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64-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Child 64-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Child
64-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Raping Child A 64-year-old Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly raping a child, police announced. Dutchess County resident Gary Cowperthwaite, age 64, of Red Hook, was arrested by state police on Friday, March 11, after the department received a tip. An investigation into the tip determined that Cowperthwaite sexually assaulted a child, Trooper AJ Hicks said. He was charged with rape and two counts of a criminal sex act, all felonies, Hicks said. Cowperthwaite was arraigned before the town of Red Hook court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $20,000 cash bail, $40,000 sec…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Teens Charged After Victim Shot In Head During Robbery In Area, Police Say Two Teens Charged After Victim Shot In Head During Robbery In Area, Police Say
Two Teens Charged After Victim Shot In Head During Robbery In Area, Police Say Two teenagers have been charged after a victim was shot in the head during a robbery in the area, police said. State Police were contacted by Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie about a gunshot victim in the emergency department on Tuesday, Aug. 25.  An investigation with the assistance from the Troop K Major Crimes Unit and the Violent Gang and Narcotics Team determined the two 18-year-olds robbed and shot the victim in the head in Wappinger Falls in the area of West Main Street, state police said. On Wednesday, Sept. 2, state police arrested two 18-year-olds for first-degree robbery, a …

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by Joe Lombardi