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Repeat Offender Assaults, Chokes Officer In Hudson Valley, Police Say
An Orange County police department is speaking out against bail reform laws after one of its officers was assaulted by an alleged repeat offender with a lengthy history of arrests and mental health-related incidents, authorities said.
The attack occurred on Friday, March 14, 2025, when 52-year-old Jerry Watkins, who is currently homeless, allegedly choked and assaulted a uniformed City of Middletown Police Department officer during an encounter, the department announced on Monday, March 17.
Watkins, who has had 28 documented interactions with law enforcement since January …
Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Hudson Valley Children Gets 19 Years In Prison
A Hudson Valley man who subjected his wife and children to horrifying abuse—including beating his wife with household objects—will spend nearly two decades in prison.
Dominic Sorbara, 46, of Ellenville, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars in Ulster County Court on Friday, Feb. 14, after a judge found him guilty on a 20-count indictment that included assault, strangulation, and aggravated sexual abuse.
Sorbara’s abuse reached a terrifying climax on May 23, 2023, when he brutally assaulted and choked his wife inside their home in Ellenville, where they lived with three of their children, pr…
CT Investigating Hanging Death Of NY Man While In Police Custody
State investigators are probing the in-custody death of a 36-year-old man who died while being held at the Stamford Police Department.
The Office of Inspector General, in collaboration with Stamford police, confirmed that Jamal Linton was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday evening, Jan. 26, hours after being arrested on multiple charges, including second-degree assault and strangulation.
Linton, who was being held on a $75,000 bond, was discovered at approximately 5:42 p.m., appearing to have hanged himself, authorities said. Officers immediately performed first aid before…
Couple From Region Admits Killing Grandfather, Stealing His Belongings, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man and woman have pleaded guilty to murder and manslaughter in connection with the strangling death of the man's grandfather.
According to the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, the couple "brutally" killed the victim in 2023 at a house in New City sometime between Sunday, Jan. 29, and Monday, Jan. 30.
On Monday, Sept.16, Rockland County resident Constantinos Doonan, also known as "Dino," aged 32, of New City, pleaded guilty to the murder of his grandfather, Constantinos Mastakouris.
Additionally, Jo-Ann Haughey, age 26, also of New City, admitted to manslau…
'Finally Got Justice': 24-Year-Old Convicted In Woman's Strangling In Capital Region
Two years after a young woman was found dead on state land in the region, her killer has been convicted.
Rensselaer County resident Ian Hasselwander, age 24, of Petersburgh, was found guilty of murder and related charges by a Rensselaer County jury on Wednesday, July 24, in the death of Morgan Bates.
The 20-year-old Cambridge Central High School graduate was found dead in Cherry Plain State Park, along Black River Road in Stephentown, on Feb. 27, 2022 a week after relatives reported her missing.
An autopsy found that she had been strangled, according to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Offi…
