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Two suspects arraigned in Poughkeepsie murder
POUGHKEEPSIE – Two men that police say were involved in the shooting of a Poughkeepsie man in March were arraigned on murder and manslaughter charges before Dutchess County Court Judge Edward McLoughlin. Jan Michael Deere, 38, and Joseph Gonzalez, 46, are charged with the shooting and subsequent death of Jaquan Fryar.
Search On For Hudson Valley Homicide Suspect Considered Armed, Dangerous
Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help locating a man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old man. Related: 29-Year-Old Pomona Man Found Shot Dead On Haverstraw StreetRockland County resident Christian Alvarado of Pomona was found on Monday, July 1, w…
Community Alarmed After Shooting in Peaceful Newburgh Street
Newburgh police were called to the scene of a violent incident on a typically quiet street. The incident took place outside 134 Carpenter Avenue around 3:30 PM, sending shockwaves through the community. The Incident Unfolds. Reports indicate a man in his 30s was shot in the chest. According to Fire...
Police Blotter, July 2 – July 8, 2024
June 24: Report of a bear eating from a bird feeder on Victoria Drive at 8:01 a.m. Responding officers located the bear on Glassbury Court where it entered a wooded area. The area was canvassed with negative results. Village officials and the state Department of Environmental Conservation were notified. June...
Missing Connecticut Teen Found in Orange County, Suspect Arrested
During the afternoon hours of Tuesday June 24, 2024 an announcement was released by local law enforcement regarding the recent disappearance of a Connecticut teenager. The announcement was in regards to a missing teen from Connecticut who was found here in the Hudson Valley at an Orange County location. Tracking...
Driver found shot to death after crashing into parked car in Haverstraw
Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Rockland County while pulling away in his car on Monday.Authorities say they received a report of shots fired near Fairmount Avenue and West Street around 4:30 p.m.When first responders arrived at the scene, they found one car crashed into a parked vehicle.Officials say the driver, identified as 29-year-old Christian Alvarado, was on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.He was taken to Nyack Hospital where he was pronounced dead.Police say the victim may have been involved in a dispute with someone, was shot as he was pulling away in his car and then crashed.The investigation is ongoing.----------* More Northern Suburbs news* Send us a news tip* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts* Follow us on YouTubeSubmit a tip or story idea to Eyewitness NewsHave a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply.
Hudson Valley Man Allegedly Touched Women at Target & Walmart
An Orange County man has been arrested after several incidences of alleged unwanted sexual touching in department stores including Target and Walmart according to police. Last week the New York State Police took to social media to try and help identify a man they were interested in talking to after several incidences of unwanted sexual touching in department stores were reported.
Big Apple parking ticket scam hits Putnam
CARMEL – Residents across Putnam County have been receiving deceptive text messages in recent days falsely claiming they have unpaid New York City parking tickets that require immediate payment. One of those was received by Putnam Assemblyman Matt Slater’s mother. Slater described the NYC City-Pay Unpaid Parking Invoice text...
Kent woman charged with welfare fraud
CARMEL – A Kent woman is facing state prison for allegedly receiving $31,000 in welfare benefits for which she was not entitled. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Kimberly Nieves, 35, Monday on charges of welfare fraud. Undersheriff Thomas Lindert said in March, investigators were...
Firefighters save man from bleeding to death
POUGHKEEPSIE – City firefighters were dispatched to the area of Smith and Mansion Streets in Poughkeepsie just after 1 a.m. Sunday for a report of a man suffering from a stab wound. Poughkeepsie firefighters from Engine 2 pulled up to the intersection three minutes later and the only person there was the victim, suffering from a life-threatening laceration to his abdomen.
Poughkeepsie, New York Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident in Colorado
A Dutchess County man has died after a tragic accident in the Denver, Colorado area. Dutchess County Man Gets in Tragic Denver, CO Motorcycle Accident. FOX31 in Denver, Colorado had been following a story about a motorcycle accident on Monday night June 17th, 2024. At the time, Sgt. Mike Farr of the Traffic Investigation Unit Denver Police told FOX31 that "officers arrived on scene to find a motorcyclist in distress" adding "the motorcyclist had collided with the back end of a roll-off dump truck."
Carmel PD Helps Donna Massaro Escape Violent Storm on Lake Mahopac
MAHOPAC, N.Y. - For Donna Massaro, it was supposed to be just another warm summer day out on Lake Mahopac. Massaro, who owns the Freight House Café, grew up on the lake and has spent countless hours recreating on its waters. Last Sunday evening, June 23, Massaro along with three of her girlfriends and her dog Joey—a 65-pound pit bull—set off to do some paddle boarding.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Then things went from calm and normal to a terrifying near-death experience in the blink of an eye. “We were halfway around Canopus Island...
Young Hiker Slips in and out of Consciousness While on Dangerous New York Trail
A hiker needed rescuing in Putnam County last week on one of the more dangerous trails in New York State. Young Hiker Slips In and Out of Consciousness on Breakneck Ridge. Every week, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sends out a press release on their social media accounts and websites detailing all the big news from the previous week.
Terminated Newburgh teacher calls on DA to investigate “criminal conspiracy”
NEWBURGH – Richard Desiderio has been a teacher in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District for years enjoying his time in the classroom, watching as his students grow academically and socially. Things began to change in 2019 when he blew the whistle on a high school attendance and grades...
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