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Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police
Dover's Former Town Supervisor Mysteriously Turns Up At Train Station Ending Search: Police A multi-day search for a former New York town supervisor has come to an end, authorities said. Former Dover Town Supervisor and current Planning Board Chairman Ryan Courtien was found safe Friday evening, July 17, New York State Police said. Police said only that they were notified by Dutchess County 911 of a possible sighting of the 49-year-old at the Harlem Valley–Wingdale Train Station on Wheeler Road in the Town of Dover, just before 6 p.m. on Friday, police said. Deputies with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, who were already in the area, responded and confirmed the man was …

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by Ben Crnic
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Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Taconic Parkway Overpass (UPDATE) Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Taconic Parkway Overpass (UPDATE)
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Taconic Parkway Overpass (Update) Authorities have identified a 33-year-old man who died after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Westchester County while working on a construction project. Staten Island resident Matthew Beatty, 33, was killed on Tuesday, July 14, after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass onto the southbound lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne, Westchester County Police told Daily Voice on Friday, July 17. The incident happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. County police officers and EMS crews both responded to the scene, wh…

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by Ben Crnic
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Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Hudson Valley: Sheriff Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Hudson Valley: Sheriff
Deputy Injured While Trying To Take Combative Man Into Custody In Hudson Valley: Sheriff A 50-year-old Orange County man is facing charges after authorities said he injured a deputy while resisting arrest during a traffic stop in Sullivan County.    Walden resident David Monastersky, 50, was arrested on Wednesday, July 15, following an incident in Monticello, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 17. The incident happened on Wednesday near Marshall's in Monticello, the Sheriff's Office said. There, deputies stopped Monastersky after they said he was allegedly driving with a suspended license. Authorities said deputies first tried to iss…

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by Ben Crnic
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Blaze Destroys Car On Hudson Valley Road Blaze Destroys Car On Hudson Valley Road
Blaze Destroys Car On Hudson Valley Road A vehicle was destroyed in an overnight fire in Putnam County — but everyone inside escaped.  The incident happened at around 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, when firefighters were dispatched to a reported vehicle fire on Canopus Hollow Road in Putnam Valley, according to the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames.  Fortunately, everyone inside had gotten out of the vehicle before emergency crews reached the scene. Firefighters brought the blaze under control and extinguished it without incident, according…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Rescued After Falling Off Cliff Into Hudson River In Dutchess County 2 Rescued After Falling Off Cliff Into Hudson River In Dutchess County
2 Rescued After Falling Off Cliff Into Hudson River In Dutchess County Two people were rescued after falling around 15 feet off a cliff into the Hudson River at a Dutchess County state park on Thursday morning, July 16, authorities said.   The incident happened at around 7:20 a.m. on Thursday, when the Dutchess County 911 Center received a report that two people had fallen from a cliff into the Hudson River at Norrie Point State Park in Hyde Park, according to the Town of Hyde Park Police Department.  Soon, police, fire, EMS, and specialized rescue teams were racing to the scene. When officers arrived, they found both people in the river in…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Caught With Narcotics In Plain View Of Officers In Dutchess County: Police Man Caught With Narcotics In Plain View Of Officers In Dutchess County: Police
Man Caught With Narcotics In Plain View Of Officers In Dutchess County: Police A routine patrol in Dutchess County led to the arrest of a man on felony drug charges after officers allegedly saw him with narcotics in plain sight, police said. Frank Vannicolo, 36, was arrested on Tuesday, July 14, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Thursday, July 16.  The arrest followed an incident at around 11:12 a.m., when officers were patrolling Academy Street. According to police, officers noticed a man tucked into the doorway of a vacant storefront.  As they approached, they saw what appeared to be narcotics in plain view, the depart…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police 2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police
2 Girls Fight Off Knife-Wielding Attacker In Attempted Sex Assault At State Park: Police A 23-year-old man is accused of threatening two young girls with a knife before trying to sexually assault them at Kettletown State Park, where police said the girls fought back with rocks, escaped, and found help from other visitors. Darius Moreno, of Southbury, was arrested after the attack, which happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Southbury park, according to a report from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation Police. Investigators said the girls were hiking along Kettletown Brook when Moreno came up behind one of them, put he…

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by Josh Lanier
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Trapped Driver Rescued After Crash Near Town Hall In Dutchess County Trapped Driver Rescued After Crash Near Town Hall In Dutchess County
Trapped Driver Rescued After Crash Near Town Hall In Dutchess County A driver was rescued from a mangled vehicle after a crash near a Dutchess County town hall. The crash happened at 12:38 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, on Route 52 in front of Fishkill Town Hall, according to the Rombout Fire Company. Responding crews found a driver inside the car and began efforts to rescue him. The crash scene was then turned over to Town of Fishkill Police for an investigation.  No information about the driver's condition or what caused the crash was immediately released. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Distraught Woman Saved From Walkway Over Hudson In Dutchess County Distraught Woman Saved From Walkway Over Hudson In Dutchess County
Distraught Woman Saved From Walkway Over Hudson In Dutchess County A woman in crisis was safely rescued from the Walkway Over the Hudson in Dutchess County, authorities said. The incident happened at around 8:55 a.m. on Monday, July 13, when the City of Poughkeepsie 911 Center received a report of a distressed woman on the Walkway Over the Hudson, according to the city's police department.  Officers, along with a negotiator from the department's Hostage Negotiation Team, responded to the scene and found the woman near the railing, where she was visibly distraught and crying, police said.  Officers made sure she was out of danger before taking he…

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by Ben Crnic
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Contractor Killed After Falling From Overpass Onto Parkway In Hudson Valley Contractor Killed After Falling From Overpass Onto Parkway In Hudson Valley
Contractor Killed After Falling From Overpass Onto Parkway In Hudson Valley A contractor working on a New York State Department of Transportation construction project died after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, when Westchester County Police received multiple reports that a man had fallen from the Taconic State Parkway overpass onto the southbound lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway, the department told Daily Voice.  County police officers and EMS crews responded to the scene, where the man was found in cardiac arrest.  Emergency respond…

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by Ben Crnic
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Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops
Massachusetts Man Guilty In Scheme Linked To Armed Iranian Drones Used In Killing 3 US Troops A Massachusetts man has been convicted of helping send sensitive American technology to Iran through a years-long export scheme tied to the country's military drone program, federal authorities announced on Tuesday, July 14. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 43, of Natick, was convicted by a federal jury in Boston after a 14-day trial on Monday, July 13, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced. He was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, along with two additional export-relat…

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by Josh Lanier
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Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (DEVELOPING) Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (DEVELOPING)
Search Underway After Reported Drowning At NY State Park (Developing) A large-scale search is underway after a reported drowning at a New York State Park with a popular campground on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, State Police announced. Troopers responded to Little Sodus Bay at Fair Haven State Park in Cayuga County at approximately 3:30 p.m., following a report of a drowning, police said. Multiple agencies are searching the water, including the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Wayne County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Fair Haven Fire Department boat team, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team…

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by Jillian Pikora