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Teen From Region Killed In Crash Remembered For His Love Of Fishing, 'Being On The Move' Teen From Region Killed In Crash Remembered For His Love Of Fishing, 'Being On The Move'
Teen From Region Killed In Crash Remembered For His Love Of Fishing, 'Being On The Move' A 17-year-old Hudson Valley student killed in a crash that also injured three others, one critically, is being remembered for his love of life. Related: Hyde Park HS Student Dead, 1 Critical Following Crash Daniel "Dan" George Noakes, age 17, of Hyde Park, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 15, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie following a single-vehicle crash in which he was the driver. A Poughkeepsie native, Noakes was the son of Glenn A. and Nicole Liegey Noakes. His father lives in Poughkeepsie, and his mother and sister, Annie, in Hyde Park. Noakes, an 11th-grad…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Beloved Mother Of 3 From Region Dies At Age 50 Beloved Mother Of 3 From Region Dies At Age 50
Beloved Mother Of 3 From Region Dies At Age 50 A Hudson Valley mother of three has died at the age of 50. Dutchess County resident Jennifer J. Strang-Thrasher, of Wassaic, died on Sunday, February 4, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Strang-Thrasher, born in Connecticut in the town of Sharon in Litchfield County, was a graduate of Dover High School and Dutchess Community College.  She was a direct care worker at Cardinal Hayes Home for Children in Millbrook, for 30 years, according to her obituary. In addition to her mother, Boonie (Coons) Strang of Wassaic, and her husband, Daryl Thrasher of Poughkeepsie, she is s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash In Region Under Investigation For Failure To Yield, Police Say Fatal Crash In Region Under Investigation For Failure To Yield, Police Say
Fatal Crash In Region Under Investigation For Failure To Yield, Police Say Police in are investigating a two-car fatal crash that killed a local man in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14 on Route 22 in the village of Pawling. According to Capt. John Watterson, of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2020 GMC Terrain operated by Robert Tompkins of Dover Plains was traveling northbound on Route 22 when it struck a 2010 Jeep Cherokee making a left turn from Reservoir Road onto Route 22. Tompkins, age 74, was later pronounced dead at Mid Hu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Busted With Drugs, Driving While High Following One-Car Crash, Police Say Woman From Region Busted With Drugs, Driving While High Following One-Car Crash, Police Say
Woman From Region Busted With Drugs, Driving While High Following One-Car Crash, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was nabbed for alleged cocaine possession following a single-vehicle crash. The incident took place in Dutchess County in LaGrange on Wednesday, Oct. 11, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. According to Hicks, troopers responded to a rollover crash around 12:45 a.m. on the Taconic State Parkway near mile marker No. 48. During the investigation, the driver, Katherine Griffin, age 55, of East Fishkill, was located in an intoxicated condition and in possession of approximately 5.8 grams of cocaine, and 3.4 grams of crack cocaine, Hicks said. Griffin was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: Teen From Region Falls Asleep Driving, Hits Car Head-On, Police Say Fatal Crash: Teen From Region Falls Asleep Driving, Hits Car Head-On, Police Say
Fatal Crash: Teen From Region Falls Asleep Driving, Hits Car Head-On, Police Say A 54-year-old man was killed in a head-on crash after the other driver allegedly fell asleep and crossed into his lane of travel. The incident took place in Dutchess County in LaGrange around 3:40 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15 on Route 55. An investigation determined a 17-year-old driving a 2015 Honda CRV eastbound fell asleep and entered the westbound lane striking a 2021 Kia Sorrento driven by Suffolk County resident Gabriel T. Bovenzi,of Shirely, a hamlet of Brookhaven on Long Island, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. Bovenzi was transported by the LaGrange Fire Department to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Officer From Region Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation, Police Say Officer From Region Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation, Police Say
Officer From Region Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation, Police Say A police officer in the region is recovering after suffering an overdose of fentanyl he was exposed to while investigating drug use in a vehicle. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13 in the 300 block of Mill Street. During the investigation, the officer removed a “foil” containing an unknown substance from the front pocket of the man in the vehicle, said Capt. Richard Wilson of the City Of Poughkeepsie Police.  As the officer attempted to determine the contents of the foil, he began to feel signs of an alte…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Disturbance In Region Ends With Stabbing, 2 Hit By Car, Numerous Assaults, Police Say Disturbance In Region Ends With Stabbing, 2 Hit By Car, Numerous Assaults, Police Say
Disturbance In Region Ends With Stabbing, 2 Hit By Car, Numerous Assaults, Police Say One man is in critical condition and others were injured during a disturbance in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 3:10 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 20, in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the Poughkeepsie Police, a disturbance began in the area of Pershing Avenue Park and ended east of Pershing Avenue on the westbound arterial with two vehicles driving the wrong way against traffic, one of which struck two people, and another vehicle.  Several people were assaulted during this disturbance with one subject being stabbed with a knif…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Region Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Region
Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Region A Hudson Valley man was rescued by firefighters and EMS after he rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4:20 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh, the fire department responded to a report of an injured man who had rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment on Cardinal Road. Paramedic Engine 32-15 arrived on the scene and found the man approximately halfway down a steep embankment in the rear of a single-family home. Due to the steep slope of the embankment, it w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash Identified Woman From Region Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash Identified
