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Latest Info: 2 Dead, Including Band Director, In High School Bus Crash On I-84 In Hudson Valley
Two adults were killed, including a high school band director, and at least five students suffered critical injuries in a bus rollover crash in the Hudson Valley. New Update: Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Hudson Valley Bus Crash The crash happened in Orange County on I-84 near Exit 15 at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. "This was a day of terror," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said just hours after the crash in the small town of Wawayanda, located about 45 miles northwest of New York City. Band, cheerleading, and dance students from Farmingdale H…
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Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say
A suspected burglar is facing charges more than a year after allegedly targeting multiple businesses in the region. Columbia County resident James Smith, age 52, of Hudson, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 20, in connection with a burglary at a Brunswick business in Rensselaer County in April 2022. According to New York State Police, Smith broke into a business on Hoosick Road at around 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2022. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time. He then tried breaking into a nearby restaurant with a burglary tool on the same day, but was unable to get inside, troopers said…
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Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Hudson Valley, Officials Say
This story has been updated: A travel coach-style bus with some 50 music students onboard has crashed off I-84 in the Hudson Valley killing one and injuring at least 43 others and leading to the closure of the roadway, according to multiple authorities. Latest Update: Two, Including Teacher, Killed In High School Bus Crash Three of the injuries are reportedly serious. Read the new, updated story here - New Info: 2 Dead, 5 Critically Injured In HS I-84 Bus Crash In Orange County The incident took place in Orange County in Wawayanda near Exit 15 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday…
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Hudson Valley Man Attacks Train Conductor, Fracturing Jaw, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with assault for allegedly attacking a train conductor, seriously injuring him and fracturing his jaw. The incident took place in Orange County in the City of Port Jervis on Thursday, Sept. 7. According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, Damarion D. Gulley, age 22, hometown unknown, of Rockland County, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 18, for the crime that took place on an MTA platform in Port Jervis. During the incident Worden said Gulley struck a New Jersey Transit conductor in the face multiple times with a closed fist and hit h…
Police & Fire
5 Hudson Valley Residents Nabbed In Drug Raid, Police Say
Following complaints from residents of drug dealing in the area, five Hudson Valley residents were busted for alleged drug sales and other charges during a warrants search. The incident took place in Ulster County in Kingston around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 at a home on Third Avenue. According to the Kingston Police Department, officers searched the home and found drug paraphernalia, weapons, and drugs. Arrested included: Melvin Howell, age 51, of Kingston, was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, and criminally …
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Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Fairfield County, Stolen Cars Recovered
Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County. Click here for a new, updated story: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent Home Garage Carjacking In Westport On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Westport Police arrested one of the teens in connection with the carjacking that took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. Based on information obtained by the Detective Bureau, a warrant to search a residence in Hartford County in Berlin was secured, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. On Mond…
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Man Nabbed For Stalking Students At Dutchess County High School, Police Say
A 33-year-old man has been charged with allegedly stalking a female student and approaching two others at a Hudson Valley High School. The incident took place in Dutchess County on Tuesday, Sept. 12. According to the East Fishkill Police, the department received a complaint of a suspicious man approaching students at John Jay High School in East Fishkill. The man reportedly followed the student in his vehicle and approached two other students in an area off campus on the same day, police said. In response, the department's Detective Division opened an investigation and worked tirelessly t…
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Hudson Valley Man Stabs Woman In Neck In Region, Police Say
