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Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend several years in prison after he was caught selling a deadly heroin and fentanyl mixture following a fatal overdose in the Hudson Valley. New Haven County resident Brandon Gatling of Waterbury will serve six years in state prison after admitting to selling narcotics in Putnam County, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  According to Tendy's office, Gatling was arrested on June 14, 2023, following an investigation into a fatal overdose conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforce…

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by Ben Crnic
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5 Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught With Fentanyl In Region: Police 5 Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught With Fentanyl In Region: Police
5 Catalytic Converter Thieves Caught With Fentanyl In Region: Police Five people are facing charges after being caught with stolen catalytic converters and illegal narcotics after a traffic stop, police said.  On Tuesday, Dec. 20, around 5 p.m. police in Columbia County pulled over a 2000 Ford Crown Victoria in Canaan that matched the description of a vehicle that had been used in the theft of catalytic converters, according to New York State Police.  Inside the car, officers found two stolen converters and the tools that had been used to cut them from victims' vehicles, as well as around 3.3 grams of fentanyl, police said.  After t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester
Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester Dark tinted windows and a suspended license led to an alleged drug arrest for a Northern Westchester woman. Peekskill resident Maya Jean-Louis, age 21, was stopped on East Main Street in Yorktown on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for excessively tinted windows. After a DMV check, officers found her license was suspended. During an investigation, the department's K-9 indicated the presence of the odor of narcotics in the vehicle, the Yorktown Police said. A search of the vehicle was completed and officers found marijuana, marijuana products, and a quantity of psilocybin, police said. Jean-Louis was plac…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Horse Groomers At Saratoga Race Course Busted On Drug Charges, Police Say Horse Groomers At Saratoga Race Course Busted On Drug Charges, Police Say
Horse Groomers At Saratoga Race Course Busted On Drug Charges, Police Say Two horse groomers are facing drug charges following an investigation at the historic Saratoga Race Course. Jose Hidalgo, age 59, and Guadalupe Montesdecoa-Aguilar, age 36, were found with over 200 grams of cocaine in a dorm residence on New York Racing Association (NYRA) property, Saratoga Springs Police said. The pair was arrested Thursday, Aug. 18, on multiple felony charges, including criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. Hidalgo and Montesdecoa-Aguilar were arraigned in Saratoga Springs City Court, where a judge ordered them held without bail due to the se…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was charged after police said he was found in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut. An officer in Fairfield County pulled a vehicle over on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan after seeing that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, according to the New Canaan Police Department. During the traffic stop, police found that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Liandro Cardenas Avalos, of Pound Ridge, was in possession of cocaine, authorities said.  He was arrested and charged with possession of …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley An area man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl at a hotel and a mall. Timothy Schleede, age 30, of Lake Katrine, in Ulster County, pled guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute on Friday, Oct. 22, according to US Attorney Carla B. Freedman. As part of his plea, Schleede admitted that in 2020, he distributed a fentanyl mixture in glassine envelopes to another person in a mall parking lot in Ulster.  Schleede was arrested later the same day after selling glassine envelopes containing…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say
Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man ran out of gas, and luck, in his Mercedes-Benz while traveling in Orange County, leading to his being busted with heroin alongside a teenage passenger, New York State Police said. A New York State Police sergeant driving west on Route 6 in Woodbury pulled over to assist the driver of a 2003 Mercedes-Benz C-230 that was stopped in the shoulder of the roadway on Wednesday, March 3. Police said that the driver, Ulster County resident Tristan Scragg, of New Paltz, told the sergeant that he ran out of gas while he was traveling through the area with 19-year-old Kenilworth, Ne…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Caught With 100-Plus Grams Of Cocaine After BMW Is Stopped By Troopers, Police Say Man Caught With 100-Plus Grams Of Cocaine After BMW Is Stopped By Troopers, Police Say
Man Caught With 100-Plus Grams Of Cocaine After BMW Is Stopped By Troopers, Police Say An out-of-state man was arrested with more than 100 grams of cocaine following a traffic stop in the area, state police said. Ronald Helvy, age 36, was arrested in Orange County around 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, in Wallkill following a stop by New York State Police, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, state troopers patrolling State Route 17 in the town of Wallkill observed a 2009 BMW in violation of traffic laws and stopped the vehicle. During the stop, troopers discovered that Helvy, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was allegedly in possession of more than 102 grams of p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area
Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area Sheriff's deputies are searching for a woman wanted in the Hudson Valley for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Katlyn M. Falgiano, 29, last lived in Dutchess County on Beekman Road in Hopewell Junction, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. Police said she stands at 5-foot-4, weighs 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.  Those with knowledge of Falgiano's whereabouts are asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff's Department at 845-225-4300.

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by Christina Coulter
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Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him
Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him A man police say was on crack was brought to the hospital for a mental evaluation after allegedly screaming at officers, demanding that they shoot him.  Jeremy L. Loving of Saugerties, 32, who is undomiciled, was charged with the misdemeanors of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct on Saturday, Nov. 27, according to Saugerties Police.  Officers were first summoned to the QuickChek location on Route 9W at approximately 3:30 p.m., when a caller reported that he was acting in an erratic manner outside the establishment's entrance, accord…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man Nabbed With Drugs During DWI Patrol Stop In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed With Drugs During DWI Patrol Stop In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Drugs During DWI Patrol Stop In Area, Police Say A 42-year-old area man stopped during a DWI patrol was arrested for alleged possession of drugs.  The stop took place around 7:30 p.m., on Friday, May 15, in Orange County while the town of Montgomery Police was conducting a DWI patrol, said Investigator Stephen Ragni.  During the stop, Padro J. Baez, of the Village of Maybrook, was arrested after officers allegedly located drugs, Ragni said. He was charged with: Possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell Criminal possession of a controlled substance Criminal use of drug paraphernalia Baez was released on an appea…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say
Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly causing a crash while he was high on Xanax that sent three juveniles to the hospital  Joseph C. Stovenken, Garnerville, was arrested by Rockland County Sheriff's deputies following the crash around 9:25 p.m., Thursday, May 21, in Ramapo, said Chief William Barbera. The accident occurred in front of a Rockland County deputy at the intersection of New Hempstead Road and the Palisades Interstate Parkway exit 11 ramp.  According to Barbera, a pickup truck operated by Stovenken allegedly drove through a steady red light str…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With ID Theft, Series Of Burglaries, Police Say Man Charged With ID Theft, Series Of Burglaries, Police Say
Man Charged With ID Theft, Series Of Burglaries, Police Say A 45-year-old area man is being held without bail following an investigation into numerous burglary and grand larceny incidents in the area. Dutchess County resident William A. Pascal, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27, by Town of Poughkeepsie Police on five counts of burglary, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd. According to O'Dowd, the department made the arrest following two investigations in which Pascal allegedly entered a storage unit rented by the victim on numerous occasions between Dec. 2019 and Jan. and stole property. In addition, Pascal was also charged with grand …

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by Kathy Reakes