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Police Probe Possible Causes Of Fire At Former Site Of Popular Restaurant Police Probe Possible Causes Of Fire At Former Site Of Popular Restaurant
Police Probe Possible Causes Of Fire At Former Site Of Popular Restaurant The two-alarm fire that destroyed a former popular restaurant that has sat abandoned since it closed in 2001 is under investigation. The Rusty Nail, known for its "hopping" happy hours, was destroyed by the fire during the early morning hours on Thursday in the town of Wallkill.  State Police, who assisted at the fire scene, said the origin of the fire at the three-story wood structure is under investigation and that "all" causes are on the table, including arson, said Trooper Stephen Nevel. The investigation is being conducted the Orange County Fire Investigation Unit, Neve…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Setting Two Fires In Hudson Valley Woman Accused Of Setting Two Fires In Hudson Valley
Woman Accused Of Setting Two Fires In Hudson Valley A 39-year-old woman has been accused of setting two fires in the Hudson Valley. Dana M. Weitlich of Wappingers Falls was arrested Tuesday and charged with arson and other related charges following an investigation into a series of incidents that occurred over the last several months in the Town of Wappinger, said the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. As a result of the investigation, evidence was developed that Weitlich set fire to a structure located on a residential property and attempted to set a vehicle on fire.  She was charged with felony arson, felony criminal mischief, felony reckl…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Pomona Home Fire ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Pomona Home Fire
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Pomona Home Fire Police have identified the victim of the fatal Pomona home fire on Quaker Road early Wednesday. According to lohud.com, Don Gaston, 63,  the owner of the one-story home, died in the blaze that caused significant damage to the structure. The fire was reported around 3:03 a.m. at 286 Quaker Road, according to Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1. When firefighters arrived on scene flames were spreading outside the back of the house to the roof. They were also informed by neighbors there was a possibility of an occupant still in the home, the department said. Firefighters searched the home and found…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pawsome: Rockland County Sheriff Welcomes New K9 To The Team Pawsome: Rockland County Sheriff Welcomes New K9 To The Team
Pawsome: Rockland County Sheriff Welcomes New K9 To The Team Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco III introduced law enforcement’s latest officer, Peyton, a 2-year-old female lab mix rescue dog who has been trained through the State Farm Arson Dog to help investigate suspicious fires combat arson. According to officials from the Sheriff’s Office, “each year, billions of dollars in property and numerous lives are lost as a result of intentionally set fires. Accelerant detection canines are trained to sniff out minute traces of accelerants such as gasoline (or) lighter fluid that may have been used to start a fire.” “(Canines) possess capabilities that…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Know Him? Video: Police Search For Rockland Arson Suspect Know Him? Video: Police Search For Rockland Arson Suspect
Know Him? Video: Police Search For Rockland Arson Suspect Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they search for a potential suspect involved in an alleged arson in Rockland. Investigators from the Ramapo Police Department released surveillance video of a suspect they hope to speak to in regard to an arson that took place at approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 2 at a Decatur Avenue residence. In the video, which was captured by a neighbor’s driveway surveillance camera the suspect could be seen in all black, walking with his head down through a snowy Ramapo neighborhood. Anyone who has information regarding the alleged arson has been asked to…

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Mom Who Killed Four Children In Fire To Live In Hudson Valley Mom Who Killed Four Children In Fire To Live In Hudson Valley
Mom Who Killed Four Children In Fire To Live In Hudson Valley A Rochester woman who set her home on fire in 2012, killing four of her six children, has been released from prison and will make the Hudson Valley home. Bobbie J. Kugler, 37, was released from Albion State Correctional Institution on Monday, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Spokesman Patrick Bailey. Bailey said Kugler, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, assault, and arson. in 2012, will live in Dutchess County.  Kugler told the court she was drunk and took sleeping and anxiety medication before the fire started around 1:30 a.m., on Feb. 18, 2012.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire MAHWAH, N.J. -- A 71-year-old Mahwah man was charged with torching his foreclosed house. Everett Nathaniel Johnson was being held in the Bergen County Jail Friday, charged with aggravated arson with the knowledge of "danger of death or bodily injury" in Thursday night's Marion Drive fire, records show. Mahwah police officers dispatched to the house on a welfare check saw Johnson near the garage holding a can of gasoline, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "Multiple points of fire" also were found in the 5:30 p.m. blaze, responders told Daily Voice. The l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire
Mahwah Homeowner, 71, Charged With Setting Foreclosure Fire MAHWAH, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A 71-year-old Mahwah man was charged with torching his foreclosed house. Everett Nathaniel Johnson was being held in the Bergen County Jail Friday, charged with aggravated arson with the knowledge of "danger of death or bodily injury" in Thursday night's Marion Drive fire, records show. Mahwah police officers dispatched to the house on a welfare check saw Johnson near the garage holding a can of gasoline, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. "Multiple points of fire" also were found in the 5:30 p.m. blaze, responders told Daily Voic…

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by Jerry DeMarco