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2 Suspects Posing As Law Enforcement Nabbed In Hudson Valley $27K Phone Scam 2 Suspects Posing As Law Enforcement Nabbed In Hudson Valley $27K Phone Scam
2 Suspects Posing As Law Enforcement Nabbed In Hudson Valley $27K Phone Scam Two suspects from New Jersey posing as law enforcement authorities in New York were nabbed after allegedly scamming residents out of $27,000. The Hudson Valley incident occurred in Dutchess County on Tuesday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 19. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Vivek B. Shingarakhia, age 24, and Kishan Gajera, age 31, both of Jersey City, in connection with the investigation into a phone scam that was reported to the Sheriff’s Office, Wednesday, June 19. Watterson said the victims reported to sheriff’s deputies that they susp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police are investigating after a 74-year-old Connecticut man was killed during a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 55 in the town of Dover, a hamlet of Wingdale, around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, June 13. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, a 2010 Chevrolet pickup was on Route 55 preparing to enter traffic on northbound Route 22 when it pulled into the path of a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer. The collision killed the driver of the pickup, Northern Fairfie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Hudson Valley Road, Officials Say Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Hudson Valley Road, Officials Say
Man Charged After Abandoning 2 Dogs On Hudson Valley Road, Officials Say A 64-year-old man faces criminal charges after allegedly abandoning two dogs on the side of a Hudson Valley road, authorities announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Thursday, June 6, when the Putnam County SPCA learned that two dachshund mix dogs had been found the day before by a good samaritan on Longfellow Drive in the Lake Carmel area of the town of Kent.  According to the SPCA, the dogs were then put into the custody of the Town of Kent Dog Control Officer Mary Madsen, who had learned they allegedly belonged to a Dutchess County resident from Wappingers Falls.  Fo…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Burglary Of Business Hudson Valley Man Charged With Burglary Of Business
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Burglary Of Business A man from the region has been charged with the alleged burglary of a business that caused extensive damage. Dutchess County resident Konrad Gumper, age 46, of LaGrange, was arrested early Thursday, June 7, in connection with a burglary at Vale Fox Distillery on Noxon Road in LaGrange. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office deputies located Gumper on the premises when he fled on foot, and an area search was conducted.  A short time later, Gumper was located close to the scene and taken into custody. "At this time, Mr. G…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Fentanyl Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say Hudson Valley Fentanyl Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say
Hudson Valley Fentanyl Dealer Busted By Drug Task Force, Police Say An alleged fentanyl dealer was busted by a drug task force after receiving resident complaints and recent overdoses in the region. Orange County resident Jermaine Boykin, age 46, of Newburgh, was arrested on Tuesday, June 4, in Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s OAttorney's Task Force agents had been investigating the sale of fentanyl and crack cocaine in the area of Kennedy Fried Chicken located at 472 Main St. in the city of Poughkeepsie. Harris said the area has drawn the attention of the task force due to …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bard Grad Killed On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley Hours After Commencement, Police Say Bard Grad Killed On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley Hours After Commencement, Police Say
Bard Grad Killed On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley Hours After Commencement, Police Say This story has been updated. A much beloved and soft-spoken Bard graduate was hit and killed on a Hudson Valley sidewalk hours after commencement. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 25, on North Broadway (Route 9) in Red Hook. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Linh Hong Nguyen, age 25, of Red Hook, was killed when a 2017 Ford Fusion traveling southbound on Broadway left the roadway and struck Nguyen on the sidewalk.  Nguyen was pronounced dead at the scene, and the vehicle operato…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Parks Car On Hudson Valley Bridge, Jumps To Death Woman Parks Car On Hudson Valley Bridge, Jumps To Death
Woman Parks Car On Hudson Valley Bridge, Jumps To Death A woman was killed after jumping from a bridge in the region. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, May 19, in the town of Rhinebeck.  According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for a report of a woman who had parked her car mid-span on the bridge, exited her car, and then jumped off the bridge. Marine Units from the sheriff's office and other agencies then responded to the area, after which the woman's body was recovered from the Hudson River by the Ulster County Hose Ma…

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by Kathy Reakes