Here are some of the stories
making headlines in the Hudson Valley.
A Middletown man is now facing charges after allegedly shooting two
teens in Port Jervis. Mario Mateos, 21, is accused of shooting two 16-year-olds
Monday night at the intersection Barcelow Street and Seward Avenue. Mateos has
been arraigned and sent to Orange County jail. He faces up to 25 years behind
bars.
A former North Castle restaurant owner will serve
two years behind bars for fraud. Barbara Meyzen, the former
owner and operator of La Cremaillere Restaurant in Banksville, was sentenced in
connection with her multi-year scheme to defraud the restaurant's lenders,
mortgagee, bankruptcy creditors and customers. This includes
charging almost $150,000 in restaurant and
personal expenses to credit card accounts of two customers.
An investigation is now underway after a
fatal crash in Gardiner. Police say it happened
Wednesday morning on Bruynswick Road when Thomas Griffin, 32, of Walkill, crossed over onto the southbound lane and
struck a Honda Accord. Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say he was not wearing a seatbelt
at the time of the crash. The driver of the Honda was hospitalized.