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8 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Traffic Stop In Region; Man Busted After Chase 8 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Traffic Stop In Region; Man Busted After Chase
8 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Traffic Stop In Region; Man Busted After Chase Police say a man from the region attempted to escape after they found eight pounds of methamphetamines during a traffic stop earlier this week, but he didn't make it very far.  Rensselaer County resident Terrence Ravenell, age 28, of Troy, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and charged with multiple felonies, Troy police said.  Police were called to an area on Lincoln Avenue to reports of suspicious activity on Tuesday night. They found Ravenell in a parked car near the intersection with Seward Street. Police found drugs during an interview, and Ravenell ran away. Troy office…

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by Josh Lanier
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27-Year-Old Accused Of Having Sex With Teen He Met At Dutchess County Park 27-Year-Old Accused Of Having Sex With Teen He Met At Dutchess County Park
27-Year-Old Accused Of Having Sex With Teen He Met At Dutchess County Park A 27-year-old Connecticut man is accused of carrying on a consensual sexual relationship with a 15-year-old in a neighboring county in New York, authorities announced.  Litchfield County resident Kevin Brathwaite, of Sharon, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 19, and charged with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, Connecticut State Police said.  The teen told police she met Brathwaite in Dutchess County at Thomas J. Boyce Park in Wingdale, where she was watching her friends play basketball. He offered to drive her home, but she declined. She was 13 years ol…

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by Josh Lanier
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Duo Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Hudson Valley: Police Duo Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Hudson Valley: Police
Duo Nabbed After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Hudson Valley: Police Two men from Westchester County face charges after fleeing a traffic stop and leading authorities on a pursuit through multiple counties in the region, police said.  Yonkers resident Martin Gjurashaj, age 45, and Tuckahoe resident Daniel Curanovic, age 27, were both arrested on Friday, Aug. 16 in connection with an incident in Sullivan and Orange counties on the same day, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 20. According to authorities, at around noon on Friday, state troopers received a report of a grey convertible sedan driving at a slow speed and failing …

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Drowns In Hudson Valley Lake During Outing With Family Man Drowns In Hudson Valley Lake During Outing With Family
Man Drowns In Hudson Valley Lake During Outing With Family A man on an outing with his family at Harriman State Park drowned after jumping into the lake and swimming about 100 feet away. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at Lake Sebago in Stony Point. According to Trooper Steven Nevel with the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that Carlos G. Gomez Tay, age 31, from Palisades Park, New Jersey, was with his family at the lake and went swimming.  Tay swam about 100 feet away from his family and started calling for help, Nevel said. Nevel said he then submerged and did not resur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For Shooters After Home, Man Hit In Dutchess County Police Searching For Shooters After Home, Man Hit In Dutchess County
Police Searching For Shooters After Home, Man Hit In Dutchess County Police in the Hudson Valley are searching for the person or people who fired multiple shots in a neighborhood, striking a man and an occupied home. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at around 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, on N. Clinton St., in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to the Poughkeepsie Police, the department received multiple reports of shots fired and responded to the area.  On scene, officers located an occupied residence that had been struck by gunfire. A short time later, a 24-year-old man was located who had sustained a gunshot wound to the thigh, the departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
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16-Year-Old Dutchess County Girl Stabbed By Boyfriend, Police Say 16-Year-Old Dutchess County Girl Stabbed By Boyfriend, Police Say
16-Year-Old Dutchess County Girl Stabbed By Boyfriend, Police Say A 16-year-old girl is recovering after allegedly being stabbed by her boyfriend during a fight. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 31 Eliza St., in Beacon. According to Beacon Police Chief Thomas Figlia, officers found the teen bleeding when they responded to a call for a woman who had been stabbed. The girl was bleeding from what appeared to be a stab wound to her leg, Figlia said. She was transported to a hospital for treatment, police said. Officers attempted to detain the suspect, a 16-year-old Hudson Valley teen, who immediately resisted arrest and stru…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Woman With Previous DWI Nabbed Again, Police Say Hudson Valley Woman With Previous DWI Nabbed Again, Police Say
Hudson Valley Woman With Previous DWI Nabbed Again, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was charged with alleged DWI after police received complaints of a dangerous diver. The incident occurred in Orange County around 4 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, in the town of Newburgh on N. Pierpont Avenue.  According to Lt. Matthew Nadolny of the Newburgh Police, officers located and stopped the vehicle and identified the driver as Michelle R. Shader, age 45, of Newburgh. Shader, who refused to provide a sample of her blood for testing, was arrested and charged with DWI and other vehicle traffic laws, Nadolny said. A further investigation discovered that…

