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Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Drug Dealer Nabbed After Fatal Overdose In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend several years in prison after he was caught selling a deadly heroin and fentanyl mixture following a fatal overdose in the Hudson Valley. New Haven County resident Brandon Gatling of Waterbury will serve six years in state prison after admitting to selling narcotics in Putnam County, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12.  According to Tendy's office, Gatling was arrested on June 14, 2023, following an investigation into a fatal overdose conducted by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforce…

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by Ben Crnic
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Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester
Tinted Window Violation Leads To Felony Drug Arrest For Woman In Northern Westchester Dark tinted windows and a suspended license led to an alleged drug arrest for a Northern Westchester woman. Peekskill resident Maya Jean-Louis, age 21, was stopped on East Main Street in Yorktown on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for excessively tinted windows. After a DMV check, officers found her license was suspended. During an investigation, the department's K-9 indicated the presence of the odor of narcotics in the vehicle, the Yorktown Police said. A search of the vehicle was completed and officers found marijuana, marijuana products, and a quantity of psilocybin, police said. Jean-Louis was plac…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Caught With Cocaine After Stop For Not Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say A Northern Westchester man was charged after police said he was found in possession of cocaine during a traffic stop in Connecticut. An officer in Fairfield County pulled a vehicle over on New Norwalk Road in New Canaan after seeing that the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22, according to the New Canaan Police Department. During the traffic stop, police found that the driver, identified as 36-year-old Liandro Cardenas Avalos, of Pound Ridge, was in possession of cocaine, authorities said.  He was arrested and charged with possession of …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Selling Fentanyl At Hotel, Mall In Hudson Valley An area man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl at a hotel and a mall. Timothy Schleede, age 30, of Lake Katrine, in Ulster County, pled guilty to one count of distribution of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute on Friday, Oct. 22, according to US Attorney Carla B. Freedman. As part of his plea, Schleede admitted that in 2020, he distributed a fentanyl mixture in glassine envelopes to another person in a mall parking lot in Ulster.  Schleede was arrested later the same day after selling glassine envelopes containing…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say
Duo Caught With Heroin After Mercedes-Benz Runs Out Of Gas In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man ran out of gas, and luck, in his Mercedes-Benz while traveling in Orange County, leading to his being busted with heroin alongside a teenage passenger, New York State Police said. A New York State Police sergeant driving west on Route 6 in Woodbury pulled over to assist the driver of a 2003 Mercedes-Benz C-230 that was stopped in the shoulder of the roadway on Wednesday, March 3. Police said that the driver, Ulster County resident Tristan Scragg, of New Paltz, told the sergeant that he ran out of gas while he was traveling through the area with 19-year-old Kenilworth, Ne…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Caught With 100-Plus Grams Of Cocaine After BMW Is Stopped By Troopers, Police Say Man Caught With 100-Plus Grams Of Cocaine After BMW Is Stopped By Troopers, Police Say
Man Caught With 100-Plus Grams Of Cocaine After BMW Is Stopped By Troopers, Police Say An out-of-state man was arrested with more than 100 grams of cocaine following a traffic stop in the area, state police said. Ronald Helvy, age 36, was arrested in Orange County around 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, in Wallkill following a stop by New York State Police, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, state troopers patrolling State Route 17 in the town of Wallkill observed a 2009 BMW in violation of traffic laws and stopped the vehicle. During the stop, troopers discovered that Helvy, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was allegedly in possession of more than 102 grams of p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area
Alert Issued For Woman Wanted In Area Sheriff's deputies are searching for a woman wanted in the Hudson Valley for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Katlyn M. Falgiano, 29, last lived in Dutchess County on Beekman Road in Hopewell Junction, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. Police said she stands at 5-foot-4, weighs 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.  Those with knowledge of Falgiano's whereabouts are asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff's Department at 845-225-4300.

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by Christina Coulter
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Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him
Man In Ulster County Allegedly On Crack Spits At Police, Tells Them To Shoot Him A man police say was on crack was brought to the hospital for a mental evaluation after allegedly screaming at officers, demanding that they shoot him.  Jeremy L. Loving of Saugerties, 32, who is undomiciled, was charged with the misdemeanors of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and disorderly conduct on Saturday, Nov. 27, according to Saugerties Police.  Officers were first summoned to the QuickChek location on Route 9W at approximately 3:30 p.m., when a caller reported that he was acting in an erratic manner outside the establishment's entrance, accord…

