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Police On The Hunt For Suspects In 2 Hudson Valley Home Burglaries Police On The Hunt For Suspects In 2 Hudson Valley Home Burglaries
Police On The Hunt For Suspects In 2 Hudson Valley Home Burglaries Police in the Hudson Valley are hunting for suspects involved in two home burglaries during the early morning hours. Capt Michael Shannon of the Orangetown Police said the break-ins occurred on Friday, Dec. 13, around 4:15 a.m. in Pearl River and Orangeburg. Shannon said the first burglary occurred on Pinto Road in Pearl River. The suspects gained entry through a lower lever window. The suspects, dressed in dark-hooded sweatshirts and ski masks, left the home without taking anything. Shannon said the second incident occurred a short time later at a Howard Avenue residence in Orangeburg. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Critical After Stabbing, Assault On Hudson Valley Street Woman Critical After Stabbing, Assault On Hudson Valley Street
Woman Critical After Stabbing, Assault On Hudson Valley Street Police are investigating and searching for a suspect after a woman was found stabbed and assaulted on a Hudson Valley street. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Monday, Sept. 30, around 7:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Main Street in Poughkeepsie. According to the Poughkeepsie Police, officers found the 35-year-old woman semi-conscious with severe facial wounds and a stab wound to the back. She was transported to an area hospital via EMS in critical condition, police said. Detectives and crime scene technicians responded to the area to investigate.  Police did not say if a sus…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
5 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Quiet Suburban NY Neighborhood 5 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Quiet Suburban NY Neighborhood
5 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Quiet Suburban NY Neighborhood Five people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in a quiet neighborhood in a suburban New York community. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 5 Family Members Killed In Syosset Murder-Suicide The incident happened on Long Island just before noon on Sunday, Aug. 25 at a residence on a cul-de-sac in Syosset. Nassau County Police say officers who responded to the residence on Wyoming Court for a report of shots fired discovered a man outside the home who "sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound." Four other victims were also found inside the residence.…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
4 Shot, 1 Critically, In Hudson Valley During Large, 'Disorderly,' Gathering, Police Say 4 Shot, 1 Critically, In Hudson Valley During Large, 'Disorderly,' Gathering, Police Say
4 Shot, 1 Critically, In Hudson Valley During Large, 'Disorderly,' Gathering, Police Say Four people were shot, one critically, in the region during a large, disorderly gathering. The incident occurred in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie around 3:30 a.m., Friday, July 5, in the area of 380 Main St. According to Det. Sgt. Terrance Beam of the Poughkeepsie Police, responding officers, encountered a large disorderly group and four people suffering from gunshot wounds.  Officers began rendering aid to the victims and secured a crime scene. A 28-year-old man was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, Beam said. Three women in thei…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, 55, Found Shot Dead In Hudson Valley Parking Lot Man, 55, Found Shot Dead In Hudson Valley Parking Lot
Man, 55, Found Shot Dead In Hudson Valley Parking Lot Police are searching for a suspect after a 55-year-old man was found shot dead in a parking lot in the region. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 10:20 p.m., Saturday, June 1, in the area of 472 Main St., in Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, responding officers found the man at the top of the parking area. He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where he later died, Clark said. Police have not identified the victim. Anyone with information is asked to call the City of Poughkeepsie Police at 845-451-7…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison. 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime. Troconis faced 50 years in pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Hit In Head By Bat On Halloween In Hudson Valley Man Hospitalized After Being Hit In Head By Bat On Halloween In Hudson Valley
Man Hospitalized After Being Hit In Head By Bat On Halloween In Hudson Valley An area man was seriously injured after being hit in the head with a bat on Halloween. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31 on Fountain Place, in Poughkeepsie, said the City of Poughkeepsie Poice. When police arrived on the scene of the attack, they found a man who had been struck in the head with a baseball bat, police said. Officers immediately rendered aid and secured the scene for Mobile Life.  The victim was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital and was admitted for treatment.  Crime Scene technicians responded to the scene to collect evidence. T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Four Found Dead In Northern Westchester Home Four Found Dead In Northern Westchester Home
Four Found Dead In Northern Westchester Home Four people were found dead in a home in Northern Westchester on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5. Police were called to perform a welfare check at 1:50 p.m. by the Pleasantville Union Free School District when two of those found dead, students in the district, did not show up for school. The other two found dead were adults, Pleasantville Police Chief Erik Grutzner said early Thursday evening. "The causes of death have not been determined," Grutzner said. The home is located at 57 Romer Avenue in Pleasantville, near Pleasantville High School and Middle School. "We are currently handling t…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Infant Found Dead On Pile Of Rocks In Area Infant Found Dead On Pile Of Rocks In Area
