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'Come Forward,' Sister Says To Brian Laundrie As Search For Fugitive Fiancé Heats Up 'Come Forward,' Sister Says To Brian Laundrie As Search For Fugitive Fiancé Heats Up
'Come Forward,' Sister Says To Brian Laundrie As Search For Fugitive Fiancé Heats Up In a new interview with ABC News, Brian Laundrie's sister shared a message to her brother, asking him to come forward. Authorities have been searching for the 23-year-old since his parents reported on Friday, Sept. 17, that they had not seen their son since Tuesday, Sept. 14. Related - Hiker Says He Spoke To Brian Laundrie On Deserted Road Near Appalachian Trail Law enforcement has named Laundrie a "person of interest" in the homicide of his 22-year-old fiancée, fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito, who was from Blue Point in Suffolk County. "I would tell my brother to ju…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child Following NYSP Investigation Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child Following NYSP Investigation
Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child Following Nysp Investigation New York State Police investigators busted a 54-year-old man following a lengthy investigation into alleged sexual abuse involving a child in the region, authorities announced. Members of the New York State Police Sullivan County Child Abuse Unit arrested Newark, New Jersey resident Terrence Riley on Monday, Aug. 16 following an investigation into a report of abuse five years ago. Riley was a suspect in a 2016 hotline report that led to an investigation by the New York State Police and Child Protective Services in Sullivan County. Following the launch of the investigation, Riley fled the a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NYS Police Investigators Association Calls For More Control Over Governor's Detail Post-Cuomo NYS Police Investigators Association Calls For More Control Over Governor's Detail Post-Cuomo
NYS Police Investigators Association Calls For More Control Over Governor's Detail Post-Cuomo The president of an association representing state police investigators in New York is calling for more control over the management of the governor's protective services unit following the attorney general's report finding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees, including a state trooper assigned to protect him. The New York State Police Investigators Association President Tim Dymond told CBS News that he believes there is "plenty" of room for improvement in the detail under the leadership of Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will become New York's 57th governo…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Shot During Fight In Area, Police Say Man Shot During Fight In Area, Police Say
Man Shot During Fight In Area, Police Say Police are currently investigating a shooting that took place during a fight. The incident took place around 8:20 p.m., Friday, July 30, in Sullivan County. Police responded to a 911 report of a fight in progress on York Avenue in the Village of Monticello.  While on the scene, officers received a second 911 report of a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg, at 29 York Ave., said Monticello PD Lt. Mark Johnstone. The victim was transported to Garnet Catskill Medical Center, Harris campus by Mobile Medic Ambulance and then flown to Westchester Medica…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Decomposed Body Found Along Shore Of Hudson River Decomposed Body Found Along Shore Of Hudson River
Decomposed Body Found Along Shore Of Hudson River Police are investigating after human remains were discovered on the shore of the Hudson River. The remains were found around 11:24 a.m., Thursday, June 17, In Dutchess County, in the area of Sunfish Cove along the shoreline, said the City of Poughkeepsie Police. When officers arrived on the scene at the bottom of Prospect Street, they found a partially decomposed body, police said. Detectives and crime scene technicians responded to investigate and carried the body up an embankment to the parking lot of the former Cranesville Concrete plant for transport by the Dutchess County Medical Exam…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Asking Public For Help Locating Man Wanted In Shooting Death Police Asking Public For Help Locating Man Wanted In Shooting Death
Police Asking Public For Help Locating Man Wanted In Shooting Death Law enforcement officials are asking the public for help locating a suspect wanted on a warrant for the shooting death of a Hudson Valley man. Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, June 10, 2021, Joshua Williams, age 31, has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a man in Newburgh in 2020. Hoovler said Williams, of Newburgh, intentionally caused the death of Jamie Fincher, age 35, of Newburgh by shooting him with a loaded firearm on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.  Fincher was found with gunshot wounds in front of 332 Liberty St. arou…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Racist Graffiti Found In Building At High School In Westchester Racist Graffiti Found In Building At High School In Westchester
Racist Graffiti Found In Building At High School In Westchester Police have launched an investigation into alleged racist graffiti that was found scrubbed on a poster in a high school bathroom in Westchester. Rye Schools Superintendent Eric Byrne issued a notice to the community saying that a custodian found a poster in a second-floor bathroom at the high school that had been tagged with racially charged graffiti. 
“A custodian found that a poster in a second-floor bathroom at Rye High School announcing a Class of 2022 fundraiser at Chipotle restaurant had been defaced,” he said. 
“It is not yet clear to us if any student saw the graffiti. We are rev…

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by Zak Failla
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School District In Hudson Valley Shifts To Remote Learning After Threatening Call School District In Hudson Valley Shifts To Remote Learning After Threatening Call
School District In Hudson Valley Shifts To Remote Learning After Threatening Call A Hudson Valley school district is learning remotely after a threatening phone call was made to one of its schools. Goshen Schools Superintendent Daniel Connor said that a threatening call was made to Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School at approximately noon on Wednesday, March 17. The police were notified and are actively investigating the incident. Connor said that there is no immediate threat, though students and staff across the district were sent home on Wednesday and switched to its distance learning model on Thursday, March 18 as a precaution. The nature of the threat has not been…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run Northern Westchester Crash Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run Northern Westchester Crash
Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run Northern Westchester Crash A suspect has been apprehended after a 40-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Northern Westchester. Demetrios Doupis, of Yorktown, was found on Route 6 in Yorktown around 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 after police received a call regarding a person lying in the roadway. A. vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 6, between Sunnyside Street and Barger Street, struck Doupis and left the scene of the crash, Yorktown PD Lt. John Delulio said. Police searching the area of the crash.Rockland Video Productions An investigation was immediately launched by the Yorktown Police Department…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Found Shot In Area Not Cooperating With Detectives, Police Say Man Found Shot In Area Not Cooperating With Detectives, Police Say
Man Found Shot In Area Not Cooperating With Detectives, Police Say Newburgh Police found a man shot after the victim banged on the door of an area residence pleading for help. The victim was discovered at an area hospital around 12:45 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 9, when police responded to multiple calls for shots fired in the area of South Lander Street and Courtney Avenue in Newburgh. Upon arrival, officers canvassed the area but found nothing. Shortly thereafter 911 received a hang-up call from an address on Overlook Place, where the caller advised that someone was banging on the door and was bleeding, said City of Newburgh Police Chief Ar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Man, Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: Off-Duty Officer ID'd As Victim Of Double-Fatal Northern Westchester Crash Police are investigating a double-fatal two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25 on Route 6N, said Yorktown Police. When police and fire officials arrived on the scene, they found a 50-year-old Mahopac man, who was the driver of one of the vehicles, dead.  A 56-year-old woman, the driver of the second vehicle, also of Mahopac, was found injured and transported to Westchester Medical Center where she succumbed to her…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area
Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area Police are investigating four instances of shots fired that took place on three separate evenings within five days in an area city.  According to the Kingston Police Department, officers first responded to the area of Hunter Street near Ravine Street on Thursday, Sept. 30 at approximately 10:50 p.m.  Witnesses said that a yet-unidentified individual, driving with three or four passengers, reportedly shot at an unoccupied, parked car from his blue dodge vehicle before fleeing the area. On Saturday, Oct. 2, police were reportedly called to Downs Street at 5:30 p.m., then to the are…

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by Christina Coulter