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Body Of Man Believed To Be In Mid-30s Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley Body Of Man Believed To Be In Mid-30s Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley
Body Of Man Believed To Be In Mid-30s Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley Police are investigating after a man's body was found in a drainage ditch in the Hudson Valley. Click here for an updated story - New Info Emerges After Body Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley At around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26 in Orange County, the man was found partially submerged in the ditch in the Town of Warwick on County Route 1 (Pine Island Turnpike) near Little Brooklyn Road. An identification has not yet been made, but according to Town of Warwick Police, the man appears to be in his mid-30s and may have worked in the area. The Orange County District Atto…

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by Joe Lombardi
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21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case 21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case
21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case Police have arrested two suspects accused of gunning down a young college student in New York who was an aspiring pilot. Usman Pirzada, age 21, was shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pirzada was found shortly before 9 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, Schenectady Police said. Detectives found several shell casings at the scene, which was located yards from the Martin Luther King Jr. School of Excellence. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Homicide In Fentanyl Death Hudson Valley Man Charged With Homicide In Fentanyl Death
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Homicide In Fentanyl Death A Hudson Valley man has been charged with homicide for allegedly selling fentanyl to a man who later died. Orange County resident Timothy Lempicki, age 36, of Washingtonville, a village in Blooming Grove, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday, Nov. 30. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, Lempicki was also charged with manslaughter, and criminal sale of a controlled substance. Hoovler said the charges were filed in connection with the death of a man who was found dead in New Windsor on Sunday, July 17, 2022.  An autopsy revealed that the man had died du…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Heinous' Killing: Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing Victim To Death, Hiding Body In Home 'Heinous' Killing: Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing Victim To Death, Hiding Body In Home
'Heinous' Killing: Hudson Valley Man Admits Stabbing Victim To Death, Hiding Body In Home More than a year after a missing Hudson Valley man was found stabbed to death and wrapped in a tarp, his killer has finally confessed. Rockland County resident Joseph Janulewicz, age 65, of West Nyack, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Rockland County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 22, in the death of Brian Romney. The 56-year-old Orange County resident, of Greenwood Lake, was reported missing in June 2022 after he failed to show up at a relative’s home in West Nyack. Earlier Report: Man Charged With Murder After Body Of Missing Person Found In West Nyack Village of Greenwood Lake Police…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say
Search Intensifies For Suspect In Westchester Murder: May Have Fled To Southern US, Police Say A year after a Westchester homicide that left a 29-year-old man dead, authorities are continuing to ask the public for help in finding the suspect, who is believed to have fled south.  New Rochelle Police are still searching for 29-year-old Mtayari Dixon, who is accused of fatally shooting New Rochelle resident James Caldwell, Jr. in October 2022, the department announced on Thursday, Oct. 26, the one-year anniversary of the incident.  Earlier Report - Police Offering Cash Reward For Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In New Rochelle According to New Rochelle Poli…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Charged In 2022 Murder-For-Hire Case Hudson Valley Man Charged In 2022 Murder-For-Hire Case
Hudson Valley Man Charged In 2022 Murder-For-Hire Case A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly paying another person to kill a 52-year-old man. Orange County resident Enoch Lowe, age 25, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with paying to have Jeffrey Harris, age 52, killed in October 2022. Both men live in the town of Wallkill. According to Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, officers responded to a report of an unconscious man on Brookline Avenue. When officers arrived, they found Harris in a detached garage from his home suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the town of Wallkil…

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by Kathy Reakes
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37-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed Outside Hospital In Hudson Valley Dies, Police Say 37-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed Outside Hospital In Hudson Valley Dies, Police Say
37-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed Outside Hospital In Hudson Valley Dies, Police Say Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating and searching for a suspect after a 37-year-old man was found stabbed to death outside a hospital emergency room. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh late Tuesday, Sept. 12.  According to Mike Neppl, spokesman for the city of Newburgh, police were at St. Luke’s Hospital for a separate incident when they located a 37-year-old male outside of the emergency room entrance with a stab wound.  Officers immediately provided treatment and escorted the man inside of the emergency room where he died from his injurie…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI Offering Reward For Information In Hudson Valley Murder Investigation FBI Offering Reward For Information In Hudson Valley Murder Investigation
FBI Offering Reward For Information In Hudson Valley Murder Investigation The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of a Hudson Valley woman 35 years ago. The FBI's Westchester Safe Streets Task Force and the Spring Valley Police Department are asking the public assistance in the homicide of Glennise "Gamma" Stroud on Saturday, Sept. 12, 1987.  Her body was located in a wooded area in Rockland County south of 244 North Main St., in Spring Valley and her death was determined to be a homicide, the FBI said. She was 19 years old at the time of her death. If you have any in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Homicide Suspect On Run Found In Hudson Valley Motel Homicide Suspect On Run Found In Hudson Valley Motel
Homicide Suspect On Run Found In Hudson Valley Motel A homicide suspect wanted for killing a person in New York City was taken into custody at a motel in the Hudson Valley. Freddie Gaetan, age 29, was tracked to Rockland County and the Stony Point Budget Motor Inn at 87 South Liberty Drive in Stony Point on Wednesday, June 21. According to Lt. Greg Becker of the Stony Point Police, the department received a call from NYPD detectives that Gaetan might be staying at the motel. NYPD had been searching for Gaetan since the murder took place in the 32nd Precinct on Monday, June 19, Becker said. Becker said Stony Point officers, along with the Ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stabbing Death: Hudson Valley Man Charged In Killing In Front Of Popular Bar Stabbing Death: Hudson Valley Man Charged In Killing In Front Of Popular Bar
Stabbing Death: Hudson Valley Man Charged In Killing In Front Of Popular Bar A Hudson Valley man has been charged with stabbing to death another man near a popular bar. The incident took place in Orange County near the 411 Lounge on Broadway in the city of Newburgh around 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 28. On Thursday, June 1, the city of Newburgh Police arrested Eric McCollum, a 28-year-old Newburgh resident, said Michael Neppl, a spokesman for the city of Newburgh. McCollum was charged with the second-degree murder of Jose Soto, age 38, of the city of Newburgh and held pending arraignment, Neppl said. The City of Newburgh Detectives were assisted by the Orange …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Jordan Neely Death: Ex-Marine, NY HS Athlete Charged In Chokehold Killing Sparking Protests Jordan Neely Death: Ex-Marine, NY HS Athlete Charged In Chokehold Killing Sparking Protests
Jordan Neely Death: Ex-Marine, NY HS Athlete Charged In Chokehold Killing Sparking Protests A Marine Corps veteran from New York who was seen in a viral video choking a 30-year-old street artist to death on a Manhattan subway will be criminally charged. Daniel Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, will be arrested Friday, May 12, on a charge of second-degree manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed to Daily Voice. “We cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court, which we expect to take place tomorrow,” the agency said in a statement. Neely, a well-known Michael Jack…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Murder Suspect Caught After Victim Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home: Police Murder Suspect Caught After Victim Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home: Police
Murder Suspect Caught After Victim Found Dead In Hudson Valley Home: Police A 26-year-old man faces murder charges after a victim was found dead inside a Hudson Valley home during a welfare check, police said.  On Thursday, May 4, around 3:40 p.m., police in Ulster County responded to a residence on Main Street in Lake Katrine and found a dead man inside the home, according to Ulster Police.  An investigation identified the victim as Lake Katrine resident Anthony Roberts, who was determined to be a victim of a homicide.  Shortly after this, police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Brian Roberts of Lake Katrine, who was quickly spotted walking on…

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by Ben Crnic