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Suspect At Large After 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Critically Injured In Area Suspect At Large After 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Critically Injured In Area
Suspect At Large After 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Critically Injured In Area A suspect is on the run as police in the area investigate a shooting at an affordable housing community, police said. Officers from the Monticello Police Department were notified by Sullivan County 911 of a reported shooting victim at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at John Crawford Senior Housing on North Street in the Village of Monticello, Police Lt. Mark Johnston said. Police said those responding officers found a 39-year-old man from Monticello who had been shot multiple times. The man was transported by Mobile Medic Ambulance to the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harri…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Seek Public's Help In IDing Person Of Interest In Rape Of Woman In Area Police Seek Public's Help In IDing Person Of Interest In Rape Of Woman In Area
Police Seek Public's Help In IDing Person Of Interest In Rape Of Woman In Area Police investigating the rape of an elderly woman in the area are asking the public's help in identifying a man connected to the case. Town of Newburgh Police say the man shown in the photo above has been established as a "person of interest" in the case. The man may be named "Caesar" and often is in the City of Newburgh area, according to police. Further details on the case were not released. Anyone with information is asked to call the Town of Newburgh Police Department at 845-564-1100 or email a tip to TNPDfacebook@townofnewburghpd.org. Share this story by clicking on the Faceboo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Northern Westchester Man Caught On Nanny Cam Taking Sexual Photos Of Child Northern Westchester Man Caught On Nanny Cam Taking Sexual Photos Of Child
Northern Westchester Man Caught On Nanny Cam Taking Sexual Photos Of Child A man with a residence in Northern Westchester is behind bars after allegedly being caught on a “nanny cam” attempting to take inappropriate photos of a minor. John Passaretti, 50, who lives in both West Palm Beach, Florida, and Pleasantville, has been arraigned on charges related in his attempt to take a sexually explicit photo of a child, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., said. Scarpino said that Passaretti was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 29, by police in Port Chester with an assist from Pleasantville police officers. The arrest came following a complaint tha…

