Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Stony Point Driver Found Passed Out, Vehicle Running, With Drugs, Booze, Loaded Gun, Police Say Stony Point Driver Found Passed Out, Vehicle Running, With Drugs, Booze, Loaded Gun, Police Say
Stony Point Driver Found Passed Out, Vehicle Running, With Drugs, Booze, Loaded Gun, Police Say A Stony Point driver who was found passed out with the motor running Wednesday morning in a park near the Rockland border was carrying a loaded handgun, authorities said. Officers responding to a 7:45 a.m. call found Jeremy T. Garcia, 22, out cold behind the wheel -- either from drugs or alcohol, Northvale, NJ Police Chief Howard Ostrow said. They smelled burnt marijuana and saw prescription drugs on the passenger seat, he said. The officers woke Garcia after several attempts, after which he filed field sobriety tests, the chief said. They then found a .9mm Glock handgun -- with a missing…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Rockland Driver With Busted Brake Light Charged With Giving River Vale Officer Bogus License Rockland Driver With Busted Brake Light Charged With Giving River Vale Officer Bogus License
Rockland Driver With Busted Brake Light Charged With Giving River Vale Officer Bogus License A Rockland woman was arrested just across the border in River Vale for giving a bogus driver's license to a police officer who stopped her for having a broken brake light, authorities said. Baiba Beitan, 27, who doesn't have a valid license, was stopped on Rivervale Road near Oak Drive, Detective Sgt. Peter Martin said. After handing over the fake license, she was taken to police headquarters in custody, processed and released pending a court hearing, Martin said. Police charged her with unsworn falsification and gave her summonses for the busted brake light and driving without a license, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Route 17 Jammed By Two Poles Downed In Truck Crash UPDATE: Route 17 Jammed By Two Poles Downed In Truck Crash
Update: Route 17 Jammed By Two Poles Downed In Truck Crash Police reopened some lanes on Route 17 mid-Friday morning after a box truck ran off the road and slammed into a utility pole outside the BMW dealership on on the southbound side in Ramsey during the early rush. The toppled pole pulled down another with it just before 7:30 a.m., stretching sparking wires across the highway and forcing police to close Route 17 in both directions. It remained closed at Lake Street for more than three hours after the crash -- backing traffic north into Rockland and south to Paramus -- before police began reopening northbound lanes around 10:40 a.m. Southbound r…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
Weather
COLD SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way COLD SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way
Cold SNAP: Temps In Teens, 20s Headed Our Way Snow in't the issue: The kind of cold that ordinarily doesn't hit the tri-state area 'till New Year’s Eve is “the real story” for Friday and Saturday, an expert meteorologist warns. Temperatures in North Jersey, Rockland and areas just north will be in the 20s and low 30s on Friday – but that’s just the start, Joe Cioffi said in a Thursday report. On Saturday, “it’s going to be teens and 20s just about everywhere,” he said. Predictions of snow for the tri-state area this weekend are “a big yawn,” Cioffi said. It’s the approaching cold front that should concern people, he said. “It would …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Charged With DWI, Two Injured After Fiery Three-Car Crash In Pearl River Woman Charged With DWI, Two Injured After Fiery Three-Car Crash In Pearl River
Woman Charged With DWI, Two Injured After Fiery Three-Car Crash In Pearl River A fiery three-vehicle crash left two people seriously injured and another in handcuffs for alleged drunk driving in Rockland. The crash took place at 6:07 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 15, on Veterans Memorial Drive in the vicinity of the Blue Hill Plaza in Pearl River, said Orangetown Police Sgt. Joseph Sullivan. Upon arrival officers located three vehicles with heavy damage and two of the vehicles were engulfed in flames, Sullivan said. The occupants of the vehicles on fire were able to escape with the assistance of passing motorists, he added. The driver's of one of the vehicles, Tiffa…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Four Firefighters Injured During Blaze At Shopping Center In Rockland Four Firefighters Injured During Blaze At Shopping Center In Rockland
Four Firefighters Injured During Blaze At Shopping Center In Rockland An early-morning fire at a Rockland shopping center left four firefighters injured, but only damaged one business. At least a dozen fire departments responded to the fire at the Central Crossing Shopping Center on Route 59 in Spring Valley around 3:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, said Spring Valley Fire Chief Ray Canario. Canario said because of the large, warehouse-type buildings, it took firefighters a while to locate the origin of the fire. The fire was finally located above a storage room in TutrleBoo, an indoor entertainment center, he said. "We were able to put the fire out quick…

