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Street Melee Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Hudson Valley Street Melee Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Hudson Valley
Street Melee Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured In Hudson Valley One person is dead and two others are reportedly injured following a street melee in a Hudson Valley city. The incident took place in Orange County during the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 12 in Port Jervis, said the Port Jervis City Police Department. Little information was released about the incident which reportedly involved a group of teens and young adults in the area of Jersey Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue. Port Jervis Police said they are actively investigating the stabbing death of a person who has not been identified pending notification of family members. The departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Missing Area Woman Alert Issued For Missing Area Woman
Alert Issued For Missing Area Woman Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help locating a missing woman who has not been seen in more than a month. In Orange County, the Port Jervis City Police Department is attempting to locate Brittany Hendershot, age 21, who was reported as a missing person by her mother on Tuesday, July 5.  Hendershot was last seen by her mother on or around Thursday, June 23, and spoke with her over the telephone on Friday, June 24, police said. She was last known to be frequenting the Route 211 business corridor in the Town of Wallkill and a wooded area adjacent to the Galleria Mal…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say
Area Woman Saved By Officers After Intentionally Driving Into River During Chase, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman who took police on a high-speed chase was saved by the officers who had been attempting to stop her after she intentionally crashed into a river, police say. The incident began around 7:49 p.m., Monday, June 21, in western Orange County. Port Jervis Officer Andrew Dillinger was conducting speed enforcement on East Main Street near the Port Jervis Middle School when he observed a gray Chrysler sedan driving 50 miles an hour in a 30 per hour zone on East Main Street. The vehicle was operating at a high rate of speed into a sharp curve located in front of the Port Jervis…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pair Charged In Connection To Knifepoint Robbery Of 23-Year-Old In Area, Police Say Pair Charged In Connection To Knifepoint Robbery Of 23-Year-Old In Area, Police Say
Pair Charged In Connection To Knifepoint Robbery Of 23-Year-Old In Area, Police Say A pair of teenagers are currently behind bars after orchestrating an armed robbery and attempting to steal a 23-year-old’s car in Orange County, police said. The Port Jervis City Police Department received a report shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8 from a man who had been robbed at knifepoint by two suspects near the intersection of Barcelow Street and Seward Avenue. Police said the victim reported that while meeting up with a woman in the area, two men approached him while he was sitting in his motor vehicle, held him at knifepoint, stole cash and other valuables from him. …

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by Zak Failla
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Knife-Wielding Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Area Knife-Wielding Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Area
Knife-Wielding Man Killed During Officer-Involved Shooting In Area A 47-year-old man was shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting in the area. It happened in Orange County at around 9:07 p.m., Thursday, March 19. Police officers responded to a call for an emotionally disturbed person with a knife inside a Port Jervis home, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, and City of Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. An initial investigation found that when officers attempted to confront the man, identified as Charles Parker, at the Railroad Avenue home, he was allegedly brandishing a knife, refused to put it down and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Area ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Area
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Area The identity of a 53-year-old man who was killed after being struck by a commuter train in Orange County has been released. The incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 8:07 p.m. in Port Jervis in the vicinity of Jersey Avenue near the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue, Port Jervis Police Chief of Police William J. Worden said. An investigation has revealed that the man, now identified as John Erick Evans, of Port Jervis, was fatally struck by a westbound Metro-North train. The incident is under investigation by the Port Jervis City and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Poli…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Undercover Drug Trafficking Crackdown Nets Seven Arrests Undercover Drug Trafficking Crackdown Nets Seven Arrests
Undercover Drug Trafficking Crackdown Nets Seven Arrests Following a months-long undercover investigation into illicit heroin and crack cocaine sales in two Orange County municipalities, officials have released the identities of seven people arrested. The investigation was conducted by the Port Jervis City Police Department in partnership with the Town of Deerpark Police, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, New York State Police, and the FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, said Port Jervis Police William J. Worden. All of those arrested were either allegedly selling heroin, cra…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sex Offender Makes Move From Middletown To Port Jervis Sex Offender Makes Move From Middletown To Port Jervis
Sex Offender Makes Move From Middletown To Port Jervis A registered sex offender who was convicted of attempting to rape a 15-year-old girl has reported a move in Orange County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Orange County residents regarding the residency of 37-year-old Tauliddin Reynolds, who has moved from Middletown to an address on West Main Street in Port Jervis. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Reynolds as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense." According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Reynolds had …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Area Man Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Area Man
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Area Man A 28-year-old was arrested in connection with the overdose death of a 30-year-old man in Orange County over the weekend. New York State Police and officers from the Port Jervis City Police Department arrested Patrick Shevlin, 28, of Montague in Sussex County, New Jersey and charged him with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance in association with the death, said Port Jervis Chief of Police William Worden. On Saturday, during the early morning hours, state police were dispatched to a residence located in Sprarrowbush for an apparent heroin-related overdose. Police allege that Shevl…

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by Kathy Reakes