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Person Injured In Rockland County Crash On Snowy Roadway Person Injured In Rockland County Crash On Snowy Roadway
Person Injured In Rockland County Crash On Snowy Roadway One person was injured during a two-car crash on a snowy Hudson Valley roadway. The incident occurred around 8:50 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 7 at the intersection of Wilder Road and Haverstraw Road in Monsey. According to the Spring Hill Ambulance Corps, when police arrived they found one person bleeding heavily from their leg and Ramapo Police Officer Genito applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding. In all, two people received non-life-threatening injuries. One person declined to be transported to a hospital for treatment, officials said. The victim with the bleeding leg was transported to W…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Devastating Fire: 3 Businesses, Including Beloved Pizzeria, Destroyed At Rockland Plaza Devastating Fire: 3 Businesses, Including Beloved Pizzeria, Destroyed At Rockland Plaza
Devastating Fire: 3 Businesses, Including Beloved Pizzeria, Destroyed At Rockland Plaza Three businesses, including a beloved pizzeria, were destroyed at a Hudson Valley plaza by a fire that was discovered by police during an early morning patrol. The fire took place in Rockland County around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 8 at the Hillcrest Plaza at 312 Route 45 in Hillcrest. A Ramapo officer on patrol discovered the fire and notified the Hillcrest Fire Department and began evacuating people at an open business in the mall, the department said. Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1 responded to a fully involved fire. Firefighters were met with heavy fire coming through the roof upon arr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Building In Rockland, Police Say Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Building In Rockland, Police Say
Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit Crashes Into Building In Rockland, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was arrested after he was stopped for alleged drunk driving at three times the legal limit after he crashed into a building. The incident took place in Rockland County around 4:20 a.m., on Saturday, Jan. 14 in Ramapo at 63 E. Eckerson Road. A Ramapo police officer was on patrol when he came upon the truck that had struck a building and left the scene, the department said on Facebook. The driver, a 36-year-old Spring Valley man, was arrested for DWI, and a 2022 Ram pickup was recovered and impounded, the department said. The driver, who police did not identify, was proc…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Heavily Damages Rockland Home Fire Heavily Damages Rockland Home
Fire Heavily Damages Rockland Home A fast-moving fire heavily damaged a Hudson Valley home as it consumed the rear and first and second floors of the residence. The blaze was reported in Rockland County in Hillcrest around 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 10 on East Willow Tree Road. According to the Hillcrest Fire Department, first arriving firefighters found heavy fire in the rear, and first- and second floors of the older home that was divided into three separate living units. The firefighters at work.Hillcrest Fire Department Due to the age of the home, there were many void spaces, tongue-and-groove construction, and heavy t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Jaws Of Life' Used To Rescue Deer In Rockland 'Jaws Of Life' Used To Rescue Deer In Rockland
'Jaws Of Life' Used To Rescue Deer In Rockland Oh, deer. First responders in the area went through unusual measures to make a special save after a distressed deer found itself in a precarious position and in need of assistance. In Rockland County, officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a North Pascack Road residence in the hamlet of Hillcrest at approximately noon on Monday, Dec. 13, where there was a report of a deer whose head was stuck in a fence in the area. Using the Jaws of Life, officers and crews from the Hillcrest Fire Department were able to safely separate the fence wide enough for the spooked deer to e…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rockland House Fire Under Investigation Rockland House Fire Under Investigation
Rockland House Fire Under Investigation First responders in Rockland County dealt with a difficult house fire that broke out in the ceiling of the home. Fire crews in Ramapo from the Hillcrest, Tallman Volunteer, and Monsey Fire Departments responded to a home on Ridgeway Terrace in the Village of Wesley Hills on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 1, where there was a report of a smoke condition inside the residence. Officials said that upon arrival, they found smoke coming from the roof of the home before gaining entry to the roof and confirming that a fire had broken out inside. Cuts were made on the roof by firefighters, who were …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Rockland Housing Complex Fire Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Rockland Housing Complex Fire
Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Rockland 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
Body Found Inside Rockland Home Destroyed By Fire, Police Say Body Found Inside Rockland Home Destroyed By Fire, Police Say
Body Found Inside Rockland Home Destroyed By Fire, Police Say One person was found dead inside a home that was engulfed in flames when police arrived. The fire in Rockland County was discovered around 1:06 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, when Ramapo Police responded to a report of a structure fire at North Pascack Road and Ewing Avenue in Hillcrest. When officers arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in flames, said Ramapo Police. The Spring Valley Fire Department was assisted on the scene by Hillcrest and Nanuet fire departments.  Once the fire was extinguished, a check of the interior found one occupant dead inside, police said. At this …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Route 45 Crash In Rockland Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Route 45 Crash In Rockland
