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Man Nabbed With Weapons Cache, Drugs In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Nabbed With Weapons Cache, Drugs In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Weapons Cache, Drugs In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Fairfield County man was busted by New York State Police in the Hudson Valley with a weapons small weapons cache, illegal ammunition, and illicit drugs, investigators said. Troopers on patrol from the Stormville barracks stopped Greenwich resident Jason Delvecchio shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, in the Town of East Fishkill, when he committed a traffic violation. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that inside Delvecchio’s 2014 Dodge 1500 that he was in possession of drugs and illegal weapons. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Busted Driving Stolen Tesla On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Busted Driving Stolen Tesla On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Busted Driving Stolen Tesla On Taconic Parkway In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 50-year-old man was allegedly busted with a stolen 2016 Tesla after being stopped on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester. Alexander Parker, of the Bronx, was arrested around 10:15 a.m., on Monday, March 15, after being stopped by Yorktown Police officers on patrol who were alerted to a possible stolen vehicle out of New York City on the Taconic, said the Yorktown Police Department. Multiple officers responded to the scene where the 2016 Tesla had been spotted and located the vehicle traveling northbound on the parkway in the area of Route 132, police said. Officers pulled o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border
NY State Assembly Advances Bill To Rename Trump State Park Near Westchester-Putnam Border New York lawmakers are moving forward with plans to potentially replace and rebrand the Donald J. Trump State Park near the Westchester-Putnam County border. With the former president’s impeachment trial underway, the New York State Assembly voted 14 to 7 to advance a bill that would rebrand the 435-acre park and remove signage advertising it along the Taconic State Parkway. 
“Our parklands should be reflective of New Yorkers that we can be proud of, New Yorkers that have expressed our values,” Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, who sponsored the bill, said to Politico. “There are a lot of…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone
Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone A man wanted for stealing $180,000 has been arrested during a traffic stop at a work zone in the area. Joshua C. Allen, 19, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 17 on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County as a fugitive from justice out of Bossier, Louisiana, said State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Allen was stopped around 11:20 a.m., in a 2016 Nissan Altima for a vehicle and traffic law infraction committed in a work zone on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Putnam Valley, Hicks said. An investigation discovered Allen had an active felony warrant from Louisiana for allegedly …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Area Man Faces Five Felony Charges After Drug Bust In Area Area Man Faces Five Felony Charges After Drug Bust In Area
Area Man Faces Five Felony Charges After Drug Bust In Area A Hudson Valley man is facing a host of charges after allegedly being busted with nearly a half-pound of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Following a lengthy investigation into the sale of drugs in the area, officers arrested Town of Poughkeepsie resident Francisco Andrades, 54, on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill on Monday, Oct. 19. A subsequent search warrant was executed by members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force at Andrades’ Inwood Avenue home following his arrest, authorities said, at which point investigators seized more than six ounces of cocaine, scales, and packagin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released Of Motorist Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash ID Released Of Motorist Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash
ID Released Of Motorist Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash The identity has been released of a motorist killed in a crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway. The crash happened in Dutchess County at approximately 5:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 in East Fishkill. State Police troopers were assisting a motorist who had just struck a deer in the right lane of the Taconic on the southbound side.  While the troopers were placing road flares behind the patrol vehicles with emergency lighting activated, a southbound 2019 GMC Sierra, operated by Joaquin Rodriguez, 51, of LaGrange, merged into the left lane fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Killed When Tree Falls On Compact SUV In Hudson Valley Man Killed When Tree Falls On Compact SUV In Hudson Valley
Man Killed When Tree Falls On Compact SUV In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was killed when a tree fell on a vehicle during the height of the severe round of storms last week. At approximately 4:22 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, state police troopers in Dutchess County responded to the area of mile marker 43.4 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill for a report of a tree falling on a vehicle.  An investigation revealed the 2019 Toyota RAV4 was traveling northbound when a tree fell on the vehicle due to storm activity, state police said.  The front passenger, Willie J. Dinkins, 73 years, of Pleasant Valley, was pronounced dead at th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Who Stole Five Cars In Two Days, Escaped From Hospital Nabbed After Chase, Police Say Man Who Stole Five Cars In Two Days, Escaped From Hospital Nabbed After Chase, Police Say
Man Who Stole Five Cars In Two Days, Escaped From Hospital Nabbed After Chase, Police Say A man arrested then released per New York bail reform laws twice, stole five cars over two days, robbing two stores and leading officers on a police chase in the area. On Thursday, Aug. 18 at 3 a.m., after stopping an erratic driver on South Road (Route 9) in Poughkeepsie, police determined that a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Oneida County resident Andre-Pierre J. Cadrette had been reported stolen on Saturday, Aug. 8 from the thief's home city of Rome.  Cadrette was charged with the felony of third-degree possession of stolen property on Thursday, Aug. 20, along with two misdemea…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Taconic Parkway Crash Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Taconic Parkway Crash
Westchester Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Taconic Parkway Crash A Westchester man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway  in Putnam County. It happened on Monday, Aug. 17 at around 1:30 p.m. in the town of Kent. Robert J. Costabile, 69, of Valhalla, was operating a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle on the northbound side near Hortontown Hill Road when, for unknown reasons, was unable to negotiate a curve and lost control before leaving the roadway, state police said. Costabile succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. This investigation remains ongoing. 

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
25 Area Residents Charged With DWI In Memorial Day Weekend State Police Stops 25 Area Residents Charged With DWI In Memorial Day Weekend State Police Stops
25 Area Residents Charged With DWI In Memorial Day Weekend State Police Stops More than two dozen area residents were among those busted by New York State Police for alleged impaired driving over the holiday weekend. Local residents charged:  Westchester County On May 22, the State Police from Cortlandt arrested Ricardo L. Figueroa, 34, of Croton-on-Hudson, for DWAI Drugs, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony. He was traveling on State Route 9 in the city of Peekskill, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of drugs, and in possession of approximately 0.6 gr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Driver Who Stopped Cab On Taconic Parkway Shoulder Charged With Rape, Police State Driver Who Stopped Cab On Taconic Parkway Shoulder Charged With Rape, Police State
Driver Who Stopped Cab On Taconic Parkway Shoulder Charged With Rape, Police State A taxi driver who stopped his cab on the shoulder of a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway before sexually assaulting a victim has been arrested after being located in Florida, police said. State Police arrested Orlando Martinez Morales, 34, of Jacksonville, FL, on Thursday, Dec. 5, and charged him with first-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act, both Class B felonies, and forcible touching, a Class A misdemeanor. On Sept. 2, 2017, the New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks responded to a sexual assault on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County in the town of Ken…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
18 Area Residents Charged With Drunk Driving In State Police Stops 18 Area Residents Charged With Drunk Driving In State Police Stops
18 Area Residents Charged With Drunk Driving In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers were busy over the weekend, removing 22 allegedly impaired drivers - including 18 from the area - from Hudson Valley roadways. Local drivers facing charges include: Westchester County On Saturday, December 7, State Police from Wappinger arrested Angel A. Onofre Quezada, 21, of Peekskill, for DWI with a prior conviction within ten years, a class E felony. He was traveling on Dayton Lane in the city of Peekskill, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of alcohol, and was subseque…

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by Zak Failla