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Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway A woman died after her car was hit by a vehicle operated by a man allegedly driving erratically in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Central Nyack around 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 on Route 59 in the area of Broome Boulevard. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, the first arriving officer found two heavily damaged vehicles, a gray Audi A6 and a black Ford Edge.  Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. Peters said as the Audi a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Attempts To Carjack Vehicle, Attacks Woman, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Attempts To Carjack Vehicle, Attacks Woman, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Attempts To Carjack Vehicle, Attacks Woman, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was charged after allegedly attempting to carjack a vehicle and then attacking a woman at an area home. The incident took place in Rockland County on Saturday, March 4 in Nanuet. Officers from the Clarkstown Police Department responded to reports of a dispute in front of 6 Second Ave. in Nanuet where they found a victim who said he was sitting in his vehicle when a man opened the door and began trying to pull him out, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. The suspect then began punching the victim in his face and body. After failing attempts to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fight Over Pot Leads Man To Threaten Stabbing Victim, Police Say Fight Over Pot Leads Man To Threaten Stabbing Victim, Police Say
Fight Over Pot Leads Man To Threaten Stabbing Victim, Police Say A fight over marijuana led to one man allegedly threatening to stab another with a knife. The incident took place around 7 p.m., Saturday, March 7, in the area of North Middletown Road in Nanuet, said the Clarkstown Police. According to police, the victim said while he was smoking marijuana with acquaintances he was asked multiple times by the suspect, identified as Jacob Jefferson, of Nanuet, for some, which he refused each time.   A verbal argument then turned into a physical altercation where Jefferson allegedly grabbed the victim and displayed a knife, police said. Jefferson…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say
Trio Nabbed For Guns, Drugs After Neighbors Complain Of Drug Sales, Police Say Following complaints of drug sales taking place in a Rockland County neighborhood, three area residents were arrested on drugs and gun charges. Jenna Mazzella, 27, Anderson Jean, 36, and Richard Carpentieri (Knieriem), 34, all from Nanuet,  were arrested by Clarkstown Police on Thursday, Feb. 20, following the execution of a search warrant, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. Officers searched the warrant on Church Street in Nanuet around 2 p.m., following an investigation into the complaints, said Peters. During the search, officers seized a loaded AR-15 style assault weapo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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21-Year-Old Nabbed For Stealing Valuables From Vehicles In New City, Police Say 21-Year-Old Nabbed For Stealing Valuables From Vehicles In New City, Police Say
21-Year-Old Nabbed For Stealing Valuables From Vehicles In New City, Police Say A 21-year-old man was arrested, though a second suspect is on the loose after being busted breaking into unlocked cars in Rockland County, police said. A homeowner on South Pascack Road in Nanuet alerted the Clarkstown Police Department of an auto break-in at approximately 5 a.m. on Thursday, July 18, after being awoken by a notification from their home surveillance system that there was motion in the driveway. The homeowner was able to provide investigating officers with a description of two men who had been entering their vehicles and were caught on the video. Officers established a per…

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by Zak Failla
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Update: Woman Charged With Theft After Incident Involving Boys At Palisades Mall Update: Woman Charged With Theft After Incident Involving Boys At Palisades Mall
Update: Woman Charged With Theft After Incident Involving Boys At Palisades Mall New update: Clarkstown Police have identified the 35-year-old woman charged after an incident at the Palisades Center Mall. The woman, Sharean McDonald, was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor stemming from the incident that occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. She will appear at Clarkstown Justice Court at a later date. Police have also clarified that the two juvenile victims were not involved in the issue of the stolen sneakers and were falsely identified by the group that engaged in the assault. Any of the juveniles that are charged with the assault of the two male juven…

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by Valerie Musson
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Woman Charged With Theft After Incident Involving Boys At Palisades Mall Woman Charged With Theft After Incident Involving Boys At Palisades Mall
Woman Charged With Theft After Incident Involving Boys At Palisades Mall New update: Clarkstown Police have identified the 35-year-old woman charged after an incident at the Palisades Center Mall. The woman, Sharean McDonald, was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor stemming from the incident that occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. She will appear at Clarkstown Justice Court at a later date. Police have also clarified that the two juvenile victims were not involved in the issue of the stolen sneakers and were falsely identified by the group that engaged in the assault. Any of the juveniles that are charged with the assault of the two male juven…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Woman Tried To Access Victim's Account To Make $2.2K Purchase At Nanuet Sprint Store Police: Woman Tried To Access Victim's Account To Make $2.2K Purchase At Nanuet Sprint Store
Police: Woman Tried To Access Victim's Account To Make $2.2K Purchase At Nanuet Sprint Store A 24-year-old woman is facing charges after police say she attempted to access an unauthorized account to make $2,200 in purchases at a Sprint store in Nanuet. Clarkstown Police responded to a report of a potential larceny at the Sprint store in Nanuet (40 Rockland Plaza) on Friday, March 8 around 4:30 p.m. Upon police arrival, a 29-year-old store employee told officers that a female suspect, identified as Sara Amaro of Astoria, was trying to access a Sprint Cellphone account to purchase two iPhones for a total of $2,199. Officers then confirmed that the primary account holder of the cell …

