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PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says
PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says A police officer was killed while responding to an emergency call Friday, May 29, after her patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Central Berks Police Officer Kristen Yeager, 42, a married mom of three from Boyertown, was responding with emergency lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred on West Philadelphia Avenue near Manatawny Road in Earl Township, state police said. According to investigators, Yeager's patrol vehicle traveled off the paved portion of the roadway, crossed the grass shoulder, entered a ditch, and struck a tr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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2 Separate Stabbings In 2 Days In Same Hudson Valley Village Lead To Arrests: Police 2 Separate Stabbings In 2 Days In Same Hudson Valley Village Lead To Arrests: Police
2 Separate Stabbings In 2 Days In Same Hudson Valley Village Lead To Arrests: Police Two separate stabbing incidents in the same Rockland County village over a span of less than 12 hours resulted in arrests and serious criminal charges, police said. Both stabbings happened in Spring Valley on Wednesday night, May 27, and Thursday morning, May 28, Spring Valley Police announced on Friday, May 29.  The first incident happened at about 10:28 p.m. on Wednesday, when two Spring Valley police officers on patrol were flagged down near the Gesner Drive apartment complex about a reported stabbing.   According to investigators, officers quickly found the suspect, late…

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by Ben Crnic
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High School Bathroom Fire Prompts Evacuation, Early Dismissal In Red Hook (UPDATE) High School Bathroom Fire Prompts Evacuation, Early Dismissal In Red Hook (UPDATE)
High School Bathroom Fire Prompts Evacuation, Early Dismissal In Red Hook (Update) This story has been updated.  A bathroom fire at a Dutchess County high school prompted an evacuation and early dismissal for students, officials said. The incident began at 10:22 a.m. at Red Hook High School, triggering a fire alarm and evacuation, school district officials said.  Firefighters arrived within minutes and had the fire under control by 10:45 a.m. before ventilating smoke and evaluating the building.  Students were sent to Linden Avenue Middle School and dismissed for the day at 11:15 a.m.  According to school officials, the fire began in a bathroom…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Injured In Rollover Crash In Front Of Dunkin' In Red Hook 2 Injured In Rollover Crash In Front Of Dunkin' In Red Hook
2 Injured In Rollover Crash In Front Of Dunkin' In Red Hook Two women were injured and had to be freed from a rolled-over SUV after a crash outside a Dunkin' in Dutchess County, police said.  The collision happened around 1:43 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, on South Broadway (Route 9) in front of the Dunkin' in Red Hook, the Red Hook Police Department said in an announcement on Friday, May 29. A preliminary investigation found that a 26-year-old woman from Highland was driving a 2021 Toyota and tried to enter South Broadway from the Dunkin' driveway when she failed to yield to a southbound 2002 Toyota being driven by a 21-year-old Red Hook woman, pol…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Assaults Woman Holding Child In Hudson Valley, Arrested When Cops Force Way In: Police Man Assaults Woman Holding Child In Hudson Valley, Arrested When Cops Force Way In: Police
Man Assaults Woman Holding Child In Hudson Valley, Arrested When Cops Force Way In: Police A man is facing felony charges after police said he assaulted a woman, threatened to kill her, and tried to stop officers from entering an apartment during a violent domestic incident in Sullivan County.  The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at an apartment on Chestnut Street in the Village of Liberty, according to the Village of Liberty Police Department.  Officers were dispatched for a report of a physical domestic dispute and were told a man was actively assaulting a woman inside the apartment.  When police arrived, they heard a woman in an upstairs a…

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by Ben Crnic
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K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop: Dutchess Man Charged, Cops Say K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop: Dutchess Man Charged, Cops Say
K9 Helps Sniff Out Loaded Gun In I-84 Traffic Stop: Dutchess Man Charged, Cops Say Two people, including a New Jersey woman, were arrested after police discovered a loaded handgun during a traffic stop on Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley, NY, authorities said.   The arrests were made on Friday, May 22, following a traffic stop that began at around 7:45 p.m. in the Orange County town of Newburgh, New York State Police said on Wednesday, May 27.  Troopers stopped a 2016 Dodge traveling westbound on I-84 after seeing multiple vehicle and traffic law violations, police said.  Authorities soon identified the driver as Gary D. Price, 52, of Poughkeepsie, …

