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Alert Issued For Man Last Seen In Area Three Days Ago Alert Issued For Man Last Seen In Area Three Days Ago
Alert Issued For Man Last Seen In Area Three Days Ago A man has gone missing in the area and state police are asking the public's help in locating him. Joseph Murtha left his sister’s residence located at Jameson Hill Road in the town of Washington in Dutchess County at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9 and may have traveled to Westchester, according to police. He is 6-foot-2, about 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes and is reported to be wearing a blue T-shirt, brown leather boots, and black sweatpants. He has no piercings but has an Irish flag tattoo on his left bicep. Murtha also has scruffy facial hair (beard and mustache g…

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Lengthy Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Area Drug Dealer Lengthy Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Area Drug Dealer
Lengthy Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Accused Area Drug Dealer After a lengthy investigation, a Poughkeepsie drug dealer has been arrested, state police say. The Troop K Community Narcotics Enforcement Team initiated the long-term investigation and carried out a search warrant issued by the town of Poughkeepsie Court. According to police, the warrant led to the discovery of approximately 175.5 grams of cocaine and 352 grams of controlled stimulants in pill form. Police arrested 36-year-old William DeGaetano Friday, April 5. He faces the following charges: Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, a Class B felo…

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by Valerie Musson
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ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Stream Near Wappinger Creek ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Stream Near Wappinger Creek
ID Released For Woman Found Dead In Stream Near Wappinger Creek The identity has been released of a 36-year-old woman who was found dead in a stream in the Hudson Valley. State Police responded to a 911 call for a body found in a tributary to the Wappinger Creek, accessible from Maloney Road in the Town of Wappinger, on Feb. 27, 2018. The deceased has been identified as Ashanti Moore of Brooklyn.  An investigation has revealed that Moore had traveled through or stayed in the areas of the Hudson Valley, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Pennsylvania from August to September 2017, prior to her death, state police said. Moore also could have spent time in the Cha…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Victim Of Fatal I-84 Crash ID Released For Victim Of Fatal I-84 Crash
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal I-84 Crash The identity of the man killed in a crash on a stretch of I-84 near the junction of I-684 on Wednesday was released Friday morning by state police. The crash, involving a Jeep and tractor-trailer, led to the closure of the westbound lanes. The operator of the Jeep, 63-year-old Queens resident Donovan S. Grant, was pronounced deceased on scene. Initial investigation suggests a Jeep Liberty operated by Grant was traveling on the I-84 eastbound entrance ramp from I-684 northbound, state police said.  The Jeep Liberty, for unknown reasons, exited the entrance ramp, crossed the eastbound lanes…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
I-84 Reopens In Putnam After Fatal Crash I-84 Reopens In Putnam After Fatal Crash
I-84 Reopens In Putnam After Fatal Crash This story has been updated. A section of westbound I-84 near the interchange of I-684 in Southeast has reopened after a fatal crash that shut down both lanes late Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred just east of the I-684 junction, between Exit 20 (684) and Exit 19 (Route 312). The roadway had remained closed through the evening commute as the investigation on the scene continued following the 3:30 p.m. crash. Any witness or person with information regarding this crash is asked to please call State Police Troop K Headquarters at (845) 677-7300 and request to leave a message for Inves…

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Fatal Crash: I-84 Reopens Fatal Crash: I-84 Reopens
Fatal Crash: I-84 Reopens This story has been updated. A section of westbound I-84 near the interchange of I-684 in Southeast reopened after a fatal crash that shut down both lanes late Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred between Exit 20 (684) and Exit 19 (Route 312). The roadway had remained closed through the evening commute as the investigation on the scene continued following the 3:30 p.m. crash. Any witness or person with information regarding this crash is asked to please call State Police Troop K Headquarters at (845) 677-7300 and request to leave a message for Investigator Gould.  Check back to Daily V…

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