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Staffer Kicked Child At Facility In Area, State Police Say Staffer Kicked Child At Facility In Area, State Police Say
Staffer Kicked Child At Facility In Area, State Police Say A staff member at a local childcare facility is facing charges after kicking a child, according to police. New York State Police say that a male staff member at kicked a child victim while working at the Astor Home for Children in Rhinebeck. Astor Home for Children is a facility sponsored by Catholic Charities in the Archdioceses of New York that provides mental health services to children on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The staff member, identified as 42-year-old Rey Ortiz of Kingston, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a class A misdemeanor, on Thursd…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Charged With Providing Alcohol To Girl In Pearl River Man Charged With Providing Alcohol To Girl In Pearl River
Man Charged With Providing Alcohol To Girl In Pearl River An underage man was arrested in Rockland County over the weekend after being busted providing alcohol to a teenager at a park on St. Patrick’s Day, police said. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department arrested a 20-year-old from Mahway shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 17 following an investigation into illegal consumption of alcohol involving a minor. It is alleged that the 20-year-old - whose name was not released by investigators - provided a 16-year-old girl with alcohol in the Central Avenue Field in Pearl River. The man was arrested and transported to the Orangetown Po…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Area Residents Charged In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say Three Area Residents Charged In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say
Three Area Residents Charged In Drug Deal Gone Bad, Police Say Three area residents were arrested and charged for a crazy drug deal gone bad that included one of the men hanging onto a vehicle and being dragged, state police said. The incident took place around 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, when the New York State Police troopers and members of the Village of Fishkill Police Department responded to Route 9 for a report of a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian with vehicles chasing one another, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the state police. Officers were able to locate the vehicles on Carol Lane in the town of Fishkill. An investigatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Area Man Charged With First-Degree Rape Of Minor 20-Year-Old Area Man Charged With First-Degree Rape Of Minor
20-Year-Old Area Man Charged With First-Degree Rape Of Minor A 20-year-old man is behind bars after being charged with first-degree rape of a minor. The NYSP Troop F Child Abuse Unit in Orange County announced the arrest of Middletown resident Tyler Cole after it said an investigation revealed that Cole engaged in forcible sexual intercourse with a child less than 17 years old during the month of February of this year. Cole was subsequently charged with first-degree rape (a Class B felony) and endangering the welfare of a childa (a Class A misdemeanor). Cole was arraigned in the City of Middletown Court and remanded to Orange Cou…

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by Daily Voice
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Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Removing Teens From Residential Treatment Center Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Removing Teens From Residential Treatment Center
Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Removing Teens From Residential Treatment Center A 20-year-old is facing criminal charges after police say he removed two teenagers from an area residential treatment center they were ordered to stay. New York State Police troopers arrested Poughkeepsie resident Tyrick Angol after he allegedly picked up and removed two 16-year-old children from the Berkshire Farms Center in Kinderhook and left with them. The teenagers had been mandated to reside there by a court order. Police said the investigation led them to Angol, who was arrested on Thursday, Jan 31 and the teenagers were returned to Berkshire Farm Center. Angol was charged with two c…

