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Suspects At Large After Victims Assaulted, Robbed In Area, Police Say Suspects At Large After Victims Assaulted, Robbed In Area, Police Say
Suspects At Large After Victims Assaulted, Robbed In Area, Police Say Police are searching for two suspects accused of assaulting and robbing victims in the area.  The incident happened in the Ulster County village of New Paltz at about 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, according to the New Paltz Police Detective Division. Investigators said police received a report that the assault happened on North Front Street. Responding officers determined that two female suspects assaulted the victims and stole their belongings. The suspects fled the scene, traveling south toward Main Street, police said.  Authorities asked anyone with information about the i…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Armed Robbery Outside Of Area Business Police Investigating Armed Robbery Outside Of Area Business
Police Investigating Armed Robbery Outside Of Area Business Police are searching for suspects in connection with an armed robbery outside of an area business. The incident happened in Ulster County around 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, July 24 near a New Paltz establishment at Main Street and Prospect Street. When officers arrived on the scene they determined an armed robbery had just occurred, New Paltz PD Chief Robert Lucchesi said.  Through investigation, members learned that the victims were involved in a verbal dispute with the suspects earlier in the evening, Lucchesi said.  According to police, the robbery took place when the victims…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
COVID-19: Popular Area Restaurant Announces Month-Long Closure COVID-19: Popular Area Restaurant Announces Month-Long Closure
Covid-19: Popular Area Restaurant Announces Month-Long Closure Winter was coming, and now it is here. The owners of The Parish, a popular Hudson Valley eatery that specializes in New Orleans-style cuisine, announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be forced to shut down its business for at least a month in the new year. The Parish, on Main Street in New Paltz, will be closing down as of Monday, Jan. 4 due to limited indoor dining options and a dearth of outdoor dining choices due to the colder weather. Co-owners Theresa Fall and Matt Sweeney said that they were fortuitous to have a wealth of outdoor dining options over the spring and summer…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Being Dragged By Tractor-Trailer Down Main Street In Area Man Killed After Being Dragged By Tractor-Trailer Down Main Street In Area
Man Killed After Being Dragged By Tractor-Trailer Down Main Street In Area A pedestrian was dragged to death after climbing under a tractor-trailer in the Hudson Valley. The New Paltz Police Department received a report of an accident involving a pedestrian shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10 near the area of the Wallkill Bridge. Upon arrival, responding officers found the pedestrian dead in the road after being dragged down Main Street under the tractor-trailer, which continued onto Route 299. Police were able to locate the driver, who was stopped on Libertyville Road near the intersection of Route 299 in New Paltz. According to police, the investigatio…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
14 Area Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops 14 Area Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
14 Area Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Fourteen area residents were among nearly two dozen arrested by New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley for alleged impaired driving this past weekend. Area residents charged:  Orange County On Friday, Jan. 24, State Police from Monroe arrested John Willis, 56, of Middletown, for DWI. He was traveling on State Route 17 in the town of Monroe when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Jan. 24, State Police from Middletown arrested Joseph Fini Jr, 27, of Goshen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pedestrian In Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle At Busy Area Intersection, Police Say Pedestrian In Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle At Busy Area Intersection, Police Say
Pedestrian In Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle At Busy Area Intersection, Police Say A pedestrian walking in the crosswalk was struck by a vehicle at a busy intersection in the area, police say. The Ulster County incident took place around 7:54 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the intersection of Main Street and South Oakwood in New Paltz  The pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries, said New Paltz Police Lt. Robert Lucchesi. Arriving officers found the pedestrian lying in the roadway, attended to by bystanders, and began to render aid. The on-scene investigation, including witness statements, revealed that a vehicle traveling eastbound on M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One In Custody After Downtown Stabbing In Area One In Custody After Downtown Stabbing In Area
One In Custody After Downtown Stabbing In Area A 25-year-old area man is under arrest after he allegedly stabbed another man. Devin C. Smith, of New Paltz, was arrested around 10:20 p.m., Friday, Jan. 24, and charged with one count of felony assault, said Lt. Robert Lucchesi of the New Paltz Police Department. According to Lucchesi, police responded to the area of Main and North Front streets for a reported stabbing. Once on the scene, they found Smith, who was being detained by bystanders.  Officers also found the victim, a 24-year-old man, who sustained a stab wound to his torso, Lucchesi said. The victim was tra…

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by Kathy Reakes