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Hudson Valley Sheriff's Employee Shoots, Kills Self At Work, Police Say Hudson Valley Sheriff's Employee Shoots, Kills Self At Work, Police Say
Hudson Valley Sheriff's Employee Shoots, Kills Self At Work, Police Say An employee of a sheriff's office in the region died by suicide, according to authorities. The incident occurred in Ulster County around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Ulster County Law Enforcement Center in Kingston. According to Capt. Joseph Sciutto of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the employee was located in the center with a a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Members of the Sheriff's Office attempted to provide emergency aid to the employee who was transported to the Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston, where the person died from the injuries, Sciutto said. The incident is be…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Caught After Assaulting Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle In Region: Police Suspect Caught After Assaulting Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle In Region: Police
Suspect Caught After Assaulting Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle In Region: Police A Hudson Valley man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly robbing and stealing a woman's car at a gas station. The incident took place in Ulster County around 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Mobil Station on Route 209 in the town of Wawarsing. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, a preliminary investigation revealed that Shirley Clayton, an 84-year-old woman from the hamlet of Kerhonkson was pumping gas when she was assaulted by Christopher Doulin, age 37, of Lake Katrine.  Nevel said Doulin shoved Clayton to the ground and entered her vehicle.  As he was going thro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Motel Room In Region Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Motel Room In Region
Ex-Doctor Charged In Woman's Suicide In Motel Room In Region A former doctor has been charged in connection with a woman's suicide in a motel room in the region. The former doctor, Stephen P. Miller, age 85, of Tuscon, Arizona was charged with manslaughter in Ulster County on Friday, Feb. 2 in connection with the Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 death in Kingston. Kingston PD officers who responded to the Super 8 Motel located on Washington Avenue for a report of an unresponsive person located the woman who they thought appeared to have committed suicide, police said. An investigation developed evidence there was a second person in the room who "contribu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Capital Region Firefighter Stole From Hospitalized Patients' Homes, Police Say Capital Region Firefighter Stole From Hospitalized Patients' Homes, Police Say
Capital Region Firefighter Stole From Hospitalized Patients' Homes, Police Say He was sent to help them, but police say a paramedic from the region stole from his patients after they were hospitalized. Albany County resident Devvan Farina, age 39, of Albany, was arrested on multiple felony charges, including burglary, on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Bethlehem Police said Farina stole from multiple homes while working as a paramedic for the Albany County Sheriff’s Office in Bethlehem and a firefighter for the city of Troy. He targeted homes that he knew were unoccupied after the residents had been taken to the hospital, police said. It was not immediately clear how many people we…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Have You Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Man From Region Have You Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Man From Region
Have You Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Man From Region Police in the region are asking the public for help in finding a missing man who hasn't been seen in more than a week. Dutchess County resident Mark Camillo, age 61, of Beacon, who is considered a "missing vulnerable adult," who suffers from schizophrenia was last seen around Thursday, Feb. 1 in Beacon. Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson, of the Beacon Police, said Camillo was last seen wearing a red jacket, blue jeans, dark brown or black shoes, a brown winter knit hat with cream stripes, and black gloves.  He is described as being 5-foot-10 and weighs about 200 pounds. Camillo may be in …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo's Stolen Joyride Ends In Pursuit, Crash In Saratoga Springs, Police Say Duo's Stolen Joyride Ends In Pursuit, Crash In Saratoga Springs, Police Say
Duo's Stolen Joyride Ends In Pursuit, Crash In Saratoga Springs, Police Say A 17-year-old boy and a second defendant are accused of stealing a car and leading police on a chase before crashing in the region. The Saratoga County incident began around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, when a resident reported their car stolen from the driveway of their Saratoga Springs home. Officers spotted the vehicle a short time later on Circular Street and initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over. They pursued the car for nearly three miles before the driver lost control and crashed on Jones Road in the town of Wilton. The driver and a passenger then fled on foo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Horse Pulls Fire Alarm At Farm In NY Horse Pulls Fire Alarm At Farm In NY
Horse Pulls Fire Alarm At Farm In NY Was he just horsing around? Firefighters were left confused after a horse pulled a fire alarm at a farm in the region and then declined to explain his actions.  The incident happened in Northern Westchester County on Sunday, Feb. 4, when a commercial fire alarm went off at a horse farm on Guard Hill Road in Bedford. Firefighters said that the activation came from a pull station, meaning that someone had physically pulled an alarm to trigger it, according to the Bedford Fire Department. After arriving crews inspected the entire system, they eventually found a pull station in the …

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by Ben Crnic
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Head-On Crash Involving School Bus In Region Injures 1 Head-On Crash Involving School Bus In Region Injures 1
Head-On Crash Involving School Bus In Region Injures 1 One person was injured when a car allegedly swerved into the path of a school bus in the region, hitting it head-on. The crash occurred in Sullivan County around 3 p.m., Monday, Feb. 5 in the town of Thompson in the vicinity of 907 Old Liberty Road. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the collision and found that a 2023 Kia Forte driven by a 43-year-old woman, was traveling southbound when it swerved into the path of the school bus, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.  The bus, which belonged to the Bus Student Company of Spring Vall…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Dead At Capital Region Park Woman Found Dead At Capital Region Park
Woman Found Dead At Capital Region Park Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a park in the region. The discovery was made at around 7:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at Albany’s Six Mile Waterworks Park, located near the Northway and I-90. An Albany Police spokesperson told Daily Voice the woman’s death is not believed to be suspicious in nature. Her identity had not been released as of Monday afternoon. The incident is under investigation and an official cause of death will be determined by the Albany County Coroner’s Office. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
3 Charged In Stabbing At Amazon Facility In Region 3 Charged In Stabbing At Amazon Facility In Region
3 Charged In Stabbing At Amazon Facility In Region A man and two women were charged in connection with an alleged stabbing inside an Amazon facility in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County at the Amazon warehouse in the town of East Fishkill around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1.  According to Chief Derrick Cuccia of the town of East Fishkill Police, officers responded to the warehouse for a report of a stabbing. They found one man with a wound on his hand from a switchblade knife and were told that an Amazon employee, identified as Jelani J. Senior, age 20, address unknown, was the aggressor. An investigatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Armed Robber Lures Online Seller Before Stealing Jewelry, Car Keys In Capital Region, Cops Say Armed Robber Lures Online Seller Before Stealing Jewelry, Car Keys In Capital Region, Cops Say
Armed Robber Lures Online Seller Before Stealing Jewelry, Car Keys In Capital Region, Cops Say A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in the region that began with a Facebook Marketplace post. The Albany County incident happened at around 11:30 p.m. Dec. 27, 2023, in Bethlehem, in the hamlet of Slingerlands. Bethlehem Police said a woman called 911 reporting an armed robbery in progress in the parking lot of the Plug Power facility, located on Vista Boulevard. The male victim told investigators that he had arranged to meet a stranger there after posting jewelry for sale on Facebook Marketplace.  When he arrived, he was attacked by two men, one …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed Near Elementary School In Region, Police Say Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed Near Elementary School In Region, Police Say
Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed Near Elementary School In Region, Police Say An accused drug dealer was nabbed with a large quantity of fentanyl for sale in front of an elementary school in the region, police said. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Thursday, Feb. 1, in the City of Poughkeepsie in front of Clinton Elementary School. According to Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, Joseph P. Parquet, age 32, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell during an ongoing investigation by the task force. The task force has been c…

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by Kathy Reakes