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Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash A man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and hitting a guide rail in the area, police said. Christopher Taussi, age 25, of New City, in Rockland County was killed around 10:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11, on Route 304 in Pearl River. According to Captain James Brown of the Orangetown Police, Taussi was driving a 2005 Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle northbound on Route 304, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck the guide rail.  Taussi was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pearl River Fire Department, Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, and Rockland County M…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead In Area Residence Man Found Dead In Area Residence
Man Found Dead In Area Residence Police are investigating after finding a person dead in his area apartment. The unidentified man was discovered around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug.15  in Nyack, said Captain Michael F. Shannon of the Orangetown Police. According to Shannon, officers responded to South Broadway, regarding an unknown medical condition.  Officers then found the unconscious man who was the sole occupant of the apartment.  Rockland Paramedic Services declared the 56-year-old Nyack resident dead at the scene, Shannon said.  An investigation is underway. The Orangetown Police&…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspects At Large After Area Pharmacy Burglary, Police Say Suspects At Large After Area Pharmacy Burglary, Police Say
Suspects At Large After Area Pharmacy Burglary, Police Say Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they investigate a burglary at an area pharmacy where the suspects sought drugs, authorities said. Police in Rockland County said that at approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, suspects broke into NeighboRx on North Middletown Road in Pearl River by breaking the glass on the front door and gaining illegal entry to the pharmacy. According to police, multiple suspects all wore hoodies to conceal their identities, and the initial investigation found that they were targeting narcotics. The burglary remains under investigation. Anyo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Hudson Valley
13-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Hudson Valley A 13-year-old was hospitalized after being hit by a car in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened around 11:10 a.m. Thursday, June 24 in Rockland County. A 1995 Toyota Tercel, operated by Shan Willson, age 77, of Manhattan, was traveling in Nyack southbound on South Highland Avenue between Main Street and Depew Avenue when the vehicle struck the girl, a resident of Nyack, who was crossing South Highland Avenue, Orangetown Police said.  The girl was transported to Nyack Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The Orangetown Police Department…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teen Found Lying In Roadway Dead From Multiple Gunshots In Area, Police Say Teen Found Lying In Roadway Dead From Multiple Gunshots In Area, Police Say
Teen Found Lying In Roadway Dead From Multiple Gunshots In Area, Police Say An 18-year-old teen was found shot dead lying in a Hudson Valley roadway. The shooting took place around 9:50 p.m., Monday, May 31, in Rockland County. A Spring Valley Police officer was on patrol on Crispus Attucks Road and heard multiple gunshots in the area, Detective Matthew Galli said. Responding officers found a male lying in the roadway on Rose Avenue where he was pronounced dead, Galli said. The teen suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. Police from numerous agencies were called in to help due to a large crowd in the area at the time of the shooting, he added. Anyone with info…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Stabbing Victim Dies After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant Stabbing Victim Dies After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant
Stabbing Victim Dies After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant One of two victims stabbed after a large fight broke out at an area restaurant has died from injuries suffered in the incident. The fight began in Rockland County at Oiso Restaurant, located on 587 Route 303 in Blauvelt, at around 10;50 p.m. on Saturday, March 6. The Orangetown Police Department said officers responded to a report of shots fired at the restaurant. At about the same time, Orangetown Police received a report that two stabbing victims had come to the Emergency Department of Montefiore Nyack Hospital. One of the victims was then transferred to Westchester Medical Center. Ear…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Shots Fired, Two Stabbed After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant Shots Fired, Two Stabbed After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant
Shots Fired, Two Stabbed After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant Click here for an updated story: Stabbing Victim Dies After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant An investigation is underway after a large fight broke out at an area restaurant overnight, with shots fired and two stabbing victims. The incident happened in Rockland County at Oiso Restaurant, located on 587 Route 303 in Blauvelt, at around 10;50 p.m. on Saturday, March 6. The Orangetown Police Department said officers responded to a report of shots fired at the restaurant. At about the same time, Orangetown Police received a report that two stabbing victims had…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say Hudson Valley Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
Hudson Valley Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say A 53-year-old Hudson Valley man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said. It happened in Rockland County on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg. A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, New Jersey, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.  Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police sa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area
Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area Two teenagers were killed and a third was injured after a Porsche crashed off of an overpass onto train tracks before bursting into flames in Rockland County. The two-vehicle crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 in Pearl River on Route 304 in the vicinity of the Crooked Hill Road overpass.  Responding officers reported one of the vehicles was on fire along with serious injuries to multiple occupants. The following information was made available by the Orangetown Police Department after proper notification was made to the victims' families. The accide…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company
Worker Killed After Falling Into Mixing Machine At Area Cheese Company A 41-year-old man was killed after falling into a mixing machine at the Icco Cheese Company in Rockland County. The incident took place around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the plant on Olympic Drive in Orangeburg, said Orangetown Police Sgt. James Sullivan. When officers arrived on the scene of the accident they were directed to a mixing machine where they found a male employee, Edwin Nunez, of Paterson, New Jersey, inside of the machine, Sullivan said. Rockland paramedics responded and pronounced Nunez dead on the scene, he added. Nunez was assigned to this ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Man Arrested For Making 200-Pound Bomb, Planning To Detonate It On Election Day In DC Rockland Man Arrested For Making 200-Pound Bomb, Planning To Detonate It On Election Day In DC
Rockland Man Arrested For Making 200-Pound Bomb, Planning To Detonate It On Election Day In DC A 56-year-old Rockland County man was apprehended during an FBI raid Wednesday after allegedly plotting to blow himself up with a 200-pound bomb on Election Day at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.Paul Rosenfeld of Tappan wanted to kill himself in order to bring attention to his “radical political beliefs,” authorities said. “As alleged, Paul M. Rosenfeld concocted a twisted plan to draw attention to his political ideology by killing himself on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. risking harm to many others in the process,” said U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoff…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area
Warrant Issued Following Threats To Out-Of-State Targets From Area Click here for an updated story: FBI Raids Area Home Of Man Who Planned To Blow Himself Up On Election Day At National Mall FBI agents and Orangetown Police officers blocked a Tappan street as they served an arrest warrant based on threats made against targets out of the area, according to Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day said. “At this time I can state that there is no danger to the public and that the Orangetown Police Department, along with county assets and the FBI, were serving an arrest warrant based on threats that were made to targets, not in the local area," said Day. The offi…

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by Kathy Reakes