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Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit CT Business Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit CT Business
Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit CT Business Two suspects are behind bars in connection with a string of jewelry store burglaries that targeted businesses in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. In Dutchess County, police were called at around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13, for a burglary in progress in Beacon at Sky Diamond Jewelers on Main Street. As officers arrived, the suspects were seen driving away from the scene.  Officers initially pursued the vehicle onto the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge but called off the chase “due to the unsafe speeds,” Beacon Police said. Investigators determined that the suspects broke into Sky Diamond Jew…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Separate Tractor-Trailer Crashes Shut Down I-84 Stretches Separate Tractor-Trailer Crashes Shut Down I-84 Stretches
Separate Tractor-Trailer Crashes Shut Down I-84 Stretches Two separate tractor-trailer crashes just an hour apart wreaked havoc with traffic on Interstate 84 amid the heavy rain and dangerous winds during the potent storm. Both crashes happened within miles in Dutchess County. The first took place around 10 a.m., Monday, April 13, when high winds caused a tractor-trailer traveling westbound to rollover near mile marker 42 in Fishkill, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The driver was not injured, but the roadway was closed for about two hours to allow a damaged guide rail to be repaired and for the vehicle to be towed, state police sai…

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by Kathy Reakes