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by Kathy Reakes
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School Worker Accused Of Abusing Student In Hudson Valley School Worker Accused Of Abusing Student In Hudson Valley
School Worker Accused Of Abusing Student In Hudson Valley An employee at a school in Northern Westchester County has been accused of abusing a student. New York State Police from the Somers barracks announced on Monday night, Aug. 19, that the alleged incident occurred earlier this month at the Westchester Exceptional Children's School in North Salem. Following the report of abuse by the victim’s mother on Friday, Aug. 2, an investigation determined Carmen M. Santiago Osorio, age 60, of New Rochelle, kicked a child under the age of 13 years old.  She was charged with endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled perso…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Home In Region In Gas: Police Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Home In Region In Gas: Police
Woman Tried To Set Her Mother On Fire After Dousing Home In Region In Gas: Police A woman from the region is facing multiple felonies after police say she tried to set her mother on fire and burn down their home over the weekend.  Saratoga County resident Ashley L. Millington, age 31, of Milton, is charged with attempted arson in the second degree and arson in the third degree, the Saratoga Springs Sheriff's Office said.  A neighbor called deputies to the Paisley Road home just before midnight on Sunday, Aug. 18, for a mental health disturbance. When they arrived, they found the home doused in gasoline, authorities said.  Her mother was still in the house…

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by Josh Lanier
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Missing Hudson Valley 28-Year-Old Found Safe Missing Hudson Valley 28-Year-Old Found Safe
Missing Hudson Valley 28-Year-Old Found Safe New Update: A 28-year-old Hudson Valley man who went missing after last being seen boarding a train in Northern Westchester has been found safe.  In an announcement on Tuesday night, Aug. 20, the Carmel Police Department in Putnam County said that Bekim Gjonbalaj, age 28, was found in good health after last being seen boarding a train at the Croton Falls Train Station in the town of North Salem on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 4:50 a.m. More information about where Gjonbalaj was found was not released. Original Report: Authorities in the Hudson Valley are asking for the public's help…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Taconic Parkway 2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Taconic Parkway
2 People Rescued After Cars Crash, Flip Into Swift Water Below Taconic Parkway Two people had to cross a ladder over fast-moving water to get to safety after their cars crashed and overturned next to a stream during heavy rain in Northern Westchester.  The rescue happened on Sunday, Aug. 18 at around 4:30 p.m., when two vehicles crashed and flipped on the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown, eventually ending up in a stream 100 feet off the road, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Because of heavy rain that had just passed through the area, the normally small stream had turned into a "swift water scenario," the department said, …

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Crashes Over Guardrail, Causing Closure Of Hudson Valley Road Car Crashes Over Guardrail, Causing Closure Of Hudson Valley Road
Car Crashes Over Guardrail, Causing Closure Of Hudson Valley Road A busy Hudson Valley road was closed for around an hour after a vehicle crashed over the guardrail into the woods. The crash happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Aug. 18 around 3:30 p.m., when a car crashed over a guardrail on Route 32 (Crane Road) in the area of Angela Drive in the town of Carmel, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  No injuries were reported and both the driver and passenger refused ambulance trips.  Route 32 was closed for about an hour as the vehicle was towed away. 

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by Ben Crnic