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New Jersey man faces felony sex chargesBy DIANE VALDENGALLATIN—State Police at Livingston arrested Ryan A. Hand, 23, of West Milford, New Jersey, for first degree disseminating indecent material to a minor, a class D felony and third degree rape 3rd, a class E felony, January 28.Troopers received ...

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HUDSON—A Hudson man, who bolted from police and began to eat the cocaine that had been found in his possession during a traffic stop, pleaded guilty December 22 to the top count of a nine-count Indictment. Kareem Blocker, 49, entered the plea of guilty to second degree criminal possession of a ...

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CHATHAM — Three suspects were arrested on drug-related charges December 18.Members of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit, Criminal Investigative Branch, and uniformed deputies executed a search warrant at an apartment on State Route 295 in Chatham and upon a 2015 GMC pickup ...

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The scene of a personal injury accident near the intersection of the I-90 eastbound off-ramp and State Route 22 in the Town of Canaan, December 5.  Photo by Canaan Protective Fire Company   CANAAN—One person suffered a head injury when a pickup truck collided with a tractor trailer near the ...

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