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Fatal House Fire Breaks Out In Central Nyack Fatal House Fire Breaks Out In Central Nyack
Fatal House Fire Breaks Out In Central Nyack An investigation is underway after one person was killed in a house fire in the Hudson Valley. The blaze in Rockland County broke out at around 4:50 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 at 49 Laurel Rd. in Central Nyack. As responders arrived, they observed a single-family home with fire engulfing the first floor. The Central Nyack Fire Department was on the scene along with several other volunteer fire companies from throughout the county.  The firefighters conducted an interior search of the residence, which resulted in them locating an unconscious man in an upstairs bedroom. The man,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Witnesses Sought In Fatal West Nyack Crash Witnesses Sought In Fatal West Nyack Crash
Witnesses Sought In Fatal West Nyack Crash Police are asking for any witnesses to a Hudson Valley crash in which a scooter driver was hit and killed by an SUV to come forward. Rockland County resident Dariel Rivera, of Central Nyack, was killed around 3:50 a.m., Friday, July 14, on Route 303 in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, officers found Rivera after police received reports of a person lying in the roadway. Rivera, who was riding an electric scooter, which was found heavily damaged, had sustained severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene, Peters said. A witness who stayed at the scen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Route 303 Crash In Rockland 18-Year-Old Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Route 303 Crash In Rockland
18-Year-Old Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Route 303 Crash In Rockland This story has been updated. An 18-year-old Hudson Valley teen was killed by a hit-and-run driver who later turned himself in to police. Rockland County resident Dariel Rivera, of Central Nyack, was killed around 3:50 a.m., Friday, July 14, on Route 303 in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, officers found Rivera after police received reports of a person lying in the roadway. Rivera, who was riding an electric scooter, which was found heavily damaged, had sustained severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene, Peters said.  A witness who stayed …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Route 59 Crash In Rockland Crash Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Route 59 Crash In Rockland Crash
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Route 59 Crash In Rockland Crash A woman died after her car was hit by a vehicle operated by a man allegedly driving erratically in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Central Nyack around 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 on Route 59 in the area of Broome Boulevard. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, the first arriving officer found two heavily damaged vehicles, a gray Audi A6 and a black Ford Edge.  Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. Peters said as the Audi a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder: Rockland County Man Intentionally Hit Victim With Car, Cops Say Attempted Murder: Rockland County Man Intentionally Hit Victim With Car, Cops Say
Attempted Murder: Rockland County 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
Know Him, Man Wanted In Connection With Rockland County Shooting Know Him, Man Wanted In Connection With Rockland County Shooting
Know Him, Man Wanted In Connection With Rockland County Shooting Police are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted for attempted murder during a shooting incident in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 26, when members of the Clarkstown Police responded to a report of shots fired in Central Nyack, said Detective Norman Peters of the Clarkstown Police. When officers responded they found all of the suspects had fled. A search of the area turned up a total of four shell casings, Peters said. The Clarkstown Police Detective Bureau continued the investigation into the shooting…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
What Are Your Favorite Bagel Spots In Rockland County? What Are Your Favorite Bagel Spots In Rockland County?
