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Driver Shot, Killed, Causing Rollover Crash In Area, Police Say Driver Shot, Killed, Causing Rollover Crash In Area, Police Say
Driver Shot, Killed, Causing Rollover Crash In Area, Police Say Police are searching for witnesses after a Hudson Valley man was shot and killed while driving, causing a rollover crash. The incident began in Orange County in Newburgh around 1:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8 on Benkard Avenue. The shooting death was discovered while the city of Newburgh officers were responding to a report of shots fired in the area of 32 Benkard Ave., said the Newburgh Police Department. While officers were responding to the area, they received another call in the area of 211 Liberty Street for a rollover motor vehicle accident, police said. Responding officers loca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Injured In Shots-Fired Incident In Area, Police Say One Injured In Shots-Fired Incident In Area, Police Say
One Injured In Shots-Fired Incident In Area, Police Say One person was injured during a shots-fired incident in the area. It happened in Orange County around 1:30 a.m., Saturday, July 23 in Newburgh, on Liberty Street. According to Newburgh Police, officers responded to the area of 79 Liberty St. for a Shotspotter report of five shots fired. Less than a minute later the department received another report of rounds fired on Washington Street, police said. Officers located nine expended shell casings in the area of 77 Liberty St. A 28-year-old Newburgh man was shot in the ankle and sustained non-life threatening injuries, police said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Popular Eatery Opening New Location In Area Popular Eatery Opening New Location In Area
Popular Eatery Opening New Location In Area Fans of a Hudson Valley bakery known for their wedding cakes and yummy bread and baked goods will be happy to learn they are adding another location with expanded offerings. Orange County favorite the Newburgh Flour Shop, announced this week that it will be opening a new venture in Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie in the Spring. Called the Newburgh Flour Shop at The Academy!, the new venture will be a brand new eating and drinking destination in the heart of Poughkeepsie, said Chef and owners Michael and Alexandra Kelly. Pasteries.@PastureMama "We're thrilled to bring Newburgh Flour Sho…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Admits To Manslaughter In Hudson Valley Slaying Man Admits To Manslaughter In Hudson Valley Slaying
Man Admits To Manslaughter In Hudson Valley Slaying A Hudson Valley man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2018 slaying of another man. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Oct. 19, that Dominique Williams, age 25, of Newburgh, pleaded guilty for the November 2018 slaying of a Newburgh man at the corner of Liberty and Clinton Streets in the City of Newburgh.  At 12:17 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, the City of Newburgh Police Department responded to reports of a shot fired on Liberty Street in the vicinity of a closed barber’s shop.  During the investigation of that incident, police and inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Vandalized Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Vandalized
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Vandalized The owners of a popular Hudson Valley restaurant aren't sure why their restaurant was targeted by graffiti vandals, but the crime isn't getting them down. The owners of The Wherehouse in Orange County said they were surprised when they came to work on Tuesday, Aug. 24 to find racist graffiti painted on their front windows. Located on Liberty Street in Newburgh, the restaurant is known for its friendly atmosphere and craft beers, and 50 kinds of hamburgers instead of anything political. "Any of you that know us, know that we have always been involved as best we can to the continued growth a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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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Reward Offered In Murder Of Father Of Two Shot By Stray Bullets A Block Away Reward Offered In Murder Of Father Of Two Shot By Stray Bullets A Block Away
Reward Offered In Murder Of Father Of Two Shot By Stray Bullets A Block Away A reward is being offered in the shooting death of a father of two who was hit by stray bullets while celebrating at a birthday party a block away in the City of Newburgh. The homicide took place around 11:15 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, when an unknown person shot multiple times in the area of Liberty Street and Clinton Street, in the City of Newburgh, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Amed Roberto Alvarado-Baquedano, a 35-year-old father of two was fatally shot. An 18-year-old man also shot twice, received non-fatal injuries, Burns said. Albarado-B…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Fatal Shooting Of 35-Year-Old Area Man Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Fatal Shooting Of 35-Year-Old Area Man
