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Police Investigating Thefts From Central Hudson Substations In Area Police Investigating Thefts From Central Hudson Substations In Area
Police Investigating Thefts From Central Hudson Substations In Area Know anything? New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley are seeking the public’s assistance in locating wanted suspects who have allegedly been stealing copper from Central Hudson substations in the region. An alert was issued by state police investigators on Friday, Jan. 7 as they attempt to locate suspects who have been removing copper from multiple substations in northern Dutchess County. Police said that the suspects are removing in-use copper ground wires which destabilize the electric substation. 
“Not only is this dangerous to the suspects, but the repairs to ground…

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by Zak Failla
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State AG To Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting In Area State AG To Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting In Area
State AG To Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting In Area Two days after the shooting death of an area man by a state trooper, the state Attorney General's Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit has announced is taking over the investigation of the incident. Jaime Lopez, 41, of Stanfordville, was shot around 11 a.m. Tuesday after state police responded to a restaurant he owned called Coyote Flaco, for a menacing call, according to New York State Police. Once on scene, officers found Lopez intoxicated, armed with a knife next to the driver’s door of a vehicle occupied by a woman, who was later identified as his wife. During the troopers’ int…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
IDs Released Of Trooper, Suspect In Fatal Area Officer-Involved Shooting IDs Released Of Trooper, Suspect In Fatal Area Officer-Involved Shooting
IDs Released Of Trooper, Suspect In Fatal Area Officer-Involved Shooting The identities have been released of both the suspect killed and the state trooper in an officer-involved shooting that occurred late Tuesday morning in the area. The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 in Dutchess County on Route 82 in Stanfordville, state police said. The police response came after state police received a call that an intoxicated individual, armed with a knife, was threatening a woman at the Coyote Flaco Restaurant. Trooper Katherine Gorey responded to the location and encountered Jaime Lopez, 41, of Stanfordville, next to the driver’s door of a vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Breaks Into Area Home, Hits Woman In Front Of Child, Police Say Man Breaks Into Area Home, Hits Woman In Front Of Child, Police Say
Man Breaks Into Area Home, Hits Woman In Front Of Child, Police Say A Stanfordville man was charged with felony burglary after breaking into a Village of Red Hook home and hitting a woman in front of a child. John J. Mitchell, 52, was arrested around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, after Red Hook Police officers responded to a report of a physical dispute at an area home, Red Hook Police said. Following an investigation, police determined that Mitchell had forcefully entered the residence and struck a woman while a young child was present, police said. Mitchell was taken into custody without incident and was charged with felony burglary, as well as endangerin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Video: Area Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation Video: Area Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation
Video: Area Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a months-long investigation of a bank robbery in the area. State Police began the investigation of a robbery at the Bank of Millbrook’s Stanfordville Branch, located at 11 Hunns Lake Road, in the Town of Stanford on Aug. 7, 2017 at approximately 1:13 p.m. A male subject entered the bank, displayed what appeared to be a handgun, and stole over $12,000 in cash, police said. The suspect then fled the bank on foot, and reportedly got into a light-colored minivan parked down the road. A nine-month investigation by the Troop K Bureau of Inves…

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by Joe Lombardi