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Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old Crashes Into Guardrail On I-84 In Hudson Valley Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old Crashes Into Guardrail On I-84 In Hudson Valley
Fatal Crash: 23-Year-Old Crashes Into Guardrail On I-84 In Hudson Valley A 23-year-old man was killed after police say he lost control of his vehicle and hit a guardrail on a Hudson Valley roadway. The incident happened around 4:50 p.m. Monday, July 31 in Orange County on I-84 in the hamlet Slate Hill. Troopers from the Greenville barracks responded to I-84 westbound in Slate Hill for a report of a motorcycle crash, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation revealed that Pike County, Pennsylvania resident Austin Prey, of Matamoras, was driving a 2001 Honda motorcycle traveling westbound when for unknown reasons he lost control, causing h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mother Shot On Porch Of Home In Area Near Young Child Mother Shot On Porch Of Home In Area Near Young Child
Mother Shot On Porch Of Home In Area Near Young Child Detectives are investigating after a mother was shot on the front porch of her Hudson Valley home in what's called a safe area. The incident took place in Ulster County around 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the hamlet of Port Ewen. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a home on North Court for a report of gunshots and a woman screaming. When deputies arrived on the scene they found a 34-year-old woman on a porch with a gunshot wound to her hip, the department said. Aid was rendered and the was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital by the Town of Es…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Details Released In Fatal Hotel Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At Marist College New Details Released In Fatal Hotel Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At Marist College
New Details Released In Fatal Hotel Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At Marist College Updated story: ID Released For NY Dad Killed In Hotel Shooting Tied To Marist College Family Weekend A second suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting that killed one person at a Hudson Valley hotel. Police received a report of shots fired at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2641 South Road (Route 9) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2, authorities said. The incident is reportedly connected to Marist College Family Weekend which was held Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday. Marist College in Poughkeepsie identified the victim as …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Police ID 'Persons Of Interest' In Shooting After HS Football Game In Area Police ID 'Persons Of Interest' In Shooting After HS Football Game In Area
Police ID 'Persons Of Interest' In Shooting After HS Football Game In Area Do you know them? Police have identified two "persons of interest" after three people were shot following a high school football game overnight in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 in Orange County at the Newburgh Free Academy when police say a fight broke out in the north parking lot after the game against visiting Warwick Valley High School. Five shots were fired as soon as the fight broke out, according to Newburgh Police.  Officers on the scene who responded located the three victims:  A 43-year-old woman who was shot in…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Area Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Area
Woman Dies After Being Pulled From Lake In Area A woman died after being pulled from a lake in the Hudson Valley, according to authorities. At about 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18 authorities in Ulster County were dispatched to Williams Lake, in the Town of Rosendale for a water emergency. Upon arrival, the responding units found that Carol Smith, from New York City, had been visiting friends locally and had gone underwater while swimming and not resurfaced, according to the Rosendale Police Department. Responders immediately entered the water and began a rescue search, while additional resources were responding to the scene.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Struck, Killed By Car In Wappingers Falls Man Struck, Killed By Car In Wappingers Falls
Man Struck, Killed By Car In Wappingers Falls A man was hit and killed by a vehicle while crossing a busy roadway in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 10 p.m., Saturday,  June 18 in Wappingers Falls on South Avenue near West Academy Street. The responding officers found Robert English, age 44, of Wappingers Falls, critically injured in the roadway, said Commissioner Charles Ferry, of the Wappingers Falls Police Department. English was transported to the MidHudson Regional Medical Center by Mobile Life where he was pronounced dead, Ferry said. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured and no…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, Child Struck By Drunk Driver In SUV, Police Say Woman, Child Struck By Drunk Driver In SUV, Police Say
