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Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area
Woman, 27, Charged In Connection To Fatal Overdose In Area A 27-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of another woman she had allegedly sold heroin with fentanyl.  Ashley Parker, 27, of Huguenot, was arrested on Friday, May 31 by Port Jervis Police after the death of a 37-year-old Port Jervis woman, said Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. Following an investigation, Parker allegedly sold a quantity of heroin with fentanyl to the female prior to her death, Worden said. Parker was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified
Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified The City of Middletown Police Department has identified a woman found dead on the floor of an apartment they had been trying to gain entry into after receiving reports of a horrible smell coming from within.  Helen Niven, 63, of Middletown has been identified as the woman found following a stand-off with police by her long-time partner, William Nott, 70, also of Middletown, said Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen. "An autopsy conducted by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office did not reveal any signs of physical trauma or abuse," Thoelen said. "Her death does not appear…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Hit-Run Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Hit-Run
Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Hit-Run The driver of a passenger bus has been arrested for leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run incident. The incident was uncovered around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, when City of Newburgh Police officers responded to the area of 301 Robinson Avenue for a report of a male struck by a vehicle, said Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano. Officers located a man who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and was deceased. The vehicle that struck the man had left the scene.  City of Newburgh detectives began working and a short while into the investigation; it was de…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley
Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Hudson Valley A 39-year-old man was killed while removing a tree in the Hudson Valley, according to police. John B. Nuzzolo of Newburgh, who was a sub-contractor for Simply Stump Grinding & Tree Removal, was working about 40-feet above the ground around 9:17 a.m. Monday to remove the tree at 29 Maple Road, said Cornwall-on-Hudson police. Nuzzolo then hit a live power line and was electrocuted and killed, police added. Town and village police responded, as well Storm King Fire Department, and Central Hudson Utilities.  Power was cut to more than 2,000 residents as power crews worked to clear branche…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash A motorcyclist driving on the wrong side of the road was killed after striking a vehicle head-on Tuesday night in the Hudson Valley, police announced Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. in the area of 355 S. William Street near the Newburgh Armory Unity Center in the city. Officers and Mobil Life Support Services staff determined that the operator of the motorcycle was deceased at the scene, said Newburgh Detective Sergeant Joseph Rutigliano.  A large crowd soon formed and officers from the New Windsor Police Department, Town of Newburgh Police Department, Orange County She…

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25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley 25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley
25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley A 25-year-old man who fell from a bucket truck while working on Monday has died, police announced on Thursday. Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry Thoelen said he was notified late Wednesday by the Orange County Medica Examiner's Office of the death. The man worked for JMH Tree Service, which lists a Middletown address.  Fire officials said the man fell 30 to 40 feet near 15 Highland Ave. around 12:48 p.m. Monday. The man was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center by Mobile Life Supports ambulance.  Thoelen said they could not release the man's identity pending notification of his family. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River
Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River The body of a man who jumped from the midspan of the Bear Mountain Bridge was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday, Aug. 5, state police said. State Police at Cortlandt, along with New York State Park Police, responded to the area of the Bear Mountain Bridge in the Town of Cortlandt, regarding a suspicious vehicle report on Saturday, Aug. 4. Investigation at the scene revealed that the vehicle was abandoned by an individual who then proceeded to jump from the midspan of the bridge the previous morning, Friday, Aug. 3 at around 7:23 a.m. A State Police Aviation helicopter and a State Poli…

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by Joe Lombardi
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17-Year-Old Boy Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley 17-Year-Old Boy Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley
17-Year-Old Boy Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley Click here for an updated story: Star Athlete ID'd As Warwick Crash Victim A 17-year-old boy was killed in a single-car crash Monday night in the area, police said. The crash occurred around 10:35 p.m. when the boy's 2005 Honda Civic, traveling south on Union Corners Road near Wheeler Road, left the roadway and rolled over, coming to a stop against a tree, said Town of Warwick Lt. John Rader. The driver, a resident of the Florida section of Warwick, was the only occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, Rader said. The name of the driver is being withheld at this tim…

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Cause Of Death Revealed For Off-Duty Hudson Valley Sheriff Deputy Cause Of Death Revealed For Off-Duty Hudson Valley Sheriff Deputy
Cause Of Death Revealed For Off-Duty Hudson Valley Sheriff Deputy The shooting death and car crash involving a long-time Rockland County sheriff deputy late last year has been ruled a suicide by the Orange County Medical Examiner's Officer. Frank Farina, 42, of Stony Point, and his wife, Jennifer Farina, were driving were driving on Long Mountain Parkway in the Town of Woodbury around 1:30 p.m., Nov. 14, when he was shot in the head, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a rock embankment, said state police. Jennifer Farina, 42, was transported by ambulance to Orange Regional Medical Center and treated for non-life threatening injuries, state polic…

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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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Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death
Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death Two women were arrested on felony drug charges following the overdose death of a Port Jervis man. Katelynn Smith, 23, of Port Jervis and Gloria Bruno, 62, of Glen Spey, were arrested on Thursday for criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, said Port Jervis police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The women were arrested following the apparent overdose death of a 28-year-old Port Jervis man during the early morning hours on Thursday, Port Jervis Police said. Police allege that the defendant Smith sold a quantit…

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Port Jervis Man Found Dead Inside Apartment Port Jervis Man Found Dead Inside Apartment
Port Jervis Man Found Dead Inside Apartment Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a local man found dead inside his Orange County home. John Gafycz, 57, of Port Jervis, was found dead on Friday after police were contacted to make a wellness check after he was not seen or heard from for an extended period by his neighbors and friends, police said. Officers conducting the check at 82 East Main Street, Apt 5, found Gafycz dead after forcing their way inside his apartment around 3 p.m. police said. An initial investigation of the scene resulted in the determination by officers to seal the area and declare t…

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by Kathy Reakes