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Distracted Driver Runs Over Convenience Store Worker's Foot In Hudson Valley, Police Say Distracted Driver Runs Over Convenience Store Worker's Foot In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Distracted Driver Runs Over Convenience Store Worker's Foot In Hudson Valley, Police Say A maintenance worker was injured at a convenience shop after a distracted driver ran over his ankle and foot. The incident took place in Ulster County in Ellenville on Monday, June 6, at Stewart's Shop on Main Street. The man was maintaining gas tanks at the 99 S. Main St. station at about 2 p.m. when Nancy Crosby, age 66, of Kerhonkson, ran over his foot and ankle, causing scrapes, bruises, and facial cuts, village Police Chief Philip Mattracion said. The man was treated and released from an area hospital, the chief said. The victim was identified by police. Crosby was using her cell ph…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun
Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun A junior high school and an elementary school were placed in lockdown in the Hudson Valley after a student "joked" about having a gun. The incident took place in Ulster County around 10:40 a.m., Thursday, May 26. Police responded to Ellenville Junior High school after the 13-year-old student alleged to have a gun as he was talking to another teen, said Chief Philip Mattracion, of the Ellenville Police. Officers immediately placed the school in lockdown along with a nearby elementary school, the chief said. A search of the student's locker and property failed to turn up a weapon, Mattracio…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Brought 8-Inch Knife To School In Hudson Valley Intending To Stab Staff Member, Police Say Teen Brought 8-Inch Knife To School In Hudson Valley Intending To Stab Staff Member, Police Say
Teen Brought 8-Inch Knife To School In Hudson Valley Intending To Stab Staff Member, Police Say A 13-year-old student in upstate New York is facing charges after authorities say he brought an 8-inch knife to a school in the Hudson Valley and intended to stab a school staffer. The incident happened in Ulster County on Monday morning, May 16 at Ellenville Junior High School. Ellenville Police say that when officers arrived, the student was no longer in possession of the knife and was "isolated in a room with building administration." An investigation revealed the student brought the kitchen knife in his backpack into the school and intended to stab one of the staff members at the schoo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Double Murder/Suicide Shooter: Trustee, Police Chief's Friend Hudson Valley Double Murder/Suicide Shooter: Trustee, Police Chief's Friend
Hudson Valley Double Murder/Suicide Shooter: Trustee, Police Chief's Friend This story has been updated. When Police Chief Philip Mattracion responded to a murder-suicide in the Hudson Valley Village of Ellenville Thursday morning, he never expected to find one that one of his closest friends had shot and killed two people and then turned the gun on himself. "I just spoke with him last night and he was joking and laughing," Mattracion said. "This is just so sad for all involved and I'm questioning why I didn't see or notice something last night with all my years of law enforcement." The Ulster County murder-suicide took place around 10 a.m. whe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Double Murder/Suicide Shooter: Trustee, Police Chief's Friend Hudson Valley Double Murder/Suicide Shooter: Trustee, Police Chief's Friend
Hudson Valley Double Murder/Suicide Shooter: Trustee, Police Chief's Friend This story has been updated. When Police Chief Philip Mattracion responded to a murder-suicide in the Hudson Valley Village of Ellenville Thursday morning, he never expected to find one that one of his closest friends had shot and killed two people and then turned the gun on himself. "I just spoke with him last night and he was joking and laughing," Mattracion said. "This is just so sad for all involved and I'm questioning why I didn't see or notice something last night with all my years of law enforcement." The Ulster County murder-suicide took place around 10 a.m. whe…

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by Kathy Reakes