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Estranged Wife Sues Ex-Rockland County Podiatrist, Sister For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Scheme
The wife of a once sought-after Hudson Valley podiatrist has sued her estranged husband and his sister for allegedly scheming to have her killed.
Rockland County resident Ira Bernstein, age 49, of Montebello, and Northern Westchester resident Jaclyn Goldberg, age 40, of Bedford, are being sued by Susan Bernstein, as they face criminal charges in the alleged plot.
This is the alleged second such plot the podiatrist has undertaken to kill his wife Susan Bernstein, of Sloatsburg, who filed the lawsuit on Thursday, July 27 in the New York State Supreme Court.
Ira Bernstein spent almost fi…
HS Senior In Hudson Valley Offered $500,000 In Scholarships, 5 Full Rides
A high school senior from Westchester diagnosed with a learning disability proved anything is possible by being offered a total of $500,000 in scholarships and five full rides from 15 colleges.
Mount Vernon High School senior Mia Vaquero, who will be graduating in June, was accepted into 15 schools and offered a cumulative $500,000 in scholarships, Mount Vernon City School District officials announced on Wednesday, May 24.
The first person in her family to pursue a college education, Vaquero was inspired to work hard in school after seeing how much her parents, who cam…
Police: Man Tries To Rob Rockland Worker, Steal Gun From Responding Cop
An area man is facing 10 charges, including five felonies, after attempting to rob a worker in an office in the area before attempting to remove a responding officer's gun during a subsequent altercation, police say.
The incident happened in Rockland County late Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20 in Nyack.
Orange County resident Kim Vasquez, 39, of Chester, allegedly entered the office, located on Cedar Hill Avenue, and refused to leave, Orangetown Police said.
He then demanded that a worker give him her jewelry, phone and removed several credit cards from a wallet locat…
Alleged Car Thief Rams Two Clarkstown Police Cars In Attempt To Escape, Police Say
A 62-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen truck rammed two police cars and then fled on foot when officers attempted to make a traffic stop.
Juan Colon, of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested around 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, after Clarkstown Police officers on patrol attempted to stop a black Ford F-350 that had been reported stolen, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters.
When officers tried to make the stop in the area of Shorn Drive and Western Highway, Colon allegedly attempted to flee by ramming two Clarkstown Police vehicles, which had boxed him in, Peters said.
The occupants of the…
Rockland Man Sentenced To 22 Years In Beating Death At Psychiatric Center
A Rockland County man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the death of a patient at a psychiatric center.
Alias Stone, aka, "Billy Pugh," 55, of Orangeburg, who was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury last year, was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 3, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh
The attack took place around 5 p.m., on July 31, 2017, when Stone violently attacked Ronald Randolph, a fellow Rockland Psychiatric Center patient, said the DA's Office.
Stone punched and stomped on the victim’s head numerous times, as he lay unconscious and defens…
Three Nabbed On Drug, Other Charges During Probation Sweep, Police Say
Three people were arrested on drug and other charges during a probation sweep by the Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Probation Department.
The sweep took place on Thursday, Oct. 31, when the two offices teamed up to enforce the supervision of probationers through home visits, said Orange County Sheriff's Capt. Paul Arteta.
One visit led to the arrest of three people including Lorenzo Lopez, 52, Devin Zarnoff, 26, both of the Town of Newburgh, and Nancy Corrigan, 45, of Wappinger Falls, after they were found in possession of drugs.
Lopez was found in possession of…
Wanted Violent Felon Nabbed Following Chase, Struggle In Rockland
A man on parole for a violent felony who was wanted for absconding parole was nabbed after a brief struggle with police in Rockland.
Alex Sostre, 52, of Spring Valley, was arrested around 2:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, after a Spring Valley officer on patrol at the Transit Center noticed a man walking in the parking lot, said Officer Matthew Galli.
Sostre, who attempted to flee when he saw the officer, was captured after a brief foot pursuit and struggle, police said.
In 2014, Sostre was sentenced to five years in prison after admitting to slashing a man with a knife during a fight a…
