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Man Traps Victim In Bathroom, Chokes Her In Hudson Valley Attack Before Fleeing, Cops Say
A 41-year-old man is accused of attacking a victim inside her own bathroom after she invited him into her Orange County home, police said.
Newburgh resident Mark Adams, 41, was arrested following the assault on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Oct. 8.
On the day of the incident, officers responded to a home near 29 East Parmenter St. just before 7 p.m. after receiving a report of an unknown man inside a residence. The woman told police that Adams, whom she knew, had asked to use her bathroom.
After she allowed him inside, Adams asked…
Routine Hudson Valley Traffic Stop Turns Up Loaded Gun, Lands NC Passenger In Jail: Police
A routine traffic stop in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a visiting man on two felony charges, police said.
Jayvon E. Ward, 21, of Charlotte, NC, was the passenger in a 2017 Nissan Sentra traveling on Route 212 in Saugerties on Thursday, Oct. 7 when state troopers stopped the car around 8:15 p.m. for multiple traffic violations, according to New York State Police.
Investigators found Ward in the vehicle with a loaded handgun and a large capacity ammunition magazine, state police said.
Ward was charged with second- and third-degree weapons possession, arraigned in Ulster County, and…
Hudson Valley Grocery Worker Busted In Months-Long $4,500 Theft Scheme: Police
A Hudson Valley woman stole nearly $4,500 from her employer over several months, police said Thursday, Oct. 8.
Denah R. Stratton, 35, of Ellenville, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 6 for swiping from the Tops Friendly Market where she worked, New York State Police said.
Stratton took $4,456 across several months of employment, according to investigators.
She was charged with third-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records, state police said. Stratton was arraigned in Ulster County court following her arrest, then released until her next court date Friday, Oct. 9, accordi…
Ex-Mail Carrier Who Shoved 4-Year-Old Boy To Ground In Rockland County Sentenced: Report
A former United States Postal Service worker who was caught on surveillance video shoving a 4-year-old boy to the ground in Rockland County has pleaded guilty and received his sentence, according to reports.
Stony Point resident Gabriel Stan, 39, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and was sentenced to three years of probation, six weeks of anger management classes, and a $1,000 fine, The Monsey Scoop reported.
Stan was also ordered to stay away from the child.
The case stemmed from an incident on Thursday, March 19, on Garden Terrace off …
Blaze Tears Through Sloatsburg Home, Heavily Damages Roof
A fire broke out in the attic of a Rockland County home, leaving the roof heavily damaged and bringing firefighters from New York and New Jersey to the scene.
The blaze happened at 18 Cranberry Rd. in Sloatsburg at around 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the Ramapo Police Department.
Officers first responded to a report of smoke coming from the home. When they arrived, they discovered an active fire in the attic, police said.
Firefighters from Sloatsburg, Suffern, Hillburn, and Mahwah responded to battle the flames.
No injuries were reported, according to Ramapo Pol…
Police Officer, Father Of 5 Strangled To Death During Fight, Investigators Say
A Pennsylvania police officer whose death was initially described as a “sudden medical emergency” was strangled to death during a fight, investigators now say.
Michael “Mike” McGeehan, 44, a longtime Middlesex Township police officer and father of five, died following an altercation with 25-year-old Paden Edward Frey on July 11, according to the Lycoming Regional Police Department.
Frey, of Cogan Station, was arrested at his home without incident early Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, with assistance from the Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office, police said.
He has been charged with murder, stran…
