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Father Jumps To Help Son Who Fell Onto Tracks At Station In Hudson Valley Father Jumps To Help Son Who Fell Onto Tracks At Station In Hudson Valley
Father Jumps To Help Son Who Fell Onto Tracks At Station In Hudson Valley Thanks to quick-thinking Metro-North officials and first responders, a person who fell on electrified tracks at a Northern Westchester train station and his father, who leaped in to help him, were rescued from the perilous situation.  The incident happened on Friday, April 12 around 10:30 a.m., when a person fell from the platform at Croton-Harmon Station onto electrified tracks, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  After the fall, the person's father immediately jumped to help his son and put himself in harm's way in the process, according to the department.  …

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by Ben Crnic
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Jumper Update: Man Parked Car Below Hudson Valley Bridge, Walked Up, Climbed Span, Police Say Jumper Update: Man Parked Car Below Hudson Valley Bridge, Walked Up, Climbed Span, Police Say
Jumper Update: Man Parked Car Below Hudson Valley Bridge, Walked Up, Climbed Span, Police Say A man who survived a jump from a Hudson Valley bridge had parked his car below the bridge and walked up the bridge before climbing on a span and jumping. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Newburgh around 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 15. Responding officers spotted the man in the water near the mid-bridge span, said Lt. Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police. "The man was moving and waving his arms," Talarico said. "He was attempting to swim toward the Newburgh shoreline." As arrangements were being made to get a boat in the water to assist the man, Talarico sai…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Five Found Unconscious On Hudson Valley Lawn From Drinking Too Much Police: Five Found Unconscious On Hudson Valley Lawn From Drinking Too Much
Police: Five Found Unconscious On Hudson Valley Lawn From Drinking Too Much Five people in their early 20s were hospitalized and treated by EMS after being found unconscious on the lawn of a residence in Northern Westchester. The incident took place around 8:18 a.m., Tuesday, May 18, when New York State Police responded to a residence in Lincolndale, a hamlet of Somers, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When state police arrived, all five were passed out on the lawn of the residence, according to Hicks.  The group had apparently consumed too much alcohol, Hicks said. All are expected to survive, he said.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Several Roads Closed Following Crash Between Car, Dump Truck In Rockland Several Roads Closed Following Crash Between Car, Dump Truck In Rockland
Several Roads Closed Following Crash Between Car, Dump Truck In Rockland Several roads in Rockland County are closed to traffic following a two-vehicle crash. West Nyack, Old Mill Road, and Snake Hill Road in West Nyack are closed due to the crash which involved a car and a dump truck.   The crash took place around 2:45 p.m., Monday, May 3, said Officer Norman Peters of the Clarkstown Police. The driver of the car receives a serious arm injury, said Peters. The driver of the dump truck was not injured. Clarkstown Police, the West Nyack Fire Department, and EMS are all on the scene. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. Police expect the closure to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Found Dead In Front Of Citi Field Hudson Valley Man Found Dead In Front Of Citi Field
Hudson Valley Man Found Dead In Front Of Citi Field A Westchester County man was found dead lying in a puddle of water in front of Citi Field in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in New York City. Jywan Stovall, age 40, of Elmsford, was spotted lying on the ground just after 5 p.m. Monday, March 1 at 38th Avenue and Seaver Way, said the NYPD.  When found, Stovall was unconscious and unresponsive, partially submerged in water, and with no apparent signs of trauma, NYPD said.  EMS responded to the location and pronounced Stovall dead at the scene.  The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation remains…

