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New Info Emerges After Body Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley New Info Emerges After Body Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley
New Info Emerges After Body Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley New information has been released after a man's body was found in a drainage ditch in the Hudson Valley. ID Released For Man Found Dead In Warwick Drainage Ditch At around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26 in Orange County, the man was found partially submerged in the ditch in the Town of Warwick on County Route 1 (Pine Island Turnpike) near Little Brooklyn Road. According to Town of Warwick Police, the man, whose identity has not yet been positively determined, was last seen on Saturday, Dec. 16. After finding the body, police said the man appeared to be in his mid-30s and may have worked in…
Body Of Man Believed To Be In Mid-30s Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley Body Of Man Believed To Be In Mid-30s Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley
Body Of Man Believed To Be In Mid-30s Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley Police are investigating after a man's body was found in a drainage ditch in the Hudson Valley. Click here for an updated story - New Info Emerges After Body Found Submerged In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley At around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26 in Orange County, the man was found partially submerged in the ditch in the Town of Warwick on County Route 1 (Pine Island Turnpike) near Little Brooklyn Road. An identification has not yet been made, but according to Town of Warwick Police, the man appears to be in his mid-30s and may have worked in the area. The Orange County District Atto…
26-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Rest Area In Hudson Valley 26-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Rest Area In Hudson Valley
26-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Rest Area In Hudson Valley A 26-year-old was killed in an overnight crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29 in Orange County on a stretch of I-84 in Wallkill. A preliminary investigation determined Orange County resident Derrick N. Rosa was operating a 2007 Toyota Camry westbound when it left the roadway for unknown reasons and then entered the rest area, state police said.  Once in the rest area, Rosa’s vehicle struck a parked tractor-trailer.  Responding Montgomery EMS paramedics pronounced Rosa, a resident of the Orange County hamlet of Cuddebackville in the town of D…
Bones Found On Hiking Trail In Hudson Valley, Police Say Bones Found On Hiking Trail In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Bones Found On Hiking Trail In Hudson Valley, Police Say An investigation was conducted after bones were discovered on a Hudson Valley hiking trail. The bones were found in Orange County in the area of Route 218 on Saturday, Oct. 15 on a trail in the town of Cornwall at Storm King State Park.  According to Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard, after the discovery, the department contacted the state park police as well as the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office for examination. "I'm 99 percent the bones belong to an animal," Hazard said. "I see these types of bones all of the time when I'm out hunting." Park police will investigate. Hazard…
Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway A Hudson Valley man coming home from a car show in his 1967 Chevy convertible was killed after hitting a guard rail. The crash took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the town of Goshen on Route 94. According to Deputy Chief Allen Faust, of the Goshen Police, John Smith, age 52, of the Village of Florida, veered off the roadway, hit a guard rail, and then an earth embankment before flipping over. Smith was trapped in the vehicle and was extricated by the town of Goshen Fire Department, Faust said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Orange County Medic…
IDs Released For 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley IDs Released For 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley
IDs Released For 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley Police have identified two people killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash in the Hudson Valley overnight. It happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Orange County on I-87 in the town of Tuxedo. A preliminary investigation by New York State Police has determined a passenger vehicle was driving northbound in the southbound lanes between Exit 16 (Harriman) and Exit 15A (Sloatsburg), when it struck another passenger vehicle head-on. The vehicles were occupied by drivers only, both of whom were pronounced dead on the scene and removed from the scene by the Orange County Medical Examiner’…
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Apartment After Fire Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Apartment After Fire
Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Apartment After Fire Police are investigating an apartment fire that killed a 56-year-old woman in the Hudson Valley. Troopers in Orange County responded to a building fire on Robbins Road in Mount Hope at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, New York State Police. Local fire departments quickly extinguished the blaze. During a search of the building, a tenant, identified as Shaun Schiffinger, was found dead in her apartment, police said. Authorities said no other injuries were reported. State Police were assisted at the scene by the following agencies: Bullville Fire Department Silverlake Fire Depart…
Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead, Police Say Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead, Police Say
Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead, Police Say A missing Hudson Valley woman who police have spent hundreds of hours searching for has been found dead in a wooded area. Orange County resident, Brittany Hendershot, age 19, of Port Jervis, has been missing since Thursday, June 23, but was officially reported missing to police on Tuesday, July 5 by her mother. Following the missing person's report, the Port Jervis Police Department initiated an investigation which revealed that Brittany was last seen in the Town of Wallkill, said Chief William Worden, of the Port Jervis Police. See Earlier Story: Have You Seen Her? Police Seeking He…
