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23-Year-Old Killed, 22-Year-Old Critical After Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway 23-Year-Old Killed, 22-Year-Old Critical After Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway
23-Year-Old Killed, 22-Year-Old Critical After Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway A 23-year-old and a 22-year-old passenger is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on a Hudson Valley roadway. New update - Fatal Crash Update: ID Released For Hudson Valley 23-Year-Old The collision took place in Dutchess County around 5:45 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 13 in the town of Hyde Park. Hyde Park Police officers responded to the scene in the East Market Street and Brower Boulevard area and located a 2011 BMW that had collided with a tree on the north side of East Market Street, said Chief Robert Benson of the Hyde Park Police. Benson said the driver of the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say
Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say The body of a person found in a wooded area by two hunters in the Hudson Valley has been identified by police as a missing person. The Dutchess County Medical Examiners Office has identified the person found in the woods in Hyde Park, off Route 9G, as Christopher Imperatore, age 31, authorities said. Imperatore was last seen in Hyde Park on Saturday, Aug. 27, and was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Earlier report: Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say The cause of death is still under investigation, but there is no indication of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Body Found In Woods By Hunters In Hudson Valley, Police Say Updated story: Body Found By Hunters ID'd As Missing Hudson Valley Man, Police Say A body was found in a wooded area in the Hudson Valley by hunters. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Town of Hyde Park. According to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson, two hunters were in the woods off Route 9G when they found the body.  The Hyde Park Police responded with the New York State Police Forensic Intelligence Unit and preserved the scene.  The body was removed from the woods by the Dutchess County Medical Exam…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Have You Seen Him? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Hudson Valley Man Have You Seen Him? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Hudson Valley Man
Have You Seen Him? Police Asking For Help Finding Missing Hudson Valley Man Police in the Hudson Valley are asking for assistance locating a missing man who hasn't been seen in a week. Dutchess County resident Christopher Imperatore, age 31, of Hyde Park, was reported missing on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police, Imperatore left his residence on Haviland Road around 3 a.m., on Saturday, Aug. 27, and has not returned. Imperatore left his residence with two laundry bags loaded with unknown items, Benson said. The missing man has had a history of leaving his home and going into the woods for s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash This story has been updated. Police have identified a truck driver who was killed after crashing into a popular lounge and music venue in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Craig Allen Dickson, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was killed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, June 20 when his 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer crashed into Junior's Lounge in the town of Poughkeepsie. When patrol officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the truck, which was pulling a fully-loaded dump truck, inside the lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Investigation Of Drug Sales At Area Motel Suspect Nabbed After Investigation Of Drug Sales At Area Motel
Suspect Nabbed After Investigation Of Drug Sales At Area Motel A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for drug sales at an area motel following an investigation. The Dutchess County Drug Task Force arrested Christopher J. Norris, age 39, of Hyde Park, on Tuesday, March 15, in connection with an investigation into drug sales out of a local motel in Hyde Park. Norris was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance with an intent to sell and criminal possession of a controlled substance, said the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. He was also found to have three outstanding arrest warrants issued by the Town of Hyde Park Ju…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Children Rescued After Falling Into Icy Pond In Hudson Valley Four Children Rescued After Falling Into Icy Pond In Hudson Valley
Four Children Rescued After Falling Into Icy Pond In Hudson Valley Four children were rescued after falling through the ice on a Hudson Valley pond, with one requiring CPR. The incident took place in Dutchess County at 5 p.m., on Sunday, March 6, Sunday responders were dispatched to a water emergency involving four children in the water at the Greenfields Pond located on Cream Street in Hyde Park.  Roosevelt Fire member Wendy Burns and her husband Donny were passing by when they noticed the kids in the water. They immediately turned around and called 911, the department said.  Donny Burns entered the pond to pull a child out of the water who wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Threatens People With Knife In Area, Police Say Man Threatens People With Knife In Area, Police Say
Man Threatens People With Knife In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly threatening others with a knife and then fighting with police. Dutchess County resident Gary Hricewich, age 33, of Hyde Park, was arrested around 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24 after police responded to a report of a man threatening people with a knife, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police. When officers arrived in the area of 241 Crum Elbow Road they found Hricewich was pulled off the side of the roadway and was having an altercation with a jogger, Benson said. Police said the 911 caller had also stopped to offer hel…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
New Bear Sighting Reported In Hudson Valley New Bear Sighting Reported In Hudson Valley
New Bear Sighting Reported In Hudson Valley Another bear sighting was reported in the Hudson Valley, this time from an area resident who spotted the animal enjoying a morning snack. A Dutchess County resident reported that the bear was on his property in Hyde Park early on Wednesday, June 30, where he was caught snacking on bird seed that had fallen out of a feeder on his Brower Boulevard home. Related story - Bear Spotted At Northern Westchester Condo Complex Before Climbing Fence Toward Woods After breakfast, the bear moseyed off without any incident, while the resident notified the Hyde Park Police Department about the sight…

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by Zak Failla
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'Illicit' Photos Of Area Female HS Students Shared On Snapchat, Police Say 'Illicit' Photos Of Area Female HS Students Shared On Snapchat, Police Say
'Illicit' Photos Of Area Female HS Students Shared On Snapchat, Police Say Police are working to find the person who posted private photos of some 30 female students on various Snapchat accounts. Town of Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson said his department received information on Sunday, Jan. 12, from several students at FDR High School. The students told officers that there were "illicit photos posted on Snapchat of students at FDR," Benson said. The Hyde Park Police Department along with Hyde Park School District officials, Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office and the state police Computer Crimes Unit are conducting a thorough investiga…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs
Police: Gunshots Exchanged After Woman, Man Demand Money, Drugs A homeowner who was shot by a woman who had come into his home with another man demanding money and drugs grabbed a shotgun and returned fire, shooting the woman. Details surrounding the double shooting unfolded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday when police received a report of a woman shot on Willow Cross Road in Hyde Park, said Hyde Park Police Lt. Robert Benson. According to Benson, an investigation into the shootings revealed that Collin W. Vogg, 27, was at his residence on Willow Cross Road when Montarius J Washington, 31, of Hyde Park and Cali A Hamilton, 21, of Poughkeepsie, entered the home. …

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by Kathy Reakes