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New Update: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash New Update: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash
New Update: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash Officials have identified a police officer killed in a crash while investigating another accident. Earlier report: East Fishkill Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic Parkway, Hitting Tree The incident happened around 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. East Fishkill Police Department officer Daniel P. DiDato, age 47, was traveling to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla to continue an investigation with an accident victim when his vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree. He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic State Parkway, Hitting Tree Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic State Parkway, Hitting Tree
Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic State Parkway, Hitting Tree A police officer was killed in a single-vehicle crash after running off the roadway in the region. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash The collision took place in Dutchess County around 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. Acting East Fishkill Police Department Chief Derrick Cuccia said the unnamed officer was investigating a possible fatal crash near the East Fishkill Police Department when the officer left to interview a victim at the hospital. While on the way to the hospital, the officer …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Nabbed For Stalking Students At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say Westchester Man Nabbed For Stalking Students At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say
Westchester Man Nabbed For Stalking Students At Hudson Valley HS, Police Say A 33-year-old man has been charged with allegedly stalking a female student and approaching two others at a Hudson Valley High School. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Tuesday, Sept. 12. According to the East Fishkill Police, the department received a complaint of a suspicious man approaching students at John Jay High School in East Fishkill. The man reportedly followed the student in his vehicle and approached two other students in an area off campus on the same day, police said. In response, the department's Detective Division opened an investigation and worked tirelessly t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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30-Year-Old Apprehended After Series Of Violent Attacks In Hudson Valley Town 30-Year-Old Apprehended After Series Of Violent Attacks In Hudson Valley Town
30-Year-Old Apprehended After Series Of Violent Attacks In Hudson Valley Town A Hudson Valley police officer and several others were injured by a 30-year-old man during a series of violent attacks. Jamel M. Williams, address unknown, was arrested in Dutchess County on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the town of East Fishkill. According to East Fishkill Police, officers responded around 9:20 a.m., to Sunset Drive for the report of a burglary in progress where a female homeowner was being assaulted by Williams. Police said moments later, a separate call was made to Dutchess County 911 to report a man, in the same area, allegedly pointing a firearm and threatening a neighbor. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Dies After Single-Vehicle Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway Man Dies After Single-Vehicle Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Dies After Single-Vehicle Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway A 51-year-old man died after losing control of his motorcycle on a Hudson Valley roadway. The crash took place in Dutchess County around noon on Saturday, Aug. 13 in Stormville at the intersection of Route 216 and Phillips Road. According to the East Fishkill Police, when officers arrived on the crash scene they found a man nearby unresponsive.  The man, a native of Michigan, was the sole occupant involved in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  A preliminary investigation revealed that the man was traveling northbound on Route 216 and lost control of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Concerning Note Causes Closure Of Two Schools In Hudson Valley Concerning Note Causes Closure Of Two Schools In Hudson Valley
Concerning Note Causes Closure Of Two Schools In Hudson Valley A “concerning note” led to the closure of two schools in the Hudson Valley after it was found on a school bus. In Dutchess County, Wappingers Central School District Superintendent Dwight Bonk issued an alert advising that Fishkill Plains Elementary School and John Jay High School would be closed on Friday, Jan. 28 due to the disconcerting note. According to Bonk, the note threatened harm to other students, and it was found on a bus that provides transportation to both schools, prompting the preemptive closure as a precaution. “In order to ensure a complete and thorough investigation both …

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released Of Motorist Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash ID Released Of Motorist Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash
ID Released Of Motorist Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash The identity has been released of a motorist killed in a crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway. The crash happened in Dutchess County at approximately 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 in East Fishkill. State Police troopers were assisting a motorist who had just struck a deer in the right lane of the Taconic on the southbound side.  While the troopers were placing road flares behind the patrol vehicles with emergency lighting activated, a southbound 2019 GMC Sierra, operated by Joaquin Rodriguez, 51, of LaGrange, merged into the left lane fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Carmel Teen Outside Area Bar Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Carmel Teen Outside Area Bar
Man Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Carmel Teen Outside Area Bar A 52-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle outside of a bar in the area. The crash took place around 11:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, in the area of Tina's Bar, at 4081 Route 52, in Stormville, said the East Fishkill Police. Officers responding to the scene discovered the unidentified man just off the roadway on the north shoulder. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. It appears the man was in the westbound driving lane when a 2006 Audi driving westbound struck him. The driver of the Audi, a 19-year-old teen from Carmel, stopped shortly after the collision, police said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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80-Year-Old Man Dragged By Truck In Area 80-Year-Old Man Dragged By Truck In Area
80-Year-Old Man Dragged By Truck In Area An 80-year-old man was injured when he left his truck in neutral and then reached inside to retrieve something and was dragged as it rolled.  The incident took place around 11:12 a.m. Monday on Route 376 in Hopewell Junction, said East Fishkill Police Chief Matthew Orsino. The unidentified man had gotten out of his truck to go back inside his home to call his doctor about his medication but once on the phone, realized he had left the medication in the truck and went to retrieve it, Orsino said. When he reached inside the truck, the vehicle rolled dragging him outside of the vehicle, causin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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High School Senior Killed In Single-Car Hudson Valley Crash High School Senior Killed In Single-Car Hudson Valley Crash
High School Senior Killed In Single-Car Hudson Valley Crash A high school senior just three weeks away from her scheduled graduation was killed in a car crash in the Hudson Valley. Jennifer Dickson attended Arlington High School in Lagrangeville, according to the East Fishkill Police Department. The single-car crash occurred around noontime Friday in Pleasant Valley that occurred southbound on  Route 47 (Freedom Road) near Frost Hill Road when her car struck a pole. Grief counselors will be available on Monday at Arlington High School. "Our professional staff (psychologists, social workers, school counselors, is available to provide support t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Beloved Westchester County Police K-9 Officer Clint Dies Beloved Westchester County Police K-9 Officer Clint Dies
Beloved Westchester County Police K-9 Officer Clint Dies The Westchester County Police Department said goodbye to one of its own this week, as a beloved member of the Canine Unit had to be put down due to an illness and recent medical complications. The Westchester County Police Department issued an announcement over the weekend, extending their condolences to his partner Officer Christian Gutierrez and his family on K9 Clint’s End of Watch. A County Police spokesperson said that Clint had to be laid to rest due to his illness and medical complications. Officials from Canine Teams from the MTA PD, NYPD Transit, East Fishkill Police Department and…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Threat To Wappinger Central School District Under Investigation Threat To Wappinger Central School District Under Investigation
Threat To Wappinger Central School District Under Investigation The East Fishkill Police Department is working with Wappinger Central School officials to assess a report of threatening statements made by a 12-year-old Van Wyck Junior High School student. After receiving the report Monday, detectives have been conducting interviews and visiting homes of those students involved in the report, said East Fishkill Police Chief Kevin Keefe. Because all involved are juveniles, no further details are being disclosed regarding the investigation, police said. Steps have been taken to address the concerns about the safety of students and there is no reason to keep…

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by Kathy Reakes