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Update: More Details Emerge About Kidnapping Case Involving Missing 15-Year-Old CT Girl Update: More Details Emerge About Kidnapping Case Involving Missing 15-Year-Old CT Girl
Update: More Details Emerge About Kidnapping Case Involving Missing 15-Year-Old CT Girl Authorities have released more information about a case involving a missing 15-year-old Connecticut girl who was found in the Hudson Valley after allegedly being kidnapped by a 24-year-old man.  New Haven resident Marcos Alex Mendez-Torres was taken into custody by Connecticut State Police on Wednesday, June 26 after also being arrested in the Orange County town of Montgomery, New York on Sunday, June 23 in connection with a kidnapping case involving a missing 15-year-old Connecticut girl, State Police announced on Thursday, June 27.  Earlier Report - 24-…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl 24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl A Connecticut man was nabbed by out-of-state police in connection with a 15-year-old missing girl from New York's Hudson Valley. New, updated report - Update: More Details Emerge About Kidnapping Case Involving New Haven Man The incident occurred in Orange County,  in the town of Montgomery, on Sunday, June 23, when the Montgomery Police Department received a BOLO (be on the lookout) notification for a suspect wanted in connection with a missing 15-year-old Connecticut girl. According to Montgomery Police Chief John Hank, Connecticut State Police called and said the suspect’s phone wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For These Connecticut Counties Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For These Connecticut Counties
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For These Connecticut Counties With a round of storms moving from west to east in interior portions of the region, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the area. The watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. A radar image of the region above from 2:45 p.m. Friday shows the storms. In New York, the following counties are covered by the watch: Putnam Dutchess Orange Ulster Sullivan Albany Columbia Greene Rensselaer Schenectady Saratoga Schoharie Broome Cayuga Chemung Chenango Clinton Cortland Delaware Essex Franklin Fulton Hamilton Herkimer Lewis Madison Montgomery Oneida Onondaga Oswego Otsego …

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Fairfield County, With Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for most of the region as a potent system develops that will bring drenching downpours, and damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour with 1-inch hail and an isolated tornado. The watch was issued just before 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday. In New York, the watch covers the following counties: All of New York City Nassau Suffolk Westchester Putnam Rockland Orange Dutchess Ulster Sullivan Columbia Greene Albany Rensselaer Schenectady Schoharie Broome  Chenango Delaware Montgomery OtsegoI…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued With 58 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail, Isolated Tornadoes Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued With 58 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail, Isolated Tornadoes Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued With 58 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail, Isolated Tornadoes Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the region as a band of storms moves from the west to the east. The watch went into effect at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, April 1, and lasts until 10 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service announced. New York counties covered by the watch are: Albany Bronx  Columbia  Dutchess  Fulton  Greene Herkimer Kings (Brooklyn) Montgomery Nassau New York (Manhattan) Orange Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond (Staten Island) Rockland Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Suffolk Ulster Westchester Connecticut counties covered by the watch are: …

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Amazon Offering $3K Bonuses To Sign Up Workers For New Warehouse In Region Amazon Offering $3K Bonuses To Sign Up Workers For New Warehouse In Region
Amazon Offering $3K Bonuses To Sign Up Workers For New Warehouse In Region As it contends with a staffing shortage at its new warehouse in New York, Amazon is incentivizing potential employees financially with sign-up bonuses if they are willing to make certain concessions. Amazon is seeking employees for the warehouse in the Hudson Valley near Stewart Airport in the town of Montgomery in Orange County, with a $3,000 bonus for recruits who begin working before Saturday, July 1, and agree to work select shifts. Related story - NY Native Replaces Jeff Bezos As Head Of Amazon The $3,000 bonuses that were advertised by Amazon in the spring are not a new tactic for t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man On Run After Fleeing From Police During Traffic Stop In Area Man On Run After Fleeing From Police During Traffic Stop In Area
Man On Run After Fleeing From Police During Traffic Stop In Area A man wanted for allegedly tampering with evidence while fleeing from New York State Police troopers in the Hudson Valley during a traffic stop late last year is wanted in Orange County. An alert was issued by New York State Police Troop F in Montgomery as they attempt to locate Carlos Santiago Jr., who was arrested on Oct. 18 last year following a traffic stop in Newburgh. It is alleged that Santiago, age 47, the driver of the vehicle, fled on foot during the traffic stop in Newburgh and was caught shortly thereafter. During the arrest, he allegedly attempted to swallow something that was …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Two Tornado Touchdowns Confirmed In Region Two Tornado Touchdowns Confirmed In Region
Two Tornado Touchdowns Confirmed In Region Tornado touchdowns were confirmed in both the Hudson Valley and Connecticut  during severe storm activity in the region on Thursday, Aug. 27. The National Weather Service made the determinations late Friday night, Aug. 28 after surveying damage during the day. Hudson Valley Tornado The twister in the Hudson Valley happened just after 6:15 p.m. Thursday in Orange County in Montgomery in the area of Old Nealytown Road, according to the weather service. It was an Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF) 1 twister with 90 mph winds and a maximum path width of 600 yards and path length of 2.6 mile…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Tractor-Trailers, Two DOT Trucks Involved In Chain-Reaction I-84 Pileup Crash Three Tractor-Trailers, Two DOT Trucks Involved In Chain-Reaction I-84 Pileup Crash
Three Tractor-Trailers, Two DOT Trucks Involved In Chain-Reaction I-84 Pileup Crash Three tractor-trailers and two New York State Department of Transportation trucks were involved in a chain-reaction pileup crash on Interstate 84. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25 in Orange County on the stretch of the interstate in the town of Montgomery.  A state police investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer traveling west in the left lane entered a work zone along with two DOT trucks. The DOT vehicles were slowing down in the left lane conducting a lane closure in a construction zone with illuminating arrows, police said.  A tractor-trailer also tra…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Residents Charged With Impaired Driving In NY Stops Fairfield County Residents Charged With Impaired Driving In NY Stops
Fairfield County Residents Charged With Impaired Driving In NY Stops More than a dozen area residents were among the 18 charged by New York State Police troopers for alleged impaired driving in the Hudson Valley. Local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Saturday, June 27, State Police troopers from Cortlandt arrested Jose R. Becerra Rey, 32, of Peekskill, for DWI with a prior conviction within ten years, a felony. He was traveling on State Route 9 in the village of Croton-on-Hudson, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arre…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
I-84 Stretch Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers I-84 Stretch Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers
I-84 Stretch Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers A stretch of I-84 has fully reopened after an eight-vehicle crash involving multiple tractor-trailers caused its closure for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The crashed occurred eastbound in Orange County between Exit 4 (Route 17) and Exit 5 (Route 208) in Montgomery. The right lane reopened just before 10:30 a.m. The left lane reopened just after 2 p.m.

