Ex-nypd Cop From Woodbury Admits Taking $30K In Bribes, Transporting Drugs, Feds Say
A former NYPD officer from Orange County has pleaded guilty to federal charges after prosecutors said he used his badge, police credentials, and service weapon to help a drug trafficking operation move cocaine through New York City.
Andrew Nguyen, 41, admitted in Manhattan federal court that he conspired to accept bribes, distribute narcotics, and possess a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced.
Federal prosecutors said Nguyen spent nearly three years, from about 2020 through November 2023, abusing his posi…
Middletown Man Killed In Bronx Double Shooting, Another Victim Wounded
A 44-year-old Orange County man was killed and another man was wounded in a shooting in the Bronx, police said.
The shooting happened on Sunday, Jan. 25, when officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at around 2:50 a.m. near the intersection of West 242nd Street and Broadway, within the confines of the 50th Precinct, the NYPD told Daily Voice on Thursday, Jan. 29.
When officers arrived, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. A 44-year-old man had been shot in the chest, while a 35-year-old man was shot in the knee, police said.
Emergency medical services…
$3.5M Medicaid Fraud: New Windsor Couple, Third Suspect, 2 Companies Indicted In Scheme
Three people, including a couple and an Ulster County man, and two corporations have now been indicted in what prosecutors say is the largest Medicaid fraud case ever prosecuted in Orange County.
Rohail Raja and his wife, Sharma Alam, both 45 and from New Windsor, were arraigned on Monday, Nov. 10, on charges of first-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree conspiracy, accused of stealing more than $3.5 million in Medicaid funds through fraudulent billing, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The couple, who were arrested in late October as…
Nor'easter Leaves Hundreds In Dark In HV, Trees, Branches Snapped In Clarkstown
A powerful nor’easter that swept through the Hudson Valley left hundreds without power and sent crews scrambling to clear downed trees and wires Monday morning, Oct. 13.
In Rockland County, about 209 Orange & Rockland Utilities customers were still without electricity as of 12:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, with full restoration expected by 11 p.m., according to O&R.
Meanwhile, just over 500 customers were reported to be in the dark in Orange County, with an estimated restoration time of Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m.
As for Westchester County, 448 customers were reported withou…
Wallaby, Parrots, Peacocks Among 84 Animals Seized From Filthy Warwick Home: Sheriff
Dozens of animals were rescued from a home in Orange County after investigators uncovered what authorities called filthy and neglectful conditions.
In an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 23, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the case began in 2024, when a complaint was filed about animal abuse at a residence on Old Dutch Hollow Road in Warwick. That complaint had also led to the removal of more than 100 animals at the time.
On Aug. 12, 2025, deputies executed an arrest warrant for Linda Hickey, 62, of Monroe, in connection with the 2024 case. While at the property, inve…
Repeat ‘Poison Peddler’ Caught With Cocaine, Fentanyl In Newburgh, Deerpark Pleads Guilty: DA
A 39-year-old repeat drug dealer is facing a decade behind bars after being caught twice with cocaine and fentanyl in Orange County, prosecutors announced.
On Monday, Sept. 15, 39-year-old Joshua Conklin of Port Jervis admitted to two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Thursday, Sept. 18.
The charges stem from two separate incidents. According to court documents, the first occurred around 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2024, when Town of Newburgh Police stopped Conklin’s vehicle on…
