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Teen Leads Cops On Scooter Chase In Hudson Valley, Charged in Shots Fired Incidents: Police Teen Leads Cops On Scooter Chase In Hudson Valley, Charged in Shots Fired Incidents: Police
Teen Leads Cops On Scooter Chase In Hudson Valley, Charged in Shots Fired Incidents: Police A 17-year-old is facing multiple charges after allegedly fleeing police and being connected to two separate shots-fired incidents in Orange County, authorities announced. The events leading up to the boy's arrest began on Sunday, Jan. 19, just before 9:45 a.m., when City of Newburgh Police officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of 191 Washington St., the department said on Tuesday, Jan. 28.  Upon arriving at the scene, an officer saw a male suspect leaving the area who matched the description from a previous shots fired incident on William Street on Monday, Jan…

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by Ben Crnic
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Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Hudson Valley Robbery (UPDATE) Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Hudson Valley Robbery (UPDATE)
Judge Overturns NFL Lineman's Father's Conviction In Decades-Old Hudson Valley Robbery (Update) Following the discovery of new evidence and constitutional violations, a judge has vacated the conviction of the father of an NFL lineman who served years in prison for a Westchester robbery decades ago.  In an announcement on Friday, Dec. 27, the Westchester County DA's Office said a judge overturned the conviction of 67-year-old Jeffrey Koonce, who was found guilty of robbery and weapons possession in 1983 in connection with a 1981 armed robbery at a Mount Vernon social club.  District Attorney Miriam Rocah said her office’s Conviction Review Unit (CRU) uncovered evide…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun Following Chase, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun Following Chase, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun Following Chase, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was nabbed with a loaded semi-automatic ghost gun after a chase with police. The incident occurred in Orange County on Wednesday, July 24, around 11 p.m. in the area of Third Street and City Terrace in the city of Newburgh. According to Newburgh Chief of Staff Mike Neppl, detectives from the department's Non-Fatal Shooting Task Force were patrolling the area, which has experienced a rash of narcotics complaints and shooting incidents. Detectives spotted Ziquan Jenkins, age unknown, of Newburgh, Neppl said. Jenkins had an active warrant related to a previous felony firea…

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by Kathy Reakes