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Politics
Mercedes-Benz Stolen From Driveway Of Rockland Home, Police Say Mercedes-Benz Stolen From Driveway Of Rockland Home, Police Say
Mercedes-Benz Stolen From Driveway Of Rockland Home, Police Say Police are investigating after a Mercedes-Benz was stolen from the driveway of a home in Rockland. Police say they received a report that a 2017 Mercedes-Benz was stolen from the driveway of a resident in the Sherwood Forest area of Orangeburg during the overnight hours of Tuesday, Sept. 10. The resident stated that she had parked the vehicle in the driveway with the keys left inside, police say. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle was taken around 3 a.m., according to police. Detectives are following up and working with other departments to attempt to locate the vehicle. Resi…

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by Valerie Musson
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Rockland Man Wanted On Numerous Charges Alert Issued For Rockland Man Wanted On Numerous Charges
Alert Issued For Rockland Man Wanted On Numerous Charges Police have issued an alert regarding a Rockland man wanted for various charges. Town of Ramapo Police say that have obtained a warrant for the arrest of Alejandro Perez, 48, on Friday, Aug. 30. Perez is wanted for charges including possession of burglar tools, possession of stolen property and petit larceny. Anyone with information about Perez’s location is urged to contact the Ramapo Police Department at (845)-357-2400.

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by Valerie Musson
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Man Shot, Killed At Rockland Apartment Complex Man Shot, Killed At Rockland Apartment Complex
Man Shot, Killed At Rockland Apartment Complex Click here for an updated story: Suspects Nabbed, ID Released For Man Shot, Killed At Rockland Apartment Complex A suspect is on the loose after a man was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Rockland. It happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 in Spring Valley in the area of the complex at 150 Liberty Parkway, police said. Upon arrival, officers found a man that sustained a gunshot wound. He was transported to Nyack Hospital where he was pronounced deceased, according to Spring Valley Police. Anyone with information is asked to call the Spring Valley Police Department D…

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by Joe Lombardi
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Police In Rockland Alert Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Police In Rockland
Alert Issued For Scam Callers Posing As Police In Rockland Police are issuing an alert regarding scam callers that have reportedly been posing as legitimate police officers in Rockland. Town of Ramapo Police say a resident recently reported receiving a telephone call from a person who identified themselves as an officer with the Town of Ramapo Police Department. The recipient of the call was allegedly told that a relative had been arrested and was presently in a local hospital. The resident was told to wire transfer money to a person in the Dominican Republic in order to post bail for her relative, police say. She later learned that the relative h…

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by Valerie Musson
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Video: Oops! Motorist Who Drove Past Intended Address Backs Into Police Cruiser In Rockland Video: Oops! Motorist Who Drove Past Intended Address Backs Into Police Cruiser In Rockland
Video: Oops! Motorist Who Drove Past Intended Address Backs Into Police Cruiser In Rockland A police officer got an unexpected surprise when he was on patrol and a motorist backed into his cruiser in Rockland. The Ramapo Police Department released a dashcam video on Friday, July 26, after a motorist backed into an officer who was following him in Chestnut Ridge. In the video, the driver can be seen driving along before overshooting the house. He then went into reverse and backed into the front of the police cruiser, causing damage. Police said that the officer on patrol observed the vehicle slowing and repeatedly stopping in the roadway. “The officer stopped a distance fro…

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by Zak Failla
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Police Warning: Man Exposes Genitals To Exercisers On Trail In Rockland Police Warning: Man Exposes Genitals To Exercisers On Trail In Rockland
Police Warning: Man Exposes Genitals To Exercisers On Trail In Rockland Police are warning residents who use a popular trail in Rockland to be on the lookout for a man who has exposed his genitals to joggers on two occasions. The department received a report of the first incident around 11:30 a.m. on June 29, when a jogger was north on Hader Trail between the villages of South Nyack and Piermont, said Chief Daniel Wilson. The jogger entered a narrow portion of the trail when an unknown male lunged from the bushes with his pants down and genitals in his hand, the chief said. The man didn't say anything and after standing there for a moment he fled on a bic…

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by Kathy Reakes