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Students Targeted With Racial Texts At School District In Rockland County Students Targeted With Racial Texts At School District In Rockland County
Students Targeted With Racial Texts At School District In Rockland County Officials are investigating after several Hudson Valley students were the targets of explicitly racist text messages that were also sent to Black and Brown students in several states since Election Day. The incidents occurred in Rockland County on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Nyack's middle and high schools. "While there are slight variations in the wording, these texts are horrific and explicitly racist, specifically threatening “to make students slaves, take them to plantations to pick cotton or that they will be deported to Africa,” said Nyack School District Intermin Superintende…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland County Crash Sends 1 To Hospital, Police Looking For Witnesses Rockland County Crash Sends 1 To Hospital, Police Looking For Witnesses
Rockland County Crash Sends 1 To Hospital, Police Looking For Witnesses A person was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in a busy Hudson Valley intersection. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 5:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, in the area of Route 340 and Oak Tree Road in Orangetown. According to Sgt. Robert Wentland of the Orangetown Police, the victim, a bicyclist, was struck and injured while attempting to cross the intersection of Route 340 and Oak Tree Road. Rockland Paramedic Services and the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps responded to the location to administer medical treatment.  The victim was transported to Nyack …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Found Shot On Rockland County Street Woman Found Shot On Rockland County Street
Woman Found Shot On Rockland County Street Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating after a woman was found unconscious with a single gunshot wound on a city street. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 12:40 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, in the area of Edward Street and the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail in Sparkill. According to Orangetown Police Sgt. Robert Wentland, after officers arrived at the scene, Rockland Paramedic Services and the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps administered medical treatment. The unidentified woman was transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for treatment. Her condition was not kn…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Hudson Valley Neighborhood Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Home In Quiet Hudson Valley Neighborhood
Suspect Nabbed After Victim Stabbed Outside Ramapo Home A suspect has been apprehended days after a resident was stabbed multiple times outside a home in a quiet neighborhood in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Rockland County shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 in the Town of Ramapo Arriving officers discovered that the victim had been accosted in his driveway on Trailside Place by an unknown suspect and was stabbed multiple times about his body including his head and neck.  The victim was transported to the hospital by ambulance in serious condition. On Saturday, April 13, after nearly 48 ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat At Hudson Valley High School Causes Evacuation, Police Say Bomb Threat At Hudson Valley High School Causes Evacuation, Police Say
Bomb Threat At Hudson Valley High School Causes Evacuation, Police Say A Hudson Valley high school was evacuated after receiving a security threat involving explosives, police said. The incident took place in Rockland County at Suffern Senior High School in Suffern around 7 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 21. According to Capt. Daniel Hyman of the Ramapo Police, the Suffern Central School District immediately initiated its evacuation process, and police officers and special response units responded to the school.  The response efforts were led by the RPD K9 Unit Supervisor in collaboration with the Ramapo police officer who is assigned as the Suffern High Sch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Investigation Ongoing After Female's Body Found In Water Near Hudson River Marina Investigation Ongoing After Female's Body Found In Water Near Hudson River Marina
Investigation Ongoing After Female's Body Found In Water Near Hudson River Marina An investigation is ongoing after a female was found dead near a marina overlooking the Hudson River. On Sunday, July 30, at approximately 2:45 p.m. in Rockland County, the body was found in the water near the boat launch at the Nyack Marina.  Earlier report: Female Found Dead In Water At Nyack Marina The Nyack Fire Department pulled the body from the water and the female was pronounced dead at the scene, the Orangetown Police Department said. The female's identification is not being released until next of kin have been notified, said police. Her age has also…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Female Found Dead In Water Near Hudson Valley Marina Female Found Dead In Water Near Hudson Valley Marina
Female Found Dead In Water Near Hudson Valley Marina A female was found dead floating in the water near a Hudson Valley marina. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 30 at the Nyack Marina in Nyack.  The Orangetown Police were notified of a body found in the water near the boat launch at the Nyack Marina, said Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police. When officers arrived, along with the Nyack Fire Department, the female's body was found in the water and removed by firefighters, Shannon said. She was pronounced dead on the scene, Shannon added. The Orangetown Police Detective Burea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Fatal Shooting: 33-Year-Old Found Shot In Parking Lot At Hudson Valley Apartment Complex Fatal Shooting: 33-Year-Old Found Shot In Parking Lot At Hudson Valley Apartment Complex
Fatal Shooting: 33-Year-Old Found Shot In Parking Lot At Hudson Valley Apartment Complex A 33-year-old man was found shot dead in the parking lot of a Hudson Valley apartment complex. The incident took place in Rockland County around 7 p.m., Sunday, March 5, in Pomona at the Manors Apartments Complex. Police responded to the complex located at 229 Route 202 after receiving calls of shots fired and found Eric Quinones, of Pomona, in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds, said Capt. John Gould, of the Haverstraw Police. Officers rendered aid to Quinones and he was transported to Nyack hospital and was pronounced dead, Gould said.  A suspect has not been arreste…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition
New Details Emerge After Wrong-Way Hudson Valley Crash Leaving Two Boys In Critical Condition New details have emerged after a wrong-crash crash left two boys in critical condition in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Blauvelt around 12:35 p.m., Saturday, July 30 at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road. A 2001 BMW X5 driven by Thomas Robb, age 20, of Harlow, the United Kingdom, was traveling the wrong way in a southerly direction on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, said Capt. Michael Shannon, of the Orangetown Police Department.  Earlier report: 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson V…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley 2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley
2 Children In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash In Hudson Valley A wrong-way, three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley sent multiple people to the hospital, including two children who suffered critical injuries. Police responded to a crash in Rockland County at the intersection of Route 303 and Greenbush Road in Blauvelt at about 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, according to the Orangetown Police Department. Authorities said a 2001 BMW X5, driven by 20-year-old Thomas Robb, was southbound, traveling the wrong way on a one-way section of Greenbush Road, and entered the intersection at Route 303, striking a 2017 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a 32-year-old woma…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Five Suspects Apprehended After Shots Fired In Hudson Valley Five Suspects Apprehended After Shots Fired In Hudson Valley
Five Suspects Apprehended After Shots Fired In Hudson Valley Five suspects have been apprehended after an early afternoon shooting 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 to become disabled.  All five occupants exited the vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
Rockland Police Chief Who Helped Apprehend Three Brinks Murderers Dies Rockland Police Chief Who Helped Apprehend Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Rockland Police Chief Who Helped Apprehend Three Brinks Murderers Dies Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday, July 14 at the age of 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars, and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism in the Brinks Robbery on Oct. 20, 1981, that most remember. Black Liberation Army members Judith Clark, David Gilbert, and Samuel Brown gunned down Brinks guard Peter Paige during the robbery at the Nanuet Mall that day. They also shot killed Nyack Police Officer Waverly “Chipper” Brown and Sgt…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Of Child Under 11 Years Old In Area Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Of Child Under 11 Years Old In Area
Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Of Child Under 11 Years Old In Area Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly raped and sexually abused a child under 11 years of age.  According to the Rockland County Sheriff's Department, Agustin Morales, 38, has been charged with the felonies of  Predatory sexual assault against a child First-degree rape for intercourse with a person under the age of 11 Second-degree rape First-degree criminal sexual act with a victim under the age of 11 First-degree sexual abuse Third-degree rape with a victim under the age of 17 Morales stands at 5-foot-3, weighs 170 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. T hose with in…

