Here are
some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley.
New
information has been released about an apparent murder-suicide between
neighbors in Orange County. Neighbors on Newport Bridge Road in Pine Island are
in shock and upset after police say 35-year-old Timothy Todman Jr. shot his
38-year-old neighbor, Ryan Wendt, during a dispute. Wendt was fatally shot in
his driveway and found by police alongside his ATV, according to a neighbor.
Authorities say Todman turned the gun on himself before police arrived.
Neighbors say the two had been involved in an ongoing dispute about
construction at Wendt's property. Warwick police confirm officers responded to
the victim's home multiple times for various noise and construction complaints
but wouldn't say who called in.
An Orange
County woman is facing animal cruelty charges for operating an alleged
"puppy mill" out of her home. State police say more than 50 dogs were
seized last month from a house on Route 284 in Unionville. They say the animals
were covered in feces and living in deplorable conditions. The dog's owner, 41-year-old
Golden Iroldi, is now facing three counts of animal cruelty and was released on
an appearance ticket. News 12 has been told the dogs were taken to the Port
Jervis-Deerpark Humane Society where they are OK.
Three
Dutchess County residents got a new set of wheels this week. It was part of a
county program called "Way to Work," which helps low-income people
get and keep a job, even getting a chance to earn a car to get them to and from
work by working hard through the initiative. News 12 spoke to one person about
what it means to get a car. "I work a lot and want to be able to provide
easier, so having the car and being blessed with getting the privilege to have
a car is going to make it a lot easier for me to take care of the family and
move forward in careers," says Lisa Vasquez, of Poughkeepsie. County
Executive Marc Molinaro says Tuesday's event marked over 900 cars that have
been given to county residents since the program began in early 2000.