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Rockland County Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless Rockland County Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless
Rockland County Apartment Fire Injures 2, Leaves 50 Homeless A resident and a firefighter were injured during a fire at a three-story Hudson Valley apartment building. The blaze occurred in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m., Monday, April 22, at the Surrey Carlton Apartments on Ewing Avenue in Spring Valley. According to the Spring Valley Police and Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions, officers found a fire with heavy flames and smoke coming from the living room of a top-floor apartment. Police told Lieb that a woman was trapped unconscious inside, suffering from smoke inhalation. Unidentified neighbors brought her downstairs to safety. She was t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Killing Wife In Rockland County Man Accused Of Killing Wife In Rockland County
Man Accused Of Killing Wife In Rockland County A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly killing his wife during a domestic dispute. Rockland County resident Warle Fernandez-Arias, age 37, was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, Feb. 23 in Spring Valley after his wife, Carolyn Canela, age 36, was found dead. According to Spring Valley Police, Canela, who moved to the US from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, was found when officers responded to a welfare check at 149 Sneden Place West at their Hillcrest Point apartment. Once inside the apartment, officers found the body of Canela, who was pronoun…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Investigation Ongoing After Female's Body Found In Water Near Nyack Marina Investigation Ongoing After Female's Body Found In Water Near Nyack Marina
Investigation Ongoing After Female's Body Found In Water Near Nyack Marina An investigation is ongoing after a female was found dead near a marina overlooking the Hudson River. On Sunday, July 30, at approximately 2:45 p.m. in Rockland County, the body was found in the water near the boat launch at the Nyack Marina.  Earlier report: Female Found Dead In Water At Nyack Marina The Nyack Fire Department pulled the body from the water and the female was pronounced dead at the scene, the Orangetown Police Department said. The female's identification is not being released until next of kin have been notified, said police. Her age has also…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Female Found Dead In Water At Nyack Marina Female Found Dead In Water At Nyack Marina
Female Found Dead In Water At Nyack Marina A female was found dead floating in the water near a Hudson Valley marina. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 30 at the Nyack Marina in Nyack.  The Orangetown Police were notified of a body found in the water near the boat launch at the Nyack Marina, said Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police. When officers arrived, along with the Nyack Fire Department, the female's body was found in the water and removed by firefighters, Shannon said. She was pronounced dead on the scene, Shannon added. The Orangetown Police Detective Burea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed In Rockland County, Suspect Behind Bars, Police Say Woman Stabbed In Rockland County, Suspect Behind Bars, Police Say
Woman Stabbed In Rockland County, Suspect Behind Bars, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing a woman and then injuring himself. The incident took place in Rockland County around 6 a.m., Sunday, April 2, at a home in the village of Chestnut Ridge. Ramapo Police responded to the home after receiving a report of a woman stabbed, said Det. Lt. Chris Franklin, of the Ramapo Police. Upon officers’ arrival, they discovered a woman who had sustained a non-life-threatening injury to the neck as a result of the incident. She was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment.  The suspect, identified as Jos…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder: Area Man Intentionally Hit Victim With Car, Cops Say Attempted Murder: Area Man Intentionally Hit Victim With Car, Cops Say
Attempted Murder: Area Man Intentionally Hit Victim With Car, Cops Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly intentionally striking another man with a car in an attempt to kill him. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, March 9 around 3:20 p.m. in the Hillcrest area of Ramapo. When police arrived on the scene they discovered a man who had sustained serious injuries due to the incident, said Lt. Christopher Franklin of the Ramapo Police. The Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported the victim to Westchester Medical Center.  The operator of the vehicle had remained on the scene, Franklin said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New details have emerged after a wrong-crash crash left two boys in critical condition in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Blauvelt around 12:35 p.m., Saturday, July 30 at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road. A 2001 BMW X5 driven by Thomas Robb, age 20, of Harlow, the United Kingdom, was traveling the wrong way in a southerly direction on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, said Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police Department.  Earlier report: 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson V…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley A wrong-way, three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley sent multiple people to the hospital, including two children who suffered critical injuries. Police responded to a crash in Rockland County at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road in Blauvelt at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Authorities said a 2001 BMW X5, driven by 20-year-old Thomas Robb, was southbound, traveling the wrong way on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, and entered the intersection at Route 303, striking a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 32-year-old woma…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Area Residence Man Found Dead In Area Residence
Man Found Dead In Area Residence Police are investigating after finding a person dead in his area apartment. The unidentified man was discovered around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug.15  in Nyack, said Captain Michael F. Shannon of the Orangetown Police. According to Shannon, officers responded to South Broadway, regarding an unknown medical condition.  Officers then found the unconscious man who was the sole occupant of the apartment.  Rockland Paramedic Services declared the 56-year-old Nyack resident dead at the scene, Shannon said.  An investigation is underway. The Orangetown Police&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Injured During Deck Collapse At Home In Area, Police Say Man Injured During Deck Collapse At Home In Area, Police Say
