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Lotto Mania Pays Off For Trio Of Hudson Valley Powerball Players Who Win Total Of $1,150,000
While no one from New York took home the mega Powerball prize of $1 billion, three people in the region won a total of $1,150,000 in second- and third-prize winnings, with a million-dollar winning ticket sold in Westchester County.
New York Lottery officials made the announcement early Thursday, July 20, saying three players managed to pocket $1.150 million for the Wednesday, July 19 game.
The winning numbers for the Powerball game were 7-10-11-13-24, with a Powerball of 24, Lottery officials said.
One player purchased a second-prize ticket worth $1 million in White Plains at the Cen…
Duo Nabbed For 'Brazen Double Shooting' In Hudson Valley: DA
Two men have been charged in connection with a broad daylight double shooting that left one victim dead and another paralyzed in the Hudson Valley, officials said.
Brooklyn residents Dwayne Hines, age 39, and Romaine McRae, age 39, were both arrested on Wednesday, July 12 on murder charges in connection with an Orange County double shooting that happened on Monday, April 24 in Newburgh, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Friday, July 14.
According to Hoovler and Newburgh Police Commissioner José Gomérez, on the day of the "brazen doubl…
Child Sex Abuse: 14-Year-Old Victim Of Hudson Valley Man
A Hudson Valley man is behind bars for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old victim.
Orange County resident, Christopher Johnson, age 32, of the city of Newburgh, was arrested on Thursday, July 6, following an investigation by the New York State Police, the City of Newburgh Police Department, and the Orange County District Attorney’s office, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
The investigation began after allegations that Johnson engaged in sexual conduct with a 14-year-old, Nevel said.
Johnson was charged with criminal sexual acts and endangering the welfare of a child.
He was remanded t…
Drunk Driver With Gun In Pants Nabbed In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say
A man from the region was found with a .357 Desert Eagle in the front of his pants during a traffic stop by state police in the Hudson Valley.
Ulster County resident Jason Lynch, age 44, of the town of Lloyd, was stopped around 1:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 4 in a 2014 Lexus IS in the city of Newburgh.
According to Trooper Steven Nevel, while troopers were speaking to Lynch, they learned that his license was suspended, and he seemed to be impaired by alcohol.
Troopers later determined that he was impaired by alcohol, and he was arrested. While being taken into custody, troopers located a loaded…
US Army Sergeant's Brother Now Also Charged For Murder Of Hudson Valley Father Of Two
The brother of a United State Army sergeant from the Hudson Valley who was indicted for the murder of a father of two has now been charged in connection to that crime.
Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 29, of Newburgh, was apprehended at the US Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, this past March and charged with the death of Daniel Spotards, age 41, whose body was found in Ulster County at the end of his driveway by a sanitation worker in the Town of Plattekill on Monday, Jan. 2.
An investigation found that Spotards was shot multiple times on New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, t…
Police Officer In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexual Assault Against Child, Rape
A 23-year-old police officer who was employed at two different agencies in New York has been been charged with sexual assault against a child, rape and two other offenses.
New York State Police Latham Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Orange County resident John Kyle B. Dizon, age 23, of Cornwall, on Friday, June 9, and charged him with the following:
Predatory sexual assault against a child,
Criminal sexual act in the first degree,
Rape in the first degree,
Sexual abuse in the first degree.
On Thursday, June 1, state police received information that an adult man had se…
