Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say
Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say A man and a woman from the region are facing felony charges after police said they robbed a victim in his home and then fled the scene in his pickup truck. Police received a report about a robbery in Sullivan County on Old Liberty Road in Monticello at about 2:40 a.m. on Friday, July 15, according to New York State Police.  The victim told troopers he heard a knock at his door, and when he opened the door he saw a woman who asked him for help, police said.  A man who was carrying a machete and a pocket knife then pushed his way into the home, and he and the woman robbed the man o…

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by Nicole Valinote
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Propositioning Minor For Sex At HS Softball Field In Region, Police Say Man Arrested For Propositioning Minor For Sex At HS Softball Field In Region, Police Say
Man Arrested For Propositioning Minor For Sex At HS Softball Field In Region, Police Say A 62-year-old man has been charged for allegedly propositioning a 16-year-old girl for sex at an area ball field. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Monticello on Thursday, July 14, at the Monticello High School ball field. Monticello Police arrested Izchak Krishevsky, age 62, of Brooklyn for patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone and endangering the welfare of a child, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the village of Monticello Police Dept. Police received a report that Krishevsky had approached the girl who was sitting at a table located at the so…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man From Region Charged With Attempted Rape, Menacing Of Woman, Police Say Man From Region Charged With Attempted Rape, Menacing Of Woman, Police Say
Man From Region Charged With Attempted Rape, Menacing Of Woman, Police Say A man has been charged with alleged attempted rape after holding a woman who had a protective order against him in the region. Sullivan County resident Rahiem J. Brown, age 45, of Monticello, was arrested on Sunday, July 3, after the woman was able to escape and call the police. The incident took place around 10 a.m. when police responded to a 911 report of a dispute in the roadway at the intersection of Broadway and Spring Street in the village of Monticello, said Lt. Mark Johnstone. Arriving officers located Brown and a 36-year-old Monticello woman at the scene. The woman …

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Caught While Trying To Rob Liquor Store In Region, Police Say 37-Year-Old Caught While Trying To Rob Liquor Store In Region, Police Say
37-Year-Old Caught While Trying To Rob Liquor Store In Region, Police Say A man from the region was arrested after he was allegedly caught by police attempting to break into a liquor store. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18 in Monticello. Paul J. Delorenzo, age 37, of Monticello was arrested after police on patrol spotted him attempting to burglarize the Route 42 Liquor Store, located at 9 Forestburg Road, said Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police. Delorenzo had thrown a rock at the front door of the business, shattering the glass, and was attempting to kick the rest of his way through the door when he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Victim Reports Separate Incidents In Region Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Victim Reports Separate Incidents In Region
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Victim Reports Separate Incidents In Region A man from the region is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting someone through a bathroom door. Sullivan County resident Gregory Cochran, age 46, of Monticello, was arrested Friday, May 20, after the victim told New York State Police that Cochran had pistol-whipped them the day prior. The victim also revealed that during a prior altercation with Cochran in Monticello in December 2021, Cochran had shot through a bathroom door, striking them in the head, police said. Cochran and another person then drove the victim to a nearby hospital for treatment before they were later …

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by Michael Mashburn
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Making Off With Cash, Police Say Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Making Off With Cash, Police Say
Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Making Off With Cash, Police Say A man who allegedly robbed an M&T bank in the region is on the run after making off with cash. The robbery took place in Sullivan County around 1:20 p.m., Friday, April 8 at the bank located in Monticello at 4446 Route 42, said the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. Witness told sheriff’s detectives that a white male wearing an orange shirt and no mask entered the bank and passed a note to the teller stating he had a gun and demanded money, the sheriff's office said. The suspect then fled the bank with an undetermined amount of cash, the department said. The Sheriff’s Office has obtai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
News
Area Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine In His Shoe Sentenced, DA Says Area Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine In His Shoe Sentenced, DA Says
Area Drug Dealer Caught With Cocaine In His Shoe Sentenced, DA Says A man from the region with a pair of prior violent felony convictions is heading back to prison after being busted with an unlawfully loaded handgun and cocaine in a shoe left behind the scene of the crime as he fled from police, the District Attorney announced. Sullivan County resident Sequan Lewis, age 32, of Monticello, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty during a felony jury trial for narcotics and weapons possession in Orange County. Specifically, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said that on Monday, Feb. 14, Lewis pleaded guilty to third-degree crimi…

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by Zak Failla
North Salem, NY
Police & Fire
Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Region, Police Say Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Region, Police Say
Sex Offender Wanted In Two States Nabbed At Mall In Region, Police Say A sex offender wanted in two states was nabbed after police responded to a Hudson Valley mall for a man acting "disorderly." Eldon Ray Groh, age 49, of Missouri, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15, when officers responded to Mountain Mall in Sullivan County at 321 East Broadway in the village of Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, when officers stopped Groh and ran a background check, they found that he was wanted in Missouri on a felony warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. He was also wanted in by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office in F…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Area Man Arrested Twice In Three Days For Mulitple Thefts, Police Say Area Man Arrested Twice In Three Days For Mulitple Thefts, Police Say
Area Man Arrested Twice In Three Days For Mulitple Thefts, Police Say A man from the region has been arrested twice in three days for allegedly stealing credit and debit cards out of vehicles and using them at area businesses. Sullivan County resident William T. Staesser, age 28, of Woodbourne, was arrested for the first time on Sunday, Jan. 30, and again on Wednesday, Feb. 2, by the Monticello Police. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, on Sunday Staesser was arrested following an investigation into the theft of a credit and debit card on Saturday, Jan. 22, from a parked vehicle on North Street in the Village o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mamaroneck, NY
Obituaries
37-Year-Old Firefighter In Region Dies In Line Of Duty 37-Year-Old Firefighter In Region Dies In Line Of Duty
37-Year-Old Firefighter In Region Dies In Line Of Duty A 37-year-old firefighter in the region died in the line of duty. The Sullivan County Bureau of Fire and the Forestburgh Fire District said that Assistant Chief William J. Steinberg died on Saturday, Jan. 15 while operating at a mutual aid structure fire. Steinberg, who was known as "Billy," was battling a second-alarm fire in Monticello, according to authorities. Further information has not yet been released. "At this time the dates and times for the service are pending. We will provide this information when the arrangements are finalized," the Forestburgh Fire C…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Area Man Shot In Leg Refusing To Cooperate, Police Say Area Man Shot In Leg Refusing To Cooperate, Police Say
Area Man Shot In Leg Refusing To Cooperate, Police Say An area man who was shot in the leg is refusing to cooperate with officers, police said. The shooting took place in Sullivan County around 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 4 on East Broadway in Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone, of the Monticello Police, officers responded to the area after receiving a 911 call reporting a shooting. When officers arrived on the scene within one minute, they found a 37-year-old man bleeding from a gunshot wound to his right thigh, Johnstone said. The victim was transported to Garnet Health Catskill Medical Center where he was interviewed by police, but…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say
Man From Region Caught Stealing Copper Pipes, Police Say A man from the region was arrested after allegedly being caught in the basement of a housing complex sawing off copper pipes. Sullivan County resident Joshua Whidbee, age 44, of Monticello, was nabbed on Monday, Dec. 13, after the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a burglary. According to Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the Sunny Forest Bungalow Colony on Liberty Road in the town of Thompson. Once on the scene, deputies and backup units from the Monticello Police Department found an open door at Unit #2, Chab…

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by Kathy Reakes