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Police & Fire
$42K Phone Scam: Duo Impersonated Government Agents To Steal In Orange County, Police Say
Two men were apprehended after allegedly running a telephone scam that tricked an Orange County woman into handing over $42,000, authorities said. New York City residents Nian Lin, 40, and Zhen Chen, 25, were taken into custody on Friday, March 14, after a sting operation led by Port Jervis Police with assistance from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Orange County Drug Task Force, and the US Department of Homeland Security, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 19. According to police, the duo pretended to be government officials and told the victim her iden…
News
Dog Left In Soaked Box Outside Pet Care Facility In Middletown: Suspects At Large
The search is on for whoever left a severely neglected dog overnight in the trash and recycling area of an Orange County veterinary office, left to suffer in the cold, wind, and rain before staff discovered him the next morning. The dog, now named Olaf, was found on Monday morning, March 17, 2025, after enduring a freezing night outside near the garbage bins of Quality Pet Care, LLC in Middletown, the staff announced in a Facebook post. Security footage is being reviewed, and the Town of Wallkill Police Department is actively investigating to identify those responsible for…
Traffic
Crash Brings Down Utility Pole, Closes Route 17M Stretch In Goshen
A crash involving a car and a utility pole has shut down a section of Route 17M in Orange County, prompting major detours, officials said. The accident happened on Wednesday, March 19, at 2762 Route 17M near Cannon Hill Road in Goshem, according to Orange County Emergency Services. The impact brought down utility poles and wires, forcing authorities to close the roadway in both directions between County Route 50 and Hartley Road. Utility crews are actively working to restore power and remove debris, while emergency responders manage the scene. Officials urge drivers to avoid th…
Police & Fire
Attack Leaves Victim With Large Cut Next To Family Farm In Wallkill, Police Say
A man was arrested after allegedly attacking a victim in Orange County and leaving him with a serious cut, authorities said. The assault happened at 755 Route 17M, near the Dogwood Acres Family Farm, on Friday, March 14 at around 6:15 p.m., when Wallkill Police officers responded to the home, the department announced on Monday, March 17. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 53-year-old man suffering from a laceration to his left forearm. Emergency responders transported him to Garnet Health Medical Center for treatment. Following an investigation, police arrested De…
News
Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Orange County Learns His Fate, DA Says
An Orange County man who executed a family inside their home, including a nine-year-old child, has earned quite a lengthy sentence, authorities announced. On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Kaliek Goode-Ford, 35, was sentenced to life without parole in Orange County Court by Judge Craig Stephen Brown, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Goode-Ford was convicted in January of all charges against him, including three counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and weapons possession, for the 2020 massacre in Newburgh. During the trial, prosecutors detaile…
Police & Fire
Public Warned To Stay Away From Orange County Neighborhood Amid Police Presence (
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A large police presence has gathered in an Orange County neighborhood, prompting authorities to urge residents to avoid the area. The Orange County Sheriff's Office announced just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, that law enforcement activity was underway in the Village of Harriman near State Route 17M, Orchard Drive, and Lexington Hill. Officials assured the public that the situation was contained to a specific area and that there was no threat to the general public. Residents were advised to steer clear of the area while authorities handled the situation. No further deta…
Police & Fire
Repeat Offender Assaults, Chokes Officer In Middletown, Police Say
An Orange County police department is speaking out against bail reform laws after one of its officers was assaulted by an alleged repeat offender with a lengthy history of arrests and mental health-related incidents, authorities said. The attack occurred on Friday, March 14, 2025, when 52-year-old Jerry Watkins, who is currently homeless, allegedly choked and assaulted a uniformed City of Middletown Police Department officer during an encounter, the department announced on Monday, March 17. Watkins, who has had 28 documented interactions with law enforcement since January …
Obituaries
Fallen K9 Remembered In Orange County: Leaves Legacy of 'Service, Love,' Sheriff's Office Says
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of K9 Walter, a dedicated four-legged officer who died at age 9 after a career of distinguished service. The death of Walter, a Shepherd-Border Collie mix, was announced by the Sheriff's Office on Monday, March 17. In their announcement, authorities said Walter began his journey in law enforcement after being rescued from a shelter, "proving that even the most humble beginnings can lead to extraordinary achievements." Paired with Sgt. Justin Worden, Walter worked tirelessly from March 2017 until his retirem…
