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Police Sergeant Seriously Injured After Stolen-Vehicle Chase, Crash In Westchester Police Sergeant Seriously Injured After Stolen-Vehicle Chase, Crash In Westchester
Police Sergeant Seriously Injured After Stolen-Vehicle Chase, Crash In Westchester A police officer is in serious condition following a crash with a man driving a stolen vehicle in Westchester. The incident took place around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, when an unmarked Yonkers Police unit was working a crime suppression detail in the area of Central Park Avenue in response to recent commercial burglaries which include local car dealerships, said Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos. The officers observed a white Honda Pilot loitering in the area which appeared to be casing commercial locations; the Honda Pilot then drove southbound on Central Park Avenue passing several red…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Significant Toll Hikes Approved For NY Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge Significant Toll Hikes Approved For NY Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge
Significant Toll Hikes Approved For NY Thruway, New Tappan Zee Bridge Proposed significant rate hikes for travelers on the New York State Thruway and the new Tappan Zee Bridge are now official. The New York State Thruway Authority passed its budget this week, which includes an increase in tolls for drivers traveling without an E-ZPass. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2021, there will be a 30 percent increase in tolls on the thruway, though E-ZPass users will see no change.  Drivers with an out-of-state E-ZPass will be charged 15 percent more, and large trucks will pay 20 percent more than passenger vehicles. Due to the state’s cashless tolling system, drivers wit…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way DWI Driver Turns Himself In Following Summertime Hudson Valley Head-On Crash Wrong-Way DWI Driver Turns Himself In Following Summertime Hudson Valley Head-On Crash
Wrong-Way DWI Driver Turns Himself In Following Summertime Hudson Valley Head-On Crash A 21-year-old driver from Westchester who was allegedly drunk and high when he lost control and was involved in a wrong-way crash over the summer in Ulster County has turned himself in to police. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, officers from the Saugerties Police Department responded to a stretch of Route 32 near the area of the New York State Thruway southbound toll entrance, where there was a report of a two-car crash with injuries involved. Police said that the initial investigation determined that the driver, Yonkers resident Radames Pereyra, was driving south on Route 32 when…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Area Man Wanted For False Personation Area Man Wanted For False Personation
Area Man Wanted For False Personation Have you seen him? New York State Police investigators in Newburgh are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted man who attempted to dupe troopers with a false name. An alert was issued regarding Ibrahima Barry, who is wanted on a bench warrant for false personation dating back to an incident in 2014. Police said that Barry was traveling on the New York State Thruway on April 29 that year, when he was stopped by State Police troopers. During the traffic stop, Barry allegedly gave a false name to troopers and was arrested at the scene. Barry, 34, has been describ…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Two Men Killed In Fiery Crash Between SUV, Tractor-Trailer In Hudson Valley IDs Released For Two Men Killed In Fiery Crash Between SUV, Tractor-Trailer In Hudson Valley
IDs Released For Two Men Killed In Fiery Crash Between SUV, Tractor-Trailer In Hudson Valley Click here for an updated story - Victims Of Fatal I-87 Crash Were Beloved EMTs The identities have been released of the two victims of a fiery fatal crash that happened overnight on a stretch of the New York State Thruway. At about 1:45 a.m. Monday, Sept.  21, State Police troopers in Rockland County were dispatched to I-87 southbound. A preliminary investigation determined Moshe Herzog, age 18, of Spring Valley, was operating a 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe southbound, near mile marker 29.1, in the center lane, attempting to change lanes and possibly exit the thruway at exit 14B (Airmon…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Three Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Two Cars In Hudson Valley Three Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Two Cars In Hudson Valley
Three Killed In Crash Between Tractor-Trailer, Two Cars In Hudson Valley Three people were killed in a crash involving three vehicles on a stretch of the New York State Thruway in the Hudson Valley. The crash, involving a tractor-trailer and two cars, happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2 in Ulster County near Exit 19 on the southbound side of I-87 in the town of Ulster. An investigation at the scene revealed that Luc Leblanc, 61, of Sala derry-de-val, Quebec, was operating a 2010 Volvo tractor-trailer, in the right lane when he encountered traffic stopped in front of him at mile marker 88.3, state police said.  Leblanc attempted to avoid the collision,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire
Fired NYS Thruway Employee Charged With Attempting To Light State Vehicle On Fire A former New York State Thruway employee from the Hudson Valley allegedly attempted to light a Thruway vehicle on fire after losing his job, police said. New York State Police troopers responded to a call of reported arson at the Canaan Toll Plaza on I-90 in Columbia County at approximately 4 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22. Police said that the investigation determined that Dutchess County resident Bradley Straley, a recently terminated NYS Thruway employee, attempted to light an occupied NYS Thruway vehicle on fire. Straley, of the Town of Washington, fled the scene before troopers arrived, a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man
Alert Issued For Wanted Hudson Valley Man State Police troopers are on the hunt for a man wanted on drug charges stemming back to an incident in 2015. An alert was issued by state police on Wednesday regarding the whereabouts of 45-year-old Lenny Barr, who is wanted on an arrest warrant on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana following a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway on Feb. 9, 2015 in Tarrytown. According to police, during that traffic stop, it was determined that Barr was in possession of marijuana and heroin, leading to his arrest. He then failed to show up fo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Westchester Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Westchester Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Westchester Man Seen him? New York State Police investigators in Tarrytown have issued an alert as they try to locate a wanted man who was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of drugs. Aidan Kelly, 38, is wanted on a bench warrant following his arrest in August 2006 for driving while ability impaired by drugs on the New York State Thruway when he was involved in a crash. While investigating the crash, Kelly was determined to be intoxicated by New York State Police troopers, and he was arrested. He later failed to appear for court proceedings and the bench warrant was issued for his ar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Driving Erratically On I-87 Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say Woman Driving Erratically On I-87 Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say
Woman Driving Erratically On I-87 Had BAC Twice Limit, Police Say A 24-year-old Hudson Valley woman with a previous DWI conviction was arrested for driving on the New York State Thruway with a blood alcohol content nearly triple the legal limit, State Police said. New York State Police troopers in Orange County received reports of an erratic driver at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday, May 25, on I-87 in the Town of Woodbury. Troopers intervened and located the reported vehicle, which was being driven by Central Valley resident Paige Drake, who was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the traffic stop. Drake was taken into custody, and at the State Police b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Westchester Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Westchester Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Westchester Man State Police in Westchester are asking for the community’s assistance as they attempt to track down a man who is wanted on a bench warrant for aggravated driving while intoxicated more than five years ago. Police are on the hunt for 45-year-old Manfid Duran, who was stopped by troopers on the New York State Thruway in 2015 for a traffic violation.  During the course of the subsequent investigation, it was determined that he was intoxicated. He later failed to appear in court to face the charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Duran has been described as a 5-foot, 8-inch Hispa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Troopers Manage To Lasso Cow Running Wild On NY State Thruway Troopers Manage To Lasso Cow Running Wild On NY State Thruway
Troopers Manage To Lasso Cow Running Wild On NY State Thruway New York State troopers were called to a different kind of emergency when they received a call regarding a cow running loose on the New York State Thruway. Having seen and heard it all before. Members from Troop T and F grabbed a rope and headed to Greene County on Tuesday, May 19, where the cow was reported on the Thruway in the town of Catskill. Once on the scene, they found the cow impeding traffic and were concerned about a crash taking place. The troopers, not be deterred, successfully lassoed and detained the cow until the owner responded to the scene to remove it.

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by Kathy Reakes