Angry Driver Blocks Ambulance Heading To Emergency In Wallkill, Police Say
A 47-year-old man is accused of chasing down and blocking an ambulance that was rushing to an emergency call with its lights activated in Orange County, police said.
The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10, on Route 78 near High Barney Road in Wallkill, New York State Police said on Friday, Sept. 12.
Troopers said a Town of Wawayanda paramedic was driving an ambulance in emergency mode when it legally passed a 2001 Chrysler.
The driver of the Chrysler, later identified as Terrill Osborne, 47, of Middletown, then allegedly followed the ambulance at h…
Trio Caught In Shooting Near Bar In Middletown: Illegal Guns Seized, Police Say
A month-long investigation into a downtown Orange County shooting has led to the arrests of three men and the recovery of two illegal firearms, police announced.
The incident happened in Middletown just after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 3, near the Switch Inn at 126 East Main St., when shots were fired in the area. No injuries were reported, but Middletown Police said the case quickly became a top priority because of the risk to public safety.
In an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 9, the department identified three Middletown residents as suspects: Woodley M. Jean, 37; Garry A. Jean,…
From Mexico To Orange County: 7 Linked To Fatal Newburgh Shooting, Drug, Gun Pipeline, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors have unsealed a sweeping indictment charging seven men with operating a violent drug trafficking and racketeering network that they say stretched from Mexico to the Hudson Valley, NY, and left an innocent bystander dead in Orange County.
The case, prosecuted in White Plains federal court, charges the men with narcotics distribution and importation, racketeering conspiracy, murder, firearms trafficking, and related crimes tied to years of activity in Middletown, Newburgh, and beyond, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tue…
Wrestling Coach, 24, Killed In Woodcliff Lake Motorcycle Crash, Sources Say (Update)
A North Jersey wrestling coach was identified by Daily Voice sources as the motorcyclist killed in a Bergen County crash late last week.
Frank Fea, 24, of Middletown, NY, died following a crash at the intersection of Pascack Road and West Hill Road in Woodcliff Lake on Friday, Aug. 1, according to sources familiar with the incident.
Fea served as an assistant wrestling coach at Don Bosco Prep from 2022 to 2023, the school’s website says. He previously wrestled for Goshen High School and Castleton University.
Fea also worked as a resident coach at RedNose Wrestling School, where his younger…
Cherished Middletown Mom, Son Killed In Crash: 'Brought So Much Joy, Laughter'
Just hours before her death, Hudson Valley resident Datrice Armstrong shared her excitement for a journey south to see her son with a cheerful Facebook post.
It would be her final message.
Later that day—Friday, June 13—Datrice and her son, Lenny Armstrong, were tragically killed in a head-on car crash, devastating their Middletown family and sending shockwaves through the wider community. The driver of the other vehicle survived and is in custody, according to a relative’s social media post.
Armstrong had been traveling from Middletown to Rocky Mount, North Carolina to visit Lenny, acco…
Woman, 24, Killed After Losing Control, Hitting Tree On I-87 In Ramapo
A 24-year-old Hudson Valley woman was killed after crashing on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, authorities said.
The fatal crash happened in Ramapo around 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, on the southbound side of Interstate 87 near Exit 14A, in the town of Ramapo, New York State Police announced.
Troopers said the driver, identified as Orange County resident Anysah P. Nelson of Middletown, was driving a 2016 Honda Civic when, for unknown reasons, she lost control of the vehicle. The car veered off the right shoulder of the highway and struck a tree.
Nelson received…
Deadly Bacteria Risk In Fish Sold Across NY Prompts Large Recall, FDA Says
A smoked fish recall is affecting more than 70 grocery stores across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut due to a life-threatening botulism risk, health officials said.
P. East Trading Corp., based in The Bronx, NY, issued the recall on Tuesday, June 10, the Food and Drug Administration said. State inspectors found that P. East's Salted Smoked Split Herring was uneviscerated and longer than five inches.
The long fish is a violation that increases the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum.
"Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning, can cause the following …
Walgreens Announces Dozens Of Upcoming Closures, Including In New Haven County
Walgreens announced this past fall that it will close about 1,200 stores over three years amid a decline in prescription drug payments and a rise in online competition.
About 500 of those closures will be in 2025.
Now, the locations of some of the specific stores slated to go out of business are emerging and being posted at walgreens.com.
Connecticut
East Hartford, 922 Silver Lane: Permanently closing on Tuesday, May 20.
East Haven, 157 Main Street: Permanently closing on Thursday, May 22.
New Britain, 1350 Stanley Street: Permanently closing on Monday, May 19.
New Milford, 173 Danbury R…
Man Threatens To Kill Store Clerk In Botched Middletown Robbery: Here's His Fate
An Orange County man who threatened to kill a smoke shop employee during an attempted robbery has learned how long he will spend in prison, prosecutors said.
Fritznel Beauchamps, age 47, of Middletown, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Monday, May 5, in Orange County Court, following his earlier guilty plea to first-degree attempted robbery in connection to a July 2024 incident in Middletown, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, May 6.
The charges stem from a late-night incident on July 9, 2024, when Beauchamps entered a smoke shop in Middletown, …
