Town of Newburgh Police Department Releases Details Of The Arrest Of The Man From Dollar General - He's In The Custody Of The U.S. Marshals Service

At 11:38am on Friday 9/4/2026, the Town of Newburgh Police Department released the trophy Press Release statement claiming responsibility for the arresting of the man from the Dollar General store on Monday, August 31, 2026 at approximately 6:20pm. In their crown jewel of a statement, they thanked all other agencies who assisted in the investigation, which they state remains active and ongoing.

According to the Press Release, the Town of Newburgh Police Department was assisted by:

• The FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force

• The Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center

• The City of Newburgh Police Department

• The New York State Police

• The Orange County District Attorney's Office

• The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, and

• Town of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services.

The suspect, in addition to another suspect arrested days prior, are being charged federally and are in the custody of the United States Marshals Service. The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

What Did He Allegedly Do?

According to the Press Release:

"On August 20, 2026, at approximately 6:35pm, the Town of Newburgh Police Department responded to the parking lot of the Newburgh Mall, located at 1401 Route 300, for a report of an altercation involving a firearm.

"Patrol officers arrived on scene and located a male victim in the parking lot. An investigation was immediately initiated by members of the Patrol Division. Early in the investigation, officers located and stopped a vehicle believed to be involved in the incident a short distance from the scene. Officers determined that the operator of the vehicle was one of the suspects, and he was taken into custody without incident.

"The investigation determined that the victim had been robbed by two male suspects during the course of a pre-arranged transaction. During the incident, one suspect displayed a firearm while the other brandished a knife. Additionally, one of the suspects stole the victim's vehicle and, during the course of the theft, intentionally struck the victim with the vehicle before fleeing the area. The stolen vehicle was later recovered unoccupied.

"Due to the nature and complexity of the incident, members of the Town of Newburgh Police Department Detective Division responded and assumed the investigation.

"Over the course of the following days, detectives continued their investigation and identified the second suspect involved in the incident.

What arresting someone “without incident” can sound like, according to one witness who was in the Dollar General doorway when law enforcement ran inside to apprehend the suspect.

"On August 31, 2026, at approximately 6:20pm, the second suspect was located at the Dollar General in the Town of Fishkill and was taken into custody without incident.

"Investigators determined this to be an isolated incident, and there is no ongoing threat to the public."

As the investigation is active and ongoing, no additional information regarding the individuals arrested will be released at this time.

Thank You Town Of Fishkill Police Department

ALBB wants to give a Thank You to the Town of Fishkill Police Department. On Thursday evening, ALBB visited them to ask questions of what is considered normal police protocol. During this time of heightened immigration enforcement, which we now know was not the root of this arrest, situations can become confusing.

Thank you to all agencies and for the release of the information.

Hopefully the Town of Newburgh Police Department will put out a second Press Release when they are able to release the names of the suspects.

PS: Based on the response to this article series, we now know that more than just a few police officers (both active and retired), Sergeants, Detectives, Corrections Officers, and Court Officers are readers of this blog. They must enjoy themselves when they know the outcome already, and are reading news reports about incidents. Some may be writing under their names, and some under made up names. Hello, and thank you for reading and contributing your comments when attempting to give factual information.

PPS: Thank you to all the ALBB readers who sent in the Town of Newburgh PD’s Press Release moments after it published! Was out on the road all day but am back at the desk now.

PPPS: The readers who made fun and said that this didn’t happen when the original account of it published, which made ALBB have to come out of hiding to reveal herself as Witness 1, can suck ballsacks.

What Is She Drinking In There? ALBB Answers Reader's Assumption.

UPDATE 9/4/2026: “Town of Newburgh Police Department Releases Details Of The Arrest Of The Man From Dollar General - He's In The Custody Of The U.S. Marshals Service”

During this week’s Dollar General article about the taking of the man, one reader, Susan Morano, declared that I must be taking “ingestibles” because my eyes looked dilated while I drank morning coffee from my mug in my dimly lit room. “If you want information,” Susan said, “you should be making FOIL requests not phone calls. Also, I note your pupils are dilated and you’re looking right, left, up, down ... you might want to lay off the ingestibles.”

I’m not sure what Susan meant by “ingestibles,” since according to Google and the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the word simply means: “capable of being ingested.” So let’s take a look at what I ingested that morning: coffee.

But first: If she mean canibs, as @greenlabsinc describes it, then she should know that I do not partake. But if I did, I would purchase from @the_station_dispensary located right here in Beacon, as they offer a variety of products for people’s needs and wants according to their body types and brain wave lengths.

As for my dilated pupils, if they were dilated: I have the distinct displeasure of reading these egregious Facebook comments during articles like this, to monitor what is being said, and take note when necessary. Therefore, my eyes do get strained. To relax my eyes, and cleanse them from what I read here, I usually go outside and take a walk in the sunshine (or rain) and fresh air.

