Here are some of the stories making headlines in the Hudson
Valley.
Local first responders and family of the victims of the 1981
Brinks robbery came together in solidarity for the 39th anniversary
Tuesday. A tribute around the Nyack Mountainview Avenue memorial took place to
honor the three men who lost their lives that day. Sgt. Edward O’Grady was
killed by robbers as they stole $1.6 million from the armored car outside of
the Nanuet National Bank. Officer Waverly Brown and Brinks guard Peter Paige
were killed about an hour later at a Thruway roadblock. "We've all
experienced loss in our lives, but the sudden tragic murder of two people that
you work with was a monumental event,” says retired South Nyack Grand View
Chief Brent Newbury. “The men who wore the same uniforms, drove the same cars,
that you worked at a street fair with a week before."
A man is wanted for burglarizing a business in the Town Of Cortlandt. Police say the break-in happened on Oct. 3 on Crompond Road. Officials say he also took a car, but it was recovered shortly after. Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call police at (914) 737-7171
Police say a Peekskill gas station was robbed by an armed
suspect overnight. Officials say it happened around 2:15 a.m. today at the
Sunoco gas station and convenience store on Washington Street. An unknown about
of cash was taken from the register. The suspect then left the scene on foot.
There is no word if anyone was hurt or if an arrest has been made.