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Fatal Shooting Of 35-Year-Old Area Man A $5,000 reward is being offered by police in Orange County for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for a fatal shooting in Newburgh over the weekend. Aned Alvarado Baquedano, 35, was fatally shot in the neck on Saturday, Sept. 21 near the intersection of Liberty Street and Clinton Street in Newburgh. A teenager also suffered a gunshot wound to the leg in the incident, but suffered only non-life-threatening injuries. Alvarado Baquedano was reportedly celebrating a family member’s birthday down the street from where the fatal shooting took place. it…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed, Teen Injured In Overnight Shooting In Area Man Killed, Teen Injured In Overnight Shooting In Area
Man Killed, Teen Injured In Overnight Shooting In Area A man was killed and a teenager injured in an overnight shooting in the area. The City of Newburgh Police Department said it received a ‘Shot Spotter’ notification of several rounds being fired in the area of Liberty Street & Clinton Street on Saturday, Sept. 21 at approximately 11:15 p.m.  Upon officers' arrival, a man was located with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital via a Mobile Life ambulance where he was later pronounced dead. He has been identified as 35-year-old Aned Alberto Alvarado-Baquedano. The teenager…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Choking, Unlawfully Imprisoning Woman Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Choking, Unlawfully Imprisoning Woman
Northern Westchester Man Convicted Of Choking, Unlawfully Imprisoning Woman A Westchester man was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in Orange County last year, but he was convicted of illegally imprisoning and choking her. Andre Sims, 35, of Peekskill, was found guilty of first-degree coercion and first-degree unlawful imprisonment, both felonies, after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in September last year. Sims was also found guilty of criminal obstruction of breathing, menacing, reckless driving reckless endangerment and unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a vehicle, all misdemeanors. The jury acquitted Sims of sexual assault char…

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by Zak Failla
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Carmel Man Charged With DWI In State Police Stop Carmel Man Charged With DWI In State Police Stop
Carmel Man Charged With DWI In State Police Stop New York State Police troopers busted nearly two dozen local motorists who were allegedly driving while impaired in the Hudson Valley over the holiday weekend. The local residents charged were: Orange County On Friday, Jan. 18, State Police troopers from Montgomery arrested Lauren Baker, 29 of Walden, for DWI. She was traveling on Route 17K in Newburgh when she was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The investigation revealed that she was impaired by alcohol and she was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Jan. 18, State Police troopers from Montgomery arrested Angel Rojas, 41 …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Killed, One Injured In Overnight Shooting In Newburgh Two Killed, One Injured In Overnight Shooting In Newburgh
Two Killed, One Injured In Overnight Shooting In Newburgh Two men were killed and another injured in an overnight shooting in Newburgh. The incident occurred late in the evening Saturday along Liberty Street in the areas of Gidney Avenue and Clinton Street, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns of the City of Newburgh Police Department. The victims have been identified as Alexis Camacho, 25, and Antwaun Thomas, 28, both City of Newburgh residents. They were both pronounced dead at St. Luke’s Hospital. The other individual shot was treated released. The City of Newburgh Police Department, in conjunction with the New York State P…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Sexual Assault Suspect From Peekskill Apprehended After Police Search Sexual Assault Suspect From Peekskill Apprehended After Police Search
Sexual Assault Suspect From Peekskill Apprehended After Police Search Police apprehended a man described as armed and dangerous who was wanted for a sexual assault and had managed to escape during a pursuit. Andre Sims, 35, of the City of Peekskill was arrested Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. at St. Vincent Hospital in Westchester County in Harrison by the New York State Police B.C.I. and City of Newburgh detectives, City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns said. Sims was wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Orange County while armed with a handgun around 10:20 p.m. Monday, after police found a woman running around naked inside of the Foundry, an…

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by Kathy Reakes