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Hudson Valley Man Charged With Rape Of Teenager, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged With Rape Of Teenager, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Rape Of Teenager, Police Say A 41-year-old man has been charged with rape and sexual abuse of a teen in the region. Ulster County resident Stephen E. Alvarez Jr., of Milton, was charged Tuesday, July 30, by the town of Hyde Park Police for the incident, which was reported on Friday, April 26. According to Chief Robert Benson of the Hyde Park Police, in April, the department received a report from the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center regarding an underage teenager being sexually abused in the town of Hyde Park.  After an intense and thorough investigation, the Hyde Park Police Detective Bureau …
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Defaced Semi-Auto Pistol, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Defaced Semi-Auto Pistol, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed With Defaced Semi-Auto Pistol, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon found during a traffic stop. Dutchess County resident Davis A. Weir. age 33, of Hyde Park, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 13 around 6:30 p.m., in the area of Violet Avenue and Yates Avenue in Hyde Park.  According to Hyde Park Police Robert Benson, when officers stopped Weir for speeding they could see a handgun on the driver's side floorboard. Weir, who was the only person in the vehicle, denied ownership of the loaded .380 semi-automatic pistol which was defaced, and did not have a legal state pistol permit, Benson …
Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For Hudson Valley 23-Year-Old Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For Hudson Valley 23-Year-Old
Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For Hudson Valley 23-Year-Old Police have identified a Hudson Valley 23-year-old who died during a single-car crash. Dutchess County resident Darion M. Dingee, of Poughkeepsie, was killed around 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 in the town of Hyde Park. Original report: 23-Year-Old Killed, 22-Year-Old Critical After Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway Hyde Park Police officers responded to the scene in the East Market Street and Brower Boulevard area and located a 2011 BMW that had collided with a tree on the north side of East Market Street, said Chief Robert Benson of the Hyde Park Police. Dingee was pronounced deceased at th…
Student Accused Of Making Threat To Cause Mass Harm To High School In Hudson Valley Student Accused Of Making Threat To Cause Mass Harm To High School In Hudson Valley
Student Accused Of Making Threat To Cause Mass Harm To High School In Hudson Valley A 15-year-old Hudson Valley high school student has been charged with making a threat of mass harm after school officials became aware and turned the information over to police. The teen was charged in Dutchess County on Sunday, Dec. 18. The Franklin D. Roosevelt High School-Hyde Park student was taken into custody by Hyde Park Police after the school was made aware of the potential threatening statement toward the school, said FD Roosevelt Prinicipal Michael Ruella.  "The Hyde Park Police Department has investigated this situation, identified the student, and has taken the indiv…
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash This story has been updated. Police have identified a truck driver who was killed after crashing into a popular lounge and music venue in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Craig Allen Dickson, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was killed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, June 20 when his 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer crashed into Junior's Lounge in the town of Poughkeepsie. When patrol officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the truck, which was pulling a fully-loaded dump truck, inside the lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.…
Driver Killed After Truck Crashes Into Bar In Hudson Valley Driver Killed After Truck Crashes Into Bar In Hudson Valley
Driver Killed After Truck Crashes Into Bar In Hudson Valley This story has been updated. One person was killed after a truck plowed into the front of a popular Hudson Valley bar and music venue. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 10:40 a.m. on Monday, June 20 in the Town of Poughkeepsie at Junior's Lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike. Responding officers found the 2020 Peterbilt tractor pulling a dump truck partially in the establisgment when officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. The building was occupied by two people when the Peterbilt struck it, Benson said. Both were…
Man Accused Of Trying To Rape Hudson Valley Middle School Student Man Accused Of Trying To Rape Hudson Valley Middle School Student
Man Accused Of Trying To Rape Hudson Valley Middle School Student A man has been charged with allegedly traveling to attempt to rape a Hudson Valley 13-year-old girl at an area hotel. Thomas Rivera, age 32, of Lauderhill, Florida, was arrested on Tuesday, June 7, for communicating online with the girl and persuading her to meet him in Dutchess county to engage in sex, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations in the complaint filed on Friday, June 3, in White Plains federal court in April the town of Poughkeepsie Police department received a report from the town of Hyde Park Police regarding …
Student Caught With Air Soft Gun At Hudson Valley School, Police Say Student Caught With Air Soft Gun At Hudson Valley School, Police Say
Student Caught With Air Soft Gun At Hudson Valley School, Police Say A male student in possession of an Airsoft-type gun was captured by police at a Hudson Valley school. The incident took place around 11:20 p.m., Thursday, June 9, at the Dutchess County BOCES school, in Hyde Park. Hyde Park police responded to the school located at 49 Boces Road after receiving a report of a male on school grounds who might be in possession of a gun, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police. Officers from Hyde Park, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, and the state police responded to the school and were able to secure the student, Benson said. The student was …
