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NY State Trooper Crawls 15 Feet Into Drainage Pipe to Rescue Missing Dog
A missing golden retriever named Lilah, discovered deep inside a culvert pipe in upstate New York, could not be lured out by her owner with peanut butter dog treats or cheese. In the end, State Trooper Jimmy Rasaphone decided to crawl about 15 feet (5 meters) into the pipe under a rural road in Conklin to rescue Lilah, despite the…
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New York State Police Warns of Phone Scam
The New York State Police is warning the public about a phone scam where callers are apparently claiming to be state troopers — urging the public not to share personal information if they receive a similar call. According to police, during these calls, the scammers say that they are a member of the state police and that there is a…
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Details Emerge in Case of NY Aide Who Died in School Bus Collision With State Trooper
The school bus driver involved in a deadly crash with a New York State Police vehicle in Dutchess County earlier this week allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign while entering a highway, triggering the collision, state police said Friday. It was the first update on the investigation since Wednesday when NYSP said it couldn’t share additional details...
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NY AG Probing Death of Aide in School Bus Crash With State Police Vehicle
The New York attorney general’s office has launched an investigation into the Dutchess County school bus crash that claimed the life of a bus monitor a day ago, authorities said Wednesday. The bus, with Arlington School District, collided with a New York State Police vehicle just after 3 p.m. on Route 55 and South Cross Road. The aide was pronounced…
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Bus Monitor Dies After Crash Involving NY State Police Vehicle and School Bus
A bus aide was killed after a New York State police vehicle and a school bus were involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
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Positively Black: Diversifying the NYS Police
The New York State Police is the 2nd largest police force in the state, but also the least diverse. In this week’s Positively Black, Today in New York’s Myles Miller shares the force’s goal of hiring troopers with more diverse backgrounds.
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New York State Trooper Charged in 11-Year-Old's Death Free on Bail
A New York state trooper is free on bail in his murder case after a police pursuit on the Thruway last year ended in the death of an 11-year-old girl. Christopher Baldner was denied bail during his Nov. 4 arraignment. But during a hearing Friday, a state Supreme Court justice agreed to set bail after Baldner’s attorney argued that the...
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Bail Denied for NY Trooper Accused of Killing 11-Year-Old Girl in Vehicle Pursuit
Christopher Baldner was remanded following Thursday’s court appearance, meaning he will stay behind bars until his trial starts, where he faces second-degree murder charges for causing the death of Monica Goods in Dec. 2020.
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Bail Denied For NY State Trooper Accused of Killing Girl in Ramming Incident
The trooper has been charged with murder after ramming a seeding SUV, causing it to flip and kill an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl who was a passenger inside. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.
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NY State Trooper Charged With Murder of 11-Year-Old Brooklyn Girl
The trooper is accused of deliberately running a driver off the road, killing the driver’s 11-year-old daughter — who was in the car — in the process. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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NY State Trooper Charged With Murder in Ramming Pursuit That Killed 11-Year-Old
A New York State Police trooper is facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly ramming a family during a Dec. 2020 pursuit, flipping their car and killing an 11-year-old Brooklyn girl. Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of trooper Christopher Baldner by an Ulster County grand jury on Wednesday. Baldner also faces manslaughter and multiple reckless endangerment charges. The union…
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NY State Police Seizures of Marijuana Plants Fall Sharply
New York State Police seizures of marijuana plants have plunged this year
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State Police Identify Pilot Killed in NY Helicopter Crash
New York State Police have identified the pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Orange County over the weekend as a 73-year-old man from Long Island. Arthur Charych, of Setauket, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Storm King Mountain in Cornwall Sunday afternoon, officials said Monday. No passengers were aboard the 2007 Robinson R44 Rotocraft…
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Pilot Killed Following Helicopter Crash in Hudson Valley
Authorities are investigating what caused a helicopter to crash in Orange County around 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
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Connecticut Firefighter Dies in NY Rock Climbing Fall
A Connecticut firefighter fell to his death while rock climbing in New York on Monday, New York State police said. Stephen M. Buda III, 56, nearly reached the 200-foot mark of his climb at the Trapps Trailhead of the Mohonk Mountain Preserve in Gardiner when he fell, the Connecticut Post reported. Authorities said Buda was not wearing any climbing or safety…
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NJ Man Racing Motorcycle Killed in I-87 Crash: State Police
New York state police are investigating a motorcycle accident that left a New Jersey man dead
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Investigators Describe Chaotic Scene of NY Thruway Tour Bus Crash
Authorities continue to investigate a bus crash that left 57 people injured, as first responders describe a chaotic scene as they rushed to pull people from the wreck
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57 Hurt in Rollover Tour Bus Crash on NY Thruway
A tour bus bound for Niagara Falls ran off the New York State Thruway and rolled over in central New York; it’s unclear why.
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Tour Bus Crashes on NY Thruway; Over 50 People Taken to Hospitals
A tour bus bound for Niagara Falls ran off the New York State Thruway and rolled over in central New York, sending more than 50 people to hospitals, state police and a hospital said. The bus landed on its side in the grass around 12:40 p.m. along the highway’s westbound side near Weedsport, a village about 25 miles (40 kilometers)…
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Mom Hid More Than a Pound of Cocaine in Baby's Diaper Bag, Cops Say
An upstate New York traffic stop led to a Bronx woman’s arrest on charges she hid more than a pound of cocaine in her baby’s diaper bag. New York State Police said they stopped Shante Pleasant, 33, on Tuesday on I-87 in Coxsackie for a traffic violation. She had two daughters with her in the car — a 13-year-old and…