Man Injured During Deck Collapse At Home In Area, Police Say One person has been injured after a second-story deck collapsed in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 14 in Rockland County at a residential home in the Hillcrest area of the Town of Ramapo.   One 58-year-old victim was transported to the hospital by Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps & Rockland Paramedic Services, Ramapo Police said. Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1 is also on scene as well as RPD detectives and the Building Department. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Rockland Ambulance Crew Makes Food Delivery After Driver Involved In Crash Rockland Ambulance Crew Makes Food Delivery After Driver Involved In Crash
Rockland Ambulance Crew Makes Food Delivery After Driver Involved In Crash A crew of Rockland paramedics were in the holiday spirit a little early when they helped out the victim of a car crash by delivering food he was on the way to drop off. The incident took place on Monday evening in Spring Valley when members of the Rockland Paramedic Services responded along with Ramapo Police to a motor vehicle accident in Spring Valley, said the Ramapo Police. After assessing one of the patients, who is a food delivery driver, the ambulance crew decided to deliver the food after the man expressed concerns about not being able to complete his delivery.  One of the crew…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Photos: Vehicle Overturns After Crashing Into House In Area Photos: Vehicle Overturns After Crashing Into House In Area
Photos: Vehicle Overturns After Crashing Into House In Area A speeding driver lost control of his Jeep, rolled over, and crashed into a Rockland County home. First responders were dispatched to Spook Rock Road in Montebello at approximately noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a car came to a crashing halt into an area home. Police said that the driver, who was the only person in the car, did not sustain any injuries, though the house suffered damage as a result of the crash. Crews from the Tallman Volunteer Fire Department, Rockland Paramedic Services, and Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corps also responded to the scene to assist police following the crash.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say A 53-year-old Rockland man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said. It happened on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg. A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.  Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police said. DeVera appeared to be oper…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
More Info Released After Man Found Dead In Rockland Residence More Info Released After Man Found Dead In Rockland Residence
More Info Released After Man Found Dead In Rockland Residence A 26-year-old man found dead inside a home in Rockland was the victim of suicide. The unidentified man was found around 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 14 by Clarkstown Police after responding to a report of an unresponsive man on Dutch Court in West Nyack, said Officer Norman Peters. When officers arrived, they were directed by family members to a bedroom where the man was found and pronounced dead by Rockland Paramedic Services, Peters said. A note was located in the room that advised first responders of a possible chemical-induced suicide, Peters said. Firefighters with the West Nyack Fire Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Worker Trapped In Dirt Injured During Trench Collapse In Area Worker Trapped In Dirt Injured During Trench Collapse In Area
Worker Trapped In Dirt Injured During Trench Collapse In Area A city highway employee was injured after being trapped by dirt and debris following a trench collapse. The incident took place in Rockland County around 10 a.m., Thursday, June 11, in New City, when Clarkstown Police responded to a trench collapse in the area of 12 Alan Court, Officer Norman Peters said. According to Peters, the Clarkstown Highway Department had been working on excavating a trench when it collapsed, causing a highway worker to be trapped by dirt and debris up to his waist.   The injured worker, 35, was removed from the trench by his fellow workers prior to polic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters rescued three people from the top floor of a senior housing apartment complex during a fire. The incident took place around 6:20 a.m., Thursday, May 21, in Rockland County at the Sycamore Crest Apartment complex at 15 Summit Ave., in Spring Valley, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police and firefighters initially responded to the complex for a fire alarm but were met with heavy smoke on the fourth floor of the complex, Gallie said. "Firefighters on the scene heroically removed two bed-ridden occupants from the fourth floor," Galli said.  A third occ…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash ID Released For Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
ID Released For Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Police have released the identity of a 56-year-old man killed during a single-vehicle crash in a wooded area. Rockland County resident Erol Belizaire, of Wesley Hills, was killed around 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, during the crash, which happened in Rockland County in New Hempstead, on Grandview Avenue, said Ramapo Police Det Sgt. Michael Higgins. Belizaire was driving a 2003 Subaru Outback while on his way to work when a possible medical event caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, Higgins said. The vehicle then hit a tree on the opposite side of the road, he added. Higgins said inves…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
Man, 56, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash A 56-year-old man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in a wooded area. The crash happened in Rockland County on Grandview Avenue, just west of Union Road, in New Hempstead, was reported to Ramapo Police around 9:21 a.m., Tuesday, May 12. Responding officers discovered a Wesley Hills man dead inside the vehicle, said the Ramapo Police. The crash, which closed Grandview Avenue for more than four hours, is under investigation. A Wesley Hills man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in New Hempstead.Ramapo Police Department Ramapo Police provided few details, and are awaiting in…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center
