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Murder Of Hudson Valley College Student Remains Mystery 20 Years Later
New York State Police are continuing to investigate the murder of a 20-year-old Hudson Valley woman 20 years ago. Megan McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill. McDonald’s 1991 white Mercury Sable was discovered two days later in an apartment complex parking lot, in the town of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma, Nevel said. At the time of her death, McDonald worked at the Galleria Mall in Middletown and was attending SUNY Orange …
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Guilty: Hudson Valley Man Convicted Of Raping Child
A man from the region is facing decades behind bars after being convicted of raping a child. Orange County resident Cecilio Navarro, age 35, of Middletown, was found guilty of multiple sex crimes by a jury on Tuesday, March 14. Prosecutors had argued that Navarro sexually abused a child beginning in December 2016, when the victim was under the age of 13. The abuse continued on and off through 2021. Navarro was arrested by the Orange County Child Investigation Unit in June 2022, and the trial began on Tuesday, March 7. Jurors convicted him of the following crimes: Predatory sexual…
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Teacher Injured During Fight At High School In Hudson Valley
A teacher was injured during a fight between two students at a school in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County on Monday, March 6 at Middletown High School. The fight took place in a hallway outside a classroom. The teacher was injured while attempting to intervene, said Amy Creeden, Superintendent of Schools for the Enlarged City School District of Middletown. "This saddens our entire school community and we are thinking of the faculty member during this difficult time," Creeden said in a letter to staff. Security staff responded immediately, arriv…
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Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a woman during a violent home invasion. Orange County resident Jonathan Harris, age 41, of Middletown, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the incident which took place on Saturday, July 16, 2022. As admitted during the plea allocution and in charging documents filed in court, Harris broke into the home of his wife in the town of Wallkill in violation of a previously issued order of protection, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler…
Police & Fire
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says
Five people have been charged with alleged crimes pertaining to trafficking cocaine, crack and ecstasy in Orange County. The arrests were announced by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler on Tuesday, Feb. 21 following a multi-agency investigation and enforcement by the Orange County Drug Task Force. The five were charged with trafficking the drugs in the city of Middletown and the surrounding area, the DA's Office said. According to Hoolver, over the course of the past several months, undercover investigators purchased quantities of narcotics from individuals in and around the Mid…
Police & Fire
Man Uses Fire Department Credit Card To Make Purchases In Northern Westchester: Police
A man faces identity theft charges after ordering a replacement credit card for a fire department in Northern Westchester and using it to make purchases, police said. On Saturday, Dec. 10, the Town of Bedford Police Department received a report from the Bedford Hills Fire District that they had identified numerous unauthorized charges on their credit card statement that had not been done by anyone with the fire department. The Fire District had then discovered that a replacement credit card was fraudulently ordered and received by an unknown suspect, Bedford Police said. …
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Man Busted With Stolen Gun Following Police Pursuit, Cops Say
A Hudson Valley man was busted with an alleged stolen weapon after taking police on a pursuit. The incident took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 on Cantrell Avenue in the city of Middletown. Troopers pulled over a 2019 Acura on Cantrell Avenue for having a suspended license. When they approached the vehicle, the driver, Nkosi Callender, age 32 from Middletown, became irate and began to yell at the troopers and refused to get out of the vehicle, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Callender then placed the vehicle in drive and fled the area. Troopers pursued him for a short …
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Separate Incidents Of Shots Fired In Area Under Investigation In Orange County
Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating two incidents in which homes were struck by gunfire. The incidents took place in Orange County in the city of Middletown around 9:45 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8. According to Middletown Police Lt. Jeffrey Thoelen, during the first incident, in the area of Wickham Avenue and Sproat Street, the residents of a home heard a projectile pass through a front window. The home was occupied by multiple people; but fortunately, no injuries were reported by any of the occupants. As police officers investigated, t…
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Hudson Valley Woman Attacks, Spits At Troopers During Arrest, Police Say
A Hudson Valley woman has been charged with assault after allegedly attacking and spitting on troopers attempting to make an arrest. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Midddletown when state police responded to a report of someone being runover by a car. Upon arrival at the scene, troopers found a man unconscious on the ground. Troopers immediately administered first aid. Katelyn A. Stevens, age 36, from Middletown, told officers that the man had attempted to rob her, said Trooper Steven Nevel. While troopers were speaking with Stevens about the alleged robbery, …
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With 'Savage' Beating Death Of 3-Year-Old Boy
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with murder and manslaughter for the death of a 3-year-old boy. Orange County resident Gionni Sellers, age 23, of Middletown, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 16, and indicted on Friday, Dec. 23, for what authorities call a "savage" attack on Xavier Johnson of Wallkill. During a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 27, Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman and Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said the attack was "catastrophic" and included blunt force trauma to the brain and massive internal bleeding allegedly caused by a severe beating. The …
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3 Men, 1 Woman Nabbed During Prostitution Sting In Area, State Police Say
State and local police busted three men and a woman for patronizing prostitutes during a sting operation in the area. The joint operation took place in Orange County in the city of Middletown on Thursday, Dec. 8. Troopers from the Community Stabilization Unit along with the city of Middletown Police Department conducted a joint operation targeting street-level prostitution throughout the city, said Trooper Steven Nevel. As a result of the detail the following arrests were made: David Morocho-Gonzalez, age 35, town unknown, charged with patronizing a person for prostitution. Yosef K…
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Video: Candlelight Vigil Held For Northern Westchester Police Officer Who Died Suddenly
Community members gathered to hold a candlelight vigil for a Northern Westchester police officer who died suddenly on Thanksgiving night. Earlier Report - Thousands Raised For Family Of Peekskill Police Officer Who Died Suddenly The vigil was held in Peekskill on Tuesday, Nov. 29, to honor the life of Gregory Jones, an officer with the Peekskill Police Department originally from Middletown, who died on Thursday night, Nov. 24, at the age of 48, according to his obituary. At the vigil, which was released in a video shared by the police department, several attendees spoke in…
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