Woman, Child Struck By Drunk Driver In SUV, Police Say An area woman and child were injured after being struck by an alleged drunk driver while crossing a roadway in the rain. The incident took place in Orange County around 9:50 p.m., Saturday, March 19, on Route 208 in the town of Monroe. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 21-year-old woman and a 4-year-old girl had been struck by a 2021 Ford Explorer driven by Pamelia Lee, age 64 of Blooming Grove, said Sgt. Timothy Young of the Monroe Police.  The victims were transported to Garnet Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Young said. The child was tre…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Injured After Being Hit In Head By Bat On Halloween In Poughkeepsie Man Injured After Being Hit In Head By Bat On Halloween In Poughkeepsie
Man Injured After Being Hit In Head By Bat On Halloween In Poughkeepsie An area man was seriously injured after being hit in the head with a bat on Halloween. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31 on Fountain Place, in Poughkeepsie, said the City of Poughkeepsie Poice. When police arrived on the scene of the attack, they found a man who had been struck in the head with a baseball bat, police said. Officers immediately rendered aid and secured the scene for Mobile Life.  The victim was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital and was admitted for treatment.  Crime Scene technicians responded to the scene to collect evidence. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Large Fight At Poughkeepsie High School Overwhelms Police Large Fight At Poughkeepsie High School Overwhelms Police
Large Fight At Poughkeepsie High School Overwhelms Police A large fight inside an area high school overwhelmed police and put the school on a "hold in place" status. The fight broke out around 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19 at Poughkeepsie High School. According to Captain Richard Wilson, of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department, City of Poughkeepsie police officers and detectives responded to the school for a large fight in progress.  The City of Poughkeepsie School Resource detective was furthering her investigation into a previous assault when a fight broke out in the main hallway.  The detective and school staff …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer Near Intersection In Area Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer Near Intersection In Area
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer Near Intersection In Area An investigation is taking place after a bicyclist was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Ulster County around 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, in the area of Broadway and East St. James Street in Kingston, police said. According to detectives, officers arrived on the scene and found the bicycle rider had received severe injuries due to the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ulster County Medical Examiner, said the Ulster County Police. Police did not release the name, age, or hometown of the bicyclist or the driver of the t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal Stabbing At Arlington HS Football Game Suspect Nabbed After Fatal Stabbing At Arlington HS Football Game
Suspect Nabbed After Fatal Stabbing At Arlington HS Football Game A suspect is in custody after a fatal stabbing following a high school football game in the Hudson Valley overnight. It happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 immediately after the game in Dutchess County between Scarsdale High School and host Arlington High School in LaGrange. After a large fight broke out, a 16-year-old Arlington HS student was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie where the person was pronounced dead, said Captain John A. Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. Neither the person’s identity nor gender has been released. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Person Shot In Buttocks In Orange County Person Shot In Buttocks In Orange County
Person Shot In Buttocks In Orange County One person was shot in the buttocks during a shooting incident in Orange County. City of Newburgh Police responded to 103 Lake Drive for reports of shots fired in the area around 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one person shot in the buttocks, said City of Newburgh Lt Joseph Burns. That person was treated on scene by paramedics from Mobile Life before being transported to a nearby hospital. Police investigate a shooting at an Orange County apartment complex.Rockland Video Productions This incident is under active investigation. Police are as…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
12 Adults, 6-Year-Old Displaced After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fishkill 12 Adults, 6-Year-Old Displaced After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fishkill
12 Adults, 6-Year-Old Displaced After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fishkill At least 13 people were driven out of their homes by a Fishkill apartment fire that took seven hours to extinguish, according to the Village of Fishkill Fire Department.  The Hudson Valley chapter of the Red Cross provided emotional and financial assistance to 12 adults and one six-year-old who had been displaced after the second-alarm fire on Sunday, Aug. 30 at approximately 11:25 a.m. Reports of pluming smoke and "heavy fire" on second floor, attic and through the roof of an apartment building in the Jefferson at Merritt Park launched a slew of emergency service outlets, including: …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Police: Fishkill Man Stabs Mom, Then Kills Pedestrian In Hit-Run Crash Police: Fishkill Man Stabs Mom, Then Kills Pedestrian In Hit-Run Crash
