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Beacon Woman Killed In Two-Car Crash
A Dutchess County woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Columbia County, according to New York State Police.
Sibilla Patrizi, 60, of Beacon, was killed Thursday around 4 p.m., after hitting the load of a commercial vehicle traveling northbound on Route 9G near Germantown, said Trooper A.J. Hicks.
Patrizi was traveling south, near Palatine Park Road, when she hit the vehicle, Hicks said.
She was found deceased at the scene, he added.
The roadway was closed for more than two hours following the crash. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
Putnam Man, 33, Caught With Pills, Pot During Speeding Stop
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Putnam man is behind bars after being nabbed with numerous drugs during a traffic stop, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Department.
Keith Matthews, 33, of Putnam Valley was arrested on Tuesday after being stopped around 3:20 p.m. on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley for speeding, said Capt. William McNamara.
During the course of the stop, the deputies found that Matthews was in possession of quantities of oxycodone, tamazepam, suboxone and marijuana, all controlled substances for which he did not have a valid prescription, McNamara said.
Matthews was cha…
Public Invited To Attend Dedication Of New Rockland Patrol Vessel
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Sheriff's Office will unveil its newest patrol vessel, the Capt. Matthew J. McCune, on Monday, Oct. 16.
A dedication and christening of the new boat will begin at 11 a.m. at Haverstraw Bay Park, 21 Gagan Road.
McCune, a longtime officer with the department, died on Sept. 12, 2016, at the age of 56.
The 35-year-member of the department began his career as a corrections officer in 1981 and later moved to the department's Patrol Division as a patrol officer in 1984. He advanced to sergeant, then a lieutenant, then captain -- the rank at which he …
