Obama hears of Newburgh violence

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CITY OF NEWBURGH — Gangsters fight and kill each other so often in this city that the White House has begun to hear about the violence.

Record Online

Thoughts?

[dadbo46 50]

Record Online

Thoughts?

Perhaps the president can invite everyone from Newburgh to the White House for a beer summit !

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Has Newburgh PD been affected by the economy? Maybe this will get them some federal funding for more officers or at least an FBI Task Force to come in for a little while.

[truck45 1]

City of Newburgh gets worse each year. Its a poor run down city that looks like the Bronx did in the 70's and 80's.

PD and FD are very under staffed .

One positive thing is Pete's Hot Dog's on So.Williams St.

[RWC130 594]

Newburgh needs some "High Visibility" with the help of Gray Uniforms,

Purple Ties, and Stetsons!

More Funds for Police Patrols!

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They should fence in about 6 blocks on the lower east side, put all the gangs in there and let them fight it out. Then send the last man standing to prison.

Even during the "blizzard" Thursday night/Friday morning, they had a stabbing and two armed robberies.

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One positive thing is Pete's Hot Dog's on So.Williams St.

And Newburgh Lunch on Broadway. There used to be really good sandwich shop at Lake and S. William, where the empty Rite-Aid building is now.

[billy98988 107]

A VIOLENT TIMELINE

THURSDAY

9:58 p.m.

93 Fullerton Ave.: A 19-year-old man was shot in the knee during a robbery gone bad, police said. The man told police three armed, masked men attacked him on a porch, and one fired on him when they found he didn't have anything to steal.

9:59 p.m.

250 Washington St.: A 42-year-old man told police he was walking west on Washington Street when two men attacked him. He had cuts on his head, face, both hands and his right ear.

10:08 p.m.

23 Farrington St.: Police respond to reports of a man down after a shooting. Jerome “Rude Boy” Scarlett is taken to the Newburgh campus of St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital and pronounced dead at 10:19 p.m.

FRIDAY

3:52 a.m.

Broadway and Robinson Avenue: A 25-year-old man flags down police and tells them 10-15 men attacked him as he left a nearby bar called Little Italy. They beat him and pulled $90 and a cell phone from his pocket before they fled, police said.

3:36 p.m.

Robinson Avenue, between Broadway and First Street: A 21-year-old is attacked by a group of young men who jump from an SUV and cut him with a machete. Police quickly detain four young men and impound a Mercedes SUV on Lattintown Road in the Town of Newburgh.

3:54 p.m.

City of Newburgh officials send out a news release in response to overnight violence. In it they promise proactive approach and say they're reaching out to federal, state and county law enforcement agencies for help. They specifically name the state police and Orange County Sheriff's Office.