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Clarkstown, NY

Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving PD Sergeant Leaves 2 NY Communities Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving PD Sergeant Leaves 2 NY Communities
Apparent Triple Murder-Suicide Involving PD Sergeant Leaves 2 NY Communities Two communities in the region have been left shocked and saddened after a police sergeant was found dead along with his wife and two young sons inside a home in the Hudson Valley in an apparent murder-suicide. The chain of events unfolded Friday night, Dec. 29 in Westchester County when the Bronxville Police Department said it contacted the Clarkstown PD in Rockland County after 49-year-old Sergeant Watson Morgan did not show up for his evening shift. Morgan joined the Bronxville PD in 2007 after working the previous seven years with the NYPD. He was promoted to the Bronxville PD…
CT Man Drove Drunk At More Than Twice Legal Limit In NY, Police Say CT Man Drove Drunk At More Than Twice Legal Limit In NY, Police Say
CT Man Drove Drunk At More Than Twice Legal Limit In NY, Police Say New York State Police arrested a Connecticut man for alleged drunk driving after being stopped for a traffic violation in Rockland County. Samuel Johnson, 32, of Hamden in New Haven County, was arrested around 10:20 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 5, on I-87 in Clarkstown, said state police. One stopped, troopers found that Johnson was intoxicated and performed a blood alcohol test which showed that he was allegedly driving at twice the legal limit at 0.21 percent, state police said. Johnson was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and was turned over to a sober third party.   …
Fairfield County Man Drove Drunk With BAC Twice Limit, Police Say Fairfield County Man Drove Drunk With BAC Twice Limit, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Drove Drunk With BAC Twice Limit, Police Say A man who committed multiple vehicle and traffic violations was driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.22 percent, nearly three times the legal limit, according to state police. Fairfield County resident Javier Gonzalez, of Danbury, 56, was pulled over in Rockland County at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, in Clarkstown, according to state police.  Gonzalez was charged with the misdemeanor of aggravated driving while intoxicated, along with several violations.  He was released to a sober third party, and will appear in the Town of Clarkstown court next month. 
Man Caught In Vehicle Stolen Out Of Fairfield County, Police Say Man Caught In Vehicle Stolen Out Of Fairfield County, Police Say
Man Caught In Vehicle Stolen Out Of Fairfield County, Police Say A 48-year-old Rockland County man with active warrants was caught overnight inside a parked vehicle that had been stolen in Fairfield County, according to police. An Orangetown Police Officer observed the suspect sitting alone in the rear of a parked vehicle in the Artopee Way municipal lot in the Village of Nyack on Saturday, Nov. 30 at about 3:20 p.m., police said. The officer stopped and questioned the party inside of the vehicle, who was identified as Christopher Rascoll, of Blauvelt, said police. After further investigation, the officer discovered that th…
Darien Woman Charged With DWI In NY Darien Woman Charged With DWI In NY
Darien Woman Charged With DWI In NY Nearly two dozen Hudson Valley residents were 37 residents arrested over the weekend for alleged impaired driving in the area over the weekend. Local residents charged include: Orange County On Friday, March 1, State Police troopers from Middletown arrested Tara Moffatt, 30 of Middletown, for DWI. She was traveling on Wickham Avenue in Middletown when she was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The investigation revealed that she was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, March 1, State Police troopers from Greenville (Orange County) arrested Scott Covi…
CT Truck Driver Threatens Motorist With Hammer, Knife After Vehicles Crash CT Truck Driver Threatens Motorist With Hammer, Knife After Vehicles Crash
CT Truck Driver Threatens Motorist With Hammer, Knife After Vehicles Crash A weapon-wielding tractor-trailer driver from Connecticut is facing multiple charges after threatening a driver on I-87 in Rockland County with a knife and hammer, police said. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to I-87 in Clarkstown shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, where there was a report of a driver menacing another following a motor vehicle collision. Police said that the driver, Hartford resident Steadbert Ramsay was struck by a Jeep Cherokee, which continued to travel south. Ramsay allegedly located the Jeep on the exit 14 ramp off the interstate, where he c…
Missing Area Man Found Missing Area Man Found
Missing Area Man Found Update: The 78-year-old man who went missing Wednesday morning, Aug. 22 was found on Thursday morning, Aug. 23 and is safe, authorities said. Philip McDermott of Nanuet was located in Yonkers by state police and has been reunited with his family. Original report: A 78-year-old Hudson Valley man has gone missing and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Philip McDermott of Rockland County was last seen on Oakland Place in the hamlet of Nanuet in Clarkstown at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. McDermott is 6-…
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Safe Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Safe
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Safe Update: The 78-year-old man who went missing Wednesday morning, Aug. 22 was found on Thursday morning, Aug. 23 and is safe, authorities said. Philip McDermott of Nanuet was located in Yonkers by state police and has been reunited with his family. Original report: A 78-year-old Hudson Valley man has gone missing and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Philip McDermott of Rockland County was last seen on Oakland Place in the hamlet of Nanuet in Clarkstown at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. McDermott is 6-…