Schools
District To Retire 'Raiders' Name In Orange County To Avoid Losing State Funding: Officials
An Orange County school district has announced it will no longer use the “Raiders” name for its athletic teams following state education regulations that prohibit schools from using Native American-related team names and imagery. In a letter to the community on Wednesday, March 12, Port Jervis City School District Superintendent John J. Bell confirmed the decision, stating that the district will not select a new team name at this time. The "Raiders" name and mascot logo will be dropped as of Monday, June 30, Bell wrote. In his letter, Bell explained several reasons b…
Police & Fire
Teen Gets Attempted Murder Charge After Shooting In Orange County: Police
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a 2023 Orange County shooting that left a man with four gunshot wounds, police announced. The shooting happened in Newburgh on June 7, 2023, at approximately 5:06 p.m., when police responded to 26 Liberty Street for a report of shots fired, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, March 13. Shortly after the gunfire, authorities were told that a male victim had arrived at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital with four gunshot wounds. Fortunately, the victim survived the attack. A…
Lifestyle
Hulk Hogan Cuts Hudson Valley Meet-And-Greet Short, Leaving Fans Hurt: 'Don't Meet Your Heroes'
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan ruffled up some feathers in the Hudson Valley after allegedly walking out of a local meet-and-greet event early, leaving some hopeful fans heartbroken. The controversy occurred at an event in Orange County at the Montgomery ShopRite on Wednesday, March 5, where Hogan was holding a meet-and-greet to promote his "Real American Beer." Many fans raced to the supermarket for a chance to meet their hero, with many waiting for hours in line. However, after Hogan left the event, several disappointed people took to social media to vent about their missed opportunity…
News
Man Flees Police Twice, Drops Gun In Orange County: Will Spend Years In Prison
A man who twice fled from police in Orange County—once by driving off during a traffic stop and later by running and ditching a loaded gun—will spend years in prison, officials announced. Newburgh resident Mark Garcia, 26, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. Prosecutors detailed two separate incidents in which Garcia attempted to evade law enforcement: March 1, 2024: Garcia was a passenger in a vehicle sto…
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Sex Abuse, Endangering Child In Orange County:
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Authorities are asking for help from the public in the search for a 35-year-old man wanted for sexual abuse charges in Orange County. Juan A. Gonzalez Gomez is wanted in connection to an active indictment warrant out of Orange County, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, March 12. Gonzalez Gomez faces charges of first-degree sexual abuse, forcible touching, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is described as a Hispanic man who is 5-foot-5 and 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. According to State Police, Gonzalez Gomez also has two activ…
News
S'mores Started Massive Brush Fire Outside Hamptons, Officials Say
A family attempting to make s’mores in their backyard accidentally sparked several brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island, authorities said. An investigation by Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives determined that high winds spread embers from a Manorville backyard on Cozine Road after the family attempted to start a fire for s’mores, the agency announced Monday, March 10. “It’s believed strong winds spurred additional fires from embers leading to the brush fires,” Suffolk County Police said. Detectives are continuing to speak with witnesses and investigate tips,…
Police & Fire
School Bus Overturns While Carrying Elementary Students In Orange County
A school bus carrying nine elementary students overturned in Orange County on Monday morning, March 10, prompting a swift response from first responders and school officials. The 15-passenger bus, which was transporting students to Pine Island Elementary School, swerved off the road in the area of 421 Pulaski Hwy. in Pine Island, went up a berm, and tipped onto its side, according to Orange-Ulster BOCES district officials and the Town of Warwick Police Department. The students aboard ranged in age from 6 to 12 years old. The driver and bus monitor were also on the bus at the time, police sa…
Police & Fire
Hospital Escapee Attacked Employee, Took ID Card At Middletown Facility: Police (
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A psychiatric patient who escaped from an Orange County hospital after attacking a hospital employee has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including a prior bomb threat, authorities announced. On Thursday, March 6, Christopher M. Morgan, 40, of Port Jervis, was a patient at Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown when he violently assaulted a 74-year-old hospital employee, forcefully taking their ID access card, New York State Police said on Friday, March 7. Morgan then used the stolen card to flee the behavioral health unit and escaped the hospital on foot, as Dail…
