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'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings 'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings
'Stay Calm,' Say Rockland County Officials After Drone Sightings Rockland County officials are urging residents to remain calm after at least four sightings of drones were spotted flying over the region late Thursday, Dec. 12, and into New Jersey. “We understand that these drone sightings may be unsettling and are taking these reports seriously,” said County Executive Ed Day.  Day said he has notified federal authorities and written a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to have the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigate and provide answers about who is behind these drone sightings. The d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Gun Buyback Event Offers Cash For Weapons Hudson Valley Gun Buyback Event Offers Cash For Weapons
Hudson Valley Gun Buyback Event Offers Cash For Weapons For those who have a gun they want to get rid of now's the time during a gun buyback event in the Hudson Valley. The event, sponsored by the Rockland County Sheriff's Office, will be held in South Nyack on Thursday, Sept. 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Orangetown Municipal Building at 65 Brookside Ave. The buyback is being held in partnership with Chief Donald Butterworth and the Orangetown Police Department, the New York State Police, the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office, and all local law enforcement agencies. “Gun violence continues to plague our county, state, and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Community Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In Hudson Valley Community Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In Hudson Valley
Community Gun Buyback Event To Be Held In Hudson Valley Authorities in the Hudson Valley announced plans for an upcoming community gun buyback event. Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco announced that the event will be held at St. Joseph's Church, located at 245 North Main St. in Spring Valley, on Thursday, Sept. 8, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Senseless gun violence continues to plague our county, state and the entire nation," Falco said. "Any firearms that we can remove from our streets can potentially prevent them from being used in criminal and other violent acts that negatively impact our communities. I am proud to partner with all of Rockland Co…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say
Fatal Rockland Fire Investigation To Take Weeks, Authorities Say Officials investigating a fatal blaze that took the life of a Rockland County firefighter as well as a resident of an assisted living center said the investigation into the cause could take weeks. During a news conference on Thursday, April 1, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh, said no stone would be left unturned in the investigation and the process could take months. The massive fire, which started around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, took the life of Spring Valley Firefighter Jar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Rockland Should Opt Out Of State's Move To Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Day Says Rockland Should Opt Out Of State's Move To Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Day Says
Rockland Should Opt Out Of State's Move To Legalize Recreational Marijuana, Day Says Rockland County Executive Ed Day is the latest leader in the state to urge "opting out" of the move to legalize recreational marijuana. In a statement on Friday, March 15, Day said the legislation needs to be totally studied before being enacted. "While medical marijuana in non-smokeable form has been helping people who have pain, recreational marijuana is not a panacea and may, in fact, make things worse," he said. "We are at a point in history where we are trying to get young people away from drugs; putting a government stamp of approval on the use of drugs is ill-advised." Ed DayFil…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
24 Rockland Police Officers Receive Stop DWI Awards 24 Rockland Police Officers Receive Stop DWI Awards
24 Rockland Police Officers Receive Stop DWI Awards Last year, a total of 839 people were arrested in Rockland County for driving while intoxicated. Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco recognized 24 police officers who led the county in arrests to eliminate drunk driving. The officers helped make 44 more arrests last year than the 795 in 2016, according to Day. “These numbers demonstrate that our local law enforcement agencies are working hard to remove irresponsible motorists that choose to drive drunk on our roads and endanger innocent lives," Day said. Spring Valley Officer Khalid Parwanta took …

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by Jon Craig