What Are Your Favorite Bagel Spots In Rockland County? Hey bagel lovers, it's National Bagel Day and we have picked a few spots in Rockland County that are known for serving a great bagel, of course with plenty of cream cheese or a smear. If you don't agree with our choices, let us know where you go for bagels in the comments section. We are always on the hunt for great places to eat and love finding new spots. But first, did you know that the bagel is nearly 500 years old and was first documented in travels from the Jewish families of Poland in the 1600s. They arrived in America with the huge Polish-Jewish immigration in the 1800s to New York…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Woman Jumps From Mid-Span Of New Tappan Zee Bridge Woman Jumps From Mid-Span Of New Tappan Zee Bridge
Woman Jumps From Mid-Span Of New Tappan Zee Bridge This story has been updated. A woman who jumped from the upper deck of the mid-span of the Tappan Zee Bridge has been transported to a hospital. The woman jumped from the bridge around 9 a.m, Monday, Dec. 7, near Tarrytown, said the New York State Police. Within minutes after the dispatch, multiple agencies including Central Nyack, Nyack, Thiells, Tarrytown Fire Departments responded to the bridge to start a search for the female victim, said the Piermont Fire Department. The Piermont Fire Department rescued the woman who jumped from the new Tappan Zee Bridge.Piermont Fire Department …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Central Nyack Man Held For Violating Protective Order Central Nyack Man Held For Violating Protective Order
Central Nyack Man Held For Violating Protective Order A Central Nyack man is being held without bail after allegedly violating a protective order. Anthony Gulifield, 53, was arrested around 9:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 28, in Stony Point, and charged with criminal contempt with a previous conviction, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Gulifield was arrested after police responded to a home on Thiells Road on a report of domestic violence, Hylas said. When officers arrived on the scene they found Gulifield at the home of a woman who had a stay-away order of protection against him, Hylas said. Hylas said Gulifield had a previous conviction…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Central Nyack Woman Had BAC Twice Legal Limit In Parkway Traffic Stop, Police Say Central Nyack Woman Had BAC Twice Legal Limit In Parkway Traffic Stop, Police Say
Central Nyack Woman Had BAC Twice Legal Limit In Parkway Traffic Stop, Police Say A woman from Central Nyack has been charged after police say she was driving on the Garden State Parkway with a BAC twice the legal limit. New York State Police say they initiated a traffic stop on the Garden State Parkway in the village of Chestnut Ridge after observing a violation on Sunday, Sept. 22 around 10 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the driver, identified as Kiah Vanauken, 27, of Central Nyack, was found to be intoxicated, according to police. Vanauken was arrested and transported to SP Tarrytown, where her blood alcohol level was tested at .21, police say. Vanauken wa…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Two In Custody After Fleeing Hit-Run Crashes In Rockland Two In Custody After Fleeing Hit-Run Crashes In Rockland
Two In Custody After Fleeing Hit-Run Crashes In Rockland This story has been updated. Two men were nabbed with the help of the Clarkstown Police Department's drone after fleeing two hit-and-run crashes. The incident began around 7:45 a.m., Tuesday, April 23, when the Clarkstown Police Department received a call from an Orangetown police officer that a hit-and-run car accident occurred at the gas station on the corner Waldron Avenue and Route 59 in Central Nyack, said Clarkstown Police Det. Peter Walker. The Orangetown officer said that a maroon pickup truck, occupied by two men, fled westbound on Route 59. As the officer approached the intersect…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Central Nyack Shed Fires Closes Roadway, Injures One Central Nyack Shed Fires Closes Roadway, Injures One
Central Nyack Shed Fires Closes Roadway, Injures One A shed fire in Central Nyack has closed a roadway and reportedly injured one person. The fire, at 23 Vine St., started around 11:21 a.m. Friday, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. The road is closed, police are asking motorists to avoid the area. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Violent Armed Robbery At Nyack Food Mart Suspect On Loose After Violent Armed Robbery At Nyack Food Mart
Suspect On Loose After Violent Armed Robbery At Nyack Food Mart A suspect in a violent armed robbery that occurred overnight at a food market in Rockland County is on the loose and police are asking for the public's help in finding him. The robbery occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Nyack Food Mart, located at 4 Waldron Ave in Central Nyack. The 48-year-old male store clerk stated that a male black suspect entered the store wearing a blue hoodie, black pants and gray sneakers and displayed a semi-automatic handgun, according to the Clarkstown Police Department said. The suspect then pointed the gun at the clerk and the tw…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Seen Her? Police Issue New Alert For Missing Rockland Woman Seen Her? Police Issue New Alert For Missing Rockland Woman
