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1 Burglary Suspect In Custody, 2 On Loose After Police Pursuit Ends In Rockland 1 Burglary Suspect In Custody, 2 On Loose After Police Pursuit Ends In Rockland
1 Burglary Suspect In Custody, 2 On Loose After Police Pursuit Ends In Rockland One burglary suspect is in custody but two others remain at large after a police pursuit from Bergen County ended in Rockland overnight. On Saturday, Nov. 2, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Clarkstown Police Department assisted the Montvale Police Department during a pursuit of a vehicle linked to burglary suspects in its area. The pursuit ended in Nanuet in the vicinity of Lake Nanuet Road and Pittsford Way. Upon reaching the location, officers from the Montvale Police Department reported that all three suspects fled the vehicle on foot.  Clarkstown PD officers quickl…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Social Media Post Leads To Lockout Of Hudson Valley School Social Media Post Leads To Lockout Of Hudson Valley School
Social Media Post Leads To Lockout Of Hudson Valley School A social media threat of violence has led to the lockout of a Hudson Valley school. The incident occurred in Orange County early Thursday, Sept. 19, in Chester. According to Chester Police Chief Daniel Doellinger, officers responded to the Chester Academy after a student reported having seen a threat of violence posted on social media. The Chief said students were arriving at the school and were held on the buses in the parking lot.  Doellinger said the school was placed on lockout and moved to a hold-in-place. Police explosives detection K9 teams from multiple law enforcement agenci…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Drone, K9 Track Hudson Valley Man Who Attacked Father, Police Say Drone, K9 Track Hudson Valley Man Who Attacked Father, Police Say
Drone, K9 Track Hudson Valley Man Who Attacked Father, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly punching his father in the face numerous times and then fleeing from police before being caught with the help of a drone and K9 officer. The incident took place in Rockland County around 9:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11 in Nanuet after police responded to a report of two men fighting in the street. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, an investigation found that the suspect argued with his father which turned physical inside their home. As the argument continued the son punched his father several times in the f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit
Fugitive From Westchester Caught By K9 Unit, Drones After Pursuit A fugitive wanted in Westchester is now in custody after leaving the scene of a car crash and leading authorities on a chase through a wooded area in the Hudson Valley, police said. The incident leading to the man's arrest happened on Saturday, Aug. 5 just before 5:30 p.m., when Dutchess County sheriff's deputies responded to a reported car crash and order of protection violation in LaGrange in the area of Noxon Road and Budd Lane.  According to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, the suspect, who was determined to be a wanted fugitive from Westchester, had fled into a wooded ar…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary
K9 Officer Mac Joins Rockland Sheriff's Office By Way Of Hungary The Rockland County Sheriff's Office has welcomed a new officer to its K9 Unit -- K9 Mac. K9 Mac is an 18-month- old German Shepard from Hungary that Sheriff Louis Falco purchased using asset forfeiture funds. The new officer is named in remembrance of our department’s recent passing of Detective Al McMahon.  K9 Mac and his handler Officer Angelo Bragaglia will begin K9 Patrol School for the next 16 weeks beginning March 11. 

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by Kathy Reakes