Sergeant Collapses, Dies Moments After Shift In Hudson Valley: 'Good Man Who Will Be Missed'
by chappaqua.dailyvoice.com
chappaqua.dailyvoice.com— A Hudson Valley police department is mourning the line-of-duty loss of a beloved sergeant who collapsed and died mere moments after completing his shift. In a statement on Saturday, April 20, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced the death of Brewster Police Sergeant Richard Gurniak, who collapsed after hanging up his keys after his shift during the early morning hours on Saturday. Despite efforts to save his life from a fellow Brewster officer and two members of the Sheriff's...
MYHIGHPLAINS—Man reported missing out of Spearman found ‘in good health’. The Spearman Police Department reports that a man who was reported missing in Spearman in February was found “in good health and is receiving all the care that he needs.”
chappaqua.dailyvoice.com—ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley. The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened on the railroad's Harlem Line in Dutchess County at around 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Appalachian Trail station in Pawling, according to the MTA. On Sunday morning, April 21, MTA Deputy Communications Director Aaron Donovan identified the man who was struck as being from Connecticut: Fairfield County resident James Hare, age 62, of Newtown. ...
chappaqua.dailyvoice.com—Illegal School Bus Passing: Violators Will Soon Start Being Fined In Hudson Valley. Drivers in one Hudson Valley county caught illegally passing school buses will soon start receiving steep fines. Beginning on Sunday, April 28, drivers who pass a stopped school bus with flashing red lights in Putnam County will receive a violation notice in the mail, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, April 24. These notices will contain a $250 fine for the first offense, which will increase for further violations. The announcement follows the beginning of the...