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Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area
Suspects Caught After iPhones From Cellular Store Recovered In Area A pair of Orange County residents were among four busted with nearly $50,000 of stolen iPhones, drugs and burglary tools following complaints of suspicious activity in an area neighborhood. Port Jervis residents Peter Tansey, Lourriston Potter as well as Long Island residents Darick Sylvan and Donald Potter are facing felony charges in Port Jervis following a police investigation into reports of suspicious activity occurring on Brown Street located in the First Ward “Acre” Section.  During the execution of a search warrant in Port Jervis, police said that officers recovered cocaine, marijua…

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by Zak Failla
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Port Jervis Woman Pleads Guilty To Homicide In OD Death Port Jervis Woman Pleads Guilty To Homicide In OD Death
Port Jervis Woman Pleads Guilty To Homicide In OD Death An Orange County woman has admitted to supplying narcotics to a quadriplegic man in Port Jervis before helping him take them, leading to a fatal overdose. Katelynn Smith, 24, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court to felony counts of criminally negligent homicide and criminal sale of a controlled substance for her role in the April 18 death of Nicholas Moscatiello. Smith admitted to going to Moscatiello’s Port Jervis home on the day of his overdose and selling him 12 oxycodone pills. She then helped the man crush the pills up, rolled up a dollar bill and assisted him in snorting them. She al…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Outside Storefront In Area Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Outside Storefront In Area
Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing Outside Storefront In Area A 31-year-old man has been charged after a 25-year-old was fatally stabbed early Saturday morning outside a row of stores and businesses on a busy area street. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Lake Street in Monroe, opposite the Monroe Town Hall, where the victim, Louis Rivera of Monroe, was pronounced dead when officers arrived. Samuel Del Cid Hernandez of Monroe was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, state police announced late Saturday afternoon. Hernandez was arraigned in the Village of Monroe Court and remanded to Orange County Jail without bail. He has a return dat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Manager From Poughkeepsie Steals $10K From Restaurant, Police Say Manager From Poughkeepsie Steals $10K From Restaurant, Police Say
Manager From Poughkeepsie Steals $10K From Restaurant, Police Say A 42-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday after admitting to stealing more than $10,000 from the Sonic Restaurant in the Hudson Valley she helped manage, according to authorities in Orange County. Melissa Lynn Kearns of Poughkeepsie was arrested after police were called to the restaurant at 14 Liner Road in New Windsor regarding an employee theft, said Det. Sgt. Christopher Sager. Once on scene, New Windsor PD detectives learned that the restaurant management had discovered more than $10,000 missing from deposits over the past several months, Sager said. Kearns, who had worked at the restau…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Raped Child Under Age 11 Multiple Times, State Police Say Man Raped Child Under Age 11 Multiple Times, State Police Say
Man Raped Child Under Age 11 Multiple Times, State Police Say A 64-year-old area man is behind bars following a joint law enforcement investigation that determined he allegedly raped a child multiple times, police said. The Orange County Child Abuse Unit announced the arrest of Warwick resident Douglas Castro on Wednesday afternoon. Castro was taken into custody this week following a joint investigation with the Orange County Child Protective Services. It is alleged that Castro repeatedly raped his victim, who is under the age of 11, over the course of a year. He was arrested and charged with one count of predatory sexual assault against a child, an …

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by Zak Failla
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Two Robbed Same Area Gas Station Three Times At Gunpoint, Police Say Two Robbed Same Area Gas Station Three Times At Gunpoint, Police Say
Two Robbed Same Area Gas Station Three Times At Gunpoint, Police Say Two men who allegedly terrorized an Orange County gas station, robbing it several times, have been taken into custody following a lengthy investigation, police said. New York State Police investigators in Middletown received reports of a series of armed robberies at the Mobil gas station on Bloomingburg Road in Wallkill in January and February last year. Police said that the gas station was held up at gunpoint three times, with the suspects making off with cash and cigarettes in each instance. According to police, the initial investigation produced no suspects; however, investigators contin…

