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New Drone Detection System Coming To NY After Incident Forces Stewart Airport To Shut Down New Drone Detection System Coming To NY After Incident Forces Stewart Airport To Shut Down
New Drone Detection System Coming To NY After Incident Forces Stewart Airport To Shut Down Following an incident at a New York airport that disrupted operations, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that federal partners are deploying a state-of-the-art drone detection system to New York State. The announcement follows a significant disruption in Orange County on Friday, Dec. 13, at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, where a drone forced a temporary shutdown of the airport’s runways, delaying flights. State and federal agencies are continuing their investigation into the incident. After that event, Hochul called for additional resources to bolster drone detection and response …

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings 'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings
'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings Rockland County officials are urging residents to remain calm after at least four sightings of drones were spotted flying over the region late Thursday, Dec. 12, and into New Jersey. “We understand that these drone sightings may be unsettling and are taking these reports seriously,” said County Executive Ed Day.  Day said he has notified federal authorities and written a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to have the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigate and provide answers about who is behind these drone sightings. The d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drones In The Sky: NY, NJ Senators Demand Answers From FBI, DHS, FAA Drones In The Sky: NY, NJ Senators Demand Answers From FBI, DHS, FAA
Drones In The Sky: NY, NJ Senators Demand Answers From FBI, DHS, FAA The senators representing New York and New Jersey are demanding answers about the drones that have been spotted flying in the skies of New York and New Jersey this past month. New York Senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and New Jersey Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim, all Democrats, wrote a letter on Thursday, Dec. 12 to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FAA Director Michael Whitaker demanding an immediate briefing on what they are doing to address the issue. "We are...especially concerned about how these drones may …

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by Sam Barron
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NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls
NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls A days-long search for a New York mother and her two children was unsuccessful after police say the woman jumped with them off Niagara Falls. State Police say that 33-year-old Chianti Means, Roman Rossman, age 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months old, crossed over the guardrail and went over the falls on Luna Island, which is attached to Goat Island, on Monday night, Oct. 28. "The investigation has determined that this incident was intentional in nature, though the circumstances remain under investigation," according to New York State Police. All three were residents of Niagara Falls. New York St…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff In Orange County Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff In Orange County
Missing Woman Found Dead At Bottom Of Cliff In Orange County A missing woman who had not been seen in a day was located by a New York State Police drone at the bottom of a Hudson Valley cliff.  The incident occurred in Orange County around 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, at the Hawk's Nest in Sparrow Bush. According to State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, the 41-year-old New York City woman from Brooklyn, had been reported missing to the New York City Police on Thursday, Sept. 26.  Nevel said Deerpark Police located a 2008 Honda FIT registered to the missing woman at a pull-off area along Route 97.  A state police pilot conducted a search u…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Five people killed in a small plane crash in New York have been identified as members of a family who were in the region for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, the site of the sport's Hall of Fame and Museum. The single-engine Piper PA-46 went down in Catskill Park around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, in the small Delaware County village of Sidney. According to the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane had departed from Oneonta about 20 minutes earlier. Drones, ATVs, and helicopters were used during the hours-long search, leading to the discovery of debris and, ultimately, to th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl 24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl
24-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Case Involving Missing CT Girl A Connecticut man was nabbed by out-of-state police in connection with a 15-year-old missing girl from New York's Hudson Valley. New, updated report - Update: More Details Emerge About Kidnapping Case Involving New Haven Man The incident occurred in Orange County,  in the town of Montgomery, on Sunday, June 23, when the Montgomery Police Department received a BOLO (be on the lookout) notification for a suspect wanted in connection with a missing 15-year-old Connecticut girl. According to Montgomery Police Chief John Hank, Connecticut State Police called and said the suspect’s phone wa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Seen Him? 35-Year-Old Last Seen Getting Flat Tire Near Woods Goes Missing In Region Seen Him? 35-Year-Old Last Seen Getting Flat Tire Near Woods Goes Missing In Region
Seen Him? 35-Year-Old Last Seen Getting Flat Tire Near Woods Goes Missing In Region New update: 35-Year-Old From Region Who Went Missing In Woods Found Dead A massive search by law enforcement agencies and volunteers is entering its sixth day for a missing man from the region. Drones, helicopters, K-9 units, ATVs, and hundreds of searchers have been scouring a heavily wooded area in Sullivan County for 35-year-old Harold Hoyt who went missing in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 30, when his truck had a flat tire, got stuck, and then ran out of gas along Galligan Road in the town of Forestburgh.  Hoyt's sister, Jennifer Nicholas, said the story of how h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Drowns At Bear Mountain State Park Westchester Man Drowns At Bear Mountain State Park
Westchester Man Drowns At Bear Mountain State Park A hiker who was lost in Bear Mountain State Park was found drowned in a creek. The incident was reported in the Orange County section of the park in the town of Highlands around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, state police and state park police responded to Bear Mountain State Park in the town of Highlands for a report of a missing hiker.  An investigation revealed that the lost hiker, identified as Westchester County resident Omar Benitez, age 23, from White Plains, was hiking with two friends when he became separated from them, Nevel said. Troopers and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bergenfield Man, 57, Drowns At Ramapo Reservation In Mahwah Bergenfield Man, 57, Drowns At Ramapo Reservation In Mahwah
Bergenfield Man, 57, Drowns At Ramapo Reservation In Mahwah A rescue mission turned into a recovery after a Bergenfield man drowned early Saturday night in the upper lake at the Ramapo Valley Reservation in Mahwah. The victim was reported missing about an hour after he was last seen, responders said. A Mahwah police drone located the body, as various police, firefighters and dive teams converged on the scene. Mahwah and Parsippany divers retrieved his body just offshore. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Major Crimes Unit was notified.  Authorities also summoned the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office and the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction? Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction?
Reported Drone Sighting Above Teterboro Grounds Newark Flights: Fact Or Fiction? Although some experts called it highly unlikely – primarily because of the weather – the FAA said a pair of drones were spotted flying 3,500 feet over Teterboro Airport, bumping flight times there and at Newark Liberty International Airport. This comes after Gatwick and Heathrow airports in the United Kingdom had flights delayed because of reported drone sightings. Incoming flights were able to land at Newark Airport until 5:45 p.m., but flights bound for Newark were held up at other airports for a short time. The longest reported delays were about 15 minutes.. As with the overseas airport…

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by Jerry DeMarco