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1-Year-Old Dies After Allegedly Being Left In Hot Car In Hudson Valley 1-Year-Old Dies After Allegedly Being Left In Hot Car In Hudson Valley
1-Year-Old Dies After Allegedly Being Left In Hot Car In Hudson Valley A 1-year-old girl died after allegedly being left in a hot car for several hours. The incident took place in Rockland County on Tuesday, May 9 around 4:30 p.m., in Spring Valley. According to Det. Philip Fantasia of the Spring Valley Police, officers responded to a home on Ridge Avenue on a report of a deceased child. When officers arrived on the scene, they learned that a 1-year-old girl had been left in the family vehicle unattended for several hours and died, Fantasia said. There is an ongoing investigation taking place by the Spring Valley Police, the Rockland County Sheriff's Office,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Burning In Fairfield County Park Hasn't Been Identified, Police Say Man Found Burning In Fairfield County Park Hasn't Been Identified, Police Say
Man Found Burning In Fairfield County Park Hasn't Been Identified, Police Say A man who was found burning in a park in Fairfield County has not yet been identified by the medical examiner's office. The incident took place in New Canaan around 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10 in the area of Lapham Road near Waveny Park. Related Story: Man Found Burning Near Busy Roadway In New Canaan Members of the New Canaan PD were dispatched to the area of Lapham Road near the town mulch pile on a report of a possible fire in the woods, said Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a human body fully engulfed in flames in …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead At Park In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Found Dead At Park In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Found Dead At Park In Hudson Valley, Police Say The body of a man was found at a park in the Hudson Valley by a passerby. The body was discovered around 4 a.m., Thursday, June 17, in Rockland County, at Spring Valley’s Memorial Park. The person who found the body called 911 and officers responded to the park where a bystander was attempting to perform CPR, said Spring Valley PD Detective Matt Galli. Police officers took over the attempt to save the man's life, but he was declared dead at the park, Galli said. The body was brought to the medical examiner’s office and an autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Recovered From Lake ID'd As Missing Area Man, Police Say Body Recovered From Lake ID'd As Missing Area Man, Police Say
Body Recovered From Lake ID'd As Missing Area Man, Police Say A photo of a dead body floating in a body of water on social media led the police to find a man dead in an area lake. The body was discovered around 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, when the City of Newburgh Police Department was alerted of a photograph being shared on social media depicting a body floating in a body of water, said Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. With the assistance of the City of Newburgh Fire Department, the body of an elderly male was recovered from Muchattoes Lake near the Lake Drive apartment complex, Burns said. The Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Shock, Sadness After Missing Hudson Valley Woman ID'd As Murder Victim Shock, Sadness After Missing Hudson Valley Woman ID'd As Murder Victim
Shock, Sadness After Missing Hudson Valley Woman ID'd As Murder Victim Westchester is in mourning after police identified a homicide victim in Greenwich as Valerie Reyes, who had been missing in New Rochelle for more than a week. The 24-year-old’s body was found on the east shoulder of Glenville Road, just north of Stillman Lane. She was found at the scene inside a suitcase with her hands and feet bound. She was reported missing to the New Rochelle Police Department on Jan. 30 and had last been seen the day before. Related story: Town Of Greenwich Employee On Leave After Taking Photos Of Dead Woman The community has expressed shock and sad…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Released For Man Found Dead In Yard Of Neighbor's House In Dutchess ID Released For Man Found Dead In Yard Of Neighbor's House In Dutchess
ID Released For Man Found Dead In Yard Of Neighbor's House In Dutchess A 52-year-old man who was found dead in his neighbor's backyard after he didn't show up for work has been identified. Eric McRae was found by police on Wednesday around 11:30 a.m. by City of Poughkeepsie police officers who had responded to his home for a welfare check, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. When officers arrived on the scene they checked the house at 39 Pembroke Drive and yard along with some of McRae's friends, but could not find him. A short time later, McRae, was discovered dead in the rear yard of a neighboring house, Clark said. An autopsy was conducted on Thursday but noth…

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by Kathy Reakes