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CRIME & SAFETY
Worker taken by LIFE STAR after tree falls on them in Kent
KENT, Conn. (WTNH) — A tree worker was flown to a hospital via LIFE STAR after a tree fell on them Monday. The tree fell on them at about 10:30 a.m. on Appalachian Road, according to Connecticut State Police. The worker’s back was injured. Police have not provided further details.
$31K Scheme: Kent Woman Nabbed For Welfare Fraud, Police Say
Putnam County resident Kimberly Nieves of Kent was arrested on Thursday, June 27 in connection with alleged welfare fraud, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, July 1. According to the Sheriff's Office, the investigation that led to Nieves' arrest began in March 2024, when the Putnam County Department...
36-Year-Old Walking On Thruway Struck, Killed In Bethlehem
The Albany County incident happened at around 2 a.m. Sunday, June 30, on I-87 in Bethlehem. New York State Police said 36-year-old James Gibson Jr., of West Coxsackie, was walking in the right southbound lane near Exit 23 when he was struck by a car. Gibson died from his injuries...
Poughkeepsie, New York Man Dies in Motorcycle Accident in Colorado
A Dutchess County man has died after a tragic accident in the Denver, Colorado area. Dutchess County Man Gets in Tragic Denver, CO Motorcycle Accident. FOX31 in Denver, Colorado had been following a story about a motorcycle accident on Monday night June 17th, 2024. At the time, Sgt. Mike Farr of the Traffic Investigation Unit Denver Police told FOX31 that "officers arrived on scene to find a motorcyclist in distress" adding "the motorcyclist had collided with the back end of a roll-off dump truck."
Woodbury pastor arrested on illegal gun charge claims the police told him it was okay
WOODBURY, Conn. — A pastor of a church in Woodbury was arrested for illegally possessing a firearm. The pastor spoke exclusively with FOX61 about the incident, which he says was all a big misunderstanding. Dr. Peter Ventura is the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Woodbury. On June...
Beekman, Hyde Park Men Nabbed For Felony DWI, Cops Say
Dutchess County residents Christopher J. Duquette, age 66, of Hyde Park, and Nelson Acevedo, age 53, of Beekman, were both charged on Sunday, June 30, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. Duquette was charged after deputies responded to a one-car crash around 8:50 p.m. on Route...
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