Police: Fishkill Man Stabs Mom, Then Kills Pedestrian In Hit-Run Crash A man who allegedly stabbed his mother and then killed a pedestrian in a fatal hit-and-run crash in the area has been apprehended. The incident unfolded in Dutchess County around 9:44 p.m., on Wednesday, May 20, when Fishkill Police responded to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian auto accident in the area of Route 82 and Crestwood Court.  When officers arrived on the scene, along with the New York State Police, they found a pedestrian had been struck and was seriously injured.  The vehicle involved became disabled after striking a curb and the operator fled the scene on foot, Fishk…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12 Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12 At least a dozen residents were left homeless following a fire an at an apartment complex. Firefighters in Orange County were dispatched to report of a fire around 7 p.m., Monday, May 4 at the Park Hill Apartments in Middletown. When firefighters arrived on the scene, smoke and flames were visible from one of the apartments, said the Middletown Fire Department. Department officials said at the time of the fire it was very windy which caused the fire to spread quickly.  Winds helped spread fire at an area apartment complex.Middletown Fire Department Because of the type of construction …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
29 Arrested During Protest At Energy Facility In Dutchess 29 Arrested During Protest At Energy Facility In Dutchess
29 Arrested During Protest At Energy Facility In Dutchess A total of 29 people were arrested during a protest at the Crickett Valley Energy facility in Dover. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office and New York State Police said the 29 were charged during the early morning hours on Saturday, Nov. 15, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. A large group of the protestors gained access to the facility ground, with most of the group blocking the entrance while a smaller group climbed up onto smokestacks on the property, Watterson said. The protesters’ actions resulted in a large law enforcement response from bo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Pilot, Passengers In Wappinger Plane Crash IDs Released For Pilot, Passengers In Wappinger Plane Crash
IDs Released For Pilot, Passengers In Wappinger Plane Crash Click here for an updated story: Plane Crash Victims Members Of Sean Patrick Maloney's Extended Family, Congressman Says Details, including the identities of the four family members involved, have been released following a small plane crash with one critical injury in the area. It happened at around 2:40 p.m. on Friday, July 19 about a mile away from the Hudson Valley Regional Airport. That's when the single-engine private plane crashed in a wooded area south of Maloney Road in the Town of Wappinger. The Piper PA 46 plane was traveling from Ohio to Rhode Island when the pilo…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Vacant Restaurant Damaged In Overnight Poughkeepsie Fire Vacant Restaurant Damaged In Overnight Poughkeepsie Fire
Vacant Restaurant Damaged In Overnight Poughkeepsie Fire A vacant restaurant that was slated for renovation was heavily damaged during an early-morning fire. The call for the fire at the former Cozzy's Place restaurant at 256 Hooker Ave., came in about 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, July 2 said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. The first firefighters on the scene found fire on the upper floor of the two-and-half-story building.  "They (the firefighters) attacked the fire from the second floor to access the attic area where the fire was located," the chief said. Firefighters were able to gain control within 15 minutes and had extinguished …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Officers, Residents Injured During Melee Involving Juveniles On Bikes In Poughkeepsie Two Officers, Residents Injured During Melee Involving Juveniles On Bikes In Poughkeepsie
Two Officers, Residents Injured During Melee Involving Juveniles On Bikes In Poughkeepsie Two City of Poughkeepsie police officers were injured after responding to numerous calls reporting a fight in progress and possible home invasion. The incident began around 8:55 p.m., on Friday, May 17, when 911 received numerous calls of a fight in the area of Thompson Street, said City of Poughkeepsie Capt. Richard Wilson. When police, detectives, and members of the Neighborhood Recovery Unit responded to the scene they found that numerous juveniles had fled the area all on bicycles, Wilson said. Four juveniles on bikes were located and detained at Main and Clinton st…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Apartment Fire Injures Woman, Displaces Five In Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire Injures Woman, Displaces Five In Poughkeepsie
