Teen Charged In Vehicle Break-In
Teen Charged In Vehicle Break-In A teen has been arrested and faces numerous charges after an alleged break-in and theft of items from a vehicle in Hyde Park, police say. Hyde Park Police received a call from a Springwood Circle resident on Thursday, Nov. 29 to report that someone had allegedly burglarized his vehicle and taken multiple items. Upon further investigation, officers received a separate complaint from another Springwood Circle resident regarding an apartment that had been broken into during the night. Police were able to identify a possible suspect as 19-year-old Bill Jimenez, Jr. of Hyde Park. Jimenez was fo…

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by Valerie Musson