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Lab Busted: Dealer With Federal Record Arrested In Orange County, Police Say
Authorities shut down a fentanyl lab in Orange County following a months-long investigation into the distribution of deadly narcotics, officials announced. The Orange County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a Liberty Street residence in Newburgh's south end on Wednesday, March 5, uncovering a fentanyl-processing operation, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 6. During the search, investigators seized over four ounces of fentanyl, cutting agents, packaging materials, a mechanical mixing device, and what is believed to be a sedative additive…
Police & Fire
Teen Shoots Himself In Groin: Now Faces Charges In Orange County, Police Say (
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A 14-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound in Orange County has now been arrested on felony weapons charges after investigators determined that his injury was self-inflicted, police announced. The incident occurred in Newburgh on Monday, Jan. 27, around 3 p.m., when City of Newburgh Police responded to reports of gunfire near Robinson Avenue (Route 9W) and South Street. Upon arrival, officers found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his groin, as Daily Voice previously reported. He was rushed to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and later transferred to Westche…
Police & Fire
$14K Scheme: Orange County Woman Defrauded Program For Disabled People, Police Say
An Orange County woman has been arrested after allegedly manipulating invoices to defraud a Medicaid-funded program for individuals with developmental disabilities, authorities said. Following an investigation, investigators determined that Chester resident Julie M. Persaud, 36, falsified invoices and illegally profited over $14,000 from the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, March 4. Authorities allege that Persaud digitally altered invoices to inflate payments from the OPWDD program, which is ser…
News
Guns, Drugs Sold From Food Truck: Another Orange County Trafficking Ring Member Gets Jail Time
Another member of a major firearms and narcotics trafficking operation in Orange County will see prison time, marking the latest sentencing in an extensive law enforcement crackdown. Russell Knight, 46, of Newburgh, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, March 3, to five to ten years in state prison, followed by three years of post-release supervision in connection with Operation Hot Lunch," a large-scale investigation into gun and drug trafficking in Orange County, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The sweeping law enforcement probe le…
Police & Fire
Student's Online Threat Against Elementary School Prompts Police Investigation In Middletown
An Orange County school district is addressing concerns following an online threat made to one of its elementary schools by a student that promoted a police investigation. In a letter to families on Sunday, March 2, Enlarged City School District of Middletown Superintendent Amy Creeden said a threat was made to William A. Carter Elementary School over a chat on Discord. Upon investigation, authorities determined that the online threat was made by a Carter Elementary student and found no credible plan or access to weapons. However, out of an abundance of caution, additional…
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found After Rapidly-Spreading Blaze At Orange County Home
A raging house fire in Orange County left one man dead after flames rapidly engulfed his home, authorities said. The fire broke out on Friday, Feb. 28, at around 8:06 p.m. at a three-story home located at 649 Wheeler Rd. in the village of Florida, according to the Town of Warwick Police Department. When first responders arrived, they found heavy fire consuming the rear of the home, with flames spreading quickly from the ground floor through the roof. Authorities were also informed that the homeowner was unaccounted for. As firefighters battled the flames, crews eventually made their…
News
Busted! Man Sells Narcotics To Undercover Cops 4 Times In Port Jervis, DA Says
A 21-year-old man has admitted to selling large quantities of cocaine as well as multiple drug sales to undercover officers in Orange County, prosecutors announced. Port Jervis resident Enido Rumaldo pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 27, in Orange County Court to second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The charges stemmed from a long-term investigation into drug sales in and around the City of Port Jervis. Prosecutors said that during the fall of 2024, Rumaldo sold narcotics to undercover police o…
Police & Fire
Teen, 18, Accused Of Shooting Victim Several Times, Running From Cops In Orange County: Police
