Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area, Police Say Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area, Police Say
Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area, Police Say A worker was electrocuted trimming trees while in a bucket lift in the Town of Newburgh. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, when the man, using a pole-saw in the bucket lift about 25-feet above the roadway, made contact with live power lines at the corner of Babes Lane and Lattintown Road, said Town of New Police Department Lt. James Nenni. Police said the man received injuries but could not provide more specific information pending proper notification of kin, Nenni said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area
Man Admits To Selling Heroin That Led To Overdose Death In Area A 29-year-old man has admitted selling heroin to an area resident who died of an overdose. Alban K. Rowe, 29, of Walden, pleaded guilty on Friday, June 21 before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill, to criminal sale of a controlled substance for having sold heroin to the man at a residence in the Village of Montgomery, at approximately 3 a.m., on July 18, 2018, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovlersaid. The man subsequently died of a heroin overdose, Hoovler said. Rowe is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9, in that case, as well as for a separate case. Rowe…
Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel
Woman Sentenced For Leaving Newborn In Toilet Of Area Motel A woman who admitted to leaving her newborn baby for dead in a toilet bowl in a motel room has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision. Teresa Smith, 23, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown on Tuesday, June 18, after pleading guilty to assault, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. At the time Smith pleaded guilty, she admitted that her actions in abandoning the newborn baby in the toilet bowl and leaving the motel room caused serious physical injury to the infant which created a substantial …
Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions
Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions Two medical office managers who took advantage of electronic prescribing to allegedly dispense more than 50,000 oxycodone pills were scooped up in a wide-ranging drug sweep that included 18 arrests. The enforcement action, conducted by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Drug Task Force, primarily used undercover police officers to purchase heroin, cocaine, and prescription medications.  The countywide enforcement action was designed to help clean up neighborhoods throughout Orange County by targeting individuals trafficking narcotics, the …
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust A months-long investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Liberty Street area of the City of Newburgh has led to the arrest of five people and the seizure of a large amount of heroin, handguns, and cocaine.  Abimael Bruno, 37; Samir Lantigua, 25; Alex Santos-Martinez, 29; Micaela Sanabria, 34, and Christine Guzman, 26, of all of the City of New Newburgh, were arrested on Thursday, May 16, following a search the basement and second-floor apartments at 508 Liberty St., said City of Newburgh Police Det. Sgt.  Joseph Rutigliano. The search by members of the police department,…
Ten Charged In Area Prostitution Bust Ten Charged In Area Prostitution Bust
Ten Charged In Area Prostitution Bust Ten people were nabbed during a prostitution operation conducted by the City of Newburgh Police Department and the New York State Police. The sting was conducted on Thursday, April 25, to address the numerous prostitution complaints from members of the community, said City of Newburgh Police Sgt. Christopher Lahar.  As a result of the operation officers arrested the following individuals who were all charged with prostitution: Maryann Mughan, 51, City of Newburgh  Carol Conklin, 53, City of Newburgh April Hoyle, 35, Village of Walden. Officers also nabbed several men w…
Man Caught With Loaded Handgun, 3 Pounds Of Pot In I-84 Speeding Stop Man Caught With Loaded Handgun, 3 Pounds Of Pot In I-84 Speeding Stop
Man Caught With Loaded Handgun, 3 Pounds Of Pot In I-84 Speeding Stop A man is facing charges after he was caught with a loaded handgun and three pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on I-84, police say. New York State Police initiated a traffic stop after observing a vehicle speeding on I-84 in the Town of Newburgh on Wednesday, April 3. Upon further inspection, it was revealed that the driver, identified as 52-year-old Ronald Nicholson of Damascus, Virginia, had a loaded 45 caliber handgun and approximately three pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. Nicholson was arrested and charged with: Second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C felo…
Know Him? Police Look To ID Man Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Walmart Shopper Know Him? Police Look To ID Man Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Walmart Shopper
Know Him? Police Look To ID Man Accused Of Inappropriately Touching Walmart Shopper Do you know him? Police are asking the public's help in identifying a man allegedly involved in an incident that took place at Walmart in the Town of Newburgh on Route 300. At around midnight on Sunday, March 24, the man pictured above in the photo released by Town of Newburgh Police is accused of inappropriately touching an unsuspecting female shopper. Anyone with information regarding the incident or the man's identification should call police at 845-564-1100. Share this story on Facebook by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Suspects Charged With Murder After Police Chase, Crash Follow Drive-By Shooting Suspects Charged With Murder After Police Chase, Crash Follow Drive-By Shooting
Suspects Charged With Murder After Police Chase, Crash Follow Drive-By Shooting Two suspects -- one from Poughkeepsie and the other from Arlington -- have been charged with murder following the drive-by shooting of a 40-year-old man in Newburgh late Friday night, Jan. 25. Just before 10:30 p.m., the City of Newburgh Police Department received a “Shot Spotter” activation for the area of 9 Hasbrouck Street indicating nine rounds had been fired. Upon arrival, officers located a man who had been shot in the lower torso. Mobile life responded and transported the man to St. Luke’s Hospital where he died of his injuries after 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, Newbur…
Man Caught With Pound Of Pot In I-87 Stop Man Caught With Pound Of Pot In I-87 Stop
Man Caught With Pound Of Pot In I-87 Stop A 19-year-old man was allegedly found with a pound of marijuana and several grams of concentrated marijuana and arrested during a traffic stop on I-87 in the Town of Newburgh. State Police stopped the vehicle on Monday, Jan. 21 around 8:30 a.m. for a traffic violation. Police’s interview with the driver, Yousef O. Kashef, 19, of Forest Hill, established probable cause to conduct a search of the vehicle. Police then discovered approximately one pound of marijuana and 15.3 grams of concentrated marijuana. Kashef was taken into custody, transported and processed at SP Newburgh. He faces the fo…
Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect
Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect The Town of Newburgh Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a Valero Station at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 11:18 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at the Valero Station, 209 S Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh, said Lt. James Nenni.  The suspect entered the store and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun, which was used to threaten the clerk. He then fled on foot, westbound from the building, with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Town of Newburgh detectives a…
Wanted Man Takes Police On High-Speed Chase In Orange County Wanted Man Takes Police On High-Speed Chase In Orange County
Wanted Man Takes Police On High-Speed Chase In Orange County A routine traffic stop by a City of Newburgh police officer and his K-9 partner turned into a high-speed pursuit after the vehicle refused to stop. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, when Officer Ricardo Rivera, and his K-9 partner Bane, attempted to initiate a traffic stop in the area of Carson and S. Lander Street, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. The vehicle, a 2005 GMC Sierra pickup truck, feigned pulling over in the area of Benkard Ave and Liberty Street before pulling away at a high rate of speed, Burns said. The driver of the vehicle led police …