Truck Driver Killed By Forklift At Hudson Valley Business, Police Say Truck Driver Killed By Forklift At Hudson Valley Business, Police Say
Truck Driver Killed By Forklift At Hudson Valley Business, Police Say A truck driver was killed after being hit by a forklift while making a delivery to a Hudson Valley business. The incident took place in Orange County in the town of Montgomery around 9:15 a.m., Monday, April 25 at L&W Supply located at 155 Bracken Road. Town of Montgomery Police responded to an industrial accident and found that Homer D. Baker, age 54, of Waycross, Georgia, was struck and killed by a forklift while making a delivery, said Stephen Ragni, spokesman for the Montgomery Police. The Town of Montgomery Police was assisted by the New York State Police and the Or…
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley
Worker Dies After Accident At Strip Mall In Hudson Valley A 36-year-old construction worker was killed in an industrial accident while working at a strip mall in the aea The incident happened in Orange County around 3:15 p.m., Thursday, March 17 in the  Town of Newburgh. Police responded to 1431 Route 300 at the Marshalls Plaza for a report of a man injured in an industrial accident. When officers arrived on the scene they found Lungo Oleg, of Brooklyn, dead, pinned in a knuckle boom that was being used to offload steel beams from a truck, said Lt. Peter G. Talarico, of the Town of Newburgh Police.  Oleg was operati…
Body Of Missing Hudson Valley Man Found In 12 Feet Of Water By Divers, Police Say Body Of Missing Hudson Valley Man Found In 12 Feet Of Water By Divers, Police Say
Body Of Missing Hudson Valley Man Found In 12 Feet Of Water By Divers, Police Say Police have recovered the body of a missing Hudson Valley man. The 32-year-old Orange County resident went missing around 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 27 in Port Jervis, in the area of Laurel Grove Cemetery at a popular swimming hold called "Goose Rock."  When officers responded, witnesses reported that the swimmer was last seen floating towards the middle of the river towards the I-84 Bridge when he submerged underwater and never resurfaced, said Port Jervis Police Chief William. Worden. Fire Department divers from multiple agencies were deployed and conducted a search of the river fo…
32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say 32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say A 32-year-old was killed during a crash while allegedly attempting to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed in the Hudson Valley, state police said.. Long Island resident Leighton L. Douglas, of Bay Shore in Suffolk County, was killed around 4 p.m., Saturday, May 22, in the Orange County area known as the Hawks Nest in Sparrow Bush, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, Douglas was operating a 2019 red Ducati motorcycle westbound on Route 97 at a high rate of speed when he lost control and was thrown from the bike.  An investigation found that Do…
Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley
Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley A 73-year-old Hudson Valley man was found dead, apparently of natural causes, in the vicinity of a hiking trail in the area. The resident of Philipstown, in Putnam County, was found on Monday, May 17 at the Schunnemunk State Park, located in Orange County, in the Town of Cornwall, said NYS Parks officials.  State Park Police, NYS Park Forest Rangers, Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, Town of Cornwall Police, Salisbury Mills FD, Cornwall FD, DEC forest rangers, and local EMS all responded to the scene. The incident remains under investigation.
Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Near High School In Hudson Valley Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Near High School In Hudson Valley
Worker Killed After Trench Collapses Near High School In Hudson Valley A worker was killed after a trench collapsed on him while working at a construction site in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Orange County on Monday, March 22 just before noontime at the Woodbury Villas, a development located at 155 Dunderberg Road in Central Valley, near Monroe-Woodbury High School. The 43-year-old worker was digging in a 10-foot ditch, with no trench safety box in place, when the walls of the trench collapsed, burying the victim, the Town of Woodbury Police Department said.  The victim was pronounced on scene by the Orange County Medical …
Mother Of Baby Found Dead Along Area Roadway Has Been Interviewed, Police Say Mother Of Baby Found Dead Along Area Roadway Has Been Interviewed, Police Say
Mother Of Baby Found Dead Along Area Roadway Has Been Interviewed, Police Say The mother of a dead infant found lying along a roadway in a vacant lot in Orange County has been located by police. "We have identified the mother of the child and she has been interviewed," said  Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden.  The discovery of the deceased infant was reported to police around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12. Earlier report: Infant Found Dead In Area Still Had Umbilical Cord Attached Officers responded to 39 Orange Street at the intersection with Hornbeck Avenue in the city’s Third Ward and found the newly born baby lying on the ground wit…
Infant Found Dead In Area Still Had Umbilical Cord Attached Infant Found Dead In Area Still Had Umbilical Cord Attached
Infant Found Dead In Area Still Had Umbilical Cord Attached Click here for an updated story: Mother Of Baby Found Dead In Orange County Has Been Interviewed, Police Say Police are asking the public for help after finding a dead newborn baby lying in a vacant lot in the area According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, the discovery of the deceased infant was reported to police around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12. Officers responded to 39 Orange Street at the intersection with Hornbeck Avenue in the city’s Third Ward and found the newly born baby lying on the ground with the umbilical cord still attached. "Based upon circumstances and…
Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Hit-Run Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Hit-Run
Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Hit-Run The driver of a passenger bus has been arrested for leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run incident. The incident was uncovered around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, when City of Newburgh Police officers responded to the area of 301 Robinson Avenue for a report of a male struck by a vehicle, said Det. Sgt. Joseph Rutigliano. Officers located a man who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and was deceased. The vehicle that struck the man had left the scene.  City of Newburgh detectives began working and a short while into the investigation; it was de…
Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Area Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Area
Man Electrocuted While Removing Tree In Area A 39-year-old man was killed while removing a tree in the Hudson Valley, according to police. John B. Nuzzolo of Newburgh, who was a sub-contractor for Simply Stump Grinding & Tree Removal, was working about 40-feet above the ground around 9:17 a.m. Monday to remove the tree at 29 Maple Road, said Cornwall-on-Hudson police. Nuzzolo then hit a live power line and was electrocuted and killed, police added. Town and village police responded, as well Storm King Fire Department, and Central Hudson Utilities.  Power was cut to more than 2,000 residents as power crews worked to clear branche…
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Hudson Valley Crash A motorcyclist driving on the wrong side of the road was killed after striking a vehicle head-on Tuesday night in the Hudson Valley, police announced Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. in the area of 355 S. William Street near the Newburgh Armory Unity Center in the city. Officers and Mobil Life Support Services staff determined that the operator of the motorcycle was deceased at the scene, said Newburgh Detective Sergeant Joseph Rutigliano.  A large crowd soon formed and officers from the New Windsor Police Department, Town of Newburgh Police Department, Orange County She…
25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley 25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley
25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley A 25-year-old man who fell from a bucket truck while working on Monday has died, police announced on Thursday. Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry Thoelen said he was notified late Wednesday by the Orange County Medica Examiner's Office of the death. The man worked for JMH Tree Service, which lists a Middletown address.  Fire officials said the man fell 30 to 40 feet near 15 Highland Ave. around 12:48 p.m. Monday. The man was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center by Mobile Life Supports ambulance.  Thoelen said they could not release the man's identity pending notification of his family. 
Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River
Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River The body of a man who jumped from the midspan of the Bear Mountain Bridge was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday, Aug. 5, state police said. State Police at Cortlandt, along with New York State Park Police, responded to the area of the Bear Mountain Bridge in the Town of Cortlandt, regarding a suspicious vehicle report on Saturday, Aug. 4. Investigation at the scene revealed that the vehicle was abandoned by an individual who then proceeded to jump from the midspan of the bridge the previous morning, Friday, Aug. 3 at around 7:23 a.m. A State Police Aviation helicopter and a State Poli…
17-Year-Old Boy Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley 17-Year-Old Boy Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley
17-Year-Old Boy Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Hudson Valley Click here for an updated story: Star Athlete ID'd As Warwick Crash Victim A 17-year-old boy was killed in a single-car crash Monday night in the area, police said. The crash occurred around 10:35 p.m. when the boy's 2005 Honda Civic, traveling south on Union Corners Road near Wheeler Road, left the roadway and rolled over, coming to a stop against a tree, said Town of Warwick Lt. John Rader. The driver, a resident of the Florida section of Warwick, was the only occupant of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, Rader said. The name of the driver is being withheld at this tim…
Cause Of Death Revealed For Off-Duty Hudson Valley Sheriff Deputy Cause Of Death Revealed For Off-Duty Hudson Valley Sheriff Deputy
Cause Of Death Revealed For Off-Duty Hudson Valley Sheriff Deputy The shooting death and car crash involving a long-time Rockland County sheriff deputy late last year has been ruled a suicide by the Orange County Medical Examiner's Officer. Frank Farina, 42, of Stony Point, and his wife, Jennifer Farina, were driving were driving on Long Mountain Parkway in the Town of Woodbury around 1:30 p.m., Nov. 14, when he was shot in the head, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a rock embankment, said state police. Jennifer Farina, 42, was transported by ambulance to Orange Regional Medical Center and treated for non-life threatening injuries, state polic…
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man
Man Charged With Heroin Overdose Death Of Hudson Valley Man A 28-year-old was arrested in connection with the overdose death of a 30-year-old man in Orange County over the weekend. New York State Police and officers from the Port Jervis City Police Department arrested Patrick Shevlin, 28, of Montague in Sussex County, New Jersey and charged him with felony criminal sale of a controlled substance in association with the death, said Port Jervis Chief of Police William Worden. On Saturday, during the early morning hours, state police were dispatched to a residence located in Sprarrowbush for an apparent heroin-related overdose. Police allege that Shevl…
Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death
Two Women Face Charges After Suspected Area Overdose Death Two women were arrested on felony drug charges following the overdose death of a Port Jervis man. Katelynn Smith, 23, of Port Jervis and Gloria Bruno, 62, of Glen Spey, were arrested on Thursday for criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance, both felonies, said Port Jervis police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. The women were arrested following the apparent overdose death of a 28-year-old Port Jervis man during the early morning hours on Thursday, Port Jervis Police said. Police allege that the defendant Smith sold a quantit…