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State Police Divers Search For Jumper Off Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in Rhinebeck State Police Divers Search For Jumper Off Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in Rhinebeck
State Police Divers Search For Jumper Off Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in Rhinebeck State Police dive teams are in the chilly waters searching for a person who jumped from a Hudson Valley bridge. New, updated story: 25-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man ID'd As Bridge Jumper The incident took place in Dutchess County in Rhinebeck around 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1, when the person jumped from the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, said Trooper AJ Hicks with the New York State Police. Currently, divers from the State Police  Underwater Recovery Team are searching the area for the person.  Hicks said traffic is moving slowly on the bridge and asked that motorists avoid the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, Dog Killed After Being Struck By Train In Rhinebeck Woman, Dog Killed After Being Struck By Train In Rhinebeck
Woman, Dog Killed After Being Struck By Train In Rhinebeck Police are investigating after a woman and her dog were killed in a crash involving a train in the region. It happened on Sunday, May 1 in Dutchess County near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, state police said. At approximately 4:45 p.m. troopers and Dutchess County Deputies responded to Slate Dock Road in Rhinebeck for a report of a pedestrian struck by a train. An investigation determined that Ulster County resident Carrie A. Gemmell, age 36, of Kingston, was attempting to collect her dog as an Amtrak passenger train was southbound at the location, according to state police.  Gemme…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Duo Accused Of Entering Dutchess Home, Forcibly Stealing Purse From Victim Duo Accused Of Entering Dutchess Home, Forcibly Stealing Purse From Victim
Duo Accused Of Entering Dutchess Home, Forcibly Stealing Purse From Victim Two men have been arrested in connection with a home robbery in which they allegedly forcibly stole a purse from a victim. Christopher R. Arsenault, 32, and Salem E. Welborn, 31, both of Kingston, were arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 4, after Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies responded to an alleged robbery in the Town of Washington, said Sheriff's Capt. John Watterson. Deputies were alerted to the incident around 9:30 p.m. and responded along with State Police to the home on Route 82.  The victims, two of which received minor injuries, told deputies the men entered the home…

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by Kathy Reakes