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Holiday Patrols In Commercial Areas Help Reduced Crime In Orange County Town, Police Say Holiday Patrols In Commercial Areas Help Reduced Crime In Orange County Town, Police Say
Holiday Patrols In Commercial Areas Help Reduced Crime In Orange County Town, Police Say Police in an Orange County town are pointing to increased patrols as the reason for a low number of crimes in the commercial areas during the holiday season. The New Windsor Police Department conducted holiday patrols in the commercial areas of town during the month of December 2020, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. This increased patrol initiative consisted of uniformed officers in marked police cars, as well as less obvious patrols of detectives in unmarked police cars.  The patrols occurred in and around the Vails Gate commercial area, as well as other strip mall a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fatal School Bus Crash Investigation Finds Truck Driver At Fault, Police Say Fatal School Bus Crash Investigation Finds Truck Driver At Fault, Police Say
Fatal School Bus Crash Investigation Finds Truck Driver At Fault, Police Say An investigation into a fatal three-vehicle crash in Orange County has found that a tree service truck driver at fault. The New Windsor Police Department has concluded its investigation into the cause of the Wednesday, Oct. 21, a fatal three-vehicle collision involving a Washingtonville Central School District bus, a commercial tree service truck, and a BMW sedan, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent.  The two-month-long investigation determined that the commercial tree service truck, operated by Ian K. Jennings, 25, of Grahamsville, crossed over the double yellow line and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four people were arrested on alleged cocaine possession charges following a traffic stop in the area. The incident took place on Tuesday, Dec. 29 in Orange County when New Windsor Police Officer Brian Levy and Detective Frank Pierri conducted a traffic stop on Route 9W of a vehicle out of Riverhead, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent.  During the traffic stop, it was determined that the occupants did not possess a valid license and during a search of the vehicle, officers uncovered a quantity of felony weight cocaine, Farbent said. Deputy Michael Muller and K-9 Maverick from …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Area Crash School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Area Crash
School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Area Crash A school bus driver who was critically injured in a crash with a tree truck in October has died. Andy Sanchez, who has worked in Orange County in the Washingtonville School District and drove students from Little Britain Elementary School in New Windsor, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, from his injuries, said Larry Washington, Superintendent of Schools "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the tragic loss of Andy Sanchez, a Washingtonville school bus driver of nine years," said Washington in a letter to the district. Sanchez was injured in the crash that took place around 8:21 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details: Three Hospitalized After School Bus Crash Involving Students New Details: Three Hospitalized After School Bus Crash Involving Students
New Details: Three Hospitalized After School Bus Crash Involving Students Three people are in critical condition, including a female elementary school student, following a school bus crash with a truck in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Orange County on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. The crash occurred when a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 at Little Britain and Beattie roads when it crossed over the double-yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School bus,  said Town of New Windsor Deputy Police Chief Michael Farbent. When emerge…

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by Kathy Reakes