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FOUND: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound FOUND: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound
Found: Missing River Vale Boy Safe, Sound A 15-year-old River Vale boy was found Friday afternoon, more than 36 hours after he'd gone missing.  Alex Falkoff turned up in Park Ridge, Police Chief Sean Scheidle said. ****** R.I.P.: John Inserra, 48, was married with three young children. He coached and was extremely active in local youth sports. He also had severe heart trouble. Police found Inserra's body in his SUV after it ran off the road in River Vale and landed upside-down in the Hackensack River on Thursday. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/pascackvalley/police-fire/popular-hillsdale-firefighter-48-found-dead-in-suv-in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Crashes Into Bear On Route 202 In Rokland Car Crashes Into Bear On Route 202 In Rokland
Car Crashes Into Bear On Route 202 In Rokland Police are on the scene of a car vs. bear crash in the area. The crash took place earlier Thursday morning, Sept. 12, in Rockland County when the bear darted in front of the vehicle on Route 202 between Grandview Avenue and Kimmissy Court in Ramapo. After being hit, the bear wandered into the woods, Ramapo Police said.  The sole occupant of the vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corp and Hatzoloh Ambulance were at the scene.  Officers said they will be checking the woods and yards in the area in an attempt to locate the injured bear.&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Second Crash Into Pole Near House Sparks Concern For Dobbs Ferry Resident Second Crash Into Pole Near House Sparks Concern For Dobbs Ferry Resident
Second Crash Into Pole Near House Sparks Concern For Dobbs Ferry Resident When an alleged drunk driver slammed into a utility pole earlier this week, splitting the pole in half and sending a ball of fire flying, it was the last straw for Adam Kanzer. The same thing happened three months ago near Kanzer's home in Dobbs Ferry -- the same pole, only this time it was a teenage driver who lost control. In fact, the roadway, Clinton Avenue, has seen the same type of crash five times in the past 18 years, said Village of Dobbs Ferry Mayor Bob McLoughlin.  Those numbers don't make Kanzer, whose home sits near the pole, feel any better and says he has had it wi…

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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
Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event
Hillary Clinton Involved In Car Accident En Route To Speaking Event Former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was involved in a crash on her way to a speaking engagement on Tuesday. According to the Jersey City police, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and longtime Chappaqua resident was not injured and declined medical care when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in the crash. The crash report says the driver of the Secret Service vehicle pulled into a parking garage, made a left turn and hit a concrete crossbeam. Clinton was reportedly on her way to a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New J…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Suffers Head Injury After Being Hit By Car Near Hudson Valley Hospital Man Suffers Head Injury After Being Hit By Car Near Hudson Valley Hospital
Man Suffers Head Injury After Being Hit By Car Near Hudson Valley Hospital A man was hospitalized and seriously injured after being struck by a car outside Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla on Tuesday morning. A Westchester County Police spokesman confirmed that shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, a man in his 70s was walking on Woods Road near the hospital when he attempted to cross in front of the traffic and was struck by a car, leaving him with a head injury. The unidentified man, who is a resident of the Volunteers of America shelter on the Grasslands reservation was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. His condition was not immediat…

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by Zak Failla