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Two Charged After Dogs Found Starved To Death, Cats Emaciated At Home In Hudson Valley Two Charged After Dogs Found Starved To Death, Cats Emaciated At Home In Hudson Valley
Two Charged After Dogs Found Starved To Death, Cats Emaciated At Home In Hudson Valley State Police are investigating an animal cruelty case after two pit bulls were found starved to death with two emaciated cats at a Hudson Valley home. Two pet owners have been identified during the investigation; Miesha Bentley, age 28, and Victoriano Moreira, age 28, both of Loch Sheldrake. Police say Bentley and Moreira agreed to look after the animals after their former owners could no longer care for them due to new apartment regulations. Bentley and Moreira allegedly left the residence without leaving any food or water for the animals. A necropsy of the two pit bulls determined that th…

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by Valerie Musson
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Missing: Police Ask For Public's Help In Locating Teenage Girl, Younger Brother Missing: Police Ask For Public's Help In Locating Teenage Girl, Younger Brother
Missing: Police Ask For Public's Help In Locating Teenage Girl, Younger Brother A teenage girl and her younger brother have both gone missing and state police in the Hudson Valley are asking for the public's help in locating them. The two, from Sullivan County, are 14-year-old Yante Teller and her 12-year old brother Chaim Teller. They were last seen by family on Saturday, Dec. 8 at their home in the town of Fallsburg. The two were last seen getting into a vehicle in front of their home before it drove away, state police said. The children are not believed to be in any imminent danger and are believed to have traveled to New York City, accordi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Heroin Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced To Decades In Prison Hudson Valley Heroin Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced To Decades In Prison
Hudson Valley Heroin Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced To Decades In Prison After being labeled a "clear and present danger to society," for drug dealing, an area man was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. Ronald Smith, aka “Tubbs”, 45, of Fallsburg, was sentenced in Sullivan County Court Tuesday following a jury trial where he was found guilty of conspiracy, criminal sale of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and tampering with evidence, the Sullivan County District Attorney's Office said. Smith was arrested on Sept. 18, 2017, at his apartment in the Laurel Garden Apartments after a lengthy investigation by the State Poli…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Area Crash ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Area Crash
ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Area Crash A 23-year-old man who was killed during a crash in the Hudson Valley that also injured four other people has been identified. The crash took place around 11:40 p.m. Saturday on on Route 17 east of exit 112 in the Mamakating, said the New York State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Honda Civic, operated by Sayra Lemus, 22, of Fallsburg was traveling east on Route 17. Witnesses said that an unidentified vehicle entered into the lane of travel of the Honda Civic. Lemus took evasive action to avoid the vehicle and lost control exiting the south shoulder of the roadway and …

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by Kathy Reakes