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by Zak Failla
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One Nabbed In Northern Westchester After Duo Steals Vehicle At Knife, Gunpoint, Police Say One Nabbed In Northern Westchester After Duo Steals Vehicle At Knife, Gunpoint, Police Say
One Nabbed In Northern Westchester After Duo Steals Vehicle At Knife, Gunpoint, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Armed Teen Apprehended In Northern Westchester For Carjacking ID'd This story has been updated. One of two suspects was apprehended for allegedly stealing a car at knife and gunpoint in Westchester County. The incident took place on Thursday, Oct. 17, after the New York State Police received a report of a stolen vehicle traveling on Route 9 in Peekskill, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the state police. Around 4:20 p.m., the vehicle was reported to be headed southbound on Route 9 heading into the town of Cortlandt, Hicks said. State police patro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit Cards From Friend Alert Issued For Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit Cards From Friend
Alert Issued For Woman Wanted For Stealing Credit Cards From Friend An alert has been issued by New York State Police investigators in Ellenville who allegedly stole credit cards from a friend and charged more than $2,500. Kelly Kiernan was arrested and charged with fourth-degree grand larceny after an investigation determined that she and other co-conspirators stole several credit cards from a friend. Kiernan then made multiple unauthorized credit and debit charges. Kiernan later failed to appear in court following her arrest and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Police described Kiernan, 35, as 5-foot-3 weighing approximately 132 pounds with blonde ha…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Arrested In Connection With Two Shootings In Area, Police Say Man Arrested In Connection With Two Shootings In Area, Police Say
Man Arrested In Connection With Two Shootings In Area, Police Say The arrest of a Town of New Windsor man for possession of a semi-automatic handgun led to the discovery that he was allegedly involved in two shooting incidents. Ryan Disca, 23, was arrested by City of Newburgh Police around 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, while in possession of a Hi-Point 9mm semiautomatic handgun, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. After his arrest, investigators served a search warrant on a residence on Columbus Street in the Town of New Windsor. As a result of the search, Disca has been charged with the shooting of Romeo Herring on Wednesd…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Evidence In Missing Mom Case May Have Been Dumped At Restaurant, New Report Says Evidence In Missing Mom Case May Have Been Dumped At Restaurant, New Report Says
Evidence In Missing Mom Case May Have Been Dumped At Restaurant, New Report Says The estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mom of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, may have dumped items related to the case in front of a Hartford restaurant, a new report says. According to WTNH News 8, some of the surveillance footage collected by police following pings on Fotis Dulos's phone shows a man -- who police believe is Fotis Dulos -- dumping garbage in front of a Spanish restaurant near Albany Avenue and Garden Street in Hartford. Fotis DulosNew Canaan Police Department The restaurant is more than 70 miles from Jennifer Dulos' New Canaan home, where police believe a strug…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Estranged Husband's Lawyer Calls Report Of Mom's Blood-Stained Shirt 'Desperate Speculation' Estranged Husband's Lawyer Calls Report Of Mom's Blood-Stained Shirt 'Desperate Speculation'
Estranged Husband's Lawyer Calls Report Of Mom's Blood-Stained Shirt 'Desperate Speculation' The lawyer for the estranged husband of the missing Fairfield County mother of five says reports that police found the blood-stained shirt worn by Jennifer Farber Dulos the day she disappeared is "desperate speculation." Norm Pattis, Fotis Dulos' attorney, said he wasn't aware of any evidence that pointed to what Jennifer Dulos was wearing when the New Canaan resident went missing on Friday, May 24. “I am unaware of any evidence about what she was wearing when she disappeared," Pattis said. "This sounds like desperate speculation." Norm PattisElite Lawyer Management The news that polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Blood-Stained Shirt Police Believe Missing Mom Wore Day Of Disappearance Found, Report Says Blood-Stained Shirt Police Believe Missing Mom Wore Day Of Disappearance Found, Report Says
Blood-Stained Shirt Police Believe Missing Mom Wore Day Of Disappearance Found, Report Says This story has been updated. A new report citing law enforcement sources says that police investigating the disappearance of the Fairfield County mother of five found a blood-stained Vineyard Vines T-shirt that she was believed to be wearing on the day she vanished. According to a report in the Hartford Courant, police found the shirt, along with a bra, two mops and some sponges with blood on them in a garbage can on Albany Avenue in Hartford. Police arrested New Canaan resident Jennifer Farber Dulos' estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, along with his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, after vide…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Peeping Tom Put Cell Phone On Floor To Spy On 16-Year-Old In Mall Dressing Room, Police Say Peeping Tom Put Cell Phone On Floor To Spy On 16-Year-Old In Mall Dressing Room, Police Say
Peeping Tom Put Cell Phone On Floor To Spy On 16-Year-Old In Mall Dressing Room, Police Say Know him? Police investigators in Wallkill are seeking the public's assistance as they attempt to locate a Peeping Tom who was caught spying on a teenage girl changing in a dressing room. Investigators have released photos of a man who was seen placing an iPhone on the floor of a Forever 21 dressing room on Saturday, June 8, at the Galleria at Crystal Run Mall in Middletown to spy on a 16-year-old girl. According to police, while the phone was on the floor, the man appeared to adjust it to get a better view of the teen trying on clothes. Once the store manager entered the dressing room wh…

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by Zak Failla
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Garbage Plant Search Nears End As Missing Mother Of Five Case Hits One-Month Mark Garbage Plant Search Nears End As Missing Mother Of Five Case Hits One-Month Mark
Garbage Plant Search Nears End As Missing Mother Of Five Case Hits One-Month Mark When the clock strikes 6:59 p.m. on Friday, June 21, it will have been one month since Jennifer Farber Dulos of New Canaan was reported missing. During that time, a simple missing person report has turned into a massive search involving  25 to 30 investigators in a case that has grabbed the nation's attention.  And, it's been a month since five children have seen their mother. As the days turned into weeks in the case, dramatic twists and turns have kept New Canaan and Connecticut State Police, along with other state and federal officials, working tirelessly chasing down more than 900 tip…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'We Will Not Rest Until We Find Jennifer': Search For Missing Mom Hits Three-Week Mark 'We Will Not Rest Until We Find Jennifer': Search For Missing Mom Hits Three-Week Mark
'We Will Not Rest Until We Find Jennifer': Search For Missing Mom Hits Three-Week Mark Three weeks after the disappearance of Jennifer Farber Doulos, the mother of five who was reported missing in Fairfield County on Friday, May 24, police are vowing to continue working relentlessly until she is found. "We will not rest until we find Jennifer," New Canaan Chief of Police Leon Krolikowski said on Friday, June 14. Since receiving the initial call that the 50-year-old Doulos was missing, the New Canaan Police Department Patrol Division and Investigative Section partnered with the Connecticut State Police Western District and Central District Major Crime Squads, Federal Law Enfor…

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by Donna Christopher