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Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area
Man Accused Of Assaulting 2-Year-Old Multiple Times In Area An area man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a two-year-old child on multiple occasions, causing serious injuries. Ulster County resident Stephen Drake, 30, of Ellenville, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 30, after police responded to a home in Napanoch, on a report of the assault, said investigators from the Ulster County Family and Child Advocacy Center An investigation revealed that Drake, on multiple occasions, assaulted the child, causing multiple bruising to the child’s face, back, buttocks, and both extremities, the department said. Drake was charged with assault …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Monroe Police Department Welcomes New Officer Monroe Police Department Welcomes New Officer
Monroe Police Department Welcomes New Officer The Monroe Police Department has officially welcomed a new officer. Melissa Berke was appointed to the title of probationary police officer as of Tuesday, November 20. Berke’s law enforcement career began in 2016, when she was employed with the New York State Department of Corrections. She then started working with the New York State Park Police as an officer. Berke is required to complete a Field Training Program before being assigned to patrol. “We welcome her and wish her well,” said the Monroe Police Department on Friday, Nov, 23.

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by Valerie Musson
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Orange County Man Sentenced For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl Orange County Man Sentenced For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl
Orange County Man Sentenced For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl A Hudson Valley man will spend a decade behind bars and is facing deportation after pleading guilty to raping a 10-year-old girl. Highland Mills resident Juan Linares, 20, who had pleaded guilty earlier this year to one felony count of first-degree rape, was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision for his role in sexually assaulting a minor who was known to him. Linares admitted to subjecting his 10-year-old victim to sexual acts in April after his victim came forward and told a school official about the abuse. He is also being held by Immigration …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced In Mother's Fatal Stabbing In Hudson Valley A 29-year-old man is heading to prison for a quarter of a century after pleading guilty to killing his mother. Westchester County District Attorney announced on Wednesday that Andre Coverdale, 29, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree manslaughter in March in the stabbing death of his mother, Dawne McCray in Yonkers. Scarpino noted that Coverdale has no known address. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, Coverdale walked up to the security booth of a Schroeder Street in Yonkers, telling an officer that “he had just killed his m…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Dealers Charged In Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Teacher Two Dealers Charged In Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Teacher
Two Dealers Charged In Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Teacher Two men are facing multiple charges for allegedly selling fentanyl to a Hudson Valley special education teacher who was found dead inside a bathroom stall at the New York City school that employed him late last year. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrests of Bronx residents Kashawn Lyons and Terrick Whitaker, both 31, who allegedly distributed heroin and fentanyl near the grounds of a public school in the Bronx, where Carmel native Matthew Azimi, 36, was found dead of an alleged overdose. According to the criminal complaint f…

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by Zak Failla