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Police & Fire
Mahwah Driver Charged In Fatal Ramapo Crash
A 41-year-old Mahwah driver has been charged with felony manslaughter and related offenses in a fatal Hudson Valley, NY crash. Sherlyne Bazile was heading east in a 2012 Nissan Rogue on Route 59 in Ramapo, when she crossed into the westbound lanes and struck a 2021 Hyundai Sonata around 10 a.m. on Jan. 28, Ramapo PoliceLt. Michael Gannon said. Both the Nissan Rogue and the Hyundai Sonata then struck a tow truck that was being driven by a 58-year-old resident of Airmont, which was also in the westbound lane of traffic, he added. The driver of the Hyundai, an 85-year-old man, died at the ho…
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Mahwah Detectives Nab Rockland Man In Route 17 Convenience Store Holdup
A gas station convenience store on Route 17 in Mahwah was robbed by an armed Rockland County man, authorities said Wednesday. Giacomio Frascone, a former home contractor from Airmont, remained held in the Rockland County Jail pending extradition to Bergen County to face robbery and weapons charges, among other offenses, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. An employee at the Bolla Market on the highway’s southbound side told police that a robber “flashed a gun in his waistband and demanded cash” shortly before 8:30 p.m. last Friday, Bussinelli said. The bandit fled with more than $1,000, the capta…
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Blaze Engulfs Iconic Kosher Market, Mahwah Firefighters Assist Rockland Colleagues
Firefighters from Mahwah assisted their Rockland colleagues at the scene of a raging blaze that destroyed an iconic kosher supermarket on Thursday. Motty’s Supermarket on North Main Street in Monsey burst into flames as a Ramapo police officer who saw smoke approached shortly after 12:30 p.m., authorities said. No injuries were immediately reported in the blaze at the grocery, formerly known as Klein's. Surrounding businesses and residences were temporarily evacuated. Main Street was also shut down. Motty's Supermarket fire in Monsey.Tony Greco for DAILY VOICE Mahwah firefighters join…
Police & Fire
Registered Rockland Sex Offender Gets House Arrest For Violating Federal Release With Minor
A registered sex offender from Rockland County who spent a year in federal prison for assaulting a woman on a flight from Israel to Newark Liberty International Airport was sentenced Thursday to time served for sexually abusing a minor after his release, authorities said. Yoel Oberlander, 39, of Monsey had served a plea-bargained year behind bars for the airborne May 2016 assault when he was arrested by Ramapo police in June 2019. Oberlander later admitted that he’d picked up an underage victim for sex in his car during what was three years of federal supervised release, U.S. Attorney Craig…
Police & Fire
Nypd
: Hannukah Machete Attack Suspect Captured In Harlem
The NYPD identified the man accused of attacking five people with a machete during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home in Rockland County late Saturday night as a Greenwood Lake resident. City police said they arrested Thomas Grafton, 37, after identifying the license plate on his Nissan Sentra as it crossed the George Washington Bridge around 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Officers David Radziwon and Giovanni Mattera stopped and arrested the Orange County resident on 144th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard (7th Avenue) in Harlem a short time later and held him for Ramapo police. Grafto…
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Teen Trio Caught After Fleeing Car Crash Into Pillar Of Airmont Home
Three teens were caught after fleeing the scene when a car stolen from a school parking lot crashed into the brick pillar in front of a house in the Village of Airmont early Saturday morning, Ramapo Police said. The trio fled the scene on foot prior to the arrival of the officers. There was substantial damage done to both the vehicle and the brick pillar. The three were located walking nearby and placed under arrest. It was later learned that the vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of a school in Monsey.
Traffic
Downed Wires Shut Down Roadway In Rockland
Police have shut down a roadway in Sloatsburg due to downed primary live wires. Ramapo Police closed Sterling Mine Road around 8:30 a.m. Monday after the fire department reported the downed lines. Motorists are asked to avoid the area for at least the next several hours as crews work to repair the lines, police said. Moderate to heavy rain will continue until early Monday afternoon on a breezy day with a thunderstorm possible. The high temperature will rise to the mid-50s but wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour will make it feel colder. An average of about 2 to 3 inches of rainfall is expe…
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New Driver Crashes Into Airmont Home
A new driver lost control of the car and crashed into an Airmont home. The incident took place around 4 p.m. Wednesday when the driver became confused and crashed a 2006 Toyota into the front area of the home on North Lorna Lane, said Ramapo Police. There were no injuries and the car did not enter the house. The driver was not issued any tickets, police said.
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Man Caught With Pistol, Pot, Cash After Domestic Assault Report In Airmont
A 28-year-old Westchester man is awaiting arraignment after he was found with a loaded handgun and a large amount of cash following a report of a domestic assault in Rockland County.Just after 4 a.m. Sunday, April 1, Ramapo Police officers responded to a report of the alleged assault in the Village of Airmont. The officers located the suspect walking in the area and during a search of his person, they recovered a loaded .380 caliber pistol, marijuana and a substantial amount of cash, Ramapo Police said. The suspect, a Yonkers resident whose name was not immediately released by police, was …
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Rockland Woman Tells Police Neighbor Attacked Her With Electric Rays
Police everywhere receive calls for all types of service. Maybe a dog is loose, or maybe it's a real emergency. But sometimes, it might be a call for something, well, kind of strange. That's what happened to the Ramapo Police early Monday when the department received an interesting call for service from a woman stating her neighbor was attacking her with electric rays. According to a Facebook post, the department said the resident complained that her neighbor was attacking her with the electronic rays and wave energy. The caller said the energy weapon heats her body causing her pain at ti…
Obituaries
Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey
Many in the Hudson Valley are mourning the death of the man who was believed to be the world's oldest rabbi. Monsey residents can expect road closures and heavy traffic as thousands gather early Friday afternoon for the funeral of Rabbi Mordechai Hager, who died at the age of 95. The grand rabbi of the Viznitz Hasidim in Kaser-Monsey died Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital where he had been recovering from a major illness. Ramapo police said all of Route 306 from Route 59 until Grandview Road will be closed for the next several hours as mourners gather. Rockland County officials said that TOR …
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Airmont Garage Fire Quickly Extinguished
Ramapo Police and the Tallman Fire Department responded to a garage fire Monday at a home on Ayr Court in the Village of Airmont.The fire, that began around 6:30 p.m., was quickly extinguished by firefighters from the Tallman, Suffern and Mahwah fire departments, said the Ramapo Police. During the fire, Ramapo police officers were quickly able to determine that all of the home's occupants escaped safely. Rockland Paramedics and Ramapo Valley Ambulance were on standby at the scene, but there were no injuries reported. The home did suffer serious damage as a result of the fire, police said…
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Boy Hit By Cab In Monsey
A 12-year-old boy was hit by a cab in Monsey, injuring his leg, according to Ramapo Police. The boy was struck around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday by a livery cab at the intersection of Suzanne Drive and Maple Avenue, police said. The child, who complained of pain in his right leg was treated and transported by Hatzoloh EMS to Nyack Hospital, police said. No summonses or charges have been filed against the driver.
News
Suffern Man Sentenced For DWI Crash That Nearly Killed Victim
A Suffern man convicted last year of vehicular assault and DWI after leaving the scene of a crash that left a man seriously injured has been sentenced to five years in prison, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Jonathan Elwell, 36, was found guilty by a jury in September 2017 of felony assault, two counts of felony vehicular assault, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident. The crash happened when Elwell, who was driving a 2011 Mercedes-Benz westbound on Route 202 in Montebello, collided head-on with the victim’s 2001 Cadillac. Immediately following…
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