Man Dies After Being Pulled From Home Fire Man Dies After Being Pulled From Home Fire
Man Dies After Being Pulled From Home Fire A man died early Wednesday after a fire ripped through his Pomona home. The fire was reported around 3:03 a.m. at 286 Quaker Road, according to Hillcrest Fire Company No. 1. When firefighters arrived on scene flames were spreading outside the back of the one-story house to the roof.  They were also informed by neighbors there was a possibility of an occupant still in the home, the department said. Firefighters searched the home and found a 63-year-old man inside a bedroom.  The man, who was unconscious, was rescued from the home and administered CPR by firefighters until the ambulance crew…
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Hudson Valley Bar Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Hudson Valley Bar
Friend's Alleged Punch Kills Man Outside Hudson Valley Bar Two familiar families -- both coming from lines of first responders -- are now grieving following the death of a young man after authorities said he was knocked unconscious by his friend outside a Pearl River bar. Assault charges were expected to be upgraded to manslaughter against 21-year-old Douglas Guido of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, following the death of his friend, RJ Hess of Norwood in Bergen County. The two had been together at the Saloon on West Central Avenue in Pearl River in the pre-dawn hours of June 23 when they were asked to leave, a source close to the families told Daily Voice.…
21-Year-Old Slashes Victim In Neck At After-Prom Event, Indictment Says 21-Year-Old Slashes Victim In Neck At After-Prom Event, Indictment Says
21-Year-Old Slashes Victim In Neck At After-Prom Event, Indictment Says A 21-year-old Rockland County man has been charged in connection with slashing another man's throat at an after-prom celebration. Ahkim Santana of Spring Valley was charged Friday with one count of attempted murder, assault, and attempted assault in connection with the May 25 attack, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. “The defendant wielded a knife in a brutal and vicious attack upon a victim celebrating a special, high school rite of passage," said Zugibe. "Fortunately, the victim survived his wounds. It was a senseless, but deliberate attack. This case will…
New City Man Threatens Nyack Hospital Worker With Knife, Police Say New City Man Threatens Nyack Hospital Worker With Knife, Police Say
New City Man Threatens Nyack Hospital Worker With Knife, Police Say A New City man has been arrested for threatening a Nyack Hospital worker with a knife, according to Orangetown Police. Stephen A. Luccheses, 41, was arrested around 2:30 a.m. Monday after police responded to Nyack Hospital in regards to a report of a patient threatening staff, said Sgt. Joseph Sullivan.  Hospital staff told police that Lucchese threatened a staff member with a knife and allegedly displayed the knife in a threatening manner, Sullivan said. During his arrest, officers found that Luccheses had been previously convicted of a possession of weapons charge in the state. Lucchese…
Woman Killed After Tree Slams Into Car During Storm Woman Killed After Tree Slams Into Car During Storm
Woman Killed After Tree Slams Into Car During Storm An 80-year-old woman was killed during the height of Tuesday's severe storm when a tree slammed into the driver's side of her vehicle in Rockland County. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday as the woman was driving south on Red Schoolhouse Road in the village of Chestnut Ridge during the storm when the tree toppled onto the roof of her car, said Ramapo Police Lt. Chris Franklin.  The William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported the Chestnut Ridge resident to Nyack Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, Franklin said. The accident is under currently under invest…
Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction
Court Nixes Review Of Lacey Spears Murder Conviction A former Rockland County woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her son lost a bid on Friday in the New York State Court of  Appeals to have her murder conviction reviewed, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr.  Lacey Spears, who lived in Chestnut Ridge, was convicted in March 2015 of killing her 5-year-old son Garnett-Paul Spears while he was a patient at Westchester Medical Center by injecting large amounts of salt into his feeding tube, according to the DA's office. “I am extremely pleased that the State’s highest court has declined…