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Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say
Four Nabbed With Large Stash Of Cocaine Following Traffic Stop In Area, Police Say Four people were arrested on alleged cocaine possession charges following a traffic stop in the area. The incident took place on Tuesday, Dec. 29 in Orange County when New Windsor Police Officer Brian Levy and Detective Frank Pierri conducted a traffic stop on Route 9W of a vehicle out of Riverhead, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent.  During the traffic stop, it was determined that the occupants did not possess a valid license and during a search of the vehicle, officers uncovered a quantity of felony weight cocaine, Farbent said. Deputy Michael Muller and K-9 Maverick from …

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by Kathy Reakes
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School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Area Crash School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Area Crash
School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Area Crash A school bus driver who was critically injured in a crash with a tree truck in October has died. Andy Sanchez, who has worked in Orange County in the Washingtonville School District and drove students from Little Britain Elementary School in New Windsor, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, from his injuries, said Larry Washington, Superintendent of Schools "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the tragic loss of Andy Sanchez, a Washingtonville school bus driver of nine years," said Washington in a letter to the district. Sanchez was injured in the crash that took place around 8:21 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details: Three Hospitalized After School Bus Crash Involving Students New Details: Three Hospitalized After School Bus Crash Involving Students
New Details: Three Hospitalized After School Bus Crash Involving Students Three people are in critical condition, including a female elementary school student, following a school bus crash with a truck in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Orange County on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. The crash occurred when a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 at Little Britain and Beattie roads when it crossed over the double-yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School bus,  said Town of New Windsor Deputy Police Chief Michael Farbent. When emerge…

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by Kathy Reakes