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by Christina Coulter
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Four Hudson Valley Brothers Accused Of $19M Scam To Defraud Amazon Four Hudson Valley Brothers Accused Of $19M Scam To Defraud Amazon
Four Hudson Valley Brothers Accused Of $19M Scam To Defraud Amazon Four brothers from the Hudson Valley have been charged for allegedly engaging in a scheme to systematically defraud Amazon.com of millions. "Through the course of the scheme, they manipulated Amazon’s vendor system in attempts to fraudulently induce Amazon to pay for goods that Amazon had not ordered," Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said. In executing the scheme, they fraudulently attempted to obtain at least approximately $32 million and successfully obtained at least approximately $19 million, Strauss said. The four are:…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rabies Exposure Warning Issued By Rockland Health Department Rabies Exposure Warning Issued By Rockland Health Department
Rabies Exposure Warning Issued By Rockland Health Department A warning for potential exposure to rabies has been issued by the Rockland County Department of Health. The department is asking anyone in the community who may have any knowledge of a woman and girl who dropped off an 8- to 9-week-old kitten at the Hi-Tor Animal Care Center in Pomona on Friday, June 26. This family may have been exposed to rabies and the family may need to seek immediate medical attention, the department said.  If medical treatment is started soon after rabies exposure, rabies can be prevented.   Without intervention, rabies is a fatal disease.  The …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say A 53-year-old Rockland man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said. It happened on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg. A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.  Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police said. DeVera appeared to be oper…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From NYPD On I-87, Police Say Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From NYPD On I-87, Police Say
Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Vehicle Stolen From Nypd On I-87, Police Say A man driving a vehicle stolen from the NYPD on I-87 attempted to flee on foot after being involved in a one-car crash in Rockland County, New York State Police said. New York State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-87 in Clarkstown, where there was a report of a rollover crash involving a stolen 1997 Toyota Avalon that had been taken by the NYPD. A witness observed the driver, police said, who appeared to be injured, and provided his identifying information to State Police troopers at the scene. A second witness followed the driver on foot, who was found in a ditch off the I-87 r…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say
Rockland Man, High On Xanax, Runs Red Light, Injures Three Juveniles, Police Say A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly causing a crash while he was high on Xanax that sent three juveniles to the hospital  Joseph C. Stovenken, Garnerville, was arrested by Rockland County Sheriff's deputies following the crash around 9:25 p.m., Thursday, May 21, in Ramapo, said Chief William Barbera. The accident occurred in front of a Rockland County deputy at the intersection of New Hempstead Road and the Palisades Interstate Parkway exit 11 ramp.  According to Barbera, a pickup truck operated by Stovenken allegedly drove through a steady red light str…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area
Man Charged With DWI After Fiery Crash In Area A man was charged with alleged DWI following a fiery car crash in Rockland County. The incident took place around 2:43 a.m., Friday, Feb. 28, in the area of Route 45 and Pomona Road in Ramapo, said the Rampo Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a vehicle had struck a utility pole and then burst into flames, police said. The man was able to get out of the vehicle before the police arrived. First responders douse the flames.Ramapo Police Department Officers found the man was allegedly intoxicated and arrested before he was transported to Nyack Hospital for non-life thre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Suspicious Package In Parking Lot Of Area Walgreens Police Investigate Suspicious Package In Parking Lot Of Area Walgreens
Police Investigate Suspicious Package In Parking Lot Of Area Walgreens A suspicious package reported in the parking lot of a Walgreens in the area was determined to be not a threat, police said. At approximately 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, Orangetown Police responded to a report of a suspicious package in the parking lot of Walgreens on Route 59 in the Village of Nyack. After a brief investigation, the package was deemed to not be a threat and the area was opened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The Orangetown Police Department was assisted the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department and the South Nyack Grand View Police Department. An inv…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say
Rockland Man Nabbed With Drugs After Spotted Acting 'Suspiciously,' Police Say A New City man was arrested after a Rockland County Sheriff's deputy noticed two men suspicious nature near a residence. Sean M. Stedge-Stroud, 30, was arrested On Sunday, June 16, around 3:39 a.m., after the deputy saw them acting suspiciously near a residence along the roadway on Route 45 in Ramapo, said Rockland Rockland Sheriff's Department Sgt. Christopher Corbett. Both subjects were stopped and Stedge-Stroud allegedly attempted to discard some drugs, Corbett said. During a search, the deputy found additional drugs in addition to those he attempted to destroy.  He was charg…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New City Man Nabbed For DWI Following Traffic Stop New City Man Nabbed For DWI Following Traffic Stop
New City Man Nabbed For DWI Following Traffic Stop A 36-year-old Rockland County man was nabbed for allegedly driving under the influence following a traffic stop. Julio Guaman-Dutan of New City was arrested around 4:14 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 by Rockland County Sheriff's deputies following a stop on Route 9W in West Haverstraw, the department said. Guaman-Dutan was stopped for violating several traffic laws, during the stop deputies found him to be intoxicated and was arrested, the Sheriff's Department said. He was charged with DWI and released on a summons to appear in court on Dec. 11. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Suspects On The Loose After Armed Robbery Of Route 59 Verizon Store Suspects On The Loose After Armed Robbery Of Route 59 Verizon Store
Suspects On The Loose After Armed Robbery Of Route 59 Verizon Store Two suspects are on the loose following an armed robbery at a Verizon store in Rockland County. Two suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts and ski masks entered the store at 214 Route 59 in Airmont, displayed a knife and ordered the clerk to open the safe, Ramapo Police said. The suspects then fled the area in an unknown direction.  RPD was assisted at the scene and in the search for the suspects by the Rockland County Sheriff's Department K-9 unit, the Rockland County BCI Unit, Rockland County Chopper 1 as well as the Suffern and Spring Valley Police Departments. Anyone with information is …

