Suspect Faces Felony Charge After Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting Suspect Faces Felony Charge After Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting
Suspect Faces Felony Charge After Officer-Involved Hudson Valley Shooting An area man has been arrested for criminal possession of a weapon after being shot by police when he allegedly threatened them with a knife. Dutchess County resident Michael Becerril, age 29, of Fishkill, was charged on Tuesday, March 8, by New York State Police. Becerril, who was shot at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, at The Views at Rocky Glenn in the town of Fishkill, was arraigned virtually and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail, $250,000 secure bond, or $500,000 unsecured bond after he is released from Westchester Medical Center, said Trooper AJ H…
Acclaimed Restaurant Opens New Location In Hudson Valley Acclaimed Restaurant Opens New Location In Hudson Valley
Acclaimed Restaurant Opens New Location In Hudson Valley A popular restaurant that was voted the best Greek Restaurant for three years in a row by Hudson Valley Magazine, has opened a new location. Athena Gyro, known for top-notch fare in Dutchess County at its Lagrangeville location, has opened a new restaurant in Fishkill. The Fishkill location is currently open and serving customers at 1113 Main St., in the building where Il Barilotto Enoteca once resided. The new restaurant is just like the Lagrangeville location with the same menu, hours, and quality. The official grand opening was held on Thursday, Feb. 24. The menu features overstu…
IDs Released After Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley IDs Released After Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley
IDs Released After Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley The New York State Police have released the identities of the police and suspect in an officer-involved shooting in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Dutchess County at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, at The Views at Rocky Glenn in the town of Fishkill. A preliminary investigation has determined Fishkill Police Officers Joseph DiPalma, John Hurtado, and Sergeant Gerald Cocozza were investigating a domestic dispute at the complex when they were approached by Michael M. Becerril, age 29, who was armed with a knife, said Trooper AJ Hicks. See Earlier Story: Man With Knife Critica…
Man Armed With Knife Critically Injured In Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Critically Injured In Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley
Man Armed With Knife Critically Injured In Officer-Involved Shooting In Hudson Valley An investigation is underway by state police after a man allegedly armed with a knife was critically injured after being shot by an officer at a Hudson Valley apartment complex. It happened in Dutchess County at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, at The Views at Rocky Glenn in the town of Fishkill. The man who police said was the "assailant," was shot by members of the town of Fishkill Police, said Trooper AJ Hick. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was transported to Westchester Medical Center in critical condition and one woman was transported to a local hospital with non-life-t…
Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder After Serious Assault In Hudson Valley Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder After Serious Assault In Hudson Valley
Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder After Serious Assault In Hudson Valley The identities of both the suspect and victim have been released following a serious assault at a storage facility in the area. The assault took place at the EZ Storage facility in Dutchess County around 8:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18 on Route 9D in the town of Fishkill. The suspect, now identified as Jamal A. Alsayes, age 46, of Middletown, was taken into custody without incident when troopers arrived at the scene. On Saturday, Feb. 19, state police announced Alsayes has been charged with first-degree attempted murder. The male victim was transported to Westchester Medical Center by…
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Hudson Valley Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Hudson Valley
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Store In Hudson Valley One lucky New York Lottery player in the Hudson Valley may be in possession of a valuable winning Powerball ticket. The New York Lottery announced that one of two third-place Powerball tickets for the Saturday, Feb. 12 drawing was sold in Dutchess County, at Smokes 4 Less on Main Street in Fishkill.  It marks the third winning $50,000 ticket that was sold at the store in less than two months. The winning numbers were 08-10-21-41-62 with a Powerball number of 7. To win the third prize, the ticket buyer had to correctly pick four numbers plus the Powerball. One $1,000,000 second-prize…
24-Year-Old Soldier From Northern Westchester Killed In Off-Post Crash 24-Year-Old Soldier From Northern Westchester Killed In Off-Post Crash
24-Year-Old Soldier From Northern Westchester Killed In Off-Post Crash A soldier from the Hudson Valley was killed in an off-post, single-vehicle crash in North Carolina. Northern Westchester native Marcello L. Scrudato, a resident of Fishkill in Dutchess County since 2007, was 24 years old.  He died in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, Jan. 29 in Sanford, North Carolina, located near the Fort Bragg Army Base, where he was stationed.  “As a soldier, Cpl. Scrudato was an outstanding individual, and as a person he was even better,” Lt. Col. Burton Furlow, commander of 528th Special Troops Battalion said in a statement reported by WNCN, CBS 17 in R…
'It’s Our Time To Say Goodbye': Hudson Valley Restaurant Closes After Near 25-Year Run 'It’s Our Time To Say Goodbye': Hudson Valley Restaurant Closes After Near 25-Year Run
'It’s Our Time To Say Goodbye': Hudson Valley Restaurant Closes After Near 25-Year Run A Hudson Valley restaurant that became famous with a starring role in the HBO series "I Know This Much Is True," has closed its doors for good after 25 years. The Dutchess County staple, located in Fishkill, was a popular place for locals for special events and everyday gatherings and was unofficially called by many as ''the office." If you lived in Fishkill, Seasons was also the place to chow down on everything from wings to steaks and catch up on local gossip. "It is with very heavy hearts that we announce that we are closing our wonderful restaurant, Seasons, as of Saturday, January 22…
Police Ask Help In Probe Of Hudson Valley School Administrator's Fatal Shooting Police Ask Help In Probe Of Hudson Valley School Administrator's Fatal Shooting
Police Ask Help In Probe Of Hudson Valley School Administrator's Fatal Shooting Twenty-five years after the murder of a senior school district administrator in the Hudson Valley, the New York State Police are still working the case and asking the public for help. Saturday, Feb. 5 marks the anniversary of the murder of Dutchess County resident Richard H. Aderson, age 47, of LaGrange, which remains unsolved. According to state police, troopers responded on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1997, to I-84 in the town of Fishkill, after Aderson contacted 911 and reported that he had been shot. Aderson, a former assistant superintendent for the Valley Central School District, was traveli…
Relocated Hudson Valley Resident Goes Missing After Leaving For Walk Relocated Hudson Valley Resident Goes Missing After Leaving For Walk
Relocated Hudson Valley Resident Goes Missing After Leaving For Walk A former Hudson Valley man is missing and may be trying to make it back to his longtime home. Ex-Dutchess County resident Ralph Whitehead, who lived in Fishkill, just recently moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and has been missing since Friday, Jan. 28. Police said he has no phone, wallet, or vehicle but according to family members he kept stating that Fishkill was his address.  At the time he went missing, Whitehead was wearing black pants and a blue-toned grey T-shirt in freezing cold temperatures.  Due to the weather conditions, Whitehead is considered endangered, a…
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five
TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five Almost to the day of the 15-year anniversary of the brutal murders of a Hudson Valley family of five, Oxygen's true-crime series, "Family Massare," will air a segment on the event. The show will tell the horrific murder story of the Morey family of the Dutchess County town of Fishkill that took place on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The murder was uncovered that Friday when firefighters responded to a house fire on Route 82, and after battling the blaze, the New York State Police announced they had found the bodies of three young brothers, Manuel, age 13, Adam, age 10, and Ryan Morey, age 6 and th…
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley resident is starting the New Year on the right foot after winning $50,000 in the Powerball game. According to New York Lottery officials, the lucky ticket was sold at the Smokes 4 Less store on Main Street in Fishkill on Saturday, Jan. 1. The winning numbers for the drawing were 6-12-39-48-50, with a Powerball of 7. There were no winning tickets for the $518.7 million jackpot which is estimated to be more than $525 million for the Monday, Jan. 3 drawing. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 p.m.