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Fatal Crash: 19-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Dutchess County Fatal Crash: 19-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Dutchess County
Fatal Crash: 19-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Dutchess County A 19-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash after he allegedly ran a red light in the region, striking another car. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Monday, Sept. 2, on Route 9 near the Alpine Commons in the town of Wappinger around 10 p.m. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, an initial investigation determined a 2006 Honda 999, driven by Orange County resident Dante Crespo, age 19, of Monroe, was northbound on Route 9 and ran a red light striking a 2009 Lexus ES250 making a lefthand turn into the Alpine Commons parking lot. Troopers and responding em…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester
School Employee Hospitalized After Explosion At Maintenance Building In Westchester A 69-year-old man from the Hudson Valley was injured in an explosion inside a school district maintenance building in Westchester that also caused a small fire.  The incident happened on Tuesday, Aug. 13 just before 1:20 p.m., when an oil tank explosion was reported at a Mamaroneck School District maintenance building and garage at 119 Gertrude Ave., according to Lt. Mark Gatta of the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  The building is located across from the Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary School.  Arriving police and fire crews found that a vapor explosion had occurred,…

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by Ben Crnic & Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player
HS Student Killed In Crash At Westchester Shopping Center Was Beloved Baseball Player A 16-year-old high school student from Westchester who was killed in a crash is being remembered for his love of baseball and his role as a mentor to young summer campers.  New Rochelle resident Aidan Galeano, age 16, was killed in a crash that happened just after midnight on Saturday, July 13, in New Rochelle at the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center at 1062 Wilmot Road, New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne said on Wednesday, July 17. Earlier Report - ID Released For HS Student Killed In Crash At Shopping Center In New Rochelle Born in 2008, Galeano spent hi…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Hudson Valley Rescue Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Hudson Valley Rescue
Person Flips Canoe, Then Pulled From Water In Dramatic Hudson Valley Rescue A person was rescued from the water after they were found clinging to a kayak in a Hudson Valley pond. The rescue happened in Putnam County at around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 7, when a forest ranger with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation saw a person in the water while patrolling White Pond in the town of Kent.  According to the DEC, the person had rolled their canoe and could not flip it back over. Although they could not swim, they were able to grab a nearby kayak.  The ranger then attached a throw rope to the person in the water and tied it to t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Girl Injured After Jumping Out Of School Bus In Hudson Valley Girl Injured After Jumping Out Of School Bus In Hudson Valley
Girl Injured After Jumping Out Of School Bus In Hudson Valley A teenage girl was severely injured after jumping out of the back door of an Omni bus following a flat tire. The incident occurred in Orange County around 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 3, on I-84 in Middletown. According to Trooper Steven Nevel with the New York State Police, a yellow Omni bus carrying 29 passengers was traveling east on I-84 in the town of Montgomery from Camp Pupa in Sullivan County.  The bus was headed to an amusement park in Danbury, Connecticut, when the rear passenger-side tire blew out, forcing the bus to slow down suddenly, Nevel said. Other students on t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Hudson Valley Island After Sudden Storm Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Hudson Valley Island After Sudden Storm
Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Hudson Valley Island After Sudden Storm A cafe owner and her dog were rescued from the shores of an island in a Hudson Valley lake after becoming stranded following a sudden thunderstorm that knocked them from their paddle board.  The events leading up to the rescue began in Putnam County on Sunday, June 23, when a microburst slammed the area of Lake Mahopac around 5:30 p.m., bringing heavy rains and high winds and knocking down trees and power lines.  During this time, the owner of Mahopac's Freight House Cafe, Donna Massaro, had been paddle boarding on Lake Mahopac with her dog, Joey. When the storm hit, it brought he…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours
Man Holds Police At Bay In Pleasant Valley For 5 Hours An attempt to serve an arrest warrant in the region led to a five-hour standoff with law enforcement. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at around 11 a.m. on Monday, July 1, on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, and detectives responded to a residence on Route 44 in the Town of Pleasant Valley to serve an arrest warrant.  Shortly after the arrival of law enforcement, the wanted man armed himself with a knife and barricaded himself inside a room within the residence, police said. The Dutchess County S…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Hit, Killed Walking In Hudson Valley Auto Dealership Parking Lot Man Hit, Killed Walking In Hudson Valley Auto Dealership Parking Lot
Man Hit, Killed Walking In Hudson Valley Auto Dealership Parking Lot A 41-year-old man was hit and killed while walking in an auto dealership parking lot by another man attempting to park. The incident occurred in Orange County on Monday, May 20, at Hudson Valley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram on Route 17K in the town of Newburgh. According to Newburgh Police, A 2024 Jeep Wrangler driven by a 68-year-old man was entering a parking space at the dealership when the vehicle suddenly accelerated, striking the pedestrian walking directly in front of the Jeep. The Jeep then continued across Route 17K with the man trapped under the vehicle, police said. The unidentified…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Missing Wilton Man Found Dead
Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Updated story: Missing Wilton Man Found Dead Original report: A 53-year-old man has gone missing in Fairfield County and authorities are asking the public's help in locating him. A Silver Alert has been issued following the disappearance of Todd Davies. Davies was last seen on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at around 4:30 p.m. in the area of Wilton Center. He's described as being 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes, wearing sweatpants and other unknown clothing. Anyone with information on Davies' whereabouts is asked to call the Wilton Police Department at 203-834-6260. Share this st…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester
Man Dies After Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train In Westchester Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed After Climbing On Top Of Train In Westchester A man was killed overnight after climbing on top of a Metro-North train and coming into contact with live wires. The incident took place around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after the man tried to get on top of a train headed to New Haven, Metro-North officials said. The train stopped between Larchmont and Mamaroneck because of a power issue and that's when crews realized the man had attempted get on top of the train and had come in contact with overhead catenary wires, the MTA said. The man…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's
Police Seek Public's Help IDing Suspects In Larceny At Area Kohl's Do you know them? Police are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects in a grand larceny investigation. State Police from the Brewster barracks say the incident occurred on Saturday, June 16 when the pictured suspects above stole four Canon EOS T6 cameras from the Kohl’s Department Store located at 60 Independent Way in Brewster. The suspects are described to be two middle-aged white males with brown hair. In addition, the gold Honda Accord in the second image above was used during the incident. Any person having information is requested to please contact Investigator James S…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Pearl River Hit-Run Incident Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Pearl River Hit-Run Incident
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Pearl River Hit-Run Incident An investigation is underway after a hit-and-run incident resulted in serious injuries to a pedestrian late Friday afternoon in Rockland County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and S. John Street in Pearl River. The pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle described as a silver colored Hyundai SUV bearing an unknown NJ registration, the Orangetown Police Department said. The operator was described as a white female with glasses last seen operating the vehicle Westbound on Franklin Avenue, police said.  The woman who was struck by the vehicle was …

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by Joe Lombardi