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Man Hit With Burglary, Assault Charges After Early-Morning Incident In Hudson Valley
A 30-year-old man was arrested on multiple felony charges following an early-morning burglary investigation in Ulster County, police announced. Jared P. Raymond, 30, of Saugerties, was arrested just before 5 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, according to the Saugerties Police Department. He was charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felony offenses. Police said the arrest stemmed from an incident on Delaware Street in the hamlet of Glasco. Authorities did not release more details about the circumstances surround…
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Jose Mendoza Ramos Charged In Monroe Domestic Incident
A large search involving multiple agencies and a police aviation unit ended with the arrest of a man accused in a violent domestic incident in Orange County, authorities said. The incident began on Thursday, May 14, on Miller Lane in the Village of Monroe, according to the Monroe Police Department. Police said a male suspect fled the scene on foot following a domestic violence incident, prompting an immediate search effort involving several law enforcement agencies. Authorities later located and arrested the suspect, identified as Jose Mendoza Ramos, without further…
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Man Admits Shooting, Killing Couple Before Deadly NY Fire: Faces Decades In Prison
A man has admitted to murdering a couple inside their home before a deadly fire in Dutchess County that also killed their dog, prosecutors announced. Robert Buda Jr., 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in Dutchess County Court, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday, March 18. The charges stem from the deaths of Paul and Jo-Ann Hait on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at their home on Marlorville Road in Wappinger. Authorities previously said the fire that tore through the home was intentional…
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Woman Killed By Roommate In South Blooming Grove Home Days Before Christmas,
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A 45-year-old woman was shot and killed by her roommate in a Hudson Valley home days before Christmas, authorities said. Joseph M. Pennyfeather III, 44, of South Blooming Grove, has been arraigned on second-degree murder and a weapons charge in the death of Tanzanica Dickerson, 45, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, New York State Police said. Troopers responded to the pair's home on Heights Trail in South Blooming Grove for a report of an unconscious woman with a gunshot wound, where they found Dickerson suffering from a gunshot wound and other apparent trauma just after 4:40 p.m., p…
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NYC Man Stabs Wife, 12-Year-Old Stepdaughter In Brutal Attack, Police Say
A Bronx man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stabbing his wife and 12-year-old stepdaughter inside their home while his two other young children were present, police said. The incident happened Wednesday night, Oct. 22, shortly before 11:15 p.m. at a residence on East 173rd Street in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx, according to the NYPD. Officers arrived to find a 31-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound to her abdomen and a slash to her face. Her 12-year-old daughter was also found with multiple stab wounds to the head and a slash on her face, police said. Autho…
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Woman Attacked With Screwdriver In NY: Sex Offender Caught In Chase, Police Say
A man has been arrested after allegedly grabbing a woman by the neck and holding a screwdriver to her throat in Rockland County, police said. The incident began at around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, when officers were called to a residence in Haverstraw after receiving a report of a man grabbing a woman by her neck and holding a screwdriver to her, Haverstraw Police said on Monday, Sept. 15. Investigators said the victim was outside when the suspect approached and grabbed her. She was able to fight him off and call for help. Witnesses gave officers a description of the man and his…
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Man Points Gun At Group Of Kids During Street Fight Near School In NY, Police Say
A 25-year-old man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly pointing a gun at a group of youth during a street fight in Dutchess County, police said. The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, near Mansion Street and Bement Avenue, near the Warring Elementary School, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Friday, Aug. 15. Officers were told a gun had been shown during the altercation before the suspect fled in a vehicle, police said. Soon after, patrol officers found a vehicle matching the suspect’s description and pulled it over, d…
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Man Gets Murder Charge After Shooting Victim In Chest In NY, Police Say
A suspect was arrested and charged with murder just hours after a deadly shooting in Westchester, police said. The incident happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, on the sidewalk near 30 Cliff St. in Yonkers, according to an announcement by the Yonkers Police Department from Monday night. Officers arrived to find 41-year-old James Hardy of Yonkers with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators said the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Hardy and the suspect. During the argument, the suspect allegedly…
