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Shots Fired, Two Stabbed After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant Shots Fired, Two Stabbed After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant
Shots Fired, Two Stabbed After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant Click here for an updated story: Stabbing Victim Dies After Large Fight Breaks Out At Area Restaurant An investigation is underway after a large fight broke out at an area restaurant overnight, with shots fired and two stabbing victims. The incident happened in Rockland County at Oiso Restaurant, located on 587 Route 303 in Blauvelt, at around 10;50 p.m. on Saturday, March 6. The Orangetown Police Department said officers responded to a report of shots fired at the restaurant. At about the same time, Orangetown Police received a report that two stabbing victims had…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Holiday Patrols In Commercial Areas Help Reduced Crime In Orange County Town, Police Say Holiday Patrols In Commercial Areas Help Reduced Crime In Orange County Town, Police Say
Holiday Patrols In Commercial Areas Help Reduced Crime In Orange County Town, Police Say Police in an Orange County town are pointing to increased patrols as the reason for a low number of crimes in the commercial areas during the holiday season. The New Windsor Police Department conducted holiday patrols in the commercial areas of town during the month of December 2020, said Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. This increased patrol initiative consisted of uniformed officers in marked police cars, as well as less obvious patrols of detectives in unmarked police cars.  The patrols occurred in and around the Vails Gate commercial area, as well as other strip mall a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Girl Confronts Naked Man Who Broke Into Her Hudson Valley Home, Police Say 12-Year-Old Girl Confronts Naked Man Who Broke Into Her Hudson Valley Home, Police Say
12-Year-Old Girl Confronts Naked Man Who Broke Into Her Hudson Valley Home, Police Say A 12-year-old Hudson Valley girl was able to intimidate a nude man who had shimmied through her bedroom window on Christmas Eve, causing him to flee the scene after she sprang up from bed to demand that he leave, police said.  Sergio Ulysee, 37, lives in Ulster County in another apartment at the Mill Street complex in Ellenville where the Thursday, Dec. 24 incident took place at 6 a.m, according to Ellenville Police.  The girl was roused from her sleep, police said, after Ulysee crept through a window at the front of the home then made his way to her bedroom at the back of the hou…

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by Christina Coulter
Lifestyle
Rockland Among Safest Communities In USA, According To US News & World Report Rockland Among Safest Communities In USA, According To US News & World Report
Rockland Among Safest Communities In USA, According To US News & World Report Rockland County is one of the safest communities in the United States, according to a new study. U.S. News & World Report says it used data such as violent crime rate, public safety capacity, car crash fatalities, emergency services and spending on police and fire protection and healthcare in making the determination. Rockland wound up ranked second nationally. Communities ranked in the Top 5 are: 1. Nassau County, New York 2. Rockland County, New York 3. Alexandria, Virginia 4. Arlington County, Virginia 5. Westchester County, New York Click here to read the U.S. News report.

