State Police seek man after homicide, house fire in Orange County ⁠1%

By News staff⁠11%

8/7/2026, 5:11:06 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 0 faulty reasoning types, including no named faulty reasoning patterns yet, with no single egregious example has been isolated yet. Analysis detected 0 faulty-reasoning hits from 165 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 0% and a BS Rank of ⁠1% (28,735 of 28,846 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 99.60% of the article peer group.

GREENVILLE — State Police are searching for a 32-year-old man investigators say is connected to a homicide on Thursday night in Orange County. 
First responders were dispatched to a two-alarm structure fire at a home on 512 Greenville Turnpike at 7:18 p.m. on Thursday. 
WABC-Channel 7 in New York City said a homicide victim was found inside the home, and police believed the person was killed before the fire was started. 
State Police are attempting to locate Thomas David Ryan in connection with the homicide. 
They said he may be armed and dangerous. 
He was last seen on Greenville Turnpike and may be driving a gray 2016 Toyota Prius with New York license plate HNH-7671. 
He was wearing black sweatpants and a black T-shirt. 
State Police have not released the victim’s name. 
Anyone who sees Ryan is urged to call the State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Middletown at 845-344-5300 or dial 911. 
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WABC-Channel 7

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