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Alert Issued For 17-Year-Old Who's Gone Missing In Village Of Chester Alert Issued For 17-Year-Old Who's Gone Missing In Village Of Chester
Alert Issued For 17-Year-Old Who's Gone Missing In Village Of Chester A 17-year-old has gone missing in the Hudson Valley and authorities are asking for the public's help locating him. Jose Molina-Guevara left his Orange County residence in Whispering Hills in the Village of Chester on foot between midnight and 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9. He is around 5-foot-6, 140 pounds with a medium build, brown eyes and black/brown hair, the Village Of Chester Police Department said.  He was last seen wearing gray sweat pants, a light blue hoodie with a picture of money and red lettering on it, and may also be wearing a black, thigh-length, puffy jacket, accor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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36 Nabbed In Drug Bust Centered In Orange County 36 Nabbed In Drug Bust Centered In Orange County
36 Nabbed In Drug Bust Centered In Orange County A four-month-long investigation into drug trafficking in the region led to the arrest of 36 people and the seizure of a large number of drugs. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Final Blow” was initially started by the City of Port Jervis Police Department, and also included: The Orange County Drug Task Force The New York State Police Violent Gang and Narcotics Enforcement Team The Pike County Criminal Investigations Division of the Pike County District Attorney’s Office The Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and The investigation included the use of court-ordered e…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Admits To Role In Kidnapping, Murder Of Man In Orange County Woman Admits To Role In Kidnapping, Murder Of Man In Orange County
Woman Admits To Role In Kidnapping, Murder Of Man In Orange County A Hudson Valley woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the kidnapping and beating death of a man in the area. Orange County resident Courtney Clemenza, age 33, of Chester, pleaded on Wednesday, March 24, in connection with the December 2019 death of a man beaten and bound on Kipp Road in the Town of Goshen, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Three other individuals, Robert Haskell, age 55, Timothy Smith, age 37, and Seth Pelsang, age 31, all of Goshen, were also previously charged in connection with the man’s death.  During prior court app…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Men, Woman Arrested In Beating Death Of Chester Man Three Men, Woman Arrested In Beating Death Of Chester Man
Three Men, Woman Arrested In Beating Death Of Chester Man Three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Orange County man who was found beaten and bound on the side of a roadway. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, around 8:15 p.m., Michael Partridge, 28 of Chester, was discovered by a passing motorist on North Hudson Street in the Village of Chester, severely beaten and bound, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. The motorist called 911 and the Village of Chester Police Department responded along with EMS.   Partridge was transported to Orange Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead as a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three Men, Woman Arrested In Beating Death Of Chester Man Three Men, Woman Arrested In Beating Death Of Chester Man
Three Men, Woman Arrested In Beating Death Of Chester Man This story has been updated. Three men and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of an Orange County man who was found beaten and bound on the side of a roadway. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, around 8:15 p.m., Michael Partridge, 28 of Chester, was discovered by a passing motorist on North Hudson Street in the Village of Chester, severely beaten and bound, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. The motorist called 911 and the Village of Chester Police Department responded along with EMS.   Partridge was transported to Orange Regional Medical Center whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Man, Putnam Woman Arrested By State Police Child Abuse Unit Orange County Man, Putnam Woman Arrested By State Police Child Abuse Unit
Orange County Man, Putnam Woman Arrested By State Police Child Abuse Unit An Orange County man and a Putnam woman were arrested by the state police Child Abuse Unit for unlawfully operating mental health offices in the area. Elder Talentino, 53, of Monroe and Margaret Patterson of Lake Peekskill, also known as Charlene Patterson, 79, have been arrested on charges of unauthorized practice of a profession, the educational law felony, police said.  A joint Investigation with Orange County Child Protective Services and Orange County Fraud revealed that Patterson, a licensed MSW (Master of Social Work), was aiding and abetting Talentino, who was purporting t…

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by Joe Lombardi