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Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Neighborhood In Region Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Neighborhood In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Neighborhood In Region A suspect has been apprehended days after a resident was stabbed multiple times outside a home in a quiet neighborhood in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Rockland County shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the Town of Ramapo Arriving officers discovered that the victim had been accosted in his driveway on Trailside Place by an unknown suspect and was stabbed multiple times about his body including his head and neck.  The victim was transported to the hospital by ambulance in serious condition. On Saturday, April 13, after nearly 48 ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles In Hudson Valley Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles In Hudson Valley
Fast-Moving Fire Destroys Home, Vehicles In Hudson Valley Three residents were treated for smoke inhalation after a fast-moving fire destroyed their Hudson Valley home and two vehicles. The Rockland County fire started around 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29, in the Town of Ramapo at 987 Haverstraw Road in the village of Wesley Hills. According to Det. Sgt. Michael Higgins, of the Ramapo Police, the family was able to escape the flames but were treated at an area hospital for smoke inhalation. The home and the resident's two vehicles were destroyed by the blaze, Higgins said. No firefighters were injured. All roads in the area have reopened as fir…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ramapo Police Chief Calls It A Career Ramapo Police Chief Calls It A Career
Ramapo Police Chief Calls It A Career After more than 40 years in law enforcement, Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel has retired. Weidel, who retired on Friday, June 11, began his career in December of 1980 with the Rockland County Sheriff’s Office.  He was hired by the Town of Ramapo Police Department in September 1981. In June 1987 he was promoted to Sergeant. In January 2003 he was promoted to Lieutenant. In February 2004 he was assigned as Detective Lieutenant in the Investigations Division.   In October 2010 he was promoted to Captain and in February 2016 he was promoted to Chief of Police. Weidel is a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Tree Rockland Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Tree
Rockland Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Tree A Rockland County man was arrested for DWI after clipping a vehicle pulling out of a driveway and crashing his car into a tree. The incident took place on Wednesday, Dec. 9 on Mallory Road in the Hillcrest section of the Town of Ramapo, police said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 34-year-old male from Hillcrest told officers he clipped a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway before swerving off the roadway and striking a tree.  The driver showed signs of intoxication and was arrested for DWI. His identity was not released by police. A woman was transported to t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Altercation, Police Say Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Altercation, Police Say
Man Threatens Victim With Knife In Altercation, Police Say Two men were taken into police custody in Rockland County after being involved in an altercation where one of them charged at the other with a knife, police said. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department and Rockland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the Town of Ramapo at approximately 7:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, where there was a report of a physical altercation between two men, one of whom was brandishing a knife. According to police, upon arrival, the investigation determined that a 47-year-old man from New Square allegedly was involved in a physical altercation w…

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by Zak Failla