Timofey Yuriev may have a few bruises and be a little battered, but it's all worth it to the Westchester resident who recently rescued two dogs from icy waters at the Irvington Reservoir.The incident took place on Saturday, March 9, when Yurie and his wife Melissa Kho were walking their white golden retriever Kira to enjoy some sunshine when he heard a woman screaming and then spotted ...

A man wanted for a homicide in South Florida was nabbed by Ramapo Police following a carjacking and a fight with police.Alexander Martinez, 51, of Carteret, New Jersey, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, after police received a call about a man attempting to gain access to an office on Route 45 in New Hempstead, said Ramapo Police Lt. Daniel Hyman.Before ...

Rockland County Executive Ed Day is the latest leader in the state to urge "opting out" of the move to legalize recreational marijuana.In a statement on Friday, March 15, Day said the legislation needs to be totally studied before being enacted."While medical marijuana in non-smokeable form has been helping people who have pain, recreational marijuana is not a panacea and ...

The man who was shot to death in Orange County has been identified by the City of Middletown Police.Sebastian Avilan-Median, 26, of Middletown was found around 12:25 p.m. Monday, March 11, when the City of Middletown Police responded to 23 Knapp Ave., for a reported medical emergency, said City of Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen.Upon arrival, officers located Avilan-Median in ...

A man who pleaded guilty to raping a girl under the age of 13 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.Nathaniel Saunders, 46, of Haverstraw, was sentenced on Thursday, March 14, on one count of rape which took place between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2015, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece The sexual molestation occurred in the Village of Haverstraw, the ...

A New York State trooper was transported to Westchester Medical Center following a wild chase on I-87 that ended with the trooper's vehicle being rear-ended by an unmarked NYPD officer taking part in the chase. The event began around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, when the unidentified trooper attempted to pull over a suspect vehicle on I-87 in Woodbury in Orange County, said ...

A man wanted for hitting a Clarkstown 7-year-old girl on her way to school with a vehicle in 2017 and then speeding away, has been captured out of state.Carlos Osvaldo Garcia-Gonzalez, 27, of Brazil, Indiana, was taken into custody on Wednesday, March 13, by U.S. Marshals Service in regards to an indictment that had been issued for the charges stemming from the hit-and-run ...

A former Village of Fishkill police officer who earlier worked in Orange County was arrested for the second time this week following an indictment by a grand jury on charges of grand larceny. Lori A. Bailey, 47, of Highland Falls, turned herself into state police on Tuesday following the indictment, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.Bailey was arrested in June 2018, and ...

Almost a year-and-half after the Clarkstown Town Council voted to fire suspended Police Chief Michael Sullivan, a State Supreme Court judge has ordered a re-vote due to a conflict of interest in the vote.The ruling, released by Justice Robert Berliner, annulled the Sept. 12, 2017, vote in which Supervisor George Hoehmann and a former councilman should have recused themselves, ...

One day after a federal court upheld Rockland County's order requiring unvaccinated students to stay home from school in certain areas, the number of cases of measles has jumped again to 146.In addition to the 146 confirmed cases of measles since the outbreak began in October of last year, there are also two suspected cases that the Rockland County Department of Health is ...