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Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say
Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two men were busted attempted to smuggle drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Investigators from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations contacted New York State Police on Sept. 8, regarding two men who attempted to introduce contraband into the prison. State Police investigators determined that Bronx resident John Walden, 66 attempted to smuggle 30 dosage units of Suboxone into the prison. Further investigation into the incident found that the drugs were allegedly supplied to him by New Windsor resident Kennard Bloun…

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by Zak Failla
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Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death
Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and three years post-release supervision for selling heroin to a woman who later died of an overdose, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Jay Pagan of Maybrook was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with selling heroin to the 24-year-old Maybrook woman who died as the result of a possible drug overdose on Jan. 26, the DA's office said.  Pagan had pleaded guilty in March to criminal sale of a controlled substance. At the time he pleaded guilty, Pagan admitted that he h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man A 28-year-old was arrested in connection with the overdose death of a 30-year-old man in Orange County over the weekend. New York State Police and officers from the Port Jervis City Police Department arrested Patrick Shevlin, 28, of Montague in Sussex County, New Jersey and charged him with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance in association with the death, said Port Jervis Chief of Police William Worden. On Saturday, during the early morning hours, state police were dispatched to a residence located in Sprarrowbush for an apparent heroin-related overdose. Police allege that Shevl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing
Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Dealing A 37-year-old man who was busted as part of a massive drug bust dubbed "Aces High," pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance for having a half-ounce of cocaine and heroin, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Newburgh resident Joe Bailey, a/k/a “Capital,” pleaded guilty Thursday before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill and admitted to having sold the drugs in the area of South Lander Street and Spring Street, in Newburgh, the DA's Office said. Bailey was arrested by the Orange County Drug Task Force after an Orange County grand ju…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Newburgh Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced After Entering Guilty Plea Newburgh Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced After Entering Guilty Plea
Newburgh Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced After Entering Guilty Plea A Newburgh man pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal sale of fentanyl in exchange for a nine years sentence in state prison when he is sentenced in July, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Damion Jackson, a/k/a “Toto”, 36, had been charged by an Orange County grand jury with 13 counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, 14 counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance as the result of an investigation by the Orange County Drug Task Force, said the DA's Office. Jackson has also been charged by the New Y…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Convicted Felon On Parole Charged With Dealing Heroin In Hudson Valley Convicted Felon On Parole Charged With Dealing Heroin In Hudson Valley
Convicted Felon On Parole Charged With Dealing Heroin In Hudson Valley A 21-year-old convicted felon who was on parole is behind bars after being busted for dealing drugs, state police said. Investigators conducted a narcotics investigation which led to the execution of a search warrant at 421 Maple Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on Friday, Feb. 2. The investigation revealed that Michael Sterling, who was reporting to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, engaged in the sale of heroin on numerous occasions, police said. State Police Hudson Valley Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department’s Neighb…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged In One Of Four Overdose Deaths In Orange County Over Weekend Man Charged In One Of Four Overdose Deaths In Orange County Over Weekend
Man Charged In One Of Four Overdose Deaths In Orange County Over Weekend An area man has been arrested for selling heroin that may have caused the death of a Maybrook woman, one of four people to die recently from drug overdoses in Orange County. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Town of Montgomery Police Chief Arnold Amthor announced the arrest of Jay Pagan, 32, of Maybrook on Monday in connection with the overdose death Friday of the 24-year-old woman in the Town of Montgomery. The woman was one of four people who died over the weekend including a 37-year-old woman from the Town of Monroe, a 30-year-old man from the Town of Goshen and a 28-y…

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by Kathy Reakes