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Severed Remains Case: ID Released For Male Victim From Westchester Severed Remains Case: ID Released For Male Victim From Westchester
Severed Remains Case: ID Released For Male Victim From Westchester For the first time, police have publicly named the second of two murder victims whose dismembered remains were found strewn across Long Island. In an update to the case on Friday, March 22, Suffolk County Police identified the male victim as 53-year-old former Westchester County resident Malcolm Brown, whose last known address is in Yonkers. Brown was in a domestic partnership with the other victim in the case, 59-year-old Donna Conneely, a Dutchess County native from Fishkill who had recently lived in Northern Westchester, in Yorktown, according to their Facebook profiles.  Earlier…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect In Severed Remains Case Of Westchester Victims Caught Shoplifting At CVS, Police Say Suspect In Severed Remains Case Of Westchester Victims Caught Shoplifting At CVS, Police Say
Suspect In Severed Remains Case Of Westchester Victims Caught Shoplifting At CVS, Police Say One of four suspects accused of dismembering and scattering the remains of two murder victims from Westchester County across Long Island is now behind bars on an unrelated charge. Amanda Wallace, age 40, was caught shoplifting at a CVS store in Lindenhurst on Friday night, March 15, according to Suffolk County Police. An employee called 911 at around 10:50 p.m. saying a woman was stealing beauty products from the store, located on East Montauk Highway. Earlier Report: Dismembered Remains Case: ID Released For 1 Of 2 Victims Police arrested Wallace a short time later on suspicion of…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Homeowner Who Shot, Killed NY 20-Year-Old In Mistaken Driveway Case Gets Decades In Prison Homeowner Who Shot, Killed NY 20-Year-Old In Mistaken Driveway Case Gets Decades In Prison
Homeowner Who Shot, Killed NY 20-Year-Old In Mistaken Driveway Case Gets Decades In Prison A homeowner in upstate New York who opened fire on a car, killing a 20-year-old woman, may well spend the rest of his life behind bars. Kevin Monahan, age 65, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in a Washington County courtroom on Friday, March 1. It came one month after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in the shooting death of Kaylin Gillis outside his rural home in the town of Hebron. Earlier Report: 'Glue Of The Family': Funeral Set For Schuylerville Woman Slain In Wrong Driveway Shooting Investigators said it was just before 10 p.m. on…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Road Rage: Man Cuts Other Driver With Large Knife After Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say Road Rage: Man Cuts Other Driver With Large Knife After Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Cuts Other Driver With Large Knife After Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 24-year-old man has been slapped with assault charges after attacking a victim who he had been involved in a collision with in the Hudson Valley, police announced.  Orange County resident Jahri Evans, of the town of Wallkill, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 20 in connection with the assault that happened earlier in the day, state police said.  According to authorities, just before around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Evans and another 24-year-old Wallkill man were involved in a collision on Route 211 near the ramp to Route 17 eastbound.  After both cars came to a stop, Evan…

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by Ben Crnic
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Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of Firing Shotgun Through Floor Of Apartment Complex Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of Firing Shotgun Through Floor Of Apartment Complex
Hudson Valley Man Found Guilty Of Firing Shotgun Through Floor Of Apartment Complex A Hudson Valley man was found guilty of firing a shotgun through the floor of his bedroom and into two other apartments in the building.  According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, 36-year-old Kervin Jeanty of the Orange County city of Port Jervis shot the gun after an argument with his wife, and when police responded to the scene, Jeanty was outside wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with a flare gun.  The shotgun slug fired by Jeanty pierced through two other apartments in the building and struck a toy box about one foot from a sleeping child, Hoovler sai…

