Posted on: March 26, 2021
District Attorney Hoovler and Port Jervis Police Chief Worden
Announce Arrests in Reckless Endangerment Cases
Defendants Charged with Discharging Guns
In Occupied Buildings
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Posted on: December 3, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Final Findings in
City of Port Jervis Police-Involved Shooting Investigation
Orange County Grand Jury Clears Police Officers Who Fatally Shot
Man That Tried to Stab Them with a Knife
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Posted on: November 19, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY
District Attorney Hoovler, Prevention Alliance of
Orange County, and Orange County STOP-DWI Announce
“Project Sticker Shock”
Event Set for 12:00 noon on Friday, November 20, 2020
Orange County Di...
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Posted on: November 16, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
in Middletown Stabbing Case
Twenty-Year-Old Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter
for Stabbing Seventeen-Year-Old Man Outside of the Her House
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Posted on: November 6, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Murder Charges
In Death of Missing City of Newburgh Woman
Man Indicted for Murdering 36-Year-Old Woman
Victim Missing Since November 3, 2019
Body of Victim Not Recovered
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Posted on: November 6, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: THURSDAY
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Town of New Windsor Police Chief Robert Doss to Discuss
Major Development in Homicide Investigation
WHAT: Press Conference regarding major dev...
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Posted on: November 5, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces
Guilty Plea in Child Sex Case
Defendant Had Sexual Conduct with a Child Who Was
Less Than Thirteen Years Old
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesd...
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Posted on: October 26, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces
Another Session of “Coffee with the DA”
Session in the Town of Newburgh Where Citizens Can Discuss Issues Directly with the District Attorney and with Town Leaders
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Posted on: October 8, 2020
Drugs, Cash, and Stolen Property Recovered
Pursuant to a Search Warrant
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, on Thursday, October 8, 2020, announced the arrest of a suspect and the recovery ...
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Posted on: October 8, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY
District Attorney Hoovler and Port Jervis Police Chief Worden
to Announce Major Narcotics and Stolen Property Arrest
Event Scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Posted on: September 24, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence in
in Attempted Murder Case
Ryan Discua, a/k/a “Soda Pop”, sentenced to Eighteen Years in State Prison for
Attempted Murder and Weapons Possession Charge in th...
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Posted on: September 24, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Recommends That Municipalities
Consider Establishing Boards of Police Commissioners
To Help Make Police Departments More
Responsive to Community Needs
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler rec...
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Posted on: September 17, 2020
District Attorney David Hoovler, New York State Police Major James C. Michael, City of Middletown Police Chief John Ewanciw, City of Newburgh Police Chief Arnold Amthor, and Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois Announce Countywide Narcotics Enforcement Actio...
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Posted on: September 10, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictment
in Shooting of City of Middletown Police Officer
Man faces up to 40 years to Life in Prison for Attempting to Murder
City Middletown Police Officer
Orange County...
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Posted on: September 10, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Murder Indictment
in Stabbing Case
City of Newburgh Man Charged with Murder in the Second Degree in Connection
With Fatal Stabbing
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Posted on: September 9, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Hunter Safety Program
District Attorney to Host Hunter Safety Program in Deerpark
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that as part of the District Attorney’s Community ...
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Posted on: September 4, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
in Four Defendant Homicide/Kidnapping Case
Seth Pelsang, one of Four Defendants Charged in Connection with the Kidnapping and Homicide of Man in the Town of Goshen on December 18, 2019, Ple...
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Posted on: August 26, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces
Launch of Anti-Trafficking Campaign
Program Designed to Inform the Public
About Human Trafficking
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, announced the launch of the Distri...
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Posted on: August 26, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY
District Attorney Hoovler Announces
Launch of Anti-Trafficking Program
Event Set for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, will hold a press...
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Posted on: August 24, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler and Police Chiefs’ Associationto Sponsor Demonstration of Firearms Simulator
Educating Community Leaders and the Public About the Dynamics of Armed Encounters with Police
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, ...
