Press Conference Highlights Gun-Violence Statistics, Barriers To Preventing Violence, and New Initiatives $5,000 Reward Offered for Information About Illegal Guns Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, joined by Newburgh Mayor Torrance Harvey and City of Newburgh Police Chief Arnold Amthor, on January 12, 2021, held a press conference to discuss gun violence in the…

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DA Hoovler Releases His Office’s 2020 Annual Report Describing Highlights of Office Operations in 2020 Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Thursday, January 7, 2021, that his Office has released its 2020 Annual Report. The report describes details of the Office’s operations last year. A few highlights of the report include: •…

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DA Hoovler Warns Motorists About Drinking and Driving on New Year’s Drunk Driving Endangers Others, and Can Be Costly Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler, on Thursday, December 31, 2020, warned motorists about the consequences of drunk driving on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. That warning included consequences directly to those who…

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Information Campaign, to Raise Awareness About Opioid Abuse, and to Support Prevention Efforts Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, that his office will soon be launching an information campaign to raise awareness about opioid deaths in Orange County, and to assist drug-abuse prevention efforts in the area. The…

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DA Hoovler and Town of Newburgh Police Chief Campbell Announce Manslaughter Charge Related to Police Chase Newark Man Charged with Manslaughter in Connection with Fatal Crash Defendant Crashes Van Killing Passenger While Fleeing from Police Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and Town of Newburgh Police Chief Bruce Campbell announced on Monday, December 7,…

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Meeting Held to Address Concerns of Rank-and-File Police Officers Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Thursday, December 3, 2020, his office met with representatives of Orange County’s Police Benevolent Associations (PBAs), at the Fifth Orange County District Attorney’s PBA Summit. The Summit took place at the Orange County Emergency Services Center…

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District Attorney Hoovler Announces Guilty Plea in Weapons Case City of Newburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree in Connection with Shooting a Pistol in the Air in the City of Newburgh District Attorney to Recommend Ten Years in Prison Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced…

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22 Illegally Possessed Handgun and 4 Illegally Possessed Long-Arms Recovered by the City of Newburgh Police Since August 1, 2020 District Attorney’s Office and City of Newburgh Police Announce Multi-Agency Strategic Response Team to Continue to Investigate Gun Related Crimes After New York State Fails to Renew Funding for “Non-Fatal Shooting” Grant Orange County District…

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Twenty-Year-Old Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Stabbing Seventeen-Year-Old Man Outside of the Her House Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, November 16, 2020, Chelsea Johnson, 20, of Middletown, pled guilty before Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProspo to Manslaughter in the First Degree, in connection with the fatal…

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DA Hoovler and City of Newburgh Police Chief Amthor Announces Analysis of Non-Fatal Shootings Grant Project Resulted in Significant Increase in Number Of Non-Fatal Shooting Cases Solved State Funding Discontinued, But District Attorney’s Office to Continue Project at a Reduced Level Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler and City of Newburgh Police Chief Arnold…

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