A man from the region was nabbed after allegedly breaking into a home and stabbing an ex-girlfriend in the throat with a scalpel. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Eldred around 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 on Pine Ayre Drive. According to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies responded after a woman called 911 after a man, identified as Orange County resident Luke Matthews, age 36, of Middletown, broke into the home. When deputies arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed in the neck, Chaboty said. Caaboty said deputies put out a descriptio…
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Hudson Valley Woman Rescued By Police After Driving Into Pond, Issued 50 Tickets, Cops Say
A Hudson Valley woman who allegedly fled from state police while driving under the influence and drove into a pond was rescued by a trooper. The incident took place in Orange in the town of Newburgh on Friday, Sept. 15 on Route 9W. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, troopers spotted a 2014 Cadillac traveling north on Route 9W in the town of Newburgh in violation of numerous traffic laws. The trooper attempted to stop the car, but the driver identified as Melissa D. Branagan, age 38, of the town of Newburgh, failed to comply and fled from the trooper initi…
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Missing Hudson Valley Girl, 13, Found in Dutchess County After Intensive Search, Police Say
A missing 13-year-old Hudson Valley girl was found safe near a Walmart after an intensive two-day search that included large groups of people, drones, helicopters, K9s, and 4-wheelers. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Newburgh on Saturday, Sept. 16 around 2:10 p.m. According to Town of Newburgh Police Lt. Peter Talarico, it was uncharacteristic for the teen to walk off from her without letting someone know. Police continued their investigation throughout the day and night including interviews, neighborhood canvassing by patrol officers, and …
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Fatal Crash: Teen Falls Asleep Driving in Dutchess County, Hits Car Head-On
A 54-year-old man was killed in a head-on crash after the other driver allegedly fell asleep and crossed into his lane of travel. The incident took place in Dutchess County in LaGrange around 3:40 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15 on Route 55. An investigation determined a 17-year-old driving a 2015 Honda CRV eastbound fell asleep and entered the westbound lane striking a 2021 Kia Sorrento driven by Suffolk County resident Gabriel T. Bovenzi,of Shirely, a hamlet of Brookhaven on Long Island, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. Bovenzi was transported by the LaGrange Fire Department to…
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Fairfield County Resident Beaten, Carjacked In Own Home Garage, Police Say
Police are encouraging residents to be aware of their surroundings after a Connecticut man was beaten and carjacked in a garage as the person in Fairfield County returned home from an outing. New update on case: Pair Of 16-Year-Olds Nabbed In Westport Carjacking, Stolen Cars Recovered, Police Say The incident took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, the victim returned home and pulled into the garage when two suspects entered and assaulted the homeowner while sitting in a blue Aston Martin. The v…
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Drunk Driver Busted With LSD During Traffic Stop In Region, Police Say
A 36-year-old man is facing driving while intoxicated charges after allegedly being caught drunk behind the wheel with illegal drugs in the car, police said. The upstate New York incident happened Thursday evening, Aug. 31, in Warren County, on Route 9 in Lake George, according to state police. Connecticut resident Andrew Tustian, of Stratford, was stopped for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations before troopers determined he was intoxicated, police said. Troopers also discovered multiple controlled substances in the car, including lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), according to poli…
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Cocaine, Fentanyl Dealer Nabbed In Dutchess County, Police Say
A 37-year-old alleged cocaine and fentanyl dealer was nabbed by police investigating drug sales in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Michael Graham, age 37, of the city of Poughkeepsie was scooped up in Pershing Avenue Park by agents on Thursday, Sept. 14. According to Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, Graham was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance after he was nabbed with large amounts of crack cocaine and fentanyl packaged ready to sell. The arrest came after investigating the sales of fentanyl and crack cocaine i…
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'Concerning' Interactions Between Person, Students At Dutchess County HS Being Investigated
School officials in the Hudson Valley are warning of "concerning" interactions between an individual and students off-campus of a high school. The "incidents" have been taking place in Dutchess County outside of John Jay High School in East Fishkill, said Dr. Dwight Bonk, the superintendent of the Wappingers Central School District. "It has been reported that this individual has approached students after school hours near John Jay High School," Bonk said. The school district is working in collaboration with the East Fishkill Police Department to investigate the incidents, Bonk a…
