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Man Who Shot At Troopers In Area Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say Man Who Shot At Troopers In Area Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say
Man Who Shot At Troopers In Area Charged With Attempted Murder, Police Say A Hudson Valley man who fired at New York State troopers during a domestic dispute and was in return shot by troopers has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. Orange County resident Patrick Hermanowski, age 39, of Westbrookville, was charged on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, the incident took place around 2:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12, when troopers and the Deerpark Police responded to a 911 call in Westbrookville. The report indicated that Hermanowski inside the home was discharging a firearm…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Suspects Behind Bars After Violent Area Robbery Two Suspects Behind Bars After Violent Area Robbery
Two Suspects Behind Bars After Violent Area Robbery Two men allegedly stabbed a man in his head and neck and robbed him during an armed robbery in Orange County, police said. Officers from the Port Jervis Police Department were dispatched to Railroad Avenue in the city’s “Acre” section shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, where there was a report of a man yelling.  Upon arrival at the scene, police found a 26-year-old man bleeding, who was stabbed multiple times and had been robbed by two men. The investigation into the stabbing led detectives to Matamoras, Pa. resident Christian Turner, 23, and Westbrookville resident Nicholas Jam…

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by Zak Failla
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Six Saved After Hudson Valley House Is Caught In Ice Jam Six Saved After Hudson Valley House Is Caught In Ice Jam
Six Saved After Hudson Valley House Is Caught In Ice Jam Six residents were rescued without injuries by firefighters in Orange County after their home was overrun with ice chunks and water, according to state Department of Transportation on Twitter. Shortly after the flooding began around 2 p.m. Friday, the DOT, along with the New York State Police closed Route 209 in Westbrookville due to the ice jam and flooding. The road is closed from Pine Kill road and Port Orange Road as officials work to break up an 8-foot wall of ice, state DOT officials said. As of 4 p.m., the road is expected to remain closed as the work continues to clear the ice bloc…

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by Kathy Reakes