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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 …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
High School Student In Hudson Valley Injured In Shooting High School Student In Hudson Valley Injured In Shooting
High School Student In Hudson Valley Injured In Shooting Police are investigating a shooting that injured a high school student in the Hudson Valley. It happened in the city of Poughkeepsie on Thursday, May 19 around 2:55 p.m. on Church Street. Responding officers located a 17-year-old victim who had been shot in the arm, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the city of Poughkeepsie Police Department. The unidentified teen told officers he had been standing on South White Street when someone inside a passing vehicle started shooting at him, Clark said. "He felt something hit him and began running until the police came," Clark added. He could or would …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say
Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say Updated story - Double Fatal: Hudson Valley Grandmother With Toddler Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck Dies A 3-year-old Hudson Valley boy hit by a garbage truck has died and his grandmother is in serious condition. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the town of Poughkeepsie around 1 p.m., Monday, April 11. The incident occurred on Stanley Street at the intersection with Mary Avenue when a 2019 Royal Carting garbage truck operated by a 41-year-old man, hit two of the two pedestrians in the roadway, said Lt. Shannon Rodriguez, of the town of Poughkeepsie Police.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley
Shots Fired Outside High School In Hudson Valley Gunshots fired outside a Hudson Valley high school forced an area school district to cancel classes and parent-teacher conferences, district officials announced. At approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, there were reports of shots fired in Dutchess County outside of the Poughkeepsie High School on Forbus Street. Two people were subsequently detained by police in connection to the shooting, which remains under investigation. No injuries were reported. Out of precaution, the district announced that high school students should not report to class on Tuesday, Nov. 16 for a scheduled half-…

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by Zak Failla
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Graphic Video Of Hudson Valley Bar Altercation Goes Viral Graphic Video Of Hudson Valley Bar Altercation Goes Viral
Graphic Video Of Hudson Valley Bar Altercation Goes Viral A video of a bouncer choking a patron at an area bar that has since gone viral has prompted a police investigation. Police confirmed they are investigating a video, which shows a bouncer at Milo’s Cantina on Main Street in Poughkeepsie, putting a chokehold on a customer, Mike Boyce, who had been involved in a dispute over his bar tab. “So as some of you may have seen in conversation, my husband Mike Boyce was assaulted by the bouncer at Milo's Cantina for no good reason,” his wife, Jade, posted on Facebook. “The kind of assault you see where someone accidentally dies from strangulation. I’v…

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by Zak Failla