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
I-84 Stretch Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers I-84 Stretch Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers
I-84 Stretch Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers A stretch of I-84 has fully reopened after an eight-vehicle crash involving multiple tractor-trailers caused its closure for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The crashed occurred eastbound in Orange County between Exit 4 (Route 17) and Exit 5 (Route 208) in Montgomery. The right lane reopened just before 10:30 a.m. The left lane reopened just after 2 p.m.

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
I-84 Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers I-84 Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers
I-84 Reopens After Eight-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailers This story has been updated. A stretch of I-84 has fully reopened after an eight-vehicle crash involving multiple tractor-trailers caused its closure for nearly 10 hours on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The crashed occurred eastbound in Orange County between Exit 4 (Route 17) and Exit 5 (Route 208) in Montgomery. The right lane reopened just before 10:30 a.m. The left lane reopened just after 2 p.m.

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
Lane Closure Scheduled On I-84 Stretch Lane Closure Scheduled On I-84 Stretch
Lane Closure Scheduled On I-84 Stretch The New York State Department of Transportation is warning motorists of the upcoming lane closure for a stretch of I-84. The Department says that a single lane closure is scheduled for Interstate 84 westbound between Exit 5A (Route 747) and Exit 5 (Route 208) in the Orange County towns of Newburgh and Montgomery on Friday, Aug. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews perform construction and maintenance activities, weather permitting. During this time, motorists are advised to use extra caution when traveling through the work zone area and pay particular attention to traffic control devices li…

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by Valerie Musson
News
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Trooper On I-84 ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Trooper On I-84
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Trooper On I-84 A man shot and killed by a New York State Trooper while walking along I-84 in Orange County has been identified. Luke H. Patterson, 41, of Tannersville in Greene County, was shot around 2 a.m., Thursday, May 23, when he allegedly attempted to get inside a state police vehicle while being questioned, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Patterson was killed when state police originally responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on I-84 in the town of Montgomery near exit 5A, said Nevel.  As troopers arrived on the scene of the disabled vehicle, another call was received of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Darien Woman Charged With DWI In NY Darien Woman Charged With DWI In NY
Darien Woman Charged With DWI In NY Nearly two dozen Hudson Valley residents were 37 residents arrested over the weekend for alleged impaired driving in the area over the weekend. Local residents charged include: Orange County On Friday, March 1, State Police troopers from Middletown arrested Tara Moffatt, 30 of Middletown, for DWI. She was traveling on Wickham Avenue in Middletown when she was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The investigation revealed that she was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, March 1, State Police troopers from Greenville (Orange County) arrested Scott Covi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Nabbed After Police Seize $1M Of High-Grade Marijuana Fairfield County Man Nabbed After Police Seize $1M Of High-Grade Marijuana
Fairfield County Man Nabbed After Police Seize $1M Of High-Grade Marijuana Two men are behind bars after New York State Police discovered more than 204 pounds of high-grade, individually packaged marijuana in the Hudson Valley.The pot seized has a street value of more than $1 million dollars, according to Major Pierce V. Gallagher, Troop F commander. The discovery was made on Friday, July 27, during a vehicle and traffic stop on a 2018 rental vehicle on Route 208 in the Town of Montgomery in Orange County. A strong odor of marijuana was detected which led to a search of their vehicle, state police said. Police found the pot in a large wooden container in the bed o…

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by Joe Lombardi