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Purple-Haired Woman Steals Car From Motel Parking Lot Then Crashes On PIP: Police Purple-Haired Woman Steals Car From Motel Parking Lot Then Crashes On PIP: Police
Purple-Haired Woman Steals Car From Motel Parking Lot Then Crashes On PIP: Police A 36-year-old woman with purple and blue hair was nabbed for allegedly stealing a car from a Hudson Valley motel parking lot. Kayla Jones, of the Bronx, was charged with grand larceny on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after security video showed a purple-haired woman wearing a black sweatshirt and grey pants, get into the car at the Stony Point Budget Inn and drive away on Route 9W, said Lt. Daniel J. Schoales of the Stony Point Police.   While investigating the incident, Schoales said it was determined that Jones was involved in a single-car accident on the Palisades Interstate Park…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
NYPD Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run NYPD Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run
Nypd Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run An NYPD sergeant from the Hudson Valley was charged with DWI and hit-and-run following a pursuit with the New York State Police on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The incident occurred in Rockland and Orange counties on Sunday, Aug. 4, in Haverstraw and Highlands. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, around 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, troopers received word of a hit-and-run on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Haverstraw. A trooper located the vehicle, a 2009 Honda traveling north near exit 13. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
Man, 20, Charged With Manslaughter In 3-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash A 20-year-old man was charged with manslaughter for allegedly causing a crash that killed another man during a race on a Hudson Valley highway. Valentino Merceda, age 20, of Clifton, New Jersey, was arrested Saturday, April 13, by New York State Police in connection with a fatal crash a year earlier on the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County in Clarkstown.  According to Trooper Steven Nevel, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 9:45 p.m., troopers responded to a three-car crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound in the town of Clarkstown near Exit 10.  Nevel said a prelim…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Trio Nabbed For Stealing Vehicles In Hudson Valley Key Fob Swap Scam, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Stealing Vehicles In Hudson Valley Key Fob Swap Scam, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Stealing Vehicles In Hudson Valley Key Fob Swap Scam, Police Say Three men were busted for allegedly using a key fob swap scam in which they asked to look at a vehicle at a car dealership and then gave back a fob from another vehicle so they could steal the auto at night.  The suspects were caught in Rockland County on Monday, March 4 in Nanuet. According to Det. Norm Peters with the Clarksdown Police, on Monday, officers responded to Rockland Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership on Route 304 in Nanuet, regarding a key fob swap incident. An employee of the dealership told officers that two men came to the dealership looking to purchase a us…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Bear Mountain State Park To Reopen Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend Bear Mountain State Park To Reopen Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend
Bear Mountain State Park To Reopen Just In Time For Labor Day Weekend Popular Bear Mountain State Park facilities will reopen Labor Day weekend following extensive repairs to damage caused by flooding from a major July storm, said New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. The park’s Trailside Museums and Zoo, Bear Mountain Inn, and Perkins Memorial Drive will reopen on Saturday, Sept. 2, following an extensive recovery effort that included repairs to the treatment plant that provides water to Bear Mountain’s buildings and facilities. Located partially in Orange County in the town of Highlands and partially in Rockland County in the town of Stony Point, the state has made…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Flooding From Storm Causing Road Closures, Water Rescues, Train Delays, Cancellations In Region Flooding From Storm Causing Road Closures, Water Rescues, Train Delays, Cancellations In Region
Flooding From Storm Causing Road Closures, Water Rescues, Train Delays, Cancellations In Region New Update: At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms With Flash Flooding Pound Hudson Valley Flooding is causing road closures and train disruptions as a powerful storm system with heavy downpours moves through the region. Water rescues have been reported in some parts of the region. In a new update Monday morning, July 10, state police said troopers have assisted dozens of motorists and are currently doing a check of all remaining vehicles still stranded in the area to ensure that there is no one left behind. In the Hudson Valley, the New York State Police is asking the pu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland
Speed Demon: Man Issued 106 Tickets After Police Chase Into Westchester From Rockland A speeding driver from New York has been charged with fleeing a police officer and other charges and issued 106 tickets after failing to stop for a traffic infraction. Joseph S. Salazar, age 26, of the Bronx, was arrested on Wednesday, June 28, for the incident which took place in Rockland County in the town of Stony Point on Sunday, May 28. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, Salazar was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger when he fled a traffic stop in Harriman State Park in the town of Stony Point.  While fleeing the traffic stop, he struck a New York Sta…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Separate Crashes Slow Traffic On Pair Of Hudson Valley Parkways Separate Crashes Slow Traffic On Pair Of Hudson Valley Parkways
Separate Crashes Slow Traffic On Pair Of Hudson Valley Parkways Separate crashes have been reported on parkways in the Hudson Valley. One happened shortly after 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 18 on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway at Exit 19 (Perkins Memorial Drive in Stony Point), near the border of Rockland and Orange counties. Traffic is backed up to Exit 17 (Anthony Wayne Recreation Area in Bear Mountain). Multiple vehicles were reportedly involved in the incident. The other crash occurred around 9:10 a.m. on the northbound Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, approaching Exit 43A (Route 82, East Fishkill) and is on the right shoulder…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Killed In Rollover Crash On Parkway In Hudson Valley Westchester Man Killed In Rollover Crash On Parkway In Hudson Valley
