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Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Drug Task Force Raids Apartment, Shuts Down Poughkeepsie Fentanyl Operation Drug Task Force Raids Apartment, Shuts Down Poughkeepsie Fentanyl Operation
Drug Task Force Raids Apartment, Shuts Down Poughkeepsie Fentanyl Operation A Hudson Valley drug task force raided an apartment allegedly being used to distribute fentanyl throughout the region. The raid occurred in Dutchess County on Thursday, March 7 on South Clinton Street in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force received numerous complaints about an apartment reportedly being used to distribute fentanyl and other dangerous drugs to vulnerable community members.  Residents in the area also reported being threatened by individuals in this apartment and they…

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by Kathy Reakes
Southwest Dutchess
Police & Fire
Man Busted With Fentanyl In City Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say Man Busted With Fentanyl In City Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Man Busted With Fentanyl In City Of Poughkeepsie, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of a large quantity of fentanyl following a three-month investigation. The bust took place in the city of Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, May 17, and resulted in the arrest of Orange County resident Laquan Falls, age 26, of Newburgh. The arrest is the culmination of a three-month investigation by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force into Falls drugs sales in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster County areas, said Det/Sergeant Adam D. Harris, coordinator of the task force. When taken into custody by task force agents Falls was in&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Two Facing Drug Charges After Search Warrant At Suffolk County Apartment Two Facing Drug Charges After Search Warrant At Suffolk County Apartment
Two Facing Drug Charges After Search Warrant At Suffolk County Apartment Two people are facing drug charges after police executed a search warrant at a Long Island apartment. Authorities executed a search warrant at 726 East Main St. in Riverhead at about 6 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. Police said the search warrant was executed due to complaints about illegal drug activity in the apartment.  Riverhead Police said Joseph Douglas, age 40, of Riverhead, was charged with: Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (Intent to sell a narcotic drug) Criminal Possession of a controlled subs…

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by Nicole Valinote
Putnam
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Pointing Handgun At Another Person In Area, Police Say Man Nabbed For Pointing Handgun At Another Person In Area, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Pointing Handgun At Another Person In Area, Police Say A man has been arrested after he allegedly was seen by police pointing a handgun at another person in the area. Dutchess County resident Antwann Mayo, age 42, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 4, after he was found hiding in a laundry room after fleeing from officers. According to Det. Sgt. George Camacho, of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, officers were in their marked police vehicle on patrol in the 400 block of Main Street when they spotted Mayo pointing a handgun at another person who was standing in the area of the patrol vehicle.  When confronted by of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say
Two Cops Injured Attempting To Arrest Man During Long Island Traffic Stop, Police Say Two police officers were injured when they attempted to arrest a 34-year-old man they had pulled over for traffic violations on Long Island. Christopher Landburg–Parker, of Brooklyn, was arrested around 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 6, after being stopped in Inwood without a license plate, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, officers spotted Landburgh-Parker driving a 2013 Nissan north on Sheridan Boulevard without a license plate.  When a stop was made, officers spotted an out-of-state license plate on the deck of the rear window making it difficult to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Nassau
Police & Fire
Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Apprehended Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Apprehended
Suspect Who Held Woman At Gunpoint Before Stealing Her Car At LI Supermarket Apprehended An armed suspect who allegedly stole a woman’s car at Whole Foods on Long Island has been apprehended, police said. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department responded to Whole Foods in Lake Grove on New Moriches Road shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, where there was a report of a woman whose car was stolen at gunpoint. Police said that Stephanie Rodriguez was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked 2008 Chrysler Sebring when a man approached the vehicle and asked her for directions. The man then pointed a handgun at Rodriguez and told her to exit the vehicle. Rodrigu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant
Police & Fire
Westchester Man, 22, Caught After Police Chase In Orange County, Police Say Westchester Man, 22, Caught After Police Chase In Orange County, Police Say
Westchester Man, 22, Caught After Police Chase In Orange County, Police Say A 22-year-old took officers in Orange County on a short chase before being taken into custody, police said. Port Jervis police officers say they attempted to stop Rasheem Edwards, a parolee from Mount Vernon, while he was driving in the area on Friday, Sept. 6, when he committed a violation. Rather than stop, police said that Edwards took off, failing to comply with the officers, taking them on a high-speed chase that led them into several nearby municipalities. Officers were eventually able to track Edwards down and he was taken into custody without further incident. On Wednesday, Se…

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by Zak Failla
North Rockland
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man, 23, In Area 19-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man, 23, In Area
19-Year-Old Accused Of Stabbing Man, 23, In Area A19-year-old has been charged with stabbing another man in the area. Ricky Hill, of Port Jervis, is accused of stabbing a 23-year-old man in the abdomen causing serious physical injury during an incident in Port Jervis that occurred at the intersection of Pike and East Main Street during the evening hours of Sunday, Sept. 8, Port Jervis Police said. Hill was charged on with the felony crimes of assault in the first degree (Class B felony), criminal possession of a weapon (Class D felony), tampering with physical evidence (Class E felony) and a violation of New York State Parole, a felo…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains
Police & Fire
Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Area Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Area
Most Wanted Fugitive In Double-Murder Case Caught In Area A 54-year-old man named one of U.S. Marshals’ 15 most wanted fugitives was captured 16 years after he allegedly killed his sister and an ex-girlfriend in New York City. Andre Neverson, 54, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 4 after U.S. Marshals and police received information that he was hiding in a house in Bridgeport, authorities said. U.S. Marshals and Bridgeport Police closed in when Neverson was spotted leaving the home. Neverson, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, is accused in the 2002 murders as well as for a parole violation and an illegal entry into the United States, according to the …

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by Jon Craig
South Orange
Police & Fire
Man Charged, $6K Worth Of Heroin Seized In Orange County No-Knock Search Man Charged, $6K Worth Of Heroin Seized In Orange County No-Knock Search
Man Charged, $6K Worth Of Heroin Seized In Orange County No-Knock Search A multi-agency law enforcement investigation of a parolee led to the arrest of a 29-year-old Port Jervis man and the seizure of heroin following the execution of a “no knock” search warrant at his home. Members of the Port Jervis Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group executed the warrant on Owen Street on Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of Joseph Mann, who was found in possession of 29 grams of heroin that was packaged for sale, a digital scale and more than $6,000 in cash - all in violation of his parole. Mann was wanted as an absconder from N…

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by Zak Failla
West Orange
Police & Fire
Police: Port Jervis Bank Robbery Suspect Was Recently Released From Prison Police: Port Jervis Bank Robbery Suspect Was Recently Released From Prison
Police: Port Jervis Bank Robbery Suspect Was Recently Released From Prison An alleged Orange County bank robbery suspect who took police on a wild chase on Thursday afternoon after sticking up a Port Jervis bank was released from prison earlier this month, according to police. Officers from the Port Jervis Police Department were dispatched to the TD Bank branch location on East Main Street at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, where there was a report of a robbery in progress. The suspect - later identified as Jeffersonville resident Joseph Hernandez, 35, a parolee - was initially described as a white male wearing a black hat, sunglasses and a black jac…

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by Zak Failla