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Police: Man Attempts To Rob Rockland Worker, Steal Gun From Responding Officer's Belt
An area man is facing 10 charges, including five felonies, after attempting to rob a worker in an office in the area before attempting to remove a responding officer's gun during a subsequent altercation, police say.
The incident happened in Rockland County late Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20 in Nyack.
Orange County resident Kim Vasquez, 39, of Chester, allegedly entered the office, located on Cedar Hill Avenue, and refused to leave, Orangetown Police said.
He then demanded that a worker give him her jewelry, phone and removed several credit cards from a wallet locat…
Former Rockland Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threat
A man on parole was arrested for making terroristic threats toward the Rockland County Clerk's office, according to Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco.
Kim Vasquez, 37, of Austin, Texas, was nabbed Friday, March 9, in Congers after a warrant was put out for his arrest for making the threats through the clerk's website, said Det. Lt. Ted Brovarski.
At the time Vasquez was making the threats he was on parole in New York, with his supervision being monitored by the state of Texas due to his relocating to Austin, said Brovarski.
An investigation into the threats revealed that not only did h…