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Posted on: August 14, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler, Chief Robert Doss of the Town of New Windsor Police Department and Chief Brian Zaccaro of the Village of Washingtonville Police Department Announce Arrest in Flag-Pole Vandalism Cases
Defendant charged with destroying multiple fl...
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Posted on: July 31, 2020
“Ever Changing . . . For the Better”
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on Friday, July 31, 2020, announced the release of the District Attorney’s Office 2019 Annual Report. The Report outlines the str...
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Posted on: June 12, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Funding for Police Agencies for
Body-Worn Cameras and Implicit Bias Training
Funds Designed to Maintain Transparency in Policing
and to Address Racial Tensions
Orange County District Attorney David M. Ho...
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Posted on: April 29, 2020
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, Ulster County District Attorney David J. Clegg and NY State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Announce Regional Effort to Combat COVID-19 Related Frauds
The Unscrupulous Are Preying on People&rsq...
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Posted on: April 16, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Recognizes
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Acknowledging Wrongs Committed Against Victims Everywhere
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on Thursday, April 16, 2020, recognized Nationa...
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Posted on: April 15, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Warns Public to be
Vigilant for Coronavirus Scams
The Unscrupulous Are Preying on People’s Fears of COVID-19
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on April 15, 2020, issued a warning to Oran...
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Posted on: April 8, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler and Sheriff DuBois Announce Protocol for Orange County’s Participation in New York State’s
PAUSE Enforcement Assistance Task force
Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the Oran...
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Posted on: March 25, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Inquiry into Car Dealership
Refusing Service to Orthodox Jewish Man
Car Dealer takes Remedial Action as to Employees Who, Citing Coronavirus Fears, Refused to Provide Services to Apparently Orthodox Jewish Man&a...
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Posted on: March 19, 2020
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: During the COVID-19 outbreak, what should I do if I am a witness in a case being handled by the District Attorney’s Office?
A: Many crimi...
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Posted on: March 17, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces How Office Operations
Will Continue During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on March 17, 2020, how the District Attorney’s Office ...
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Posted on: March 5, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Ninth Hunter Safety Program
District Attorney to Host Hunter Safety Program in Deerpark
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that as part of the District Attorney’s Office Community Outreac...
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Posted on: February 19, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: WEDNESDAY
Orange County District Attorney Hoovler and Chief William J. Worden of the City of Port Jervis Police Department to Discuss Arrest in Investigation
into Death of Infant.
WHAT: Press Conference Press re...
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Posted on: February 19, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence
In Unlawful Surveillance Case
Electrician who Placed Hidden Camera in Victim’s Bathroom
Sentenced to State Prison
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announce...
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Posted on: February 14, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Charges
in Four Defendant Homicide/Kidnapping Case
Four Defendants Charged in Connection with the Kidnapping and Homicide
of Man in the Town of Goshen on December 18, 2019
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Posted on: February 14, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny and Tampering with Public Records
in Connection with Embezzlement of over $21,000
Orange County Dist...
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Posted on: February 13, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence
In Slashing Case
Defendant Sentenced to Nine Years in State Prison for Slashing Man in Face
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Tuesday, February 11,...
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Posted on: January 24, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Final Guilty Plea in Port Jervis Robbery/Kidnapping Case
Port Jervis Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery in the First Degree in Connection with the Gun-Point Robbery of 67-Year-Old Port Jervis Man who was Locked in th...
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Posted on: January 22, 2020
District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence in Fatal Overdose Case
Defendant Who Pled Guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl to Fatal Overdose Vi...
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Posted on: December 16, 2019
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler,
on Behalf of the District Attorney’s Association of the State of New York, Issues Statement Supporting Governor’s Initiative
to Address Fentanyl Analogues
Initiative Wo...
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Posted on: December 4, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence for
Burglary of Town of Wallkill Sprint Store
Long Island Man Convicted After Jury Trial of Burglary in the Third Degree,
Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen...
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Posted on: November 21, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence
In Child Sex Abuse Case
Defendant Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison and 20 Years Post-Release Supervision for Repeatedly Subjecting a Child to Sexual Contact
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Posted on: November 15, 2019
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members
Last of the Original Defendants Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in the Second Degree
in connection with Conspiracy to Di...
