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Storm-Damaged Building In NY Was Future Site of Early Learning Center: Officials Storm-Damaged Building In NY Was Future Site of Early Learning Center: Officials
Storm-Damaged Building In NY Was Future Site of Early Learning Center: Officials The building that partially collapsed during Monday’s flash flood in Putnam County was set to become the future home of a new Early Learning Center, officials confirmed. Located at 40 Jon Barrett Rd. in Patterson, the construction site for Community Based Services (CBS) suffered the worst damage in the county when nearly five inches of rain fell in less than two hours during the evening of Monday, July 14. The storm caused flash flooding, overwhelmed drainage systems, and sent debris cascading across major roads.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the Patterson Fire Department sai…

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by Ben Crnic
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Flash Flooding, Transformer Fires, Building Collapse Hit NY During Intense Storm Flash Flooding, Transformer Fires, Building Collapse Hit NY During Intense Storm
Flash Flooding, Transformer Fires, Building Collapse Hit NY During Intense Storm A fast-moving lightning storm dropped nearly 5 inches of rain over part of the Hudson Valley in just two hours Monday afternoon, July 14, causing flash flooding, downed trees, transformer fires, and even a partial building collapse in one town.  According to the Patterson Fire Department in Putnam County, the most intense stretch of the storm hit shortly after 4 p.m., overwhelming storm drains and flooding local rivers. The department received a surge of emergency calls within minutes, including multiple fire alarms, road hazards, and transformer fires sparked by lightning. Street…

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by Ben Crnic
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Standoff Triggered In Dutchess Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff Standoff Triggered In Dutchess Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff
Standoff Triggered In Dutchess Woods After Man Fires Shot During Welfare Check: Sheriff A tense police operation that shut down a stretch of Route 199 in Dutchess County ended with the arrest of an armed man who allegedly fired a warning shot, authorities said.  The events leading up to the incident began on Monday, June 9, at around 12:40 p.m., when Dutchess County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in Amenia to conduct a welfare check, the Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, June 10.  When deputies arrived, the man was not at the residence. Authorities soon learned he was in a wooded area near the intersection of Route 199 and Route 44 in the Town of North East, w…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Steals SUV From Business Parking Lot, Leads Troopers On Chase Into Dutchess: Police Man Steals SUV From Business Parking Lot, Leads Troopers On Chase Into Dutchess: Police
Man Steals SUV From Business Parking Lot, Leads Troopers On Chase Into Dutchess: Police A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested after allegedly stealing an SUV from a New York business and leading police on a multi-county chase, authorities said. The incident began in Putnam County on Saturday, March 22, when a 2018 Honda CRV was reported stolen from a parking lot at a business in Brewster, New York State Police announced on Monday, March 24.  Troopers said the investigation revealed the suspect, Alaji Ahmad-Alwan of Philadelphia, had taken the vehicle and fled the area. Police did not reveal which business the SUV was stolen from.  Around 10:50 p.m., troopers s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Dutchess Man Caught Drunk Driving Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff Dutchess Man Caught Drunk Driving Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff
Dutchess Man Caught Drunk Driving Over St. Patrick’s Day Weekend: Sheriff Deputies arrested three drivers for DWI in Putnam County over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, authorities said. The arrests took place in Southeast between Sunday, March 16, and Monday, March 17, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, March 19.  Felony DWI Arrest The first arrest happened on Saturday, March 16, around 1 a.m., when a deputy on Route 22 spotted a vehicle swerving out of its lane and running a red light. The driver, identified as Dutchess County man Jacob T. Westcott, 24, of Dover Plains, was found to be intoxicated and failed field sobriety tes…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Crashes On Guardrail, Nearly Flips In Pawling Car Crashes On Guardrail, Nearly Flips In Pawling
Car Crashes On Guardrail, Nearly Flips In Pawling Fire crews helped stop a vehicle from rolling over after it crashed over a guardrail in Dutchess County.  The crash happened in Pawling on Wednesday, March 5, at around 7 p.m., when a vehicle ended up on a guardrail on Route 22, preventing the driver from getting out, according to Pawling Fire District Chief and Fire Marshall Everett White.  Pawling fire crews responded to help stabilize the vehicle and stop it from rolling over. They also freed the driver.  The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office helped respond to the call, White said. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Rollover Crash Victim, Taxi Driver Nabbed For Drunk Driving In Putnam: Police Rollover Crash Victim, Taxi Driver Nabbed For Drunk Driving In Putnam: Police
Rollover Crash Victim, Taxi Driver Nabbed For Drunk Driving In Putnam: Police Several people were nabbed on drunk driving charges in the Hudson Valley over the holiday weekend, including a Westchester woman rescued from a rolled-over car and a taxi driver, police said. The arrests were announced by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and were all made over Columbus Day weekend.  The first incident happened on Friday, Oct. 11 in Putnam Valley, when a car crashed and flipped on Church Road in the area of Kramers Pond Road.  Arriving sheriff's deputies found a vehicle on its side with downed live wires nearby. They then rescued the drive…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police are investigating after a 74-year-old Connecticut man was killed during a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 55 in the town of Dover, a hamlet of Wingdale, around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, June 13. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, a 2010 Chevrolet pickup was on Route 55 preparing to enter traffic on northbound Route 22 when it pulled into the path of a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer. The collision killed the driver of the pickup, Northern Fairfie…

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by Kathy Reakes