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Alleged arsonist, 26, set NY state trooper’s childhood home on fire over traffic tickets
A New York man was arrested and charged with arson this week for allegedly setting the childhood home of a state trooper on fire — all because of some traffic tickets. Tyler Williams, 26, was booked into Orange County Jail Wednesday after he allegedly lit up the Warwick house belonging to the father of the state trooper in an act of vengeance, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said. Williams was pulled over by the unnamed trooper in Middletown on the evening of Dec. 20 and issued multiple tickets. Early the next morning, the home where the officer grew up...
Newburgh man sentenced for illegal possession of gun
GOSHEN – A Newburgh man was sentenced on Monday to four years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision following his guilty plea in Orange County Court to a charge of criminal possession of a weapon. It was alleged that late in the evening of October 16,...
Police Issue Alert For Northern Westchester Teens Missing For Days
Authorities are seeking help from the public in finding two teenagers who have been missing from Northern Westchester for several days.In an announcement on Wednesday, May 15, the Yorktown Police Department and New York State Police said they are looking for 17-year-old Evelyn Jimenez and 15-year-o…
Drug Dealer Linked To Fatal Overdose In Southeast Gets Prison Time: Here's Sentence
Putnam County resident William Mancusi III of Kent was sentenced to nine years in state prison for selling a dangerous combination of heroin and fentanyl on two occasions, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced on Tuesday, May 14. Earlier Report - Drug Dealer From Kent Convicted After Being Linked...
Man Attacks Woman At Peekskill Apartment, Police Say
The incident happened on Tuesday, May 14 around 3:10 p.m., when a woman was assaulted inside a Peekskill apartment at 900 South St., according to Peekskill Police. Arriving officers found a 56-year-old victim with severe injuries who was soon taken to Westchester Medical Center. The suspect, identified as Haseem Jenkins,...
Car chase that began in Liberty ends in Newburgh
NEWBURGH – What began as a car chase when a vehicle ran over fire hoses in Liberty on Sunday ended in the City of Newburgh with the arrest of two people. Police said the car sped east on Route 17 to Interstate 84 in the Town of Wallkill where the pursuit was terminated.
3 Adults, Child Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into School Bus In Westchester
Three adults and a child were taken to a hospital after a car struck a school bus in Westchester.The incident happened on Tuesday, May 14 around 3:30 p.m., when a sedan struck a school bus in the area of 317 South Broadway (Route 9) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Fr…
Police looking for suspects in fatal Newburgh shooting (VIDEO)
NEWBURGH – Police in Newburgh said on Tuesday that the man who was shot and killed Monday night in front of 33 Hasbrouck Street was a 25-year-old Rock Tavern man. Another man in the car with him, a 20-year-old resident of the Town of New Windsor, was also shot and remains in critical condition in the hospital, police said.
Newburgh councilwoman decries constant social media posts about crime in Newburgh as crime decreases
Despite some apparent progress, she says social media posts and comments -- some by city employees -- have stoked concern about whether Newburgh is a safe place to live and visit.
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