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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway The identity has been released of a man found dead on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. State Police and the Rockland Sheriff's Office responded on Friday, July 3 at approximately 11:15 p.m. to a report of a body found in the southbound lanes of the parkway near exit 12 in the town of Pomona.  An investigation revealed that Genoval Gonzalez Quintana, 47, of Spring Valley, was struck and killed by a vehicle while he walking on the Palisades Parkway, state police said. The operator of the vehicle was returning home from his place of employment when he stuck Quintana, police said. While…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Make $40,000 Heroin Bust Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Make $40,000 Heroin Bust
Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Make $40,000 Heroin Bust Palisades Interstate Parkway police seized $40,000 worth of heroin and arrested two people – one of them from Orange County -- after stopping a minivan on the parkway, authorities said. PIP Police Officer Matthew Levine stopped the Honda Odyssey for a traffic violation in Alpine on Dec. 15, Lt. Jock H. Watkins, Jr. said Friday. A probable-cause search turned up 4,000 wax folds of heroin, Watkins said. Arrested, he said, were two passengers: Holly Anne Mead, 32, of Newburgh, who was charged with marijuana possession, and Gabriel Zurita-Bayron, 36, of Philadelphia, who was charged with havi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland
Man Wanted By Both Clarkstown, Spring Valley Police Departments Nabbed In PIP Stop In Rockland A 23-year-old man wanted by police in both Clarkstown and Spring Valley was arrested following a Rockland traffic stop on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police say. New York State Police say they observed a driver traveling northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Officers initiated a traffic stop after allegedly observing the driver commit a series of violations. The driver, identified as Beauvoir, 23, of Philadelphia, had a New York State ID but did not have a valid driver’s license from any state, police say. Further investigation revealed that Beauvoir was…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
13 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops 13 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
13 Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Nearly two dozen drivers were arrested by New York State Police troopers over the weekend in the Hudson Valley. Area residents charged were: Orange County On Friday, Oct. 18 State Police in Middletown arrested Frederick Pierce, 59, of New Windsor, for DWI. He was traveling on Interstate 84 in the town of Wallkill when he was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. Investigation revealed that he was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested. On Friday, Oct. 18 State Police in Montgomery arrested Frederick Pierce, 59, of New Windsor, for DWAI Drugs. He was traveling on Fos…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Two Caught After Stealing Credit Cards, Other Items From Off-Duty Orangetown Cop's Car Police: Two Caught After Stealing Credit Cards, Other Items From Off-Duty Orangetown Cop's Car
Police: Two Caught After Stealing Credit Cards, Other Items From Off-Duty Orangetown Cop's Car Two men have been charged with felony grand larceny after police say they stole credit cards and other items from an off-duty Orangetown officer’s vehicle. Orangetown Police say they received a report from an off-duty officer who allegedly observed two individuals removing items from his personal vehicle at the O.M.M. Soccer Facility (175 Old Orangeburg Road) on Saturday, Aug. 17 around 3 p.m. The suspects allegedly fled the scene in a 2019 Ford Expedition before they were located by responding officers and stopped on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, police say. The suspects, identified a…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In PIP Crash Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In PIP Crash
Motorcyclist, 31, Killed In PIP Crash UPDATE: A 31-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a Saturday afternoon crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, authorities said. Civilians at the scene began first aid and CPR on the Brooklyn victim after his motorcycle struck a railing on the southbound Exit 4 ramp shortly before 3 p.m., PIP Police Lt. Jock Watkins Jr. said. PIP police officers used a defibrillator before responding paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Rockland County, Closter Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps and the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps took over patient care, he said. The vi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades UPDATE: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades
Update: Bergen Cold Case Unit Probes Bag Of Bones Found At State Line Lookout On Palisades UPDATE: Bones found in a bag tied to a snack stand at the State Line Lookout atop the Palisades in Alpine were identified as human remains -- as well as those found along with some personal items nearby, authorities said Wednesday. "The remains will be submitted to a lab for identification and will be compared to missing persons records," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Employees arriving for work at the stand on Monday found the bones in a bag tied to the door. "The individual who left the bag of remains on the snack stand door was located and directed law enforcement officers…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Traffic
Palisades Parkway Stretch Reopens After Downed Tree Causes Closure Palisades Parkway Stretch Reopens After Downed Tree Causes Closure
Palisades Parkway Stretch Reopens After Downed Tree Causes Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of the  Palisades Interstate Parkway has reopened after a downed tree caused its closure. The closure occurred southbound at Exit 17 (Anthony Wayne Recreation Area)  in Highlands around 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 before reopening later in the hour. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Duo Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop Duo Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop
Duo Facing Numerous Drug-Related Charges After Palisades Parkway Stop Two people are facing numerous drug charges after a traffic stop on the Palisades Parkway, police say. New York State Police say they stopped Sarmad Ahsan, 28, of Brooklyn and Donny Aristy-Valdez, 29, of Manhattan on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Stony Point on Saturday, May 25. Further investigation revealed that both suspects were in possession of LSD, MDMA and marijuana, according to police. Ahsan and Aristy-Valdez were arrested and charged with: Second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled sub…

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by Valerie Musson
Traffic
Palisades Interstate Parkway Stretch Reopens After Fallen Tree Causes Closure Palisades Interstate Parkway Stretch Reopens After Fallen Tree Causes Closure
Palisades Interstate Parkway Stretch Reopens After Fallen Tree Causes Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of the Palisades Interstate Parkway has reopened after a fallen tree caused its closure. The incident, on the southbound side, occurred between Exit 17 (Anthony Wayne Rec Area) and Exit 16 (Lake Welch Drive) just before 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 24.

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by Daily Voice
News
South Nyack Police Officer Ejected From Motorcycle At Gran Fondo Race South Nyack Police Officer Ejected From Motorcycle At Gran Fondo Race
South Nyack Police Officer Ejected From Motorcycle At Gran Fondo Race A local police officer on his way to help a massive bike race was taken to the hospital after being ejected from his motorcycle in Alpine, New Jersey. Mark Acker, 59, of the South Nyack Police Department, landed on the center median of the southbound side of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near his overturned motorcycle around 6:20 a.m. Sunday, PIP police said. Related story: Deer Hits Bicyclist During Popular Road Race Acker, a motorcycle officer from Rockland County, was assigned to assist with the Gran Fondo Bicycle Race. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Eight Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Eight Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Eight Orange County Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops New York State Police troopers removed more than two dozen drivers from Hudson Valley roadways over the weekend for alleged impaired driving. Local residents charged include: Orange County On Friday, March 29, State Police troopers from Montgomery arrested Khadrey Merot, 25 of New Windsor, for DWI. She was traveling on Broadway in Newburgh when she was stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. An investigation revealed that she was impaired by alcohol and she was subsequently arrested.  On Saturday, March 30, State Police troopers from Middletown arrested Sarah Tomczak, 32 of …

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by Zak Failla