Westchester Man Killed In Rollover Crash On Parkway In Hudson Valley A Westchester County resident was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The crash took place in Rockland County around 6:50 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24 on the parkway near Exit 16 southbound in Stony Point. New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel said a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2013 Acura MDX driven by Michael Paradis, age 56, of Pelham, was traveling south at a high rate of speed when the vehicle exited the roadway on the west shoulder, struck a tree and rolled over.  Paradis was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only pers…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley
High-Speed Chase Reaching 100 MPH Leads To Drug Arrest In Hudson Valley A high-speed chase with state police which reached speeds of 100 mph ended in a crash and led to the arrest of two men who were charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. The chase began in Rockland County in Ramapo around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 when troopers patrolling the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Ramapo, spotted a 2021 Nissan Altima traveling north on the parkway in violation of traffic laws, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Troopers stopped the vehicle near Exit 12. While approaching the car, the driver fled the area and continued north. Troopers initiated …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On Parkway In Hudson Valley School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On Parkway In Hudson Valley
School Bus Carrying Students Returning From Field Trip Crashes On Parkway In Hudson Valley State police are investigating after a school bus carrying students on a field trip swerved to avoid another bus and crashed into a guide rail on a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash took place in Rockland County around 12:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 7, on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point. An investigation determined that a box truck traveling southbound on the parkway struck the Exit 16 overpass, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police. A bus traveling behind the box truck braked and rapidly slowed down to avoid a collision with the box truck, said police.…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Hudson Valley Roadway Reopens After Car Fire Hudson Valley Roadway Reopens After Car Fire
Hudson Valley Roadway Reopens After Car Fire This story has been updated. A busy roadway in the Hudson Valley has reopened following an hour-long closure due to a car fire. The closure, reported just before 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, was on the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Northern Rockland County between Seven Lakes Drive/Route 6 (Exit 18) and Seven Lakes Parkway/Exit 19. The roadway reopened just before 3 p.m. Saturday.

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by Daily Voice
News
Donations Pour In For Family Of Hudson Valley Deli Owner Who Died In Crash Donations Pour In For Family Of Hudson Valley Deli Owner Who Died In Crash
Donations Pour In For Family Of Hudson Valley Deli Owner Who Died In Crash Members of the community have donated thousands of dollars to support the family of a Hudson Valley deli owner who was killed in a crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Anthony Apostolico, a resident of the Orange County town of Chester, died on Sunday, June 19, when a tree fell on top of a pickup truck he was riding in on the parkway in the Rockland County town of Stony Point. Earlier report - West Haverstraw Deli Owner Killed In Crash Remembered For 'Giant Smile' Police said 20-year-old Vincent Apostolico was the driver of the pickup truck, and was hospitalized in critical…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Rockland Driver Charged In Wild Palisades Parkway Road-Rage Crash Caught On Dashcam Video Rockland Driver Charged In Wild Palisades Parkway Road-Rage Crash Caught On Dashcam Video
Rockland Driver Charged In Wild Palisades Parkway Road-Rage Crash Caught On Dashcam Video A driver from Rockland County who survived a horrific crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway following a miles-long viral-video encounter has been charged, authorities confirmed. Michael Brabham, 27, of Stony Point told authorities that the Monday, Jan. 24 crash on the northbound parkway in Alpine, New Jersey in Bergen County was "caused by having a road rage incident with another vehicle," PIP Det. Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said Friday, Feb. 4. YouTube user Racerwong.Shooterwong posted a dashcam video of Brabham's 2012 Honda Accord tailgating a Ford F-150 in the left lane befo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Northern Westchester Man Dies In Head-On Crash, Police Say Northern Westchester Man Dies In Head-On Crash, Police Say
Northern Westchester Man Dies In Head-On Crash, Police Say A 29-year-old driver died in a head-on crash overnight in the area. It happened at 4:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29 in Rockland County on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Stony Point. Investigators found that a northbound Honda Civic failed to negotiate a bend in the roadway, crossed the median into southbound traffic, and crashed into a 2020 Mercedes-Benz, according to New York State Police. Police said the driver of the Honda, Raul Ortunouzha, of Peekskill, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Mercedes suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The investigation…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed With Defaced Gun During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Police Say Two Nabbed With Defaced Gun During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Police Say
Two Nabbed With Defaced Gun During Hudson Valley Traffic Stop, Police Say A man and a woman were arrested by state police for allegedly possessing a defaced gun that was found during a traffic stop. The arrests took place on Wednesday, July 21, when troopers stopped a 2006 Volkswagen Passat on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County in the town of Stony Point for a vehicle and traffic law violation.  An investigation after the stop revealed the occupants of the vehicle were in possession of an illegally defaced loaded Taurus Model P2-22 handgun, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Orange County residents, Edison Estevez, age 20, of Middletown, and Shaile…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police: Motorist With Suspended License Issued 12 Tickets After Trying To Elude Troopers Police: Motorist With Suspended License Issued 12 Tickets After Trying To Elude Troopers