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by Zak Failla
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Area Man Attempted To Kill Wife With Knives As Teenage Son Helps To Fight Him Off, Police Say Area Man Attempted To Kill Wife With Knives As Teenage Son Helps To Fight Him Off, Police Say
Area Man Attempted To Kill Wife With Knives As Teenage Son Helps To Fight Him Off, Police Say A teenage son helped fight off his father after he violently broke into a home and allegedly attempted to kill his wife while waving two large butcher knives. Patrick Loria, 44, of Port Jervis, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 29, and charged with attempted murder, following an investigation into a report of a violent domestic disturbance, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. According to police, Loria is alleged to have arrived at the home on North Orange Street and forcibly damaged and entered through a front door while his son was attempting to prevent him from gaining entry. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Illegally Enters Home, Demands Money, Then Sexually Assaults Victim, State Police Say Man Illegally Enters Home, Demands Money, Then Sexually Assaults Victim, State Police Say
Man Illegally Enters Home, Demands Money, Then Sexually Assaults Victim, State Police Say A 26-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he illegally entered an area residence, demanded money, then physically and sexually assaulted the victim. The arrest comes after a weeks-long investigation following the incident, which occurred on Dec. 23, 2018 in the Village of Wappingers Falls. On Thursday, Jan. 31, state police from the Wappinger barracks arrested Dominique Gomez of Wappingers Falls. He was charged with predatory sexual assault (a Class A-II felony), first-degree criminal sex act, first-degree assault and first-degree burglary (all Class B felonies), second-d…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say
Man Who Brandishes Gun In Airmont Domestic Violence Incident Resists Arrest, Police Say Police intervention was required to break up a domestic incident in Rockland County involving a man brandishing a loaded handgun. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were called late on Friday, Dec. 7 to a residence in Airmont. The investigation into the alleged assault determined that a 51-year-old man - whose name has not been released by investigators - threatened his victim with the weapon and later resisted arrest. The incident happened in front of a minor. Police said that the man was arrested, taken into custody and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, assa…

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by Zak Failla
News
NY Amber Alert Canceled: 12-Year-Old Girl Found In NYC NY Amber Alert Canceled: 12-Year-Old Girl Found In NYC
NY Amber Alert Canceled: 12-Year-Old Girl Found In NYC Update: The Amber Alert that was activated on Thursday after the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl has been canceled. Malaya Johnson has been located and is safe, state police said. Johnson, from Hudson Falls near Glens Falls, was found unharmed in New York City. She had contacted her family Friday morning to let them know she was safe but did not plan on returning home, according to a report on WCBS-TV. Earlier report: A teenager from Manhattan involved in the abduction of a 12-year-old girl that led to a New York State Amber Alert being issued on Thursday has been arrested and the c…

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by Zak Failla
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HS Football Coach Accused Of Sending Lewd Sex Pics To Minors Pleads Not Guilty HS Football Coach Accused Of Sending Lewd Sex Pics To Minors Pleads Not Guilty
HS Football Coach Accused Of Sending Lewd Sex Pics To Minors Pleads Not Guilty A former assistant high school football coach who was a varsity star in the Hudson Valley accused of sending indecent material and explicit text messages to minors has pleaded not guilty.Justin Kaffenberger, who was the assistant football coach of the Monroe-Woodbury junior varsity football team, is now no longer serving in that position and not allowed near campus. State Police arrested Kaffenberger, a Monroe resident, on Wednesday, Sept. 19 and charged him with disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree (a Class D felony) and two counts of endangering the welfare of a ch…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Seen Him? Suspect Wanted For Sexual Abuse Of Child In Rockland Seen Him? Suspect Wanted For Sexual Abuse Of Child In Rockland
Seen Him? Suspect Wanted For Sexual Abuse Of Child In Rockland Police are asking the public for help in locating a man wanted for sexual abuse in Rockland County. Ramapo police are searching for Jose Carpio-Pleites, 70, who is wanted for attempted sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with an incident that took place in August 2017, police said. Carpio-Pleites is described as being 5-foot-6, 180 lbs with brown eyes and grey hair.  Anyone with information regarding Carpio-Pleites' whereabouts is asked to contact the Town of Ramapo Police Department at 845-357-2400.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teacher Who Lives In Hudson Valley Admits To Performing Oral Sex On Teen Teacher Who Lives In Hudson Valley Admits To Performing Oral Sex On Teen
Teacher Who Lives In Hudson Valley Admits To Performing Oral Sex On Teen A 30-year-old teacher from the Hudson Valley pleaded guilty to performing oral sex on a 14-year-old boy at a public school in New York City. Garnerville resident Dori Myers, who taught social studies at The New School for Leadership and the Arts the in the Bronx, was charged in January with committing a criminal sexual act in the second degree, a Class D felony, and endangering the welfare of a child As a result of her plea in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday, Myers will get to keep her teaching certificate but has to register as a sex offender. Myers, who is also the wife of a Rockland C…

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by Joe Lombardi