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Wild Fox In Town Of Bethel Tests Positive For Rabies
A health department in the region has confirmed that a fox has tested positive for the rabies virus.
The fox, which was euthanized, was found in Sullivan County in the town of Bethel, said officials with the Sullivan County Department of Public Health.
The department said people exposed to the fox are currently receiving treatment.
Rabies occurs commonly throughout the state, mostly occurring in wild animals, including raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, and woodchucks.
Domestic animals, often including cats, cattle, and dogs, account for less than 10 percent of the reported rabies cases. …
Fatal Crawford Crash: 34-Year-Old Charged After Months-Long Investigation
After a seven-month-long investigation, a 34-year-old man has been charged with alleged criminally negligent homicide after his box truck veered into another lane, killing a man from the region.
Related: 64-Year-Old Killed In Crawford Crash When Truck Crosses Center Lane, Police Say.
Marcos Medina, of the Bronx, was arrested on Thursday, April 25, for the Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, crash in Orange County on Route 17 in the town of Crawford.
According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, the crash killed Sullivan County resident Gerald Filcher, age 64, of B…
Livingston Manor Man Charged With Robbery Of Gas Station
A 38-year-old man from the region was charged with the alleged robbery of a gas station and attempted robbery of a dollar store.
Sullivan County resident Ollen Eck III, of Livingston Manor, was charged on Tuesday, April 9, for the Saturday, March 16 robbery of the Sunoco gas station, and the attempted robbery of the Dollar General, both in Livingston Manor on Monday, March 18, according to the New York State Police.
Following his arrest, Eck was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail.
State Police were assisted by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and the Village of Monticello…
2 Rock Hill Men Nabbed Cutting Copper Pipes Off Heating Unit, Police Say
Two men from the region were charged with felony burglary after allegedly being caught inside a home cutting copper pipes off of a heating system.
The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 1 in the town of Thompson at 409 Rock Hill Drive.
According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and found the two men identified as Damien Somolinos, age 34, and Richard Galeano, Jr, age 51, both of Rock Hill, inside a residence, cutting copper pipes off of the heating system.
The two suspects were charged wit…
Monticello Man Nabbed For Commercial Burglary, Police Say
A man from the region was charged with burglary and grand larceny after allegedly being caught on video surveillance stealing $2,000 from a business.
Sullivan County resident Paul A. Ellis, age 37, of Monticello, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 29, said Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police.
Johnstone said Ellis was arrested as the result of an investigation into the burglary of the Synergy of Monticello Inc., located at 2 High St., in the Village of Monticello.
Ellis broke into the business and stole $2,000 cash. Monticello Police were able to identify Ell…
