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Drugged Driving Crash: Man Learns Fate After Causing Severe Injuries In Hudson Valley
A 31-year-old man who was high on fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs during a head-on crash in Orange County will spend time in prison, prosecutors said.
Nicholas Cicio, 31, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 26, to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree vehicular assault in connection to a January 2024 crash in Goshen, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Monday, March 31.
The charges stemmed from a serious two-car crash on January 18, 2024, on Pulaski Highway in Goshen. Responding officers noticed a blue powdery substa…
Toddler's Death From Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Leads To Manslaughter Conviction For NY Dad
A New York father whose toddler son died from a lethal cocktail of fentanyl and other hard drugs pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Long Island resident Wilkens Adonis, 39, of Holbrook, entered the formal plea in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 17, in the death of his 14-month-old son, Joseph.
Suffolk County Police were called to Adonis’ residence on the morning of Jan. 3, 2024, for an unresponsive child, prosecutors said. They found the boy unconscious in a bedroom shared by Adonis and the boy’s mother, Daryllee Leibrook.
The boy was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospita…
Fentanyl Lab Busted: Dealer With Federal Record Arrested In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Authorities shut down a fentanyl lab in Orange County following a months-long investigation into the distribution of deadly narcotics, officials announced.
The Orange County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a Liberty Street residence in Newburgh's south end on Wednesday, March 5, uncovering a fentanyl-processing operation, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 6.
During the search, investigators seized over four ounces of fentanyl, cutting agents, packaging materials, a mechanical mixing device, and what is believed to be a sedative additive…
Guns, Drugs Sold From Food Truck: Another Hudson Valley Trafficking Ring Member Gets Jail Time
Another member of a major firearms and narcotics trafficking operation in Orange County will see prison time, marking the latest sentencing in an extensive law enforcement crackdown.
Russell Knight, 46, of Newburgh, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, March 3, to five to ten years in state prison, followed by three years of post-release supervision in connection with Operation Hot Lunch," a large-scale investigation into gun and drug trafficking in Orange County, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
The sweeping law enforcement probe le…
Large Stash of Fentanyl, Crack Cocaine Found In I-87 Traffic Stop In Ramapo: Police
Two men transporting a large quantity of narcotics on Interstate 87 were busted during a traffic stop in Rockland County, authorities announced.
The bust occurred on Friday, Feb. 28, when troopers stopped a 2019 Honda Pilot for a vehicle and traffic law violation in Ramapo, New York State Police announced on Saturday, March 1.
The driver, Robert Morales, 57, of Rensselaer, and his passenger, Irving Prado, 51, of the Bronx, were questioned at the scene when a K-9 officer alerted officers to possible drugs inside the vehicle, which led to a probable cause search, police said.
Troopers …
Stocks Plummet After Trump Says Tariffs On Canada, Mexico Will Start, Igniting Trade War Fears
President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will take effect in less than a day, sending the stock market tumbling amid fears of a trade war.
Trump said on Monday afternoon, March 3, that the US will impose 25 percent rates on imports from the two neighboring nations and the United States’ primary trading partners, effectively quashing any last-minute hopes for a negotiated agreement.
“There’s no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to negotiate to prevent the tariffs from taking effect on Tuesday, March 4, Trump said at the White House, adding, “They’re all set.”
The…
6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer From Rockland Gets Prison Time
A drug dealer from Rockland County will spend more than two decades behind bars for distributing fentanyl that led to the deaths of three young people and the poisonings of three others, prosecutors announced.
Justin Turnick, age 26, of Congers, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.
According to prosecutors, Turnick regularly sold fentanyl in various forms—including pills, pure fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced powder—to membe…