Police: Motorist With Suspended License Issued 12 Tickets After Trying To Elude Troopers A Hudson Valley man was arrested for fleeing from police and issued 12 tickets. Rockland County resident Jeremy Singh, age 24, of the town of Haverstraw, was arrested on Tuesday, March 16, after being stopped by state police driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla on Route 202 in Haverstraw, Trooper Steven Nevel said. According to Nevel,  when the trooper initiated the stop, Singh failed to comply and fled the area. The vehicle entered the Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound and began driving in and out of traffic in a reckless and unsafe manner while reaching a top speed of 85 mph.  T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
13 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops 13 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
13 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Nearly two dozen drivers were arrested by New York State Police troopers over the weekend in the Hudson Valley. Area residents charged were: Orange County On Friday, Oct. 18 State Police in Middletown arrested Frederick Pierce, 59, of New Windsor, for DWI. He was traveling on Interstate 84 in the town of Wallkill when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Oct. 18 State Police in Montgomery arrested Frederick Pierce, 59, of New Windsor, for DWAI Drugs. He was traveling on Fos…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Eight Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Eight Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Eight Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers removed more than two dozen drivers from Hudson Valley roadways over the weekend for alleged impaired driving. Local residents charged include: Orange County On Friday, March 29, State Police troopers from Montgomery arrested Khadrey Merot, 25 of New Windsor, for DWI. She was traveling on Broadway in Newburgh when she was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. An investigation revealed that she was impaired by alcohol and she was subsequently arrested.  On Saturday, March 30, State Police troopers from Middletown arrested Sarah Tomczak, 32 of …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Three Face Drug Possession Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop Three Face Drug Possession Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop
Three Face Drug Possession Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop Three people are facing charges after a traffic stop near the Palisades Parkway led to the discovery of drugs, police say. New York State Police in Haverstraw conducted a traffic stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Orangeburg on Thursday, March 14. Further investigation led to the discovery of crack cocaine, Xanax, Ketamine and marijuana in the vehicle, police said. Kayli Beierle, 20, of New Foundland, Pennsylvania; Alexis Cantirino, 19, of Greentown, Pennsylvania; and Anthony Echevarria, 22, of New York, were arrested and charged with: Third-degree criminal possession …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Nine Orange County Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Nine Orange County Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Nine Orange County Motorists Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Several Hudson Valley motorists were among 29 drivers busted by New York State Police troopers recently as law enforcement agencies in the area continue a nationwide crackdown on drunk, drugged and distracted driving. Among the local motorists charged include: Orange County On Friday, Sept. 21, State Police troopers from Catskill arrested Tasha Purdy, 27, of Walden, for DWI. She was traveling in Cairo when she was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that she was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested.  On Friday, Sept. 21, State Police troope…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Photos: 'Backyard Bear' Is Latest Sighting In Hudson Valley Photos: 'Backyard Bear' Is Latest Sighting In Hudson Valley
Photos: 'Backyard Bear' Is Latest Sighting In Hudson Valley Have you had any unexpected visitors this Labor Day weekend? A couple of families on a residential street in Rockland County sure did, and they won't forget it anytime soon. "We had a bear in ours and our neighbors' yard on Sunday night," New City resident Peter Wolf told Daily Voice.  The black bear made its appearance on Highview Avenue just west of the Palisades Interstate Parkway around 6:30 p.m. Wolf's neighbor, Dan Donohue, snapped some photos of the bear you can view above. It was the just the latest in a flurry of black bear sightings we've been documenting the last few…

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by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
GWB Lanes About To Close Lanes For 12 Hours Over Weekend GWB Lanes About To Close Lanes For 12 Hours Over Weekend
GWB Lanes About To Close Lanes For 12 Hours Over Weekend Reroute your trips: Several lanes on the George Washington Bridge are about to close for several hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The following lanes will be closed for construction from 10 p.m. Friday, July 20 through 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, and 10 p.m. Saturday, July 21 through 10 a.m. Sunday, July 22. Lower level eastbound lanes  Two lanes on the bridge’s upper level westbound side  Two lanes on the westbound side of the upper level Trans Manhattan Expressway  The Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled There will be partial and full lane closures on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County for several weeks as contracting crews get set to perform construction activities in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation has issued an alert warning that construction work in Haverstraw and Stony Point is expected to result in single lane closures and full lane closures on the parkway between exit 13 (Route 202) and exit 18 (Route 6), beginning on Monday, May 14. According to the NYSDOT, full closures of portions of the northbound side of the of the Parkway are expected …

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by Zak Failla