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Man Killed In Dover Crash With Tractor-Trailer
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.
Accident shuts down Route 9 in Poughkeepsie
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – A multi-vehicle accident has shut down Route 9 northbound between Spring Road and S. Gate Drive in the Town of Poughkeepsie. The accident occurred at the entrance to the Holiday Inn hotel and one of the vehicles is overturned. Town police are on the scene...
Former Somers Police Officer Killed in Dutchess County Crash
SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers is mourning a former longtime police officer who died in a car accident in Dutchess County. Police confirmed that Thomas J. Dunne, 74, of Stormville, was killed when a garbage truck traveling east on Route 52 collided with his 2018 Subaru as it was exiting Leetown Road in East Fishkill around 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 13.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Dunne was pronounced dead at the scene. Two “juvenile passengers” in his car suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital, police said. The driver of the...
Duo Nabbed In Jewelry Store Burglary Spree That Hit Beacon Business
In Dutchess County, police were called at around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, June 13, for a burglary in progress in Beacon at Sky Diamond Jewelers on Main Street. As officers arrived, the suspects were seen driving away from the scene. Officers initially pursued the vehicle onto the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge but called...
Suspect arrested in Poughkeepsie shooting – released the same day
POUGHKEEPSIE – City police have arrested a suspect and charged him with several felonies following a shooting at Main and North White Street on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Twenty-six-year-old Lorenzo Jackson of Poughkeepsie was arrested on Thursday and charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon and the felonies of criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment for the noontime shooting of a 23-year-old man last week.
Ambulance traveling to emergency wrecked by car
POUGHKEEPSIE – An Empress ambulance on its way to an emergency call on Friday was wrecked after a motorist proceeded into the path of the oncoming emergency vehicle, causing an accident. The accident occurred on the eastbound arterial (44/55) in the City of Poughkeepsie around 11:00 a.m. The ambulance,...
Former Wallkill firefighter convicted of arson is sentenced to prison
KINGSTON - A former Wallkill firefighter who was convicted of arson earlier this year was sentenced to 1 2/3 to 5 years in state prison on Friday. Ulster County Court Judge James Farrell pronounced the sentence for former firefighter Robert Cromie, 56, of Wallkill. According to the Ulster County District...
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