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Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Hudson Valley Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Hudson Valley
Developing: 15 Protestors Charged After Closing Down Bridge In Hudson Valley New York State Police arrested 15 people during a protest calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after they shut down parts of a major highway and a bridge.  The incident occurred in Dutchess County on I-84 and the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge around 8 a.m., Monday, April 15. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, the bridge was closed for approximately 45 minutes for state police to clear the bridge and detain the protestors. During the protest, traffic was backed up on I-84 in Dutchess County from East Fishkill to the bridge. Hicks said the protesters c…

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by Kathy Reakes
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25-Year-Old Exposes Himself To College Students In Westchester: Police 25-Year-Old Exposes Himself To College Students In Westchester: Police
25-Year-Old Exposes Himself To College Students In Westchester: Police A 25-year-old man was apprehended after trying to break into a Westchester home occupied by college students and exposing himself to residents, police said.  New Rochelle resident Lidio Garcia was arrested on Wednesday, April 10 just after 10:45 p.m. in connection with multiple incidents that happened at a New Rochelle home on Mayflower Avenue, according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  During the two incidents, Garcia allegedly tried to enter into the home, which is occupied by college students. On one of these occasions, the residents confronted him, at which ti…

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by Ben Crnic
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Drunk College Student Gives False Name, Runs From Officers In Area, Police Say Drunk College Student Gives False Name, Runs From Officers In Area, Police Say
Drunk College Student Gives False Name, Runs From Officers In Area, Police Say After he was found trespassing in the parking lot of a Hudson Valley business, a drunk man gave police a false name before a brief attempt to run away from the scene, police said.  On Sunday, Oct. 23, around 2 a.m. in Putnam County, police officers in Kent found a man sitting in his vehicle in the parking lot of Chris' Automotive located at 349 NY-52, and decided to find out why the man was at the business after hours, police said.  The man, who appeared to be intoxicated, said he was picking up a friend from the bar and that the vehicle he was in belonged to a friend, according t…

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by Ben Crnic
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29 Arrested During Protest At Energy Facility In Area 29 Arrested During Protest At Energy Facility In Area
29 Arrested During Protest At Energy Facility In Area A total of 29 people were arrested during a protest at the Crickett Valley Energy facility in Dover. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police said the 29 were charged during the early morning hours on Saturday, Nov. 15, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. A large group of the protestors gained access to the facility ground, with most of the group blocking the entrance while a smaller group climbed up onto smokestacks on the property, Watterson said. The protesters’ actions resulted in a large law enforcement response from bo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Charged After Brewster HS Baseball Field Vandalized By Vehicle Four Charged After Brewster HS Baseball Field Vandalized By Vehicle
Four Charged After Brewster HS Baseball Field Vandalized By Vehicle Four teens are facing charges after the baseball field at Brewster High School was vandalized by a motor vehicle,  Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. announced. Just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, March 10,  Putnam County Sheriff Deputy Shane Rossiter and Deputy Ryan Diskin of the Emergency Service Unit were dispatched to a report of a vehicle doing “donuts” on the Brewster High School baseball field.  Upon arrival, the deputies observed an occupied vehicle stuck on the baseball field. Subsequent investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle caused approximate…

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by Joe Lombardi