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Fugitive Wanted For Sexual Assault In Fairfield County Nabbed In Hudson Valley Fugitive Wanted For Sexual Assault In Fairfield County Nabbed In Hudson Valley
Fugitive Wanted For Sexual Assault In Fairfield County Nabbed In Hudson Valley A man wanted in Connecticut for a sexual assault was nabbed by officers in the Hudson Valley. Luis Ixim-Coc, 21, was located and arrested by members of the Dutchess Count Sheriff’s Office’s Special Operations Division on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at an apartment in the Village of Millerton. Ixim-Coc was wanted on a warrant from Fairfield County Superior Court in Connecticut, and on felony sexual assault charges out of the town of Danbur , said Captain John Watterson. The Sheriff's Office was assisted in the arrest by members of the FBI- Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Recorded His Sexual Assault Of Child In Area, State Police Say Man Recorded His Sexual Assault Of Child In Area, State Police Say
Man Recorded His Sexual Assault Of Child In Area, State Police Say A man has been accused of recording his sexual abuse of a child, state police said. On Friday, Aug. 28, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks responded to an address in the town of Stanford for a report of sexual assault.  An investigation revealed Santiago A. Andujar, 41, of Stanford, recorded his sexual assault of a child Andujar was familiar with, state police said. Andujar was arrested and charged with: use of a child in a sexual performance, a Class C felony,  promoting the sexual performance of a child, a Class D felony,  and rape in the third degree,&nbs…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Arrested For Filming Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Unconscious Woman In Area, Police Say Man Arrested For Filming Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Unconscious Woman In Area, Police Say
Man Arrested For Filming Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Unconscious Woman In Area, Police Say A 26-year-old is facing charges for allegedly filming himself sexually abusing an unconscious woman in the Hudson Valley, New York State Police said. New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley arrested Poughkeepsie resident Michael Innello on Friday, Feb. 21, following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. According to police, that investigation determined that Innello allegedly filmed himself sexually abusing an unconscious victim who was helpless and incapable of consent. Innello was taken into custody and charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act With Minor At Area Hotel Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act With Minor At Area Hotel
Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act With Minor At Area Hotel A 46-year-old man has been accused of engaging in a sex act with a child at an area hotel and authorities say they are now looking for other possible victims. New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Northern Fairfield County resident Eric J. Fenyes, of Sherman, on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and charged him with second-degree criminal sex act, a Class D felony. An investigation determined Fenyes engaged in sexual conduct with a victim under 15 years of age at a hotel in the Town of Poughkeepsie in November of 2019, according to state police. Fenyes was arraigned before the Town…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Postmaster Installed Surveillance Device In Employees' Bathroom In Area, Police Say Postmaster Installed Surveillance Device In Employees' Bathroom In Area, Police Say
Postmaster Installed Surveillance Device In Employees' Bathroom In Area, Police Say A postmaster in the area is behind bars after state police say he installed a surveillance device in the employees' bathroom. An investigation determined Robert Simone, while employed as postmaster of the Salt Point Post Office in Dutchess County, installed the electronic recording device in the employee bathroom at the post office located on Cottage Street in the town of Pleasant Valley, state police said. Simone, 57, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested and charged with unlawful surveillance, a Class E felony. He was arraigned before the Town of Pleasant Valley Court, and remanded to the Dutche…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Knife In Area Domestic Dispute Woman Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Knife In Area Domestic Dispute
Woman Accused Of Stabbing Victim With Knife In Area Domestic Dispute A 24-year-old woman is behind bars after allegedly brandishing a knife and stabbing her victim during an early morning domestic dispute, state police said. New York State Police troopers from the Poughkeepsie barracks were dispatched at approximately 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22 to a West Road home in Pleasant Valley to investigate a reported domestic incident. According to police, the investigation determined that Dutchess County resident Mikala Riggleman of Pleasant Valley was involved in a physical domestic dispute, stabbing her victim in the process. Her victim sustained injuries that we…

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by Zak Failla
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Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea
Sex Offender Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Building, Attempting To Flee Country Enters Plea A registered sex offender has pleaded not guilty to making a terroristic threat after police busted him for allegedly threatening to blow up a government building earlier this year. Poughkeepsie resident Dominick Volino, 53, was in court this week, following his March 5 arrest at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for allegedly writing a threatening letter that was intercepted by New York State Police investigators. In January, investigators received a forwarded letter that was allegedly penned by Volino, threatening to blow up an unidentified building in New York City. An …

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Caught With Drugs After I-84 Chase Through Two Counties Woman Caught With Drugs After I-84 Chase Through Two Counties
Woman Caught With Drugs After I-84 Chase Through Two Counties A woman is facing drug possession charges after leading troopers on a pursuit on I-84 through Dutchess and Orange counties, New York State Police say. New York State Troopers say they initiated a vehicle stop on a 2015 Acura RDX near mile marker 48.8 for a traffic infraction on Wednesday, April 10 around 10 a.m. While officers were interviewing the driver, identified as 27-year-old Erica Rezuke of West Hartford, Connecticut, she allegedly sped away, heading westbound on Interstate 84. Troopers then say they returned to their vehicles and pursued Rezuke, who allegedly crossed the Newburgh-B…

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by Valerie Musson
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Three Area Residents Charged In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say Three Area Residents Charged In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say
Three Area Residents Charged In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say Three area residents were arrested and charged for a crazy drug deal gone bad that included one of the men hanging onto a vehicle and being dragged, state police said. The incident took place around 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, when the New York State Police troopers and members of the Village of Fishkill Police Department responded to Route 9 for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian with vehicles chasing one another, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the state police. Officers were able to locate the vehicles on Carol Lane in the town of Fishkill. An investigatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Threatens Victim With Weapon, Breaks Phone In Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man Threatens Victim With Weapon, Breaks Phone In Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man Threatens Victim With Weapon, Breaks Phone In Road-Rage Incident, Police Say A 40-year-old area man is behind bars after state police say he threatened a victim with a weapon and broke the victim's cell phone in a road-rage incident. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Beekman Road in Beekman at about 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14. An investigation found James A. Murphy of Wappinger began tailgating the victim, and making obscene gestures for unknown reasons, state police from the Poughkeepsie barracks said.  Murphy then passed the victim in a no passing zone, and stopped his vehicle blocking traffic before exiting the vehicle, and then menaced the victim …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Area Man Behind Bars After Being Charged With Possession Of Child Porn Area Man Behind Bars After Being Charged With Possession Of Child Porn
Area Man Behind Bars After Being Charged With Possession Of Child Porn A 60-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he was found to be in possession of child pornography. An investigation by the Rhinebeck Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the State Police Troop K Computer Crimes Unit, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office determined Poughkeepsie resident Kevin M. Werner possessed multiple images containing what he knew or believed to be child pornography. On Monday, March 11, State Police from the Rhinebeck barracks arrested Werner and charged him with three counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child, a Class E felony.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say
Area Man Attempting To Flee US Threatened To Blow Up Government Building, Police Say A 53-year-old area man attempting to fly out of the country now is behind bars after authorities say he threatened to blow up a government building in New York. In January, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks were forwarded a letter from Domick Volino threatening to blow up an unidentified New York State government building.  With the assistance of Amtrak Police Department, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Broward County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Volino, a Poughkeepsie resident, was arrested on …

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by Joe Lombardi