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Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs
Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs A homeowner who was shot by a woman who had come into his home with another man demanding money and drugs grabbed a shotgun and returned fire, shooting the woman. Details surrounding the double shooting unfolded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday when police received a report of a woman shot on Willow Cross Road in Hyde Park, said Hyde Park Police Lt. Robert Benson. According to Benson, an investigation into the shootings revealed that Collin W. Vogg, 27, was at his residence on Willow Cross Road when Montarius J Washington, 31, of Hyde Park and Cali A Hamilton, 21, of Poughkeepsie, entered the home. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns
Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns The area elementary school teacher who was indicted by a grand jury on child pornography charges has resigned. Steven Schwartz, 54, was indicted last month on seven counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, though the official charge will not be unsealed until Thursday, June 14, officials noted. The Poughkeepsie resident was arrested in May following an investigation of an incident between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, according to state police. He is due to be arraigned in Dutchess Count…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges
Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges A longtime Wappingers second-grade teacher, who was arrested by the New York State Police on child pornography charges in February, has been indicted by a grand jury, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's office. Steven L. Schwartz, 54, was indicted this month by the grand jury, but the official charges will not be unsealed until he appears for arraignment on June 14 in Dutchess County Court, the DA's Office said. Schwartz was arrested following an investigation of an incident that took place between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, said Trooper AJ…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child A Hudson Valley man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child following an investigation by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher McGhee, 34, of the Town of North East, was arrested for having sexual contact with a child that is known to him, according to Capt. John Watterson. McGhee was taken into custody at his home without incident and charged with one count of felony predatory sexual assault, Watterson said. He is being held without bail at the Dutchess County Jail. Anyone with information regarding this case or similar incidents involving McGhee they are urged to …

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by Kathy Reakes