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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
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Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Hammer Attack, Police Chase Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Hammer Attack, Police Chase
Hudson Valley Man Indicted For Attempted Murder In Hammer Attack, Police Chase A Hudson Valley man who allegedly attempted to kill his girlfriend with a hammer and then took police on a wild chase before crashing into a state police cruiser has been indicted for attempted murder. Rockland County resident Todd Humphrey, age 46, of Stony Point, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, Oct. 26 in connection with a violent attack at a hotel in West Nyack. On Monday, Oct. 17, around 5 am, officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to the Tappan Zee Hotel, located at 110 North Route 303 in West Nyack, for reports of a woman screaming, police s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged After Ghost Guns, Silencers Found In Hudson Valley Home, Sheriff Says Man Charged After Ghost Guns, Silencers Found In Hudson Valley Home, Sheriff Says
Man Charged After Ghost Guns, Silencers Found In Hudson Valley Home, Sheriff Says A Hudson Valley man is facing weapons charges after a multi-agency investigation led to the discovery of ghost guns and weapon silencers. Rockland County resident Timothy Lewis, age 42, was arrested and charged following a search of his Pearl River home, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco III announced on Tuesday, Aug. 9. A Sheriff's Office K9 team searched the residence and located "numerous" illegally-possessed weapons, including ghost guns, along with silencers, Falco reported.  Authorities said Lewis was charged with: Fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon Four counts of…

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by Nicole Valinote
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IDs Released For Five Charged In Shooting At Residential Hudson Valley Neighborhood IDs Released For Five Charged In Shooting At Residential Hudson Valley Neighborhood
IDs Released For Five Charged In Shooting At Residential Hudson Valley Neighborhood The identities have been released of five suspects who have been charged after a shots-fired incident at a residential neighborhood in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County on Saturday, Jan. 29 at around 1:45 p.m. in New City. Officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to reports of multiple gunshots being fired outside of 3 Turnberry Court.  Officers arrived on scene and observed a black Mercedes-Benz fleeing at a high rate of speed, according to Clarkstown Police, who said a brief track ensued that resulted in the Mercedes striking a utility pole causing it…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Know Him? Man Wanted In Connection With Shooting In Hudson Valley, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted In Connection With Shooting In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted In Connection With Shooting In Hudson Valley, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted for attempted murder during a shooting incident in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 26, when members of the Clarkstown Police responded to a report of shots fired in Central Nyack, said Detective Norman Peters of the Clarkstown Police. When officers responded they found all of the suspects had fled. A search of the area turned up a total of four shell casings, Peters said. The Clarkstown Police Detective Bureau continued the investigation into the shooting…

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by Kathy Reakes
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DWI Driver Busted With Illegal Handgun, Cocaine On Palisades Parkway, Police Say DWI Driver Busted With Illegal Handgun, Cocaine On Palisades Parkway, Police Say
DWI Driver Busted With Illegal Handgun, Cocaine On Palisades Parkway, Police Say New York State Police troopers busted a man with an illegal gun and cocaine who attempted to flee from a DWI on the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County, officials said. Troopers from the Haverstraw barrack stopped to assist the driver of a 2018 Dodge Durango that was stopped in the southbound lane at exit 11 in Ramapo at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23. Police said that while troopers were speaking with the driver, Mario Pacho Tocachi, of Sunset Park in Brooklyn, was determined that he was under the influence of alcohol. While speaking with Tocachi outside of his truck, he att…

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by Zak Failla
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Accused Nyack Drug Dealer Faces Felony Charge Accused Nyack Drug Dealer Faces Felony Charge
Accused Nyack Drug Dealer Faces Felony Charge A man from Nyack accused of selling drugs is facing felony charges, police say. An Orangetown Police officer observed a man identified as 23-year-old Atryue Vielle of Nyack in the area of Artopee Way and S. Franklin Street in the Village of Nyack on Saturday, March 9 around 10:30 a.m. The officer recognized Vielle and knew that he had an active bench warrant for failing to appear in court on previous charges. The officer approached Vielle and confirmed the warrant. Vielle was taken into custody, where officers allegedly found several bags of suspected narcotics that tested positive for coc…

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by Valerie Musson
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Two Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion Two Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion
Two Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion Two men were nabbed in a home invasion in which they allegedly stole numerous items, said police. The incident took place around 9:44 p.m. Saturday, July 7, when the men forced their way into a residence on East Lane in the Village of Wesley Hills, Ramapo Police Det. Sgt. Brian Corbett said. When police arrived, the residents told them two men later identified as Nicholas Kurpick, 20, of Montebello and Lonney Mathes, 19, of Airmont, had forced their way into the home and then forcibly stole property, Corbett said. Both were charged with felony robbery and felony burglary. They are being h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Stopped In Stony Point With 24 License Suspensions Man Stopped In Stony Point With 24 License Suspensions
Man Stopped In Stony Point With 24 License Suspensions A man was nabbed in Stony Point with 24 active suspensions on his New York driver's license. Yandoll Cortorreal, 30, of Manhattan, was stopped by Stony Point Police around 7 a.m. Wednesday, July 4 on Willow Grove road with temporary Texas license plates and unsafe tires, said Lt. Daniel Hylas.  During the stop, the officer found that in addition to 24 suspensions, on 16 separate dates, Cortorreal was also wanted by the NYPD for felony aggravated unlicensed of a vehicle, Hylas said. Cortorreal was issued numerous summonses and held without bail at the Rockland County Jail where he will be p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Caught In Central Nyack Burglary While Business Owner Was Away Suspect Caught In Central Nyack Burglary While Business Owner Was Away
Suspect Caught In Central Nyack Burglary While Business Owner Was Away An area man who is no stranger to police was nabbed for the burglary of a Central Nanuet laundromat while the owner was out of town. Nicholas Pagliuca, 41, of Stony Point, was arrested by Clarkstown Police on Thursday for a past burglary at the Scrub at the Hub laundromat on Route 59 in Central Nyack, said Detective Peter Walker, spokesman for the Clarkstown Police Department.  After the burglary, police interviewed the owner of the business who said that on June 16, her business was burglarized while they were away on vacation, Walker said. After a further investigation, Pagliuca was iden…

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by Kathy Reakes