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4 Nabbed For DWI On Midnight Shift In Hudson Valley Town 4 Nabbed For DWI On Midnight Shift In Hudson Valley Town
4 Nabbed For DWI On Midnight Shift In Hudson Valley Town Police in a Hudson Valley town were busy on the midnight shift, making four arrests for alleged driving while intoxicated. The arrests occurred in Rockland County in Ramapo on Saturday, June 22. According to the department, the following were nabbed during the shift and charged with DWI: Michael Edison Quishpe-Chugchilan, age 19, of Hillcrest, was found asleep at the wheel at an intersection and was determined to be intoxicated.  Geisel Manuel Tut Xal, age 20, of Chestnut Ridge, was involved in a single-car accident where a vehicle hit a tree. He was found to be under the influence o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
Dog Dies, 20 Displaced After House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Some 20 people escaped a roaring fire at a Hudson Valley home that was reportedly being used as an illegal rooming house, but a dog perished.  The fire started in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m.,  Sunday, in the village of Chestnut Ridge at 510 Chestnut Ridge Road. When Spring Valley firefighters arrived on the scene numerous residents were in the home, but all were able to escape safely, except for the dog, said the Ramapo Police Department. Rockland Fire and Emergency Services Coordinator Chris Kear said the home, which was destroyed, had as many as 19 to 21 people living at t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Assaulting Mother, Endangering Child In Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Assaulting Mother, Endangering Child In Hudson Valley
Man Accused Of Assaulting Mother, Endangering Child In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman while he was holding their child. The incident took place in Rockland County on Friday, Oct. 21 in Hillcrest. According to the Ramapo Police, officers responded to a home in the Hillcrest section of the town for a domestic dispute.  Upon arrival, it was learned that the man had left the scene, but an investigation revealed that the man had assaulted the woman while he was holding their infant child, police said. The victim sustained pain, bruising, and swelling to her face, police added.  The man, a 25-year-old H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Woman Accused Of Setting House On Fire Hudson Valley Woman Accused Of Setting House On Fire
Hudson Valley Woman Accused Of Setting House On Fire A Hudson Valley woman has been arrested for allegedly setting a house on fire that displaced a family. The Rockland County incident took place on Wednesday at a home in the village of Airmont. The fire was quickly extinguished by Tallman Fire Department with mutual aid from firefighters from: Hillcrest Monsey Sloatsburg Spring Valley Mahwah  No one was injured during the fire, which is believed to have been started intentionally, said Det. Sgt. Michael Higgins of the Rampo Police. Following an investigation by Ramapo detectives and the Rockland County Sheriff's Arson Investigation U…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Shot Walking Down Street In Hudson Valley, Police Say 18-Year-Old Shot Walking Down Street In Hudson Valley, Police Say
18-Year-Old Shot Walking Down Street In Hudson Valley, Police Say Police are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot in the leg while walking down a street in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County just after 1 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5 in the hamlet of Hillcrest. According to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police, the man was walking on Slinn Avenue in Hillcrest when he was shot. He was treated at Westchester Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries, Franklin said. Police did not name the victim. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the Ramapo Police at 845-357-2400. Check back …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting 2 Women In Hudson Valley Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting 2 Women In Hudson Valley
Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting 2 Women In Hudson Valley A 34-year-old man has been sentenced for murdering two women at a Hudson Valley home in 2020. Rockland County resident Robert Williams III, of Hillcrest, was sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 16, to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the shooting deaths of 27-year-old Kathleen Castor and her mother, 63-year-old Wanda Castor, Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh II announced. According to the announcement, Williams was found guilty in April of the following charges stemming from the double homicide in Valley Cottage: First-degree murder Second-degree murder (two co…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Arrest Made After Swastikas Found Inside Synagogue In Hudson Valley Arrest Made After Swastikas Found Inside Synagogue In Hudson Valley
Arrest Made After Swastikas Found Inside Synagogue In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly scrawling swastikas and hate speech inside an area synagogue. Rockland County resident Rolando DeJesus Gomez-Velazquez, age 32, of Hillcrest, was arrested following an investigation into the incident which took place on Friday, June 17. In addition to the drawings and hate speech, Gomez-Velazquez allegedly also damaged several items inside the synagogue, said Det. Lt. Christopher Franklin, of the Ramapo Police. He was charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime with damages in excess of $250 and aggravated harassment, police said. Gom…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home
