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Photos: Jeep Crashes Into Popular Food Store In Area Photos: Jeep Crashes Into Popular Food Store In Area
Photos: Jeep Crashes Into Popular Food Store In Area There were no injuries when the driver of a vehicle lost control and plowed through the front of an area store. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 9:03 a.m. at the Sunflower Natural Food Store at 24 Garden St., in Rhinebeck. The Rhinebeck Fire Department arrived within minutes and found a Jeep Cherokee had driven into the structure, "causing significant damage to the storefront." The inside of the store received heavy damage.Rhinebeck Fire Department Crews worked to stabilize the porch structure, assisted in removing the vehicle and cleaned up the debris, the department …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigate Incidents Of Man Having Suspicious Contact With Children Police Investigate Incidents Of Man Having Suspicious Contact With Children
Police Investigate Incidents Of Man Having Suspicious Contact With Children An investigation is underway after two incidents of a man having suspicious contact with children were reported to police. The New York State Police, Rhinebeck Police Department, and the Red Hook Police Department are investigating the incidents that happened in Dutchess County on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the towns of both Rhinebeck and Red Hook. In both cases, a man was described as older, short in stature and with gray facial hair. One witness believes the subject was operating a blue pickup truck, possibly a Chevrolet, state police said.  No crimes have been committed, but information …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Lightning Strike Burns Electrical Panel At Area Home Lightning Strike Burns Electrical Panel At Area Home
Lightning Strike Burns Electrical Panel At Area Home An intense thunderstorm over the weekend in the Rhinebeck area kept firefighters on the run, especially when a house was struck by lightning. The incident took place around 2:56 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3, on Montgomery Street off Route 9 in Rhinebeck, said Rhinebeck Fire Department Spokesman Jeff Cotter. Arriving crews encountered smoke showing from the eaves of the home and a significant amount of smoke throughout the house, Cotter said. An investigation found that an electrical current likely back-fed into the electrical panel box resulting in the smoke condition.  Firefighters remove…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Clinton Corners Woman Faces Identity Theft Charge Clinton Corners Woman Faces Identity Theft Charge
Clinton Corners Woman Faces Identity Theft Charge A local woman was taken into police custody after allegedly using an unauthorized credit card more than a dozen times over a stretch of nearly two months, police said. Detectives with the Rhinebeck Police Department launched an investigation late last year when the credit card was used 17 times in the in December and January. The investigation led police to Clinton Corners resident Tina LaMonica, 41, who was arrested this week. LaMonica was arrested and charged with a felony count of second-degree identity theft. Following her arraignment in the Village of Rhinebeck Court, LaMonica was rel…

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by Zak Failla