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Tattoo Shop Owner, Wife, Their Nanny Kidnapped Teen, Assaulted Her At NY Home: DA
A married couple from Westchester and their nanny have been indicted in a disturbing kidnapping and assault case involving a teenager employed at a business owned by one of the suspects, prosecutors announced. Wayne Barnes, 44, and Jasmine Barnes, 42, of Hartsdale, along with their 19-year-old nanny, Lizbeth Cerrato-Sanchez of Yonkers, were arrested and arraigned on Thursday, July 10, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Monday, July 21. Prosecutors say the victim, a 19-year-old woman from Queens, worked for Wayne Barnes at his Bronx tattoo parlor, Sons of In…
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Teens Targeted Victims Through Dating App In Violent HV Robbery Scheme: Police
Two 19-year-old men face a long list of charges — many as hate crimes — after allegedly luring victims through a dating app and attacking them in a Rockland County park, police said. The arrests followed a detailed investigation by the Ramapo Police Department, which uncovered a disturbing pattern of threats, intimidation, and armed robberies, the department announced on Friday, June 20. According to police, the two suspects, one from Flushing, Queens, and one from Monsey, used a dating app to lure victims to a children’s park in the Village of Wesley Hills during the late night and e…
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Hudson Valley Man, 22, Fatally Stabbed Near NYC Subway Station: Suspect Gets Murder Charge
A 22-year-old man from Rockland County was fatally stabbed in Queens, and the suspect involved is now facing murder charges, police said. Anderson Archila-Martinez, of Roosevelt Avenue in Spring Valley, was stabbed in the abdomen just before 1 a.m. on Monday, April 14, at the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, according to the New York City Police Department. Officers from the 115th Precinct responded to a 911 call and found the victim with a serious stab wound. Archila-Martinez was then rushed to NYC Health + H…
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Sex Offender Breaks Into Family's Home Hours After Attending Party In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
A 39-year-old man who attended a party at a Putnam County home is now facing felony charges after allegedly returning later that night and breaking into the same residence, authorities said. Putnam Valley resident Joseph Taylor Brown was arrested on Tuesday, March 25, after investigators executed a search warrant at his home in connection to a residential burglary that occurred earlier in March, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday, March 28. The investigation began on Sunday, March 9, when deputies responded to a report of a break-in at a residence in Putnam V…
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Homicide Suspect Caught Months After Fatal Shooting In Orange County Neighborhood: Police
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for a fatal shooting that killed one person and injured another in Orange County in the summer of 2024, police said. Detectives arrested Qaadir J. Smith of Newburgh on Thursday, March 20 in connection with a June 2024 homicide on Monument Street, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Monday, March 24. The shooting happened on June 6, 2024, in the area of 7 Monument St., police said. On the day of the shooting, a 26-year-old Newburgh resident was killed by a gunshot wound, and a second victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury, acc…
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Armed Man Brings Major Police Presence To Sullivan County Home On Christmas: Sheriff
Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies safely resolved a tense domestic dispute involving an armed man early Christmas morning, authorities said. At approximately 12:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute at 144 Lucky Lake Drive in Rock Hill, the department said. Upon arrival, deputies learned that Justin J. Gallo, 37, had argued with family members, fired a shotgun through a glass door, and was threatening to harm himself. Several family members and friends were still inside the residence. Deputies called in the Sheriff’s Emergency Services…
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3 Teens, 1 Armed, Charged In Hudson Valley Burglary
Police captured three Hudson Valley teens for an alleged burglary in progress, one with a loaded gun. The incident occurred in Dutchess County in the Tompkins Terrace area on Wednesday, April 3, in Beacon. According to the Beacon Police, officers responded to the area and found the suspects had fled, but they were able to obtain a description of the teens. A quick search of the area turned up the suspects, where police found a 15-year-old had a loaded, illegal weapon, the department said. The three arrested, a 16 and 17-year-old, were charged with criminal trespass. The 15-year-old w…
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Hudson Valley Inmate Receives Increased Sentence For Attacking Jail Guards
A 35-year-old Hudson Valley inmate will serve an extra 14 years in state prison for attacking correction officers on at least four occasions, seriously injuring two. Rockland County resident, Darius Williams, age 35, of Spring Valley, was sentenced to two consecutive seven-year terms for the assaults, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh. Williams was sentenced on Wednesday, March 13 to seven years in prison for slashing a man across the face with a box cutter in July 2022, after approaching a couple walking down a street and slashing the man across the face. He continued…
