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Three Men Admit To Involvement In Area Homicide Three Men Admit To Involvement In Area Homicide
Three Men Admit To Involvement In Area Homicide Three men - including the gunman - from Poughkeepsie have pleaded guilty to their roles in the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man in Newburgh before taking police on a high-speed chase. Poughkeepsie residents Steven Williams and Donnell Johnson, both 24, had faced murder charges, but Williams pleaded guilty in Orange County Court this week to reduced charges that include manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. Johnson pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment. A third man, Tysheed McPhee, 23, pleaded guilty to attempting to tamper with physical evidence. Williams fac…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect
Town Of Newburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying Gas Station Armed Robbery Suspect The Town of Newburgh Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a man who robbed a Valero Station at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 11:18 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 at the Valero Station, 209 S Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh, said Lt. James Nenni.  The suspect entered the store and displayed a black semi-automatic handgun, which was used to threaten the clerk. He then fled on foot, westbound from the building, with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Town of Newburgh detectives a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Armed Robber Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Armed Robber
Police Asking Public For Help Identifying Armed Robber The Town of Newburgh police is asking the public for help in identifying a suspect in connection with an armed robbery. The robbery took place around 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at the Stewart Shops, at 407 S. Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh, Lt. James Nenni said. The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-11 with a medium build. He was wearing a black sweater with white stripes on the arms and shoulders, blue jeans and a royal blue and yellow mask. Anyone with information regarding the incident or that may have been in the area around …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash A motorcyclist driving on the wrong side of the road was killed after striking a vehicle head-on Tuesday night in the Hudson Valley, police announced Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. in the area of 355 S. William Street near the Newburgh Armory Unity Center in the city. Officers and Mobil Life Support Services staff determined that the operator of the motorcycle was deceased at the scene, said Newburgh Detective Sergeant Joseph Rutigliano.  A large crowd soon formed and officers from the New Windsor Police Department, Town of Newburgh Police Department, Orange County She…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman, 21, Nabbed In Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Newburgh Pedestrian Woman, 21, Nabbed In Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Newburgh Pedestrian
Woman, 21, Nabbed In Hit-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Newburgh Pedestrian A 21-year-old woman has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Orange County.  The pedestrian was found just after midnight Friday in the area of 247 Broadway when an officer was flagged down for a person who had been struck by a vehicle, said City of Newburgh Police Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano. The vehicle involved had fled the scene.  The unidentified victim, who was believed to be intoxicated, sustained serious injuries, he was transported by ambulance to St. Luke’s/Cornwall Hospital. He was later transported to Westchester Medical where he is now listed in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman, 31, Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Serious Crash Woman, 31, Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Serious Crash
Woman, 31, Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Serious Crash Two people suffered serious injuries, including a female motorist who was airlifted to the hospital, in a single-vehicle crash that occurred late Friday morning in Orange County. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Route 52 (South Plank Road) at around 11 a.m. just east of the Delaware Road intersection when it failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, said Lt. James Nenni of the Town of Newburgh Police Department. The vehicle left the roadway and rolled over on an adjacent property, ejecting the driver, 31-year-old Heather Riccio from Newburgh. She was airlifted to Westchester Medical…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Years-Long Investigation Into Town Of Newburgh House Fire Man Charged After Years-Long Investigation Into Town Of Newburgh House Fire
Man Charged After Years-Long Investigation Into Town Of Newburgh House Fire A 52-year-old man has been charged following a years-long investigation into a suspicious 2013 house fire in the Town of Newburgh, police announced Sunday. The fire occurred at a home on Route 32 in October, 2013.  The four-and-a-half-year investigation ended with the arrest of Alejandro Perez of Newburgh, said Lt. James Nenni of the Town of Newburgh PD. Perez was charged with insurance fraud in the third degree and attempted grand larceny in the third degree, both felonies. Perez was arraigned in Town of Newburgh Court and released with a return date of Wednesday, May 8. T he lead invest…

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by Joe Lombardi