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Woman Driving Without License Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Rockland Home: Police Woman Driving Without License Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Rockland Home: Police
Woman Driving Without License Causes Chain-Reaction Crash Into Rockland Home: Police A woman driving without a license was hospitalized after police say she caused a chain-reaction crash into a home in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County at around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 6 in Ramapo. An investigation by police determined that a vehicle traveling on the roadway had lost control, causing it to strike a parked vehicle. That parked vehicle then struck the garage of the home causing damage to the structure, according to Ramapo Police. Around 11:30 AM, the Town of Ramapo Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a vehicle th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Admits To Child Porn Charges In Rockland County, DA Says Man Admits To Child Porn Charges In Rockland County, DA Says
Man Admits To Child Porn Charges In Rockland County, DA Says A Long Island man has pleaded guilty in the Hudson Valley to attempted dissemination of indecent materials to minors. Nassau County resident Daniel Waxman, age 56, of Cedarhurst, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 4, in Ramapo, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II,  From May 2023 to May 2023, the DA's Office said an undercover investigator from the Rockland County District Attorney's Office posing as a minor engaged in a series of internet chat conversations with Waxman. The undercover investigator told Waxman on multiple occasions that she was …

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by Kathy Reakes
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School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In Rockland School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In Rockland
School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In Rockland A school bus driver is facing multiple charges, including two felonies, following a crash into a house that left several children injured in the Hudson Valley. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Wednesday, Jan. 15 that Chaim Feder, age 37, of Monsey, has been arraigned on multiple charges following a thorough investigation into the crash in the Village of New Hempstead by the Town of Ramapo Police Department. On Thursday, Dec. 1, responding officers found several children who were on the bus with injuries and extensive damage to the ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Rockland County, Police Say Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Rockland County, Police Say
Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Rockland County, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed a vehicle into a utility pole, causing a fire on the road. Officers in Rockland County responded to a fire on North Main Street in Hillcrest that broke out overnight between Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19, the Town of Ramapo Police Department reported. Police found that a vehicle crashed into a utility pole, and a live wire caused a small fire on the roadway. The driver of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old Haverstraw man, was the sole occupant, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not r…

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by Nicole Valinote
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ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Busy Area Roadway ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Busy Area Roadway
ID Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Crash On Busy Area Roadway State police have released the identity of a Hudson Valley man killed in a crash with a tree truck on a busy roadway. The crash took place in Orange County in the town of Tuxedo on Old Route 17 around 7:30 a.m., Monday, April 18, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Ahkem Chu III, age 23, of Chester, was driving a 2007 Honda Accord southbound on Old Route 17 when for unknown reasons he crossed over into the northbound lane and struck a tree truck that was fully loaded, Nevel said. Chu was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he died from his injuries, Nevel said. See Earlier Story:&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Sexual Abuse Of Child Rockland Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Sexual Abuse Of Child
Rockland Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Sexual Abuse Of Child A Spring Valley man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexual abuse against a child. Luis Miguel Lopez-Ruiz, 35, was also sentenced to 20 years post-release supervision after pleading guilty, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece, According to the District Attorney's Office, between October 2014 and December 2018, Lopez-Ruiz had sex with a child starting when the victim was less than 13-years-old. The repeated abuse, which took place in the Town of Ramapo, continued until the victim was 15-years-old. “This sentence imposed is more than d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Police In Rockland Alert Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Police In Rockland
Alert Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Police In Rockland Police are issuing an alert regarding scam callers that have reportedly been posing as legitimate police officers in Rockland. Town of Ramapo Police say a resident recently reported receiving a telephone call from a person who identified themselves as an officer with the Town of Ramapo Police Department. The recipient of the call was allegedly told that a relative had been arrested and was presently in a local hospital. The resident was told to wire transfer money to a person in the Dominican Republic in order to post bail for her relative, police say. She later learned that the relative h…

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by Valerie Musson
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30 Graduate From Rockland County Police Academy 30 Graduate From Rockland County Police Academy
30 Graduate From Rockland County Police Academy Thirty graduates of the Rockland County Police Academy & Public Safety Academy recruit Class 02-2018 received congratulations from local officials after receiving their diplomas.  "We are so proud of each and every one of you for choosing a most honorable profession," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. "Thank you and stay safe." The new officers will go on to serve in the Clarkstown Police Department, Orangetown Police Department, Town of Ramapo Police Department, Town of Wallkill Police Department, Village of Dobbs Ferry Police Department, Village of Highland Falls Police Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Seen Him? Suspect Wanted For Sexual Abuse Of Child In Rockland Seen Him? Suspect Wanted For Sexual Abuse Of Child In Rockland
Seen Him? Suspect Wanted For Sexual Abuse Of Child In Rockland Police are asking the public for help in locating a man wanted for sexual abuse in Rockland County. Ramapo police are searching for Jose Carpio-Pleites, 70, who is wanted for attempted sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with an incident that took place in August 2017, police said. Carpio-Pleites is described as being 5-foot-6, 180 lbs with brown eyes and grey hair.  Anyone with information regarding Carpio-Pleites' whereabouts is asked to contact the Town of Ramapo Police Department at 845-357-2400.

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by Kathy Reakes