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Christopher Oritz
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Burglary After Forcibly Entering Motel Room With Knife: Police
A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into a motel room with a knife. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at the Pine Grove Motel in Beekman at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a call of a burglary in progress. Watterson said an investigation found that Christopher Oritz, age 42, of Beekman, had forcibly entered a motel room while armed with a knife. "This incident is not believed to be random, and there were no injuries as a result," Watterson sai…