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Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone
Man Wanted For Stealing $180K Nabbed At Taconic Parkway Work Zone A man wanted for stealing $180,000 has been arrested during a traffic stop at a work zone in the area. Joshua C. Allen, 19, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 17 on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County as a fugitive from justice out of Bossier, Louisiana, said State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Allen was stopped around 11:20 a.m., in a 2016 Nissan Altima for a vehicle and traffic law infraction committed in a work zone on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Putnam Valley, Hicks said. An investigation discovered Allen had an active felony warrant from Louisiana for allegedly …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area
Man, Woman Not Using Crosswalk Before Being Hit By Car Prompts Police Warning In Area A man and woman have been cited for not using the crosswalk after they were struck by a car on Christmas Eve night in the area. It happened at around 8:52 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 in Ulster County on Market Street near the Post Office in Saugerties. An investigation established that 20-year-old Jonathan Swart and 57-year-old Diane Swart of Saugerties, walked off the curb into the street, directly into the path of a southbound 2005 Chrysler sedan operated by Ingrid Loeffler of Saugerties, said Chief Joseph Sinagra of the Saugerties Police Department. Both pedestrians were treate…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Garbage Truck Driver Ticketed After Route 59 Crash Leaves One Critical Garbage Truck Driver Ticketed After Route 59 Crash Leaves One Critical
Garbage Truck Driver Ticketed After Route 59 Crash Leaves One Critical A garbage truck driver has been issued a total of 12 summonses following a crash that left one person in critical condition.  The Ramapo Police Department Crash Investigation Unit conducted an investigation into the crash that occurred around 6:44 a.m., on Monday, Feb. 11, said Ramapo Police Lt. Chris Franklin. The crash occurred on Route 59 in the Village of Hillburn when a northbound 2002 Mack garbage truck swerved into the southbound lane of Route 59 striking a 2012 Ford Focus head-on, Ramapo Police said. The truck pushed the car into a parking lot adj…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Charged After Pickup Truck Passes Stopped School Bus In Ramapo Driver Charged After Pickup Truck Passes Stopped School Bus In Ramapo
Driver Charged After Pickup Truck Passes Stopped School Bus In Ramapo With the academic year coming to a close, officials from the Ramapo Police Department are imploring motorists in the area to exercise caution around schools and school buses. A marked Ramapo Police Department patrol unit was following a school bus this week when it stopped to pick up students in the area, officials said.  While the bus was stopped, an officer from the department observed the driver of a pickup truck pass the stopped school bus, striking the flashing red stop sign of the bus with its passenger mirror. The driver - whose name was not released - was issued a summons for the v…

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by Zak Failla