Apartment Fire Injures Woman, Displaces Five In Poughkeepsie One person was injured during an apartment fire in Poughkeepsie that left five residents displaced, said the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department. The first-floor fire was reported around 9:13 p.m., Sunday, March 31, at 465 Maple Street, at the Corlies Manor Apartments, said the Poughkeepsie Fire Department. The injured woman was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital with unknown injuries, officials said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.  The Arlington and Fairview fire departments assisted on th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Several Displaced Following Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire Several Displaced Following Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire
Several Displaced Following Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire Several residents were displaced due to an early morning apartment fire in the City of Poughkeepsie. Firefighters received a call around 6:41 a.m., Wednesday, March 27, for a fire in Apt. 6A on the first floor at the Hudson Garden Apartments at 120 Hudson Ave., said City of Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. "Our first arriving units encountered a fire that started in the bedroom area," Johnson said. "There were no occupants home, they had already left for the day." Firefighters were able to put out the fire within 15 minutes, but the chief said the entire apartment suffered heavy …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injuries After Being Hit By Minivan In Pleasant Valley Teen Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injuries After Being Hit By Minivan In Pleasant Valley
Teen Pedestrian Suffers Serious Head Injuries After Being Hit By Minivan In Pleasant Valley A 13-year-old teen received serious head injuries after being hit by a minivan on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley. The incident took place around 5:10 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, on Route 44, near Clark Heights, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. An investigation into the crash found that a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country driven by William Plaza, 35, of Wappingers Falls, and occupied by Kataura Ross, 25, of Poughkeepsie, was traveling westbound on Route 44 when it struck the 13-year-old from Pleasant Valley, Watterson said. The teen suffered serious …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dutchess Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire Dutchess Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire
Dutchess Car Wash Heavily Damaged During Fire An early morning fire caused heavy damage to an area car wash after flames started in a storage area. The fire was reported by an automatic alarm around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Foam and Wash Car Wash at 888 Violet Ave., in Hyde Park, said Roosevelt Fire Chief Lew Darrow. Minutes later a passerby noticed the flames and called 911, he said. Roosevelt and Fairview firefighters responded and were met with visible flames, he said. Darrow said the fire appears to have started in a supply room that is located in the middle of the structure, but a full investigation will locate the origin, he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Pickup Truck Into Fishkill Building Man Killed After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Pickup Truck Into Fishkill Building
Man Killed After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Pickup Truck Into Fishkill Building An Orange County man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in which the pickup truck plowed through the front of a building after the driver possibly suffered a medical emergency. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Don A. Tuangtuang, 62, of Newburgh, was killed around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Main Street in the Village of Fishkill, said Capt. John Watterson. When officers arrived on the scene, CPR was being performed on Tuangtuang, who was then transported to St. Luke's Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Watterson said. A preliminary investigation has revealed that Tuangt…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Area Home Damaged In Three-Alarm Fire Area Home Damaged In Three-Alarm Fire
Area Home Damaged In Three-Alarm Fire A three-alarm fire damaged an Orange County home but was quickly extinguished with help from other volunteer agencies. The Goshen Fire Department received the call around 8:54 p.m. Wednesday at 12 West St., in the village for smoke alarms going off in the residence, the Goshen Fire Department said. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke showing from the second floor. The fire was found and extinguished within the hour.  Other fire departments responding included the Chester, Slate Hill, New Hampton, Campbell Hall, Mechanicstown, Silver Lake, fire departments, GOVAC, and Mobile Life, as wel…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim A Village of Wappingers Falls man is alive thanks to quick-acting cops and the use of Narcan. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when Officers Devin Ludwig and Joshua Kemlage responded the Tinkleman Plaza on Route 9 for a report of an unconscious male, said Sgt. P. Capparelli. When they arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old unresponsive man with shallow breathing and a light, but rapid pulse lying on his back in the parking lot.  It was immediately determined that the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics and they quickly administered Narcan, with no effect. A seco…

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by Kathy Reakes