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Woman Admits Setting Fire To Poughkeepsie Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says Woman Admits Setting Fire To Poughkeepsie Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says
Woman Admits Setting Fire To Poughkeepsie Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says A woman has pleaded guilty to attempted arson in connection with intentionally setting fire to a Hudson Valley home with her and her grandchildren inside. Niagara County resident Itita Washington-Thompson, age 48, of Niagara, made the plea on Monday, Sept. 16, said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. Parisi said: "This case is a chilling example of how a domestic incident or dispute can escalate to dangerous extremes."  The incident occurred on Friday, May 24, at Hammersley Avenue in Poughkeepsie. According to officials and court documents, Washington-Thompson…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Home In Region In Gas: Police Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Home In Region In Gas: Police
Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Home In Region In Gas: Police A woman from the region is facing multiple felonies after police say she tried to set her mother on fire and burn down their home over the weekend.  Saratoga County resident Ashley L. Millington, age 31, of Milton, is charged with attempted arson in the second degree and arson in the third degree, the Saratoga Springs Sheriff's Office said.  A neighbor called deputies to the Paisley Road home just before midnight on Sunday, Aug. 18, for a mental health disturbance. When they arrived, they found the home doused in gasoline, authorities said.  Her mother was still in the house…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Women Guilty Of Attempted Arson In Region Say It's A Prank: DA Women Guilty Of Attempted Arson In Region Say It's A Prank: DA
Women Guilty Of Attempted Arson In Region Say It's A Prank: DA A Schenectady County jury has found two women guilty of attempting to set on fire in 2022, and now they each face up to 15 years in prison, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 15.  Jennifer Autar and  Natasha Gregoire were found guilty this week of attempted arson in the second degree and attempting to intentionally damage a dwelling by lighting a fire while a resident was inside the building, the Schenectady County Prosecutor's Office said.  Schenectady police were called to a fire reported on Forest Roads on Jan. 29, 2022. Officers used home surveill…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire
Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire A former New York State Thruway employee from the Hudson Valley allegedly attempted to light a Thruway vehicle on fire after losing his job, police said. New York State Police troopers responded to a call of reported arson at the Canaan Toll Plaza on I-90 in Columbia County at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. Police said that the investigation determined that Dutchess County resident Bradley Straley, a recently terminated NYS Thruway employee, attempted to light an occupied NYS Thruway vehicle on fire. Straley, of the Town of Washington, fled the scene before troopers arrived, a…

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by Zak Failla