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by Daily Voice
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Police Investigate Report Of Men With Rifles Near Hudson Valley School Police Investigate Report Of Men With Rifles Near Hudson Valley School
Police Investigate Report Of Men With Rifles Near Hudson Valley School A report of four men walking near an elementary school in possession of rifles drew immediate response late Friday morning from multiple police agencies in Rockland County. The 11:40 a.m. report said the four were walking near the Willow Grove Elementary School in Thiells. Haverstraw Town Police responded to Willow Grove Elementary, the nearby Fieldstone Middle School and the surrounding area. Both schools initiated their lockdown procedures. The four males were located and identified, Haverstraw Police said. An investigation revealed the subjects were in possession of paintball guns and w…

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by Daily Voice
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Woman, 28, With Active Warrant Caught With Heroin In Nyack Woman, 28, With Active Warrant Caught With Heroin In Nyack
Woman, 28, With Active Warrant Caught With Heroin In Nyack A woman with an active warrant out for her arrest was busted with heroin and a hypodermic needle after being stopped by Orangetown Police officers in Nyack. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department stopped Nyack resident Victoria Fiorelli, 28, at approximately 3:08 p.m. on Friday, April 20 on Main Street, where it was known that she had an active warrant out of the Rockland County Sheriff’s Department for her arrest on various charges. While arresting Fiorelli on the warrant, it was determined that she was allegedly in possession of an undisclosed amount of heroin and the needle. Fior…

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by Zak Failla
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Landlords Illegally Occupied Property, Rockland County Says Landlords Illegally Occupied Property, Rockland County Says
Landlords Illegally Occupied Property, Rockland County Says ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced the county is suing two men who they allege illegally occupied and rented property that had been foreclosed.The county is suing Joseph Greenbaum and Elazer Dancziger for renting foreclosed apartments in New Hempstead that the county owned. "Their actions were not only illegal, they were outrageous," said Day. "It's a scam – like renting the Brooklyn Bridge. They represented that they owned a property that they did not own." In a complaint filed in Rockland County Supreme Court, the county is seeking to r…

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by Sam Barron