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Man Crushed, Killed In Freak Accident At Hudson Valley Business Man Crushed, Killed In Freak Accident At Hudson Valley Business
Man Crushed, Killed In Freak Accident At Hudson Valley Business A 61-year-old man was killed in a freak accident when he was struck by a Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer at a Hudson Valley business. The incident occurred in Orange County around 9:15 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at YRC Freight, 1000 Homestead Ave., in Maybrook. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation found that Stanley Weglarz, of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, was assisting in the yard directing trucks to trailers when he was struck by a 2014 Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Officer In Hudson Valley Charged With Stalking Police Officer In Hudson Valley Charged With Stalking
Police Officer In Hudson Valley Charged With Stalking A police officer from the Hudson Valley was charged with stalking. State Police arrested 53-year-old Orange County resident Kenneth Memmelaar, of Goshen, in Montgomery on Monday, Sept. 12, New York State Police reported. Memmelaar was charged with fourth-degree stalking in relation to "a series of incidents reported to State Police in Middletown," according to the report. State Police said Memmelaar works part-time as an officer for the Town of Montgomery Police Department. He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance, authorities said. Memmelaar is set to appear in co…

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by Nicole Valinote
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21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on a roadway in the region. It happened around 12:45 a.m. Saturday, July 9 in Orange County on Route 52 in the town of Montgomery, between Belair Road and Harts Lane. An initial investigation revealed that a vehicle was traveling westbound when it struck a battery powered bicycle (e-bike) that was being operated by Jaleek Johnson, age 21, from Walden in Orange County, state police said. His passenger on the bike was Christiana Kovacs, age 21, from the town of Montgomery.  The vehicle that struck the bike left the scene, police s…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Issue Alert On Checks Being Stolen From Mailboxes In Hudson Valley Police Issue Alert On Checks Being Stolen From Mailboxes In Hudson Valley
Police Issue Alert On Checks Being Stolen From Mailboxes In Hudson Valley Police are alerting residents in the region about a string of mail and check thefts from mailboxes. The Town of Montgomery Police Department reported on Tuesday, May 10, that the issue has been reported in a number of jurisdictions in Orange and Dutchess counties. "Checks are being stolen and mobile deposited in various banks," the department said.  The department encouraged residents and businesses to avoid having checks delivered by mail or left in the mailbox. Police said anyone whose mail and/or checks are stolen should contact their local police department.

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by Nicole Valinote
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Area Man Charged With Murder-Arson After Intentionally Setting Fatal Fire, Officials Say Area Man Charged With Murder-Arson After Intentionally Setting Fatal Fire, Officials Say
Area Man Charged With Murder-Arson After Intentionally Setting Fatal Fire, Officials Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with allegedly intentionally starting a fire at a home with people sleeping inside, killing one person. Orange County resident Ryan Veloce, age 32, of Montgomery, was charged with murder and arson on Friday, Dec. 16, in connection with the Thursday, June 10 crime, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. It is alleged that after Veloce had slept overnight at the home of Kevin Horan, age 45, located at 22 Barron Road, in the Town of Montgomery, for two nights when he intentionally killed Horan by setting fire…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death
Orange County Man Sentenced For Heroin Overdose Death A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to eight years in prison and three years post-release supervision for selling heroin to a woman who later died of an overdose, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Jay Pagan of Maybrook was sentenced by Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown in connection with selling heroin to the 24-year-old Maybrook woman who died as the result of a possible drug overdose on Jan. 26, the DA's office said.  Pagan had pleaded guilty in March to criminal sale of a controlled substance. At the time he pleaded guilty, Pagan admitted that he h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged In One Of Four Overdose Deaths In Orange County Over Weekend Man Charged In One Of Four Overdose Deaths In Orange County Over Weekend
Man Charged In One Of Four Overdose Deaths In Orange County Over Weekend An area man has been arrested for selling heroin that may have caused the death of a Maybrook woman, one of four people to die recently from drug overdoses in Orange County. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Town of Montgomery Police Chief Arnold Amthor announced the arrest of Jay Pagan, 32, of Maybrook on Monday in connection with the overdose death Friday of the 24-year-old woman in the Town of Montgomery. The woman was one of four people who died over the weekend including a 37-year-old woman from the Town of Monroe, a 30-year-old man from the Town of Goshen and a 28-y…

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by Kathy Reakes