Newburgh, NY
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Welfare Check Leads To Arrest Of Man Who Allegedly Raped Multiple Children In Area Welfare Check Leads To Arrest Of Man Who Allegedly Raped Multiple Children In Area Welfare Check Leads To Arrest Of Man Who Allegedly Raped Multiple Children In Area
Welfare Check Leads To Arrest Of Man Who Allegedly Raped Multiple Children In Area A 29-year-old area man was charged with felonies after a search of his home turned up evidence of sexual relationships with young children over the course of several years, according to police.  Ulster County resident Devin M. Harkins, of Kingston, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual act and first-degree course of sexual conduct after a search warrant was executed at his Amsterdam Avenue home in the early hours of Thursday, Nov. 5.  Kingston Police said officers initially responded to the home to check on the welfare of a child living at the location.  Per sta…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
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Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say Police are looking for a man who struck a woman who was getting out of her car, leaving contusions over her body that necessitated hospitalization. According to police, the 38-year-old woman was parked in Kingston in the area of 442 Hasbrouck Ave. when she opened her driver's side door and stepped out at approximately 10:24 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.  Another vehicle, driving down Hasbrouck Avenue toward O'Reilly Street, allegedly struck her and her vehicle as it passed, and fled the scene, said  Kingston Police. Police said the vehicle was a small dark gray sedan, possible …

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by Christina Coulter
Kingston, NY
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Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say
Alleged Heroin Dealers Caught At Ulster County Home, Police Say An Ulster County couple was arrested after investigators learned they were selling heroin from their home, police said.  Members of the Kingston Police Department's Special Investigations Unit conducted a search warrant at the Stephan Street home of 48-year-old Melvin K. Howell and 41-year-old Karla R. Bell at approximately 7 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Both parties were arrested at the scene, and police said they uncovered evidence of their drug dealing.  Howell was sent to Ulster County Jail without bail, and charged with Two felony counts of third-degree criminal sale of a cont…

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by Christina Coulter
Kingston, NY
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Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston
Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston Three sex offenders have moved to addresses in Ulster County this month, according to the Kingston Police Department.  Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20 that Eric Briglia, 55, moved from Eddyville to 63 Pine St in Kingston. According to the New York State Sex Offender Registry, Briglia was convicted of a felony for third-degree rape in May of 2004 after an incident with a 16-year-old female. He spent at least a year in state prison Kingston Police said on Friday, Oct. 15 that 33-year-old Edward J. Champion, who was previously homeless, relocated to an apartment at 200 Tremper Ave, a…

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by Christina Coulter
Peekskill, NY
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Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area
Man Arrested For Crack Cocaine Sales In Area A 67-year-old Ulster County man was arrested for selling crack cocaine, according to police. The Kingston Police Department's Special Investigations Unit and members of New York State Police had reportedly suspected Gregory Moultrie of selling crack cocaine from his home on Spring Street for a period of time and concluded their investigation on Thursday, Sept. 30.  Officers from the unit stopped Moultrie's car that day at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the area of 9W and Spring Street and took him into custody without incident, police said.  Moultrie accrued a slew of drug-related c…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
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Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area
Police Investigating Shots Fired On Multiple Nights In Area Police are investigating four instances of shots fired that took place on three separate evenings within five days in an area city.  According to the Kingston Police Department, officers first responded to the area of Hunter Street near Ravine Street on Thursday, Sept. 30 at approximately 10:50 p.m.  Witnesses said that a yet-unidentified individual, driving with three or four passengers, reportedly shot at an unoccupied, parked car from his blue dodge vehicle before fleeing the area. On Saturday, Oct. 2, police were reportedly called to Downs Street at 5:30 p.m., then to the are…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
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Man Nabbed For Stabbing In Area Man Nabbed For Stabbing In Area Man Nabbed For Stabbing In Area
Man Nabbed For Stabbing In Area An area man accrued multiple felonies after stabbing another man in the stomach, according to police.  Police in Ulster County responded to the intersection of Foxhall and Flatbush Avenues in Kingston after a 911 caller reported a possible assault and stabbing on Monday, Sept. 21 at approximately 6 p.m.  Shortly after locating and administering first aid to a 39-year-old man bleeding from an apparent stab wound to the stomach, officers assisted by a K-9 unit located 30-year-old suspect Christopher D. Torres of Kingston. Torres was charged with the felonies of first-degree assault…

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by Christina Coulter
Newburgh, NY
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18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex 18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex 18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex
18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex An 18-year-old is being treated at an area hospital after being shot in the leg at an area apartment complex. The shooting took place in Ulster County around 10:55 a.m., Friday, June 26 in Kingston at the Rondout Garden Apartments on Rondout Drive, where the man was shot. The unidentified man is being treated at Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley Broadway Campus and is in stable condition, police said. Further details were not available as officers remained on the scene gathering details. The Kingston Police Department is being assisted by the Ulster County District Attorney's Offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
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Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub
Hudson Valley Parents Charged After Infant Found Dead In Bathtub A man and woman have been charged with criminally negligent homicide after a 6-month-old infant was found dead in a bathtub. Ulster County residents Jordan E, Balcom, 29, and Ashante D. Inniss, 26, both of Kingston, were arrested around 6 p.m., Saturday, April 18, after Kingston Police responded to a home at 59 Gill St., for a report of a possible drowning, the department said. Officers responded to along with the Kingston Fire Department and Mobile Life Ambulance. Once on-site, officers began CPR on the unresponsive child and the child was transported to Health Alliance Broadway campus whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
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Suspect At Large After 31-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed Suspect At Large After 31-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed Suspect At Large After 31-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed
Suspect At Large After 31-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed A suspect is at large after a  31-year-old man was shot and killed in the area. The Ulster County resident was found around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, after Kingston Police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Sheehan Court, police said. Once on the scene, officers found the victim and he was transported by EMS to Health Alliance Broadway Campus where he was pronounced dead, police said. The victim's name is being withheld until family notifications have been made. The Kingston Police Department is being assisted in the investigation by the Ulster County District Att…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
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Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster
Sex Offender Convicted Of Rape Reports Move In Ulster A registered sex offender convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2004 has reported a move in the Hudson Valley. Jaidus Rowe, who was convicted of second-degree rape has reported a move from Ulster Park to Marys Avenue in Kingston, near several schools, according to the Kingston Police Department. Rowe’s new reported residence is less than a half-mile away from Kingston High School, SUNY Ulster, and the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Rowe as a level two threat, which means he is at "moderate risk of a repeat offense.” Accordi…

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
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SUNY-New Paltz Student Falls To Her Death While Hiking SUNY-New Paltz Student Falls To Her Death While Hiking SUNY-New Paltz Student Falls To Her Death While Hiking
Suny-new Paltz Student Falls To Her Death While Hiking A SUNY New Platz student has died after falling 150 feet while hiking near the caves in Hasbrouck Park. Katherine Vollmer, 20, of Rochester, was discovered around 9:50 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, after the Kingston Police received a call of a female that had fallen while hiking, said the Kingston Police Department. Officers responded to the area and were able to locate a group of SUNY New Paltz students that had been hiking in the area. Vollmer slipped and fell off of a cliff at the top of Hasbrouck Park, the department said. Vollmer had been part of an unsanctioned hiking group that was e…

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by Kathy Reakes