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One Charged With DWI During Route 59 Traffic Detail One Charged With DWI During Route 59 Traffic Detail
One Charged With DWI During Route 59 Traffic Detail A special police traffic enforcement detail in Rockland County led to the arrest of a man for alleged impaired driving. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department conducted targeted traffic enforcement in the area of Route 59 and Airmont Road, extending to the New York State Thruway. According to police, during the detail, 16 tickets were doled out by officers for violations that included failing to yield to traffic making a left turn from North Airmont Road onto Route 59, failing to yield to traffic making a left turn from Route 59 onto North Airmont Road, passing steady red lights, disobe…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In ATV Accident ID Released For Man Killed In ATV Accident
ID Released For Man Killed In ATV Accident A man found dead beside an ATV in Harriman State Park by a father and his children, also riding an ATV, has been identified by police. Andrew Columbia, 58, of Suffern, was found around noon on Sunday, Jan. 12, on Regis Court in Suffern, according to Trooper Steven Nevel with the New York State Police. The only access point into the woods for first responders was behind 8 Regis Court in the Village of Montebello. According to Nevel, Columbia was riding an ATV up a steep hill when the vehicle flipped and he was thrown from the ATV.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  New York …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Hillcrest Man Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Hillcrest
Man Found Dead After House Fire Breaks Out In Hillcrest Click here for an updated story: Beloved HS Soccer Coach ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Hillcrest House Fire One person died after an early morning house fire broke out in Rockland County. It happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 on Rockland Lane in Hillcrest. The house was fully engulfed in flames when Ramapo Police officers arrived. After extinguishing the blaze, one male victim was located inside the house, police said. His identity has not yet been released. No other injuries as a result of the fire were reported. The Hillcrest Fire Department, South Spring Valley…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident
Monsey Stabbing Suspect Interviewed By Police For Earlier Attack Just Days Before Incident Police detectives had interviewed the alleged Monsey machete attacker before the Hanukkah attack in connection with an earlier stabbing in the area. According to Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel, detectives worked for hours and hours to identify a vehicle caught on a grainy video in the area of the Howard Drive attack on Wednesday, Nov. 20, when a father of four was stabbed multiple times as he walked to worship.  In addition to showing the video to area body shops, it was also reviewed with the FBI, who most said it appeared to be a Honda Pilot, but no one could absolutely confirm the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Girl Knocked Under School Bus Leads To Driver Being Cited In Area Girl Knocked Under School Bus Leads To Driver Being Cited In Area
Girl Knocked Under School Bus Leads To Driver Being Cited In Area A 5-year-old girl was rescued after she was knocked under a school bus in the area, leading to the driver being charged with unsafely starting the bus. It happened in Rockland County on Wednesday, Dec. 25 at approximately 8:30 a.m. at Bates Drive near the intersection of Horton Drive in Monsey. The initial investigation revealed that bus from Congregation Beth Rochel collided with the girl while the child was attempting to cross in front of the stopped school bus, to board the bus, Ramapo Police said. During the investigation, it was found the bus driver was apparently unaware of…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Lawnmower Crash That Killed Brother Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Lawnmower Crash That Killed Brother
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Lawnmower Crash That Killed Brother A Rockland County man may spend time behind bars after admitting to his role in a lawnmower crash that led to the death of his younger brother. Sloatsburg resident Raymond Mackey, 31, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the Rockland County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 24. When he is sentenced in March next year, Mackey is expected to receive a sentence of six months in jail and five years probation. At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to reports of a …

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by Zak Failla
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Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Man Found With Controlled Substances In Area, Police Say Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Man Found With Controlled Substances In Area, Police Say
Traffic Stop Leads To Charges For Man Found With Controlled Substances In Area, Police Say A traffic stop in Rockland County led to the arrest of a 20-year-old man who was in possession of more than five ounces of marijuana and other drugs, police said. An officer from the Ramapo Police Department stopped a New Hempstead resident - whose name has not been released by investigators - on McNamara Road in New Hempstead for a traffic violation. During the stop, police said the officer could smell marijuana inside the vehicle, and a subsequent search found more than five ounces of marijuana and 49 packages of vape cartridges that contained Tetrahydrocannabinol. The driver was placed…

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by Zak Failla
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Car Dealership Manager Abducted, Raped Incapacitated Woman In Ramapo, Prosecutor Says Car Dealership Manager Abducted, Raped Incapacitated Woman In Ramapo, Prosecutor Says
Car Dealership Manager Abducted, Raped Incapacitated Woman In Ramapo, Prosecutor Says The manager of a Paramus auto dealership abducted a drunken woman from a local restaurant and raped her in Bergen County and Ramapo, authorities charged Friday. Carlos Belaunde Jr., 25, who works at Chrysler Jeep Dodge of Paramus on Route 4, remained held in the Bergen County Jail, charged with aggravated assault and kidnapping, records show. Paramus police alerted Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Special Victims Unit on Dec. 6 of an allegation that “an incapacitated female was taken by an unknown male from a restaurant” in town, Musella said. “The unknown male placed the victim in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Video: Burglars Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home In Area Video: Burglars Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home In Area
Video: Burglars Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home In Area Two masked men were caught on camera brazenly breaking into a home in Ramapo. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, investigators from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a reported burglary on Coe Farm Road in Montebello. Police said that the two suspects forced their way into the home through the front door and ransacked the residence. No arrests have been made, and no other information about the suspects has been released. Video of the burglars breaking into the Ramapo home can be seen here. Investigators said that local residents should be on “high alert” for suspicious activity in their neighbo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Area Home One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Area Home
One Hospitalized After Fire Breaks Out In Area Home A Rockland County resident was hospitalized after a fire broke out in an area garage, prompting an emergency response. First responders from the Ramapo Police Department and Hillcrest Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on Dwight Avenue in Hillcrest at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19. According to officials, firefighters were able to contain the fire to just the attached garage, and it was quickly extinguished by first responders. Police said that one resident was transported by paramedics from the Spring Hill Ambulance to Spring Hill Samaritan Hospital who was…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Endangering Welfare Of Child, Weapons Possession Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Endangering Welfare Of Child, Weapons Possession
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Endangering Welfare Of Child, Weapons Possession An alert has been issued by police in Rockland County for a wanted 22-year-old man. Bryan Ruiz-Pimentel is wanted by the Ramapo Police Department after being arrested for assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child during an incident in the Village of Chestnut Ridge. Anyone with information regarding Ruiz-Pimentel’s whereabouts, or who recognizes him, has been asked to contact investigators at the Ramapo Police Department by calling (845) 357-2400.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child In Area Man Charged With Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child In Area
Man Charged With Predatory Sexual Assault Of Child In Area A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in the area, police said. Dov Weinraub was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 4, said Ramapo Police Det. Sgt. Michael Higgins. Weinraub, of Passaic, New Jersey, is accused of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13 in the area, Higgins said. He was charged with felony counts of predatory sexual assault of a child, criminal sex act, course of sexual conduct against a child, and endangering the welfare of a child, Higgins said. No other information was available from police. Weinraub was arraigned and is schedu…

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by Kathy Reakes