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Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Shooting Woman Sitting On Front Porch Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Shooting Woman Sitting On Front Porch
Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Shooting Woman Sitting On Front Porch A man from the region has been indicted for the attempted murder of a woman who was sitting on her porch when six shots were fired. Ulster County resident Corey Marshall, age 34, of Kingston, was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury on Tuesday, Oct. 3 for the felonies of attempted murder, assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. According to the Ulster County District Attorney, the indictment stems from a shooting that took place in the Town of Esopus on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.  Marshall allegedly fired a loaded handgun six times at the 34-year-old woman, strik…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Area, Police Say Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Area, Police Say
Woman Falls 50 Feet To Her Death While Doing Yardwork In Area, Police Say An 83-year-old woman from the region was killed after falling 50 feet fell down an embankment while doing yardwork. The accident took place in Ulster County in the Town of Esopus around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31. The woman was found when deputies responded to a home on New Salem Road for the report of an elderly woman who had fallen down an embankment, said Lt. Jospeh Sciutto, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The woman's identity is not being released by the Sheriff's Office. The woman was located at the bottom of the embankment near the edge of the Rondout Creek and wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bus Driver Charged After Altercation With Students In Area Bus Driver Charged After Altercation With Students In Area
Bus Driver Charged After Altercation With Students In Area A 58-year-old school bus driver from Dutchess County is facing charges after being involved in an altercation with BOCES students in the Hudson Valley, authorities announced. On Thursday, Jan. 27, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Ulster County BOCES - Center for Innovative Learning in the Town of Esopus regarding a complaint involving a bus driver and students. The investigation found that the driver - a Poughkeepsie man whose name has not been released - allegedly was involved in verbal altercations with students, during which multiple threats were made towa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Busted For DWAI After Backing Up In Traffic In Area, Police Say Woman Busted For DWAI After Backing Up In Traffic In Area, Police Say
Woman Busted For Dwai After Backing Up In Traffic In Area, Police Say A 28-year-old woman was busted for allegedly driving while high on drugs after backing up in traffic. Ulster County resident Shonta M. Drake, of Highland, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 11, after an Ulster County Sheriff's deputy, watched as she backed up in the northbound lane of Route 9W in the Town of Esopus, said Lt. Abram Markiewicz. When stopped, the officer felt Drake may have been under the influence of drugs and a drug recognition expert from the New York State Police was called to the scene. Drake was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs and a traffi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter
HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter A 15-year-old teen has been arrested for allegedly making threats on social media referencing a known terrorist that led to a shelter-in-place of an area school. Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and the Town of Lloyd Police Department arrested the teen following a joint investigation into the threats made on social media that referenced the Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik who killed 77 people in 2012, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. The incident unfolded on Thursday, March 28, when the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Explosives noti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With Raping Teen Girl, Sheriff's Office Says Man Charged With Raping Teen Girl, Sheriff's Office Says
Man Charged With Raping Teen Girl, Sheriff's Office Says A report of a 16-year-old having sex with a 24-year-old led to rape charges for an area man. Jose D. Vasquez, 23 of Hurley was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 21 and charged with felony rape after the Ulster County Sheriff's Office investigated a complaint of the sexual contact, the department said.  According to police, on Nov. 16, deputies received a complaint in regard to a sex offense that occurred in the Town of Esopus. It was reported that a 16-year old female engaged in sexual intercourse with a 23 or 24-year-old male.  Detectives identified the suspect as Vasquez and he was loca…

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by Kathy Reakes