Man, Boy, Girl Charged In Shooting At Area Transportation Center One man and two juveniles, including a girl, have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a man in Rockland County. Traique Wilson, 23, of Spring Valley, along with two 17-year-old juveniles were arrested on Thursday, Feb. 27 by Spring Valley Police following that shooting that took place around 2 p.m. near the Transportation Center, said Officer Matthew Galli. According to Galli, police responded to 1 Municipal Place in Spring Valley for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on the scene they found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The man was transp…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Area House Fire Breaks Out In Area
House Fire Breaks Out In Area A house fire broke out at an area home, prompting a quick response. First responders in Rockland County were dispatched to a single-family home on Holt Drive in Pearl River shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Orangetown Police said. At the time the blaze broke out, the homeowner wasn’t present, and the fire was reported by a neighbor who saw smoke and flames inside the home. According to police, the Pearl River Fire Department and Nanuet Fire Department responded to the scene and were able to knock down the flames and extinguish the fire without incident.  The Pearl River Vo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued After Rollover Area Crash Woman Rescued After Rollover Area Crash
Woman Rescued After Rollover Area Crash A trapped driver was rescued by first responders after a rollover crash in the Rockland The incident took place in the village of Montebello around 4:40 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, on River Road, said the Ramapo Police. Arriving officers found the vehicle had rolled onto its side and a woman was trapped inside of the vehicle.  The woman was removed from the vehicle and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital with minor injuries, police said. Tallman Volunteer firefighters work to remove the trapped driver.Ramapo Police Department Ramapo Police were assisted at the scene by the Tallman V…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Motorist Extricated After Route 17 Crash Motorist Extricated After Route 17 Crash
Motorist Extricated After Route 17 Crash An injured motorist had to be extricated from his vehicle by first responders in Rockland County after crashing. First responders responded to a stretch of Route 17 underneath the New York Thruway overpass in Hillburn late in the afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 6, where there was a report of a crash, and a driver struck inside with injuries. Crews from the Hillburn Fire Department and Sloatsburg Fire Department were able to cut the driver out of his car and the driver was treated for minor injuries by paramedics with the Rockland Paramedic Services and Sloatsburg Volunteer Community Ambulance Cor…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman With Child In Car Accused Of Driving While Impaired By Drugs After Head-On Crash Woman With Child In Car Accused Of Driving While Impaired By Drugs After Head-On Crash
Woman With Child In Car Accused Of Driving While Impaired By Drugs After Head-On Crash A woman accused of driving while impaired by drugs and her child were rushed to Westchester Medical Center after a head-on crash with a van. in Rockland County It happened on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at about 10 a.m. in Ramapo on Route 45 and Windsor Circle, police said. The van's occupants were transported to Nyack Hospital with minor injuries, according to police. The woman, 55, from Spring Valley, was arrested for DWAI/Drugs (felony due to the child being in the vehicle), and endangering the welfare of a child, said Ramapo Police, who have not released the woman's name. The mother is du…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Stabbing In Area Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Stabbing In Area
Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Stabbing In Area A man who attempted to elude police after allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times was nabbed by police with the help of witnesses. The stabbing was uncovered around 11:20 a.m., Monday, April 29, when the Haverstraw Police responded to the parking at 35 South Route 9W in West Haverstraw for a reporting of an assault in progress, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. When police arrived on the scene they found a 24-year-old woman lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple stab wounds, said Lund. First aid was administered to the victim by first responding officers until EMS …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Six Injured, One Severely, In Area Apartment Fire Six Injured, One Severely, In Area Apartment Fire
Six Injured, One Severely, In Area Apartment Fire One person was severely injured and remains in the hospital and another five received treatment including a firefighter during an intense fire that destroyed a dozen apartments and damaged several others in Rockland. The fire began around 2:35 p.m.,  Sunday, April 14, at the Sierra Vista Apartments, Building 12, at 80 Sierra Vista Lane, in Valley Cottage, said Clarkstown Police Chief Raymond McCullagh. Central Nyack firefighters headed up the team of more than a dozen fire departments that attacked the "extraordinarily large" fire that was located a football field away f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills NJ Man Outside Rockland Bar Friend's Alleged Punch Kills NJ Man Outside Rockland Bar
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills NJ Man Outside Rockland Bar Two familiar families -- both coming from lines of first responders -- are now grieving following the death of a young man after authorities said he was knocked unconscious by his friend outside a Pearl River bar. Assault charges were expected to be upgraded to manslaughter against 21-year-old Douglas Guido of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, following the death of his friend, RJ Hess of Norwood in Bergen County. The two had been together at the Saloon on West Central Avenue in Pearl River in the pre-dawn hours of June 23 when they were asked to leave, a source close to the families told Daily Voice.…

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by Jerry DeMarco