Seen Her? Police Issue New Alert For Missing Rockland Woman Have you seen her? Police in Clarkstown are asking for the public’s assistance as they continue their attempts to track down a bipolar woman who has been missing for nearly a decade after she sought to locate her twin sister. The Clarkstown Detective Bureau’s Cold Case Unit issued an alert on Thursday regarding Sandy Nurse, whose family reported her missing from Central Nyack eight years ago at Police Headquarters. Her last contact with the family was that she was getting on a bus to New York City to locate her twin sister, Candy. Sandy Nurse would now be 38 years old. At the time of her d…

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by Zak Failla
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Seen Her? Central Nyack Woman Has Been Missing For Eight Years Seen Her? Central Nyack Woman Has Been Missing For Eight Years
Seen Her? Central Nyack Woman Has Been Missing For Eight Years Have you seen her? Law enforcement agencies in New York are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a potentially vulnerable woman who has been missing from the Hudson Valley for nearly a decade. The New York State Office of Public Safety has issued an alert regarding 38-year-old Sandy Nurse, who went missing from Central Nyack in Rockland in April 2010. She is believed to have traveled into New York City. Nurse is described as a 5-foot-3 African-American woman weighing approxiamtely 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police noted that she suffers from schizophren…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
31-Year-Old Rockland Man Charged In Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl 31-Year-Old Rockland Man Charged In Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl
31-Year-Old Rockland Man Charged In Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl A 31-year-old area man has been charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl more than two times. Hector A. Chacon-Diaz of Central Nyack was arrested Thursday by the Clarkstown Police Department for the rape of the young girl who is a relative, said Det. Peter Walker, spokesman for the police department. The alleged incidents took place between 2015 and 2018, Walker said.  Chacon-Diaz was charged with felony predatory sexual assault against a child and felony course of sexual conduct against a child, he added. He was arraigned in Clarkstown Justice Court and bail was set at $50,000. He is…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspect Caught In Central Nyack Burglary While Business Owner Was Away Suspect Caught In Central Nyack Burglary While Business Owner Was Away
Suspect Caught In Central Nyack Burglary While Business Owner Was Away An area man who is no stranger to police was nabbed for the burglary of a Central Nanuet laundromat while the owner was out of town. Nicholas Pagliuca, 41, of Stony Point, was arrested by Clarkstown Police on Thursday for a past burglary at the Scrub at the Hub laundromat on Route 59 in Central Nyack, said Detective Peter Walker, spokesman for the Clarkstown Police Department.  After the burglary, police interviewed the owner of the business who said that on June 16, her business was burglarized while they were away on vacation, Walker said. After a further investigation, Pagliuca was iden…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Central Nyack Man Caught Smoking Pot Had Active Bench Warrant, Police Say Central Nyack Man Caught Smoking Pot Had Active Bench Warrant, Police Say
Central Nyack Man Caught Smoking Pot Had Active Bench Warrant, Police Say A Rockland County man with a warrant out for his arrest was busted smoking marijuana by officers from the Orangetown Police Department. Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on March 29, an Orangetown Police Officer on patrol in Nyack spotted a vehicle parked in a far isolated corner of an empty parking lot on High Avenue. According to police, the officer approached the vehicle and found Central Nyack resident Kyel Solomon, 28, smoking marijuana inside the vehicle. Further investigation determined that there was an active bench warrant for his arrest in the Village of Nyack, and he was arrested. Solom…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rockland Man Charged With Ripping Off Workers' Comp Rockland Man Charged With Ripping Off Workers' Comp
Rockland Man Charged With Ripping Off Workers' Comp A Monsey man has been charged with grand larceny in connection with filing false claims with Workers' Compensation, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Jerry B. Cox, Jr., 54, was charged Wednesday with numerous felony grand larceny, insurance fraud, falsifying business records, and other charges in connection with a Feb. 20, 2015, injury claim, the DA's Office said.  “The defendant is accused of submitting false information to the New York State Insurance Fund for wages he claimed to lose after being unable to work following an on-the-job accident in 2015,"…

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by Kathy Reakes