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Retired NY Judge Dies By Suicide As FBI Moves In To Arrest Him, Officials Say Retired NY Judge Dies By Suicide As FBI Moves In To Arrest Him, Officials Say
Retired NY Judge Dies By Suicide As FBI Moves In To Arrest Him, Officials Say A retired Hudson Valley judge and former assistant district attorney shot himself during an FBI raid at his home, according to multiple published reports. The incident occurred in Orange County early Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Campbell Hall. Law enforcement sources told ABC News 7 that Stewart Rosenwasser, a retired Orange County judge and former executive assistant district attorney of Campbell Hall, was being charged in a corruption case for allegedly taking bribes. The FBI released the following statement regarding the incident: "The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting that occu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked Ramapo College Student, Authorities Charge Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked Ramapo College Student, Authorities Charge
Teen Rape Defendant Also Stalked Ramapo College Student, Authorities Charge UPDATE: A 19-year-old man already accused of repeatedly raping a minor at the Jersey Shore and in New York State also stalked a female Ramapo College student, authorities charged. Jon Pelcin, of Monroe, NY, followed the sophomore around the Mahwah campus "on multiple occasions," Township Detective Lt. Kevin Hebert wrote. Pelcin "showed up at sporting events where the victim [was] in attendance" and followed her in his vehicle, putting her "in fear of death or bodily injury," Hebert added. One time Pelcin followed the victim from the school gym to the student center and then to the library…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teen Accused Of Jersey Shore, NY Child Rape Charged With Stalking Ramapo College Student Teen Accused Of Jersey Shore, NY Child Rape Charged With Stalking Ramapo College Student
Teen Accused Of Jersey Shore, NY Child Rape Charged With Stalking Ramapo College Student UPDATE (Dec. 9, 2022): A 19-year-old man already accused of repeatedly raping a minor at the Jersey Shore and in New York State also stalked a female Ramapo College student, authorities charged. Jon Pelcin, of Monroe, NY, followed the sophomore around the Mahwah campus "on multiple occasions," Township Detective Lt. Kevin Hebert wrote. Pelcin "showed up at sporting events where the victim [was] in attendance" and followed her in his vehicle, putting her "in fear of death or bodily injury," Hebert added. One time Pelcin followed the victim from the school gym to the student center and then…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Drug-Dealing Duo Ran Fentanyl, Crack From Paterson To NY, Authorities Charge Drug-Dealing Duo Ran Fentanyl, Crack From Paterson To NY, Authorities Charge
Drug-Dealing Duo Ran Fentanyl, Crack From Paterson To NY, Authorities Charge Two young drug dealers from Paterson peddled bags of fentanyl and crack by the thousands across the state line into Orange County, NY, authorities charged. Over the course of only a month, Khalif Johnson, 22, and Zakhi Jenkins, 19, sold 650 bags of fentanyl and three ounces of crack to undercover agents. That ended with their arrests Tuesday following a joint sting operation conducted by Port Jervis police and the Orange County Drug Task Force, assisted by members of the county district attorney's office, authorities said.Investigators seized 1,150 bags of fentanyl in all, along with the cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Man Charged With Manslaughter In NY High-Speed Chase, Fatal Crash Newark Man Charged With Manslaughter In NY High-Speed Chase, Fatal Crash
Newark Man Charged With Manslaughter In NY High-Speed Chase, Fatal Crash A Newark man has been charged a man with manslaughter in connection with a high-speed chase that ended with a fatal crash in Orange County, NY. Luis Colon, 27, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 7, and charged with manslaughter and unlawful fleeing a police officer, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The incident took place around 1:35 a.m., at the intersection of South Robinson Avenue and South Williams Street in the City of Newburgh, police said. According to officials, Colon allegedly had been driving a van at a high rate of speed, ignoring lane markings and traffic devic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Handgun, $180K In Drugs, $1.1M Cash Seized From Couple Accused Of Cocaine Trafficking In NJ Handgun, $180K In Drugs, $1.1M Cash Seized From Couple Accused Of Cocaine Trafficking In NJ
Handgun, $180K In Drugs, $1.1M Cash Seized From Couple Accused Of Cocaine Trafficking In NJ A New York couple accused of trafficking cocaine in Morris County was busted with $180,000 in drugs and more than $1.1 million in cash, authorities said. Marius Schwerberg, 65, and his wife, Nancy Schwerberg, 43, were charged in a felony complaint filed in the Town of Montgomery Court with first-degree criminal drug possession on Oct. 21, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. The money constitutes the largest amount of cash recovered during a narcotics search warrant in Orange County history, Hoovler said. The charges were the result of a joint investigation…

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by Cecilia Levine