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Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway A Hudson Valley man coming home from a car show in his 1967 Chevy convertible was killed after hitting a guard rail. The crash took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the town of Goshen on Route 94. According to Deputy Chief Allen Faust, of the Goshen Police, John Smith, age 52, of the Village of Florida, veered off the roadway, hit a guard rail, and then an earth embankment before flipping over. Smith was trapped in the vehicle and was extricated by the town of Goshen Fire Department, Faust said. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Orange County Medic…
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Once Again Come From Hudson Valley Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Once Again Come From Hudson Valley
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Will Once Again Come From Hudson Valley Applause, please. For the second time in as many years, the famous Rockefeller Christmas tree is coming from the Hudson Valley. The center announced on Instagram on Monday, Oct. 21, that this year's twinkling giant of a tree is a Norway spruce that hails from the Village of Florida in Orange County. Although they haven't released the details on the tree's height and owners, the center did say the tree will be cut down on Thursday, Nov. 7, and will arrive by truck at Rockefeller Center on Saturday, Nov. 9.  Last year, the Rockefeller Center tree came from Wallkill, also in Orange Coun…
Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions
Two Medical Office Managers Charged In Drug Sweep With Writing Fake Oxycodone Prescriptions Two medical office managers who took advantage of electronic prescribing to allegedly dispense more than 50,000 oxycodone pills were scooped up in a wide-ranging drug sweep that included 18 arrests. The enforcement action, conducted by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Drug Task Force, primarily used undercover police officers to purchase heroin, cocaine, and prescription medications.  The countywide enforcement action was designed to help clean up neighborhoods throughout Orange County by targeting individuals trafficking narcotics, the …
Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area
Man, Woman Caught With 250 Bags Of Heroin After K-9 Search In Area Two area residents were nabbed with 250 bags of heroin following a traffic stop in the village of Florida. Steven Scalici, 23, of Warwick, and his passenger Tiffany Reed, 23, of Sparrowbush, were arrested Monday, May 6, after Warwick K9 Officer Kevin Halsey and Officer Keith Slesinski conducted a traffic stop on Route 94 for several traffic violations, said Warwick Police Lt. Thomas Maslanka. After interviewing Scalici and Reed, the officers received consent to search the vehicle, Maslanka said. Officer Halsey deployed his K9 partner Niki who gave a positive indication of the presence of …
Man Accused Of Stealing $43,000 From Area Employer Man Accused Of Stealing $43,000 From Area Employer
Man Accused Of Stealing $43,000 From Area Employer An area man is behind bars after allegedly stealing $43,000 from his employer last year, state police said. Christopher W. Dunn, 32, of Newburgh, was arrested Friday, April 12, and charged with the grand larceny and two counts of issuing a bad check, said Trooper Steven Nevel. In addition, Dunn had outstanding warrants from the Village of Florida Police Department and the State Police in Fonda, for Issuing a bad check and grand larceny, he added. Dunn was arrested after a lengthy investigation conducted by the BCI at Montgomery found that he had inappropriately diverted funds from his…
Police Locate Driver Who Approached Student In Dutchess County Police Locate Driver Who Approached Student In Dutchess County
Police Locate Driver Who Approached Student In Dutchess County Following a warning Tuesday to parents of the Spackenkill School District about a person who asked a student to get inside a white van, police say they have located the vehicle and the driver. Town of Poughkeepsie Capt. Kevin Faber said the department had located the white commercial van and man that approached a 14-year-old girl around 3:45 p.m. Monday while she was walking on Spackenkill Road. The girl told her parents that the man had asked the Spackenkill High School student to get inside the van, officials said. After being notified of the incident, police traced the van on Wednesday …
Orange County Student Charged With Making Terroristic Threat Orange County Student Charged With Making Terroristic Threat
Orange County Student Charged With Making Terroristic Threat An Orange County teenager is behind bars after reportedly making a threat against a school in the Village of Florida. An investigation into a threat made at the S.S. Seward Institute led to the arrest of Brandon Hallock, 17, who has been charged with making a terroristic threat, according to a Times- Herald-Record report. Following arraignment in the Village of Florida Court this week, Hallock was remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $3,000 cash bail or $6,000 bond. He is due back in court later this year to answer the charges.