A teenager has been apprehended in connection to a daytime shooting in Orange County that left a victim seriously wounded with several gunshot wounds, police said. The events leading up to the arrest began on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when officers responded to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh just before noon after receiving a report of a shooting victim, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Friday, Feb. 28. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hospital staff treated the victim, and he was later listed …
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Route 17 In Orange County
A 37-year-old man was killed in a wrong-way crash involving a box truck on Route 17 in Orange County, authorities said. The crash happened in Harriman around 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, when troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle fatal accident on Route 17, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined that a box truck driven by a 23-year-old resident of Richmond, Virginia had been traveling northbound on Route 17 when he entered the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with a black Honda driven by Edwin A. Ottenwalder Nunez, 37, of Middletown. Ottenwalder Nunez…
News
Orange County Man Admits Sexually Assaulting 2 Young Children Over 3 Years: DA
A 31-year-old Orange County man has admitted to sexually abusing two young children over the course of more than three years, prosecutors announced. New Windsor resident Kevin Cholula pleaded guilty in Orange County court on Thursday, Feb. 27 to two counts of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler said. According to the DA's Office, between July 2020 and October 2023, Cholula engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct, including at least one instance of sexual intercourse, oral sex, and anal sex with t…
News
Violent Gas Station Robbery, Attack On Clerk In Orange County: Second Suspect Gets Prison Time
A second man involved in a violent armed robbery at an Orange County gas station has learned how much time he will spend behind bars, weeks after his co-defendant received an 11-year sentence, prosecutors announced. Nasier Codett, 23, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Orange County Court to 8.5 years in prison in connection with an armed robbery in Newburgh in July 2023, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Codett and Shelby cut power to a gas station in Newburgh, plunging the store into darkness b…
Police & Fire
Man Suffers Partial Amputated Hand After Fleeing Cops, Hitting Truck In Wallkill: Police
A man trying to flee police at high speed suffered catastrophic injuries after hitting a tractor-trailer in Orange County, including a partially amputated hand, authorities said. The crash occurred on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at around 2:45 a.m., when Town of Wallkill Police Officers tried to stop a speeding vehicle near East Main Street and Midway Park Drive, the department announced. The driver, identified as a 36-year-old Monroe man, refused to pull over and kept going, police said. His vehicle then collided with a tractor-trailer near Exit 122A and Route 17E, causing severe injuries, accordi…
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Man Stole Car With Victim's Mother Inside, Struck Her In Orange County: DA (
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A man accused of stealing a car from an Orange County shopping center allegedly did so with the victim's mother still inside the vehicle, whom he struck repeatedly, prosecutors said. Chester resident Edward Keegan, 34, was arraigned on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Orange County Court on an indictment charging him with two counts of second-degree robbery, second-degree assault, fourth-degree grand larceny, and second-degree unlawful imprisonment, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26. According to Hoovler's office and the Town and Village of Che…
Police & Fire
International Theft Group Member Charged In Orange County Burglary, Caught With $35K: Police
A Colombian citizen accused of being part of an international theft ring has been apprehended following a three-month investigation into a residential burglary in Orange County, police announced. On Thursday, Feb. 20, Flushing resident Andres Felipe Solarzano Charry, 21, was arrested after police executed a search warrant in Queens in connection to a residential burglary in the town of New Windsor in November 2024, the Town of New Windsor Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Authorities say he specifically targeted homeowners of Asian descent as part of a larger organize…
Traffic
Serious Crash Affects Route 17 Stretch In Wallkill, Causes Injuries (
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A serious motor vehicle accident forced a lane closure on a stretch of Route 17 in Orange County, causing significant traffic disruptions as authorities conducted an ongoing investigation. The crash happened on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at around 3 a.m. Route 17 between Exit 122 at Crystal Run Road and Exit 122A at Fletcher Street, leading to a full eastbound closure of the highway between these exits, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced at around 5:30 a.m. As of 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the right lane of two lanes was blocked to traffic, causing backups. Author…
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