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Road Rage: Man Cuts Other Driver With Large Knife After Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A 24-year-old man has been slapped with assault charges after attacking a victim who he had been involved in a collision with in the Hudson Valley, police announced. Orange County resident Jahri Evans, of the town of Wallkill, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 20 in connection with the assault that happened earlier in the day, state police said. According to authorities, just before around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Evans and another 24-year-old Wallkill man were involved in a collision on Route 211 near the ramp to Route 17 eastbound. After both cars came to a stop, Evan…
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2 Hudson Valley Residents Charged After Threatening Person With Gun, Machete
A Hudson Valley man and woman were charged with possession of a weapon and menacing after allegedly threatening a person with a gun and a machete. The incident took place in Orange County around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 in Newburgh on Timber Ridge Road. According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Newburgh Police, a verbal argument broke between the man and woman and victim when the man pulled out a machete threatened the victim, and hit their car with the weapon as they were leaving. After the incident was reported, police attempted to make contact with Prince-Rasheem Crawley, age 30, …
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Hudson Valley 17-Year-Old Charged With Possession Of Stolen Gun
A Hudson Valley teen has been remanded to jail after allegedly being caught with a 45 caliber semi-automatic handgun following a shooting between two groups of teens. The unnamed Dutchess County juvenile was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 29 by the city of Poughkeepsie Police following an investigation into the incident on Tuesday, Nov. 21, where gunfire grazed one teen. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the Poughkeepsie Police, video collected revealed two groups of young males exchanging gunfire. Evidence was collected including spent 45 caliber shell casings. An…
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Hudson Valley 24-Year-Old Nabbed With Gun During Warrant Search, Police Say
A 24-year-old from the region is behind bars after allegedly being caught with a loaded weapon during a warrant search. Dutchess County resident Jakai Rivera, of Poughkeepsie, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon on Wednesday, Nov. 22 during the search in the town of Poughkeepsie, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. Hicks said Rivera was in illegal possession of a loaded Glock model 21C handgun. Rivera was arraigned before the town of LaGrange Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in place of $25,000 cash bail, $50,000 bond, or $100,000 partially secure…
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Teen Duo Accused Of Bringing BB Gun To Northern Westchester High School
This story has been updated. Two teenage boys face criminal charges after bringing an inoperable BB gun to a high school in Northern Westchester, police announced. The two boys, ages 13 and 14, were arrested on Monday, Nov. 13, and Tuesday, Nov. 14 following an investigation conducted by Yorktown Police, the department announced on Friday, Nov. 17. According to the department, the events leading up to the arrests began on Wednesday, Oct. 18 around 10 a.m., when a BB gun was found in Yorktown High School. This prompted a police response and investigation that resulted in the two teens…
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Trio Nabbed In Hudson Valley With Illegal Gun After Dispute, Cops Say
Three men were charged with alleged possession of an illegal handgun after a dispute in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County in the village of Maybrook around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 5. The gun was discovered after the town of Montgomery Police responded to Rakov Road in Maybrook for a reported dispute with a gun, said Chief John Hank of the Montgomery Police. While responding, officers were advised by 911 that the suspects were leaving the scene in a vehicle. Officers located and stopped it on Indian Trail, Hank said. Three suspects were in the vehic…
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Man Nabbed With Gun, Ammo After Running Red Light In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A 38-year-old man was nabbed with a Colt 9mm semiautomatic revolver during a traffic stop in the Hudson Valley. The stop took place in Rockland County in New City around 1:30 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 22 on N. Main Street. Javier A. Ordonez, of Hollywood, Florida, was stopped by Clarkstown Police for failing to stop at a right light, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. During the stop, the officer asked Ordonez if he had any weapons, and he said yes he had a gun in the console of the vehicle and two bags of ammo on the floorboard of the passenger seat, Peters…
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5 Hudson Valley Residents Nabbed In Drug Raid, Police Say
