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Fishkill Correctional Facility

Fishkill, NY
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Inmate Caught With Sharp Metal Weapon In Pat-Down At Fishkill Correctional Facility: DA Inmate Caught With Sharp Metal Weapon In Pat-Down At Fishkill Correctional Facility: DA
Inmate Caught With Sharp Metal Weapon In Pat-Down At Fishkill Correctional Facility: DA A Dutchess County inmate has admitted to possessing a homemade metal weapon inside Fishkill Correctional Facility and now faces more prison time, prosecutors announced.   Michael Ramirez, 28, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 10, to first-degree promoting prison contraband in connection with the incident, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday, April 15.  The charges stem from May 5, 2024, when Ramirez was being moved between housing units at the state prison in Fishkill. During a routine pat frisk, a corrections officer noticed Ramirez acting sus…

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by Ben Crnic
Beacon, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Smuggles Marijuana, Tobacco Into Prison In Fishkill Correctional Facility: NYSP Woman Smuggles Marijuana, Tobacco Into Prison In Fishkill Correctional Facility: NYSP
Woman Smuggles Marijuana, Tobacco Into Prison In Fishkill Correctional Facility: Nysp A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after allegedly bringing drugs into Fishkill Correctional Facility in Dutchess County, state police said.  Bronx resident Christine H. Price, age 29, was arrested on Saturday, March 29, after troopers responded to a report of a visitor smuggling items into the facility, which is located in Beacon, New York State Police announced on Monday, March 31. Following an investigation, authorities determined that Price had allegedly introduced approximately 22 grams of marijuana and 4 grams of tobacco into the prison.  She was charged with second-degr…

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by Ben Crnic
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout
Fugitive Hunted In 'Bling Bishop' Robbery Killed By US Marshals In NJ Hotel Shootout 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: A fugitive wanted for robbing a "bling" bishop from Bergen County during an online service was killed by U.S. Marshals Wednesday afternoon during a shootout at a Route 1 hotel, federal sources confirmed. Ex-con Shamar Leggette was the subject of a manhunt following the infamous 2022 gunpoint robbery of "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead of Paramus during a live-streamed church service in Brooklyn. Leggette, 41, of Brooklyn, also shot a man in Providence, RI last September, authorities there said. Members of the U.S. States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Task Force, assisting th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Woman, 21, Wanted For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Prison Alert Issued For Woman, 21, Wanted For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Prison
Alert Issued For Woman, 21, Wanted For Attempting To Smuggle Suboxone Into Prison An alert has been issued for a 21-year-old Hudson Valley woman who allegedly attempted to bring drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility in 2017. New York State Police investigators in Wappinger are attempting to locate Dallas Pistol Bennett, who is wanted by the Town of Fishkill Court after she was arrested in 2017 for allegedly attempting to smuggle Suboxone into the prison. She later failed to appear for court proceedings and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Police said that Bennett was last known to live in the Oswego area. She has been described as a 5-foot-7 woman weighing ap…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
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'Sexually Violent' Offender Convicted Of Forcible Rape Reports Move To Valley Stream 'Sexually Violent' Offender Convicted Of Forcible Rape Reports Move To Valley Stream
'Sexually Violent' Offender Convicted Of Forcible Rape Reports Move To Valley Stream A registered "sexually violent" offender convicted of rape in 2007 has reported a move from jail into Nassau County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Long Island residents regarding the residency of 33-year-old Timothy Dixon, who has reported a move from the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon to a residence on Carstairs Road in Valley Stream. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Dixon as a Level 3 threat, which means he is a “high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety.” He has also been designat…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
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Sex Offender Convicted Of Raping Teen Girl Reports Move From Prison Into Newburgh Sex Offender Convicted Of Raping Teen Girl Reports Move From Prison Into Newburgh
Sex Offender Convicted Of Raping Teen Girl Reports Move From Prison Into Newburgh A registered sex offender convicted of raping a teenage girl has reported a move in Orange County. The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to residents in Orange County regarding the residency of 27-year-old Donovan Hoilett, who has reported a move from the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon to Grand Street in Newburgh. The Division of Criminal Justice Services has assigned Hoilett a Level 3 threat, which means he is a “high-risk repeat offender and possible threat to public safety.” According to the Division of Criminal Justice Services, Ho…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Female Correction Officer Injured After Being Choked By Fishkill Correctional Facility Inmate Female Correction Officer Injured After Being Choked By Fishkill Correctional Facility Inmate
Female Correction Officer Injured After Being Choked By Fishkill Correctional Facility Inmate A female correction officer was injured after a 54-year-old male inmate at Fishkill Correctional Facility allegedly charged at her and choked her. The officer, who was assigned to the mess hall, observed an inmate leave with bulges in his front pockets and went to confront him on Thursday, Feb. 7 around 9:30 a.m., authorities said. The inmate then removed two packaged food items and threw them at the officer. He then charged her and put her in a chokehold, causing her to black out. Staff members were able to respond quickly and use OC spray to subdue the inmate, who is serving a 12-year sen…

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by Valerie Musson
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Nabbed Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Woman Nabbed Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say
Woman Nabbed Attempting To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say A 48-year-old woman was nabbed trying to smuggle drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility, according to state police. Diana Guzman of the Bronx was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 3, for attempting to bring 18.3 grams of synthetic marijuana, and 85 sublingual suboxone strips into Fishkill Correctional Facility, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The drugs were hidden in black balloons on Guzman’s person, said Hicks.  She was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts introducing dangerous contraband into a prison.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say
Two Caught Trying To Smuggle Drugs Into Fishkill Correctional Facility, Police Say Two men were busted attempted to smuggle drugs into the Fishkill Correctional Facility. Investigators from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations contacted New York State Police on Sept. 8, regarding two men who attempted to introduce contraband into the prison. State Police investigators determined that Bronx resident John Walden, 66 attempted to smuggle 30 dosage units of Suboxone into the prison. Further investigation into the incident found that the drugs were allegedly supplied to him by New Windsor resident Kennard Bloun…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Caught With 'Improvised Weapon' While In Prison Northern Westchester Man Caught With 'Improvised Weapon' While In Prison
Northern Westchester Man Caught With 'Improvised Weapon' While In Prison An inmate from Northern Westchester at the Fishkill Correctional Facility is facing a new felony charge after being caught by corrections officers with an alleged illegal weapon. A law enforcement investigation into an incident that took place on Dec. 15 last year found that Cortlandt resident Alexander Welch-Vanzile, 22, allegedly was in possession of an improvised weapon made from a sharpened piece of metal while he was incarcerated at the facility. Welch-Vanzile was arrested and charged with a felony count of first-degree promoting prison contraband. Following arraignment in the Town of …

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by Zak Failla