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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping 14-Year-Old He Met On Snapchat A Hudson Valley man has been arrested after allegedly meeting a 14-year-old girl online and having sex with her on multiple occasions. Orange County resident Marco J. Rivera, age 22, of Washingtonville, was arrested by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Sept. 21 for the incidents which took place in July 2020. According to the Sheriff's Office, in June detectives received information from the Village of Walden Police Department about an incident involving a 20-year-old male who had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old female in July 2020.  Through investigation, it was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat
Some School Districts In Hudson Valley Increase Security After Apparent National Threat Alarms were sounding among some school districts in New York amid threats being made on social media as part of what is seemingly a national scheme. On Sunday, Oct. 24, in the Hudson Valley, the Village of Walden Police Department in Orange County received a complaint in reference to a social media post that went viral on Snapchat. “I had to make a new account so they don’t trace me,” the threat posted by “Alex Anderson” reads. “But me and a couple of my friends have been bullied for so long and we can’t deal with it anymore. “We plan on shooting up Central High School around 10 to 11 Am …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Charged For Double Homicide At Home In Area Man, Woman Charged For Double Homicide At Home In Area
Man, Woman Charged For Double Homicide At Home In Area An Orange County man and woman have been arrested for the double murder of two men. Chasity Cutway, 37, and David Host, 32, both of Walden, were arrested on Thursday, Jan. 14, by New York State Police, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Both were charged with first-degree murder and burglary connected to the deaths of Glenn Travis and Derek Travis at their Sullivan County home on Murphy Road in Swan Lake, Nevel said. Police did not provide additional information surrounding the slayings. The Monticello Central School District said on its website it was "devasted to learn of the death" of Derek Tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Second Man Admits To Role In Gunpoint Area Robbery Second Man Admits To Role In Gunpoint Area Robbery
Second Man Admits To Role In Gunpoint Area Robbery A second man has pleaded guilty to the gunpoint robbery of a 67-year-old man who was locked in the trunk of his vehicle in the area. Orange County resident Justin White, 30, of Port Jervis, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 23, robbery in connection with the August 2018 crime, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. White had previously pleaded guilty to rape for having sex with an underage girl, the DA's Office said. He faces up to 17 years in prison when he is sentenced in March. According to the District Attorney's Office, on August 3, 2018, White and Tranelle Drake, 31, of …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Pleads Guilty In Massive Hudson Valley Cocaine Bust Man Pleads Guilty In Massive Hudson Valley Cocaine Bust
Man Pleads Guilty In Massive Hudson Valley Cocaine Bust An Orange County man pleaded guilty Monday to having possessed more than eight ounces of cocaine at a home in the village of Walden. Terrance Burton, 38, of New Windsor, pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a controlled substance, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. On Feb. 22 and Feb. 23, 2017, Village of Walden Police intercepted two packages containing narcotics intended for Burton as part of an ongoing investigation. The narcotics recovered totaled four kilograms of cocaine, the largest amount ever seized in the Village of Walden, said the DA's Office. At…

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by Kathy Reakes