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Inmate From Region Receives Increased Sentence For Attacking Jail Guards Inmate From Region Receives Increased Sentence For Attacking Jail Guards
Inmate From Region Receives Increased Sentence For Attacking Jail Guards A 35-year-old Hudson Valley inmate will serve an extra 14 years in state prison for attacking correction officers on at least four occasions, seriously injuring two. Rockland County resident, Darius Williams, age 35, of Spring Valley, was sentenced to two consecutive seven-year terms for the assaults, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh. Williams was sentenced on Wednesday, March 13 to seven years in prison for slashing a man across the face with a box cutter in July 2022, after approaching a couple walking down a street and slashing the man across the face. He continued…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect 'Secreted' Drugs From Body, Tried Hiding Them In Trooper's Seat, Police In Region Say Suspect 'Secreted' Drugs From Body, Tried Hiding Them In Trooper's Seat, Police In Region Say
Suspect 'Secreted' Drugs From Body, Tried Hiding Them In Trooper's Seat, Police In Region Say A New York State Police trooper got an unpleasant surprise while nabbing a wanted man in the region. The incident began when 26-year-old Nathaniel Mahabier, of Cobleskill in Schoharie County, was stopped for a vehicle and traffic violation on I-88 in Schoharie at around 2:50 p.m. Thursday, May 25. According to State Police, Mahabier initially gave a false name. He was arrested when the trooper learned his real identity and discovered that he had an active arrest warrant issued by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The arrest took a turn for the strange when, …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
3 Nabbed Smuggling Drugs Into Same Area Prison On Same Day, Police Say 3 Nabbed Smuggling Drugs Into Same Area Prison On Same Day, Police Say
3 Nabbed Smuggling Drugs Into Same Area Prison On Same Day, Police Say Three different women who didn't know each other were allegedly nabbed smuggling drugs into a Hudson Valley prison on the same day. The incident took place in Orange County on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Otisville Correctional Facility, said Trooper Steven Nevel. At 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 12:15 p.m., State Police from the Greenville barracks were contacted by the facility of three different women attempting to bring narcotics into the facility. None of the suspects were together, Nevel said. The incident included: At 10  a.m., Teeara Thomas, age 19, of New York City, attempted to bring i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Smuggled Drugs Into Jail For Inmate Relative, Police Say Woman From Region Smuggled Drugs Into Jail For Inmate Relative, Police Say
Woman From Region Smuggled Drugs Into Jail For Inmate Relative, Police Say A woman from the region has gone from jail visitor to possible jail inmate after allegedly smuggling drugs into a correctional facility for a relative. Saratoga County resident Rondene Brust, age 53, of Ballston Spa, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 11, after she allegedly brought a controlled substance into the Saratoga County jail, according to sheriff’s officials. Brust then passed the “dangerous contraband” to an inmate, 32-year-old Bryan Brust, of Ballston Spa, police said. Authorities did not immediately clarify the relationship between the two. A subsequent search of Brust’s cell reveale…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Woman An alert has been issued for a wanted woman who was arrested more than five years ago for attempting to sneak marijuana into the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill. New York State Police investigators in Wappinger are attempting to locate Latifah Price, 24, who is wanted following her arrest for promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said that Price was arrested in 2014 after an investigation determined she attempted to smuggle 18 grams of marijuana into the Downstate Correctional Facility. An arrest warrant was issued for Price by the Town of Fis…

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by Zak Failla