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by Ben Crnic
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Officers Pull Man From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Bring Him To Safety Officers Pull Man From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Bring Him To Safety
Officers Pull Man From Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, Bring Him To Safety Police officers in Dutchess County pulled a man from the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge after finding him standing on top of the pedestrian walkway fence overlooking the Hudson River, authorities said. The incident happened on Saturday, May 23, the City of Beacon Police Department said on Wednesday, May 27. Police said officers responded after receiving a report of a man standing on the fence of the bridge’s pedestrian walkway near the Newburgh side.  When officers arrived, they found the man on the eastbound span standing on the top rung of the fence above the river while speaking with a wom…

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by Ben Crnic
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Boy, 16, Caught With This Hidden Loaded Gun In Dutchess County: Police Boy, 16, Caught With This Hidden Loaded Gun In Dutchess County: Police
Boy, 16, Caught With This Hidden Loaded Gun In Dutchess County: Police A 16-year-old boy faces a felony charge after he was caught with a hidden loaded gun on a Dutchess County street, police said. The incident leading to the arrest began just after 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, when officers began interviewing four teenagers on Pershing Avenue in Poughkeepsie, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Wednesday, May 27. While officers talked with the group, one of its members, a 16-year-old, was found with a loaded 9mm Sig Sauer handgun that police said was concealed.  He was taken into custody and charged with second-degree criminal posse…

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by Ben Crnic
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Correction Officer's 2 Children Both Succumb To Injuries From NY Fire (UPDATE) Correction Officer's 2 Children Both Succumb To Injuries From NY Fire (UPDATE)
Correction Officer's 2 Children Both Succumb To Injuries From NY Fire (Update) This story has been updated.  Both the 17-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son of a correction officer have succumbed to their injuries following a devastating early morning house fire in Westchester County on Wednesday, May 27. New, updated report - Brother, Sister Killed In Westchester Fire ID'd — Were Correction Officer's Children (UPDATE) The fire broke out around 2:27 a.m. on Wednesday morning at a home on Sherwood Road in Cortlandt Manor, according to New York State Police. Responding troopers and firefighters arrived to find the residence engulfed in flames. Four people …

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Stabs Victim Twice During 2 Separate Arguments In NY: Police Woman Stabs Victim Twice During 2 Separate Arguments In NY: Police
Woman Stabs Victim Twice During 2 Separate Arguments In NY: Police A 64-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly stabbing a man twice during separate arguments inside a Rockland County home, police said.  Central Nyack resident Catherine Doran, 64, was arrested on Monday, May 25, following an incident at a home on Vine Street in Central Nyack, Clarkstown Police announced on Tuesday, May 26.  Officers responded to the residence at around 11:50 p.m. on Monday, where they found an adult man sitting on a bed suffering from stab wounds to his back and upper chest, according to police. Investigators said the victim told officers he had fir…

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by Ben Crnic
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Gun Goes Off During Confrontation Involving Off-Duty NYPD Officer At Hudson Valley ShopRite Gun Goes Off During Confrontation Involving Off-Duty NYPD Officer At Hudson Valley ShopRite
Gun Goes Off During Confrontation Involving Off-Duty Nypd Officer At Hudson Valley ShopRite A confrontation outside a Rockland County supermarket involving an off-duty NYPD officer ended with a handgun going off, police said.  The incident happened around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, in the parking lot of ShopRite at 56 West Ramapo Rd. in Garnerville, the Town of Haverstraw Police Department said in an announcement on Tuesday, May 26.  Responding officers found two adult men near the Rosman Road side of the building suffering from minor, non-life-threatening injuries sustained during the altercation. Both men were taken to local hospitals for evaluation and later release…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Slams Into Porch On Memorial Day In Hudson Valley Car Slams Into Porch On Memorial Day In Hudson Valley
Car Slams Into Porch On Memorial Day In Hudson Valley An Orange County home was damaged when a car crashed into its porch on Memorial Day.  The crash happened at 6:22 p.m. on Monday, May 25, when firefighters responded to the incident on Linden Avenue in Middletown, according to the Middletown Fire Department.  Responding crews found one person in the car who was able to get out on their own.  Middletown Police and Empress EMS also responded to the scene.  The Middletown Building Inspector was later called to the crash scene as well. More information about the cause of the crash was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic