Fentanyl Lab Busted: Dealer With Federal Record Arrested In Newburgh, Police Say
Authorities shut down a fentanyl lab in Orange County following a months-long investigation into the distribution of deadly narcotics, officials announced.
The Orange County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a Liberty Street residence in Newburgh's south end on Wednesday, March 5, uncovering a fentanyl-processing operation, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 6.
During the search, investigators seized over four ounces of fentanyl, cutting agents, packaging materials, a mechanical mixing device, and what is believed to be a sedative additive…
Guns, Drugs Sold From Food Truck: Another Trafficking Ring Member From Newburgh Gets Jail Time
Another member of a major firearms and narcotics trafficking operation in Orange County will see prison time, marking the latest sentencing in an extensive law enforcement crackdown.
Russell Knight, 46, of Newburgh, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, March 3, to five to ten years in state prison, followed by three years of post-release supervision in connection with Operation Hot Lunch," a large-scale investigation into gun and drug trafficking in Orange County, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
The sweeping law enforcement probe le…
Teen, 18, Accused Of Shooting Victim Several Times, Running From Cops In Newburgh: Police
A teenager has been apprehended in connection to a daytime shooting in Orange County that left a victim seriously wounded with several gunshot wounds, police said.
The events leading up to the arrest began on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when officers responded to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh just before noon after receiving a report of a shooting victim, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Friday, Feb. 28.
Upon arrival, officers found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hospital staff treated the victim, and he was later listed …
Man Accused Of Firing Shots Nabbed On Gun Charge In Newburgh: Police
A 20-year-old man has been nabbed in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred in Orange County in September 2024, police announced.
Newburgh resident Jyaire Adams was arrested on Monday, Feb. 17, in connection with an incident in the city on Sept. 27, 2024, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Feb. 27.
On the day of the incident, at around 11:35 p.m., police responded to reports of gunfire in the area of William Street and South William Street in Newburgh.
There, officers found evidence of gunfire, including four 9mm shell casings.…
Violent Gas Station Robbery, Attack On Clerk In Newburgh: Second Suspect Gets Prison Time
A second man involved in a violent armed robbery at an Orange County gas station has learned how much time he will spend behind bars, weeks after his co-defendant received an 11-year sentence, prosecutors announced.
Nasier Codett, 23, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Orange County Court to 8.5 years in prison in connection with an armed robbery in Newburgh in July 2023, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
The robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Codett and Shelby cut power to a gas station in Newburgh, plunging the store into darkness b…
Duo Rob Newburgh Gas Station, Attack Clerk, Hide In Back: Teen Involved Gets Prison Time
A 19-year-old Orange County man will spend more than a decade behind bars for his role in a violent gas station robbery in 2023, prosecutors announced.
Tyreek Shelby, age 19, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery in connection with an incident in July 2023, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Feb. 13.
According to court documents and statements made in court, the robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Shelby and his co-defendant…
Brazen Burglars Hit Same Store Again and Again In Newburgh, Took Electronics: Police
Three suspects have been apprehended in connection with a string of commercial burglaries that targeted the same Orange County business, authorities announced.
Newburgh residents Sean Gaige, 36, Samantha Batule, 34, and Jonathan Warner, 37, were taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 31, after a police investigation linked them to multiple break-ins at a business on Pierces Road, the Newburgh Police Department said.
According to police, the suspects stole several thousand dollars worth of high-end electronics over multiple incidents. The stolen goods were then sold for cash and narc…
Caught! Man’s Desperate Attempt To Hide Illegal Gun Fails In Newburgh
A man has admitted to gun charges after police found him hiding a firearm in his Orange County home, officials announced.
Newburgh resident Ernie Prospere, age 50, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Monday, Jan. 27, to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon and faces six years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, when he returns to court on Thursday, April 3, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Officials said Prospere was identified in a 911 call reporting a person with a gun in the City of…