Fire Heavily Damages Hudson Valley Home A fast-moving fire heavily damaged a Hudson Valley home as it consumed the rear and first and second floors of the residence. The blaze was reported in Rockland County in Hillcrest around 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, May 10 on East Willow Tree Road. According to the Hillcrest Fire Department, first arriving firefighters found heavy fire in the rear, and first- and second floors of the older home that was divided into three separate living units. The firefighters at work.Hillcrest Fire Department Due to the age of the home, there were many void spaces, tongue-and-groove construction, and heavy t…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Convicted For Murders Of Mother, Daughter In Hudson Valley Man Convicted For Murders Of Mother, Daughter In Hudson Valley
Man Convicted For Murders Of Mother, Daughter In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man has been convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her mother. A Rockland County jury found Robert C. Williams III, age 32, of Hillcrest, guilty on all charges, including first-degree murder Tuesday, April 19. Prosecutors said Williams shot and killed Kathleen Castor, age 27, and Wanda Castor, age 63 at a home on Lake Road in Valley Cottage on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Kathleen Castor had an order of protection against Williams after their relationship ended, prosecutors said. Her one-month-old baby was found alive and uninjured following the killings. “The events…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash A Hudson Valley man was killed during a single-vehicle crash, The crash took place in Rockland County around 9 a.m., Saturday, April 9, on Route 45  in Ramapo on North Main Street and Bristol Lane. On arrival, officers learned that the sole occupant of the vehicle, a 57-year-old man from Hillcrest, had been ejected from a Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Ramapo Police said. Spring Hill Ambulance and Rockland Paramedics arrived on the scene the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver has not been identified pending notification of next of kin. The crash remain…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center
Hours-Long Fire Severely Damages Rockland Shopping Center UPDATE: Six firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries from a stubborn noontime blaze that broke out in a basement gun range, spread through a Rockland County shopping center and continued burning late into the night on Sunday, Nov. 28, authorities confirmed. Firefighters from Mahwah, Montvale, Oradell and River Vale were among more than 100 from Rockland, Westchester and Bergen counties either at the Pearl River scene or in coverage through the afternoon and into the evening. The sneaky blaze began shortly before noon in the long-gun range at the Rockland Indoor Shooting Education…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rockland Double-Fatal Crash IDs Released, Nine Others Remain In Serious Condition Rockland Double-Fatal Crash IDs Released, Nine Others Remain In Serious Condition
Rockland Double-Fatal Crash IDs Released, Nine Others Remain In Serious Condition New Update: Hospitalized 20-Year-Old Woman Becomes Third Fatal Victim In Rockland Crash Police have released the names of two men who were killed when a van carrying 11 people crashed into a tree in Rockland County. The crash took place just before 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 15 in Ramapo in the area of New Hempstead Road and Conway Court in the unincorporated section of the town, Ramapo Police Lt. Blaine Howell said. Those killed during the crash were Rockland residents Robert Deutsch, 42, and Shloma Binhack, 22, both of New Square, Howell said. The crash took place when a 2009 Ford Econ…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Beloved High School Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal House Fire Beloved High School Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal House Fire
Beloved High School Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal House Fire A beloved high school soccer coach has been identified as the victim of a fatal house fire that broke out over the weekend. The blaze started just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 in Rockland County on Rockland Lane in Hillcrest. The house was fully engulfed in flames when Ramapo Police officers arrived. After extinguishing the blaze, the victim, now identified as Venel Edouard,  was located inside the house. Edouard was a coach and security guard at Spring Valley High School. The school said it will hold a vigil for Edouard on its field at 1 p.m. on Sund…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Feel It? Second Earthquake Of Year Recorded In Hudson Valley Feel It? Second Earthquake Of Year Recorded In Hudson Valley
Feel It? Second Earthquake Of Year Recorded In Hudson Valley Did you feel it? If you did, you're one of just a few. A small magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded in Rockland on Friday, marking the second earthquake in the Hudson Valley this year. The quake was reported at 4:22 p.m. with its epicenter in Hillcrest and with a depth of 5 kilometers. An earthquake must register a magnitude of 2.0 or more for a significant number of people to feel it. In February, a 2.2 magnitude earthquake was reported near the Northern Westchester/Putnam about 3 miles north, northwest of Mohegan Lake. A magnitude 1.3 earthquake occurred in April 2017 between Lake Ca…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Teen Arrested Three Times In One Day Hudson Valley Teen Arrested Three Times In One Day
Hudson Valley Teen Arrested Three Times In One Day A Rockland County teenager couldn’t keep out of trouble, finding himself in police custody three times in one day for various offenses in Ramapo. The 18-year-old man from Hillcrest - whose name has not been released by police - is now facing several misdemeanor charges following a wild Wednesday that saw him arrested on drug, DWAI and robbery charges. The teenager was first ticketed for marijuana possession shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28 following a car crash on Rockland Lane in Hillcrest. Police said that the teen was a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in the crash,…

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by Zak Failla