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Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Hudson Valley Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22 Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Hudson Valley Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22
Capitol Police Recruit Officer From Hudson Valley Mourned After Death In Crash At Age 22 Christopher Katz, a 22-year-old Capitol Police recruit officer and Army Reserve lieutenant from Northern Westchester, is being remembered as someone who spent his life protecting others following his death in a crash earlier this month.  Katz, a 22-year-old resident of Crompond, died on Saturday, Feb. 1, in a car crash near the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glen County, Georgia. Katz, a recruit officer for the United States Capitol Police, was leaving the base with fellow officers when the accident occurred, according to his obituary. A graduate of Walter Pan…
West Point Grad From Orange County Awarded Rhodes Scholarship West Point Grad From Orange County Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
West Point Grad From Orange County Awarded Rhodes Scholarship A West Point grad from the region is one of only 32 students nationwide to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2025. Orange County resident Shepherd Dzina of Tuxedo Park and three other cadets were awarded the scholarship on Saturday, Nov. 16. Dzina is an economics major currently serving as the Brigade Executive Officer at West Point, managing logistics and operations for over 4,400 cadets. He also leads the Finance Club and conducts research with the Army’s Office of Economics and Manpower Analysis. He has interned with the US International Develop…