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Domestic Dispute Involving Firearms Leads To Multi-Agency Response In Hudson Valley Domestic Dispute Involving Firearms Leads To Multi-Agency Response In Hudson Valley
Domestic Dispute Involving Firearms Leads To Multi-Agency Response In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was charged after he allegedly tied up and beat his wife and then held police at bay for more than eight hours after she escaped. The incident began in Rockland County around 9 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 on Fillmore Drive in Stony Point. According to Stony Point Police Chief Edward Finn, the police department received a call from a woman who had been and beaten by her husband during the night and was able to escape the residence to call the police.  When police arrived, the woman told officers her husband, identified as Jeffrey Kavanagh, age 38,  o…
Bones Found On Hiking Trail In Area, Police Say Bones Found On Hiking Trail In Area, Police Say
Bones Found On Hiking Trail In Area, Police Say An investigation was conducted after bones were discovered on a Hudson Valley hiking trail. The bones were found in Orange County in the area of Route 218 on Saturday, Oct. 15 on a trail in the town of Cornwall at Storm King State Park.  According to Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard, after the discovery, the department contacted the state park police as well as the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office for examination. "I'm 99 percent the bones belong to an animal," Hazard said. "I see these types of bones all of the time when I'm out hunting." Park police will investigate. Hazard…
24-Year-Old Man Drowns In Area Lake 24-Year-Old Man Drowns In Area Lake
24-Year-Old Man Drowns In Area Lake A 24-year-old man has died after apparently drowning in a lake in the region. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called Saturday, Aug. 13, with reports of a swimmer in distress at Lake Taghkanic State Park. Witnesses told authorities a man had jumped from a boat and did not resurface, according to New York State Police. Multiple agencies joined in the search, including State Park Police, State Forest Rangers, and the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. A dive team finally located the man’s body underwater after nearly four hours, police said. He was identified as Juan Chauca Remachi,…
Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley
Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley A 73-year-old Hudson Valley man was found dead, apparently of natural causes, in the vicinity of a hiking trail in the area. The resident of Philipstown, in Putnam County, was found on Monday, May 17 at the Schunnemunk State Park, located in Orange County, in the Town of Cornwall, said NYS Parks officials.  State Park Police, NYS Park Forest Rangers, Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, Town of Cornwall Police, Salisbury Mills FD, Cornwall FD, DEC forest rangers, and local EMS all responded to the scene. The incident remains under investigation.
COVID-19: Beloved Hudson Valley Family Loses Mother, Father, Daughter To Virus COVID-19: Beloved Hudson Valley Family Loses Mother, Father, Daughter To Virus
Covid-19: Beloved Hudson Valley Family Loses Mother, Father, Daughter To Virus A Rockland family that is well-known and loved throughout the community for its work to help others has lost three family members in a matter of days to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Charles Bullock Jr., 80, the first African-American fire chief in the county at the Central Nyack Fire Department, and a former star athlete at Tappan Zee High School, died on Monday, April 20, from complications from COVID-19. His wife Lois Bullock, 80, who worked for the Nyack School District for some 23 years, had died on Friday, April 3, also from COVID-19. The couple's daughter, Chanda Lori Bullock-O…
22-Year-Old Rescued After Falling From Cliff In State Park 22-Year-Old Rescued After Falling From Cliff In State Park
22-Year-Old Rescued After Falling From Cliff In State Park A 22-year-old Westchester man was rescued after falling more than 20 feet off a cliff while hiking at Nyack Beach State Park. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. Sunday when the Tarrytown man went off a trail, fell and was knocked unconscious, said Randy Simon, spokesman for the state Parks Services. When members of the State Park Police and Rockland County Paramedic Services arrived at the popular hiking park at 698 N.  Broadway in Upper Nyack, the man had regained consciousness, but required medical attention, said Ray Florida, executive director of the Rockland Paramedic Services. …