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Four New Poughkeepsie PD Officers Sworn In Four New Poughkeepsie PD Officers Sworn In
Four New Poughkeepsie PD Officers Sworn In POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The City of Poughkeepsie welcomed four new police officers to the police department during a swearing-in ceremony on Friday, June 2, by Police Chief Tom Pape. The new officers include Marina Roberti, Charles Mitchell, Andrew Shultz and Joseph Carbone. “I am very pleased to have these four new officers sworn in today. They have been chosen from a very difficult selection process and come to our organization with great experience in law enforcement," said Pape.  Mayor Rob Rolison also welcomed the new officers by saying they joined the ranks of a group of dedicated…
Rockland Community Sets Sights On World Record For Running In Flip Flops Rockland Community Sets Sights On World Record For Running In Flip Flops
Rockland Community Sets Sights On World Record For Running In Flip Flops Animal lovers young and old will want to throw on some flip flops and take part in the Paul Doctor Memorial 1K Flip Flop Fun Run Sunday, June 11 to benefit the Hi Tor Animal Shelter in Pomona. The shelter is attempting to break the Guinness Book of World Record for people completing a 1K in flip flops as a way to raise funds and to honor Doctor, a beloved teacher at Cottage Lane Elementary who died unexpectedly in 2016.  The current world record is 845 people so the shelter is looking for a huge crowd to come out and take part in the event at Tappan Zee High School.  The Fun Run registrati…
Pit Bull Mauls, Kills Garnerville Dog Pit Bull Mauls, Kills Garnerville Dog
Pit Bull Mauls, Kills Garnerville Dog A Garnerville woman claims a neighbor's pit bull savagely mauled her beloved Pomeranian to death on Sunday, May 28, according to the News12. The owner, Carolyn Caramanica, told reporters that her dog Joe-Joe was asleep by her side along with her other dog when her neighbor's pit bull, Frankie, charged into her yard and grabbed Joe-Joe by the neck, killing him, said News12. Caramanica said Frankie's owners were out of time and a caretaker was watching the dog at the time of the attack, according to a Haverstraw police report. She said Frankie held onto the Pomeranian for 10 minutes, despite…
Two Charged With DWI In One Hour In Ramapo Two Charged With DWI In One Hour In Ramapo
Two Charged With DWI In One Hour In Ramapo Two people were charged with DWI within an hour on Monday afternoon following two unrelated car crashes, said the Ramapo Police Department.The first incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. when officers responded to the intersection of North Airmont Road and Montebello Road, for a car crash. The driver of one of the vehicles, Michael Klugmann, 28, of Queens, was charged with DWI/Drugs, police said.  A few minutes later at 5:10 p.m., officers responded to the second crash at North Airmont Road and Route 59 in which they arrested Michelle Grisby, 38, of Pomona, for DWI and aggravated DWI because sh…
Double-Fatal Crash Suspect Had Been Charged In Pearl River Car Break-Ins Double-Fatal Crash Suspect Had Been Charged In Pearl River Car Break-Ins
Double-Fatal Crash Suspect Had Been Charged In Pearl River Car Break-Ins ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The 23-year-old Nanuet driver who was charged with two counts of felony vehicular manslaughter after police say he drove through a red light on Route 304 on Sunday in a double-fatal New City crash had been previously arrested. Matthew Sindone, 23, was arrested two years ago by the Orangetown Police for allegedly breaking into numerous cars in Pearl River. Related story: Nanuet Man Impaired By Drugs Charged In Double-Fatal Crash, Police Say Following Sunday's crash, Sindone was also charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicl…
Kenneth Gross, 53, Longtime Westchester Community College Employee Kenneth Gross, 53, Longtime Westchester Community College Employee
Kenneth Gross, 53, Longtime Westchester Community College Employee Kenneth F. Gross, 53, a longtime Westchester Community College employee and a Fishkill resident for 15 years, died on Thursday, May 25, at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, surrounded by family and friends. Gross, who worked for the past 27 years at Westchester Community College, was born in New York City on August 5, 1963, and grew up in Long Island and Westchester.  He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War. As a veteran, Gross was a board member of Rolling Thunder Chapter #3, was an active volunteer at Castle Point VAMC, and was a former member of the Patriot Guard.  H…
Poughkeepsie Couple Plead Guilty In Hate Crimes Case Poughkeepsie Couple Plead Guilty In Hate Crimes Case
Poughkeepsie Couple Plead Guilty In Hate Crimes Case DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie couple pleaded guilty Monday to grand larceny as a hate crime for targeting three elderly Flushing women to rob them of their gold necklaces, according to Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Marcideza Dumitru, 29, and her husband, Constantin Miclescu, 30, who have been held in jail in lieu of $30,000 and $20,000 bail, since their arrest early last month, were immediately sentenced to nine months in jail, Brown said. “The three targeted victims were all elderly Asian women aged 68, 79 and 81, who were wearing expensive gold necklaces,” said Brow…
Man Caught With Cocaine, Heroin In Stony Point Gas Station Parking Lot Man Caught With Cocaine, Heroin In Stony Point Gas Station Parking Lot
Man Caught With Cocaine, Heroin In Stony Point Gas Station Parking Lot ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  A 30-year-old man was arrested on drug possession charges Thursday after receiving calls about an unconscious man in a car at a local gas station, according to the Stony Point Police. Kyle Duddy of Goshen was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance after responding officers found 17 "decks" of heroin and at least a gram of cocaine, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Duddy was arrested around 10 p.m. when officers were directed to be on the lookout for a man in medical distress after receiving calls, Hylas said. Officers located Duddy…
ID Released For 27-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train ID Released For 27-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
ID Released For 27-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train A woman who was killed Thursday night after being struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester has been identified as Angelica Contessa, according to Aaron Donovan with the MTA. The 27-year-old Contessa's last known address was in Brooklyn, Donovan said. The incident occurred just before 8 p.m. when a Grand Central Station-bound train - which was not in passenger service - hit Contessa just south of the Glenwood station in Yonkers, MTA Police said. Donovan said the MTA Police are still investigating the cause of the accident. 
Services Set For Westchester Mother Who Pleaded Guilty In Daughter's Death Services Set For Westchester Mother Who Pleaded Guilty In Daughter's Death
Services Set For Westchester Mother Who Pleaded Guilty In Daughter's Death Services for Kathleen Dymes, of Croton-on-Hudson, who died unexpectedly on Friday due to health complications, will be held on Wednesday in Garrison. Dymes, who pleaded guilty in her 6-year-old daughter's death, was found dead on Friday at the Apple Motor Inn on Saw Mill River Road, according to her former attorney, Peter Tilem. "Her death, life much of her life, is tragic," Tilem said.  Tilem, who represented Dymes during her trial, said the woman never recovered from the coma she was in following the death of her daughter, Lacey Carr, on Easter Sunday 2015 of a drug overdose. …
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