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Posted on: November 14, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Pleas in Fatal Overdose Case
Defendant Pled Guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide and
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree
for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl to Fatal Overdose Victim...
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Posted on: October 10, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Another State Prison Sentence
in Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Case
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members
Marquis Gam...
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Posted on: October 1, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence
In Port Jervis Attempted Rape Case
Defendant Convicted After Trial of Luring a Prostitute to
a Prearranged Location to Rape Her
Defendant Sentenced to Total of 18 to 21 Years in Prison
Ora...
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Posted on: August 30, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
In Unlawful Surveillance Case
Electrician Places Hidden Camera in Victim’s Bathroom
Faces State Prison Sentences in Orange County and New Jersey
Orange County District Att...
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Posted on: July 31, 2019
Defendant faces Seven Years in State Prison for Sexually Abusing Five-Year-Old
Prosecutor’s Recommending Maximum Sentence
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, James Zirkle, 70, of ...
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Posted on: June 25, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
In Fatal Mount Hope Hit and Run
Wallkill Man Admits Striking a Woman Walking in Mount Hope
With Pick-up Truck and Leaving the Scene Without Reporting
Body of Deceased Woma...
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Posted on: June 25, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
In Fatal City of Newburgh Hit and Run
School Bus Driver Admits Striking a Pedestrian with a School Bus and
Leaving the Scene of the Incident Without Reporting
Pedestrian Pronounced...
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Posted on: June 25, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Results of Gun Buy-Back Program Sponsored by Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the City of Newburgh Police Department
and the New York State Police
Gun Buy Back Program allowed people...
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Posted on: June 21, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea in Drug Sale Case
Which Resulted in Fatal Overdose
Defendant Sold Heroin to Montgomery Man Who Died of Overdose
Defendant to be Sentenced on Two Separate Drug Sale Cases
Orange Coun...
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Posted on: June 19, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Five Additional Guilty Pleas
in Cocaine and Narcotic Pills Distribution Conspiracy Cases
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club...
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Posted on: June 19, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
By Doctor’s Former Office Manager in
Oxycodone Pill Scheme
Former Office Manager of Goshen Medical Practice Pleads Guilty
to Attempted Operating as a Major Trafficker&...
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Posted on: June 18, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Hiring of Former
Judge Stewart A. Rosenwasser as
Special Counsel for Policy, Research and Legal Development
Will Aid in Implementing and Complying with Recently Enacted Criminal Justice Reform...
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Posted on: June 18, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Prison Sentence
In Assault of Newborn
Mother Who Pled Guilty to Assault in the First Degree for Abandoning Newborn
in Toilet of Motel-Room Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Orange County District...
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Posted on: June 3, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler, City of Newburgh Police Chief Solomon and New York State Police Major Gallagher
Announce Gun Buy-Back Program to be Held Saturday, June 22, 2019
Gun Buy Back Program allows people to safely turn in any gun to re...
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Posted on: June 3, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
In Child Forcible Touching Case
Man Pleads Guilty to Forcible Touching a Minor for Purposes of Gratifying his Sexual Desire
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Wednesday...
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Posted on: May 30, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler and Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois Announce Countywide Narcotics Enforcement Action
18 Defendants Charged with Trafficking Heroin,
Cocaine and Prescription Medications
Goshen, NY – Orange County Distr...
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Posted on: April 30, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Charges
in 2003 Murder Case
Defendant Charged with Murder for Fatally Stabbing Town of Warwick Man
in his Home in 2003
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, April 29,...
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Posted on: April 26, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea
In Assault of Newborn
Mother Pleads Guilty to Assault in the First Degree for Abandoning Newborn
in Toilet of Motel-Room
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced t...
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Posted on: April 26, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Additional Guilty Pleas in Cocaine and Narcotic Pills Distribution Conspiracy Cases
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members
Orange...
