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Man Convicted In 'Cold-Blooded' Execution-Style Murder At Housing Complex In NY
A Pennsylvania man has been found guilty in the execution-style killing of a 32-year-old man at a Hudson Valley, NY housing complex, prosecutors announced.
On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said 24-year-old Khyree Pratt of Philadelphia was convicted of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy, and weapons charges following a five-day trial and less than an hour of jury deliberations in connection with a May 2022 murder.
Prosecutors said the crime happened on Saturday, May 14, 2022, around 7 p.m. at the Forrestal Heights apartment…
Ex-Martial Arts Instructor Who Sexually Abused Young Students In NY Learns Fate
A former martial arts instructor who admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing minors in Dutchess County has been sentenced to prison, prosecutors announced.
Tyler LeClerc, age 27, of Hyde Park, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty in June to multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, according to Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi.
LeClerc pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual act, one count of first-degree attempted sexual abuse, and two counts of forcible touching, as Daily Voice previously reported.…
Woman, 72, Struck, Killed Down Road From NY Elementary School
A 72-year-old pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car down the road from an elementary school in Dutchess County, police said.
The crash happened around 8:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the intersection of Schnabl Court and Myers Corner Road in Wappinger, just down the street from Myers Corners Elementary School, according to New York State Police.
Police said an 85-year-old Poughkeepsie woman was driving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 westbound on Myers Corner Road when Li Jin Huang, 72, of Wappingers Falls, who had been walking westbound in the eastbound lane, abruptly crossed the roadway…
Air Quality Alert Issued for Hudson Valley, Capital Region Amid Wildfire Smoke
Weather officials have issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for a large swath of eastern New York, including the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and parts of the Adirondacks, due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air.
The advisory is in effect until midnight tonight, Tuesday, August 5, with air quality index (AQI) levels expected to exceed 100, indicating potentially unhealthy conditions for sensitive individuals, according to the National Weather Service and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Fine particulates, also known as PM…
Man Steals $50K From Church In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A Westchester man is facing felony charges after stealing more than $50,000 from a Dutchess County church, police said.
Fatjon Sulaj, 35, of Yonkers, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, following a month-long grand larceny investigation, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office.
Sulaj was hired to create artwork for a church in the Town of Hyde Park but failed to complete any work after receiving a large payment, police said.
The church reported the incident to the Sheriff’s Detective Bureau, launching an inquiry that led to Sulaj’s arrest. He is now charged with second-degree grand…
Former State Auditor Steals $400K From NY Town During Audit, DA Says
A state auditor from Dutchess County assigned to examine an Orange County town’s finances has been arraigned on felony charges after allegedly stealing more than $400,000 in public funds, prosecutors announced.
Tobias Otieno, age 41, of Hyde Park, was arraigned this week on a felony complaint charging him with second-degree grand larceny as a public corruption crime, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Thursday, July 10.
According to Hoovler, Otieno is accused of stealing $405,843.25 from the Town of Wallkill between June 2022 and September 2024, while working as a…
$13M Medicaid Scam: NY Transport Companies Stole Millions In Taxpayer Dollars, AG Says
Several New York medical transport companies, including some in the Hudson Valley and New York’s Capital Region, are being forced to pay back millions of dollars after a sweeping Medicaid fraud investigation by the state, officials announced.
The enforcement effort, revealed Monday, June 30, targeted 25 companies across the state, including businesses in Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Columbia, Albany, and Saratoga counties. Sixteen companies have agreed to repay over $13 million in stolen Medicaid funds, and seven others are now facing lawsuits, New York Attorney General Letitia…
'Most Wanted' Fugitive Caught In NY After Trying To Flee, Police Say
A man listed on New York State’s Most Wanted List was captured in Dutchess County after attempting to flee from officers, police announced.
Jose Luis Mojica, age 31, was found in Poughkeepsie just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, in the area of Lexington Avenue by members of the city's police department, the department said on Thursday, June 26.
He tried to run, but officers caught him and took him into custody without further incident, the department said.
Mojica was wanted for a parole violation stemming from a conviction for second-degree robbery, and was featured …
