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Hudson Valley Raid Nets AR-15, Sawed-Off Shotgun, 1 Charged: Police
An Orange County man is facing felony charges after police seized multiple illegal firearms, including an AR-15 with a defaced serial number, during a raid in the town of Deerpark, authorities announced.
The City of Port Jervis Police Department, in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested Brian Negrette, age 40, of Huguenot, a hamlet of Deerpark, on Thursday, Jan. 2, on charges of criminal possession of a weapon. He is being held pending arraignment.
According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, the arrest followed an investigation that led to executing a sear…
Carmel, Yorktown Named Among Safest Towns In Country In New Rankings
If you're looking for peace and quiet, you may want to settle down in one of three Hudson Valley towns named among the safest places in the country in new rankings by MoneyGeek.
In their list of the 25 Safest Small Cities and Towns in the US released on Monday, Dec. 16, the personal finance website ranked towns from Westchester, Putnam, and Orange counties among the country's municipalities with the lowest crime numbers.
The following towns were named:
Yorktown, which took No. 6;
Carmel, which took No. 7;
Wallkill, which took No. 8.
In order to make their rankings, Money…
