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Group Stealing Mail Nabbed In Hudson Valley After Fiery Crash: Police Group Stealing Mail Nabbed In Hudson Valley After Fiery Crash: Police
Group Stealing Mail Nabbed In Hudson Valley After Fiery Crash: Police A man and a juvenile were nabbed after police responded to a suspicious vehicle call. The occupants allegedly removed items from a mailbox in front of a home. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 12:10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Tomkins Cove. According to Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Schoales, responding officers located a vehicle matching the description on Mott Farm Road. Schoales said that when police attempted to stop the car, the driver refused to stop and fled eastbound at a high speed. He added that officers lost sight of the vehicle but came upon it shortly after, …

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by Kathy Reakes
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13-Year-Old Riding Bicycle Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Riding Bicycle Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley
13-Year-Old Riding Bicycle Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Residential Roadway In Hudson Valley Police are investigating a crash in which a boy was killed on a residential roadway in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 in Rockland County. That's when the bicyclist was struck by a vehicle in the village of Pomona at the intersection of High Mountain Road and Overlook Road. Upon arrival, units discovered the vehicle with the 13-year-old boy underneath the vehicle, said Chief John Gould Jr. of the town of Haverstraw Police Department. The operator of the vehicle remained on scene and called for Emergency Services.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Hudson Valley Man Charged After Firing Shotgun At Car Following Dispute Hudson Valley Man Charged After Firing Shotgun At Car Following Dispute
Hudson Valley Man Charged After Firing Shotgun At Car Following Dispute A Hudson Valley man was charged with menacing after allegedly firing a shotgun at a car following a dispute. The incident occurred in Rockland County in Tomkins Cove on Thursday, Feb. 15, on West Shore Drive. According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stony Point Police, an investigation found that Matthew Hoyt, age 42, of Tomkins Cove, fired at least two rounds from a shotgun at a vehicle that was fleeing the scene after a dispute.  After an investigation by the Detective Bureau, Hoyt turned himself in to Stony Point Police on Thursday, June 13, said Schoales.  He was ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Years-Long Investigation Leads To Murder Charge For Hudson Valley Man Years-Long Investigation Leads To Murder Charge For Hudson Valley Man
Years-Long Investigation Leads To Murder Charge For Hudson Valley Man A Hudson Valley man has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing another man in a car and then setting the vehicle on fire. Rockland County resident Robert Rodriguez, age 36, from Stony Point, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 9. for the Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 incident. According to New York State Police, troopers responded to find a 2021 Hyundai Sonata fully engulfed in flames southbound on the Palisades Parkway near Exit 16 in Stony Point.  An investigation revealed that Ronald Mann, from the Bronx, was dead inside the vehicle. The Rockland County Medical Examiner’s O…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Sends Explicit Sex Videos, Photos To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Sends Explicit Sex Videos, Photos To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Sends Explicit Sex Videos, Photos To Undercover Officer In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was caught in a sting operation where he allegedly sent explicit sexual photos of himself to an undercover cop instead of the 14-year-old he thought he was communicating with online. Rockland County resident Victor Peraino, age 35, of Garnerville, a hamlet in the town of Haverstraw, was arrested on Thursday, June 15 in Stony Point. According to Lt. Greg Becker of the Stony Point Police, Peraino was caught during an investigation in conjunction with the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. During the investigation, Peraino communicated with an undercover offi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Jury Finds Hudson Valley Man Guilty Of Shoving Pregnant Woman Jury Finds Hudson Valley Man Guilty Of Shoving Pregnant Woman
Jury Finds Hudson Valley Man Guilty Of Shoving Pregnant Woman A Hudson Valley man has been found guilty of criminal contempt for shoving a pregnant woman to the ground. Rockland County resident Eric Tranholm, age 28, of Stony Point, was convicted by a jury on Wednesday, March 30. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at the Budget Motor Inn in the Town of Stony Point, Tranholm is shown on video surveillance running up to the victim and throwing his hands over her from behind, and forcefully bringing her to the ground, , said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh. At the time of the incident, the victim was pregnant and there was&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Officers Race In To Help Rescue Two Children After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Officers Race In To Help Rescue Two Children After House Fire Breaks Out In Area
Officers Race In To Help Rescue Two Children After House Fire Breaks Out In Area Three police officers in the Hudson Valley are being hailed as heroes for helping to rescue two children after a house fire broke out. It happened in North Rockland on Saturday morning, March 13. When officers arrived at the scene in Stony Point, the house was fully engulfed in flames. As firefighters went to work, the officers swooped in and pulled two children to safety. "Great work by PO's Agovino, Ferrara, and Mari at an early morning house fire," the Stony Point Polie Department posted on Facebook, sharing a photo of the incident (shown above). "Thankfully everyone evacuated safely.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Route 9W; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Route 9W; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Route 9W; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene The identity of the woman struck and killed by an SUV on a stretch of Route 9W has been released in a crash in which the driver was charged with fleeing the scene. The incident happened in Rockland County on Tuesday night, Dec. 24, just before 9:45 p.m. at the intersection 9W and Filors Lane in Stony Point. The 35-year-old victim was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center shortly after the crash. She has now been identified as Maria Osai. Osai had family members in Stony Point and Haverstraw, Stony Point Police said on Thursday morning, Dec. 26. After the crash, the SUV ha…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Route 9W Hit-Run Suspect Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Route 9W Hit-Run
Suspect Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Route 9W Hit-Run Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Route 9W; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene The driver of an SUV has been charged with fleeing the scene after fatally striking a woman crossing a busy stretch of Route 9W, police said. It happened in Rockland County on Tuesday night, Dec. 24, just before 9:45 p.m. at the intersection 9W and Filors Lane in Stony Point. After the crash, the SUV had last been seen traveling south on Route 9W, police said. On Wednesday, Dec. 25, Stony Point Police announced that both the vehicle and driver were located by po…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Caught Stealing From Area Business Man Caught Stealing From Area Business
Man Caught Stealing From Area Business A 67-year-old man was nabbed by police after an officer spotted him in the back of a business early in the morning. Richard Licata, of Tomkins Cove, was arrested around 2:53 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, after an officer patrolling Patriot Square spotted him in the rear of a business near an empty bottle storage area, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. According to police, the officer allegedly saw Licata loading a box into his vehicle, Hylas said. During an investigation, it was determined that Licata took boxes and bags of empty beer bottles without the business owner'…

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by Kathy Reakes