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by Zak Failla
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Monroe-Woodbury Assistant Football Coach Sent Minors Sexually Explicit Material, Police Say Monroe-Woodbury Assistant Football Coach Sent Minors Sexually Explicit Material, Police Say
Monroe-Woodbury Assistant Football Coach Sent Minors Sexually Explicit Material, Police Say This story has been updated. An assistant high school football coach and former varsity star in the Hudson Valley has been charged with sending indecent material to minors after allegedly sending explicit text messages. Justin Kaffenberger is the assistant football coach of the Monroe-Woodbury junior varsity football team. State Police arrested Kaffenberger, a Monroe resident, on Wednesday, Sept. 19 and charged him with disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree (a Class D felony) and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child (a Class A misdemeanor). The two victi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Middletown Man Charged In Wallkill Armed Robbery Middletown Man Charged In Wallkill Armed Robbery
Middletown Man Charged In Wallkill Armed Robbery A Middletown man was nabbed for an armed robbery in Wallkill following an investigation into the crime.Tyquell Graham, 20, was arrested around 5:43 p.m. Wednesday by Town of Wallkill Det. Christopher DiNapoli, said Town of Wallkill Police. The investigation into the Aug. 5 robbery found that Graham displayed a handgun while forcibly removing property from a person who was visiting the Stevens Manor Apartments, police said. Graham was charged with felony robbery, grand larceny, and menacing. He was remanded to Orange County Jail on $50,000 cash/$100,000 bond.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man, 24, Caught With Cocaine, Switchblade In I-87 Stop Hudson Valley Man, 24, Caught With Cocaine, Switchblade In I-87 Stop
Hudson Valley Man, 24, Caught With Cocaine, Switchblade In I-87 Stop A 24-year-old area man is facing a drug and weapon charge after being busted with cocaine and a switchblade during an early morning traffic stop on I-87 in New Windsor. Troopers stopped Justin Shutts of Rock Tavern in Orange County shortly before 3 a.m. on Thursday morning, when he committed a vehicle and traffic violation on the interstate.  During the stop, while speaking to Shutts, police said that probable cause was established to search he and his vehicle. During the subsequent search, Shutts was found to be in possession of approximately 1.5 grams of cocaine and the switchblade.  He…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Grabs Woman, Sexually Abuses Her In Bathroom At Area CVS Pharmacy, Police Say Man Grabs Woman, Sexually Abuses Her In Bathroom At Area CVS Pharmacy, Police Say
Man Grabs Woman, Sexually Abuses Her In Bathroom At Area CVS Pharmacy, Police Say A man was arrested after grabbing a woman shopping at a drug store and dragging her into a bathroom and forcibly touching her. David Valentin, 48, of Pomona, was arrested around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, by Town of Wallkill Police, after a 25-year-old woman told officers she was pulled into the bathroom at the CVS Pharmacy at 399 Route 211 East and sexually touched by Valentin, said Town Of Wallkill Police. Valentin was arrested following an investigation by Det. Jeremy Warner and charged with aggravated sexual abuse, a felony, and unlawful imprisonment a misdemeanor. Valentin was arraig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Charged After Year-Long Fatal Crash Investigation Suspect Charged After Year-Long Fatal Crash Investigation
Suspect Charged After Year-Long Fatal Crash Investigation A year-long investigation has led to the arrest of a 30-year-old man following a fatal motor-vehicle crash in the area. New York State Police at Middletown announced that the suspect, Robinson Perez of the Bronx, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and manslaughter.  The investigation was conducted by state police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Middletown resident Dustin Mills was killed in the crash that occurred on Route 17M in the Town of Wallkill on July 16, 2017. An indictment was filed in Orange County Court on July 16 of this year and an arrest warrant…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Attempting To Flee On Route 9W Strikes Cop With Car, Police Say Man Attempting To Flee On Route 9W Strikes Cop With Car, Police Say
Man Attempting To Flee On Route 9W Strikes Cop With Car, Police Say A Monroe man was arrested after allegedly striking a police officer with his vehicle while attempting to flee a stop, according to New Windsor Police. Khachatur Ziroyan, 26, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Saturday after Officers Francis Pierri and Steven Bohr, pull him over on Route 9W for committing numerous traffic violations, said New Windsor Police Lt. Michael Farbent.  After stopping the vehicle they observed crack cocaine in the center console of the vehicle and asked Ziroyan to step out of the car. At this time Ziroyan put the car into drive - hitting Officer Pierri with his vehicle a…

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by Kathy Reakes