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20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest At SUNY New Paltz 20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest At SUNY New Paltz
20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest At SUNY New Paltz A 20-year-old is accused of assaulting a New York State Police trooper during a  pro-Palestine protest/encampment at a college campus. The event was being held in the Hudson Valley, in Ulster County, at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, May 2, and the state police were requested to respond.  At around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, while the state police were dispersing the crowd, a protestor threw a metal Gatorade bottle that hit a New York State Police investigator in the face, causing a laceration above his left eye.  The investigator was treated at a local hospital, where he r…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Region Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Region
Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Region New York State Police arrested 15 people during a protest calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after they shut down parts of a major highway and a bridge.  The incident occurred in Dutchess County on I-84 and the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge around 8 a.m., Monday, April 15. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, the bridge was closed for approximately 45 minutes for state police to clear the bridge and detain the protestors. During the protest, traffic was backed up on I-84 in Dutchess County from East Fishkill to the bridge. Hicks said the protesters c…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage'
Charges Against BLM Leader Who Interrupted Council Meeting In Region Spark ‘Disbelief, Outrage' City leaders in the region expressed “disbelief and outrage” over the decision to file a criminal complaint against a prominent Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader for interrupting a city council meeting. Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner James Montagnino filed the complaint with the city’s police department asking for a summons to be issued to Chandler Hickenbottom, a leader of Saratoga Black Lives Matter. The complaint accuses Hickenbottom of disorderly conduct for disrupting a council meeting that was held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a city statement. Saratoga Springs Mayor…

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by Michael Mashburn