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Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone
Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone A man wanted for stealing $180,000 has been arrested during a traffic stop at a work zone in the area. Joshua C. Allen, 19, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 17 on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County as a fugitive from justice out of Bossier, Louisiana, said State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Allen was stopped around 11:20 a.m., in a 2016 Nissan Altima for a vehicle and traffic law infraction committed in a work zone on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Putnam Valley, Hicks said. An investigation discovered Allen had an active felony warrant from Louisiana for allegedly …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Arrested At Popular Area Craft Beer Bar Following Shooting One Arrested At Popular Area Craft Beer Bar Following Shooting
One Arrested At Popular Area Craft Beer Bar Following Shooting A 40-year-old area resident was arrested for allegedly shooting another man in the leg during a brawl at a popular local craft beer bar. Michael Taback, 40, of the Town of Newburgh, was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, a short time after the incident which took place in the parking lot of the Golden Rail Ale House, at 29 Old North Plank Road, said Town of Newburgh Police Lt. Peter Talarico. Taback was arrested after officers responded to the bar following reports of a verbal altercation taking place in the parking lot, police said. According to Talarico, the victim allegedly got…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area
Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area A 67-year-old Ulster County man was arrested for selling crack cocaine, according to police. The Kingston Police Department's Special Investigations Unit and members of New York State Police had reportedly suspected Gregory Moultrie of selling crack cocaine from his home on Spring Street for a period of time and concluded their investigation on Thursday, Sept. 30.  Officers from the unit stopped Moultrie's car that day at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the area of 9W and Spring Street and took him into custody without incident, police said.  Moultrie accrued a slew of drug-related c…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Two Teens In Area 21-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Two Teens In Area
21-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Two Teens In Area Police have arrested a suspect after a shooting that left two 16-year-olds with gunshot wounds to the arm and lower back respectively in the area. When police in Orange County responded on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at approximately 8:45 p.m. to a report of shots fired at the intersection of Barcelow Street and Seward Avenue in Port Jervis and happened upon the two wounded teens, there was no suspect to be found.  One of the pair is still hospitalized, but in stable condition, while the other was discharged after the wound to his arm was treated. The next day, after an investigation …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Assaulting, Choking Woman Walking Home In Rockland, Police Say Suspect Nabbed After Assaulting, Choking Woman Walking Home In Rockland, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed After Assaulting, Choking Woman Walking Home In Rockland, Police Say A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a woman was assaulted in Rockland County. The incident on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 11:30 p.m. in Spring Valley. Police say the woman reported being attacked from behind and thrown to the ground while she was walking home on Van Orden Avenue. The woman said she was then choked. At about 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, a Spring Valley Police patrol unit located a man fitting the suspect's description.  The person was interviewed and police say he admitted to the attack, saying the woman "looked at him" and that made him 'lose his mind," pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Man With Vehicle In Town Of Poughkeepsie Woman Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Man With Vehicle In Town Of Poughkeepsie
Woman Accused Of Intentionally Hitting Man With Vehicle In Town Of Poughkeepsie An argument turned into a hit-and-run when an area woman allegedly purposefully struck a man with her vehicle, resulting in multiple felonies. The incident happened in Dutchess County on Route 9 on Sunday, Aug. 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie, police said. According to police, Esther S. Reyes of Fishkill, 27, left the man with "serious physical injuries" after ramming into him in the area of 2507 South Road. Town of Poughkeepsie Police determined that a domestic dispute had taken place between the two before Reyes hit the victim with the vehicle.  Over a week later, on Tuesday, Aug. 18…

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by Christina Coulter
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Accused Dealer Caught With Drugs, Charged With DWI After Traffic Stop In Area Accused Dealer Caught With Drugs, Charged With DWI After Traffic Stop In Area
Accused Dealer Caught With Drugs, Charged With DWI After Traffic Stop In Area A late-night traffic stop led to the arrest of a man in possession of crack-cocaine in the Hudson Valley by state police. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County stopped Poughkeepsie resident Steven Baum’s 2020 Acura RL on Route 55 in Lagrange at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 25. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that Baum was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and he was in possession of nearly 75 grams of crack-cocaine. Baum, 48, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sel…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Four NYPD Officers During Protest Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Four NYPD Officers During Protest
Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Four Nypd Officers During Protest Two sisters from the Hudson Valley have been charged, one for attempted murder, after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at an NYPD van during a George Floyd protest. The incident happened near the Brooklyn Museum around 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 29. One of them, Samantha Shader, 27, of the Town of Catskill in Greene County, is facing four counts of attempted murder, attempted arson, weapons possession and reckless endangerment for allegedly lobbing the lit bottle of alcohol at the van. Her sister Darian Shader, 21, was charged with resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stealing Car, Cell Phones From Home Of Acquaintance Man Accused Of Stealing Car, Cell Phones From Home Of Acquaintance
Man Accused Of Stealing Car, Cell Phones From Home Of Acquaintance A man from the area has been charged after police say he stole a car and multiple cell phones from the home of an acquaintance. New York State Police say Ulster County resident Gaston Stone, 39, of Plattekill entered the home of an acquaintance without permission on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Stone forcefully took two cell phones from occupants at the home, police say. He then allegedly took car keys and stole a vehicle from one of the occupants before fleeing the location. Stone was arrested after officers allegedly located him with the vehicle in the city of Newburgh. He was…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland
Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland A 23-year-old man wanted by police in both Clarkstown and Spring Valley was arrested following a Rockland traffic stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police say. New York State Police say they observed a driver traveling northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Officers initiated a traffic stop after allegedly observing the driver commit a series of violations. The driver, identified as Beauvoir, 23, of Philadelphia, had a New York State ID but did not have a valid driver’s license from any state, police say. Further investigation revealed that Beauvoir was…

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by Valerie Musson
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Ramapo Man Arrested After Beating Another Man With Butt Of Loaded Shotgun, Police Say Ramapo Man Arrested After Beating Another Man With Butt Of Loaded Shotgun, Police Say
Ramapo Man Arrested After Beating Another Man With Butt Of Loaded Shotgun, Police Say A 22-year-old Ramapo man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a loaded shotgun at another person and then beating them with the butt of the gun. The incident took place around 9 p.m., Thursday, July 25, when Ramapo Police officers responded to a report of a man attacking another man, said the Ramapo Police Department. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the man beating the other man with the loaded gun, police said. After he was taken into custody, police found additional weapons, drugs, and drug paraphernalia. The man, whose name was not released by police, was charged wit…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Stabs Mother During Rockland Domestic Dispute, Police Say 37-Year-Old Stabs Mother During Rockland Domestic Dispute, Police Say
37-Year-Old Stabs Mother During Rockland Domestic Dispute, Police Say Police intervention was required to help break up a domestic incident between a mother and son in Rockland County for the second time this month. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to a Sloatsburg home at approximately 3 a.m. on Monday, July 15, where there was a report of a domestic dispute between a woman and her son. Police said that the caller reported that her 37-year-old son had cut her with a knife after a verbal dispute. Upon arrival, the suspect had fled the scene, and a police canine was called to the scene to assist in tracking him down. According to poli…

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by Zak Failla