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Policie Officer Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation In Dutchess County, Police Say
A police officer in the region is recovering after suffering an overdose of fentanyl he was exposed to while investigating drug use in a vehicle. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13 in the 300 block of Mill Street. During the investigation, the officer removed a “foil” containing an unknown substance from the front pocket of the man in the vehicle, said Capt. Richard Wilson of the City Of Poughkeepsie Police. As the officer attempted to determine the contents of the foil, he began to feel signs of an alte…
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Barricaded Suspect Taken Into Custody After Standoff At Hudson Valley Residence: Police
A suspect has been taken into custody after barricading themselves into a Northern Westchester residence and making threats of harm, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 13, when a person in Yorktown at a residence on Sandpiper Court made threats of harm and claimed they had access to weapons, according to Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble. Authorities then limited access to Sandpiper Court out of an abundance of caution and told residents on Maple Brook, a neighboring road, to shelter in place as police attempted to bring the incident to a safe ending.&n…
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37-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed Outside Hospital In Hudson Valley Dies, Police Say
Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating and searching for a suspect after a 37-year-old man was found stabbed to death outside a hospital emergency room. The incident took place in Orange County in the city of Newburgh late Tuesday, Sept. 12. According to Mike Neppl, spokesman for the city of Newburgh, police were at St. Luke’s Hospital for a separate incident when they located a 37-year-old male outside of the emergency room entrance with a stab wound. Officers immediately provided treatment and escorted the man inside of the emergency room where he died from his injurie…
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Duo Nabbed On Separate Rape, Sex Offense Charges In Hudson Valley: Police
Two men face sex offense-related charges in the Hudson Valley, including a 28-year-old from Northern Westchester who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl, police said. Both suspects, identified as 28-year-old Montrose resident Adrian Chomiw and 26-year-old Putnam Valley resident Erick J. Santander, face charges in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12. According to authorities, Chomiw was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 24 following an investigation conducted with the help of the Putnam County Child Advo…
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Tricky Rescue: Person Saved From 20-Foot Embankment In Hudson Valley
A person was hospitalized after falling down a 20-foot steep embankment in Northern Westchester, which required them to be rescued with the help of rope lines. The incident happened on Saturday, Sept. 9 around 3:15 p.m., when Somers Fire and EMS responded to the Lake Lincolndale area on a report of a person falling down a steep wooded embankment. According to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, arriving crews quickly found the person and began working to establish rope lines and belay lines down into the wooded drop-off. This eventually allowed for first responders and their e…
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Trio Nabbed For Welfare Fraud In Region, Officials Say
Three residents in the region have been charged with alleged welfare fraud following an investigation by the Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force. Those arrested included: Jacqueline M. Vargas, age 39, of Liberty, was arrested on Sunday July 23 and charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. Vargas allegedly stole $1,435 in SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to a second source of income from a second job between June 2022, and Dec. 2022. She was processed and released on an appea…
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Cold Case: Man From Region Confesses To Grisly 1994 Murder, Police Say
A 51-year-old man from the region has been arrested in a Virginia homicide, cracking a 29-year cold case, authorities announced. Schenectady County resident Stephen Smerk, of Niskayuna, is facing second-degree manslaughter in the Nov. 20, 1994 death of 37-year-old Robin Lawrence, who was found dead in a Springfield, Virginia home, Fairfax County police said. Smerk is believed to have stabbed Lawrence inside of her home, when he was 22 years old, authorities said. In 1994, a DNA profile was developed; however, at the time there was no match in any system for the recovered DNA. In the …
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Man Bludgeons Father To Death In Hudson Valley: Police
New, updated report - Support Swells For Father Bludgeoned To Death In Patterson: 'He Gave Best Hugs' A 33-year-old man faces murder charges after allegedly bludgeoning his father to death in the Hudson Valley, police said. The man's arrest stemmed from an incident in Putnam County on Sunday, Sept. 10, when New York State Police responded to a residence on River Road in Patterson for a reported domestic incident. Following this, 33-year-old James C. Cherry III was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his father, 56-year-old James C. Cherry Jr., to death, police said. Ch…
