Pascack Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say
Update: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Car Crash Comes After Route 202 Driver Makes Illegal Left Turn, Police Say Two-Car Crash Comes After Route 202 Driver Makes Illegal Left Turn, Police Say
Two-Car Crash Comes After Route 202 Driver Makes Illegal Left Turn, Police Say An illegal left turn led to a two-car crash on Route 202 in Ramapo, police said. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a two-car crash on Route 202 near Spock Rock Road late on Saturday, Sept. 14. Police said that the investigation into the crash determined that one of the drivers was making a left turn off of Route 202, which is now illegal. The motorists suffered minor injures that did not require treatment, though the driver making the illegal left-hand turn was issued a summons.

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Taconic Parkway Stop Leads To Drug Possession Charge For Westchester Man Taconic Parkway Stop Leads To Drug Possession Charge For Westchester Man
Taconic Parkway Stop Leads To Drug Possession Charge For Westchester Man A Westchester man has been charged with drug possession following a traffic stop on the Taconic Parkway, police say. Yorktown Police say they initiated a traffic stop after observing a driver failing to keep right on the Taconic State Parkway southbound on the ramp from Route 202 on Saturday, Aug. 10 around 8 a.m. The driver, identified as Abraham Kiryako, 30, of Yonkers, was found to be in possession of an unspecified illicit substance, police say. Kiryako was arrested and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and failure to keep right, …

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by Valerie Musson
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Route 202 Crash With Car A motorcyclist was hospitalized after he was struck by a car at a precarious roadway on Route 202 in Ramapo, police said. First responders in Ramapo responded to a two-vehicle crash at approximately 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 29 on Route 202. According to police, a Honda Civic was making a left turn out of the Ramapo Equestrian Center when it struck a Yamaha motorcycle that was riding south on the roadway. The driver in the Honda also lost control of the vehicle during the collision and struck a nearby sign. The driver of the motorcycle suffered minor injuries and was transported by an ambulan…

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by Zak Failla
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Real Estate
SOLD! Mahwah's River Palm Terrace Has New Owners SOLD! Mahwah's River Palm Terrace Has New Owners
Sold! Mahwah's River Palm Terrace Has New Owners Top-rated steakhouse River Palm Terrance in Mahwah has been sold, broker Barry Bielat of Bielat Santore & Company announced. The restaurant, located at the corner of Routes 17 and 202 in Mahwah, trinity of River Palm Steak Houses. The other locations are in Fair Lawn and Edgewater, New Jersey. New owners Patriot Gjonbalaj and Frank Gashi come with more than 30 years of career training and New York City experience.  They intend on operating River Palm Terrace as a classic New York steak house and enhance the business through strategic and timely changes, the firm sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Numerous Crashes Cause Delays During Storm Numerous Crashes Cause Delays During Storm
Numerous Crashes Cause Delays During Storm This story has been updated. Three crashes caused delays on three busy roadways in the area amid the storm on Tuesday afternoon. The right and center lanes on eastbound I-287 in Westchester were blocked by a crash between exits 7 and 8 just before 4 p.m. There were delays on the Tappan Zee Bridge following a crash mid-span at around 4:15 p.m. northbound (Rockland-bound). A two-vehicle crash shut down Route 202 (Bear Mountain Bridge Road) for more than an hour. Police said the roadway is currently being reopened. No serious injuries were reported.  The crash took place arou…

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by Daily Voice
New City, NY
Traffic
Route 202 Shut Down Due To Downed Pole, Wires Route 202 Shut Down Due To Downed Pole, Wires
Route 202 Shut Down Due To Downed Pole, Wires A stretch of Route 202 in Rockland is shut down both ways early Tuesday evening due to a downed utility pole and wires. The closure is in North Rockland between Route 45 and Camp Hill Road and expected to last several hours on Dec. 4. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
State Police Release DUI Patrol Info, Checkpoint Locations For Thanksgiving Week Details State Police Release DUI Patrol Info, Checkpoint Locations For Thanksgiving Week Details
State Police Release DUI Patrol Info, Checkpoint Locations For Thanksgiving Week Details With tens of thousands of travelers driving through Connecticut during the Thanksgiving week, State Police are ramping up their plans to keep highways safe for all during the holiday rush. Beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 21, just after midnight, and running through Sunday, Nov. 25 at 11:59 p.m., state police will supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional Troopers throughout the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Across the state, Troopers will patrol roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on aggressive drivers, unsafe drivers and drunk drivers. In addition, the sta…

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by Daily Voice
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Police & Fire
Route 202 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires Cause Closure Route 202 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires Cause Closure
Route 202 Reopens After Downed Tree, Wires Cause Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 202 has reopened Sunday afternoon after a downed tree with power lines caused its closure for approximately two hours. The closure was between Viola Road and Orchard Circle in Montebello. During the closure, traffic was turned around at Orchard Circle on the one side and diverted down Viola Road on the other.  NY State DOT and Orange & Rockland also responded. 

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by Daily Voice
Somers, NY
Traffic
Route 202 Stretch Reopens After Crash Route 202 Stretch Reopens After Crash
Route 202 Stretch Reopens After Crash A stretch of Route 202 near the borders of Westchester, Putnam and Orange counties reopened early Saturday afternoon after a serious crash caused its hours-long closure in Cortlandt. The two-vehicle crash, with injuries, occurred on the stretch of Bear Mountain Bridge Road between the Scenic Overlook and Camp Smith Drive at around 10 a.m. The closure was between the Bear Mountain Bridge and Annsville Circle.

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by Daily Voice
New City, NY
Traffic
PIP Crash With Serious Injuries Causes Hours-Long Delays PIP Crash With Serious Injuries Causes Hours-Long Delays
PIP Crash With Serious Injuries Causes Hours-Long Delays This story has been updated. There were hour-long delays after a serious crash with injuries on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that blocked the left lane on Friday. The northbound incident occurred between Exit 12 (Route 45) and Exit 13 (ROute 202). There was stopped traffic at the scene of the crash and gridlock stretching back to Exit 10 (Middletown Road) at 5:45 p.m. The lane reopened around 7:30 p.m. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
New City, NY
Traffic
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled
Expect Delays: Palisades Interstate Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled There will be partial and full lane closures on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County for several weeks as contracting crews get set to perform construction activities in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation has issued an alert warning that construction work in Haverstraw and Stony Point is expected to result in single lane closures and full lane closures on the parkway between exit 13 (Route 202) and exit 18 (Route 6), beginning on Monday, May 14. According to the NYSDOT, full closures of portions of the northbound side of the of the Parkway are expected …

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by Zak Failla