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CRIME & SAFETY
Major Update In 20-Year-Old Upstate New York Cold Case
The alleged "vicious killer" of a missing Hudson Valley woman is one step closer to going to trial. Megan McDonald, an NYPD detective's daughter, was killed in 2023. Her alleged killer wasn't arrested until 2023. Wallkill Resident Murdered In 2003. In late April 2023, Edward Holley was charged with murder...
Latest Information Released in Wallkill “Murder for Hire” Investigation
Back in October of 2022, news broke of a shocking murder that took place in the town of Wallkill. In the time since then, the investigation itself has taken a variety of twists and turns and it was discovered that the murder itself was actually a "murder for hire". Over...
Suspect On Loose After Shots-Fired Incident Injures 3 In Newburgh
The incident happened in Orange County on Tuesday, July 16 just before 7 p.m., when several gunshots were fired at 31 City Terrace in the city of Newburgh, the city's police department announced on Thursday, July 18. Responding police found two injured victims at the scene and learned that a...
Officer Involved Fatal Shooting Confirmed In Upstate New York
An investigation is underway after a fatal officer-involved shooting in the Hudson Valley. A large police presence was spotted early Tuesday morning in Sullivan County. Fatal Police Shooting In Sullivan County, New York. Sad News: These 11 Popular Food Items Are Gone From New York State Stores. Middletown, New York...
Highland man arrested after store larceny and crashing into two police cars
TOWN OF NEWBURGH – What started out as a larceny from the Home Depot store on Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh led to the arrest of a Highland man after he fled, crashed into two police cars, and ran into the woods where he was apprehended. The...
Retail thefts detail arrests woman
TOWN OF WALLKILL – A special retail theft detail comprised of Wallkill Town Police, State Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and County Department of probation, as well as store prevention officers, targeted retail thefts at the Galleria at Crystal Run and arrested a 40-year-old Middletown woman. Police...
Man Arrested in Woodbury: Loaded Handgun and Switchblade Recovered During Traffic Stop
The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Brooklyn man for Criminal Possession of a Weapon for an incident that occurred on Friday, July 19, 2024 at 9:11 pm in Woodbury. According to Detectives, Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) Officers while on routine patrol observed a gray 2011 Mercedes-Benz traveling northbound on Woodbury Road at a high rate of speed. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Elderly Couple in Poughkeepsie Awoken to Man Robbing Their House
A man has been arrested after police in Poughkeepsie, New York caught him in the act of robbing the house of an elderly couple while they were inside sleeping. A night of sleep took a scary turn for an elderly couple in Poughkeepsie, NY this week as they were awoken to find that someone was inside their house robbing them. Most of us can agree that something like this is what many of us have nightmares about and according to the town of Poughkeepsie Police, that nightmare became reality for one area couple.
Police commissioner job on hold for now in City of Newburgh
NEWBURGH – The police department in the City of Newburgh has had a chief and commissioner in the last two years, but with the recent resignation of Commissioner Jose Gomerez, the city has been reassessing the need for both positions. During a discussion at Thursday night’s city council meeting,...
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