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by Kathy Reakes
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21-Year-Old Dead After Apparent Accidental Drowning In Westchester 21-Year-Old Dead After Apparent Accidental Drowning In Westchester
21-Year-Old Dead After Apparent Accidental Drowning In Westchester A 21-year-old man died after what authorities say appears to be an accidental drowning. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was found around 7:15 p.m. Friday, June 12 in Westchester near Rye Playland and the Edith Read Sanctuary. EMS personnel performed CPR on the man at the scene. He was pronounced dead at Greenwich Hospital. Signs posted in the area say that swimming, fishing and kayaking are not permitted. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
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NY Has 76 COVID-19 Cases, With 57 In Westchester, Cuomo Says, Declaring State Of Emergency NY Has 76 COVID-19 Cases, With 57 In Westchester, Cuomo Says, Declaring State Of Emergency
NY Has 76 Covid-19 Cases, With 57 In Westchester, Cuomo Says, Declaring State Of Emergency This story has been updated. There are now 76 cases of the novel coronavirus in New York State, with 57 of them in Westchester, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a news conference on Saturday, March 7. Cuomo said he made an emergency declaration to give the state more powers to respond to the outbreak. The latest breakdown in New York by county is as follows: Westchester County: 57  New York City: 11 Nassau County: 4 Rockland County: 2 Saratoga County: 2 Westchester now accounts for 75 percent of those currently testing positive in New York. Click here to watch a video of the new…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stony Point Man Hits Woman In Head During Domestic Dispute, Police Say Stony Point Man Hits Woman In Head During Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Stony Point Man Hits Woman In Head During Domestic Dispute, Police Say Stony Point Police arrested a 57-year-old man for allegedly injuring a woman during a domestic dispute. Thomas Murphy, of Stony Point, was arrested around 1-:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, and charged with assault and harassment, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Murphy was arrested after officers responded to a request for an ambulance for a 59-year-old woman with an injury, Hylas said. Once the scene, the woman told officers that Murphy allegedly struck her in the head with his fist during a domestic argument and caused a cut over her eye, police said.  The victim w…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man Rescued After Falling Off Jet Ski In Hudson River Rockland Man Rescued After Falling Off Jet Ski In Hudson River
Rockland Man Rescued After Falling Off Jet Ski In Hudson River A man who had fallen off his jet ski and had been adrift for 45 minutes was rescued in the Hudson River. The incident occurred around late in the afternoon on Friday, May 24 off of Croton-on-Hudson. Officers Willie Saez, Isai Morreira and Kirt Maddocks of the Westchester County Police Department Marine Unit were patrolling the Hudson when they came upon an unattended personal watercraft in the middle of the river at about 4:15 p.m. They began a search of the area and requested the Aviation Unit to respond to assist. About 30 minutes later, the Marine Unit spotted the man downrive…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall
Family, Officer Save Man In BMW Barely Breathing Outside Area Mall Saving a young man dying from a heroin overdose was a harrowing, life-changing event for a family of six, but just another day at work for police and EMS personnel. The Colucci family of Hopewell Junction was out for a day of fun and a movie at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall when a stop of two minutes for the kids to use the bathroom turned the day of enjoyment into one of fear. When leaving the mall, the mother, Jenn Colucci, noticed a black BMW parked down a couple spots had the door open and the bell was dinging over and over. At first, she thought nothing of it, but after loading the k…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bicyclist Struck By SUV Seriously Injured In Paramus Bicyclist Struck By SUV Seriously Injured In Paramus
Bicyclist Struck By SUV Seriously Injured In Paramus An SUV struck and seriously injured a bicyclist who cracked the vehicle's windshield Thursday on Paramus Road in Paramus. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after being struck just south of West Midland Avenue. The visibly distraught driver remained at the scene and was hospitalized, as well.  A flatbed tow truck lifted the SUV off the damaged bicycle and removed the vehicle from the scene.  Paramus police and EMS responded, along with an ambulance from HUMC and a paramedic team from The Valley Hospital.   Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUV Rolls In Three-Vehicle Oradell Crash SUV Rolls In Three-Vehicle Oradell Crash
SUV Rolls In Three-Vehicle Oradell Crash ORADELL, N.J. -- All three drivers were fine, including one in an SUV that flipped late Monday morning in a three-vehicle collision in Oradell. The SUV landed in a driveway in the 500 block of Kinderkamack Road around 11 a.m. Police, firefighters and EMS responded.

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by Jerry DeMarco