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Fake Social Media Post In Region About School Violence Leads To Arrest Of 13-Year-Old Fake Social Media Post In Region About School Violence Leads To Arrest Of 13-Year-Old
Fake Social Media Post In Region About School Violence Leads To Arrest Of 13-Year-Old A 13-year-old from the region has been charged with falsely reporting an incident after allegedly making a social media post stating that a mistaken lockdown at the school they attend was due to students and staff being harmed. The student was arrested on Monday, Oct.  28, at Liberty Middle and High Schools for the post made on Friday, Oct. 25, from Liberty. According to Liberty Police Chief Steven D'Agata, early on Oct. 25, both schools briefly went into a lockdown due to an accidental activation of the school's automated warning system due to maintenance. D'Agata said there was no t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pair Of 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Hudson Valley School Shooting Hoax Pair Of 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Hudson Valley School Shooting Hoax
Pair Of 14-Year-Old Students Charged In Hudson Valley School Shooting Hoax Two 14-year-old students have been charged in connection with a call to a Hudson Valley school reporting an active shooter. The incident occurred in Orange County around 12:10 p.m., Friday, March 8 at Monhagen Middle School in the town of Wallkill. According to Lt. Robert McLymore of the Wallkill Police, officers responded to the school after a 911 call was made reporting the shooter. An investigation between school staff and officers determined there was no shooter and led to the arrest of two 14-year-old students that live in Middletown, McLymore said. The students, who were not named d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Capital Region, Police Say Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Capital Region, Police Say
Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Capital Region, Police Say A 36-year-old driver is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to injure another motorist and damaged their car during a road-rage incident in the region. The Albany County incident happened Monday, April 24, on I-87 in Colonie, according to State Police. Troopers were told that Mark Edmonds, of Albany, had called 911 and reported a two-car, hit-and-run crash near exit 6. However, an investigation found that Edmonds had actually been in a one-car crash with a guardrail while avoiding a collision, police said. After hitting the guardrail, Edmonds reportedly confronted and followed a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Charged With Making Active Shooter 911 Call At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say 14-Year-Old Charged With Making Active Shooter 911 Call At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say
14-Year-Old Charged With Making Active Shooter 911 Call At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say A 14-year-old boy from the Hudson Valley has been charged with falsely reporting an incident after allegedly calling 911 to report an active shooter at an area high school.  The incident took place in Orange County around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 at Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush. The teen, from the town of Wallkill, was arrested by the New York State Police after calling Orange County 911 and reporting there was an active shooter inside Pine Bush High School, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Earlier story: Active Shooter Threat At Pine Bush High School Unfounded, Lockdown …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting Robbery, Shooting Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting Robbery, Shooting
Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Falsely Reporting Robbery, Shooting A 37-year-old Northern Westchester man is facing charges for claiming he was shot at during a robbery over a stolen car that never happened, police said. At approximately 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 3, a man reported to the Yorktown Police Department that he was involved in an alleged motor vehicle crash on Strawberry Road in the area of Foothill Street in Mohegan Lake. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the Yorktown Police Department said that they were able to locate the vehicle, but there was no one inside. A canvas of the area led officers to the caller - whose name has not been rele…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says
Four Charged, Two Arrest Warrants Pending In Fatal Hudson Valley Fire, DA Says Four people have been arrested, including two facing manslaughter charges, and two others face arrest warrants in connection with a fatal fire at a Rockland County home for elderly residents. The arrests were announced on Tuesday, June 29 by Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh during a press conference following a three-month investigation into the Tuesday, March 23, fire at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley. The fire, which caused the building to partially collapse, killed Spring Valley Volunteer Firefighter Jared Lloyd as he was rescuing residents and a 79-year-…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area
Call For Shots Fired Sends Police Out In Force In Area State Police turned out in force after a call was received for shots fired, but once on the scene, it was discovered it was falsely reported. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, when New York State Police received a 911 call about a reported disturbance involving a gun and shots fired at a home in Red Hook, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the incident had been falsely reported, Hicks said. "No one was injured and there was no shooting," Hicks said. An investigation is underway regarding the incident, he added. State police we…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County
Man Wanted On Murder Warrant Nabbed In Orange County A man wanted on a warrant for murder was nabbed at a City of Newburgh apartment after running inside the occupied dwelling. The incident began around 9:50 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, when the City of Newburgh Police received a call that a man had taken a gun from a vehicle and ran inside an apartment at the Mullins Apartment complex on Walsh Road, said City of Newburgh Police Lt. Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. Officers from the City of Newburgh, Town of New Windsor, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and set up a perimeter around the apartment, Burns said. A …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown
Student Arrested In Connection To Arlington High School Lockdown Update, 5:45 p.m. Thursday A student has been arrested as a result of the incident that prompted the Arlington High School to be placed in a lockdown on Monday morning. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office has charged a 15-year-old male student with falsely reporting an incident. The youth has been referred to Family Court for further action. Although it was determined that there was no imminent threat, school officials and sheriff’s deputies remained visible for the remainder of the school day to ensure the safety of all the students and staff in the building. Original report: Arlington…

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by Joe Lombardi