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One Killed In Head-On Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway, State Police Say
Police are investigating a fatal head-on crash on a busy roadway in the region.
It happened at around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 in Orange County on Route 211 in the Town of Wallkill.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 1996 Ford Ranger was traveling eastbound and a 2007 Scion TC traveling west on 211 were involved, state police said.
The operator of the Scion, Orange County resident Victor L. Hernandez, age 56, from the city of Middletown was pronounced dead at the scene, said police.
The operator of the Ford Ranger, Bruce W. White, age 38, from the town of Montgomery…
Teen Charged With Making Online Threat To Middle School In Area
A 13-year-old teen has been charged in connection with making an alleged online threat aimed at students at an Orange County school.
The teen, from Caton, Ohio, allegedly sent the online threat around noon on Monday, Dec. 9, resulting in a lockdown at Monhagen Middle School in Middletown, said the Town of Wallkill Police.
The threat also caused a lockdown at the Maple Hill Elementary School located next door on Route 78, police said.
After the threat, the police responded to the school in large numbers to ensure the safety of students.
Following the event, police, along with help from mul…
Man Charged In Armed Robbery At Wendy's In Area
A man is behind bars after being identified as the suspect who allegedly was involved in an armed robbery in the area, police said.
Orange County resident Daniel Webster, 44, of Middletown, allegedly walked into Wendy’s on Route 211 East in Wallkill at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, brandishing a handgun and demanding a manager open the restaurant’s safe, the Town of Wallkill police said.
It is alleged that Webster took an unknown amount of cash after making the threat and took off, prompting a police investigation.
According to police, the investigation led them to Webster, …
Two Men Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Area, Police Said
Police nabbed two men for alleged possession of 110 bags of heroin, 13 THC vape pens, and pot following a traffic stop.
Johnnie K. Johnson Jr., 26, of the Town of Wallkill, and Gillbert R. Rodriguez, 27, of Middletown, were arrested on Monday, July 1, after they were stopped in the parking lot of the Claremont Condominium at 240 Schutt Road, said the Town of Wallkill Police.
During the stop, officers searched the vehicle and uncovered the drugs, police said.
Johnson was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. He was remand…
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…
