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Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say
Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say The body of a person found in a wooded area by two hunters in the Hudson Valley has been identified by police as a missing person. The Dutchess County Medical Examiners Office has identified the person found in the woods in Hyde Park, off Route 9G, as Christopher Imperatore, age 31, authorities said. Imperatore was last seen in Hyde Park on Saturday, Aug. 27, and was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Earlier report: Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say The cause of death is still under investigation, but there is no indication of…

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Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say Updated story: Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say A body was found in a wooded area in the Hudson Valley by hunters. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Town of Hyde Park. According to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson, two hunters were in the woods off Route 9G when they found the body.  The Hyde Park Police responded with the New York State Police Forensic Intelligence Unit and preserved the scene.  The body was removed from the woods by the Dutchess County Medical Exam…

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Have You Seen Him? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Hudson Valley Man Have You Seen Him? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Hudson Valley Man
Have You Seen Him? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Hudson Valley Man Police in the Hudson Valley are asking for assistance locating a missing man who hasn't been seen in a week. Dutchess County resident Christopher Imperatore, age 31, of Hyde Park, was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police, Imperatore left his residence on Haviland Road around 3 a.m., on Saturday, Aug. 27, and has not returned. Imperatore left his residence with two laundry bags loaded with unknown items, Benson said. The missing man has had a history of leaving his home and going into the woods for s…

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ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash This story has been updated. Police have identified a truck driver who was killed after crashing into a popular lounge and music venue in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Craig Allen Dickson, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was killed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, June 20 when his 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer crashed into Junior's Lounge in the town of Poughkeepsie. When patrol officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the truck, which was pulling a fully-loaded dump truck, inside the lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.…

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Four Children Rescued After Falling Into Icy Pond In Hudson Valley Four Children Rescued After Falling Into Icy Pond In Hudson Valley
Four Children Rescued After Falling Into Icy Pond In Hudson Valley Four children were rescued after falling through the ice on a Hudson Valley pond, with one requiring CPR. The incident took place in Dutchess County at 5 p.m., on Sunday, March 6, Sunday responders were dispatched to a water emergency involving four children in the water at the Greenfields Pond located on Cream Street in Hyde Park.  Roosevelt Fire member Wendy Burns and her husband Donny were passing by when they noticed the kids in the water. They immediately turned around and called 911, the department said.  Donny Burns entered the pond to pull a child out of the water who wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Bear Sighting Reported In Hudson Valley New Bear Sighting Reported In Hudson Valley
New Bear Sighting Reported In Hudson Valley Another bear sighting was reported in the Hudson Valley, this time from an area resident who spotted the animal enjoying a morning snack. A Dutchess County resident reported that the bear was on his property in Hyde Park early on Wednesday, June 30, where he was caught snacking on bird seed that had fallen out of a feeder on his Brower Boulevard home. Related story - Bear Spotted At Northern Westchester Condo Complex Before Climbing Fence Toward Woods After breakfast, the bear moseyed off without any incident, while the resident notified the Hyde Park Police Department about the sight…

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by Zak Failla
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52-Year-Old Man Killed In Area House Fire, Officials Say 52-Year-Old Man Killed In Area House Fire, Officials Say
52-Year-Old Man Killed In Area House Fire, Officials Say A 52-year-old man died in an early morning fire on Tuesday that remains under investigation. Fire crews from Dutchess County were dispatched to a Farm Lane home in Hyde Park at approximately 1:15 a.m. Jan. 8, when a structure fire broke out in a house near the intersection of Route 9, Police Chief Robert Benson announced. Firefighters fought the blaze and quickly knocked down the flames before eventually being cleared from the scene at approximately 8:30 a.m. Upon arrival at the scene, officers from the Hyde Park Police Department and Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office gained entry to the ho…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs
Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs A homeowner who was shot by a woman who had come into his home with another man demanding money and drugs grabbed a shotgun and returned fire, shooting the woman. Details surrounding the double shooting unfolded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday when police received a report of a woman shot on Willow Cross Road in Hyde Park, said Hyde Park Police Lt. Robert Benson. According to Benson, an investigation into the shootings revealed that Collin W. Vogg, 27, was at his residence on Willow Cross Road when Montarius J Washington, 31, of Hyde Park and Cali A Hamilton, 21, of Poughkeepsie, entered the home. …

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by Kathy Reakes