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New Windsor Man, 34, Leads Police On Long Chase, Causes School Lockdown: Police New Windsor Man, 34, Leads Police On Long Chase, Causes School Lockdown: Police
New Windsor Man, 34, Leads Police On Long Chase, Causes School Lockdown: Police A vehicle pursuit that began on Interstate 84 led to a temporary hold-in-place at a Hudson Valley high school as a precautionary measure and also resulted in the arrest of an Orange County man. The incident started around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 when a man was reported to be on the highway on I-84 West near I-684 trying to stop cars. When a Sheriff's Deputy and a New York State Trooper arrived at the location, the man got in a vehicle parked nearby and began driving away, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The man, 34-year-old New Windsor resident Ian Assad …

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by Ben Crnic
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Sheriff's Deputies Honored For Life-Saving Actions On I-84, Bear Mountain Bridge Sheriff's Deputies Honored For Life-Saving Actions On I-84, Bear Mountain Bridge
Sheriff's Deputies Honored For Life-Saving Actions On I-84, Bear Mountain Bridge Two Putnam County Sheriff's Deputies who both prevented suicidal individuals from jumping off area bridges to their deaths earned Liberty Medals and the National Sheriff’s Association Medal of Valor for their exceptional acts of heroism. On May 27, 2019, Deputy Kevin Osaka was faced with a man who was standing on the edge of the Veteran's Memorial Bridge over I-84 in Brewster, contemplating jumping to his death.  At his own risk, Deputy Osaka reportedly approached the man and pulled him to safety, then brought him to Putnam Hospital to be evaluated.  Similarly, on July 14 of 2019…

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by Christina Coulter