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Assault Near School: Chief Urges Patience As Investigation Continues In Hudson Valley (UPDATE) Assault Near School: Chief Urges Patience As Investigation Continues In Hudson Valley (UPDATE)
Assault Near School: Chief Urges Patience As Investigation Continues In Hudson Valley (Update) As the investigation into a serious assault near a Dutchess County school continues, a local police chief is urging residents for patience amid growing public concern and requests for updates.  In a message to the community on Friday, Jan. 30, Beacon Police Chief Thomas Figlia said he has received a high volume of emails and phone calls seeking new information about the assault reported on Tioronda Avenue, where a woman was found unconscious and seriously injured on Wednesday, Jan. 14.    As Daily Voice previously reported, officers were called at around 9:20 a.m. t…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Meet 'Spar': New K-9 Officer Joins Yorktown Police Force Meet 'Spar': New K-9 Officer Joins Yorktown Police Force
Meet 'Spar': New K-9 Officer Joins Yorktown Police Force The Yorktown Police Department welcomed its newest four-legged officer to the force this week, Spar, a trained German Shepard police dog, joining fellow K9 Dallas, to form the Yorktown Police Canine Unit. Spar’s duties will include drug detection and patrol, while Dallas is trained primarily for the task of drug detection. Spar’s presence on the police force was made possible through a $10,000 grant that was secured by New York Sen. Terrence Murphy. “I've been in Yorktown all of my life,” Murphy said when introducing Spar to the community. “I remember as a six-year-old seeing a Yorktown pol…

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by Zak Failla