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Man Torches NY Trooper’s Dad’s Home After Getting Ticket In Orange County: Here's His Fate Man Torches NY Trooper’s Dad’s Home After Getting Ticket In Orange County: Here's His Fate
Man Torches NY Trooper’s Dad’s Home After Getting Ticket In Orange County: Here's His Fate An Orange County man who set fire to the home of a New York State Trooper’s father just hours after receiving a traffic ticket from him will spend decades in prison, officials announced. Middletown resident Tyler Williams, age 26, was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to 20 years behind bars, followed by five years of post-release supervision, after pleading guilty to second-degree arson, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Feb. 4.  Prosecutors said that on the night of Dec. 20, 2023, a state trooper pulled Williams over …

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by Ben Crnic
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Child Porn Arrest: Man Traded Videos, Photos Online In Hudson Valley, DA Says Child Porn Arrest: Man Traded Videos, Photos Online In Hudson Valley, DA Says
Child Porn Arrest: Man Traded Videos, Photos Online In Hudson Valley, DA Says A Hudson Valley man has been accused of trading videos and photos of child pornography over the internet, officials announced.  Orange County resident James Harris, of Goshen, age 71, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in connection with a child pornography investigation, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced.  According to Hoovler's office, Harris traded online in child pornography, which included both videos and photos of children who were engaged in sexual activity with adults. This activity was then flagged by the DA's Office's Digital Forensics Unit, whic…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child Hudson Valley Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Promoting Sexual Performance By Child A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for multiple counts of allegedly promoting a sexual performance by a child. He was arrested in Carmel on Wednesday, Aug. 10. In March, investigators assigned to the department's Bureau of Criminal Investigation received information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that images and videos of child sexual abuse material were being shared online from a residence in the Town of Carmel, said Capt. Michael Grossi, of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. BCI Investigators executed a search warrant at the home on May 25, assisted by PCSO elec…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Referral From Texas Leads To Child Porn Charges For Hudson Valley Man Referral From Texas Leads To Child Porn Charges For Hudson Valley Man
Referral From Texas Leads To Child Porn Charges For Hudson Valley Man A referral from law enforcement from an out-of-state agency led to the arrest of a Hudson Valley resident who was allegedly sharing child sexual abuse material through a chat program, authorities announced.  After a joint investigation began between the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and Texas law enforcement they were able to identify the subject as 44-year-old Carmel Resident Brian Lockhart.  Members of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant on Lockhart's home on Thursday, Sept. 17.  K9 Hannah, the Sheriff Department’s electronics detection dog, assis…

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by Joe Lombardi