Five Men Nabbed In Hudson Valley Prostitution Bust, State Police Say Five Men Nabbed In Hudson Valley Prostitution Bust, State Police Say
Five Men Nabbed In Hudson Valley Prostitution Bust, State Police Say Five men are facing charges for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the Hudson Valley that was broken up by New York State Police. New York State Police investigators arrested five area men in Orange County following an investigation into prostitution at a local motel in the Town of Wallkill. Harry Layton III, 52 of Monticello; Jack Gellman, 59 of Chester; Eric Zacatelco, 24 of Wallkill; Ronethelbert L. Givens Jr., 31 of Bethel, and Nathaniel Brown, 42 of Middletown were all arrested on Tuesday, March 3 and charged with third-degree patronizing prostitutio…
Two Men, Juvenile Charged With Burglarizing Several Area Homes Two Men, Juvenile Charged With Burglarizing Several Area Homes
Two Men, Juvenile Charged With Burglarizing Several Area Homes Two men and a juvenile were nabbed in connection with an alleged series of burglaries in the area. The incident began around 845 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, when the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a burglary in progress at the Forest Park Estates complex on Anawana Lake Road in the Town of Thompson, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. At the location, deputies entered a residence where the front door appeared to be damaged. Once inside, they confronted three men who bailed out of second-story windows, Chaboty said. A foot chase ensued and the men were able to elude…
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Area Man An alert has been issued by New York State Police in Wurtsboro for a wanted man who was allegedly busted with crack cocaine during a traffic stop in Monticello. Malcolm Hagans is wanted by State Police and the Sullivan County Court after being arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Hagans, 33, was stopped in Monticello by State Police troopers in 2017 after committing a vehicle and traffic violation. During the stop, Hagans admitted smoking marijuana earlier in the day and handed burnt marijuana cigarettes to the trooper. Further investigatio…
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Cab Drivers In Face With Screwdriver A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing two cab drivers in the face with a screwdriver in the area. Gimel Kimble, of Monticello, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after police responded to a report of an assault in the area of Broadway and Jefferson Street in the Village of Monticello, Lt. Mark Johnstone said. The incident took place around 12:08 a.m., when the two victims, both cab drivers for the same company, were in the process of a shift change in a parking lot when they were approached by another man, Johnstone said. The man, later identified as Kimble, started…
Suspect At Large After 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Critically Injured In Area Suspect At Large After 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Critically Injured In Area
Suspect At Large After 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Critically Injured In Area A suspect is on the run as police in the area investigate a shooting at an affordable housing community, police said. Officers from the Monticello Police Department were notified by Sullivan County 911 of a reported shooting victim at approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at John Crawford Senior Housing on North Street in the Village of Monticello, Police Lt. Mark Johnston said. Police said those responding officers found a 39-year-old man from Monticello who had been shot multiple times. The man was transported by Mobile Medic Ambulance to the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harri…
Trio Caught Shoplifting $1.1K Worth Of Merchandise From Macy's Trio Caught Shoplifting $1.1K Worth Of Merchandise From Macy's
Trio Caught Shoplifting $1.1K Worth Of Merchandise From Macy's Three people were nabbed for allegedly shoplifting more than $1,000 in merchandise from the Yorktown Macy's. Channon Powell, 35, of Newburgh, Maurice Williams, 38, of Monticello, and Evelyn Cruz, 32, of Wallkill, were arrested on Monday, Oct. 28, after police received a report of a grand larceny theft from Macy's, said the Yorktown Police. After receiving the report, Yorktown officers spotted the suspect's vehicle on Route 6 and stopped them on Mahopac Avenue, police said. An investigation was conducted, and police say the trio allegedly left the store with $1,010.00 in merchandise without…
Man On Parole Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Fleeing From Police In Area Man On Parole Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Fleeing From Police In Area
Man On Parole Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Fleeing From Police In Area Police arrested an armed man who sped away from officers when they attempted to make a traffic stop and then jumped from the car in an attempt to flee. Joseph Powell, 34, of Liberty, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 28, after Monticello Police received information around 4:30 p.m., that a disturbance was about to take place at the Monticello Housing Authority Complex, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. Officers were also told that a man in a white Toyota Camry was reportedly armed with a handgun.  Monticello police officers Eric Youmans and Tyrus Walker arrived on the sc…
Monticello Man Accused Of Groping 11-Year-Old, Sharing Porn With 16-Year-Old Monticello Man Accused Of Groping 11-Year-Old, Sharing Porn With 16-Year-Old
Monticello Man Accused Of Groping 11-Year-Old, Sharing Porn With 16-Year-Old A pair of investigations into alleged sexual assault led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man who allegedly had inappropriate contact with two minors, groping one of them and sharing porn with another. It is alleged that last year, Roger Wong, of Monticello, inappropriately touched an 11-year-old girl in Monticello, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. In the Town of Thompson, he is also allegedly sent inappropriate pictures to a 16-year-old girl through a text message. In Monticello, Wong was charged with misdemeanor counts of forcible touching and endangering the welfare …
Area Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Area Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Area Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Nearly two dozen motorists were arrested in the Hudson Valley for allegedly driving while impaired over the weekend. Local residents charged include:  Orange County On Friday, Oct. 4, State Police troopers in Greenville (Orange County) arrested James Fox, 28, of Middletown, for DWI. He was traveling on Monhagen Avenue in the city of Middletown when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested.  On Saturday, Oct. 5, State Police troopers in Middletown arrested Lee Thomas Jr, 53, o…
21-Year-Old Stabs Teenage Boy, Breaks Two TVs In Incident Outside Area Home 21-Year-Old Stabs Teenage Boy, Breaks Two TVs In Incident Outside Area Home
21-Year-Old Stabs Teenage Boy, Breaks Two TVs In Incident Outside Area Home A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a teenager and breaking two TVs during an incident outside an area home. Marceau Harris, of Monticello, was arrested around 11 p.m., on Wednesday, Sept. 11, and charged with felony assault, criminal possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal mischief following the incident, said the Monticello Police. Harris was arrested after Monticello police responded to a report a disturbance in a home located on Morris Drive in the Village of Monticello.  When officers arrived on the scene they found a 16-ye…
Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting 5-Month-Old Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting 5-Month-Old
Area Woman Accused Of Assaulting 5-Month-Old A mother in the is behind bars after striking and throwing her infant daughter in area, police said. Officers from the Monticello Police Department responded to a local home shortly after 11:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, where there was a report that a 5-month-old girl had been assaulted. Police said that Monticello resident Christina Petrocelli, 31, intentionally struck the infant and then tossed her, which resulted in facial swelling, bruising, and a laceration on the inside of her daughter’s mouth. The infant was treated at the scene by Moblie Medic Paramedics and immediately flown by he…
Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police With Loaded Gun, Police Said Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police With Loaded Gun, Police Said
Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police With Loaded Gun, Police Said A 22-year-old man was arrested by police after fleeing from officers who were attempting to speak with him following a fight with a group of others in a Monticello parking lot. Jeremiah D. Fannings, of Fallsburg, was arrested a little after midnight on Friday, July 5, on charges of felony criminal possession of a weapon and possession of marijuana, said the Monticello Police. According to police, Officer George Mendez was conducting a patrol of the Monticello Housing Authority apartment complex located at Evergreen Drive in the Village of Monticello, when he saw a group of people …