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Chaotic Incident In Hudson Valley Leads To Arrest For Reckless Endangerment Chaotic Incident In Hudson Valley Leads To Arrest For Reckless Endangerment
Chaotic Incident In Hudson Valley Leads To Arrest For Reckless Endangerment An alarming sequence of events unfolded in Orange County, leading to the arrest of an 18-year-old local man after police debunked a reported gunfire incident. The incident occurred in Crawford on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. when  Crawford Police were called to a residence at 554 Drexel Drive following reports of gunfire.  Crawford Police Chief Dominick Blasko said officers initially detained three men who were clearing the contents of the house. The men claimed that another man pulled up to the stop sign, exited a vehicle with a rifle, and offered to sell it to them…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash Involving Deer: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Orange County Fatal Crash Involving Deer: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Orange County
Fatal Crash Involving Deer: 28-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Orange County A young man has died after a vehicle crashed into a deer in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 6:50 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in Orange County on Route 302 near the intersection with State Route 17K in the town of Crawford. Stephen Montgomery, age 28, of Pine Bush was operating a 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycle southbound when the deer crossed his path, causing the collision. Montgomery’s motorcycle did continue down the roadway, striking a polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) pipe, the Crawford PD said. Montgomery was transported by Pine Bush ambulance to Garnet Medical …

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by Joe Lombardi
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1 Critically Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Dunkin' Donuts In Hudson Valley 1 Critically Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Dunkin' Donuts In Hudson Valley
1 Critically Injured After Pickup Truck Crashes Into Dunkin' Donuts In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man suffered severe head trauma and other injuries after driving his 2015 Chevy Silverado into a Dunkin' Donuts, destroying the building. The incident occurred in Orange County around 12:40 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, in Crawford. According to the Crawford Police Department, responding officers found the pickup truck had driven into the Dunkin' building at Route 52 and Boniface Drive. An investigation found that Orange County resident Eric Schrader, age 44, of Pine Bush, was driving eastbound on Route 52 when he entered the westbound lane, exited the roadway, and struck the D…

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by Kathy Reakes
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9 Injured, 2 Critical In Hudson Valley Christmas Night Crash 9 Injured, 2 Critical In Hudson Valley Christmas Night Crash
9 Injured, 2 Critical In Hudson Valley Christmas Night Crash Two people, including a child, are in critical condition following a late-night, two-car Christmas night crash in the Hudson Valley. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For Drivers In Christmas Night Hudson Valley Crash That Injured 9, 3 Critically The Orange County incident happened on Monday, Dec. 25 in the town of Crawford. Just after 10 p.m., a 2020 Kia Telluride SUV, driven by a 42-year-old woman, was traveling north on Orange County Route 17 with seven passengers -– three adults aged 75, 42, and 40, and four children between the ages of four and nine — the Crawf…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Active Shooter Threat At Hudson Valley HS Unfounded, Lockdown Lifted, Police Say Active Shooter Threat At Hudson Valley HS Unfounded, Lockdown Lifted, Police Say
Active Shooter Threat At Hudson Valley HS Unfounded, Lockdown Lifted, Police Say A lockdown has just been lifted at a Hudson Valley high school following a threat of an active shooter. The incident took place in Orange County on Wednesday, April 26 at Pine Bush High School at 156 Route 302 in Pine Bush. According to district school officials, the school went into lockdown earlier Wednesday after a report of an active shooter on the campus. When the incident occurred, the Crawford Police Department, state police, and the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to the school. "They (police) are going through the building to clear it, room by room, accounting for all st…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Accused Of Exposing Himself On Walking Trail In Area Man Accused Of Exposing Himself On Walking Trail In Area
Man Accused Of Exposing Himself On Walking Trail In Area A Hudson Valley man was arrested on an area walking trail for exposing himself after police several complaints of a suspicious person. Joseph Cortright, age 40, of Montgomery, was arrested in Orange County by officers on Tuesday, June 15, following the complaints in Crawford. Following the complaints, the Crawford Police Department had increased patrols in the area at the Crawford Walking Trail, and officers were actually on their way for their daily patrol when they received another call and were able to catch Cortright on the trail, said Crawford PD Chief Dominick Blasko. He was cha…

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by Kathy Reakes