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Orange County Woman Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To Hospital Orange County Woman Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To Hospital
Orange County Woman Charged With Calling In Bomb Threat To Hospital A Hudson Valley woman has been charged with falsely reporting an incident after allegedly reporting a bomb threat at an area hospital. Related: Bomb Threat At Wallkill Hospital, No Explosive Devices Found, Police Say Orange County resident Donna Inga, age 64, of New Hampton was arrested on Wednesday, March 27. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the town of Wallkill Police, on Wednesday, March 20, members of the police department responded to a report of a bomb threat at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown.  The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Tow…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says Orange County Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says
Orange County Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says A Hudson Valley man will spend at least another two years in a psychiatric facility after being found incompetent to stand trial for murder for a second time in the 2019 machete attack during a Hanukkah party. Grafton Thomas, age 35, of Orange County, is charged in Rockland County with the Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 killing of Josef Neumann, age 72, after allegedly stabbing five people at the Hasidic rabbi’s Forshay Road, Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration. Thomas, whose family said he had a long history of severe mental illness and suffered from schizophrenia, also faces six count…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Hampton Transfer Station Fire Under Investigation New Hampton Transfer Station Fire Under Investigation
New Hampton Transfer Station Fire Under Investigation An investigation is underway following a fire at a Hudson Valley transfer station. The blaze took place in Orange County around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the station located on Training Center Lane in New Hampton. When the Goshen Fire Department arrived on the scene they found an active fire in a large sorting facility, the department said. The first engine from West Point Professional Firefighters was in the area and responded to assist.  Goshen firefighters on the scene of the fire.Minisink Hook and Ladder Co. 1 - Goshen FD Firefighters quickly got water on the fire, but found …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Man Steals Five Tractors From Employer, Police Say Orange County Man Steals Five Tractors From Employer, Police Say
Orange County Man Steals Five Tractors From Employer, Police Say A 55-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing five tractors from his employer. Nelson Colon of Wallkill was charged on Wednesday, July 31 following an investigation by the Orange County Sheriff's Office into the theft from Hudson River Tractor in Goshen, said Capt. Paul Arteta. Colon, who was charged with grand larceny, is alleged to have stolen the tractors valued at over $40,000, between June and July. At the time of the thefts, Colon was employed by Hudson River Tractor as a delivery driver.  Investigators recovered the stolen property after tracking the mac…

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by Kathy Reakes
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13 Orange County Residents Charged With Impaired Driving, DWI In State Police Stops 13 Orange County Residents Charged With Impaired Driving, DWI In State Police Stops
13 Orange County Residents Charged With Impaired Driving, DWI In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley busted more than 30 motorists who were allegedly driving while impaired over the last week-plus. The local residents charged with DWI were:  Orange County On Friday, Oct. 19, State Police troopers in Montgomery arrested Steven Slezak, 33, of Highland Mills, for DWAI. He was involved in a motor vehicle crash on Route 208 in Blooming Grove. An investigation revealed that he was impaired by drugs and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Oct. 19, State Police troopers in Middletown arrested Timothy Feeney, 60, of New Hampton, for DWI. He wa…

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by Zak Failla