Police: Man arrested for chasing kids with real knife on Halloween

Police say 30-year-old Thomas Dailey was arrested Halloween night for menacing several children with a knife after authorities were called to a report of an altercation on River Street.

Blaise Gomez

Nov 2, 2022, 3:26 PM

Updated 560 days ago

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A Slate Hill man is accused of frightening unsuspecting trick-or-treaters in Port Jervis by chasing them with a real knife. 
Police say 30-year-old Thomas Dailey was arrested Halloween night for menacing several children with a knife after authorities were called to a report of an altercation on River Street. 
Dailey is in Orange County Jail without bail. 
One of the victim’s mothers reached out to News 12 saying the kids are “devastated” and “can’t get the images out of their minds.”  


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