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Man From Region Sentenced For Violent 2017 Home Invasion
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison following a dramatic burglary incident where he and an accomplice posed as FBI agents during a violent home invasion. Westchester County resident Oscar Castillo, age 37, from Yonkers, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 18, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. He was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision. The sentence stems from Castillo's 2023 guilty plea to burglary charges linked to a 2017 incident in Washingtonville. Castillo, who initially evaded sentencing by not appearing in c…
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Man From Region Nabbed For Assault, Knocking Victim's Teeth Out, Police Say
A man from the region was charged with assault after he allegedly broke into a home and knocked a victim's teeth out. The incident occurred in Sullivan County on Saturday, Nov. 16, in the Town of Thompson. According to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies encountered Xavier Vega, age 30, of Monticello. The investigation at the scene revealed that Vega had been removed from that location earlier in the day under an order of protection. Vega returned to the residence, allegedly broke in, and assaulted a 61-year-old occupant by knocking his teeth ou…
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New Details: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Violent Intruder At Capital Region Residence, Police Say
New details paint a tense scene in the moments before a homeowner shot and killed a stranger who broke into his residence in the region. The Saratoga County incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, in Malta at the Northway Estates mobile home park on Route 9. Sheriff’s deputies said someone called 911 reporting a shooting inside one of the units. When deputies arrived, they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. Nobody else was injured. Earlier Report: Man Dead Following Shooting At Malta Home In an update Monday, June 17, investigators said the deceased man forced h…
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Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison
A 22-year-old man from the region will spend years in prison for a home invasion slashing attack on his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Dexter Silen, of Schenectady, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in Schenectady County Court on Friday, June 14, months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted assault. According to prosecutors, Silen was armed with a pocketknife when he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Schenectady apartment shortly after midnight on Dec. 4, 2023. After seeing that the woman’s new boyfriend was there, Silen became enraged, slashing the two and attem…
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Suspect Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion-Robbery, Police Say
A 34-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to shoot a homeowner during a Hudson Valley home invasion and robbery. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 9:40 p.m., Monday, May 20, on Dickens Street in Stony Point. According to Lt. Greg Becker of the Stony Point Police, a man called police saying they needed help after someone tried to shoot him during a home invasion. Officers located a 64-year-old male victim, who said two men wearing ski masks confronted him as he entered his garage, Becker said. One of the men displayed a firearm, and during a strugg…
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