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, …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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. 
NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash
NY Man, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In NJ Turnpike Van Crash A 28-year-old Westchester man was killed after being ejected from a van in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last week, authorities said. A Ford van heading north on the Turnpike when it lost directional control, struck the left guardrail, and overturned in the outer roadway near milepost 75.5 in South Brunswick Township at approximately 8:11 p.m. on Friday, May 22, Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan said. Juan Ramirez Mejia, 28, of Yonkers, was riding in the front passenger seat when he was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, police said. He died as a result of the crash. No othe…
Dutchess County Man, 25, Killed In Possible Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway Dutchess County Man, 25, Killed In Possible Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway
Dutchess County Man, 25, Killed In Possible Wrong-Way Crash On NY Parkway A 25-year-old Dutchess County man was killed in what authorities believe to be a wrong-way crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County over Memorial Day weekend, police said.  The fatal collision happened at around 5:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, in the southbound lanes of the parkway about 100 feet south of the Yonkers Avenue interchange in Yonkers, according to Westchester County Police.  Police said a Jeep SUV believed to have been traveling northbound in the southbound lanes collided with a Ford SUV traveling southbound.  Police identified the victim as Luis…
More Mutilated Birds Found Discarded On Reservoir Shoreline In Hudson Valley: SPCA More Mutilated Birds Found Discarded On Reservoir Shoreline In Hudson Valley: SPCA
More Mutilated Birds Found Discarded On Reservoir Shoreline In Hudson Valley: SPCA A fisherman’s disturbing discovery along a Putnam County reservoir shoreline has prompted another animal cruelty investigation tied to a growing series of similar incidents in the area. Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division officers were called at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, to the area of Old Milltown Road in Southeast after a fisherman reported finding several dead and possibly mutilated birds near the shoreline of Sodom Reservoir, the SPCA said.  When investigators arrived, they found two decapitated roosters and two decapitated white doves scattered on the ground…
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Head-On Crash: State Police Hudson Valley Man Killed In Head-On Crash: State Police
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Head-On Crash: State Police A Hudson Valley man was killed in a head-on crash Saturday evening, May 23, after another vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, according to New York State Police. Troopers from the Monroe barracks responded to the two-vehicle crash around 7:14 p.m., State Police said. A preliminary investigation found a 2019 Toyota traveling southwest on Lakes Road crossed the center line into the northeast lane before colliding head-on with a 2025 Subaru. The driver of the Subaru, identified as 43-year-old Daryl Baker of Monroe, was found inside the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police s…
False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land Hudson Valley Man In PA Jail False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land Hudson Valley Man In PA Jail
False Child Abuse Report, Court Threats Land Hudson Valley Man In PA Jail A New York man already facing two pending stalking and harassment cases involving a Pennsylvania resident has been jailed again after allegedly filing a false child abuse report and threatening the victim ahead of court, police announced on Friday, May 22. Ali M. Tobar, 39, of Nyack, New York, was charged after Camp Hill Police were notified of an ongoing stalking and harassment investigation on Wednesday, May 7, according to the release. Tobar had previously been released on bail in two separate cases tied to the same borough resident, police said. As part of those bail conditions, he was …