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Army Sergeant Nabbed For Murder Of Hudson Valley Man Was Due To Be Deployed Overseas Army Sergeant Nabbed For Murder Of Hudson Valley Man Was Due To Be Deployed Overseas
Army Sergeant Nabbed For Murder Of Hudson Valley Man Was Due To Be Deployed Overseas A United State Army sergeant from the Hudson Valley who has been indicted in the murder of an area man was due to be deployed overseas Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 29, of Newburgh was apprehended at the US Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Office. The indictment stems from a homicide investigation conducted by the New York State Police, in collaboration with the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office into the death of Daniel Spotards, a 41-year-old father of two, whose body was found at the end of his driveway by a sanitatio…

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by Kathy Reakes
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HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter
HS Student Charged After Social Media Reference To Mass Shooter A 15-year-old teen has been arrested for allegedly making threats on social media referencing a known terrorist that led to a shelter-in-place of an area school. Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office and the Town of Lloyd Police Department arrested the teen following a joint investigation into the threats made on social media that referenced the Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik who killed 77 people in 2012, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. The incident unfolded on Thursday, March 28, when the Bureau of Alcohol Firearms and Explosives noti…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Charged With Stealing Police Car From Area Hotel, Police Say Woman Charged With Stealing Police Car From Area Hotel, Police Say
Woman Charged With Stealing Police Car From Area Hotel, Police Say A 29-year-woman was arrested after allegedly stealing a police cruiser while officers were responding to a call in New Windsor. The incident took place around 6 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, when New Windsor Police were responding to the EconoLodge on Route 32 for reported disorderly adults in the hotel, said New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Mike Farbent. During the investigation, Nicole Moghaddam, of Chester, allegedly entered vehicle 517 and drove off without the officer's knowledge, Farbent said. Dispatch was quickly able to locate the vehicle on the GPS and officers were able to ca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Newburgh Man Violates Order Of Protection, Police Say Newburgh Man Violates Order Of Protection, Police Say
Newburgh Man Violates Order Of Protection, Police Say A Newburg man was charged with violating a protective order during a routine traffic stop by Ulster County deputies on Saturday. Dorean B. McKoy, 21, was charged with felony criminal contempt, driving with suspended registration, and other traffic violations after being stopped on Route 32 around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, the sheriff's department said. During the stop, deputies discovered that an order of protection was in place prohibiting McKoy from being in contact with the passenger in the vehicle, sheriff's officials said. McKoy was arraigned in Town of Plattekill Court and released on $1,…

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by Kathy Reakes