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Route 45 Crash In Rockland A man was charged with alleged DWI following a fiery car crash in Rockland County. The incident took place around 2:43 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, in the area of Route 45 and Pomona Road in Ramapo, said the Rampo Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a vehicle had struck a utility pole and then burst into flames, police said. The man was able to get out of the vehicle before the police arrived. First responders douse the flames.Ramapo Police Department Officers found the man was allegedly intoxicated and arrested before he was transported to Nyack Hospital for non-life thre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Man Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
Man Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Click here for an updated story: Beloved HS Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Hillcrest House Fire One person died after an early morning house fire broke out in Rockland County. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 on Rockland Lane in Hillcrest. The house was fully engulfed in flames when Ramapo Police officers arrived. After extinguishing the blaze, one male victim was located inside the house, police said. His identity has not yet been released. No other injuries as a result of the fire were reported. The Hillcrest Fire Department, South Spring Valley…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Rockland Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Rockland
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Rockland A 31-year-old man was injured after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a rock wall and a utility pole. The incident took place in Rockland on Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the early evening on Camp Hill Road in Ramapo, said police. The driver, a Village of New Hempstead resident, lost control of his vehicle, struck a rock wall and utility pole causing the vehicle to overturn, according to police. The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed, before being transported by Spring Valley Ambulance to the hospital for treatment. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Home One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Home
One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Home A Rockland County resident was hospitalized after a fire broke out in an area garage, prompting an emergency response. First responders from the Ramapo Police Department and Hillcrest Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19. According to officials, firefighters were able to contain the fire to just the attached garage, and it was quickly extinguished by first responders. Police said that one resident was transported by paramedics from the Spring Hill Ambulance to Spring Hill Samaritan Hospital who was…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured Battling Rockland House Fire Firefighter Injured Battling Rockland House Fire
Firefighter Injured Battling Rockland House Fire A Monsey home was destroyed by fire as firefighters worked in hot, humid conditions to battle the blaze. The fire started around 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, at the home on Mapleleaf Road, said the Ramapo Police Department. Multiple fire departments were called to the scene due to the difficult conditions including working in void spaces due to the construction of an addition to the home, officials said. Fire officials said the fire started in a second-floor apartment of the residence.  Two people, inside when the fire started, were able to make it out safely. One firefighter was taken …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Family Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Family Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
Family Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland A family was left displaced after an early morning fire caused significant damage to their New City home. The fire was reported shortly after 1 a.m., Monday, June 24, by a firefighter who was driving by and spotted the flames at 56 S. Little Tor Road, officials said. "First in crews were faced with heavy fire conditions on the exterior rear of the home," said the New City Fire Department. The fire then burned into the attic space area through the exterior vinyl siding were firefighters found a "well-involved" fire in addition to the fire in the back of the home, the department said. Firef…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Family Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Family Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
Family Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland A family was left displaced after an early morning fire caused significant damage to their New City home. The fire was reported shortly after 1 a.m., Monday, June 24, by a firefighter who was driving by and spotted the flames at 56 S. Little Tor Road, officials said. "First in crews were faced with heavy fire conditions on the exterior rear of the home," said the New City Fire Department. The fire then burned into the attic space area through the exterior vinyl siding were firefighters found a "well-involved" fire in addition to the fire in the back of the home, the department said. Firef…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland
ID Released For Man Killed In Route 202 Crash In Rockland A 54-year-old man has been identified as the person killed in a three-vehicle crash crash near Spook Rock Road, Ramapo police said. Randell Adams of Pomona was killed around 7:25 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, near Spook Rock Road, Ramapo Police Sgt. Blaine Howell said. All three drivers taken to local hospitals by Springhill and Ramapo Valley Ambulance, where Adams was pronounced dead, police said. Another driver is in serious condition and one suffered less serious injuries, police said. There were no passengers in any of the vehicles. One driver was extricated by Hillcrest Fire Departm…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
House Fire Displaces Six In Rockland House Fire Displaces Six In Rockland
House Fire Displaces Six In Rockland A family of six had to flee their village of Montebello home after it filled with flames and smoke early Thursday. The fire broke out around 9 a.m. Thursday, March 7, at the home located at 10 Collins Drive, said the Ramapo Police. All of the family members were able to safely evacuate without injuries, officials said. Firefighters from Tallman, Hillcrest, and Suffern fire departments were able to quickly extinguish the blaze.  Three fire departments responded to a house fire in Montebello.Ramapo Police Department The cause of the fire is under investigation. There was no information …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Community Rallies Around Family That Lost House To Suffern Fire Community Rallies Around Family That Lost House To Suffern Fire
