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Massive Four-Alarm Hudson Valley Fire Shuts Down Area Roadway Massive Four-Alarm Hudson Valley Fire Shuts Down Area Roadway
Massive Four-Alarm Hudson Valley Fire Shuts Down Area Roadway A massive four-alarm fire at a two-story commercial building has closed a busy Huson Valley roadway. The fire, which started around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 12, in Rockland County at 83 Lafayette Ave., in Suffern, has closed the roadway from Chestnut Street to Washington Avenue, said the Ramapo Police. Numerous fire departments are on the scene.  Motorists are asked to avoid the area. No word yet of any injuries or what businesses are located in the building. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Shooting Suspect Who Allegedly Fled Through Rockland Apprehended Fatal Shooting Suspect Who Allegedly Fled Through Rockland Apprehended
Fatal Shooting Suspect Who Allegedly Fled Through Rockland Apprehended A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah, New Jersey man who authorities said fled, including through Rockland County, after killing his roommate Monday night, July 12. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said late Tuesday morning, July 13. Mahwah police and detectives from Musella's Major Crimes Unit participated in the capture, law enforcement sources said. "In the process they took another illegally possessed gun out of our community," NYPD Capt. Isaac Soberal noted…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Massive Manhunt Underway As Suspect In Fatal Shooting Flees Through Rockland Massive Manhunt Underway As Suspect In Fatal Shooting Flees Through Rockland
Massive Manhunt Underway As Suspect In Fatal Shooting Flees Through Rockland A manhunt was underway after a man was shot and killed in Mahwah, New Jersey. The suspect fled in a black Chrysler with Mississippi license plates as township police rushed to a rented home on Avenue A between Route 202 and Route 17 in West Mahwah and found the body shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, July 12. A cellphone in the vehicle was pinged to several locations in Rockland County, including Washington Avenue in Suffern and the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. A Bergen County Regional SWAT team was called but not needed once police made entry into the 1,760-square-foot home in a neigh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Family Loses Four Pets, All Belongings In Massive Suffern House Fire Family Loses Four Pets, All Belongings In Massive Suffern House Fire
Family Loses Four Pets, All Belongings In Massive Suffern House Fire A Suffern family lost everything it owned, including four beloved pets during a massive house fire. The Suffern Fire Department said when they responded to the fire on Wednesday on Washington Avenue, they encountered heavy fires and worked for more than three hours before the fire was out. The department was assisted by numerous neighboring fire departments. The family, Debra McGhee, her brother and her three sons, 15, 22, and 24 years old, lost everything, including four of five family pets only weeks before the holidays, said a GoFundMe effort. The lost pets included a dachshun…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Massive House Fire Breaks Out In Suffern Massive House Fire Breaks Out In Suffern
Massive House Fire Breaks Out In Suffern Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a massive house fire in Suffern that has closed a roadway to area traffic. The fire, at 80 Washington Ave., began around 1:32 p.m. Wednesday, causing Washington Avenue to be closed to traffic, said the Suffern Police Department. Suffern police are urging people to avoid the area at this time. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes