CRIME & SAFETY
Man Crushed, Killed In Freak Accident At Hudson Valley Business
A 61-year-old man was killed in a freak accident when he was struck by a Freightliner cab that was attempting to hook up to an empty trailer at a Hudson Valley business.The incident occurred in Orange County around 9:15 a.m., Thursday, May 9, at YRC Freight, 1000 Homestead Ave., in Maybrook.Accordi…
Fatal ATV accident in Montgomery
TOWN OF MONTGOMERY – A rollover accident involving a side-by-side ATV on Berea Road and Coleman Road in the Town of Montgomery on Friday night claimed one life, first responders at the scene said. The Coldenham Fire Department responded to the scene at around 9:30 p.m. along with Montgomery...
Newburgh middle school students assaulted
NEWBURGH – A student who attends South Middle School in the City of Newburgh was assaulted by a group of adults once the student left the school grounds on Friday, Principal Roderick Phoenix said in a letter to students, families, faculty and staff. He did not say if the...
Middletown man sentenced in vicious robbery
GOSHEN – A 47-year-old Middletown man has been sentenced in Orange County Court to six years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision in connection with his guilty plea to robbery. It was alleged that David Johnson approached a man who was entering a Middletown grocery...
Support Pours In For Family Of Beloved Fallen Hudson Valley Officer Who Died In Crash
A community is coming together to support the family of a US Army veteran and dedicated police officer from the Hudson Valley who died suddenly in a crash. Following the untimely death of Putnam County's Jose Colon, a committed officer who served with the Brewster Police Department, dozens of …
Animal control officer charged with animal cruelty had history of complaints, N.J. neighbors say
A Bergen County man working as an animal control officer and a dog kennel owner was arrested and charged with animal cruelty earlier this year after officials removed 37 dogs from his property. But, former neighbors and municipal officials who knew the man, Richard A. Dubarton III, when he was...
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