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Wappingers Falls Man Charged With Using Government Card For Personal Use Wappingers Falls Man Charged With Using Government Card For Personal Use
Wappingers Falls Man Charged With Using Government Card For Personal Use A Wappingers Falls man was charged Tuesday with using a government credit card for his personal use, including a lengthy stay in the Adirondacks, according to the state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott. Luke Gaga, 29, who worked for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, was arrested on charges he was paid unearned salary and used his government issued credit card for improper personal expenses including car rentals, food, and hotel stays totaling more than $4,000 in thefts, Scott said. He was charged with grand larceny and offering a false instrument f…

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Police & Fire
Bicyclist Flips Over, Causing Scare In Tappan Bicyclist Flips Over, Causing Scare In Tappan
Bicyclist Flips Over, Causing Scare In Tappan Orangetown police officers were expecting the worst when they received a report of a bicyclist being hit by a vehicle Thursday on Route 303. But when officers arrived on scene they found the cyclist had not been hit but instead had flipped over the front of the bike after thinking he was going to be hit, said Sgt. Kirk Vega. The cyclist received minor scrapes and injuries. 

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Traffic
I-84 Lane Closures Will Also Impact Route 52 I-84 Lane Closures Will Also Impact Route 52
I-84 Lane Closures Will Also Impact Route 52 Motorist should be prepared for lane closures and slow downs during road construction on I-84 beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, in the area of Route 52, according to state DOT officials. The work is expected through 5 a.m. Sunday as crews perform bridge repair work, weather permitting, DOT said. During the construction, westbound traffic will be reduced to a single lane and detoured over the Interstate using the Exit 8 exit (Route 52) and entrance ramps while repairs are made to the bridge. Traffic on Route 52 in the vicinity of Interstate 84 is also expected to be impacted during this …

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Police & Fire
Woman Who Crashes Jeep On Taconic Impaired By Drugs, Police Say Woman Who Crashes Jeep On Taconic Impaired By Drugs, Police Say
Woman Who Crashes Jeep On Taconic Impaired By Drugs, Police Say A 55-year-old woman was charged with DWAI/Drugs after state troopers responded to a one-car crash Wednesday on the Taconic State Parkway, according to state police. Ferne M. Peterson, of Fishkill, was arrested around 8:20 a.m. after troopers responded to the collision on the southbound side of the Parkway in Dutchess, said Trooper Melissa McMorris. Peterson was traveling in a 2006 Jeep when she lost control of her vehicle and struck the guide rail. An investigation revealed Peterson was impaired by drugs at the time of the crash, McMorris said. Peterson was charged with felony DWAI-Drugs w…

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News
Reward Offered For Suspect In Brewster Rape Attempt Reward Offered For Suspect In Brewster Rape Attempt
Reward Offered For Suspect In Brewster Rape Attempt New York State Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $2,500 reward to help locate a man who is wanted for a burglary and attempted rape in Brewster in March 2016. The reward, for information that leads to the location, arrest and conviction of Hector Cruz-Diaz, 35, was issued Thursday after New York State Police asked for help from the public in locating the Danbury, Connecticut resident. The Brewster Village Court issued an arrest warrant in July for Cruz-Diaz, after he failed to appear in court, state police said. Cruz-Diaz, who faces felony charges of attempted first-degree rape and second…

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Hundreds Protest Cell Phone Sales In Monsey Hundreds Protest Cell Phone Sales In Monsey
Hundreds Protest Cell Phone Sales In Monsey ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Ramapo police said at least 200  people protested Friday outside Ping Cellular in Monsey against the store selling smart phones due to religious beliefs. The store, located in the Town Square Mall on Route 59, is owned and managed by Orthodox Jews, but does sell smart phones to young Hasidic men, whose rabbis prohibit phones with an Internet connection, said lohud.com. The protestors, all Hasidic men, said the store was defying rabbinical orders by ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbis who enacted a ban against the Internet to avoid exposure to secular mores, including acce…

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Police & Fire
Five Charged In $4 Million Heroin Bust In Westchester Five Charged In $4 Million Heroin Bust In Westchester
Five Charged In $4 Million Heroin Bust In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Two people arrested at the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers on Wednesday with 10,000 glassine envelopes of heroin were part of a larger investigation that included the seizure of $4 million worth of heroin in the Bronx, authorities said. Marvin Rosa, 27, and Cheyenne Baker, 20, were arrested in Yonkers after heroin, labeled "7up," was observed being exchanged in a gray backpack in a black Jeep at the Cross County Shopping Center, the Drug Enforcement Administration said. The DEA said task force members were conducting surveillance of an apartmen…

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Carmel Man Charged With Assault After Incident At Tops Supermarket Carmel Man Charged With Assault After Incident At Tops Supermarket
Carmel Man Charged With Assault After Incident At Tops Supermarket CARMEL, N.Y. -- Carmel police busted a local man for assault following an incident at Tops Supermarket recently, according to Carmel Police. Jason Scarpitta, 41, was arrested after getting into a disagreement at the supermarket, police said. He was issued an appearance ticket and released on his own recognizance. 

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Solicitor Nabbed After Stealing Montebello Woman's Rings, Police Say Solicitor Nabbed After Stealing Montebello Woman's Rings, Police Say
Solicitor Nabbed After Stealing Montebello Woman's Rings, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Ramapo police nabbed a local man Thursday who allegedly stole a woman's rings after doing some work at her home, according to Ramapo Police. Kevin Williams, 24, was arrested after Ramapo officers responded to a suspicious incident at a residence in the Village of Montebello, said Lt. Robert Lancia. According to police, a woman was home with her granddaughter, when a solicitor came to her door asking to shine the wheels on her car for $20. After the work was done, the suspect entered the house for his payment, and the homeowner reports leaving him alone for a brief m…

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Poughkeepsie Worker Killed Was Buried Under Wall Of Dirt, Concrete, FD Says Poughkeepsie Worker Killed Was Buried Under Wall Of Dirt, Concrete, FD Says
Poughkeepsie Worker Killed Was Buried Under Wall Of Dirt, Concrete, FD Says DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  A construction worker was killed Thursday afternoon after a concrete and dirt wall collapsed on top of him at the Old Dutton Lumber site, said Poughkeepsie Fire Chief Mark Johnson. The unidentified worker was trapped around 3:49 p.m. while working in a trench at the One Dutchess Avenue development site. Another worker was also knocked to the ground during the trench collapse and suffered a broken hand and leg, Johnson said.   Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were on site Friday inspecting the accident site being developed by the O'Ne…

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