CRIME & SAFETY
Hudson Valley, New York Teens Found ‘Bleeding Profusely’ After School
Two Hudson Valley teens were shot in the neck not far from school, moments after school was let out. It happened Tuesday in Dutchess County just before 3 p.m. Two Teens Shoot In Dutchess County, New York Near Poughkeepsie High School. Police responded to numerous calls reporting shots fired in...
Two teens shot near Poughkeepsie High School (VIDEO)
POUGHKEEPSIE – A shooting incident in Poughkeepsie Tuesday afternoon critically injured one male teenager while his opponent also sustained a wound that required a trip to the hospital. The incident began minutes before 3 p.m. in the vicinity of the corner store at Fox Terrace and South White Street where Poughkeepsie High School students gather after the 2:40 p.m. dismissal.
‘Terrifying Brutality:’ Hudson Valley Man Nearly Kills Mom, Aunt
A Hudson Valley man is accused of trying to kill his mom and aunt. The mother was left paralyzed. Donnie Smith of Newburgh is facing attempted murder charges and more. Newburgh, New York Man Accused Of Trying To Kill Aunt. On Tuesday, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced...
Police look for shooter who wounded two in Poughkeepsie
POUGHKEEPSIE – Police are looking for a black man who was wearing a gray hoodie with the hood up and a COVID mask when he is believed to have shot two teenagers near Poughkeepsie High School Tuesday afternoon. The original Mid-Hudson News coverage of the incident, with video footage...
Parolee with 19 prior arrests and five felony convictions arrested again
TOWN OF LLOYD – A 54-year-old homeless man has been arrested for the third time in less than two weeks by Lloyd Town Police. Tobi Tobin is on parole for grand larceny and has 19 prior arrests and five felony convictions. On April 29, he was charged with felony...
Judges fail to grant protection order after violent domestic attack
ROSENDALE – A 26-year-old Kerhonkson man was arrested on Saturday, April 27, by Rosendale Police after the officers responded to a report of domestic violence, but no judge was available hear the case. Jordan Mahany, 26, was charged with a felony and three misdemeanors but was not arraigned due to a lack of response from six different town justices in the area.
Fire damages Plattekill trailer
PLATTEKILL – Plattekill firefighters fought what began as an electrical fire in a mobile home on Jules Avenue off Freetown Highway on Monday evening. It was elevated to a working fire when Plattekill command arrived. Assisting Plattekill at the scene were Cronomer Valley, Coldenham, and Modena fire departments along...
Kingston Man Allegedly Stabbed a Barber, Cut His Own Neck
A man allegedly slashed a Kingston, New York barber more than once and then proceeded to cut his neck on Thursday evening according to police. A scary situation unfolded Thursday, April 25th on Broadway in Kingston, NY when according to police, a New York State Police (NYSP) Trooper observed a man standing in front of the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) at approximately 6:10 p.m. with a knife in his hand, holding it to his neck in a manner which looked like his was going to harm himself.
Accused murderer arraigned before capacity crowd
POUGHKEEPSIE – Town of Pawling resident Giuseppe Vassallo, 43, was arraigned on felony murder charges in Dutchess County Court on Thursday morning. Vassallo was originally charged with attempted murder for a March altercation at his residence in which he stabbed 42-year-old Pawling resident Nathaniel Vieira. The victim succumbed to his injuries in a Connecticut hospital three weeks later and the charge against Vassallo was upgraded to murder.
Woman behind fake veteran story arrested by feds
WHITE PLAINS – Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, the founder of YIT Foundation that 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 today (May 1, 2024). Her story was spread by elected officials and national news talk shows who used the claim to fan the flames of the migrant crisis. An investigation by Mid-Hudson News debunked the story, causing several politicians and news agencies to retract their statements.
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