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say
Woman Caught With Heroin Tampers With Evidence After Northern Westchester Crash, Police Say Police report the arrest of a Northern Westchester resident, for tampering with evidence after allegedly being caught with heroin following a vehicle crash. Brooke Tschudy, age 28, of Yorktown, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 21 after officers were dispatched to Oakside Road.  An investigation by Yorktown Police found that Tschudy was driving while her privilege to do so was suspended for failing to answer a summons and for possession of heroin, police said. The investigation also found that she allegedly tampered with physical evidence during the incident. Tschudy was charged with: …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Indicted For Murder Of Area Woman Whose Body Has Never Been Found Man Indicted For Murder Of Area Woman Whose Body Has Never Been Found
Man Indicted For Murder Of Area Woman Whose Body Has Never Been Found A man has been indicted for murder in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman whose body has not been found. Matthew Mercado, of Newburgh, was arraigned on Friday, Nov. 6, on charges including murder for the death of Jessica Lopez, a City of Newburgh woman, who was last seen on November 3, 2019, at the Windsor Motel in the Town of New Windsor, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.  Mercado had previously been indicted on charges including burglary into room 32 of the Windsor Motel on November 3, 2019, at about 1:35 a.m., and stealing two …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Mom Case Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Mom Case
Estranged Husband, Ex-Girlfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Mom Case Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos has arrested by state police and will be charged with her murder. Dulos' ex-girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, and an attorney who had represented Dulos, Kent Mahwinney, have both reportedly been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. According to New Canaan Police, Fotis Dulos was picked up at his Farmington home by state police on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7. He is being currently being held at Troop G in Bridgeport where he was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say
Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say A New City man was arrested after a Rockland County Sheriff's deputy noticed two men suspicious nature near a residence. Sean M. Stedge-Stroud, 30, was arrested On Sunday, June 16, around 3:39 a.m., after the deputy saw them acting suspiciously near a residence along the roadway on Route 45 in Ramapo, said Rockland Rockland Sheriff's Department Sgt. Christopher Corbett. Both subjects were stopped and Stedge-Stroud allegedly attempted to discard some drugs, Corbett said. During a search, the deputy found additional drugs in addition to those he attempted to destroy.  He was charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Motorist Throws Loaded Firearm Out Of Car Window After Being Stopped, Monticello Police Say Motorist Throws Loaded Firearm Out Of Car Window After Being Stopped, Monticello Police Say
Motorist Throws Loaded Firearm Out Of Car Window After Being Stopped, Monticello Police Say An 34-year-old man was arrested for possession of a gun following his arrest for being a fugitive from justice. Members of the Monticello Police, with assistance from the New York State Police, arrested Elgin “Ghost” Cotto, 34, of Champlin, Minnesota, on Wednesday on a warrant in connection with a Feb. 28 traffic stop. During the February incident, Cotto was stopped by Monticello Police for a vehicle and traffic violation on Fulton Street in the Village of Monticello, said Lt. Mark Johnstone. A check of Cotto’s driver license status at that time showed that he was wanted by Hennepin County…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sentenced For Murder In Botched Hudson Valley Robbery Man Sentenced For Murder In Botched Hudson Valley Robbery
Man Sentenced For Murder In Botched Hudson Valley Robbery  A man who was the mastermind behind a robbery in the area that ended in a murder has been sentenced to more than 27 years to life in prison. Omarrio Morrison, 26, of Newburgh was sentenced Wednesday for his part in the June 2017 murder of 63-year-old Raul Diaz-Martinez of Newburgh during the botched robbery, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. In June, Morrison was found guilty by a jury of murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of tampering with evidence. During the trial, prosecutors said that Morrison had planned a robbery of the vic…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed In Homicide Of 19-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed In Homicide Of 19-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed In Homicide Of 19-Year-Old In Hudson Valley This story has been updated. Police have identified the person shot to death by a 19-year-old man Sunday in a Hudson Valley apartment complex.  Lawrence Burns, 19, of Brooklyn, was found dead around  3:37 a.m. Sunday, by members of the Village of Monticello Police Department and New York State Police, while responding to a 911 call reporting a body on the ground, said Monticello Police  Lt. Mark Johnstone. A preliminary autopsy revealed that Burns suffered gunshots wounds to the head, Johnstone said. An investigation of the homicide by members of the Village of Monticello Police Departmen…

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by Kathy Reakes