Following complaints from residents of drug dealing in the area, five Hudson Valley residents were busted for alleged drug sales and other charges during a warrants search. The incident took place in Ulster County in Kingston around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 at a home on Third Avenue. According to the Kingston Police Department, officers searched the home and found drug paraphernalia, weapons, and drugs. Arrested included: Melvin Howell, age 51, of Kingston, was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, and criminally …
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23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting, Sentenced, DA Says
A 23-year-old Hudson Valley man who pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon and assault has been sentenced to prison. Orange County resident Tyshawn Milligan, of Middletown, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 7 to eight years in prison and five years of post-release supervision following the plea, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As admitted during the plea allocution and in charging documents filed and comments made on the record in court, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, police officers in the City of Middletown responded to reports of shots fired. The police loc…
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16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Woman From Region, Police Say
A 16-year-old has been charged with criminal use of a weapon in connection with the shooting of a woman from the region. The teen was arrested in Sullivan County in the village of Liberty on Wednesday, Sept. 6. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, the juvenile was wanted for the Saturday, July 15, shooting of a 27-year-old Monticello woman that occurred at the Sleepy Hollow apartment complex at Terry Lane in the village of Monticello. The 16-year-old was spotted by Village of Liberty Police and arrested following a brief foot chase, Johnston said. He was cha…
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Transient Sentenced For Murder Of Father Of 3 At Courtyard By Marriott In Hudson Valley
A 36-year-old man has been sentenced for killing a Long Island man while at a Hudson Valley hotel. During the unprovoked shooting Suffolk County Paul Kutz, age 52, of East Northport, was killed at the Courtyard by Marriott in the town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Oct. 2, while visiting his youngest son at Marist College. Roy Johnson Jr., the transient, who was found guilty by a jury last year, was sentenced on Monday, June 26 to 58 years to life in prison for the murder, plus another 15 years for criminal possession of a weapon, said Dutchess County Chief Assistant District Attorney, Matthew …
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Gun, 16-Round Magazine, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man was charged with possession of a weapon after being nabbed with a gun and a 17-round magazine. Ulster County resident Aiden M. Becnel, age 21, of Saugerties, around 4 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, said Chief Joseph Sinagra, of the Saugerties Police. At the time of his arrest, Becnel was found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun containing a loaded 17-round magazine, Sinagra said. Becnel was processed at Saugerties Police Headquarters and then arraigned in the Town of Saugerties Justice Court, where Becnel was released on his own recognizance by the court…
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Fight Night: Bats, Knives Used In Separate Hudson Valley Incidents
Two Hudson Valley men were charged with possessing a weapon when police responded to a large disturbance that involved three fights. The incident took place in Ulster County around 6 p.m., Friday, June 2 in Ellenville. According to Ellenville Chief of Police Phillip Mattracion, officers responded to three large fights, which police later learned were connected to each other. The first fight was on Church Street, the second was on Center Street, about an hour within each other, the chief said. During those fights, no one was charged due to everyone fled the area when officers arrived on th…
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Man Nabbed In Stolen Car With Gun, Drugs In Region
This story has been updated. A 22-year-old man from the region is behind bars on a slew of charges including the unauthorized use of a vehicle he allegedly stole. Sullivan County resident March Santiago, of Roscoe, was recently arrested while the town of Fallsburg Police was conducting seatbelt enforcement and stopped him in a 2013 Toyota Camry on Route 42 in South Fallsburg, said Fallsburg Police Chief Simmie Williams. A license check found that the Camry was reported stolen in Liberty and the Santiago had a suspended license, Williams said. An investigation found that Santiago had a loa…
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Stolen Vehicle With Gun, Narcotics Driven By Teens Caught In Northern Westchester: Police
Three teenagers from the Hudson Valley face charges after they were allegedly caught with a loaded gun and narcotics packaged for sale in Northern Westchester just minutes after the stolen vehicle they were traveling in had been reported, police said. The incident started on Wednesday, March 5 around 8:05 p.m., when Yonkers Police reported that a 2009 Acura MDX had been stolen from Tuckahoe Road. Shortly after this, Westchester County Police detectives determined that the car was traveling north on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant. Soon after, a Westchester …
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