Police are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted in connection with threatening area law enforcement departments.Milford Police Department said the incident took place on Sunday, Jan. 19, when the man allegedly a common hallway of a River Street apartment complex and left threatening messages,“ISIS we will kill cops!” “Milford Police Stratford Police ISIS you got our ...

For shoppers who forget to bring their reusable shopping bags, get ready to pay at Price Chopper/Market 32 when a new law banning plastic takes effect March 1.The chain joins other large markets such as Wegmans in attempting to encourage shoppers to get used to the idea of reusable bags as a way to do what the law intents, help save the environment, said Mona Golub, a spokeswoman ...

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 ...

A Putnam County Sheriff's deputy who was stabbed during an incident in Putnam Valley suffered injuries that were more serious than originally thought.According to Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley Jr., the unnamed deputy underwent two surgeries."The damage was more extensive than originally thought but the skilled surgeons at New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital were able to ...

Customers who went into mourning when the Sweet Onion Brewhouse closed its door last year will be happy to know the popular restaurant is reopening the area.The restaurant's owners posted on Facebook they have partnered with Colonial Lanes and GW’s American Burgers to bring the Sweet Onion Brewhouse to a new location in Orange County: Chester.The new location will be in Chester Plaza ...

A 17-year-old area high school student has been identified as the victim of a deadly stabbing.Roy Boyd, of the City of Middletown, was found stabbed to death around 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, following a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute on Orchard Street, said City of Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen.As officers responded to the area, a second call said that Boyd, who ...

A suspect in the stabbing death of an area man is under arrest, according to police.The incident took place in Orange County around 6:10 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the City of Middletown Police Department responded to a call for that a man had been stabbed by a person he knew, said Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen.When police arrived on the scene on Orchard Street, they found a man stabbed to ...

A tractor-trailer was struck by a train after becoming stuck on the tracks in Sloatsburg.The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Port Jervis Line Train #55, out of Hoboken, New Jersey hit the tractor-trailer that was stuck at the Washington Avenue railroad crossing in Sloatsburg, said the MTA.MTA officials said there no reported injuries. The ...

A Rockland resident in his 20s found dead inside a vehicle after it crashed into a building was the victim of a homicide, police say.The unidentified Spring Valley man was found dead around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a building in the area of the Prospect Garden Apartments, said Spring Valley Police Officer Matthew Galli.Responding ...

A 40-year-old woman who allegedly threw her cat down a 19-story trash chute last year is scheduled to appear in court.Romy Goldsmith Shaprio, of White Plains, is scheduled to face a judge on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for the incident which took place on June 12, 2019.According to the Westchester SPCA, Shaprio allegedly threw her cat named "Cotton" down the chute from the 19th floor.The cat was ...