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by Valerie Musson
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Emergency Room Visit After Stabbing Leads To Drug Charges For Pearl River Woman, Sparkill Man Emergency Room Visit After Stabbing Leads To Drug Charges For Pearl River Woman, Sparkill Man
Emergency Room Visit After Stabbing Leads To Drug Charges For Pearl River Woman, Sparkill Man Click here for an updated story: Woman Facing Drug Charges ID'd As Area HS Teacher A 53-year-old Pearl River woman and a 29-year-old Sparkill man are both facing drug possession charges after the two entered Nyack Hospital for treatment of a stabbing wound, Clarkstown Police said. The Clarkstown Police Department responded to Nyack Hospital for a stabbing victim who had walked into the emergency room on Saturday, Dec. 8 at about 1:20 p.m. Responding patrol officers interviewed the male victim, who was accompanied by a female friend. Both parties were not forthcoming with the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nanuet Man Arrested For DWI Nanuet Man Arrested For DWI
Nanuet Man Arrested For DWI A 44-year-old man was nabbed for DWI following a routine traffic stop by Rockland County Sheriff's deputies. Jose Mazariego, of Nanuet, was arrested around 1:41 a.m. Monday, for the operation of a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of .08% or more and DWI during a traffic stop on South Middletown Road, said the Rockland County Sheriff's Office.  He was processed and released on summonses to the Clarkstown Justice Court on Nov. 7. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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31-Year-Old Man Charged In Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl 31-Year-Old Man Charged In Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl
31-Year-Old Man Charged In Rape Of 11-Year-Old Girl A 31-year-old area man has been charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl more than two times. Hector A. Chacon-Diaz of Central Nyack was arrested Thursday by the Clarkstown Police Department for the rape of the young girl who is a relative, said Det. Peter Walker, spokesman for the police department. The alleged incidents took place between 2015 and 2018, Walker said.  Chacon-Diaz was charged with felony predatory sexual assault against a child and felony course of sexual conduct against a child, he added. He was arraigned in Clarkstown Justice Court and bail was set at $50,000. He is…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fired Area Teacher's Aide Accused Of Bringing Gun To School Enters Plea Fired Area Teacher's Aide Accused Of Bringing Gun To School Enters Plea
Fired Area Teacher's Aide Accused Of Bringing Gun To School Enters Plea A 24-year-old teacher’s aide who brought a loaded gun into a Rockland County school has pleaded not guilty to charges that include criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. Warwick resident Gillian Jeffords pleaded not guilty to the felony charge at her arraignment in Clarkstown Justice Court, where an Order of Protection was also issued, barring her from the Jess Kaplan School of the BOCES campus in West Nyack, police said. Jeffords was arrested on March 28, when officers were called to the school when the gun was discovered in her handbag, prompting a lockdown. It was determined …

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by Zak Failla
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New City Man Nabbed For Possessing Child Porn, Police Say New City Man Nabbed For Possessing Child Porn, Police Say
New City Man Nabbed For Possessing Child Porn, Police Say A Rockland County man was busted with child pornography following an investigation by New York State Police in Haverstraw. The New York State Police Troop F Computer Crimes Unit received information earlier this year regarding New City resident Stephen Willenbrink, 43, who reportedly was in possession of child pornography. The investigation into Willenbrink led to police obtaining a search warrant, which was executed at his residence. During the search, images of child pornography were found on the property. Willenbrink was arrested and charged with a felony count of possession of sexual p…

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by Zak Failla
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Rockland Business Owner, Wife Charged With Fraud After Mercedes Crash Rockland Business Owner, Wife Charged With Fraud After Mercedes Crash
Rockland Business Owner, Wife Charged With Fraud After Mercedes Crash A Rockland business owner and his wife were arrested Friday on charges they defrauded the workers’ compensation system after the wife crashed a client’s new Mercedes SUV while on a joyride and then claimed it was being used as part of her employment. Tammy Pena, 46, of Chestnut Ridge is accused of claiming she crashed the SUV while working at her husband's business, Sam's Professional Window Tinting in Nanuet, but investigators found she had taken the car out for a joy-ride, according to a joint statement by Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and Rockland District Attorney Thomas Zugibe…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Congers Woman Charged In Hit-Run Death Of New City Man Congers Woman Charged In Hit-Run Death Of New City Man
Congers Woman Charged In Hit-Run Death Of New City Man A 48-year-old Congers woman has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a New City man late last month, according to the Clarkstown Police Department. Jodi Sarf, turned herself into the police Monday after a warrant was issued for her arrest following a lengthy investigation into the Dec. 19 incident that resulted in the death of Manuel Aguaiza, 40, said Clarkstown Officer Peter  Walker. Aguaiza was hit around 10:30 p.m. while crossing Route 304 at Third Street by a dark-colored SUV, Walker said. Sarf fled the area, and Aguaiza later died from his injuries at Nyack Hospital. A day later, …

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by Kathy Reakes