T/Newburgh - PD Involved Shooting

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TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A traffic stop Thursday night near the intersection of routes 300 and 32 in the Town of Newburgh proved fatal for a 52-year-old man.

http://midhudsonnews.com/News/2012/October/05/TNbrg_police_shoot-05Oct12.html

TOWN OF NEWBURGH - State police say a 52-year-old man died after he was shot during a scuffle with a State Trooper in the Town of Newburgh Thursday night.

State police Major Ed Raso said the trooper stopped the driver of a black late model Lexus about 7:40 p.m. near the intersection of Routes 32 and 300. The driver, whom Raso declined to identify pending notification of relatives, got into a physical altercation with the trooper.

“A struggle ensued, a fight ensued,” Raso said.

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121005/NEWS/121009850

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I heard Cronomer Valley FD get requested for their Rescue for its light tower to assist PD. Was curious what was going on, now I know.

Scary situation that serves as a reminder that there is no such thing as a "routine traffic stop."

My thoughts are with the Trooper for a full recovery, physically, as well as mentally.