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Oil Spill Causes Closure On Route 6 In Mahopac Oil Spill Causes Closure On Route 6 In Mahopac
Oil Spill Causes Closure On Route 6 In Mahopac This story has been updated. A stretch of a busy Hudson Valley road was temporarily closed to traffic following a crash that resulted in a large oil spill, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, May 15, when a crash occurred on Route 6 in Mahopac between Crane and Washington Roads, Carmel Police announced around 12:15 p.m.  The crash caused a large oil spill that had to be cleaned up by hazmat teams and area fire departments.  No injuries were reported in the incident. Authorities have not yet released more information about the crash. The road was re…

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Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Hudson Valley Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Hudson Valley
Police Officer Revived By Narcan After Possible Fentanyl Exposure At HQ In Hudson Valley A police officer in Westchester County was hospitalized after being exposed to a substance believed to be fentanyl at police headquarters. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 12, around 4 p.m., when a Yonkers Police Detention Officer working in the central booking facility at the department's headquarters located at 104 South Broadway came in contact with a piece of prisoner clothing and had a medical emergency, according to Yonkers Police.  It is currently believed that the substance was fentanyl.  The officer, who has been with the department for 10 years, was given three d…

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by Ben Crnic