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Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley 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…
ID Released For Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash ID Released For Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In 2-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash The identity's been released of a man killed in a crash on Friday afternoon, Jan. 20 on a Hudson Valley roadway. It involved two vehicles, a Hyundai Elantra which was in the middle of Route 304 in New City, and a Toyota Highlander which had traveled into the wooded area adjacent to the northbound lanes of the highway around midday Friday, according to Clarkstown Police Department Detective Norm Peters. Earlier report - Update: Route 304 Reopens After Fatal Crash In New City The two Highlander occupants were treated at the scene before being transported to an area hospital with se…
New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat
New Update: Hudson Valley Elementary School Evacuated Due To Bomb Threat This story has been updated. A Hudson Valley elementary school was evacuated due to a bomb threat. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, Dec. 15 at New City Elementary School in New City. According to Det. Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, school staff told police that a caller stated there a bomb in the school. The phone call abruptly ended and the Clarkstown Police Department was notified. As the initial responding officers arrived on the scene students were already being evacuated from the building and placed onto school buses in order to be safely mov…
Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle along a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 23 in West Nyack. According to Detective Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police, a man was struck by a vehicle in the area of 116 N. Route 303. The first arriving officers found the man lying on the right shoulder of northbound Rt. 303, Peters said. Officers attempted life-saving measures until Rockland Paramedics and Nyack EMS arrived on the scene and took over care.  The injured man was transported to Montefiore Ny…
Firefighter Injured During Hudson Valley House Fire Firefighter Injured During Hudson Valley House Fire
Firefighter Injured During Hudson Valley House Fire A firefighter received burns and suffered from smoke inhalation while battling an area house fire. The fire took place in Rockland County around 9 p.m., Monday, Nov. 1, at 460 Storms Road in Valley Cottage. According to Detective Norm Peters, of the Clarkstown Police Department, said responding officers observed a heavy smoke condition coming from the basement and confirmed with the homeowner that the house was unoccupied.  Multiple fire companies responded to the scene to assist the Valley Cottage Fire Department in extinguishing the fire, Peters said. The house fire.Jennifer Donohue…
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash
ID Released For Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash The identity has been released of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash in the area as police seek any possible witnesses. It happened around 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 in Rockland County, in the area of Route 9W and Rockland Lake North in Clarkstown. The preliminary investigation has revealed that a 40-year-old woman was walking alongside the southbound lanes of Route 9W when she was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene, Clarkstown Police said.  A vehicle traveling northbound found the victim, identified as Katrina Grigsby of Nyack, lying on the roadway, said police. …
Man Severely Beaten, Vehicle Stolen During Attack In Area, Police Say Man Severely Beaten, Vehicle Stolen During Attack In Area, Police Say
Man Severely Beaten, Vehicle Stolen During Attack In Area, Police Say A man was severely beaten and had his vehicle stolen during an attack overnight in the area. The incident took place in Rockland County around 7:20 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28, in New City, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. According to Peters, Clarkstown officers responded to the vicinity of Ridge Road and Rt. 304, in New City for a report of a male assaulted. An adult male was found at the location by officers, he was unclothed and had suffered visible injuries to his body, Peters said. The victim told officers that he had been assaulted by several assailants, who s…
Two Cats Die, Two Others Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Two Cats Die, Two Others Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland
Two Cats Die, Two Others Rescued After House Fire Breaks Out In Rockland Two cats were killed, and another two saved after a house fire that left a family homeless in Rockland County.  The fire started around 5:20 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 192 Strawtown Road, in New City, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. First responding police and firefighters from the New City Fire Department, found the single-family home was engulfed in flames, Peters said.  The two adult residents were located outside the home, uninjured as officers arrived. Four of the family's five cats were retrieved from the home. New City firefighters were able to sa…
Two Found Stabbed In Throat Outside Rockland County Home Two Found Stabbed In Throat Outside Rockland County Home
Two Found Stabbed In Throat Outside Rockland County Home Two people are in the hospital following a stabbing in Rockland County. The incident took place around 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 10, when Clarkstown Police responded to the area of 22 Zabella Dr., in New City for a report of someone screaming in the area, said Clarkstown Officer Norman Peters. Arriving officers found a man and a woman lying outside on the lawn of a neighboring home, bleeding from wounds to their necks, Peters said. The area of the stabbing.Mark Lieb Rockland Video Productions Officers began administering life-saving medical aid to the two injured parties, soon after Nanu…
Seen Her? Police Issue New Alert For Missing Clarkstown Woman Seen Her? Police Issue New Alert For Missing Clarkstown Woman
Seen Her? Police Issue New Alert For Missing Clarkstown 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…
Three Families Displaced In New City Condo Fire Three Families Displaced In New City Condo Fire
Three Families Displaced In New City Condo Fire Firefighters from eight departments battled a condominium fire early Sunday afternoon in New City that left three families displaced. The fire broke out at 17 Heritage Dr. just after 12:30 p.m.  The structure was fully engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived a short time later. No one was injured and the New City Fire Department and seven surrounding departments were able to extinguish the fire, Clarkstown Police said.  Three units of the complex were damaged and considered uninhabitable. The three impacted families will be staying with relatives or going to hotels due to the…
Police ID Suspicious Woman Spotted In Clarkstown Neighborhoods Police ID Suspicious Woman Spotted In Clarkstown Neighborhoods
Police ID Suspicious Woman Spotted In Clarkstown Neighborhoods Police have identified a person who was the subject of numerous reports from residents about a suspicious woman in Clarkstown and Orangetown. Over the past week or so, the woman had been been spotted in neighborhoods in both towns, Clarkstown Police said. Pictures of this individual and sightings of her around neighborhoods have increased concern on social media . The Clarkstown Detective Bureau said it took this investigation very seriously and gathered enough information to be able to identify the woman and conduct an interview with her. The detectives verified that her actions were comp…