Infant Found Dead On Pile Of Rocks In Area Click here for an updated story: Mother Of Baby Found Dead In Orange County Has Been Interviewed, Police Say Police are asking the public for help after finding a dead newborn baby lying in a vacant lot in the area According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, the discovery of the deceased infant was reported to police around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12. Officers responded to 39 Orange Street at the intersection with Hornbeck Avenue in the city’s Third Ward and found the newly born baby lying on the ground with the umbilical cord still attached. "Based upon circumstances and …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Dead In Shooting At Housing Complex In Westchester, Police Say One Dead In Shooting At Housing Complex In Westchester, Police Say
One Dead In Shooting At Housing Complex In Westchester, Police Say One person was killed and another seriously injured during a shooting at a housing complex in Westchester overnight. Police became aware of the shooting around 12:35 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, after receiving numerous 911 calls of a shooting in progress in the area of 9 Weber Drive, said Port Chester Police Chief Richard Conway. Responding officers found a 26- year-old Port Chester resident, later identified as Charles Anthony Elliott Jr., lying in the street suffering from a gunshot to the head, Conway said. Port Chester and Rye EMS transported Elliott to Greenwich hospita…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Grandmother Files For Emergency Custody Of Five Children Of Missing New Canaan Mom Grandmother Files For Emergency Custody Of Five Children Of Missing New Canaan Mom
Grandmother Files For Emergency Custody Of Five Children Of Missing New Canaan Mom This story has been updated. The mother of a missing New Canaan mother of five has filed for emergency temporary custody of the children following their father's arrest in connection with the case. Gloria Farber, the mother of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who has been missing since May 24, filed papers in Superior Court in Norwalk on Tuesday, June 4, requesting custody of the five children all under the age of 13, according to Tony Aiello, CBS 2NY. The children, all of whom are under age 13, including two sets of twins, have been staying with their nanny and their 85-year-old grandmother in…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim From Westchester, Crime Scene Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim From Westchester, Crime Scene
Worker Demoted For Taking Photos Of Murder Victim From Westchester, Crime Scene A Town of Greenwich employee who admitted to taking photos of murder victim Valerie Reyes of Westchester and of the crime scene has been demoted.  Reyes body was found stuffed inside a red suitcase around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in a wood area of Greenwich by Public Works employees.  The employee who took the photos and circulated them to some will be demoted from his position as foreman of the Department of Public Works for six months, suspended without pay for five days, and give up five vacation days, according to the Greenwich First Selectman's Office, which did not name th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound At Bus Stop In Westchester Man Found Dead Of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound At Bus Stop In Westchester
Man Found Dead Of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound At Bus Stop In Westchester An investigation is underway after a man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a bus stop in Westchester. Greenburgh Police responded to 631 South Central Ave. on Tuesday, March 5 at around 5 a.m. after a receiving a call reporting a male sitting in the bus stop not breathing and suffering from a head wound.  After arriving officers found the 80-year-old deceased from an the wound, the scene was secured and a crime scene established, Greenburgh Police  Sgt. Robert Whiting said. Greenburgh detectives responded along with the Westchester County Medical …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
NYC Firefighter Arrested In Connection With Fatal Route 9A Hit-Run NYC Firefighter Arrested In Connection With Fatal Route 9A Hit-Run
NYC Firefighter Arrested In Connection With Fatal Route 9A Hit-Run This story has been updated. Westchester County Police have charged a New York City firefighters from Buchanan in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred on Saturday in the village of Buchanan. Eric Werner, 44, an 18-year FDNY veteran who works in Queens, was arrested Sunday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a felony, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. Werner is charged with fleeing in a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk that struck and killed Joseph Orichello, 63, of Buchanan, on Albany Post Road in the early…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Investigation Into Death Of Baby Boy Centers On Three States, Includes Northern Westchester Investigation Into Death Of Baby Boy Centers On Three States, Includes Northern Westchester
Investigation Into Death Of Baby Boy Centers On Three States, Includes Northern Westchester Investigators have narrowed down several locations where recycling materials came from in which the body of a full-term newborn baby boy was found dead by an employee at a garbage carting facility in Stamford early Tuesday morning. The body was discovered around 8:40 a.m. at the City Carting garbage transfer station at Taylor Reed Place by an employee, said Stamford Police Lt. Thomas Scanlon. Late Tuesday afternoon, Scanlon said investigators have established that material was dropped off from companies that operate in the following areas: Stamford, Greenwich, Somers (in Northern Westcheste…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Longtime Detective In Hudson Valley Dies Unexpectedly At 51 Longtime Detective In Hudson Valley Dies Unexpectedly At 51
Longtime Detective In Hudson Valley Dies Unexpectedly At 51 Aloysius F. McMahon of West Nyack, a longtime Rockland County detective, died unexpectedly on Thursday, Sept. 13. He was 51. McMahon was with the Rockland County Sheriff's Office and Corrections Division for 29 years, beginning in corrections in1989, and moved to the Patrol Division as an officer in 1996.  He worked for the Rockland County Drug Task Force from 1998 to 1999 before becoming a well-known and respected crime scene detective in 1999 to present. "His unexpected passing has left us stunned and heartbroken," the department said. "Godspeed Al." He is survived …

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by Kathy Reakes