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Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Region Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Region
Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Region New York State Police arrested 15 people during a protest calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after they shut down parts of a major highway and a bridge.  The incident occurred in Dutchess County on I-84 and the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge around 8 a.m., Monday, April 15. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, the bridge was closed for approximately 45 minutes for state police to clear the bridge and detain the protestors. During the protest, traffic was backed up on I-84 in Dutchess County from East Fishkill to the bridge. Hicks said the protesters c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Ready For Another Round?' Cop Admits Slapping 14-Year-Old At Restaurant In Area 'Ready For Another Round?' Cop Admits Slapping 14-Year-Old At Restaurant In Area
'Ready For Another Round?' Cop Admits Slapping 14-Year-Old At Restaurant In Area A police detective will avoid jail after admitting that he taunted and slapped a teenager in an unprovoked attack at a Hudson Valley restaurant. In Orange County, Middletown Police Department detective Fredrick Slanovec pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on Thursday, July 13, for “engaging in fighting and tumultuous behavior." He admitted that he was drinking at the bar at Middletown’s Olde Erie Restaurant while off duty on Saturday, May 6, when he began taunting a 14-year-old boy by bragging that he had put the boy’s father in prison. Earlier Report: Detective Accused Of Assaultin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage'
Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' City leaders in the region expressed “disbelief and outrage” over the decision to file a criminal complaint against a prominent Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader for interrupting a city council meeting. Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino filed the complaint with the city’s police department asking for a summons to be issued to Chandler Hickenbottom, a leader of Saratoga Black Lives Matter. The complaint accuses Hickenbottom of disorderly conduct for disrupting a council meeting that was held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a city statement. Saratoga Springs Mayor…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Sullivan County Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Sullivan County
Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Sullivan County A sex offender wanted in two states was nabbed after police responded to a Hudson Valley mall for a man acting "disorderly." Eldon Ray Groh, age 49, of Missouri, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15, when officers responded to Mountain Mall in Sullivan County at 321 East Broadway in the village of Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, when officers stopped Groh and ran a background check, they found that he was wanted in Missouri on a felony warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. He was also wanted in by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office in F…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident
Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident The nephew of three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep will avoid any time behind bars after being caught on camera assaulting a teenager outside a New York bank during an incident of road rage last summer. Connecticut native Charles Harrison Streep, age 32, assaulted the then-18-year-old victim, David Peralta, on Long Island in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton in August 2020, leaving the teen hospitalized with “serious head trauma" after the altercation, according to his lawyers. Original story - Meryl Streep's Nephew Charged In Hamptons Road-Rage Incident This w…

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by Zak Failla
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22-Year-Old From Accused Of Setting Off Fireworks Inside Upstate NY Walmart 22-Year-Old From Accused Of Setting Off Fireworks Inside Upstate NY Walmart
22-Year-Old From Accused Of Setting Off Fireworks Inside Upstate NY Walmart A 22-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested by New York State Police after setting off fireworks inside an upstate Walmart location, investigators said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to Walmart on Old Glick Road in Wilton, Saratoga County, on Saturday, March 27, where there was a report of someone setting off fireworks in the electronics department. The investigation into the incident led police to Stratford resident Leonardo Miller, who was located and taken into custody without further incident after being accused of setting off the fireworks intentionally. No injuri…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Man Arrested After Intentionally Coughing On Walmart Customer, Police Say COVID-19: Man Arrested After Intentionally Coughing On Walmart Customer, Police Say
Covid-19: Man Arrested After Intentionally Coughing On Walmart Customer, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly coughing on another customer at an area Walmart several times after an eagle-eyed police officer spotted him during a traffic stop. The incident took place on Monday, December 14, in Rockland County at Walmart in the Village of Airmont, said the Ramapo Police. It was alleged that the man, an Orange County resident, unprovoked coughed on another customer several times. The man then left the store, police said. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the customer became concerned over the possibility of being exposed to the virus.   Police obtained …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him
Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him A man police say was on crack was brought to the hospital for a mental evaluation after allegedly screaming at officers, demanding that they shoot him.  Jeremy L. Loving of Saugerties, 32, who is undomiciled, was charged with the misdemeanors of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct on Saturday, Nov. 27, according to Saugerties Police.  Officers were first summoned to the QuickChek location on Route 9W at approximately 3:30 p.m., when a caller reported that he was acting in an erratic manner outside the establishment's entrance, accord…

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by Christina Coulter
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Family Argument Leads To Disorderly Conduct Charges In Ulster County Family Argument Leads To Disorderly Conduct Charges In Ulster County
Family Argument Leads To Disorderly Conduct Charges In Ulster County After struggling to break up a vulgar shouting match between family members, Saugerties police said they ticketed one party for marijuana possession and everyone involved for disorderly conduct.  Police said that neighbors notified police of a loud, heated argument between multiple people in the parking lot of 3 Lafayette Street at approximately 2:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11.  When an officer arrived at the scene the argument was still ongoing, and many neighbors had come outside to spectate, police said. The four arguing parties refused to comply when the officer asked them to …

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After HS Cluster COVID-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After HS Cluster
Covid-19: Police To Increase Social Distancing Enforcement After HS Cluster Police will be increasing social distancing enforcement after a cluster of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases linked to the graduation ceremony in Northern Westchester County at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua. New Castle Police Chief James D. Carroll made the announcement early Monday evening, June 29. The cluster, traced to a student at the ceremony who tested positive after returning from Florida, has jumped to 13 cases, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier in the day Monday. Cuomo said that anyone who attended the graduation ceremony should self-quarantine until at lea…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave
Attorney Arrested At Gunpoint In Missing Mom Case Allegedly Dug Makeshift Grave As the news swirls around the arrests of Fotis Dulos and his ex-lover Michelle Troconis for the alleged murder of Fairfield County missing mom Jennifer Farber Dulos, another person was arrested as well, Kent Mawhinney, an attorney, and friend of Dulos.  Mawhinney, 54, of South Windsor, Connecticut, was reportedly arrested at gunpoint during a traffic stop by state police after searching for him for several hours on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Once in custody Mawhinney was charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the case, the arrest warrant says. Mawhinney had represented Foti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Intoxicated Ulster Woman Standing In Roadway Blocking Traffic Arrested Intoxicated Ulster Woman Standing In Roadway Blocking Traffic Arrested
Intoxicated Ulster Woman Standing In Roadway Blocking Traffic Arrested An intoxicated woman was arrested for disorderly conduct after police allegedly found her in the middle of a roadway acting out and blocking traffic. The incident took place in Ulster County around 11:23 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, when Saugerties Police responded to Partition Street for a reported assault at Mirabella’s Restaurant, said Saugerties Chief Joseph Sinagra. When officers arrived on the scene they found a woman, identified as 41-year-old Stephanie Comito, of Saugerties, standing in the road acting out and blocking traffic, the chief said. When approached by officers…

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by Kathy Reakes