Woman From Region Killed In Wrong-Way Driver Crash Identified A Hudson Valley woman killed when an SUV crossed the roadway into oncoming traffic has been identified by police. Dutchess County resident Li Hongling, age 50, of Poughkeepsie, was killed Sunday, Aug. 6, on Route 9W in Ulster County in the town of Highland. The collision occurred around 4:40 a.m. when a 21-year-old Poughkeepsie man was driving a 2008 Ford Explorer southbound on Route 9W when he crossed into the northbound lane striking a 2016 Chevy Cruze which was traveling northbound, said Lloyd Police Chief James Janso. The driver of the Chevy Cruze, a 50-year-old Poughkeepsie man was tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Sleeping 23-Year-Old Driver Crashes Into Creek In Region Sleeping 23-Year-Old Driver Crashes Into Creek In Region
Sleeping 23-Year-Old Driver Crashes Into Creek In Region A 23-year-old man who allegedly fell asleep at the wheel of his 2010 Ford SUV ended up having to be rescued from a fast-moving creek. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Monday, July 3 on Route 9G near the intersection of Lasher Road in the town of Red Hook. Red Hook Police said officers responded to a call for help after the driver found himself trapped on the roof of his SUV which was partially submerged in a creek with fast-moving water. Members of the Tivoli Fire Department were able to quickly rescue the trapped driver and he was transported by EMS to Mid Hudson Regional Ho…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Who Climbed Girder Of Bridge In Region Talked Down By Police Man Who Climbed Girder Of Bridge In Region Talked Down By Police
Man Who Climbed Girder Of Bridge In Region Talked Down By Police A suicidal man ran to a Hudson Valley bridge and climbed a girder after spotting police who were responding to a call of a potential bridge jumper. The incident played out in Dutchess County around 4:15 p.m., Monday, June 26 at the Mid-Hudson Bridge in the City of Poughkeepsie. According to City of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Steven Minard, responding officers were able to quickly determine that man was near the Mid-Hudson Bridge and found him near the entrance. When the distressed man spotted the police he jumped out of his vehicle and ran to, and climbed on a bridge girder, Minar…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Man Shot In Face After Attempting To Rob Man At Gunpoint, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Shot In Face After Attempting To Rob Man At Gunpoint, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Shot In Face After Attempting To Rob Man At Gunpoint, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was shot in the face after allegedly breaking into an apartment and attempting to rob the resident at gunpoint. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at 464 Main St., in the city of Poughkeepsie. Police responded to the apartment after receiving a 911 call reporting a person shot. As responding officers entered the hallway leading to the apartment they found a 46-year-old city of Poughkeepsie man waiting for them with an unloaded handgun on a table, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. Inside the apartment, of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Area Shooting, Police Say 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Area Shooting, Police Say
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Area Shooting, Police Say Police are asking the public for help after a man was shot and killed and another injured in the area. The homicide took place in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie around 1:45 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 283 Mansion St. The responding officer located the shooting victim laying in the street next to his vehicle, said Det. Sgt. George Camacho, of the City of Poughkeepsie Police. The victim was identified as a 28-year-old City of Poughkeepsie resident, Camacho said. He was transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital where he died of his wounds, he added. At this time, the victim…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Hospitalized After Assault At Grocery Store In Region One Hospitalized After Assault At Grocery Store In Region
One Hospitalized After Assault At Grocery Store In Region One person was seriously wounded after being stabbed during a dispute in front of a Hudson Valley grocery store. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the City of Poughkeepsie around 1:10 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, Police responded to the Market Fresh store at 534 Main St., after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a fight, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. Responding officers found a 28-year-old man with stab wounds to his abdomen, Clark said. The wounded man was transported to Mid Hudson Regional hospital for treatment of his wounds and is expected to …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Ambulance Crashes While Responding To Emergency In Region Ambulance Crashes While Responding To Emergency In Region
Ambulance Crashes While Responding To Emergency In Region Two ambulance personnel were injured after a car allegedly crashed into their emergency vehicle. The crash took place in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie, around 6:50 p.m., Saturday, June 4. An EMStar ambulance and another vehicle collided at the intersection of the eastbound arterial and Grand Avenue causing the ambulance to leave the roadway and strike a light pole and a fence, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. The EMS personnel from the ambulance were transported to Mid Hudson Regional Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the ot…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police Hits Three Cars In Region, Police Say Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police Hits Three Cars In Region, Police Say
Wrong-Way Driver Fleeing Police Hits Three Cars In Region, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was imparied by drugs when he tried to outrun state troopers and struck three other vehicles, according to New York State Police. A trooper first spotted the man speeding eastbound across the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie at around 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 18. When the trooper attempted to stop Tyzhan Catts, age 23, of Poughkeepsie, he kept going and began passing vehicles by driving into oncoming traffic, police said. His escape attempt was eventually foiled when he struck two other cars and a motorcycle, according to police. The 62-year-old motorcyclist and a 31-ye…

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by Michael Mashburn