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Walkill, NY

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Police Ask Public's Help In Probe Of Area Deli Owner's Murder Police Ask Public's Help In Probe Of Area Deli Owner's Murder
Police Ask Public's Help In Probe Of Area Deli Owner's Murder State Police are still trying to solve the murder of an Orange County deli owner, who was shot several times during an attempted robbery while sitting in his car after closing his store for the day in 1990.  According to police, 39-year-old Hasmukh “Harry” T. Shah had just closed the Fair Oaks Deli in Walkill at approximately 10 p.m. on Feb. 20 in 1990 when he was was approached by an unknown black or Hispanic male, about 20 years of age with wavy black hair parted in the center, and standing at approximately 5-foot-8. The suspect demanded money, then proceeded to shoot Shah severa…

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by Christina Coulter
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Woman, Man Caught With Heroin, Stolen Jewelry In I-87 Stop Woman, Man Caught With Heroin, Stolen Jewelry In I-87 Stop
Woman, Man Caught With Heroin, Stolen Jewelry In I-87 Stop A woman and man are facing charges after they were allegedly caught with heroin and stolen jewelry during an I-87 traffic stop, police say. New York State Police stopped a vehicle on I-87 in the Town of Cornwall for a traffic violation on Sunday, March 10 around 6:30 p.m. During the interview with the driver, identified as 30-year-old Kristin Otto of Walkill, officers were given probable cause to search the vehicle. Otto and the vehicle’s passenger, 30-year-old Michael Leone of Monroe, were found to be in possession of a hypodermic needle cap containing cotton balls that tested positive fo…

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by Valerie Musson