CRIME & SAFETY
Newburgh Man Attempted To Kill Mother, Aunt: DA
Orange County resident Donnie Smith of Newburgh was charged on Tuesday, April 30, with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, on Sunday, March 31, Smith violently attacked his mother in a residence in...
Fishkill police officer Daniel DiDato loved Marvel. His cousin's store honors his memory
Chris Pedatella found his passion for comics through his cousin, Daniel DiDato. The pair would collect comics as kids, waiting anxiously for new releases every week. They would trade with each other, draw their own comics — Pedatella recalled his cousin's drawings far surpassing his own "stick figures" — and shared a love for Marvel characters in particular. ...
Drug dealer arrested in drug diversion program; faces long prison sentence
POUGHKEEPSIE – Members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force arrested 29-year-old Beacon resident Raequan Keemer Tuesday following a grand jury indictment on four felony drug charges. Keemer had previously been arrested in 2022 after selling cocaine to undercover drug task force agents in Beacon. He entered a guilty plea to those charges in June.
Bronx man charged with criminally negligent homicide in September crash in Orange County
TOWN OF CRAWFORD - A Bronx man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide after the box truck he was driving allegedly crossed the street into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck in September 2023, killing the driver. The charge is the result of a seven-month investigation by New...
Teen reported shot in Beacon Thursday night
BEACON – A caller to 911 Thursday night just before 11 p.m. reported that someone may have been shot on the basketball courts in the Davies Terrace housing complex in the City of Beacon. Police were dispatched to the area while the caller, who was out of breath, provided limited information, other than to say they believed a 19-year-old friend had been shot.
New set of steps placed to site of Joan D’Alessandro memorial
Though the 1973 murder of seven-year-old Stony Point resident Joan D’Alessandro will always be remembered as a tragedy, family and friends of the beloved Brownie scout are still determined to spread some light out of the situation over 50 years later. One such family friend is Ernest Van Den...
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