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Pair Of Hudson Valley Drug Dealers Behind Bars Following 10-Month Investigation, DA Says Pair Of Hudson Valley Drug Dealers Behind Bars Following 10-Month Investigation, DA Says
Pair Of Hudson Valley Drug Dealers Behind Bars Following 10-Month Investigation, DA Says Two Hudson Valley men are behind bars following a months-long investigation into drug sales in the region. Orange County residents Steven Gordon, age 58, and John Maines, age 66, both of New Windsor, were held on various weapons and drug charges following a warrant search of a home. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Town of New Windsor Police Chief Daniel Valeri said both men were the focus of a 10-month investigation into narcotics trafficking throughout the town of New Windsor and surrounding areas.  New Windsor Police investigated in collaboration with the: Ora…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley
Parolee Nabbed With Gun, Drugs In Hudson Valley A 23-year-old Hudson Valley parolee was allegedly nabbed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol and drugs after police received a narcotics complaint. The incident took place in Orange County around 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the area of William Street and Benkard Avenue in the city of Newburgh. Newburgh Police said they attempted to stop parolee Kadeem Knight, of Newburgh, after receiving a narcotics complaint. When officers attempted to stop Knight, he engaged officers in a brief foot pursuit before his apprehension, police said.  As a result of an investigation, a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2016 Murder, Racketeering Hudson Valley Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2016 Murder, Racketeering
Hudson Valley Street Gang Member Sentenced For 2016 Murder, Racketeering The last of three gang members charged in the death of a Hudson Valley teen has been sentenced to prison. Dutchess County resident Dimetri Moseley, age 28, of Poughkeepsie, a member of the "Uptown" gang, was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 14, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Moseley was sentenced to 25 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute heroin in connection with the 2016 murder of Caval Haylett and the distribution of heroin, said the US. Attorney's Office. He had previously pled guilty to participation in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Hudson Valley Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Hudson Valley
Teen Charged For Making Threat To School In Hudson Valley A 17-year-old Hudson Valley teen has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat via social media that caused an area school to be evacuated. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh on Monday, May 2, at the Newburgh Free Academy’s North Campus. The teen was arrested on Friday, May 6, by the city of Newburgh police following a collaborative investigation with the New York State Police, the Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force, and the FBI, said the City of Newburgh Police. The threat was made via social media and was directed toward the Newburgh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Charged, Victims Identified In Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Shooting Suspect Charged, Victims Identified In Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Shooting
Suspect Charged, Victims Identified In Triple-Fatal Home Invasion Shooting A man has been arrested and charged with the shooting deaths of three people and the attempted murder of a toddler in a quiet, suburban area neighborhood. Kaliek Goode-Ford, 30, of Newburgh, has been charged in the connection with the triple homicide in Orange County that took place around 8 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, in the Town of Newburgh, police said. Goode-Ford is believed to be the lone shooter in the incident that left Jimmy Crisantos, 27, Shatavia Crisantos, 26, and Giovanni Tambino, 9, the son of Shatavia from a previous relationship, dead, according to Town of Newburgh Police Chi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm
FBI Captures 'Bomb Carrying' Park Ridge, Rockland Bank Robber, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust
Five Nabbed With Heroin, Guns During Newburgh Bust A months-long investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Liberty Street area of the City of Newburgh has led to the arrest of five people and the seizure of a large amount of heroin, handguns, and cocaine.  Abimael Bruno, 37; Samir Lantigua, 25; Alex Santos-Martinez, 29; Micaela Sanabria, 34, and Christine Guzman, 26, of all of the City of New Newburgh, were arrested on Thursday, May 16, following a search the basement and second-floor apartments at 508 Liberty St., said City of Newburgh Police Det. Sgt.  Joseph Rutigliano. The search by members of the police department,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Third Person Arrested In Connection With 'Uptown' Street Gang Murder Third Person Arrested In Connection With 'Uptown' Street Gang Murder
Third Person Arrested In Connection With 'Uptown' Street Gang Murder Another Dutchess County gang member is facing life in prison for the 2012 murder of Daquelle LeBlanc in Poughkeepsie. Davonte “Vont” Hamilton, an alleged member of the “Uptown” street gang, was arrested and is facing various charges, including murder. Hamilton is the 32nd member of the “Uptown” and “Downtown” street gangs in Poughkeepsie to be charged with various offenses for their activities in the area. Hamilton is the third person charged with murder in aid of racketeering activity and weapons charges in relation to the 2012 murder. He was arraigned in White Plains federal court on Mond…

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by Zak Failla
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Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking
Seven Charged In Westchester With Narcotics Trafficking Seven alleged drug traffickers are facing decades to life in prison after being indicted in White Plains federal court for their roles in pushing cocaine in Orange County. Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging seven people with trafficking more than five kilograms of cocaine in Newburgh. According to the federal complaint, beginning last year, through the beginning of last month, Edwin “Eddy” Guerrier, Carlos Fabian and Fernando Ferrer conspired to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine as…

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by Zak Failla