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Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area, Police Say Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area, Police Say
Man Killed After House Fire Breaks Out In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was found dead inside a home following a residential structure fire. Orange County resident Roger A. Smith, age 60 of New Windsor was found around 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, following a house fire in New Windsor, officials said. According to New Windsor Police Chief Robert Doss, the fire started around 7 p.m. at 17 Shaw Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and smoke, Doss said. Firefighting operations were started and firefighters made an interior entry to search the interior as well as fight the fire.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Area, Police Say Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Area, Police Say
Man Killed In Head-On Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Area, Police Say An area man was killed during a two-vehicle crash with a tractor-trailer. The crash took place around 10:38 p.m., Friday, March 26, on Temple Hill Road, in New Windsor. When officers arrived on the scene, they found that a head-on collision between a 2019 Subaru and a semi-trailer had taken place, said New Windsor Chief of Police Robert Doss. The passenger car was operated by Robert C. Stack, age 58, of New Windsor.  Stack was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the sole occupant in the vehicle, Doss said. The semi-trailer truck involved was a 2021 Volvo and it was h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighter, Ex-Marine Found Dead In His Hudson Valley Home, Possible Line Of Duty Death Firefighter, Ex-Marine Found Dead In His Hudson Valley Home, Possible Line Of Duty Death
Firefighter, Ex-Marine Found Dead In His Hudson Valley Home, Possible Line Of Duty Death A Hudson Valley firefighter who served two tours in Afghanistan and earned a Purple Heart was found dead in his home after responding to multiple calls during Tropical Storm Isaias. The Vails Gate Fire Department in Orange County announced that firefighter Alec Tannenbaum, a volunteer firefighter there who worked as a federal firefighter for the United States Military in West Point, was found dead in his home on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The 29-year-old Tannenbaum completed an on-duty shift on Tuesday with the West Point Fire Department before responding to numerous alarms while volunteering in Vail…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted After Being Run Over By Vehicle In Route 9W Parking Lot Man Airlifted After Being Run Over By Vehicle In Route 9W Parking Lot
Man Airlifted After Being Run Over By Vehicle In Route 9W Parking Lot A man who was seen stumbling and falling in a parking area was run over by a vehicle that was leaving the area and didn't see the victim on the ground. The incident took place in Orange County around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, April 4, in the rear lot of 2899 Route 9W, said New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. Shortly after emergency units arrived on the scene and found the unidentified 35-year-old man unconscious, ineffectively breathing, with a large laceration to his head and scratches and scrapes to his back, Farbent said. The man was airlifted out of a l…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area
Man Found Dead Inside Home During Two-Alarm Fire In Area A man was found dead inside a multi-family home during a fire in Newburgh late Friday. The man was found when members of the Newburgh Fire Department were dispatched to a fire at 6½ Farrington St.  at 11:43 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, said Terry Ahlers, Newburgh's acting fire chief. Crews arrived in under two minutes and found heavy fire showing from the front of a multi-family, two-story home, Ahlers said. The residents from the second floor reported the resident from the first floor as unaccounted for. Crews immediately stretched hose lines and initiated a search for the mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Head-On Orange County Crash Man Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Head-On Orange County Crash
Man Killed, Woman Seriously Injured In Head-On Orange County Crash One motorist was killed and another seriously injured late Wednesday night in a head-on crash in Orange County. A 1993 pickup truck was heading westbound on Route 207 (Little Britain Road) in the area of the Rock Tavern Post New Windsor and crossed into the eastbound lane and stuck a 2012 Toyota Camry at approximately 11:22 p.m., police said. The driver of the pickup truck, Gerald Dembeck of Campbell Hall, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Toyota Camry, Eileen Brooks of New Windsor, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center with serious injuries. New Windsor Ambulance …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Driver Ejected In New Windsor Crash Driver Ejected In New Windsor Crash
Driver Ejected In New Windsor Crash A 23-year-old man was injured during a one-vehicle crash in New Windsor, according to New Windsor Police. The crash took place around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday on Jackson Avenue when Zachary Carey, of New Windsor, was ejected from his 2004 Subaru Impressa after failing to negotiate the roadway, said New Windsor Police Lt. Michael Farbent. After being ejected, the vehicle struck a tree and caught fire, Farbent said. Units from the New Windsor Police Department, Vails Gate Fire Department and the New Windsor Ambulance Corps responded to the scene. Carey was flown out to Westchester Medical Center…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Injured In Crash That Causes Orange County Road Closure One Injured In Crash That Causes Orange County Road Closure
One Injured In Crash That Causes Orange County Road Closure Forge Hill Road is back open to traffic following a single-vehicle traffic crash that caused minor injuries to one person, New Windsor Police said. The crash happened about 1:11 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Forge Hill Road and Route 9W, said Vails Gate Fire Chief Chris Sweeny.  According to the chief, there were two occupants in the vehicle when the driver crashed, causing minor injuries to one person. Both people were transported to New Windsor Hospital for observation and treatment. Traffic was backed-up for a short time as the vehicle was removed from the roadway.

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by Kathy Reakes