30-Year-Old Found Dead At Hudson Valley Hotel, Police Say 30-Year-Old Found Dead At Hudson Valley Hotel, Police Say
30-Year-Old Found Dead At Hudson Valley Hotel, Police Say Police are investigating after a 30-year-old man was found dead inside an area hotel.  The discovery was made around 7 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, in Dutchess County, authorities said. Officers responded to The Inn at Hyde Park, at 4171 Albany Post Road, for a report of a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Officers found the unconscious man, and Northern Dutchess paramedics and the Hyde Park Fire Department arrived and attempted life-saving measures but were unable to revive the man, according to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. The man has not been identified pend…
Driver Caught After Running Over Officer's Foot, Crashing Into Area Town Hall, Fleeing Police Driver Caught After Running Over Officer's Foot, Crashing Into Area Town Hall, Fleeing Police
Driver Caught After Running Over Officer's Foot, Crashing Into Area Town Hall, Fleeing Police A 21-year-old driver with an active warrant for his arrest ran over an officer's foot, collided with a Jeep, then crashed his car into Hyde Park Town Hall, and injured his passenger as he fled from a traffic stop, police said.  Hezekiah Mitchell of Poughkeepsie, police said, was pulled over on State Route 9 at approximately 10:35 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 when he was spotted driving erratically by Hyde Park Police officers in his black 2010 Acura.  After the police officer began to speak to Mitchell, police said, he accelerated forward, running over the officer's foot and knocking hi…
Woman Allegedly Attempts To Hit Officer, Slams Into Police Car In Area Woman Allegedly Attempts To Hit Officer, Slams Into Police Car In Area
Woman Allegedly Attempts To Hit Officer, Slams Into Police Car In Area A woman attempted to hit a local officer with her vehicle, ramming a police cruiser, and then taking officers on a slow-speed chase that ended in a crash, according to authorities. The incident began around 7:50 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, when the Hyde Park Police were dispatched to the Rhinebeck Savings Bank located at 1075 Violet Ave. for a reported suspicious vehicle. Officers arrived at the scene and attempted to interview the sole occupant of a 1992 Honda Accord, 49-year-old Grace Chefalo, of Poughkeepsie, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. When police approached, C…
Four Injured, Including Two Students When School Buses Crash In Area Four Injured, Including Two Students When School Buses Crash In Area
Four Injured, Including Two Students When School Buses Crash In Area Four people were injured including two students when two school buses collided after one failed to yield the right of way in the area. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in Dutchess County at the intersection of Smith Court and Route 9G in Hyde Park. The buses were both from the Hyde Park School District. A Hyde Park officer came upon the crash that occurred when a 20-passenger school bus operated by a 47-year-old woman was exiting Smith Court and failed to yield the right of way of a 27-passenger school bus operated by a 60-year-old man, said Hyde P…
Woman Charged With Assault For Stabbing Boyfriend In Leg In Area Woman Charged With Assault For Stabbing Boyfriend In Leg In Area
Woman Charged With Assault For Stabbing Boyfriend In Leg In Area A woman was charged with second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon after stabbing her boyfriend in the thigh during the course of an argument.  The Friday, Oct. 30 argument in Dutchess County began in a parking lot in Hyde Park on 98 E. Market St. and continued into the victim's apartment, police said. According to witnesses, 31-year-old assailant Amanda McArthur ran out of her boyfriend's apartment after the incident and told neighbors that her boyfriend had "fallen on his knife," the Mid Hudson News reported.  Then, police said, McArthur dialed 911 at approximat…
13-Year-Old LaGrange Cyclist Fatally Struck In Hyde Park Crash 13-Year-Old LaGrange Cyclist Fatally Struck In Hyde Park Crash
13-Year-Old LaGrange Cyclist Fatally Struck In Hyde Park Crash A 13-year-old teen from after his bicycle collided with an oncoming southbound vehicle on a busy stretch of Route 9. It happened in Dutchess County southbound around 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16 in Hyde Park in the area of Albany Post Road and Speedway Gas Station. The victim, from LaGrange, was pronounced dead at the scene, Hyde Park Police said. Both the identity of the cyclist and the 22-year-old driver of the car involved, a Poughkeepsie man, have not yet been released.  The New York State Police is reportedly conducting a full reconstruction of the incident to further their investi…
Woman Killed When Tree Falls On Car On Route 9 Woman Killed When Tree Falls On Car On Route 9
Woman Killed When Tree Falls On Car On Route 9 This story has been updated. A woman was killed after a tree fell on her car while she was driving on a stretch of Route 9 (Albany Post Road) in the area. The incident happened around 3:20 p.m. Monday, July 27 in Dutchess County just south of Mills Cross Road in Staatsburg. The woman, a 70-year-old Red Hook resident whose identity is being withheld while next of kin is notified, was traveling northbound at the time.  The tree landed approximately 40 feet off the roadway after falling directly on top of a 2019 Subaru, Town of Hyde Park Police said. Wires also…
Boater Rescued By Good Samaritans From Capsized Sailboat During Storm In Hudson River Boater Rescued By Good Samaritans From Capsized Sailboat During Storm In Hudson River
