CRIME & SAFETY
JUSTICE STORY: Skeleton found on upstate NY mountain leads to arrest of serial killer-rapist
The bones were picked clean, weather-beaten, and so small that the boy who found them on April 14, 1922, thought they were the remains of a large dog. Later, the boy’s father climbed up to the spot near the top of Cheesecote Mountain, near Haverstraw, N.Y., and discovered a human skull. The coroner determined that the victim was female, about 20, and less than 5 feet tall. A jagged rock that ...
Police chief named in City of Newburgh
NEWBURGH – With the sudden departure of Newburgh City Police Chief Anthony Geraci one week ago, Lt. Brandon Rola has been appointed as the new chief. He was appointed from an existing civil service list and is therefore the permanent chief, a city spokesman said. He took command Friday,...
“Web of Lies – Fake Stories of Sharon Toney-Finch” series begins Monday
MID-HUDSON – Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, the founder of YIT Foundation, gained national attention last year when she claimed that veterans in her care were evicted from a Town of Newburgh hotel to make way for migrants arriving in the Hudson Valley, was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Her story made national headlines and was covered by news-talk shows, fanning the flames of the migrant crisis. An investigation by Mid-Hudson News debunked the claims, causing several news agencies to retract their statements.
Beacon shooting victim is 20-year-old man
BEACON – City Police in Beacon Friday said the victim of a late-night shooting on Thursday was a 20-year-old man who sustained a non-life-threatening wound. The man, whose name was not released, was transported to an area hospital by ambulance where he was treated and later released. A crime...
Two jump from burning Newburgh city building
NEWBURGH – Several area fire departments were called to the City of Newburgh before 7 a.m. on Saturday to a two-alarm fire at 24 City Terrace. Flames were through the roof of the two-story building when firefighters arrived. Two people, who were reported to have jumped from the building,...
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