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Posted on: April 22, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Arrest of Woman Alleged to Have Stolen over $13,500 from Boy Scout Troop and Cub Scout Pack
Orange County District Attorney Office Investigator Arrests Woman for Embezzling over $10,465 from Boy Scout Troop and...
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Posted on: April 9, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Pleas in Cocaine and Narcotic Pills Distribution Conspiracy Cases
Former City of Middletown Fire Department Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in the Second Degree and Operating as a Major Trafficker
Will be se...
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Posted on: April 8, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictments in Cocaine and Narcotic Pills Distribution Conspiracy Cases
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members
Orange County Dist...
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Posted on: April 4, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Release of Grand Jury Report
Regarding Newburgh Enlarged City School District
Grand Jury Issues Recommendations Involving Student-Athlete Attendance
and Improper Use of the APEX Online Learnin...
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Posted on: April 2, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea in
Village of Monroe Stabbing Death
During an Altercation, Defendant Stabbed Victim Multiple Times, Killing Him
Defendant to be Sentenced to 24 Years in State Prison
Orange County D...
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Posted on: April 2, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Eighth Hunter Safety Program
District Attorney to Host Hunter Safety Program in Deerpark
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that as part of the District Attorney’s Office Community Outrea...
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Posted on: February 21, 2019
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club Members
Four Defendants Plead Guilty to Felony Conspiracy Charges
in connection with Conspiracy to Distribute Narc...
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Posted on: February 14, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Comments on Criminal Justice Amendments
in Proposed State Budget Package
Suggests That Reforms be Grounded in Common Sense and Public Safety
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler on Wednesday, February 13, 2019,...
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Posted on: February 5, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler and New York State Police Announce Arrests in
Cocaine and Narcotic Pills Distribution Conspiracy Cases
“Operation Bread, White and Blues” Targeted Narcotics Distributors and
Outlaw Motorcycle Club Membe...
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Posted on: January 25, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces State Prison Sentence
in Automobile Fatalities Case
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 5 -15 Years in State Prison
In Connection with the Deaths of Two Women
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Posted on: January 9, 2019
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Felony Guilty Plea on
Immigrant Assistance Services Fraud Case
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree in connection with Scheme to Defraud Recent Immigrants by False Pro...
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Posted on: December 27, 2018
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Indictment in
Village of Monroe Stabbing Murder
During an Altercation, Defendant Stabbed
Victim Multiple Times, Killing Him
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesd...
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Posted on: December 11, 2018
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea in Automobile Fatalities
New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Manslaughter
In Connection with the Deaths of Two Women
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovl...
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Posted on: December 7, 2018
District Attorney Hoovler Announce Charges
in Attempted Murder of Newborn
Mother Charged with Attempted Murder for Abandoning Newborn in Toilet of Motel-Room
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Fri...
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Posted on: December 7, 2018
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Felony Conviction After Jury Trial
in Case Involving Assault on Prior Intimate Partner
Middletown Man Convicted After Jury Trial of Assault in the Second Degree for
Injuring Woman by Slamming Her Face i...
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Posted on: October 11, 2018
District Attorney Hoovler and Sheriff DuBois to Announce the Arrest of One Suspect on Drug-Related Charges
Orange County Drug Task Force, Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement - NYS. Department of Health, Cha...
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Posted on: September 10, 2018
Orange County News
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Posted on: August 22, 2018
District Attorney David Hoovler and City of Middletown Police Chief John Ewanciw, Joined by Other State, Local, and Federal Law Enforcement Officials, Announce Charges Related to
Middletown “Coke Wave” Narcotics Gang
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Posted on: March 21, 2018
Orange County News
For Immediate Release Contact: Christopher BorekMarch 21, 2018 845.291.3276, 845.238.4245c
District Attorney Hoovler Announces Sixth Hunter Safety Program
District Attorney to Host Hunte...
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Posted on: February 13, 2018
Orange County NewsFor Immediate Release Contact: Christopher BorekFebruary 13, 20187 &nbs...
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Posted on: December 15, 2017
Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, December 7, 2017, Jmin Ward, 36, of Middletown, pled guilty before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown to the crime of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in ...
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