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Hudson Valley Man Who Impaled Roommate With Metal Broom To Spend Years In Prison Hudson Valley Man Who Impaled Roommate With Metal Broom To Spend Years In Prison
Hudson Valley Man Who Impaled Roommate With Metal Broom To Spend Years In Prison A Hudson Valley man who impaled his roommate in the head with a metal broom, killing him, will spend years behind bars. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Aug. 27, that Orange County resident James Rich, age 36, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing a man with a broomstick.  Rich was convicted in June by a jury of all charges, including murder and criminal possession of a weapon. As alleged at trial, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, police responded to a call for assistance at a residence in the city of Newbu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Caught After Assaulting Hudson Valley Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle: Police Suspect Caught After Assaulting Hudson Valley Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle: Police
Suspect Caught After Assaulting Hudson Valley Woman Pumping Gas, Crashing Her Vehicle: Police A Hudson Valley man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly robbing and stealing a woman's car at a gas station. The incident took place in Ulster County around 4:45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Mobil Station on Route 209 in the town of Wawarsing. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, a preliminary investigation revealed that Shirley Clayton, an 84-year-old woman from the hamlet of Kerhonkson was pumping gas when she was assaulted by Christopher Doulin, age 37, of Lake Katrine.  Nevel said Doulin shoved Clayton to the ground and entered her vehicle.  As he was going thro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Busted With 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say 2 Busted With 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say
2 Busted With 1,000 Grams Of Cocaine In Hudson Valley Stop, Police Say Two men were allegedly busted with more than a thousand grams of cocaine during a Hudson Valley traffic stop. On Tuesday, July 11, New York State Police along with K9 Kell, stopped a 2008 black Nissan Altima on Route 17 in Orange County in the town of Woodbury for violations.  The operator of the vehicle was identified as Jonathan J. Mateo, age 31 from Cayaga County in Moravia, and the front seat passenger was identified as Dylan J. Murdock, age 30 from Oswego County in Fulton.  While troopers were interviewing Mateo and Murdock, K9 Kell was alerted to drugs in the trunk. Upon op…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For At-Large Suspect Busted With Cocaine In Westchester Alert Issued For At-Large Suspect Busted With Cocaine In Westchester
Alert Issued For At-Large Suspect Busted With Cocaine In Westchester Seen him? New York State Police investigators in Hawthorne have issued an alert for a man wanted in Yonkers following an arrest for cocaine possession. An alert has been issued for Robert Destrange, 56, who is wanted by New York State Police and the city of Yonkers Court for criminal possession of a controlled substance and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in 2007. Police described Destrange as 5-foot-8 weighing approximately 165 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He is believed to currently be residing in Wappinger. Anyone with information regarding his whereabout…

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by Zak Failla