City of Newburgh pair burglarized vacant building, cops say
Photo credit: Leslie Barbaro | A Newburgh city police vehicle. (June 18, 2012)
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Two City of Newburgh men who police say broke into a vacant city-owned property ended up spending much of the day in a more active city property -- namely, jail.
Vernard Blackmon, 48, of Lander Street, and Michael Simon, 49, of North Miller Street, were charged with felony third-degree burglary in the Monday incident, Newburgh city police Det. Lt. Dan Cameron said.
At 8:20 a.m., a neighborhood...
