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Hudson Valley Wildfire Prompts Voluntary Evacuations, Shelters Open For Residents, Pets Hudson Valley Wildfire Prompts Voluntary Evacuations, Shelters Open For Residents, Pets
Hudson Valley Wildfire Prompts Voluntary Evacuations, Shelters Open For Residents, Pets A wildfire spreading in the region has prompted voluntary evacuations as state and local agencies in New York work to control the blaze in the Hudson Valley. The fire, originating in Orange County near Jennings Creek and Sterling Forest, has crossed established containment lines, New York State Police said Saturday evening, Nov. 16.  Approximately 40 residences, from 32 to 120 Edgemere Ave., are under a voluntary evacuation order issued by the Town of Warwick Police Department. Residents in need of shelter can go to Greenwood Lake Middle School, which has opened its doors to evacuees a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Sets Fire To Hudson Valley Home Of Trooper's Father After Getting Traffic Tickets: DA Man Sets Fire To Hudson Valley Home Of Trooper's Father After Getting Traffic Tickets: DA
Man Sets Fire To Hudson Valley Home Of Trooper's Father After Getting Traffic Tickets: DA A 26-year-old has been accused of setting fire to the Hudson Valley home of a state trooper’s father after being issued traffic tickets. According to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, the man, Tyler Williams, was pulled over and issued traffic tickets by a trooper while driving in Middletown on the evening of Dec. 20, 2023.  Early the next morning, a fire was started at the home of the trooper’s father in Warwick.  After a five-month investigation and the execution of over 20 judicially-authorized search warrants, largely focused on digital forensics, as well as n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Drug Bust: 4 Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Meth In Hudson Valley Drug Bust: 4 Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Meth In Hudson Valley
Drug Bust: 4 Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Meth In Hudson Valley Three men and one woman from the Hudson Valley face numerous charges related to the sale and possession of cocaine and methamphetamine after their residences were searched. The four defendants were charged with trafficking the narcotics in the Orange County town of Warwick and the village of Greenwood Lake, as well as surrounding areas, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, May 26.  The arrests stemmed from a five-month investigation during which undercover investigators would purchase large quantities of narcotics from individuals in Warwick and Gr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Suspect, 40, Charged In 16-Year-Old Area Murder Case Suspect, 40, Charged In 16-Year-Old Area Murder Case
Suspect, 40, Charged In 16-Year-Old Area Murder Case After 16 years of working to solve a stabbing murder, an area man has been arrested for the crime. Felipe Campos, 40, of Middletown was arraigned Monday, April 29, in Orange County Court and charged with murder in connection with the 2003 stabbing death of James Keating in the Town of Warwick, said the Orange County District Attorney Office. "Since the day the victim was found deceased in the bedroom of his Town of Warwick home, apparently stabbed multiple times, the New York State Police and Town of Warwick Police Department have been investigating the case," said Orange County D…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area
Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area A 32-year-old man was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison in connection with the deaths of two women during a vehicle crash. Christopher Perrella, of Vernon, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 24, by Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill for the deaths of two women, who were passengers in a car that Perrella had been driving on Nov. 4, 2017, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said. The DA's Office had recommended that Perrella be sentenced to six to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aggravated vehicular h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officer Cleared In Warwick Fatal Shooting Officer Cleared In Warwick Fatal Shooting
Officer Cleared In Warwick Fatal Shooting A Warwick police officer has been cleared in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man who attacked him with a knife, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced. In June, officers responded to a reported domestic incident on Wheeler Road in Warwick, when 37-year-old Dwayne Clyburn charged at them with an eight-inch steak knife. Clyburn was shot once by an officer, prompting a lengthy investigation. Officials said Clyburn was reportedly ordered to drop the weapon but refused before moving toward officers. Following the shooting, Clyburn was transported to St. Anthony’s Communi…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women
Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women A 32-year-old man who was allegedly driving under the influence when he crashed his vehicle, killing two women, has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. Christopher Perrella, 32, of Vernon, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 11, before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill in connection with the deaths of two women, who were passengers in a car that Perrella had been driving on Nov. 4, 2017, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.   At the time of the crash, Perrella was driving a car containing a male friend, that friend’s fiancée, an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Friends Rally Behind Family Of High School Basketball Star Killed In Crash Friends Rally Behind Family Of High School Basketball Star Killed In Crash
Friends Rally Behind Family Of High School Basketball Star Killed In Crash Related story: Services Set For Star High School Athlete Killed In Warwick Crash Friends of the high school basketball star killed in a single-vehicle crash have started a GoFundMe page to help the family and to offer their support. John Guerra, of the Florida section of Warwick in Orange County, was killed around 10:35 p.m. Monday, July 23 when his 2005 Honda Civic, traveling south on Union Corners Road, left the roadway and rolled, coming to a stop against a tree, said Town of Warwick Lt. John Rader. His friends said on the GoFundMe page that he was not only a great athlete, but a frie…

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by Kathy Reakes