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Multiple Fires At Area Apartment Complex Intentionally Set, State Police Say
State police say several fires at an area apartment complex that left 26 people displaced were intentionally set.
The two main fires at the Dutchess County facility began around 10:13 p.m., Sunday, April 18, at the Village at Merritt Park apartment in the Village of Fishkill, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
An investigation on Monday, April 19, by the state police and Dutchess County found that seven rear back porches, which had paper products being stored for recycling, were set on fire at the 200 Building, 400 Building, and 800 Building, Hicks said.
Each building contains 24 apartments. All the …
Orange County Man Admits To Stabbing Woman, Burning Down Her Home During Second Attack
An area man who had assaulted a woman and returned two days later and stabbed the woman and burned down her family's home has pleaded guilty.
Orange County resident Anthony Mahabir, 38, of the City of Newburgh, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 21, assault, arson, and criminal contempt, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
The plea was in connection with the stabbing of the woman on March 26 after being arrested two days earlier for assaulting the same woman, the DA's Office said.
Mahabir later returned and stabbed the woman and intentionally …
Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Fire At Rockland Home With 12 People Inside
A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly intentionally setting fire to a home with 12 people inside at the time of the blaze.
Hector Munoz-Zuleta of Spring Valley was arrested and charged with attempted murder, arson, and reckless endangerment, following an investigation of the fire that took place around 2:50 a.m., Friday, June 21, at 8 Jay St., said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.
At the time of the fire, there were approximately 12 people in the house, including two children ages 8 and 4; all made it out safely, Galli said.
The Spring Valley Fire Department was…
