14-Year-Old Charged With Making Active Shooter 911 Call At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say 14-Year-Old Charged With Making Active Shooter 911 Call At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say
14-Year-Old Charged With Making Active Shooter 911 Call At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say A 14-year-old boy from the Hudson Valley has been charged with falsely reporting an incident after allegedly calling 911 to report an active shooter at an area high school.  The incident took place in Orange County around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26 at Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush. The teen, from the town of Wallkill, was arrested by the New York State Police after calling Orange County 911 and reporting there was an active shooter inside Pine Bush High School, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Earlier story: Active Shooter Threat At Pine Bush High School Unfounded, Lockdown …
Road Rage: 23-Year-Old Found Guilty In Hudson Valley Death Of Beloved Grandfather Of 18 Road Rage: 23-Year-Old Found Guilty In Hudson Valley Death Of Beloved Grandfather Of 18
Road Rage: 23-Year-Old Found Guilty In Hudson Valley Death Of Beloved Grandfather Of 18 A 23-year-old Hudson Valley man has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a beloved grandfather of 18 and great-grandfather of five, during a road rage incident. Orange County resident Horace Duke, of the town of Wallkill, was found guilty of manslaughter on Tuesday, April 25 by a jury. According to court records, on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, Duke was involved in a vehicle crash with Joel  Laddy, age 74, of Middletown. After the crash, the two got into a verbal argument on the side of Route 17 in the town of Wallkill. During the argument, Duke stabbed Laddy once in the chest with a kitchen…
New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman
New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman With the family of Megan McDonald looking on, New York State Police laid out their case for arresting an ex-boyfriend for her brutal beating murder in 2003. On Thursday, April 20, after 20 years, state police arrested Orange County resident Edward V. Holley, age 42, of Wawayanda, and charged him with second-degree murder of the 20-year-old woman who disappeared after a night of attending a party and looking to purchase marijuana, a criminal complaint shows. McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill, s…
20 Years Later: Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Of Hudson Valley Woman 20 Years Later: Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Of Hudson Valley Woman
20 Years Later: Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Of Hudson Valley Woman Click here for an updated story: New Details Released After Arrest Made In 2003 Murder Case Of 20-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman After two decades, New York State Police have made an arrest in the murder case of Megan McDonald, who was found dead in a field in the Hudson Valley. Orange County resident Edward V. Holley, age 42, of Wawayanda, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged with killing the 20-year-old, said Trooper Steven Nevel.  McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in the field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill. Earlier report: Mur…
Fatal Crash: 56-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Hudson Valley Fatal Crash: 56-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Hudson Valley
Fatal Crash: 56-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man who was involved in a two-vehicle crash died from his injuries. The crash took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Monday, April 17 on Route 211 in the town of Wallkill. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a 2012 Subaru driven by Juan M. Castillo, age 37, of the town of Wallkill, had struck a 1996 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 56-year-old George Marse of Port Jervis, said Wallkill Police Deputy Chief Antonino Spano. Marse was transported by Town of Wallkill Emergency Medical Services to Garnet Health Medical Center where he w…
DWI: Woman Crashes Into Ambulance In Hudson Valley, Police Say DWI: Woman Crashes Into Ambulance In Hudson Valley, Police Say
DWI: Woman Crashes Into Ambulance In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was charged with felony DWI after allegedly crashing into an ambulance while driving drunk. The crash took place in Orange County on Sunday, March 26 around 9:30 p.m., on westbound I-84 in the town of Montgomery. During the two-vehicle crash Ragi Hill, age 26, of the town of Wallkill, was driving a 2014 Acura TL when she hit the ambulance, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Nevel said during an investigation, troopers determined that Hill was impaired by alcohol and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. She was transported to Garnet Medical Center for medical evaluation…
56-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Homicide Following Crash 56-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Homicide Following Crash
56-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Homicide Following Crash A 56-year-old Hudson Valley woman has been charged with criminally negligent homicide for a crash last year that killed a local resident. Orange County resident Faith E. Illenber, of the town of Wallkill, was arrested on Wednesday, March 15 for the crash which took place on Thursday, April 7 in Wallkill. According to Wallkill Police Lt. Robert McLymore, police responded to the crash on Route 211 East near the intersection of Camp Orange Road. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim, a Montgomery resident, identified as Jean Kallus, suffering from serious injuries.  An inves…
Murder Of Hudson Valley College Student Remains Mystery 20 Years Later Murder Of Hudson Valley College Student Remains Mystery 20 Years Later
Murder Of Hudson Valley College Student Remains Mystery 20 Years Later New York State Police are continuing to investigate the murder of a 20-year-old Hudson Valley woman 20 years ago. Megan McDonald's body was found in Orange County on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in a field off Bowser Road in the town of Wallkill.  McDonald’s 1991 white Mercury Sable was discovered two days later in an apartment complex parking lot, in the town of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel.  The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma, Nevel said. At the time of her death, McDonald worked at the Galleria Mall in Middletown and was attending SUNY Orange …
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Violent Home Invasion, Stabbing A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to state prison after pleading guilty to stabbing a woman during a violent home invasion. Orange County resident Jonathan Harris, age 41, of Middletown, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for the incident which took place on Saturday, July 16, 2022. As admitted during the plea allocution and in charging documents filed in court, Harris broke into the home of his wife in the town of Wallkill in violation of a previously issued order of protection, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler…
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says 5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says
5 Drug Traffickers Nabbed In Hudson Valley, DA Says Five people have been charged with alleged crimes pertaining to trafficking cocaine, crack and ecstasy in Orange County. The arrests were announced by Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler on Tuesday, Feb. 21 following a multi-agency investigation and enforcement by the Orange County Drug Task Force. The five were charged with trafficking the drugs in the city of Middletown and the surrounding area, the DA's Office said. According to Hoolver, over the course of the past several months, undercover investigators purchased quantities of narcotics from individuals in and around the Mid…
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed On Child Sexual Assault Charges, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed On Child Sexual Assault Charges, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed On Child Sexual Assault Charges, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 and a criminal sex act against a child under 11 years old. Orange County resident Jordan C. Montalvo, age 37,  of Wallkill, was arrested during a warrant search on Wednesday, Feb. 15, said Deputy Chief Antonino Spano of the Wallkill Police. Following his arrest, Montalvo was charged with: Predatory sexual assault against a child under the age of 13 The course of sexual conduct against a child Criminal sex act against a child under the age of 11 Wallkill Police were assisted by: The O…
Woman Attacks 2 Others With Hammer During Hudson Valley Fight, Police Say Woman Attacks 2 Others With Hammer During Hudson Valley Fight, Police Say
Woman Attacks 2 Others With Hammer During Hudson Valley Fight, Police Say A woman from the area was charged for allegedly attacking two people with a hammer during a fight between neighbors. The incident took place in Orange County around 12:25 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5 in the town of Wallkill. State Police responded to a home on Maple Fields Drive in Wallkill for a report of an assault in progress, said Trooper Steven Nvel. An investigation revealed that Letoya Washington, age 36, from the town of Wallkill, was involved in an altercation with a neighbor, Nevel said. Washington attacked two people with a hammer, but neither was injured and one of the people she atta…