After fixing myself coffee at home in my French Press that I purchased locally from @utensilshops years ago (coffee beans purchased from and ground at @kitchen.coffee.beacon ), I have just started taking halal collagen protein from @sunnasupplements , who sells other supplements as well. As a woman of the specific age of 49, I have noticed that my eyes can get dry, and the skin under them wrinkly. I also get eczema under my eyes from time to time.

This mug is the perfect size, glaze, and thickness to drink it from. Nice and warm and pretty. I got it from a Free Sidewalk Stuff box on the side of the road somewhere in Beacon. Or a Yard Sale. Can’t remember. If you’re the artist who made it, please tag yourself here.

Readers Demand Proof Of Witness and Proof of Purchase In Dollar General Article; 2nd Witness Comes Forward; 1st Witness Reveals Herself

UPDATE 9/9/2026: On Tuesday, September 8th, 2026, the Dutchess County Sheriff's office responded to ALBB's FOIL request made on September 3, 2026, for any arrest made at the Dollar General on August 31, 2026.

"1.Your FOIL request was emailed to the Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center (JTC). I hereby certify that the JTC does not possess, nor does it have access to, the records you are seeking. As such, your FOIL request is respectfully denied.

"2. However, you may wish to contact the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Department – Records Unit, which may maintain the records that you are requesting."

Sincerely,
Investigator Chion D. Scott
Records Access Officer
Dutchess County Justice and Transition Center

Shortly thereafter at 1:06pm, Deputy Sheriff Katherine Holder #18 from the Records Division for the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office emailed:

"This email is a response to your request for information. After a diligent search of our records, I was unable to locate any reports regarding the information requested. If a different law enforcement agency responded to or was involved, I would not have access to those records. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us."

UPDATE 9/4/2026: “Town of Newburgh Police Department Releases Details Of The Arrest Of The Man From Dollar General - He's In The Custody Of The U.S. Marshals Service”

The Comments at Facebook have been wild (but not unexpected) for the story told in this article about the employee taken from Dollar General on Monday by men who did not appear to identify themselves from any law enforcement agency, aside from a tan vest that said POLICE on it.

Several readers insisted it did not happen, as the first witness was not named. Employee names were also not mentioned in the article, for protection of everyone involved.

For the weirdos in the Facebook Comments who made fun of the writing, ALBB’s eyes, and coffee mug, here is part of the the morning routine with the mugs.

However. Since the people in the Facebook Comments who are so intent on squashing this story, this writer will come out to say that I was Witness 1 - the one hiding in the shampoo aisle while the men told the guy to “Be quiet. We don’t hurt you.” Therefore, I have made a video (scroll down) of why I came forward as a witness and why I was originally anonymous.

Today is Thursday, and we still do not know this man’s name. Thanks to the first article, we do have a description of the man from a 2nd witness. We also have a former Assistant Manager of that Dollar General who is stalking the comments with disparaging and confusing comments, and insists that the man did “something bad” and is in an “investigation.”

So far, no local law enforcement police agency has stated that they were there. Wappingers Falls Police confirmed that the Dollar General is in the Town of Fishkill Police jurisdiction. The Town of Fishkill Police said that they did not answer a call there on Monday. The New York State Police stated that they were not there, and that they do not wear tan vests. The Dutchess County Sheriffs Office refused to comment on if they were there or not.

Here is the link to the original article, which will be updated as new information comes in.

If you know of anything, you can email it in. Anonymous tips are accepted and will be verified and cross-examined. Thank you.

Employee Of Dollar General In Wappingers Taken In Handcuffs From Cashier Counter By Men In Police Vests After Completing His Purchase As A Customer

UPDATE 9/4/2026: Mystery solved! The Town of Newburgh Police Department in Orange County has claimed responsibility for the arrest, an named all other agencies involved.
Details here.

UPDATE 9/2/2026: This is an actively updating story. Please refresh this article for updates. A second witness has come forward with description of the man taken, and of the other men and one woman they saw taking the man. Their statement is below, and their receipt from their purchase at 6:20pm. Additionally, the first witness is the writer of this article. In past reporting, where this writer happened to be in the location of where an event took place, or involved in an event in other communications, some readers of ALBB got upset that this writer quoted herself as a witness. It should be noted that in that earlier instance, the readers who were upset were directly involved in the incident. So they may have felt exposed. Video explainer of that also at the very bottom of this article.

UPDATE 9/1/2026: The Town of Fishkill Police Department confirmed to ALBB that they received no calls for service for Dollar General the night of the handcuffing. The New York State Police Public Information Officer responded, stating: “I am not seeing anything at that location. We also do not have tan vests.” The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office refused to give out information on if they attended or participated in the handcuffing. No press release from them or the Dutchess County Drug Task Force has been issued.

