Two Seriously Injured In Crash Near Area High School Two Seriously Injured In Crash Near Area High School
Two Seriously Injured In Crash Near Area High School Click here for an updated story: One Dies Of Injuries From Crash Near Clarkstown North HS, Reports Say Two people suffered serious injuries after a three-vehicle crash near a high school in the area. It happened overnight in Rockland County on Congers Road in New City. The Clarkstown Police Department said five people were injured in the crash, which was reported around 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 6 in the area of 256 Congers Road, near Clarkstown North High School. Police officers and members of the New City FD, New City Ambulance, and Rockland Paramedics provided medi…
Two Stabbed, One Arrested Following Melee At Rental Hall In Area Two Stabbed, One Arrested Following Melee At Rental Hall In Area
Two Stabbed, One Arrested Following Melee At Rental Hall In Area Two men were stabbed and one was arrested following a melee outside a rental hall in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, at the West Nyack Fire Department Rental Hall, located at 42 Strawtown Rd., in West Nyack, when Clarkstown police responded to numerous calls of a fight in the parking lot, said Clarkstown Officer Norman Peters. When police arrived on the scene they found a "tumultuous group of approximately 30 people" in the parking lot of the rental hall, Peters said. While investigating an officer found a 40-year-old man lying on the ground…
Video: Bear Finds Way Into Parking Lot At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley Video: Bear Finds Way Into Parking Lot At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley
Video: Bear Finds Way Into Parking Lot At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley Residents in a Hudson Valley apartment got a “beary” unexpected visitor recently. A black bear cub was caught on camera making the rounds in the parking lot of Normandy Village in Nanuet on Thursday, Sept. 17, taking in the sights before scampering away. The latest incident continues a string of dozens of bear sightings throughout the Hudson Valley. Earlier story - Grin, Bear It: Recent Rise In Hudson Valley Sightings Prompts Warning From Officials According to the Clarkstown Police Department, the uptick in sightings coincides with the shift in weather and limited food sources for bears.…
4-Year-Old Girl Rescued From Drowning In Rockland By Off-Duty Police Officer 4-Year-Old Girl Rescued From Drowning In Rockland By Off-Duty Police Officer
4-Year-Old Girl Rescued From Drowning In Rockland By Off-Duty Police Officer An off-duty police officer came to the rescue of a 4-year-old girl who was in danger of drowning in a pool at a birthday party over the holiday weekend in Rockland County. Off-duty Clarkstown police officer Paul Munding was at the party when he leaped into action when a child strayed into a pool in search of a doll that was floating nearby and was taking in water. According to her mother, the girl, Ella, was on the steps of the pool, which she reportedly never leaves when taking a dip, and was choking and struggling to stay afloat after attempting to track down the doll. Police said t…
COVID-19: Beloved Hudson Valley Family Loses Mother, Father, Daughter To Virus COVID-19: Beloved Hudson Valley Family Loses Mother, Father, Daughter To Virus
Covid-19: Beloved Hudson Valley Family Loses Mother, Father, Daughter To Virus A Rockland family that is well-known and loved throughout the community for its work to help others has lost three family members in a matter of days to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Charles Bullock Jr., 80, the first African-American fire chief in the county at the Central Nyack Fire Department, and a former star athlete at Tappan Zee High School, died on Monday, April 20, from complications from COVID-19. His wife Lois Bullock, 80, who worked for the Nyack School District for some 23 years, had died on Friday, April 3, also from COVID-19. The couple's daughter, Chanda Lori Bullock-O…
School In Rockland Burglarized Overnight, Police Say School In Rockland Burglarized Overnight, Police Say
School In Rockland Burglarized Overnight, Police Say A school in the area is closed following an overnight burglary that damaged some doors, police said. The incident took place before midnight on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the  Ashar School in New City, located at 360 New Hempstead Road, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Responding officers were met by school staff who said multiple locked interior doors leading to offices had been forcibly opened, Peters said.  The suspect gained entry to the building by forcing an exterior door open.  School officials are compiling a list of stolen items, Peters said. "This appears …
Westchester Trio Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Takedown Westchester Trio Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Takedown
Westchester Trio Nabbed In Major Drug Ring Takedown Three Westchester County men have been indicted on charges they operated a complex drug-dealing operation that sent tractor-trailer loads of drugs across the country. Giovanny Arias, Victor Salazar, and Hector Maren, all of White plains, are three of 11 people indicted following a two-year investigation, said the Queens Acting District Attorney John Ryan. According to the DA's office, the ring used long-haul truckers to transport carfentanil -- a substance 100 times more deadly than fentanyl -- in addition to heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, ketamine, and tramadol across the country. One of the…
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…
* Video * Oh, Deer: Dick's Sporting Goods In Palisades Center Mall Gets Unexpected Visitor * Video * Oh, Deer: Dick's Sporting Goods In Palisades Center Mall Gets Unexpected Visitor
* Video * Oh, Deer: Dick's Sporting Goods In Palisades Center Mall Gets Unexpected Visitor Oh, deer. Dick’s Sporting Goods had an unexpected visitor on Tuesday, June 11, when video captured a deer streaking through the store inside the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack, and we have the video to prove it. The Clarkstown Police Department said that an employee was able to safely help the deer leave the store unharmed and without further incident. “You just never know what you will come across in a days work!” police said.
Missing Area Teen Found Dead Missing Area Teen Found Dead
Missing Area Teen Found Dead Update The teen who went missing in the area late last week has been found dead. The Clarkstown Police Department said at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 13, that it "regretfully reports that Peter Ereifej, 18, of New City, has been located deceased at Hook Mountain State Park located in Congers." Ereifej had been missing since Friday, May 10. He was reported missing by his mother, police said.  More than 100 volunteers turned out to help search for the teen.  The cause of his death is under investigation and will be handled by the New York State Park Police, due to the incident tak…
More Than 100 Assist In Search For Missing Area Teen More Than 100 Assist In Search For Missing Area Teen
More Than 100 Assist In Search For Missing Area Teen Click here for an updated story: Missing New City Teen Found Dead More than one hundred have turned out to help search for a missing teen who was last seen in the area on Friday, May 10. Peter Ereifej, 18, of New City, was reported missing by his mother on Friday, May 10. Peter was last seen walking from his residence in New City in Rockland County, wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, black shorts, and black sneakers.  Since then, there has been no word or sight of the teen.  The Clarkstown Police Department and the New York State Park Police Department have begun a sea…
Alert Issued For Missing Area Teen Alert Issued For Missing Area Teen
Alert Issued For Missing Area Teen Click here for an updated story: Missing New City Teen Found Dead A teen has gone missing in the area and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Peter Ereifej, 18, was reported missing by his mother on Friday, May 10. Peter was last seen walking from his residence in New City in Rockland County, wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, black shorts and black sneakers. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call the Clarkstown Police Department at 845-639-5800. Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for upda…