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Man From Region Charged With Robbery Of Gas Station
A 38-year-old man from the region was charged with the alleged robbery of a gas station and attempted robbery of a dollar store.
Sullivan County resident Ollen Eck III, of Livingston Manor, was charged on Tuesday, April 9, for the Saturday, March 16 robbery of the Sunoco gas station, and the attempted robbery of the Dollar General, both in Livingston Manor on Monday, March 18, according to the New York State Police.
Following his arrest, Eck was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail.
State Police were assisted by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and the Village of Monticello…
Drunk, Pickaxe-Wielding Man Breaks Into Residence In Region, Attacks Homeowner, Cops Say
A homeowner in the region is no doubt shaken up, but otherwise okay after police said a drunk man wielding a pickaxe broke into his home and attacked him.
Authorities in Sullivan County were called just before 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, with reports of an assault and attempted robbery at a home in Bethel, located on Mohawk Trail.
State Police determined that the 38-year-old suspect, Daniel Desseauve, of Highland in Ulster County, approached the home carrying a pickaxe and pushed the front door open.
Once inside, he began swinging the ax at the homeowner, according to police.
The victim was …
21-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder Of Teen In Area, Police Say
A 21-year-old local man has been arrested for the shooting of a teen last year during an attempted robbery.
Carl Hannan, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Tuesday, March 30, for the shooting which took place on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 1:05 a.m., in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie Police.
Clark said the then 17-year-old male was shot at multiple times, and hit once during an attempted robbery, while in an alley by 71 Garden Street in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Hannans was charged with:
Attempted murder
Attempted robbery
Criminal u…
Man Caught After Attempted Robbery Of Woman At Mall In Town Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say
.A 24-year-old man was nabbed by police after he allegedly attempted to rob a woman of her purse and shopping bag in a mall parking lot in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
According to police, the woman was walking to her vehicle around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, outside of JC Penney's at the Poughkeepsie Galleria, when Ethan J. Awaise, of Los Angeles, approached her and attempted to forcibly take her purse and shopping bag, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber.
The woman managed to fight off Awaise, who then fled the area. When police arrived the woman was able to provide a descri…
Man Charged With Murder In Botched Armed Robbery, DA Says
An Orange County man has been charged with murder in the alleged botched armed robbery of a Newburgh man.
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said Monday, March, 25, that Dominique Williams, 22, of Newburgh, was charged with murder, robbery, attempted robbery, criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy in the Nov. 3, 2018 killing of a Newburgh man.
Williams is alleged to have fatally shot the man with a .32 caliber pistol during the attempted robbery. He was arraigned with his twin brother, Devin Williams, 22, also of Newburgh, and both are charged with…
Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs
A homeowner who was shot by a woman who had come into his home with another man demanding money and drugs grabbed a shotgun and returned fire, shooting the woman.
Details surrounding the double shooting unfolded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday when police received a report of a woman shot on Willow Cross Road in Hyde Park, said Hyde Park Police Lt. Robert Benson.
According to Benson, an investigation into the shootings revealed that Collin W. Vogg, 27, was at his residence on Willow Cross Road when Montarius J Washington, 31, of Hyde Park and Cali A Hamilton, 21, of Poughkeepsie, entered the home. …
21-Year-Old Pleads Guilty In Orange County Murder Case
A 21-year-old Newburgh man pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the shooting death of a man during an attempted robbery, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
While pleading guilty on Friday, Dejoire Fox, 21, admitted that on June 21, 2017, at about 12:30 p.m., he entered an apartment on Chambers Street in the City of Newburgh, with the intention of robbing 63-year-old Raul Diaz-Martinez, the DA's Office said.
He also admitted being armed with a pistol and shooting the victim, who later died of a single gunshot wound, Hoovler said.
Two other individuals, Omar…