“I think we are to be informed what’s going on. It should be public. They could have endangered us really bad. It was so fast and out of nowhere. That’s why I felt it was ICE. They stalk and plan.”

— Witness Shopper

At 6:30pm on Monday evening (8/31/2026) at the Dollar General at 1475 Route 9d in Wappingers Falls, a male employee was surrounded by men in tan vests that said POLICE on them, handcuffed him, and took him to a vehicle waiting outside in the parking lot, according to witnesses who were shopping inside at the time. Sometimes ICE employees wear these types of vests.

“At first I thought the store was being robbed,” one witness told A Little Beacon Blog. “I was looking at the Halloween decor that just arrived, when I heard someone behind me at the cash register say ‘Be still. We won’t hurt you.’ When I turned around to look at the cash register, at least three men had surrounded a person who they were pushing up against the counter, and were putting handcuffs on him. One of the white men wearing a tan vest that said POLICE on it had short brown hair in a nice clipped style, and a clean face, no beard.”

The witness continued: “I hid behind an aisle, but no one else seemed concerned. Everyone kept shopping. Everything was pretty quiet. The guy they put into handcuffs didn’t say anything, and the men’s voices were low. I assumed the man was robbing the store and that the cashier pressed a panic button. Next thing I knew, they had all left the store.”

After the men left, one employee who had been standing in the sliding door to rotate stock on shelves told the cashier that the men were in their cars and had “calmed down a little” if the cashier wanted to go question them. The cashier then went outside to question the men who took the employee. “It turns out,” the witness continued, “the man they took was an employee of the store, and this was his second time in the store that day to shop as a customer. The employees were surprised that he was taken in handcuffs after he paid for his things.”

Another witness confirmed to ALBB that police officers in traditional uniform were also there, in addition to the men in vests. Not confirmed was if the police officers in traditional uniform were apprehending the man, or were waiting outside. Witnesses who saw the men said they were not wearing face masks. ALBB asked a store manager if the men identified which law enforcement agency they were with, and the manager answered that they could not answer that question. When asked if anyone identified themselves as ICE, the manager replied: “No comment.”

One witness said that several vehicles were parked outside, including a van and a Jeep, though they did not confirm what type of Jeep. They said that men ran into the store from both the left and the right directions. They ran past someone standing in the doorway of Dollar General and said “Get the fuck out of the way.”

After the incident, a bewildered customer said: “They WANTED him!” Everything resumed as usual, the witness said.

After Article Published, A Second Witness Came Forward

Dollar General Receipt from 2nd witness who was a customer, time stamped at 6:20pm on 8/31/2026

After this article published, another community member who was shopping in the Dollar General came forward to tell ALBB about their experience. They said:

"I was there and it looked like ICE wearing vests that said FBI and Police and Sheriff! I was coming out after buying my items with a cart. The person they took was super tall and dark skinned and made a purchase and then they stormed in. Like 15 of them surrounded him as I was coming out. Most were men in regular clothes and vests like flannels; one was female. They were in like 6 cars and vans too. And snatched him up. I was super upset because I didn’t have a clue. One dude who stormed in was like "Get the F*** out of the way" and was so disrespectful. This was outside when they was all inside and their was no need! Dude they snatched up had like a scooter outside!"

Once in the parking lot, the shopper spoke with another bystander who was a young white man in his late 20s. The shopper continued: "I was mad about being spoken to like that. A guy I was talking to in the parking lot as I loaded my car was like 'Yea that’s messed up they talked to you like that.'"

Witness 2’s response to if the men who took the guy identified themselves as with any law enforcement agency. Witness 2 TOLD ALBB: “ALL DUDE SAID TO ME WAS GET THE FU** OUT OF THE FIN WAY”

ALBB asked if this shopper saw the person who was taken prior to him being snatched. They responded: "When the guy came in, he was full of energy and smiling and said ‘Hi’ to someone. He was tall. Super tall with a black head-wrap or something. He wore dark clothes and was dark skinned."

ALBB asked if the shopper saw anything else while they were out in the parking lot. "They had him outside; like snatching him up and checking his scooter thing. Looking under it."

The shopper stated: "I think we are to be informed what’s going on. It should be public. They could have endangered us really bad. It was so fast and out of nowhere. That’s why I felt it was ICE. They stalk and plan."

ICE Prominent In Beacon In 2025

ICE was more in view in Beacon in 2025 when at least one employee of a local restaurant was taken. ICE watch groups were formed to warn about sightings from Newburgh to Cornwall to Fishkill. ICE was seen walking the streets of Beacon with different vests on. Some had POLICE on them. Read about and watch a video interview between a local mom and an ICE employee who was stalking a local back road here: “ICE Spotted Again In Beacon On Soccer Saturday - "Community Is Watching," Neighbor States (With Video)”