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by Christina Coulter
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Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say
Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly causing a crash while he was high on Xanax that sent three juveniles to the hospital  Joseph C. Stovenken, Garnerville, was arrested by Rockland County Sheriff's deputies following the crash around 9:25 p.m., Thursday, May 21, in Ramapo, said Chief William Barbera. The accident occurred in front of a Rockland County deputy at the intersection of New Hempstead Road and the Palisades Interstate Parkway exit 11 ramp.  According to Barbera, a pickup truck operated by Stovenken allegedly drove through a steady red light str…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With ID Theft, Series Of Burglaries, Police Say Man Charged With ID Theft, Series Of Burglaries, Police Say
Man Charged With ID Theft, Series Of Burglaries, Police Say A 45-year-old area man is being held without bail following an investigation into numerous burglary and grand larceny incidents in the area. Dutchess County resident William A. Pascal, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27, by Town of Poughkeepsie Police on five counts of burglary, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd. According to O'Dowd, the department made the arrest following two investigations in which Pascal allegedly entered a storage unit rented by the victim on numerous occasions between Dec. 2019 and Jan. and stole property. In addition, Pascal was also charged with grand …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Charged With DWI In Nyack Stop Westchester Man Charged With DWI In Nyack Stop
Westchester Man Charged With DWI In Nyack Stop An early morning traffic stop in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 50-year-old Westchester man who was allegedly intoxicated and driving with a suspended license, police said. An officer from the Orangetown Police Department stopped White Plains resident Rodney McCallop shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 on North Broadway in Nyack when he committed a traffic violation. Police said that during the subsequent stop, McCallop appeared to be intoxicated, he failed Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, refused to submit to a breathalyzer test and was taken into custody. Further investigat…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Men Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Area, Police Said Two Men Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Area, Police Said
Two Men Nabbed With 110 Bags Of Heroin In Area, Police Said Police nabbed two men for alleged possession of 110 bags of heroin, 13 THC vape pens, and pot following a traffic stop. Johnnie K. Johnson Jr., 26, of the Town of Wallkill, and Gillbert R. Rodriguez, 27, of Middletown, were arrested on Monday, July 1, after they were stopped in the parking lot of the Claremont Condominium at 240 Schutt Road, said the Town of Wallkill Police. During the stop, officers searched the vehicle and uncovered the drugs, police said. Johnson was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.  He was remand…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Complaints From Residents Lead To 13 Arrests For 'Open-Air' Drug Dealing Complaints From Residents Lead To 13 Arrests For 'Open-Air' Drug Dealing
Complaints From Residents Lead To 13 Arrests For 'Open-Air' Drug Dealing After receiving numerous complaints from City of Newburgh residents regarding "open-air " drug dealing, more than 10 people were arrested during a special operation by local law enforcement. In response to the complaints, members of the City of Newburgh Police Department and Orange County District Attorney’s Office Task Force conducted a narcotics operation on Thursday to address the growing problem, officials said. The operation concentrated on the area of Carson Avenue and William Street, which is a block of South Junior High School. The following were charged with misdemeanor …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Nyack Crash With Kids In Car Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Nyack Crash With Kids In Car
Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Nyack Crash With Kids In Car A 58-year-old woman has been arrested and faces felony DWI charges after allegedly causing a motor vehicle crash with two children In the car, police said. The incident occurred Sunday, Nov. 25 in the Village of Nyack. Orangetown Police responded to an accident near the area around Rt. 59 and Rt. 9W when they noticed Aixa A. Aviles of  Haverstraw acting in a way that indicated an influence of drugs, including but not limited to Suboxone, according to police. Aviles was also driving with two passengers that were under the age of 16. Aviles was asked to exit the vehicle to perform a seri…

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by Valerie Musson
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Duo Caught With Khat, Brass Knuckles After I-87 Traffic Stop Duo Caught With Khat, Brass Knuckles After I-87 Traffic Stop
Duo Caught With Khat, Brass Knuckles After I-87 Traffic Stop Two men are behind bars after are being busted with brass knuckles and more than 600 grams of Khat on I-87 in Orange County. New York State Police troopers stopped Samer Al-Ruhiami shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 on the interstate in Woodbury for a vehicle and traffic violation.  During the course of the traffic stop, police said that Al-Ruhiami and his passenger, Mousa Naji “probable cause to search the vehicle and its occupants was established.” Police said that during the search of the vehicle, they were found to be in possession of brass knuckles and 619.4 grams of Khat, a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect
Alert Issued For Wanted Rockland Suspect Have you seen him? Police in Rockland County are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a wanted man. The Clarkstown Police Department issued an alert regarding 39-year-old Don Thaler, who is wanted on charges that include possession of a controlled substance. His last known address was in Haverstraw. Police described Thaler as a 5-foot-7 man with black hair and blue eyes. Anyone who recognizes him or has information regarding his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Clarkstown Police Warrant Unit by calling (845) 639-5880. 

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by Zak Failla