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Hudson Valley Top Cop Named President Of State Police Chief's Association Hudson Valley Top Cop Named President Of State Police Chief's Association
Hudson Valley Top Cop Named President Of State Police Chief's Association A popular Hudson Valley police chief has been named President of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Joseph A. Sinagra of the Saugerties PD in Ulster County was sworn in during the annual conference in Albany. He succeeds Chief Kevin Sylvester of the Ossining PD. Sinagra previously served on both the Board of Governors and the executive board of the NYSACOP. He also served as a Zone 5 representative for NYSACOP and is past president of the Mid-Hudson Chiefs of Police, and Ulster County Police Chiefs Association. Sinagra was sworn in on Monday, July 17 as th…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Police Investigating Possible Luring Incident Involving Young Student In Hudson Valley Police Investigating Possible Luring Incident Involving Young Student In Hudson Valley
Police Investigating Possible Luring Incident Involving Young Student In Hudson Valley Authorities are investigating after a man allegedly lured a young student into his yard in Northern Westchester and inappropriately touched the child, police said.  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, April 17, when police in Ossining were called to a location on Dale Avenue where the student had been approached by an adult male, according to a joint statement released by Ossining Police Chief Kevin Sylvester and Ossining Union Free School District Superintendent Raymond Sanchez.  According to the statement, the man lured the student into his yard and possib…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Police Investigate Social Media Threat To High School In Hudson Valley Police Investigate Social Media Threat To High School In Hudson Valley
Police Investigate Social Media Threat To High School In Hudson Valley Police in Northern Westchester are investigating a social media threat reportedly made by a student threatening violence. Ossining Schools Superintendent Raymond Sanchez and Police Chief Kevin Sylvester issued a joint statement early on Friday, Nov. 12 cautioning the community that a social media post threatening the high school was being investigated. “Late on Thursday (Nov. 11) night we were alerted to the existence of a social media post from a person purporting to be a student at Ossining High School,” they noted. “In this post, the author threatens violence against the school and stude…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Retaining Wall Collapses, Tumbles Into Roadway In Ossining Retaining Wall Collapses, Tumbles Into Roadway In Ossining
Retaining Wall Collapses, Tumbles Into Roadway In Ossining Main Street in Ossining is still closed to traffic following the collapse of a 40- to 50-foot-tall  retaining wall that tumbled into the roadway, bringing part of a business along with it. The incident took place around 7:30 p.m. Monday at 100 Main St., near the heart of downtown Ossining, said the Ossining Police Department. No one was injured during the collapse of the wall located at the split between Main Street, Secor Road, and Hunter Street, police said. Officials are waiting for an engineer's report to find out what caused the wall to collapse and if any surrounding properties are c…

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by Kathy Reakes