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High-Speed Pursuit In Hudson Valley Leaves Officer Injured, Suspect in Custody: Police
A high-speed vehicle pursuit in Orange County ended with the arrest of Alejandro Garcia and minor injuries to a police officer.
The incident began on Thursday, Jan. 9, around 11:35 a.m. on Carpenter Avenue in the Town of Wallkill, when Middletown Police Officers Jason Berman and Nicholas Langford attempted a vehicle stop as part of a narcotics investigation.
According to Lt. Jeffry Thoelen of the Middletown Police, Garcia, age 34, of Middletown, was the subject of a search warrant and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, suddenly fled the scene, driving over Officer L…
Hudson Valley Raid Nets AR-15, Sawed-Off Shotgun, 1 Charged: Police
An Orange County man is facing felony charges after police seized multiple illegal firearms, including an AR-15 with a defaced serial number, during a raid in the town of Deerpark, authorities announced.
The City of Port Jervis Police Department, in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested Brian Negrette, age 40, of Huguenot, a hamlet of Deerpark, on Thursday, Jan. 2, on charges of criminal possession of a weapon. He is being held pending arraignment.
According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, the arrest followed an investigation that led to executing a sear…
$4.4M Medicaid Fraud Scheme: Five Plead Guilty, NY AG Says
Five Hudson Valley and Capital Region residents and seven transportation companies have admitted to stealing millions from Medicaid.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday, Dec. 5, that five have pleaded guilty to stealing more than $4.4 million from New York’s Medicaid program through fake billing, illegal kickbacks, and engaging in money laundering and other fraudulent schemes to conceal their crimes.
Muhammad Rizwan Khan, 38, Muhammad Usman Khan, 40, and Farhan Khan, 29, all of Orange County, and their related companies pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Or…
Man Charged With Rape Of Minor Under 17 In Orange County, Police Searching For More Victims
An Orange County man is behind bars after the alleged rape and sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 17.
Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden alleges that in July, Jonathan T. Decker, age 26, of Port Jervis, met with the victim, who is less than 17 years old, and engaged in the act of sexual conduct, including intercourse, in Port Jervis.
Decker was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 27, and charged with criminal sexual act, sex abuse and rape.
City of Port Jervis Police investigated the incident with the assistance of the Orange County Child Abuse Unit and the Orange County District …
These Are Top 10 Richest Locales In New York, These Rankings Say
One county accounts for 70 percent of the Top 10 richest municipalities in New York.
Nassau County has seven of the top 10. Coupled with a Suffolk County village in the Hamptons, Long Island locales make up eight of the state's richest 10.
According to data from New York Demographics, the top 10 wealthiest municipalities, based on average household income, are:
Brookville, Nassau County; Population: 2,947; Average Household Income: $617,235
Tuxedo Park, Orange County; Population: 624; Average Household Income: $600,705
Scarsdale, Westchester County; Population: 17…