Boater Rescued By Good Samaritans From Capsized Sailboat During Storm In Hudson River A 44-year-old man who was stranded on his capsized sailboat in the Hudson River during an intense thunderstorm was rescued by two Good Samaritans. The incident took place around 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, when the Dutchess County 911 Center received a report of a capsized sailboat on the Hudson River off the Town of Hyde Park shoreline, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Lt. Shawn A. Castano. Following the call, 911 public safety dispatchers activated the River Response Plan and dispatched the Roosevelt Fire Department, Mobil Life Support Services, Hyde Park Police and…
ID Released For 25-Year-Old Found Dead In Area Shopping Center ID Released For 25-Year-Old Found Dead In Area Shopping Center
ID Released For 25-Year-Old Found Dead In Area Shopping Center A man found dead in the parking lot of an area shopping plaza has been identified. The body of Eric J. Velie III, 25, of Hyde Park, was discovered around 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, July 23 at the Oakridge Plaza in Hyde Park, after officers responded to a report of a man unconscious on the ground, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. When police arrived at the plaza at 960 Violet Ave., they found Velie unconscious and not breathing.  "The male was lying in the corner of the parking lot and was deceased," the chief said. There were no obvious signs of trauma.  The Dutche…
25-Year-Old Found Dead At Area Shopping Plaza 25-Year-Old Found Dead At Area Shopping Plaza
25-Year-Old Found Dead At Area Shopping Plaza A 25-year-old man was found dead after police received a "man down" call at an area shopping plaza. The incident took place around 8:44 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, when 911 dispatchers received a call for a report of a man down on the ground at the Oakridge Plaza, at 960 Violet Ave., in Hyde Park, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. When officers arrived on the scene they found the man unconscious and not breathing, Benson said. The man was lying in the corner of the parking lot and was dead, he added. Police are working to identify the man so they can notify next of kin.  Th…
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat After Backpack Incident At Culinary Institute A 25-year-old man was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with a scary situation that included the man leaving a backpack inside the Culinary Institute of America during a Marist College musical performance. The incident took place around 2:41 p.m., on Sunday, May 5, when the Hyde Park Police responded to the Culinary Institute of America for a report of a “Dangerous Situation," said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. "Patrols were advised that an unknown male entered the Marriot Pavilion and was acting suspicious," Benson said. Officers arrived…
Man Tampered With Gas Lines, Endangering Residents In Hyde Park Building, Police Say Man Tampered With Gas Lines, Endangering Residents In Hyde Park Building, Police Say
Man Tampered With Gas Lines, Endangering Residents In Hyde Park Building, Police Say A Hyde Park man has been arrested for allegedly endangering all of the residents of an apartment complex by tampering with the gas lines. Kenneth Brown, 27, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 24 after Hyde Park Police were first called to the Arbor Apartments on Hook Road on Wednesday, Jan. 16 for a reported odor of gas, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. Upon arrival, officers entered the building and discovered there was a strong odor of natural gas emanating from the building. Officers immediately evacuated all residents from the building, said…
Hyde Park Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire Hyde Park Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire
Hyde Park Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire An early morning fire caused heavy damage to an area car wash after flames started in a storage area. The fire was reported by an automatic alarm around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Foam and Wash Car Wash at 888 Violet Ave., in Hyde Park, said Roosevelt Fire Chief Lew Darrow. Minutes later a passerby noticed the flames and called 911, he said. Roosevelt and Fairview firefighters responded and were met with visible flames, he said. Darrow said the fire appears to have started in a supply room that is located in the middle of the structure, but a full investigation will locate the origin, he …
ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash A 73-year-old man killed in a two-car crash in Dutchess County over the holiday weekend has been identified. Domenic Anghelone of Hyde Park was killed around 1:13 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 on Saint Andrews Road, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson.  Anghelone was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital by Northern Dutchess Paramedics where he succumbed to his injuries, Benson said. The crash occurred when a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Tami L Halloran, 43, along with a passenger, Keith Halloran, both from Wappingers Falls, crossed the double-yellow…
Man Charged With Criminal Contempt After Wife Found Dead At Area Motel Man Charged With Criminal Contempt After Wife Found Dead At Area Motel
Man Charged With Criminal Contempt After Wife Found Dead At Area Motel A 50-year-old man who violated a protection order is behind bars after his wife was found dead at an area motel, according to police. The death of 38-year-old Jennifer C. Minihane is being investigated by Hyde Park Police detectives and the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s office. The results of an autopsy are not complete. Hyde Park Police were dispatched to the Roosevelt Inn on Route 9 (Albany Post Road) for a report of a 38-year-old woman who was unconscious and unresponsive.  Patrols arrived and found Jennifer Minihane deceased. She had rented the room with her husband…