Mount Pleasant, NY
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Wanted: Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Wanted: Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Murder Suspect
Wanted: Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Murder Suspect Police are asking the public for help in locating a Hudson Valley man wanted for a January murder in front of a local nightclub. Noel McClinton was shot multiple times in front of the Fireman's Exempt Club 200 on Mansion Street in the City of Poughkeepsie on January 27, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Det. Lt. Matt Clark. An investigation by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office led detectives to Robert Whitaker, 38, of North Carolina, Clark said. The case against Whitaker was presented to a grand jury and he was indicted for the mur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Rivertowns, NY
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Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years
Man, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Two Years A 44-year-old Hudson Valley man is behind bars after authorities say he sexually assaulted a child for two years. Members of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, the Dutchess County Child Abuse Center and the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office began an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 9-year-old female on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Octavio H. Santiago, a City of Poughkeepsie resident, was then arrested on Friday, Aug. 3 and charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, a Class A felony, said Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie PD. Santiago was arraigned and remand…

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by Joe Lombardi
Yorktown, NY
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Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs
Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs A homeowner who was shot by a woman who had come into his home with another man demanding money and drugs grabbed a shotgun and returned fire, shooting the woman. Details surrounding the double shooting unfolded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday when police received a report of a woman shot on Willow Cross Road in Hyde Park, said Hyde Park Police Lt. Robert Benson. According to Benson, an investigation into the shootings revealed that Collin W. Vogg, 27, was at his residence on Willow Cross Road when Montarius J Washington, 31, of Hyde Park and Cali A Hamilton, 21, of Poughkeepsie, entered the home. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns
Hudson Valley Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Resigns The area elementary school teacher who was indicted by a grand jury on child pornography charges has resigned. Steven Schwartz, 54, was indicted last month on seven counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office, though the official charge will not be unsealed until Thursday, June 14, officials noted. The Poughkeepsie resident was arrested in May following an investigation of an incident between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, according to state police. He is due to be arraigned in Dutchess Count…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges
Hudson Valley Elementary School Teacher Indicted On Child Porn Charges A longtime Wappingers second-grade teacher, who was arrested by the New York State Police on child pornography charges in February, has been indicted by a grand jury, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's office. Steven L. Schwartz, 54, was indicted this month by the grand jury, but the official charges will not be unsealed until he appears for arraignment on June 14 in Dutchess County Court, the DA's Office said. Schwartz was arrested following an investigation of an incident that took place between Schwartz and a student at Fishkill Plains Elementary School, said Trooper AJ…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Ex-Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Ordered To Pay $27K In Larceny Case Ex-Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Ordered To Pay $27K In Larceny Case
Ex-Pleasant Valley Town Clerk Ordered To Pay $27K In Larceny Case The former Pleasant Valley Town Clerk who was charged with grand larceny for stealing funds over a four-year time period entered into a plea agreement on Wednesday in Westchester County Court, according to Dutchess County District Attorney William Grady. Margaret Hart pleaded guilty to third-degree larceny, a Class D felony, before Judge George Fufidio, who was sitting in as Acting Dutchess County Judge. By pleading guilty, the  57-year-old Hart admitted she stole over $27,000 from funds collected by the Town Clerk's Office for various fees, Grady said. The fees included monies collected f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Charged With Assault After MidHudson Hospital Reports Attack Man Charged With Assault After MidHudson Hospital Reports Attack
Man Charged With Assault After MidHudson Hospital Reports Attack A 23-year-old Hyde Park man was arrested on assault charges after police responded to the MidHudson Regional Hospital for a report that a man had been attacked. After responding to the hospital to interview the 20-year-old victim, Hyde Park police went to a residence off of East Dorsey Lane, where multiple people were interviewed regarding the assault, said Lt. Robert Benson.  The investigation led to the arrest of Connor S. Hagadorn, who lives at the residence where the assault took place, police said. According to police, the victim, who knows Hagadorn, sustained a severe head injury dur…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Man Admits To Strangling Woman To Death At Hudson Harbour Apartments Man Admits To Strangling Woman To Death At Hudson Harbour Apartments
Man Admits To Strangling Woman To Death At Hudson Harbour Apartments A 59-year-old man has admitted to strangling a woman to death last year at the Hudson Harbour apartment complex in Poughkeepsie, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. Charles D'Amico of Poughkeepsie pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in the strangulation death of 49-year-old Jill Meltzer, according to Kristine Whelan, chief of the Special Victims Bureau at the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office. D'Amico will be sentenced to 23 years in state prison and five years post-release supervision, Whelan said. Whelan said the office agreed to the plea after consult…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Girl Who Made Threat To Poughkeepsie HS Charged With Felony, Police Say Girl Who Made Threat To Poughkeepsie HS Charged With Felony, Police Say
Girl Who Made Threat To Poughkeepsie HS Charged With Felony, Police Say A teenage girl who made a social media threat against Poughkeepsie High School was arrested on Wednesday and is behind bars and facing a felony charge. City of Poughkeepsie Police received a report from Adrianna Wallace, a 17-year-old city resident on Feb. 27 , reporting that she had observed threats made through the social media site Snapchat, which stated, in part, “Poughkeepsie High School students take your pick because I’m coming for you on Thursday March 1st” accompanied by a list of student names, which included her own name, and a picture of five guns, police said. Police began an i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk, NY
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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child A Hudson Valley man has been charged with sexually assaulting a child following an investigation by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher McGhee, 34, of the Town of North East, was arrested for having sexual contact with a child that is known to him, according to Capt. John Watterson. McGhee was taken into custody at his home without incident and charged with one count of felony predatory sexual assault, Watterson said. He is being held without bail at the Dutchess County Jail. Anyone with information regarding this case or similar incidents involving McGhee they are urged to …

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Poughkeepsie Attorney, Former Cop Sent To Prison For Forcibly Touching Poughkeepsie Attorney, Former Cop Sent To Prison For Forcibly Touching
Poughkeepsie Attorney, Former Cop Sent To Prison For Forcibly Touching A retired Town of Poughkeepsie police lieutenant and lawyer who admitted to forcibly touching a former client was handed 45 days in jail and six years probation as his punishment, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Wayne Thatcher, 63, was arrested on May 18 and charged with two counts of forcible touching with a client. He was charged with two more counts in June when additional victims stepped forward, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office said.  He was arrested again in December after leaving the City of Poughkeepsie Court for a scheduled appearance, in regards to a new woman…

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by Kathy Reakes