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State Police Car Struck While Assisting Disabled Vehicle In Hudson Valley State Police Car Struck While Assisting Disabled Vehicle In Hudson Valley
State Police Car Struck While Assisting Disabled Vehicle In Hudson Valley Three people were injured, including a State Trooper when their vehicle was struck from behind while assisting another driver on a busy Hudson Valley highway. The incident took place in Orange County on I-87 northbound in the town of Tuxedo around 12 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15. According to Trooper Tara McCormick of the New York State Police, the troop car was parked on the left shoulder providing traffic control behind a disabled SUV in the area of mile marker 41.2, between exit 16 (Harriman) and exit 15A (Suffern/Sloatsburg), when it was struck from behind by a pickup truck.  The cra…
State Trooper In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say State Trooper In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say
State Trooper In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say A state trooper is facing multiple charges after police say he sexually abused a victim known to him. Orange County resident Matthew A. Stivala, age 32, of the Town of Monroe, was arrested on Saturday, July 23, and charged with: Two counts of first-degree sexual abuse (a Class D felony), First-degree criminal sex act (a Class B felony), Forcible touching (misdemeanor).  The charges stem from multiple incidents involving Stivala and the victim, police said. Stivala is currently assigned to Troop T (Thruway Division), according to information provided by state police. Stivala was…
Two Hospitalized After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester Two Hospitalized After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester
Two Hospitalized After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester Two people were hospitalized after a fiery crash on a busy roadway in Northern Westchester. It happened just before noontime on Tuesday, May 25 in Somers on Route 100 and Elmer Galloway Road. Before arrival by firefighters and EMS personnel, a state trooper applied a tourniquet to a seriously injured driver of one of the vehicles, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. A vehicle fire that broke out after the crash was quickly extinguished. The two drivers involved were transported to local hospitals with their conditions unknown as of late Tuesday afternoon. Check back t…
Area Woman Arrested For Burglary, Possession Of Pot, Police Say Area Woman Arrested For Burglary, Possession Of Pot, Police Say
Area Woman Arrested For Burglary, Possession Of Pot, Police Say An area woman was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a home and spitting and kicking a state trooper after she was caught inside a home she didn't own. Jeanette Wright, age 32, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Saturday, March 6, after a state trooper responded to Stony Ford Road in Campbell Hall for a burglary in progress, said Trooper Steven Nevel. When the trooper arrived, he spotted Wright inside the residence. When she came to a side door where the trooper met her Wright said she had entered the wrong house and attempted to walk away, Nevel said. The trooper told her …
Man Tried To Steal Trooper's Firearm During Struggle In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Tried To Steal Trooper's Firearm During Struggle In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Tried To Steal Trooper's Firearm During Struggle In Northern Westchester, Police Say A man attacked a state trooper and tried to steal his gun after he was pulled over for a routine traffic violation and found in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine faces a slew of criminal charges, police said.  According to state police, 52-year-old Aaron Hudson of Cortlandt was pulled over at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 on Warren Street in the town of Somers.  After police found crack cocaine in Hudson's black Volvo XC-90, police said, he violently resisted arrest, pitching himself and a state trooper over a guide rail and into a stream bed five feet below.  Hudson r…
Crash Leads To Hours-Long I-84 Closure Crash Leads To Hours-Long I-84 Closure
Crash Leads To Hours-Long I-84 Closure Click here for an updated story: Several Injured, Including Two State Troopers, In Crash That Caused I-84 Closure A stretch of I-84 was closed for more than three hours Tuesday evening following a multi-vehicle crash with injuries involving an overturned car in Putnam County. The closure, which began just before 6 p.m., occurred on the eastbound just east of Exit 17 (Ludingtonville Road) in the Town of Kent following the crash. The closure, between Exit 17 and Exit 18 (Route 311), lasted until around 9:30 p.m. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for …