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COVID-19: Founder, CEO Of National Restaurant Chain Dies At Age 65 COVID-19: Founder, CEO Of National Restaurant Chain Dies At Age 65
Covid-19: Founder, CEO Of National Restaurant Chain Dies At Age 65 The founder and chief executive officer of a national restaurant chain died by suicide amid a battle with COVID-19-related symptoms, the company announced. Kent Taylor, who launched Texas Roadhouse in 1993, was 65 years old. The symptoms included severe tinnitus, or ringing in the ear, and his suffering had increased in recent days, the company, Texas Roadhouse, announced in a statement sent to CNN. Taylor died on Thursday, March 18. "Kent leaves an unmatched legacy as a people-first leader, which is why he often said that Texas Roadhouse was a people company that just happened to se…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Saved From Jumping Off New Tappan Zee Bridge By Good Samaritan Woman Saved From Jumping Off New Tappan Zee Bridge By Good Samaritan
Woman Saved From Jumping Off New Tappan Zee Bridge By Good Samaritan A woman who pulled her vehicle onto the shoulder of the roadway of the new Tappan Zee Bridge and began climbing the safety fence to jump from the span was saved by a Good Samaritan. The incident began around 12:50 p.m., Sunday, March 14, in the Tarrytown area of the bridge, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick the Good Samaritan, along with a tow truck driver, were able to talk with the woman and grab her before she could jump. The woman was turned over to New York State Police who transported her to an area hospital for treatment. For those needing help, the National Suici…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Jumping From Bridge In Area Woman Dies After Jumping From Bridge In Area
Woman Dies After Jumping From Bridge In Area A woman was killed after jumping from an area bridge. Dutchess County resident Nicole H. Gill, age 53, of Red Hook, was killed after jumping from the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge on Monday, March 8, said AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. According to Hicks, the department responded to a report of a suicide attempt at the bridge around 4:20 p.m. State police, along with the town of Ulster Police Department, Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, the town of Red Hook Police Department, and the Rhinebeck Fire Department responded to the bridge for a recovery effort, he said. Gill was found dea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Snow Shoveling Dispute Leaves Three Dead In Pennsylvania Murder-Suicide Snow Shoveling Dispute Leaves Three Dead In Pennsylvania Murder-Suicide
Snow Shoveling Dispute Leaves Three Dead In Pennsylvania Murder-Suicide A 47-year-old Pennsylvania man shot a neighboring couple dead in the street before taking his own life during a snow shoveling dispute Monday morning, The Citizens' Voice reports. James Goy, 50, and his wife Lisa Goy, 48, were shoveling snow outside their Bergh Street home in Plains Township when neighbor Jeffrey Spaide came out with a pistol and opened fire around 9:20 a.m., police told the news outlet. Spaide then went back inside his house and got an AR-15-style rifle to shoot the pair again, police said. Responding police heard another gunshot, which turned out to be the sound of …

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by Nicole Acosta
News
ID Released For Remains Of Woman Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir ID Released For Remains Of Woman Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir
ID Released For Remains Of Woman Found In Northern Westchester Reservoir A woman who had been missing for more than 30 years has been identified as the person found inside a vehicle at the bottom of the Muscoot Reservoir. Brenda Kerber, age 40, of White Plains, a mother of two from two marriages, was found more than 30 years after she went missing in September of 1989, said the Chief of the White Plains Department of Public Safety Joseph Castelli. Kerber's remains were found on Tuesday, Jan. 19, in a station wagon pulled from the Muscoot Reservoir in Somers. Castelli said on Friday, Jan. 29, that based on the findings by the county's medical examiner and a revi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Dies After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge, State Police Say Man Dies After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge, State Police Say
Man Dies After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge, State Police Say A man drove to Bear Mountain Bridge and died by suicide after leaping off the structure's edge, said State Police, leaving his vehicle parked on the structure facing west with its hazard lights flashing.  According to police, the body of the unidentified person was discovered floating in the Hudson River at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 by an officer investigating the unoccupied vehicle.  The body was recovered by members of the Stony Point Fire Department, according to police.  The bridge was not closed during the police investigation.

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades
Authorities Investigate Death Of NJ Man Who Plunged 450 Feet Down Palisades Detectives were investigating the apparent suicide of a 34-year-old Bloomfield man whose body was found at the base of the Palisades, 450 feet below the State Line Lookout in Alpine. Palisades Interstate Parkway police got a 911 call last Thursday from a friend of the man pointing to a Facebook post alluding to him committing suicide at the lookout, PIP Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. His car would be found there, the post said. PIP police raced to the lookout, where a witness told them he’d just seen a man climb over a cliff barrier, Walter said. Below the cliff, the officers sp…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Accused 7-Eleven Road-Rage Killer Found Dead In Rockland County Jail Accused 7-Eleven Road-Rage Killer Found Dead In Rockland County Jail
Accused 7-Eleven Road-Rage Killer Found Dead In Rockland County Jail A 36-year-old man awaiting trial for killing a pregnant mother when he drove into a family of eight in front of a 7-Eleven store in Rockland County in a case of road rage was found dead in his cell. Orange County resident Jason Mendez, of Washingtonville, was found dead in his Rockland County Jail cell on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Rockland District Attorney’s Office announced. Corrections officers reportedly found Mendez shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday night alone in his cell after attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself. Officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but Mendez was…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge
Woman Dies After Jump From Bear Mountain Bridge A 57-year-old area woman died after parking her vehicle on the side of the roadway, walking up Bear Mountain Bridge, and jumping from the top. New York State Police received a call around 7 p.m., Monday, May 18, from a witness who said a person had jumped from the bridge, which is located between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County, less than a half-mile north of the Rockland County line, and Cortlandt in Northern Westchester, and less than a half-mile south of the Putnam County line. Trooper AJ Hicks said troopers immediately responded to the scene with the Verplanck Fire Department…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act With Minor At Area Hotel Found Dead Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act With Minor At Area Hotel Found Dead
Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Act With Minor At Area Hotel Found Dead A 46-year-old man accused of engaging in a sexual act with a teenager at an area hotel was reportedly found dead a day before he was to make a court appearance. Northern Fairfield County resident Eric Fenyes, of Sherman, allegedly engaged in sexual conduct with a child in Poughkeepsie earlier this month. He was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and charged with second-degree criminal sexual act. Fenyes, the owner of Fenyes Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, was found dead in his Mountain Road home in Kent, Connecticut, after fire units and medics responded to the house around 4:15 p.m.…

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by Zak Failla
News
Accused Missing Mom Killer Fotis Dulos Maintains Innocence In Suicide Note Accused Missing Mom Killer Fotis Dulos Maintains Innocence In Suicide Note
Accused Missing Mom Killer Fotis Dulos Maintains Innocence In Suicide Note Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband and accused killer of missing Fairfield County mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, said “I refuse to spend even an hour more in jail for something I had NOTHING to do with," in a hand-written suicide note. The note was found inside a Chevrolet Suburban parked at his Farmington, Connecticut mansion where a vacuum cleaner hose had reportedly been attached to the tailpipe and run into the vehicle by carbon monoxide on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the day he was scheduled to attend an emergency bond hearing in Stamford. “Enough is enough,” the 52-year-old Dulos said i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say
Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say A 29-year-old man died after jumping to his death from an area bridge on New Year's Day, said authorities. The apparent suicide by the resident of Dutchess County took place on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, said Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Watterson. According to Watterson, when deputies responded to the bridge in response to a 911 call for a report of a man jumping over the side of the bridge into the Hudson River.  Upon arrival, the man, a Red Hook resident whose name was not released, was found floating in the water close t…

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by Kathy Reakes