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Drunk Driver In Head-On Crash While 2.5 Times Over Legal Limit In Hudson Valley Learns Fate
A Hudson Valley man who admitted to causing a head-on Orange County crash while driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit will spend years behind bars, prosecutors announced.
Michael Falkena, age 42, of Sparrowbush, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to three to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to first-degree vehicular assault, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Feb. 7.
The charges stem from a multi-vehicle crash that happened on Dec. 28, 2023, on County Highway 1 in Warwick.
According t…
Man's Fatal Overdose In Area Leads To Federal Indictment
An alleged drug dealer is facing federal charges after allegedly selling heroin and fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of an area man.
Montague, New Jersey, resident Robert Ciervo, 25, has been charged for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to distribute narcotics, which resulted in the death of 36-year-old Westtown resident Richard Beauchesne earlier this year.
Ciervo was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 29 and charged in White Plains federal court with participating in a conspiracy to distribute drugs with Margaret Flood, 38, and Robert Flood, 39, both of Sparrowbush, and Travis Hoppe…
Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area
Two area residents were nabbed with 250 bags of heroin following a traffic stop in the village of Florida.
Steven Scalici, 23, of Warwick, and his passenger Tiffany Reed, 23, of Sparrowbush, were arrested Monday, May 6, after Warwick K9 Officer Kevin Halsey and Officer Keith Slesinski conducted a traffic stop on Route 94 for several traffic violations, said Warwick Police Lt. Thomas Maslanka.
After interviewing Scalici and Reed, the officers received consent to search the vehicle, Maslanka said.
Officer Halsey deployed his K9 partner Niki who gave a positive indication of the presence of …
Woman With 159 Bags Of Heroin, Two Others Nabbed In Area Drug Bust
Three people were nabbed on drug charges following an investigation by a multi-agency task force working out of Orange County.
Conducted by the Port Jervis Police Department, the New York State Police, and the FBI, the task force focused on the sales of crack cocaine and heroin in the City of Port Jervis, officials said.
Arrested during the round-up on Wednesday, Aug. 22 included Stephanie Reis, 27, of Sprarrowbush, who was caught with 159 bags of heroin.
She was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. She is being held without bail.
In addition,…
