CATSKILL – A vehicle and traffic stop by State Police from the Catskill barracks resulted in the arrest of a Goffstown, New Hampshire man on Greene County Route 23B in the Town of Catskill on May 15 when he was found in possession of drugs and a switchblade knife.

Troopers pulled over a Ford Fusion driven by Michael Connor, 52, and while speaking to him, detected an odor of alcohol.

Officers found the knife on him and inspected his vehicle where they found LSD, several glassine containers containing cocaine residue and a digital scale, also containing cocaine residence.

Connor was charged felonies of criminal possession of a controlled substance and a weapon and misdemeanor drug and weapons charges.

He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance.

POUGHKEEPSIE – City Police in Poughkeepsie are investigating the shooting of a teenage boy who occurred Thursday afternoon near the eastbound arterial.

City 911 received multiple reports of shots fired near 349 Church Street (eastbound arterial) at approximately 2:55 p.m. on Thursday.  As police were responding, they received a second report of shots fired near the intersection of Bement Avenue and Harrison Street.  Police officers from multiple agencies responded to both locations.

Officers responding to the Bement Avenue location found no victims and no evidence that a shooting had taken place.

City of Poughkeepsie officers responding to the 349 Church Street call located a teenage victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound.  The scene was secured and Mobile Life Support Services personnel were allowed to proceed in and triage the victim before transporting him to a local hospital, with an officer riding with the victim.

The City of Poughkeepsie Police, assisted by personnel from the New York State Police, Town of Poughkeepsie Police K-9, Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, and the MTA Police, shut down the eastbound arterial and South White Street between Main and Church Streets while detectives investigated the scene and crime scene technicians collected evidence, including numerous shell casings.

Sources have told Mid-Hudson News that the teenage victim was walking home from Poughkeepsie High School when he was shot near the intersection of South White and Church Streets.  Reports indicate that the victim sustained a bullet wound to his left forearm and is expected to make a full recovery.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department’s anonymous TIP LINE at 845-451-7577.

WASHINGTON DC – The new congressional district maps for New York have combined the districts of Democratic Congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) and Rep. Mondaire Jones (NY-17).  The two are slated to square off in a Democratic primary to represent the new NY-17 district. Maloney lives in Cold Spring and Jones resides in Westchester County.

Maloney is a veteran congressman and was selected by his Democratic colleagues to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).  The DCCC is the national committee that raises money and assists Democrats who are running for Congress.  Jones is a freshman member of Congress.

At her weekly news conference, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi was asked about the potential primary between the two Democrats, Pelosi initially said that she was not getting involved in New York politics, but, when pressed by reporters, she subtly announced her support for Maloney.  “We’re very proud of Sean Patrick Maloney.”

New York City Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (NY-14), a Democrat, has called for Maloney to step down as Chairman of the DCCC, saying he has a conflict of interest.  The outspoken lawmaker told an NBC reporter “Given the resources that he has at his helm, it creates a conflict of interest. … I believe that if he’s going to enter in a primary and challenge another Democratic member, then he should step aside from his responsibilities of the DCCC.”

Meanwhile, Chris Hayden, communications director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said Maloney “fought harder than anyone to get maps that reflect the will of the people of New York, even at his own expense, and continues to fight against this illegitimate process. He has proven he can lead the DCCC without his own race interfering and he will continue to do so.”

ALBANY – If you bought a Powerball ticket for the May 18 drawing at the Balmville Quick Mart, you may be $50,000 richer today.

A third prize winning ticket was sold there. The winning numbers for the game were 40-41-58-64-65 and the Powerball of 17.

Another $50,000 ticket was sold in Manhattan.

Players have one year from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.

The winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of one to 69 while the Powerball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26.

TOWN OF LLOYD – A City of Poughkeepsie man, who was observed Wednesday morning traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed over the Mid-Hudson Bridge, caused a multi-vehicle pileup, sent people to the hospital, and tied up traffic for hours, State Police said on Thursday.

At around 7 a.m., troopers spotted a 2008 Audi A6 with North Carolina plates barreling over the bridge toward Poughkeepsie and as the driver, later identified as Tyzhan Catts, 23, of Poughkeepsie failed to comply with a trooper trying to pull him over, he attempted to pass vehicles by driving into oncoming traffic.

As a result, he crashed into a 2004 BMW motorcycle operated by Michael Cehlarik, 62, of Poughkeepsie, a 2009 Honda CRV driven by Doris Melendez-Martinez, 31, from Poughkeepsie, and a 2015 Volkswagen Golf driven by Kevin Ruby, 40, of Saugerties.

Catts and his passenger, Teri Dominguez, 28, also from Poughkeepsie, were taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Melendez-Martinez was also treated at MidHudso0n Regional for non-life-threatening injuries.

Cehlarik weas also taken to MidHudson with non-life-threatening injuries and Ruby and his passenger in the VW, were not injured.

Catts was charged with reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, reckless driving and driving while ability impaired by drugs.

He was released on an appearance ticket.