$20,000 Reward Offered In Hudson Valley Murder Case
Police in the Hudson Valley are offering a $20,000 reward for an arrest in the 20-year-old murder of an area woman.
On Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, Nancy Smith, a 32-year-old Orange County resident was found dead in her house on Provost Drive in New Windsor.
According to New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Michael Farbent, on that day, Smith’s parents received a call from her office saying that she had not shown up to work at the Horton Hospital in Middletown.
Concerned, they went to check at her New Windsor home where they found her dead on the living room floor, Farbent said…
Doctor Killed In Head-On, Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash
A doctor from the Hudson Valley was killed in a head-on hit-and-run crash.
The incident took place around 12:20 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 10, in Orange County on Route 32 in the town of Cornwall.
According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Dr. John C. Hordines Jr., age 54, was driving a 2010 Chevy Tahoe southbound when he was hit head-on by a 2013 Honda Accord that crossed over in the southbound lane.
Hordines Jr, of New Windsor, in Orange County, was pronounced dead at the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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Park Ranger Driving Drunk On Job Crashes With Daughters In Vehicle, Sheriff Says
A park ranger on duty in the Hudson Valley crashed a county vehicle while his two daughters were passengers, according to authorities.
Orange County resident Christopher Granata, age 41, of New Windsor, was involved in the crash while on duty in Rockland County at the Haverstraw Bay County Park during an Independence Day fireworks celebration, according to Rockland Sheriff Louis Falco.
On Monday, July 5, at around 8:50 p.m., Granata was operating a county John Deere “Gator” utility task vehicle with his two daughters, ages 1 and 7, in the front passenger seat, Falco said…
