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New Video Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Shooting Of Orange County Man By NYSP New Video Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Shooting Of Orange County Man By NYSP
New Video Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Shooting Of Orange County Man By Nysp Newly released body camera footage shows the tense moments that led to a New York’s man’s death at the hands of police. The Sullivan County incident happened in the town of Thompson, on Rock Hill Drive, at around 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16. New York State Police said troopers were pursuing 32-year-old Orange County resident Albert Melendez, of Middletown, when Melendez stopped and attempted to turn around at the intersection of Rock Hill Drive and Emerald Place. Earlier Report: Man From Region Killed By State Trooper After Striking Officer With Car, Police Say A trooper exited…

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by Michael Mashburn & Kathy Reakes
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Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At NY Home Under Investigation By NY AG Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At NY Home Under Investigation By NY AG
Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting Of Elite Fencer At NY Home Under Investigation By NY AG An officer-involved shooting at a Long Island home that killed an elite fencer is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office. The agency’s Office of Special Investigations (OSI) has opened a probe into the death of Alan Weber, who was shot to death by a Suffolk County Police officer inside an Elwood home Tuesday night, Oct. 10. Officers responded to the home, located on Mander Lane, at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday after a neighbor called 911 saying a man was acting violently, according to Suffolk County Police. Earlier Report: Police Shoot, Kill Sword-Wielding …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Sex Offender Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Sex Offender
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Sex Offender Seen him? An alert has been issued by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision's (DOCCS) Office of Special Investigations for a sex offender in the Hudson Valley who is wanted for failing to register in Ulster County. William Knox, age 51, whose last known address is in Kingston, a Level 3 sex offender, is wanted for repeatedly failing to register as a sex offender due to his conviction of sexual-related offenses in California. According to officials, Knox has a history of gang affiliation and violent offenses. It is alleged that Knox beat a woman with a ba…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wanted 'Bloods' Gang Member Caught In Nyack Wanted 'Bloods' Gang Member Caught In Nyack
Wanted 'Bloods' Gang Member Caught In Nyack A self-admitted Bloods gang member who removed an electronic monitoring device and told his parole officer "catch me if you can," was nabbed Wednesday by detectives with the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Ronald Mann, 32, of the Bronx, was arrested after detectives, working in concert with Rockland County Intelligence Center and NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s Office of Special Investigations, obtained credible information regarding his whereabouts, said Chief William Barbera. Mann, who is on parole and has been on the run since February was involved i…

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by Kathy Reakes