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Man Run Over, Killed By His Own Truck After Mechanical Failure In Rockland County: PD (UPDATE) Man Run Over, Killed By His Own Truck After Mechanical Failure In Rockland County: PD (UPDATE)
Man Run Over, Killed By His Own Truck After Mechanical Failure In Rockland County: PD (Update) A 44-year-old Albany man was fatally run over by the food truck that he was operating after a mechanical failure forced him out of the vehicle Thursday, Dec. 5 in Rockland County, authorities said. Khurram Shahzad was traveling west in a 1994 Grumman Food Truck on Prospect Street in Nanuet when the truck experienced a mechanical issue and stalled around 3 p.m., according to Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. Shahzad placed the vehicle in park and got out of the truck.  Shahzad asked a friend, a 39-year-old man following him in another car, to assist him…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland County Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Dog Attack: Police Rockland County Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Dog Attack: Police
Rockland County Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Dog Attack: Police A Rockland County man is being held in the Bergen County jail after police said he held his former employer and coworkers hostage, demanding money and threatening them with his dog. Police were called to a business suite on Broad Street in Norwood around 1:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, where Wayne Gordon, of New City, NY had come in with his pit bull, removed the dog's muzzle, and threatened to have the dog attack them if they didn't pay him $7,000 that he claimed he was owed, Norwood Police Chief Christopher Federici said. Gordon also threatened to kill the people in the room and to send people…

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by Cecilia Levine
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32-Year-Old Woman Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall 32-Year-Old Woman Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall
32-Year-Old Woman Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall A woman jumped to her death from an upper floor inside a busy Hudson Valley mall. Related: Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Hudson Valley Mall To Prevent Suicides The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police officers responded to the mall after receiving reports that someone had jumped from an interior floor. Arriving officers found the 32-year-old woman, from Rockland County, on the ground and administered CPR before she was transported to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Ask Public's Help In Probe Of Hit-Run Crash Near Hudson Valley Intersection Police Ask Public's Help In Probe Of Hit-Run Crash Near Hudson Valley Intersection
Police Ask Public's Help In Probe Of Hit-Run Crash Near Hudson Valley Intersection Police in the Hudson Valley are asking the public for help identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a bicyclist. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 8:45 p.m., Monday, July 29, near the intersection of Kings Highway and Miller Road in Valley Cottage.   If you witnessed this event or have any video footage from that date, please contact the Clarkstown Police at 845-639-5800.  You can also submit an anonymous tip by texting 847411 (TIP411) with the keyword ROCKLANDCODA, followed by your tip information.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Driver Nabbed For Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say Drunk Driver Nabbed For Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say
Drunk Driver Nabbed For Hit-Run Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say A Hudson Valley woman was charged with alleged DWI at more than twice the legal limit when police responded to a hit-and-run crash. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 9:15 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 11, on South Little Tor Road in New City. According to Clarkstown Police, the crash involved a blue Jeep Wrangler that sideswiped another vehicle while turning onto South Little Tor Rd. and continued driving. When officers arrived on the scene, they spotted the Jeep swerving into oncoming traffic, presenting a significant danger to the public, the department said. Police said efforts to s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Head-On Crash Kills Hudson Valley Woman Head-On Crash Kills Hudson Valley Woman
Head-On Crash Kills Hudson Valley Woman A Hudson Valley woman was killed during a head-on crash when she allegedly veered into the oncoming traffic lane, according to Clarkstown Police. The collision occurred in Rockland County around 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at North Highland Avenue and Fairview Avenue in Upper Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, the incident involved two vehicles: a Honda CRV and a Nissan Versa.  The first responding officer arrived on the scene to find the Honda CRV severely damaged and located in the middle of North Highland Avenue while the Nissan Versa was off the roadway.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Stealing Purse At Grocery Store, Using Credit Card Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Stealing Purse At Grocery Store, Using Credit Card
Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Stealing Purse At Grocery Store, Using Credit Card A 49-year-old Hudson Valley woman was charged with stealing a purse at a grocery store and later using the credit cards. The incident occurred in Rockland County at an unnamed grocery store on Wednesday, July 24, in Clarkstown. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, a victim, reported the theft of her purse, credit cards, and identification at a local supermarket. Peters said the stolen credit card was used at a smoke shop in New City that same day. Peters said officers were provided video surveillance footage showing a woman using the stolen credit card to attempt a purc…

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by Kathy Reakes
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1-Year-Old Rescued From Locked Car In Hudson Valley 1-Year-Old Rescued From Locked Car In Hudson Valley
1-Year-Old Rescued From Locked Car In Hudson Valley As the temperatures soared to 98 degrees, police in the Hudson Valley rescued a 1-year-old boy from a locked car. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, at the Costco parking lot in Nanuet. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, an officer, found the child's father outside the vehicle who said he had accidentally locked the door with the boy inside.  Peters said the officer who could see the boy in the back seat immediately broke the vehicle window. When he was removed, the child was alert and conscious. He was quickly tur…

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by Kathy Reakes