Community Rallies Around Family That Lost House To Suffern Fire The community is rallying to support a family that lost its home to a massive structure fire on Wednesday in Suffern, just weeks before the holidays. Shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5 firefighters from multiple area departments were called to Washington Avenue in Suffern for a fully-involved structure fire. Crews from Mahwah, Hillburn, Sloatsburg, Tallman, Monsey, Hillcrest and Nanuet worked at the scene, containing the flames and damage to only the one house, which was destroyed. No injuries were reported, but family pets perished in the fire. Firefighters used so much water b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Electrical Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Lime Kiln Road Electrical Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Lime Kiln Road
Electrical Fire Shuts Down Stretch Of Lime Kiln Road An electrical fire on a utility pole has shut down a portion of Lime Kiln Road.The Ramapo Police Department said they are on the scene of the fire along with the Hillcrest Fire Department at Lime Kiln Road near Route 306.  O&R Utilities is enroute.  Motorists are asked to avoid the area.  Power is reportedly out to several homes in the area. It is not known how long it will take to restore it.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Gas Meter At Rockland Home Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Gas Meter At Rockland Home
Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Gas Meter At Rockland Home A homeowner in Ramapo avoided catastrophe after mistaking the gas and brake pedal and driving through a gas meter. Police officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to a Wesley Hills home on Wednesday afternoon, where there was a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a residential gas meter. According to police, the driver, who was also the homeowner, pushed on the gas pedal, not the brake pedal, and accidentally drove through a wall while pulling into the garage. The vehicle struck the gas meter during the crash, leaving it compromised. John Layne, the Village of Wesle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Raging Fire Destroys Cottage At Russian Orthodox Convent In Nanuet Raging Fire Destroys Cottage At Russian Orthodox Convent In Nanuet
Raging Fire Destroys Cottage At Russian Orthodox Convent In Nanuet A fire has destroyed a cottage located on the property of the Russian Orthodox convent in Nanuet, according to Clarkstown Police. The blaze broke out around 6:18 a.m. Wednesday at the Novo-Diveevo convent located at 100 Smith Road, Clarkstown police Det. Peter Walker said.  Officials were altered to the fire by a woman in the cottage who smelled smoke and called 911. No one was injured, Walker said.  Fire departments on scene included the lead Spring Valley, and Nanuet, Hillcrest, and West Haverstraw. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Rockland Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash Rockland Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash
Rockland Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash A head-on crash that closed Route 45 for several hours seriously injured a 67-year-old Hillcrest woman. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Tuesday on Route 45 just north of New Hempstead Road when a 31-year-old Haverstraw man driving a 1997 Ford Econoline work van crossed into the northbound lane and collided with a 2010 Toyota Corolla, said Ramapo Police. The Hillcrest Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated the female from her vehicle. Both drivers were treated at the scene by Rockland Paramedics and transported to Westchester Medical Center by Spring Hill Ambulance, police sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hillcrest Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash Hillcrest Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash
Hillcrest Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash This story has been updated. A two-vehicle crash that closed Route 45 for several hours injured a 67-year-old Hillcrest woman. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Tuesday on Route 45 just north of New Hempstead Road when a 31-year-old Haverstraw man driving a 1997 Ford Econoline work van crossed into the northbound lane and collided with a 2010 Toyota Corolla, said Ramapo Police. The Hillcrest Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated the female from her vehicle. Both drivers were treated at the scene by Rockland Paramedics and transported to Westchester Medical Center by Spring H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Stony Point House Fire Breaks Out In Stony Point
House Fire Breaks Out In Stony Point Stony Pont firefighters are on the scene of a house fire that is showing heavy flames on the first floor. The fire, which started at 4:29 p.m., Friday, is located at 2 Clancy Farms Court, Stony Point, according to fire officials. The West Haverstraw Fire Department was also on scene, as well as the Hillcrest Fire Department. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Investigators Determine Cause Of Rockland Schoolhouse Fire, Police Say Investigators Determine Cause Of Rockland Schoolhouse Fire, Police Say
Investigators Determine Cause Of Rockland Schoolhouse Fire, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - The cause of a small schoolhouse fire in Monsey last weekend has been determined by investigators, officials said. First responders were dispatched to Elyon Road in Monsey shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, where there were reports of a fire in a building used as a schoolhouse in Rockland County. Upon arrival, crews from the Spring Valley and Hillcrest Fire Departments were able to swiftly and safely extinguish the flames once power was cut off to the building by Orange and Rockland Utilities. The Rockland County BCI and Ramapo Police Department then took ov…

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by Zak Failla