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ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash
This story has been updated.
Police have identified a truck driver who was killed after crashing into a popular lounge and music venue in the Hudson Valley.
Dutchess County resident Craig Allen Dickson, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was killed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, June 20 when his 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer crashed into Junior's Lounge in the town of Poughkeepsie.
When patrol officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the truck, which was pulling a fully-loaded dump truck, inside the lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.…
Man Accused Of Trying To Rape Hudson Valley Middle School Student
A man has been charged with allegedly traveling to attempt to rape a Hudson Valley 13-year-old girl at an area hotel.
Thomas Rivera, age 32, of Lauderhill, Florida, was arrested on Tuesday, June 7, for communicating online with the girl and persuading her to meet him in Dutchess county to engage in sex, said Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
According to the allegations in the complaint filed on Friday, June 3, in White Plains federal court in April the town of Poughkeepsie Police department received a report from the town of Hyde Park Police regarding …
Student Caught With Air Soft Gun At Hudson Valley School, Police Say
A male student in possession of an Airsoft-type gun was captured by police at a Hudson Valley school.
The incident took place around 11:20 p.m., Thursday, June 9, at the Dutchess County BOCES school, in Hyde Park.
Hyde Park police responded to the school located at 49 Boces Road after receiving a report of a male on school grounds who might be in possession of a gun, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.
Officers from Hyde Park, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, and the state police responded to the school and were able to secure the student, Benson said.
The student was …
