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Middletown, Orange County, NY

No, A Serial Killer Is Not Terrorizing Hudson Valley, Police Reassure Public No, A Serial Killer Is Not Terrorizing Hudson Valley, Police Reassure Public
No, A Serial Killer Is Not Terrorizing Hudson Valley, Police Reassure Public Police are reassuring the public that a serial killer is not on the loose in the Hudson Valley, despite social media posts to the contrary. In Orange County, the Middletown Police Department took to Facebook Tuesday, Aug. 16, to address bogus posts warning of a “serial killer or abductor” who is supposedly targeting women in Middletown. The post features a man’s picture and warns that he hits female victims with his car before abducting them once they pull over. Middletown Police said the post has sparked multiple calls and messages to the department. “Our agency has thoroughly investiga…
Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Hang Glider Crash Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Hang Glider Crash
Woman Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Hang Glider Crash A woman was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center after she was seriously injured in a hang glider crash.  Authorities responded to a report of the crash on Hang Glider Road in the Ulster County town of Wawarsing at about 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 4, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. A 59-year-old woman, who is a resident of Middletown in Orange County, suffered serious injuries when she struck a piece of heavy equipment while trying to land the hang glider, authorities said.  The investigation into the incident is ongoing. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office wa…
Hudson Valley Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize Hudson Valley Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize
Hudson Valley Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize A Hudson Valley man has claimed a $1 million lottery prize. Enrique Rodriguez, who is from Middletown in Orange County, claimed the top prize from the New York Lottery's 25X scratch-off ticket, which is part of the X Series of games, according to an announcement from NY Lottery on Monday, March 21. “You have to be in it to win it,” Rodriguez told NY Lottery after claiming his prize. He chose to receive his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $546,840 after required withholdings, according to the announcement.  The 25X ticket was purchased at Fine Fare, which is located a…
Police Officer Accused Of Breaking Into Children's Camp In Hudson Valley Police Officer Accused Of Breaking Into Children's Camp In Hudson Valley
Police Officer Accused Of Breaking Into Children's Camp In Hudson Valley A police officer has been arrested for allegedly breaking into and damaging property at a children's camp in the Hudson Valley. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the New York State Police in conjunction with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Matthew E. McGrath, age 37, of Middletown in Orange County, for breaking into and damaging property at the Camp Young Judaea on Sprout Lake Camp Road in the town of Union Vale. McGrath, an officer with the NYPD, was charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of criminal mischief, Trooper AJ Hicks said. McGrath, who was off-duty at the time …
Pilot From Hudson Valley Diverted By Fighter Jet After Flying In Restricted Airspace Pilot From Hudson Valley Diverted By Fighter Jet After Flying In Restricted Airspace
Pilot From Hudson Valley Diverted By Fighter Jet After Flying In Restricted Airspace A small aircraft was intercepted by a military fighter jet after it allegedly violated restricted airspace while President Joe Biden was at his Delaware home. The Grumman AA-5 Tiger was flown from New York's Hudson Valley, in Middletown in Orange County, to Ocean City, Maryland on Saturday, May 15.  The aircraft entered restricted airspace around 1 p.m. Sunday, May 16, said a Secret Service spokesperson. “On May 16, at approximately 1:09 p.m., a small aircraft violated the restricted airspace in Wilmington, Delaware," the spokesperson said. "Per standard protocol, U.S. military aircra…
Man Wanted For Criminal Impersonation, Other Charges, In Westchester, Police Say Man Wanted For Criminal Impersonation, Other Charges, In Westchester, Police Say
Man Wanted For Criminal Impersonation, Other Charges, In Westchester, Police Say State police are searching for a man who was driving without a license, gave police a false identity, then never showed up in court.  According to police, 33-year-old Justin Martinez, who is known to frequent Middletown in Orange County, is wanted in Westchester by the town of Greenburgh court for the felony of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and the misdemeanors of second-degree falsifying business documents and second-degree criminal impersonation.  Martinez stands at 5-foot-8, weighs 125 pounds, and has brown hair and hazel eyes.  Anyone with information per…