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.