Police & Fire
New Update: Fallen Tree Hits School Bus, Leaves 25 Children Stranded In Hudson Valley
Fire officials have released more details about an incident involving a tree falling on an occupied school bus amid stormy weather in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Putnam County on Friday, Sept. 8 just after 4 p.m., when fire crews and police responded to Agor Lane in Mahopac after a tree fell on top of a school bus that had been bringing children home. Earlier Report: Tree Falls On School Bus In Mahopac Amid Round Of Storms According to Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department Public Information Officer Ellen Sacher, arriving crews found that a Mahopac Ce…
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Hudson Valley Bank Robbery Suspect On Run With Cash, Police Say
Police in the Hudson Valley are searching for an alleged bank robber who made off with an undetermined amount of cash. The robbery took place in Orange County in the town of Newburgh around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Sept. at Walden Savings Bank at 5329 Route 9W. According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Newburgh Police, officers were dispatched to the bank after receiving an alert of a robbery. They arrived minutes after the suspect ran from the scene on foot, heading northbound through the Morehead Honda parking lot, Talarico said. During an investigation, employees told officers that the suspe…
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Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no lo…
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2 People Injured During Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say
Two people were injured during a two-car crash in the Hudson Valley. The collision took place in Ulster County in Kingston around 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5 on Route 28. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, an investigation revealed that a 2012 Toyota, driven by Steven Beckerman of Woodstock, was traveling west in the right lane. A 2006 Volkswagen, driven by Steven Kapushy of Boiceville, was also traveling west in the right land on Route 28. Kapushy moved over into the passing lane and was passing the Toyota when the Toyota attempted to make an unauthor…
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Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman Struck By Compact SUV In Crosswalk In Region
Police are investigating a horrific double-fatal overnight crash in the region. It happened around 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 near the New York/Massachusetts border in Columbia County, in the town of New Lebanon. New York State Police said an investigation determined a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek operated by Western Massachusetts resident Erica C. Florin, age 36, of the town of Lee in Berkshire County, was eastbound on US Highway 20 when she struck two pedestrians in the crosswalk. Troopers and responding emergency medical service personnel attempted life-saving measures, but both victims were …
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16-Year-Old Nabbed In Shooting Of Woman From Region, Police Say
A 16-year-old has been charged with criminal use of a weapon in connection with the shooting of a woman from the region. The teen was arrested in Sullivan County in the village of Liberty on Wednesday, Sept. 6. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, the juvenile was wanted for the Saturday, July 15, shooting of a 27-year-old Monticello woman that occurred at the Sleepy Hollow apartment complex at Terry Lane in the village of Monticello. The 16-year-old was spotted by Village of Liberty Police and arrested following a brief foot chase, Johnston said. He was cha…
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DWI Crash: 23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Nabbed After Losing Control Of Car, Police Say
A 23-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license after crashing her car in the region, police said. Ulster County resident Rosa M. Morales, of Lake Katrine, was charged on Thursday, Aug. 31 in the town of Esopus. According to Ulster County Sheriff's Sgt. Collin Reynolds, around 6:30 p.m. deputies responded to a one-car rollover crash on Mill Brook Drive. An investigation found that Morales was driving in an intoxicated condition and struck an embankment which caused the car to overturn, Reynolds said. It was also discovered that Morales was driving with…
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Man Attacks, Threatens Property Manager With Knife In Hudson Valley: Police
A 71-year-old man faces charges after allegedly attacking the property manager of the Northern Westchester apartment complex where he lives and threatening them with a knife, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Sept. 6 just after noon, when police responded to the Wynnwood Oaks apartment complex in Yorktown at 1292 East Main St. for a reported fight between a resident and the property's manager. According to Yorktown Police, responding officers found that the resident, identified as 71-year-old Wayne Watkins, had punched the manager in the head and body after a verb…
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