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Northern Westchester Boater Crashes Into Sailboat, Police Say Intoxicated Northern Westchester Boater Crashes Into Sailboat, Police Say
Intoxicated Northern Westchester Boater Crashes Into Sailboat, Police Say An allegedly intoxicated boater nearly caused a catastrophic incident after crashing his speed boat into a sailboat that was anchored in the Hudson River in Northern Westchester, authorities said. Ossining resident Mark See was charged with boating while intoxicated after the crash at approximately 9:45 p.m. Thursday, July 30 about a mile south of Teller’s Point off the town of Ossining. Westchester County Police said that the Crown Line speedboat traveling south on the Hudson River sped straight into the sailboat, which was anchored and had its anchor light on and visible. According to po…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Found On Palisades Parkway Body Found On Palisades Parkway
Body Found On Palisades Parkway Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway A body was found along the Palisades Interstate Parkway overnight in Rockland County. The body was discovered on the southbound side near Exit 12 in Pomona at around 11 p.m. Friday, July 3. State police closed all lanes during the subsequent investigation that lasted for several hours. The Rockland County Sheriff's Office also responded. Neither the identity nor gender of the person has been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
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New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border
New York State Police To Monitor Illegal Fireworks Crossing Border As fireworks continue to blast at all hours of the night throughout New York, State Police troopers have been tasked with keeping a closer eye on potentially illegal products crossing into the state. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he is directing New York State Police to launch a Fireworks Enforcement Detail to prevent illegal fireworks from being brought into the state. Related story - Westchester Man Busted Selling Fireworks Out Of Trunk, Police Seize 28 Cases Worth $10K Cuomo said that specifically, fireworks have been brought into the state largely from Pennsylvania. “Firework…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland
Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland A man was found lying face down and not breathing at an area MTA station after concerned citizens flagged down a police officer. The unidentified man was found at 1 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, in Rockland County at the Spring Valley Transit Center in Spring Valley, near the bus stop, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police officers found the man near the Franklin Street bus stop, and immediately called an ambulance.  As the officers assessed the man, they quickly discovered he was not breathing and began CPR to attempt to resuscitate the man, Galli said. Spring Hill Amb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
NY AMBER Alert Canceled After Teen Abducted By His Brother Is Found Safe NY AMBER Alert Canceled After Teen Abducted By His Brother Is Found Safe
NY Amber Alert Canceled After Teen Abducted By His Brother Is Found Safe Update: An AMBER Alert has been canceled a 15-year-old who was abducted by his 28-year-old brother at knifepoint in Queens has been found safe. The suspect, Mohsin Ali, remains at large. Original report: The NYPD has activated the New York State AMBER Alert and is investigating a child abduction that occurred near 46th Avenue, in Queens, New York at about 4:36 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24. The child, Ahsan Ali is an unknown race male, approximately 15 years old with brown hair and brown eyes, authorities said. He is approximately 5-foot-6 and weighs about 120 pounds. Ahsan was last …

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NY AMBER Alert Canceled After Teen Abducted By His Brother Is Found Safe NY AMBER Alert Canceled After Teen Abducted By His Brother Is Found Safe
NY Amber Alert Canceled After Teen Abducted By His Brother Is Found Safe Update: An AMBER Alert has been canceled a 15-year-old who was abducted by his 28-year-old brother at knifepoint in Queens has been found safe. The suspect, Mohsin Ali, remains at large. Original report: The NYPD has activated the New York State AMBER Alert and is investigating a child abduction that occurred near 46th Avenue, in Queens, New York at about 4:36 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24. The child, Ahsan Ali is an unknown race male, approximately 15 years old with brown hair and brown eyes, authorities said. He is approximately 5-foot-6 and weighs about 120 pounds. Ahsan was last …

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21-Year-Old Dead After Apparent Accidental Drowning In Westchester 21-Year-Old Dead After Apparent Accidental Drowning In Westchester
21-Year-Old Dead After Apparent Accidental Drowning In Westchester A 21-year-old man died after what authorities say appears to be an accidental drowning. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was found around 7:15 p.m. Friday, June 12 in Westchester near Rye Playland and the Edith Read Sanctuary. EMS personnel performed CPR on the man at the scene. He was pronounced dead at Greenwich Hospital. Signs posted in the area say that swimming, fishing and kayaking are not permitted. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Local Police Departments Throughout NY Must Implement These Reforms, Cuomo Executive Order Says Local Police Departments Throughout NY Must Implement These Reforms, Cuomo Executive Order Says
Local Police Departments Throughout NY Must Implement These Reforms, Cuomo Executive Order Says Law enforcement agencies throughout New York State are being required by Executive Order to “reform and reinvent” the way they police while collaborating with their communities amid civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order on Friday, June 12 that will require the state's more than 500 local and county police agencies to develop a plan “that reinvents and modernizes police strategies and programs in their community based on community input.” If communities don’t comply, Cuomo said that those police departments will…

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by Zak Failla